Wei Yan was a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty. In his lifetime, although he experienced countless battles, in the end he could not become a hero of the people, nor could he become a righteous soldier and general unparalleled in the country. Not only that, Wei Yan was finally charged with rebellion and exterminated the three tribes. He worked for Liu's family all his life, but in the end it was such a result, and no one could think straight!
Why did Wei Yan end up being cursed to destroy the Three Tribes? The answer is actually very simple, Wei Yan will not be a person, let alone do things. After the death of his superior Zhuge Liang, he said 3 sentences, sentences should not be said, sentences should be shot! What's going on here?
As we all know, Zhuge Liang set up a strategy to retreat from the army at the time of Wuzhangyuan's death, and after Wei Yan and Jiang Wei broke off, he handed over military power to Yang Yi. Zhuge Liang intended to let the Shu Han army return to Hanzhong in a continuous way, and then consider the long term, wait for the opportunity, and then plan the Northern Expedition.
In addition to retreating, Zhuge Liang also left a hand, and he asked Ma Dai to behead Wei Yan.
(But this was not the time when Wei Yan's head was cut off, and the premise of this incident was that Wei Yan did not listen to the orders and fought against the Shu army.) ）
In Zhuge Liang's confession, it can be seen that he still has hope for Wei Yan. After all, Shu Han was originally a general of few. If he really killed Wei Yan by mistake, then Kong Ming would not be willing, and there would be Shu Han's enemies Sun Quan and Cao Wei who were happy.
Often, it backfires. After Kong Ming left, Wei Yan not only did not obey his will and slowly returned to Hanzhong, but instead fought with his colleague Yang Yi. If it weren't for Jiang Wei and Wang Pingren saving the scene in time, it is estimated that the Shu army would fight on its own! This is precisely the enemy's pleasure, the pain of the enemy.
After Kong Ming's death, Wei Yan said a total of 3 words that should kill his head, one sentence was more domineering than the other!
The first sentence: Although the prime minister is dead, I see myself.
(See Wei Yan's biography for details), and it can be seen from Wei Yan's words that Wei Yan can indeed be regarded as a domineering general. This means that although Zhuge Liang is hanging, and I Wei Yan is there, we can't waste the whole world because of Zhuge Liang's death. This sentence is definitely not spoken as a general, first, it is an act that is not in line with military orders, and second, it is not in line with humanity.
You must know that at that time, it was Fei Yi, the military defense leader of the Future Shu Han, who went to figure out What Wei Yan meant. Even if it wasn't Fei Yi, Wei Yan shouldn't have said such a thing. This remark not only did not conform to Wei Yan's status as a general, but also did not conform to his attributes as a human subject. As soon as these words came out, they were not far from death.
The second sentence: I should lead the armies to fight the thieves, why did Yun die alone and destroy the evil of the world?
The second sentence, Wei Yan should never have said it! The literal meaning is that I should continue to lead the army to fight against Cao Wei, and I cannot retreat to Hanzhong because of the death of Cheng Xiang. If you think from Wei Yan's point of view, there is really nothing wrong with this sentence he said. But if you look at it from the perspective of Liu Chan and the Shu Han rulers.
If you look at the military orders I issued from the perspective of Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang, do you dare Wei Yan not follow them? Is to rebel, moreover. The army in your hands with Wei Yan is from my Liu family, not your disciples and soldiers of Wei Yan. All heights need to comply with the orders of the state.
You Wei Yan, you are only working for Shu Han! There is no such right to dare to make decisions on their own. In the eyes of the highest leadership, Wei Yan was enough to straighten out the Fa!
The third sentence: And wei Yan who is, when Yang Yi is the one who is strangled, will be hu after making a judgment!
When he received the order to retreat, Wei Yan first said that he would not obey. Then, another sentence came, my cousin Wei Yan, how could he be Yang Yi's lackey after cutting off. If so, I am afraid it will be a matter of the next life.
In fact, Wei Yan should not have said this, Wei Yan said this like a 3-year-old child.
When Zhuge Liang was alive, he had not yet gained Sima Yi's favor. However, he found that Cao Wei's troops were strong and strong, and there was a huge disparity in strength. Continuing to fight does not make much sense. Second, the Shu Han Dynasty was originally a weak and small country, and the economy could not afford to be consumed. Third, after letting the army withdraw and letting Wei Yan cut off, he did not do work for yang Yi, but was loyal to Shu Han and loyal to the ancestors.
But Wei Yan seemed to regard things as too simple, thinking that Zhuge Liang had deliberately arranged this arrangement. Let him wei Yan, the first general in the world, go and give Yang Yi a hand. In fact, as a famous general, disobeying the military arrangement is a crime of killing the head!
Wei Yan said three sentences that he shouldn't have said, which was already a terrible crime, but he did two things later, and it was even more a major sin that could destroy his three clans!
First, Wei Yan led his troops to attack Yang Yi's troops.
Second, when it was discovered that the Shu army was retreating, Wei Yan led the light horse to quickly move south, not only catching up with the large troops of the Shu army, but also burning all the past boardwalks. In this way, if the Shu army wanted to successfully return to Hanzhong, it would encounter minor difficulties, and if the enemy attacked at this time, it would be more fierce and less auspicious!
Wei Yan, saying 3 wrong sentences, can also be when he is emotional, but doing two things wrong, this is indeed an unforgivable sin.
Later, Wei Yan was beheaded by Ma Dai. His three tribes, also because of the two absurd things he had done, were wiped out.
It is a pity that Wei Yan's generation of famous generals, because they can't be human, can't speak, and have taken their lives in vain. It also involved the families of the three ethnic groups, which is really not cost-effective.
If Wei Yan hadn't said the first three damn words, maybe he could have picked up a life. Since he didn't say the first three sentences, then naturally Wei Yan's cultivation was not like this, nor was his insight. Unfortunately, Wei Yan, who had no rebellious heart, was given the name of an anti-thief by his stupidity. If the prefectural government and Liu Bei met, how would they explain it, and how would they say...