He was the founding father of the Western Jin Dynasty, he was born in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, his father He Kui long assisted Cao Cao, Cao Pi father and son, successively served as Sikong Tujue, Xiangfu Dong Cao, Shangshu Servant, Prince Taifu, and finally to the official Tai Servant, the Marquis worship Xiang is very beautiful. He Zengzi inherited his father's yin, attacked the Marquis of Wuting of Fengyang, and when he was a child, he was smart and studious, and the talent of the Door Valve family came out.
He was once known for his high morality, playing the moral card, it is said that this guy did not touch much after marrying his wife, the boudoir thing is also very strict, from teenagers to adults, do not pursue sound and color enjoyment, meet with his wife are well dressed, sit in the south, his wife north to worship again, after the two people eat meat and drink, and then remove the dishes and chopsticks and worship again.
He Zeng was very self-disciplined, and in the eyes of the people at that time, he was simply a moral model and a person of filial piety. In fact, the reason why He Zeng built his own "human design" in this way was because at that time, being an official was mainly recommended rather than a scientific examination, and the better the reputation, the more developed the career, and the greater the official's work, the brighter the "money path" was.
After Cao Rui ascended the throne, He was promoted several times to the rank of Scattered Horse Attendant and Yellow Gate Attendant. He once requested Cao Rui to rectify the local officials in order to reassure the people. Soon, he moved to a regular attendant. During his tenure, he was particularly dignified, and he also made certain achievements and won the praise of the people. After the death of his mother, he expressed great grief and left his post to concentrate on filial piety.
He Zengqi was quite bold and had some wisdom, advocating that "the foundation of government lies in winning people", which won a lot of praise at that time. During the Jiaping period, when He Zeng was serving as a lieutenant colonel, He Zeng went to the imperial court to impeach Yin Mo, who was overbearing and overbearing, and there was no bully in the government and the public at that time, only He Zeng dared to stand up and speak, indicating that he was still bold and straight in his heart.
After his mother's death, he did not run to the funeral at all, people said that he was too absurd, morally flawed, irresponsible, and violated the ancestral etiquette, but no one dared to impeach him, because Sima Zhao was very serious about Ruan. He once reprimanded Sima Zhao fiercely in front of sima Zhao, and then said to Sima Zhao: "Ruan Zhi's behavior is absurd, he openly sat next to you drinking wine and eating meat during the funeral, violating etiquette and customs, and you are now ruling the world with filial piety, you should exile him to make an example, and do not let him continue to pollute the court and pollute Huaxia." ”
He Zeng quoted the scriptures and proposed impeachment against Ruan Yuan, and Sima Zhao said: "Ai Qing, we must value peace, Ruan Bi is not in good health and so thin, can't Jun look at my face and tolerate him?" Although Sima Zhao did not listen to him, the courtiers at that time were also quite in awe of him, and when they mentioned He Zeng, they all gave a thumbs up: It is a hanzi, good looking!
However, power makes people crazy, and power also makes people sell their souls to the devil, and eventually become the kind of people they hate. The most terrible thing is that when I fight to the end, I find myself the person I once opposed. In the face of power, no one will be cleaner than anyone else.
Later, He Zeng defected to the Sima family after the gaoling rebellion, lost his integrity, and became a flattering dog of Sima Yi, he devoted himself to assisting Sima Yi's father and son, and participated in the plot to depose the Wei emperor Cao Fang, Sima Yan became the queen of Jin, became the chancellor of the Jin state and a servant, and actively planned Sima Yan's actions on behalf of Wei Jianjin.
Under Sima Zhao's promotion, he eventually achieved the high position of Situ, which was equivalent to that of prime minister. He Zeng, who had become the prime minister, was immersed in food and sound, and was extremely flattering to the powerful, and every time he met with his colleagues Sima Zhao, his colleagues only held their fists as a salute, only he knelt down to perform a big salute, banging his head, and everyone looked at him with surprise.
He Zeng was a person who was quite able to enjoy life, he pursued food, he was unrestrained about food, and the dishes cooked in his family's small kitchen were far more delicious than those of the Emperor's House, and even the Emperor had enjoyed his family's dishes and did not want to eat when he returned to the palace.
Every time the emperor held a palace banquet, he invited everyone to eat and drink, and others happily took the stomach that had been hungry for two days to fill food, only He Zeng acted as if he had "anorexia", and the emperor asked him why he did not eat? He said it was not as tasty as the food at home. The emperor said: Then the next time you come to the banquet, bring your own dishes!
He once maintained the gentleman's temperate ethics in other aspects, but his money and energy were all in the pursuit of food, his fierce pursuit of food, extravagant love, so that he spent tens of thousands of gold on food every day, and then every time he ate, he still held up chopsticks and worried, saying: Feeling that there is no place to go, the dishes are not delicious.
Sima Zhao always protected him, and someone impeached him, but Sima Zhao never punished him on the grounds that he was a heavy courtier.
He Zeng was a person who was "wide on the outside and narrow on the inside", he had a small heart and eyes, but on the surface he was very tolerant. At that time, there was an official named Liu Heng, who was upright and upright, who had impeached him for extravagant behavior, and later He Zeng ordered Liu Xiang to be punished, and some people advised the latter not to go, saying that He Zeng could not afford to offend this person, and Liu Heng said: He Zenggui is the most righteous and will not remember personal vendettas. As a result, he was beaten half to death by He Zeng, which is enough to show that He Zeng was vengeful.
He Zeng also had some official wisdom, and in his later years, because he saw through the cold of the officialdom, he had less greed in his youth, and his heart was much calmer. At this time, Sima Zhao passed the throne to his eldest son Sima Yan, and Sima Yan sang songs night and night, not worrying about state affairs, and He Zeng was worried every time he returned from a banquet. Once he came back from a feast and told his sons, "When the country is going to die, you can still be at peace," and then he pointed to his grandsons and said, "You are finished, and there will be disaster!" ”
The son asked busily, "Why did the father say this?" He Zeng said: "The emperor always said and laughed, but never mentioned the far-sightedness of governing the country, which shows that he has no sense of responsibility in his heart, so the country will soon be destroyed." ”
Sure enough, soon after, the Rebellion of the Eight Kings broke out in the Jin Dynasty, and He Zeng's grandson He Sui was killed by Sima Yue, the king of the Eastern Seas. He Zeng's words came true.
He Song cried and said, "My grandfather is really a great sage!" ”