Kong Rong stills
"Four years old, can make pears, brothers in the long, should be prophets." When we were young, the familiar "Three Character Classic" made us hear about Kong Rong's name early.
At the age of four, he can make pears understand filial piety from a young age, why did he grow up and go to the official field, but he became the person who put forward the unfilial remarks of "parents are unkind"?
Because of all these reasons, he offended many people, and eventually was not tolerated by the world because of the "theory of parental unkindness", and then was executed by Cao Cao. Some say he deserves it, some say he hides his grievances. So, what kind of person is Kong Rong in history?
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="9" >01 One door three masters, rushing to death</h1>
Kong Rong, in addition to the allusion that four-year-old can make pears, in fact, there are other things that are also praised.
At the age of thirteen, Kong Rong's father Kong Zhou died, and when he learned that his father had died, he was extremely sad in his heart, so sad that he was even in a trance, and needed help to stand up.
At the age of sixteen, there was a famous scholar named Zhang Jian, who accidentally offended the Zhongchang servant Hou Lan, and he held a grudge in his heart and wantonly retaliated. Once, this lieutenant issued a secret order, asking the prefecture and county to go around arresting Zhang Jian and declaring a personal vendetta.
Coincidentally, Zhang Jian and Kong Rong's brother Kong Bao were friends for many years, and when his life was at stake, Zhang Jian had no choice but to flee to Kong Bao's house, hoping to help him escape the disaster. Unfortunately, Kong Rong was not at home at that time, and it was Kong Rong who received him.
Seeing that Kong Rong was still a half-grown child, Zhang Jian did not tell him what had happened, but Kong Rong looked at his words and saw that he was embarrassed and uneasy, so he said to him: "Even if my brother is not at home, can't I act as the host?" So he made the decision and let Zhang Jian live in his own home first.
Later, soldiers from the prefecture and county found Zhang Jian in Kong Rong's home, and Kong Bao and Kong Rong's brothers were also arrested and imprisoned for the crime of taking in criminals. However, in this case, the family cannot be arrested, and a "mastermind" must always be found.
At this time, Kong Rong took the initiative to stand up and said: "The person who took In Zhang Jian was me, and naturally I was convicted." ”
Kong Rong's brother also rushed to stand up and take care of the crime, saying: "Zhang Jian came to find me, it is my crime, and it has nothing to do with my brother." ”
Both men took the initiative to bear the guilt, and the officials did not know what to do for a while, so they had to ask their mother, who expected the mother to say: "The older man does the main family affairs, and the blame is on me." ”
In the end, the county order did not know what to do, so he asked the imperial court for instructions and explained the situation. As a result, the edict convicted Kong Bao.
From such a thing, it can also be seen that Kong Rong's responsibility is shouldered. Moreover, the mother and brother are also competing to take the blame on themselves, hoping to not involve the family, which shows that the Kong Rong family is very responsible and responsible, and they are not greedy and afraid of death. How can a person who grows up in such a family environment grow up to be an ungrateful, unkind and unfilial arrogant person?
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="32" >02 Just don't have a good time, offending many people</h1>
As mentioned above, Kong Rong's family environmental impact is excellent, born in Shuxiangmendi, he has been reading poetry since he was a child, diligent and studious, coupled with extraordinary talent, his life should be smooth sailing and smooth.
Indeed, after Emperor Xian of Han ascended the throne, Kong Rong's talents were indeed displayed and reused.
However, Kong Rong was a just man, secretly visiting bureaucrats, and many corrupt officials were recorded by him, and many crimes were discovered and reported by him, most of whom were also relatives and friends of officials. These crowds also threatened and seduced him, tried to pull him into the gang, or pleaded with him to turn a blind eye, but his grand duke was selfless, so that none of these crimes were concealed, and all of them were exposed to the court.
For the people, Kong Rong may be a selfless and honest official; but for these corrupt officials, Kong Rong's existence is a "stumbling block" on their way to promotion and wealth.
He was an official in the dynasty, and it was not long before Dong Zhuo controlled the government, and Emperor Xian of Han became an empty shelf on the dragon chair. Kong Rong has always had a grain of sand in his eyes, and he and Dong Zhuo have a fierce argument, and Dong Zhuo does not like him, so he demotes him to Beihai.
As a result, Kong Rong, known as "Kong Beihai", began a six-year tenure in Beihai. Here, he repaired the city, opened colleges, elected talents, and did many things that were beneficial to the people. However, Beihai was the most rampant site of the Yellow Turban Army, and Kong Rong also united with the surrounding states and counties to fight the Yellow Turban Army, but the disparity in strength was so great that the number of the Yellow Turban Army was so large that Kong Rong had to ask for help. At that time, only after Liu Bei received a request for help, he immediately sent troops to help him break the siege.
Later, Yuan Shao intended to expand his camp and wanted to win Kong Rong over. And Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's ambition to eventually attack the Han Dynasty was also all seen by Kong Rong, who rejected the olive branch thrown by Yuan Shao. After more than half a year, Yuan Shao sent troops to attack Beihai, and even Kong Rong's wife and children were taken away by Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="46" >03 Offend Cao Cao and cause killing</h1>
The situation was changeable, and later Cao Cao blackmailed tianzi to make the princes have unlimited power. However, Kong Rong was very dissatisfied with Cao Cao's origin and behavior, and often impeached Cao Cao in the court. In Cao Cao's view, Kong Rong, a person, was always against himself.
For example, once, Cao Cao proposed the army's "prohibition of alcohol" to better save grain and grass. However, this made Kong Rong strongly oppose, and even wrote an article mocking Cao Cao: "There is no one who has become a big thing who does not drink, Cao Gong, why do you ban alcohol?" Your decision is so stupid! ”
Kong Rong was in the imperial court and repeatedly lowered Cao Cao's face, which made Cao Cao very unhappy and resentful.
Not only in the courtroom, but also in private, Kong Rong also maintained his "hard" style as always. At that time, Cao Pi married Yuan Shao's daughter-in-law Zhen Mi, and Kong Rong thought that he disregarded the code of ethics, expressing irony and sarcasm; some people advised Kong Rong to submit to Cao Cao and not to confront him, and he directly killed the person who persuaded him.
One by one, all of this pile was remembered by Cao Cao, and over time, the killing heart arose.
And Kong Rong? As clever as Kong Rong, he must have seen Cao Cao's thoughts at the beginning. His "strength" is not reckless, but a adherence to his own morality and bottom line. If he dares to do so, he must be prepared to bear the consequences.
He knew that if he offended Cao Cao, he would inevitably die, but this could no longer affect his family, especially his parents.
Thus he proposed the "theory of the unkindness of parents"—to say that parents have no grace for their children, that children are merely the product of their parents' pleasures; and that the mother is only a vessel for conceiving children, and that it does not matter if they are born. He also "made a big fuss", saying that his parents did not have any kindness with him, and that if he had food, he would not give it to strangers and would not give it to his parents.
This theory, even now, will not be easily accepted. Not to mention the feudal dynasty that was bound by the Three Principles and Five Constant Rituals. Kong Rong must also know that as soon as he says this, he will definitely be "scared to death", regarded as an outlier, and will certainly not leave himself any good reputation.
This time, his remarks also hit Cao Cao's heart, and on this grounds, he was given the death penalty.
And usually, he offended too many people, when Cao Cao was in charge of power, many people had already "understood the times" to submit to Cao Cao, and he was clearly acting with Cao Cao, if anyone was in the same camp as him, wouldn't that be sending people's heads? Therefore, even if he died unjustly, no one said a word for him.
Author: Our team has a falling moon