Have you ever heard an amazing story? In that turbulent era, a famous doctor with superb medical skills was sentenced to death by the monarch of the dynasty! What is the reason for this? Don't worry, let's clear the fog and explore the causes and consequences of this bizarre event. Open a time tunnel and travel back in time to the turbulent Three Kingdoms period.
It was an era of iron horse glaciation, and the smoke of war was far from extinguished. Cao Wei's domination of the world was in sight, but at this critical moment, an unexpected thing happened. Cao Cao, the founding monarch of the country, suddenly decided to execute Hua Tuo, the most outstanding imperial doctor under his command! You will be amazed at this: how did a generation of medical saints suffer such a catastrophe?
What's more, medical skills were a scarce resource at that time, and Cao Cao's methods were too cruel. It all started a few years ago. Cao Cao, who was over half a hundred years old, suffered from the head wind after many years of fighting. After Hua Tuo's diagnosis and treatment, he asserted that if he wanted to be completely cured, he must undergo a "open heaven" operation. Cao Cao was furious, thinking that Hua Tuo was coercing him, so he imprisoned him.
Since then, Hua Tuo has repeatedly asked for leave and did not return, on the grounds that his wife was seriously ill and needed to serve. Under investigation, Hua Tuo was actually deceiving Cao Cao! Enraged, Cao Cao sentenced Hua Tuo to death, and even if a slanderer pleaded for Hua Tuo, he showed no mercy. In this way, a generation of medical saints died without a disease.
Is Cao Cao really angry and impulsive? Was the decision made back then too hasty? On the surface, murder is indeed despicable. But thinking about it from another angle, perhaps Cao Cao's approach was not completely devoid of consideration. First of all, we have to admit that in that era of supremacy of royal power, it was indeed a felony for a grass people to deceive the imperial court.
What's more, Cao Cao was at a life-and-death juncture at the time, and a slight mistake could affect the overall situation. Therefore, he was obviously angry about Hua Tuo's behavior. Second, from the perspective of governing the country, the king of a country naturally has to maintain his own authority. If he knows that he has been deceived but does not do anything, it will inevitably shake the admiration of the government and the opposition for him, and then weaken the foundation of his rule.
Therefore, Cao Cao's execution of Hua Tuo was also a rehearsal and exercise for the future unification of the world. Moreover, from the perspective of medical inheritance, perhaps Cao Cao thought that there was already someone who could replace Hua Tuo at that time? That's why he ignored Xun Yu's dissuasion. In fact, a few years later, his youngest son did die of a lack of good doctors, which also confirms from the side that Cao Cao's judgment was not completely wrong.
It is true that killing people and harming innocent people should always be avoided. But in that iron-blooded era, we should not be too harsh on Cao Cao's approach. After all, a generation of hegemons will unify the world, and it is indispensable to maintain authority and ruling order. The so-called success or failure is only for a while. Cao Cao was ruthless back then, and he may seem a little paranoid.
But thinking from another angle is also a kind of judging the general trend. If Cao Cao is too indecisive, he may miss the world, and there will be no successor, and in the end it will still be empty. From this point of view, although Cao Cao's actions were cruel, they had their own historical reasons. The times have created heroes, and they have also determined the face of heroes.
We should go back to that particular era and look at this decision with the eyes of that time. Overall, this is a poignant story, but it's not unprecedented. Cao Cao's approach also reflects the unique atmosphere of that special era. There were indeed many regrets back then, but thinking about it from a higher level, perhaps it was these lamentable sacrifices and decisions.
finally allowed Cao Wei's family to dominate the world. In those turbulent times, such difficult choices were inevitable. Only in today's era of peace can we strive to draw on the wisdom of history and prevent such a tragedy from happening again. All in all, this shocking incident seems a little too grim at the moment.
But if you look at the whole history, maybe it is just an episode in a bumpy journey. Importantly, we need to learn more profound historical wisdom from it, rather than blindly criticizing and criticizing it. Because the pattern of that era was like this, it is difficult for us to ask Cao Cao to make a choice that is incompatible with the times. This may be the dialectical law of historical development, and it is worth thinking twice.
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