As the saying goes, "There are ambitions that are not high in age, and there are no ambitions to grow a hundred years old", since ancient times, our heroes have died early. Taking the Three Kingdoms era as an example, the young genius Zhou Buxian was assassinated at the age of seventeen; Zhuge Shang, a descendant of Zhuge Liang, who was loyal and unparalleled, died on the battlefield at the age of seventeen; Pang Tong, a top strategist, died at the age of thirty-six; Zhou Yu, a wizard in Jiangdong, died before he died at the age of thirty-six; Guo Jia, a ghost talent, died early at the age of thirty-eight, failing to help Cao Cao achieve great causes, and so on. The early death of these people is lamentable, after all, their abilities and their great ambitions are amazing.
The protagonist we want to talk about today is also such a figure, although his popularity is not as good as the above-mentioned people, his achievements cannot be underestimated -- on wisdom, he once pit Lü Bu and laid the groundwork for Lü Bu's death in the White Gate Tower; on the use of soldiers, he once defeated Sun Quan twice, so that he took over Jiangdong before he reached the weak crown, so that Cao Cao sighed that the lord of Eastern Wu who "had a son should be like Sun Zhongmou" was helpless. Unfortunately, this man died at the age of thirty-nine. What is even more difficult to accept is that the cause of his death was related to diet. What's going on? Who is this person?
His name was Chen Deng, the character Yuanlong, and he was a member of the Xia Pi clan of Xuzhou, who served as the governor of Dongyang County in Xuzhou. As the governor of a county, he was very protective of the people, and the elderly who had no one to support, and the children who had no one to raise could be properly placed under his rule. Moreover, he was not only good at handling civil affairs, but also had strategy and military talent, and was a rare talent. Next, let's take stock of his achievements.
First, pit Lü Bu
Chen Deng was a native of Xuzhou, first a subordinate of Tao Qian, who later ceded Xuzhou to Liu Bei, and he began to serve as an official under Liu Bei. However, soon after, Lü Bu, who was living in Xuzhou, took the opportunity to take Xia Pi and became the lord of Xuzhou. Although Chen Deng was still an official in Xuzhou, he did not recognize Lü Bu. Therefore, he and his father Chen Jue had been working to prevent Lü Bu from colluding with Yuan Shu, and offered a plan to Cao Cao to get rid of Lü Bu. It was for this reason that he was recognized by Cao Cao and was sent to Xuzhou Neiying. The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records: "When I saw Taizu, because Chen Buyong was unscrupulous, it was better than going, and it was better to plan it early." Taizu Yue: "Cloth, the wolf's ambition, is difficult to cultivate for a long time, and it is not Qing Who can investigate his feelings." ’...... Before parting, Taizu took the hand and said, "The affairs of the East are to be paid for by example." 'The people of Denghe thought that they should respond internally. ”
It was precisely because Chen Deng dissuaded Lü Bu from marrying Yuan Shu and persuaded Lü Bu to surrender to the imperial court that the collusion between Lü and Yuan forces was avoided; it was precisely because Chen Deng sent troops to contain Lü Bu that Cao Cao quickly took Xuzhou and killed Lü Bu. This shows Chen Deng's plot.
2. Defeat Sun Quan
Because of Lü Bu's meritorious service, Chen Deng was appointed by Cao Cao as the Taishou of Guangling. Although Guangling is rich, it is not a good place, because it is close to the Yangtze River and is often invaded by Jiangdong. In 199 AD, sun ce, the little overlord, twice sent Sun Quan to attack Guangling. When Sun Quan first arrived, the soldiers and horses were ten times larger than Chen Deng, and Guangling was in danger. However, Chen Dengxian suppressed his weakness, and then took advantage of Sun Quan's lack of preparation to suddenly launch an attack, which made Sun Quan defeated; when Sun Quan made a comeback, he sent people to pile firewood and grass on the necessary road for reinforcements, and took advantage of the night to burn it, frightening Sun Quan and leading his army to attack, once again winning a great victory. This matter is found in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, quoted in the Letters of the Sages.
Speaking of which, there should be no objection to the excellence of his abilities, so what happened to him dying of eating? The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms and the Biography of Fang Ji records: "Guangling Taishou Chen Deng was ill, his chest was troubled, and his face was red and he could not eat. The Tuo Pulse says: "There are several liters of worms in the stomach of the emperor, and he wants to become gangrene inside, and he eats the stomach and does what he eats." 'That is, to make two liters of soup, first take one liter, and si must obey it as much as possible.' Eating is, spitting out three liters of worms, the red head is moving, the body is raw fish, and the suffering is healed. Tuo Yue: "When this disease occurs in the next three stages, it can be saved by a good doctor." 'According to the fruit of the period, shi Tuo is not there, and he dies as he says. ”
This means that once he was seriously ill, his heart was troubled, his face was red, and he could not eat. After Examining his pulse, Hua Tuo said that he had bugs in his stomach and said that it was caused by him eating raw and fishy food. After Hua Tuo's treatment, he spit out the bugs in his stomach and sure enough, he recovered his health. But Hua Tuo said that the disease will recur after three years, and only a good doctor can survive, and when he relapses, Hua Tuo is no longer there, so he died of this disease at the age of thirty-nine. After counting the talents of the Three Kingdoms, although Chen Deng is not the most top-notch existence, he is also a leader, and eventually died because of eating raw fish and turtles and other foods, resulting in parasites in the body, which is really not how to evaluate.
All the information in this article comes from books such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Notes on the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms", and the editor guarantees the authenticity of the content, without any innuendo or politics.