Jia Yi was a famous courtier during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty, whose ancestral home was now Luoyang City, Henan Province, and was highly valued by Emperor Wen of Han during the Han Dynasty, and was constantly promoted to the rank of Taizhong Doctor. Chao Que was a chancellor of the imperial court during the Reign of Emperor Jing of Han, whose ancestral home was in present-day Xuchang, Henan, and at that time, Chao Que was ranked as the third duke of the imperial court, and the emperor even ordered him to draft an edict.
Later generations of celebrities Su Dongpo once had great regret for Jia Yi, saying: "Jia Yi has extraordinary ability to rule the world, and can completely assist the king to create a prosperous world. However, Jia Yi did not give full play to his talents well, so that he ended up with a sighing ending. Therefore, in Su Dongpo's view, it is not that Emperor Wen of Han did not reuse Jia Yi, but that he was not good at assisting the emperor.
Before Jia Yi entered the imperial court, he was just an ordinary scholar in Luoyang. When he first came to prominence, Jia Yi wanted to turn the tide and help the emperor get rid of the old and establish a new one. Although he has extraordinary talents, he is also too self-righteous in doing so. In addition, Su Dongpo was also keenly aware of the shortcomings of Jia Yi's small amount of qi.
Those who have become great things in ancient and modern times have the arrogance to be proud of the heavens, not only have supernatural talents, but also have the tenacity and perseverance.
During this period, it is inevitable to pass through three realms of life: 'Last night the west wind withered the green trees, went up to the tall building alone, and looked at the end of the world.' This first state is "standing." The belt gradually widened and finally did not regret it, and was haggard for the people of Ishwa. This second realm "keeps." The multitude looked for her a thousand times, and looked back in amazement, but the man was there, and the lights were dimmed. It is this third state of "gain."
However, Jia Yi was on the verge of collapse after encountering a little setback, how could this achieve great things? Jia Yi died at the age of thirty-three, which can be described as an untimely death.
Then, Su Dongpo began to analyze the mistakes of the courtiers during the Han Jing Emperor's period. Chao Que had been diligent and loyal to the state during his reign, but was executed by order of Emperor Jing of Han when Liu Hao, the king of Wu, launched a rebellion. After his death, almost all the people in the world thought that he was wronged, and there was no shortage of articles in later generations that regretted him, but Su Dongpo had a different view.
He believes that the wrong killing also has its own reasons.
At that time, the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms broke out, and the Han Jing Emperor fell into panic. Chao Que went so far as to suggest that the emperor lead his generals to the front line and stay in the capital himself. Putting himself in a safe place in the rear and letting emperor Jingdi go to the front line leaked Chao's selfish intentions. It is impossible to achieve great merit and to save oneself.
In the end, without his knowledge, he was executed by order of the Han Jing Emperor. Chao was only forty-six years old when he died, in his prime.
Speaking of Jia Yi, his talent can be said to be Zhen Shuo's contemporary world, and he was a famous literary scholar in the Western Han Dynasty. Jia Yi became famous when he was young, and when he was young, he was able to write a beautiful article. Wu Gong, the Taishou of Luoyang, was full of praise after reading his article, and deliberately summoned him to his own door to do things. Duke Wu admired Jia Yi very much, and even when he was promoted, he specifically asked Emperor Wen to take Jia Yi with him.
After Jia Yi entered the imperial court, he was more successful and showed his talents more fully. At that time, Jia Yinian was only weak, but he was already famous among many old ministers in the imperial court. Emperor Wen once asked for an answer to the question, and when the others were thinking hard, Jia Yi had the answer. And whipped in, saying what many people want to say but don't know how to say.
Listening to Jia Yi's remarks, many old ministers expressed their willingness to bow to the inferiority. However, when Jia Yi was having a smooth ride in his career, he was jealous of his colleagues. Emperor Wen wanted to give Jia Yi a promotion, but he was hindered by many military generals of Wen Chen, and even The old generals Zhou Bo and Dou Bao of Liu Bang of Han Gaozu came forward to oppose it.
Emperor Wen of Han saw that the courtiers thought of Jia Yi in this way, so he slowly alienated him and sent him to Changsha. At that time, Changsha was very desolate, and it was impossible to compare with the capital. Later, although he returned to the capital, he was still not reused.
Once, Liu Yi, the King of Lianghuai, accidentally fell and fell to his death while riding a horse, and although Jia Yi was not directly responsible, he thought that as an entourage, as a Taifu, he did not fulfill his responsibilities, so he felt very guilty in his heart. Since then, Jia Yi has often lost his soul and cried and despaired. When Emperor Wen of Han was twelve years old, Jia Yi, who was depressed, died in depression.
And what about chaos?
In the fifteenth year of Emperor Wen of Han, the emperor once summoned more than a hundred scribes to inquire about state affairs. Chao Que was among these more than a hundred people, and after listening to Chao Que's answer, Emperor Wen greatly praised it, and in this way, Chao Que stood out from more than a hundred scribes and was appointed as the head of the prince's family. The prince was amazed by his talents, and appreciated him very much, even calling him a wise man.
And this prince was the later famous Han Jing Emperor.
After the Han Jing Emperor ascended the throne, Chao's mistakes were even more highly valued. After gaining power, chao's wrong behavior became more and more unscrupulous, and even took the initiative to write to the emperor to order the elimination of the power of the king of the domain. At that time, the power of the king of Liu surnamed Liu was many, and it had become more stable, and forcibly cutting the domain would inevitably lead to rebellion. Sure enough, Emperor Jingdi of Han acted according to chao's wrong strategy, resulting in what is known as the largest rebellion in the two-hundred-year history of the Western Han Dynasty.
The Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, although, under the heroic resistance of the famous general Zhou Yafu, the rebellion was eliminated. However, Chao Que was also killed by Emperor Jing in this rebellion. Jia Yi and Chao Que were amazingly talented and brilliant in the Western Han Dynasty Wenjing period, and the two emperors of Wen and Jing were not mediocre lords, but due to their personality reasons, in the end, they did not end well.
Resources:
【The Theory of Chao's Mistakes", "Records of History", "Book of Han"]