Wei Yan was one of the famous generals of the Shu Han Dynasty. Be brave and good at war. He made great contributions to the Shu Han. However, everyone's impression of Wei Yan was not good. They thought he was capricious and rebellious.
There is still much controversy about Wei Yan's judgment. Some people think that Wei Yan is loyal to shu Han, but many people also think that Wei Yan has a rebellious heart. At first, Wei Yan fought heroically under Liu Biao in Jingzhou. He thought that he could play his own advantages under Liu Biao, but in fact, Liu Biao had no ambition and was satisfied with the status quo.
Wei Yan sadly left. Later, he surrendered to Changsha Taishou. However, he was sidelined due to his arrogance. At this time, Guan Yu was fighting in Changsha. Wei Yan took advantage of the situation to join the Shu Han camp, killed Taishou, and saved Huang Zhong. He was appreciated by Liu Bei.
However, the military master Zhuge Liang despised Wei Yan's frequent change of lord, believing that Wei Yan was an unfaithful and unjust person who should be beheaded. Of course, the decision-making power of the Shu Han was still in the hands of Liu Bei. Liu Bei spared no effort to overcome public opinion, leaving Wei Yan to use it for himself.
Zhuge Liang did not like Wei Yan at all. Regarding the plan of the Meridian Valley, Wei Yan made a good analysis of opinions, and he suggested that 5,000 elite soldiers be raided to let him win in one fell swoop, but Zhuge Liang completely disagreed and directly denied Wei Yan's plan. Their contradictions began to intensify. When Hou Zhuge Liang fell ill, he was afraid that there was no one in the army to manage it, and he also discussed with Fei Yi, Yang Yi, and others the matter of the main affairs in the army.
Wei Yan was a self-absorbed person. It can be seen from the frequent changes of the Lord that after Zhuge Liang denied the Meridian Valley plan, Wei Yan felt indignant and began to spread bad words about Zhuge Liang everywhere. At the same time, Wei Yan began to oppose Jiang Huan, who was very important to Liu Chan. He was really arrogant. In the end, Wei Yan was falsely accused of rebellion and died at the hands of Yang Yi.
Wei Yan is a typical tragic figure in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In other words, Wei Yan's low emotional intelligence directly led to his tragic ending. As a general, he was fearless, but he did not know the way of being an official, and the end could be imagined.