In people's impressions, Hua Xin, a major minister of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, was definitely a tacky guy, not only loved money, but was also an official fan, and he was also inflamed and possessive, and the fox was false and mighty; in fact, this was all a misunderstanding caused by the three-point fiction of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and the moral purity of some scholars, and the historical Hua Xin was far less vulgar; on the contrary, at the moment of undergoing major tests, he showed an otherworldly noble temperament.
First, let's talk about the so-called Huaxin love of money.
When Hua Xin was young, he studied with Guan Ning, and sometimes he would participate in labor together, doing his own work and having enough food and clothing. One day, when the two men were hoeing the ground, they found a piece of gold in the dirt, Guan Ning continued to work as if nothing had happened, and Hua Xin picked up the gold, after which he felt that Guan Ning looked at him wrongly, so he threw away the gold again, so Hua Xin had the notoriety of loving money.
Realistically speaking, this story does not prove that Hua Xin loves money, but only shows that he cherishes money and does not want to see valuable things wasted, and at the same time reveals to us his respect for Guan Ning.
When he was with Guan Ning, Hua Xin had another story that was criticized.
It is said that one day Hua Xin and Guan Ning were sitting side by side reading, when suddenly there was a big official's car driving on the road outside the wall, Guan Ning was still the same as me, but Hua Xin got up and went outside to see the liveliness. When Hua Xin returned, Guan Ning said to him very seriously, "You are no longer my friend. Then he resolutely and resolutely cut the mat they were sitting on from the middle, and the allusion to "Guan Ning cut the mat" came from here.
Guan Ning's high wind and bright festival is indeed worthy of praise, but Hua Xin's performance does not violate human nature. In a society that is deeply influenced by the idea of "learning and excelling," it is understandable to want to become an official, and as long as you do not follow the crooked path and do not engage in power and money transactions, there is nothing to blame, and Hua Xin is an official who can act uprightly and sit upright.
In 189 AD, the Han Ling Emperor died, Xi Buqi and eunuchs fought for power, and Luoyang in Kyoto was in chaos, and the Western Liang warlord Dong Zhuo took the opportunity to enter Beijing to control the imperial government. Hua Xin, who was serving as Shang Shulang in the middle of the dynasty, was unwilling to join the tyrannical and brutal Dong Zhuo, so he asked to leave Beijing to take up a post in Xiabang, and then took the opportunity to cross the Qin Mountains to Nanyang.
Hua Xin persuaded Yuan Shu, the Taishou of Nanyang, to send an army against Dong Zhuo to save Han, but Yuan Shu did not accept it, and Hua Xin had to continue eastward and embarked on the road back to his hometown. After Dong Zhuo was killed, Hua Xin was appointed Taishou of Yuzhang, the capital of jiangxi Province, at the recommendation of Taifu Maribei.
In his post of Taishou, Hua Xin rested with the people and never disturbed the people. The people of Yuzhang were very grateful for his virtues, and when they heard that Liu Xuan, the Yangzhou Assassin who had taken refuge in Yuzhang, had just died and had no successor, they spontaneously gathered outside the Taishou Mansion and pleaded with Hua Xin to take over the post of Yangzhou Assassin (Yuzhang belonged to Yangzhou). Hua Xin thanked everyone for their support for him, but refused to take office without an edict, and the people of Yuzhang deeply regretted and regretted it while admiring Hua Xin's noble character even more.
After Sun Ce occupied the wuyue counties, he intended to point his sword at Yuzhang. Hua Xin knew that his army could not resist Sun Ce, the "little overlord" who was good at using soldiers, and even less did he want to let the people of Yuzhang fall into a senseless war, so he wisely gave up resistance and welcomed Sun Ce into the city. Sun Ce also had great respect for Hua Xin and treated him with courtesy.
Later, at the call of Emperor Xian of Han, Hua Xin was about to take up an important post in Xudu (許都, in modern Xuchang, Henan), and in the days before he entered Beijing, relatives and friends gave him gifts of "hundreds of gold".
On the day of his departure, In front of the relatives, friends, and people who came to see him off, Hua Xin laid out the gifts he had received one by one, and then solemnly said: "There is no heart to refuse the kings, but he has received a lot." Thinking of the bicycle, it will be a sin to carry bi, and may the guests plan for it. No one could guarantee that he would arrive safely in the capital with a large amount of gold and silver jewelry, so he had to take back the valuable gift he had given him.
After coming to Xudu, Hua Xin successively held important positions such as Shangshu, Shizhong, ShangshuLing, Imperial Master, and Xiangguo, and has always been known for his honesty and integrity.
Hua Xin's family had never had more than ten buckets of surplus grain, and he used Lu Rice and the Emperor's rewards to help those in need. Every time the imperial court rewarded the ministers with young women who had been punished as slaves, Hua Xin never used them as slaves, but gave them freedom and helped them to start a family.
Emperor Cao Pi of Wei was amazed by Hua Xin's approach, calling him "a rare elder of the country", and not only gave his clothes to Hua Xin, but also made clothes for his wife and the men and women in the family.
In 220 AD, when Cao Pi was proclaimed emperor of the Han Dynasty and held a Zen ceremony, "after the princes, everyone was happy, and their shapes were all in the sound and color", but Xiang Guohuaxin and Shangshu Chen Qun did not have a festive look on their faces, and Cao Pi could not let go of this for a long time.
Hua Xin was a serious and square elder, and Cao Pi was in awe of him, and was embarrassed to ask him directly the reason for this, so he looked for an opportunity to ask Chen Qun this question. Chen Qun knelt down and said, "The subject and Xiangguo were once ministers of the Han Dynasty, and although they felt joy for His Majesty in their hearts, in terms of righteousness, the looks of the ministers and others should be feared, and even hated His Majesty." This should also be Hua Xin's voice.
Cao Pi's son, emperor Cao Rui of Wei, also had great respect for Hua Xin. When Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, Hua Xin was already nearly old, and he asked to return to his hometown to raise him in the heavens, and Cao Rui knew that Hua Xin was an old minister of high moral standing, and specially issued an edict to keep him, and sent a scattered attendant to Hua Xin's home to invite him to the courtier's banquet.
In his edict, Cao Rui sincerely requested Hua Xin to overcome the troubles of illness and attend the imperial meeting, and Shi Huize was given to the emperor, and said that he would stand with the civil and military officials and wait for Hua Xin's arrival. When the Scattered Riders left, Cao Rui specifically instructed him that he could not return until Hua Xin got up for the meeting. The courtesy that Hua Xin received during the reign of Emperor Ming of Wei can be seen here.
In the fourth year of his reign, the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui sent an army to fight against the Shu Han, and Hua Xin, who was recuperating at home, listened to the news, and despite his old age and old age, he wrote a letter to the emperor with a heart full of love for the people to request a retreat. Chinese
Believing that "those who serve the country are based on the people, and the people are based on food and clothing," he implored Emperor Wen of Wei to pay attention to the sacred way of governing the country, to think more about the people, to pay attention to agricultural production, and not to carry out conquest unless he had to. Emperor Wei was deeply touched by Hua Xin's loyalty and earnest words, and eventually he heeded Hua Xin's advice and ordered him to retire.
Hua Xin's paper music saved the lives of countless soldiers and civilians at once, and not only the people of Wei should be grateful to him, but also the people of Shu should also be grateful to him.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that Hua Xin also recommended to the emperor Guan Ning, who had severed relations with him, to take up an important state post, regardless of his previous suspicions, which showed that he was not only loyal to the king and loved the people, honest and honest, but also had a broad mind like the sea, and absolutely could not be equated with the cheesy villain in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" who tended to be inflammatory, disloyal and unjust.