The Book of the Later Han Dynasty once said: "Shame has no foresight, and cherishes the love of the old cow and calf." "Since ancient times, the love of parents has touched the world, compared with love and friendship, parental affection is more selfless, and all moving family stories are the objects of praise for the world.
In the chaotic world of the Three Kingdoms, many talented heroes stood out and contributed their own strength to all forces, thus reflecting their personal value. In the three forces of Wei Shu and Wu, there are many outstanding talents, and through understanding the stories behind the talents, the world can also learn the experience and lessons from history.
When it comes to Yang Xiu in the Three Kingdoms period, I think the world is no stranger. When Cao Cao removed Yang Xiu, he asked Yang Xiu's father, Yang Biao, why he had lost weight. And Yang Biao's reply is a famous quote for thousands of years. In real history, why did Yang Xiu die? In the face of Cao Cao's inquiry, what kind of reply did Yang Biao make?
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yang Xiu was a famous talent in society, because of Yang Xiu's family origins, and incomparably intelligent,
During the Jian'an period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was also promoted to filial piety and held the position of Langzhong.
Thereafter, Yang revised the master book of Cao Cao's chancellorship
During this period, Yang Xiu was responsible for internal and external affairs, and many of his decisions were in line with Cao Cao's wishes, which also made Yang Xiu have a higher status in Cao Cao's heart.
However, as Cao Cao's status improved, he was also jealous of Yang Xiu. Once, when Cao Cao built the garden, he was not satisfied with the garden design drawings, and after that, he wrote a "living" character on the garden door of the drawings as a suggestion for revision.
Because the craftsmen did not understand Cao Cao's meaning, they could only ask Yang Xiu, and after Yang Xiu saw the drawings, he understood Cao Cao's intentions. At that time, Yang Xiu asked the craftsmen to make the garden gate smaller, and when the craftsmen changed the garden gate according to Yang Xiu's instructions, they were also praised by Cao Cao.
Although Cao Cao learned that the craftsmen had received Yang Xiu's guidance, he superficially praised Yang Xiu's wit, but behind his back, he had begun to envy Yang Xiu's talent.
With the continuous development of various forces, the power in Cao Cao's hands became more and more powerful, and when Cao Cao became the actual ruler of the State of Wei, Yang Xiu's status also improved.
As we all know, Cao Cao's number of heirs is relatively large, and among his many heirs, Cao Zhi is helped by Yang Xiu, which also makes Cao Zhi repeatedly pass Cao Cao's test and have the potential to inherit power.
Because of his involvement in the seizure of the concubine, Cao Cao became increasingly dissatisfied with Yang Xiu
However, because Yang Xiu was recognized as a talented man, if he was easily removed, it would disturb the people's hearts, which also made Cao Cao begin to pay attention to Yang Xiu's every move, hoping to find an excuse to completely eliminate it.
Once, when Yang Xiu went out with Cao Cao, the Wei army was defeated and retreated, although Cao Cao wanted to enter the army, but he was worried that he would not be able to achieve victory, but if he retreated at this time, he would be ridiculed by the Shu soldiers, and in desperation, Cao Cao could only lead the troops to camp.
Just as Cao Cao was hovering between the advance and the retreat, he was just in time for a ku official to deliver chicken soup, looking at the chicken ribs in the bowl, Cao Cao muttered to himself,
When Yang Xiu heard Cao Cao say the word chicken rib, he thought that Cao Cao wanted to retreat. After that, he informed the soldiers of the news, which also made the army in the battalion confused.
When Cao Cao saw the soldiers packing their bags, although he felt that Yang Xiu could accurately know his inner thoughts, jealousy once again surged into his heart. After that, Cao Cao took the post
He was killed on charges of "leaking words and teachings before and after, and communicating with the princes of customs."
For Yang Xiu's father, Yang Biao, the situation of white-haired people sending black-haired people made him grief-stricken, and in the days that followed, Yang Biao missed his son's tea and dinner every day, which also made him increasingly emaciated and haggard.
When Cao Cao learned of Yang Biao's situation, he planned to visit Yang Biao, after all, at that time, he was also worried that Yang Biao would be angry with himself because of the loss of his son, and then threaten Cao Wei's rule, and the reason why he would personally visit him was also to clarify Yang Biao's attitude towards himself.
Seeing Cao Cao's arrival, Yang Biao also understood Cao Cao's true intentions in testing himself, and when Cao Cao asked Yang Biao why he had lost weight, he replied:
Shame on the foresight of the sun, still cherishing the love of the old calf.
In just one sentence, Yang Biao expressed his guilt, at that time,
He compares himself to Kim Il-seok and thinks that he has not been able to educate his children well, but he still has a kind of old cow licking his own children's love for Yang Xiu.
After hearing these words, Cao Cao also felt a little guilty in his heart. If he hadn't killed Yang Xiu, Presumably Yang Biao would definitely not be so miserable now. After that, based on the guilt and debt in his heart, Cao Cao did not embarrass Yang Biao.
Nowadays, Yang Biao's original words have become famous words throughout the ages, and many people will also use them
Old calves
This is a word that expresses the compassion of parents for their children.
epilogue
From this story of Cao Cao, Yang Xiu and Yang Biao, it can be seen that no matter what the background of the era, intelligent people can be valued by the world.
However, if you do not know how to converge on the sharp edge, you will eventually end up with the tragic end of being smart and being mistaken by smart, and from this point you can feel the importance of low-key behavior.
In modern society, with the help of the experience of the ancients, the road to social development has become more smooth, and I believe that in the future society, the level of development of our society will also achieve stable improvement with the help of countless talents.
Reference: Romance of the Three Kingdoms