In 200, Chen Lin was ordered by Yuan Shao to write a text scolding Cao Cao's ancestors for three generations, so angry that Cao Cao's headaches and illnesses were cured. Later, Yuan Shao's army was defeated, and Chen Lin was captured by Cao Cao, who scolded Chen Lin why he scolded his elders. After Chen Lin answered, Cao Cao smiled and said, "Admire you!" ”
Chen Lin (Chinese: 陈林; pinyin: Zhīn Đồng Līng), courtesy name Kong Zhang, was a native of Guangling, during the reign of Emperor Ling of Han, who served as the master of the general He Jin.
After the death of Emperor Hanling, the crown prince Liu Zhen succeeded to the throne, because Liu Wei was only 13 years old, so the affairs of the imperial court were managed by his mother, Empress He, and his uncle He Jin.
At that time, He Jin wanted to kill Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng, and other ten permanent attendants who disturbed Chao Gang, but the ten permanent attendants went to He Jin's sister Empress He and interceded unceasingly.
Empress He and He Jin were originally from butchers, and they could have today's status, and the Ten Constant Attendants had also helped a lot, so Empress He did not agree with He Jin to kill the Ten Constant Attendants.
He Jin was a person with no idea, and when he saw that Empress He did not agree, he did not know what to do.
At this time, Yuan Shao, a lieutenant colonel in si li, came up with a plan that could disturb the world, and he told He Jin: Let the princes of the four sides lead heavy troops into the capital division to kill the eunuchs, and at that time the situation was urgent, and Empress He could not agree.
Chen Lin, the master bookkeeper at the time, and Cao Cao, a lieutenant of the military academy, were very opposed to this plan.
Chen Lin said to He Jin with great vision: The great general is now in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, and it is as simple as burning red stove hair, as long as you have a word, you will immediately solve the ten permanent attendants, if you let the princes of all walks of life lead the troops into Beijing, then the heroes will gather, each has their own ideas, this is to give people a handle, in the future, not only will it not be possible, but it will give birth to chaos.
Chen Lin's words were very correct, if you want to kill ten eunuchs, how can you let the princes of all walks of life lead troops into Beijing?
Unfortunately, He Jin just couldn't listen, and he scolded Chen Lin and Cao Cao who opposed him.
As a result, He Jin, who did not wait for the princes of all roads to enter the capital, was delayed and secretive, but was killed by the Ten Permanent Attendants.
Later, Dong Zhuo led a heavy army into the Beijing Division, and an uncontrollable situation appeared in the world of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
After that, Chen Lin's former colleagues Yuan Shao and Cao Cao raised troops one after another to compete for hegemony.
In 200 AD, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao each led heavy troops to launch the Battle of Guandu.
At that time, Chen Lin was serving as a civilian official under Yuan Shao, and on Yuan Shao's orders, he wrote a letter of conquest against Cao Cao.
Not only did Cao Cao scold him, but even Cao Cao's ancestors greeted him.
In the text, Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng was a eunuch and a demon who harmed the people.
Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was originally a beggar, and later became the false son of the eunuch Cao Teng, relying on bribes to the powerful, climbing all the way to the imperial court, in fact, he was a rebellious subject who was in trouble.
And Cao Cao, the descendant of the eunuchs, can have any virtue, that is, he is a guy who is completely and likes to create disasters.
After scolding Cao Cao in the text, he also exaggerated Yuan Shaomei.
At that time, Cao Cao was suffering from a headache, and how many medicines he took was not cured, and it was uncomfortable to lie on the bed and turn over.
After seeing Chen Lin scolding his own text, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and for a moment he felt refreshed, it turned out that Cao Cao's headache was cursed.
Cao Cao is angry and happy, angry is to scold me, how to scold my ancestors, happy is that the headache was scolded well, this time, you can organize soldiers and horses, single-mindedly and decisively fight with Yuan Shao.
After Cao Cao's head cleared, he asked the guards: Who wrote this text?
The guards told him that it was Chen Lin, and Cao Cao immediately sighed: Although Chen Lin's text is well written, unfortunately, Yuan Shao's martial arts are not good!
Indeed, Yuan Shao's military ability really could not be compared with Cao Cao's, and after more than a year of fighting at the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao with fewer victories and more victories.
This battle laid a solid foundation for Cao Cao to unify the north, and after Yuan Shao's defeat and death, Chen Lin followed Yuan Shao's son Yuan Shang and garrisoned Yecheng.
Later, Cao Cao attacked the city of Yecheng, and Chen Lin was captured and surrendered.
Cao Cao looked at this person who had scolded his ancestors for three generations, and couldn't help but angrily say: When you first wrote a text for Yuan Shao, you scolded me, so why did your ancestors scold me? Did they mess with you? You were so angry that my headaches at the time were all better.
Chen Lin said with great remorse: The arrow is on the string and has to be sent.
At this time, everyone thought that Chen Lin was dead, but Cao Cao let him go and said: I still admire your talent.
Later, Cao Cao appointed Chen Lin as his successor.
The reason why Cao Cao let Chen Lin go was first of all to say that Chen Lin had sincerely confessed her mistake.
Secondly, Chen Lin's article is indeed well written.
Cao Cao is a person who loves talents very much, as long as talents come to him, no matter what grievances he has before, Cao Cao can let go.
Therefore, Chen Lin saved her life.
Chen Lin later worked in Cao Cao's place, and has been working as a civilian, and every time he writes a manuscript, Cao Cao will admire it after reading it: A word cannot be added, and a word cannot be subtracted.
In 217, a plague broke out in the Xuchang area, and Chen Lin unfortunately fell ill and died.
Chen Lin, as a literati who had cursed Cao Cao's ancestors for three generations and later surrendered to Cao Cao, ended up dying of an illness and not dying under Cao Cao's sword, which was also a good ending.
So, what do you think of Cao Cao's abandonment of his grudge and appointment of Chen Lin? Discussion is welcome.
Source: Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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