What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
During the Three Kingdoms period, the masses rose up together, and various heroes appeared one after another, and finally after the division and unification, there were the Three Kingdoms of Wei Shu and Wu. However, the state of the Three Kingdoms did not last long, and it was taken advantage of by the Sima family that was suddenly killed, and all the three kingdoms were destroyed. Cao Cao never expected that Sima Yi's grandson, who had been defending himself against everything, would be so powerful that he forced his descendants to abdicate, and also ended the situation of the Three Kingdoms. We all know that there are many emperors in history who, after they have created a new dynasty, will praise the heroes who have accompanied them through the country.
Therefore, it is not all like Zhu Yuanzhang who kills heroes on a large scale. The emperor can praise these founding heroes, naturally the "gifts" will not be too few, most of the emperors will give some fertile soil, and in the Jin Dynasty, there is a hero, but he asked for a wasteland, and the descendants were crazy, until 11 years later. In ancient times, the ascension of each emperor was not his own ability, and it was inseparable from the support of the people around him. If they succeed, these people are the founding heroes, or the meritorious ministers of the new dynasty, and if they fail, they will inevitably become kings and lose, and they only blame themselves for choosing the wrong path.
Every new emperor's ascension to the throne, the first thing must be to reward the heroes, gold and silver jewelry these are inevitable, many emperors, in order to show their sincerity, will give the jurisdiction of the surrounding lands to these heroes. At this time, it was the happiest thing for the emperor, he had ascended to the throne, and the heroes had also got what they deserved, which was a great joy for everyone. But when it came time to turn the other cheek, it was not a small infighting. Therefore, the emperors since ancient times, in the later period, will be jealous of the strength of these heroes, resulting in the act of killing the heroes.
Many emperors in ancient times had this kind of behavior, especially Zhu Yuanzhang, whose reputation was bad for killing heroes. But there were also more shrewd heroes who took the initiative to ask for rewards for places that were not harmful to the emperor and protect themselves, but at that time, many people could not understand it. Land is also an important reward. Land can be inherited by children and grandchildren, as long as they have their own land, their children and grandchildren will not worry about eating and wearing. After Sima Yan unified the world, he wanted to reward those who had done a lot for themselves.
At that time, he adopted the method of rewarding the land and allowing those courtiers to inherit, which was also very tempting for everyone. However, in history, there was one person who did the opposite of the people, and still made everyone puzzled, this was Sima Yan's loyal minister Xu Fan. At that time, Sima Yan expelled his original master from the throne and established himself as emperor, But Xu Fan made great achievements, and followed Sima Yan everywhere for many years, not afraid of life and death, and was injured many times without complaint.
Sima Yan saw all this in his eyes, and was grateful to Xu Fan, and after ascending the throne, he visited Xu Crazy's home many times, and the two were not like monarchs, but like brothers who lived and died together.
However, once during the attack on Eastern Wu, Xu Fan was injured, very seriously, and almost died because of the untimely treatment. Fortunately, the military doctor rushed to save him, but Xu Fan was too badly injured to lead the soldiers to fight. In order to show that sima Yan was not an ungrateful person, he naturally did not forget this old minister when he was a great meritorious man. Therefore, Sima Yan led a group of ministers of culture and military affairs to visit Xu Fan. In front of the hospital bed, Sima Yan generously said to Xu Fan, "What reward do you want?" You can choose the land around Luoyang as your own fiefdom. ”
After hearing these words, the jealous eyes of the courtiers standing behind Sima Yan were red, and Luoyang was surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, rich in land, and at the feet of Tianzi, which was a great good thing. This is a person who is happy to spoil the Xu family. You must know that having a fief is equivalent to a prince. The power is very large. It can be said that in his fiefdom, he is equivalent to an "emperor". And listen to the emperor. Your own grandfather can choose at will. If you choose a place around Luoyang, wouldn't you have endless glory and wealth? It's exciting to think about.
Probably thinking of this, the emperor also specifically said that the places around the capital were randomly selected. Xu Fan was also stunned by this news. But after all, it is the person who has gone through the wind and waves. He was still able to calm down quickly. After thinking about it for a moment. Xu Fan said, Thank you For your majesty's kindness. The fiefdoms around the capital were ashamed, or give the land of Liangzhou to Wei Chen. Xu Fan's descendants were all cold in their hearts, and the other heroes were shocked. What is Liangzhou? There is no grass in every direction, and it is paraquat at random glance.
The standard of living of people is not as good as that of today's African slums, and it is a reward to want a fief? It's clearly about finding a self-destructive opportunity... Xu Crazy's descendants strongly discouraged him, but Xu Crazy was determined. Everyone, including Emperor Wu of Jin, felt that Xu Fan was either stupid or crazy, and that he was so stupid that he was not saved. As a result, Xu Fan followed his descendants to Liangzhou. As for why Xu Crazy would want a desolate place, this Xu Crazy had his own calculations. Although Xu Fan was a military general, he was not just fighting and killing in his mind, he was also very smart, and he knew that the Western Jin Dynasty would inevitably face a civil war.
Because Emperor Wu of Jin's throne was very unstable, he only had one son, and the IQ of this prince Sima Zheng was very low, and when Emperor Wu of Jin died, Sima Zheng had just ascended to the throne, and he faced rebellions from various princes. As a bustling city, Luoyang has been a place of contention since ancient times. If Luoyang had been asked for a fiefdom, when war broke out, it would have faced an embarrassing situation of displacement, and it was also possible that because of the war, the family would be left unsettled and the wives and children separated. Because Liangzhou is remote and relatively desolate, it will naturally not become a place where soldiers and families must fight, and there will be no war.
Sure enough, 11 years after Xu Fan's death, there was the famous Rebellion of the Eight Kings, and Luoyang became a place of contention, and many ministers not only lost their lives in vain, but even got nothing, and Luoyang indeed became a shuluo field. And Xu Fan was far away from the center of the battle because he was far away from Liangzhou, and his descendants all escaped a disaster, and at this time her descendants understood that Xu Fan was not stupid, but far-sighted and shrewd.