In the winter of 154 BC, Emperor Jingdi of Han decided to follow the advice of his mentor Chao and began to "cut the domain"; then, the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" of Wuchu, which affected the historical development of the Western Han Dynasty, broke out.
Although, Emperor Jing had long known that "cutting the domain" would inevitably lead to the end of rebellion. However, when the hundreds of thousands of rebels with a huge momentum really called on Chang'an, he still involuntarily panicked at a young age.
Soon after, Emperor Jing of Han was "ill and rushed to the hospital"—following Yuan Ang's advice, he beheaded Chao In order to quell the incident; and eventually led to the first unjust case in the history of the Western Han Dynasty, "The Death of Chao".
Yuan Ang said that Wu was therefore the opposite, wrong, and single-handedly cut the wrong to Xie Wu...
Speaking of this period of history, most people will cry out for the mistake of serving the country wholeheartedly, but in the end they will not be able to die well; they will even scorn Yuan Ang, who "entered the rumors".
When he was young, Qing Shijun also had this idea, mentioning the "traitorous minister" Yuan Ang always itching his teeth, thinking that he was no different from Qin Juniper, who killed Yue Wangye.
However, later, when Qing Shijun truly understood this history, he found that the root cause of Chao's death did not depend on whether Yuan An had "entered the truth", but on the determination of Emperor Jing of Han, and even more on the character of Chao's own.
(Regarding the "death of Chao's mistakes", Qing Shijun once wrote an article entitled "Chao's mistakes are unjustly killed?") You are wrong, in fact he must die", interested friends can click to read! ）
Moreover, after carefully reading the records about Yuan Ang in the history books, Qing Shijun found that this Yuan Ang was not only not a traitor, but also a rare slanderous and capable minister!
Today, Qing Shijun will re-acquaint himself with everyone, this Yuan An, who has been misunderstood for more than two thousand years.
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Yuan Ang (袁安), courtesy name Si, was a native of the State of Chu during the Western Han Dynasty.
In the chaotic era of the late Qin and early Han dynasties, Yuan Ang's father also "went with the flow" and did a promising job - a robber.
Later, when the Western Han Dynasty was founded, Old Master Yuan, who had been whitewashed and successfully landed, actually sent his young son Yuan Ang to Lü Lu (Lü Hou's nephew) for training.
From all indications, this old master Yuan was definitely a person with a high political vision, because in the same period, his other son, Yuan Duo, was fighting with Zhou Bo and others.
Obviously, at that time, the Yuan family had already seen the political situation of the Han Dynasty, and for the sake of safety, they also bet at both ends.
In September 180 BC, the "Zhulu Rebellion" occurred, controlling the Western Han Dynasty, and the Lü clan and its henchmen, which lasted for fifteen years, were exterminated.
According to common sense, Yuan Ang, Lü Lu's personal attendant and down-to-earth "remnant of the Lü Party", must also be doomed.
However, because the Yuan family had already left a hand, in the end, Yuan Ang not only did not receive liquidation, but was also promoted to be a personal attendant of Emperor Wen of Han.
It is often said that opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. It seems that this statement is not false at all!
Yuan Ang, Chu Ren also, character silk. His father was a group of thieves and moved to Anling. When he was a high queen, he tasted as a Lulusha person. And Emperor Xiaowen ascended the throne, and Ang's brother Ren Ang was made a middle lang.
However, Qing Shijun believes that there is actually another reason why Yuan Ang has not been liquidated, that is, Yuan Ang himself is very aware of current affairs and politics.
Because, the later historical facts all show that this Yuan Ang was definitely a knowledgeable, a man who loved to speak and dared to provoke; but in the years when Lü Lu was in power, he did not say a word and watched his demise.
Qing Shijun believes that the most reasonable explanation for this phenomenon is that Yuan Ang has long seen that Lü Lu and others have no master, and bluntly advise them, not only will their suggestions not be adopted, but even suffer because of them (few people will really like the slanderers who love to make suggestions).
That is to say, because Yuan Ang had already seen the general situation, he would survive the final purge and eventually be reused by Emperor Wen of Han.
This is not Qing Shijun's imagination, because a later incident perfectly confirmed Qing Shijun's point of view (discussed later).
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="50" > dare to speak up - do not fear the powerful, and treat things with justice and morality</h1>
In October 180 BC, Liu Heng, the acting king, under the support of Zhou Bo and others, became the new Tianzi of the Great Han Dynasty, known as Emperor Wen of Han.
For the meritorious service of Zhou Bo and others, Emperor Wen of Han was very grateful. Therefore, in the initial period of time, he not only promoted Zhou Bo to the first chancellor of the Han Dynasty, but also treated Zhou Bo with courtesy - every time Zhou Bo finished reporting to work, Emperor Wen of Han always stood up and watched Zhou Bo leave.
And Zhou Bo?
For Emperor Wen's extraordinary courtesy, he not only accepted it calmly, but also became more and more proud.
The Marquis of Qi, as a minister, tended to strike out, and his intention was very great. The courtesy of the lord is always sent by himself (eye).
One day, as An's attendant of Emperor Wen of Han, Yuan Ang took the opportunity to ask Emperor Wen of Han: Your Majesty, what kind of person do you think Zhou Chengxiang is?
Emperor Wen of Han didn't even think about it, and immediately replied: This still needs to be asked, Zhou Cheng Xiang is the minister of the society of my Great Han Dynasty!
Who knew that Yuan Ang said: Wei Chen thought that Zhou Cheng Xiang could be called a hero, but he could not be called a minister of sheji. Because, the so-called ministers of the society pay attention to the fact that the Lord is in the subject, and the Lord is dead.
At that time, Empress Lü was in power, and the Lü clan controlled the government and the king worshiped the chancellor, and Liu's Jiangshan almost changed hands; at that time, Zhou Chengxiang served as a lieutenant and held the military power in the world, but he could not stop it; he obviously did not achieve "the lord is in the subject, and the lord is dead."
Later, when Empress Lü died, the ministers disobeyed the Lü family and all wanted to rectify the chaos; at that time, because Zhou Taiwei happened to hold the military power, he would make a great contribution.
Therefore, the minister believes that Zhou Cheng xiang is only a meritorious person, not a minister of sheji.
Moreover, more importantly, now Your Majesty has treated you too much courtesy to the Prime Minister, and he has already had the "color of arrogance", which is not a good thing to go on!
Friends who are familiar with this period of history must know that in fact, Emperor Wendi of Han's extraordinary courtesy to Zhou Bo and others was originally "seven points of true feelings and three points of false intentions", and there was an element of deliberate solicitation in it; the ultimate goal of Emperor Wendi of Han was to take back power.
Therefore, hearing Yuan Ang say this, Emperor Wen was no longer reserved.
Later, when Zhou Bo came to report on his work, Emperor Wen no longer deliberately booed Han and asked for warmth, but put on a moody and angry appearance.
After coming and going, Zhou Bo did not dare to recreate it again, and he was still afraid of Emperor Wen of Han in his heart.
In the end, when Zhou Bo knew that it was Yuan Ang, whom he had helped, when he "straightened" himself, he angrily said: I have such a good relationship with your brother, your boy actually "yin" me!
Yuan Ang smiled and did not speak.
Later Dynasty, Shangyizhuang, Xiang Yiwei. Hou Daihou looked at Yuan Angyue: "I am kind to my brother, and this court will destroy me!" "I don't thank you.
Two years later, Liu Heng, who had once been warm and affectionate, finally removed his former disguise and began to show his imperial talent of "JingTianweidi".
Zhou Bo, who once did not take Emperor Wen of Han into account, had already been "played" with three meats and two vegetarians - not only lost his power, but also was accused of "plotting rebellion".
Because Zhou Bo's old friends had already experienced Emperor Wen of Han's scheming, they knew that Zhou Bo had been wronged, but none of them dared to speak for Zhou Bo.
Seeing that Zhou Taiwei was about to be cold, Yuan Ang, who had been scolded by Zhou Bo as a "villain", stood up and repeatedly told Emperor Wen of Han that Zhou Bo could not rebel; and interceded for him.
Although Zhou Bo's eventual release from prison was due to the intercession of Empress Bo (the mother of Emperor Wen of Han), Yuan Ang's behavior in this matter was perfect:
First of all, he clearly saw that Emperor Wen of Han was by no means a mediocre lord, and also saw the impropriety of Zhou Bo's "getting carried away", so he would dare to speak out and eliminate the contradiction between Emperor Wen and Zhou Bo in the bud;
Later, when Zhou Bo was in distress, Yuan Ang was not afraid of implication, fair and outspoken, helped Zhou Bo through the difficulties, and he proved himself with practical actions, and he was by no means a villain who would only enter behind his back.
And the country where the Marquis of Dai was exempted from the prime minister, the people of the country wrote to the rebels, and the qing dynasty was levied, and the princes of the clan room did not dare to speak, but Yuan Anming marquis was not guilty. Daihou was relieved, and Ang was quite powerful.
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In 200 BC, Liu Bang, who had drunk the northwest wind for seven days on the Baishan Mountain, finally got out of trouble and came to the fief state of Zhao Guo, his son-in-law Zhang Ao; Liu Laozhang, who was not in a very beautiful mood, just met his son-in-law Zhang Ao, and it was a good meal and insults...
In order to soothe the wounded heart of his father-in-law, and also to purify his ear roots, Zhang Ao, the King of Zhao, actually offered a beautiful woman (hereinafter referred to as Zhao Ji) to his father-in-law, Liu Bang.
To say that this liu boss's body is really good, all fifty or sixty years old people, even can make the beauty pregnant, and finally gave birth to a young son, Liu Chang.
Later, Zhang Ao,the Prince of Zhao, attempted to assassinate Liu Bang unsuccessfully because of Liu Bang's bullying of King Zhao; Zhang Ao, the King of Zhao, and the beauty who was born in the State of Zhao were all affected.
At that time, Zhao Ji's brother once asked Hou Lü's friend Hou Peiyang to interrogate him, and wanted to ask Lü Hou to say a good word or two for his sister Zhao Ji.
However, At that time, Lü Hou could not even take care of his son-in-law (Zhang Ao was married to Lü Hou's eldest daughter), so who had the leisure to take care of a "love enemy"?
In the end, Zhao Ji committed suicide in anger, and the young crown prince Liu Chang, after several twists and turns, was arranged by Liu Bang to be raised by Lü Hou.
In the beginning, King Ao of Zhao offered beauty to Gao Zu, and was fortunate to have a wife. And through the high incident, the beauty also sat in Hanoi... Beauty has given birth to a child, and she commits suicide. The official honored his son Zhishang and repented, and the name was long, so that Lü Hou's mother was buried, and his mother was buried. Later, he was made the King of Huainan.
Later, Emperor Wen of Han succeeded to the throne, facing his only living brother, which was extremely gracious. Not only did he give him the right to set up more than two thousand stones (dan) of high-ranking officials on his own, but he also allowed him to ride in the same car as himself and enter and exit the hunting ground dedicated to Tianzi.
And this Liu Chang? With the favor of Emperor Wen of Han, there was simply no courtesy of anyone- he saw that Emperor Wen of Han never called him "Emperor", but directly called "Big Brother".
What is even more outrageous is that he saw the responsibility for his mother's death and saw the "middleman" eating on his head, believing that it was his unfavorable handling of things that would lead to the tragic death of his mother.
As a result, Liu Chang actually took matters into his own hands and killed The Judge Qi, who had the status of Marquis of Han.
The assassination of the imperial court ministers by the princes is no different from rebellion!
However, Emperor Wen of Han finally chose to forgive Liu Chang.
At that time, Yuan Ang said: The princes are too arrogant and indulgent, and they will inevitably cause trouble.
However, Emperor Wen of Han did not listen.
Soon after, Yuan Ang's words came true, and this Liu Chang did not know which tendon was wrong, and actually participated in the "conspiracy case".
After Emperor Wen of Han knew, he was furious: "Good you Liu Chang, I trust you so much, you actually plotted rebellion?"
Therefore, he directly deprived Liu Chang of his title, and specially ordered him to be escorted to Shudi in a prison cart.
and Prince Chaiwu of the Marquis of Thorn Pu plotted against the matter, Zhi, Lian Huainan Wang, Huainan Wang Zheng, Shangyin Qianzhi Shu, and The Carriage Transmission.
Seeing Emperor Wen of Han do this, Yuan Ang spoke again: Your Majesty, you have been indulging the King of Huainan, things will develop to this point; now you are suddenly treating him so harshly; the King of Huainan has a strong personality, the road to Shudi is full of miasma, the environment is very poor, in case the King of Huainan suffers an accident because of this, Your Majesty you will bear the name of cannibalism!
At that time, Emperor Wen of Han was angry and did not follow Yuan Ang's advice.
Soon after, Yuan Ang's words came true again--Liu Chang walked to the middle of the road, angry, and actually fell ill and died.
When Emperor Wendi of Han heard about it, he immediately regretted it: it seems that his insult of "killing his brother" could not run.
Therefore, when Emperor Wen of Han saw Yuan Ang, he said: "Du Wei didn't listen to your persuasion in the first place, so that things got to this point!"
Qing Shijun interjected a sentence first!
Privately, I think that this sentence of Emperor Wendi of Han seems to be self-condemning, but in fact, it is also a test for Yuan Ang - after all, few leaders will really like others better than themselves.
Yuan Ang, the wise man who heard the voice of Emperor Wen of Han, immediately realized that his situation was embarrassing, so he comforted: This is all in the past, Your Majesty, you should not mind it anymore. Moreover, Your Majesty, you have done three things of high moral character that no one in the world can do; this little thing now is not enough to tarnish your holiness!
Sure enough, hearing Yuan Ang's excuse for himself, Emperor Wen of Han immediately came to his senses, and he asked: What three "gaoshi trips" have I done?
Only to see Yuan Ang slowly say:
When Your Majesty was still acting king, Empress Bo was unwell, and for three years, Your Majesty served the Empress dowager without looking at your eyes and untied; you would never feed the soup medicine into the mouth of the Empress Dowager without personally trying hot and cold. At that time, the Great Filial Piety Zeng participated as a cloth cloth, but he could not fully do it, but Your Majesty was a acting king at that time, and you were busy with official duties, so it can be seen that Your Majesty is even more filial piety than the Great Filial Piety Zengsan!
Later, the change of ZhuLu incident occurred, those meritorious old tigers looked at each other, the Great Han World was in danger, and it was Your Majesty who bravely broke into the Dragon Pond Tiger Cave regardless of personal life and death, and finally saved my Great Han Society. Your Majesty's courageous and courageous behavior, even a warrior like Meng Ben and Xia Yu, is no better than ah!
When Your Majesty arrived in Chang'an, in the face of the great temptation of the position of the Son of Heaven, you repeatedly humbled himself, as many as five times; I think that the sage Xu You, humble Emperor Yao, made concessions to him only once. From this point of view, your character is even higher than that of the ancient Saint Xuyu!
Besides, the reason why Your Majesty punished the King of Huainan is entirely to temper him and hope that he can be reformed. Now, due to the poor care of those escorted, the king of Huainan fell ill and died, as long as the relevant responsible persons were punished. Your Majesty, why should you blame yourself? If you really can't get over it, take good care of the orphans of the King of Huainan, just do it!
Emperor Wen of Han listened, I X! How great is it?!
This matter is even a turning point, and Yuan Ang is also "famous for the imperial court".
Whenever he saw this, Qing Shijun couldn't help but be impressed by Yuan Ang's wit.
Q: Whether in the official arena or in the workplace, if you once made a correct suggestion to the leader and it was not adopted, in the end things did go wrong. So, when you see a leader again, what do you do?
Everywhere, boasting that you are better than the leader? Definitely looking for death!
Don't say anything, just don't have this thing? Although it is also a good choice; but if this knot is not untied, you and the leader will inevitably have a direct disagreement.
Qing Shijun believes that the best solution is to be a person like Yuan Ang, take the initiative and self-awareness, and help the leader "round" the past. Because, this will be hello, I am good everyone hello! Otherwise, the "little shoes" can't run.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="167" > chao's death</h1>
In the history books, there is no reason for why Yuan Ang and Chao Duo were in a bad relationship, only that the relationship between the two of them was very poor, and even to the point where they did not want to be in the same room at the same time.
Angsu is not good at chao, chao is sitting in the wrong place, ang goes; ang sitting, wrong also goes: the two have not tasted the same language.
However, as for why Yuan Ang finally wanted to make a mistake in death, the antecedents and consequences were clearly recorded in the "Records of History":
Because Yuan Ang was a straight man and liked to offend Yan Zhizhi, he was eventually "demoted" out of the Capital Division and sent to Liu Hao, the King of Wu, as a chancellor.
Later, Emperor Wen died, Emperor Jing succeeded to the throne, and the former crown prince Fu Chao was wrong, and the water also rose, "spoiling the nine qings".
Chao mistaken this person, although he is a capable minister, but he has a good personality. The comments on him in the history books are: Mistakes are directly carved deeply; to put it bluntly: Chao's mistakes are small-minded and love to remember revenge!
Therefore, after Chao's mistake gained power, he targeted Yuan Ang everywhere, not only dismissing Yuan Ang from the position of Wu Guoxiang, but also after the outbreak of the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms", he gave Yuan Ang a big hat that "he had long known that King Wu was going to rebel, but concealed it and did not report it", intending to kill Yuan Ang!
Wu Chu rebelled, Wen, and Chao mistakenly referred to Cheng Shi Yue: "Husband Yuan Ang was much under the money of King Wu, and was specially designed to hide, and his words were not reversed." Now that the result is reversed, I want to ask The Cure to know the plan. ”
There is no doubt that Chao's wrong move is very unauthentic!
Therefore, Yuan Ang fought back. In the end, there was a follow-up to "Yuan Angjin" who killed the loyal ministers!
Qing Shijun had said more than once that the death of Chao Que was not at all in Yuan Ang, but in Emperor Jing, it was even more in Chao Que's own personality. For reasons of length, I will not expand here.
However, looking at all kinds of Yuan Ang's life, even if he really had nothing to do with the death of the "loyal minister", Qing Shijun believed: No matter what, Yuan Ang is definitely not a villain, right?
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