"The green mountains are still there, a few degrees of sunset red" This is the opening song of the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and it is also a word at the beginning of the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the author was originally a famous courtier of the Ming Dynasty, because he was accustomed to the disputes in the court, he lived in seclusion in the rivers and lakes and lived a life of "how many things in ancient and modern times are laughed at".
History is the most imposing poem in human civilization, but also the most elusive thing in human civilization, there is a poem written well", "Zhou Gong fears rumors day, Wang Mang is humble and unused" Do not say that after a thousand years, even at that time, many people's merits and deeds, loyalty and foolishness, are difficult to distinguish, some people are obviously traitors but most people are regarded as loyal subjects, some people are obviously loyal ministers, but many people are regarded as traitors.
In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Dong Cheng's loyalty to Emperor Han Xiandi has nothing to say, when Emperor Han Xian's return to Luoyang was robbed on the road, Dong Cheng and others desperately resisted for the safety of Emperor Han Xian, and then in order to kill Cao Cao, who had a rebellious heart, he joined forces with other loyal ministers to plan together, but just when the plan was about to be implemented, he was informed by the traitors and evil villains, resulting in the killing of the whole family.
In fact, Dong Cheng, a person in Luo Guanzhong's book, is so loyal and so dedicated to the country. The historical Dong Cheng was not a virtuous loyalist, but the most hypocritical villain in the entire Three Kingdoms. It is only because this book is more widely circulated than the history books, and those who have read this book also deeply believe that what he said is the truest history, but in fact, the historical Dong Cheng is not as beautiful as he thinks.
In fact, the historical Dong Cheng has two identities, he is not only the father of Dong Guiren, the concubine of the Han Xian Emperor, but also the nephew of the former Emperor Han Ling's mother, Empress Dong, and Empress Dong is the adoptive mother of the Han Xian Emperor, so Dong Cheng is one generation older than the Han Xian Emperor, so people in the court call him the uncle of the state, and Dong Cheng also relies on this kinship relationship to be a high-ranking official in the court and enjoys high-quality treatment.
Although he enjoyed the treatment by relying on his relationship, Dong Cheng did not look at the only promise of the Han Room, but instead looked at Dong Zhuo, who was strong at that time, in order to stabilize his glory and wealth, Dong Cheng was attached to Dong Zhuo's men, so when Dong Zhuo threatened the heavenly son to order the princes, Dong Cheng watched from the sidelines and did not jump out to defend the emperor. It was not until after Dong Zhuo's death that Dong Cheng jumped back to support Emperor Xian of Han.
The reason why Dong Cheng chose to go back to the emperor's account was also his reason. Dong Zhuo's son of Heaven made Dong Cheng's eyes red with the benefits that the princes received from them, and he turned back to support the emperor, just to hold Emperor Xian of Han as a pawn in his hand, and there was almost no loyalty in his heart. For example, there is such a fragment in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", from this small fragment, we can see the greed in Dong Cheng's heart, and we can also see the lack of loyalty in Dong Cheng's heart.
Among the Three Kingdoms, the real traitor is the most hidden, and even many people can hardly imagine that he will be a traitor, because he was blown to the sky by Luo Guanzhong in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and this person is Dong Cheng. Luo Guanzhong wrote a poem in the book praising Dong Cheng: "The secret edict is passed on to the cloth belt, and the heavenly words are out of the forbidden door." I was saved that year, and I am even more grateful on this day. Worried about the country into a heart disease, except for adultery into the soul of the dream. Loyalty is eternal, and success or failure is a matter of who is to blame. "The biggest reason why Dong Cheng became a hero is because he participated in and led the Yidaizhao incident.