In the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", everyone's perception of the so-called "Three Princes" is estimated to start with Yuan Shao, after all, he was introduced as the "Fourth World and Three Princes" as soon as he appeared. It is precisely because of Yuan Shao's identity as "the fourth and third dukes" that Cao Cao at the beginning attached great importance to Yuan Shao's status.
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So, under Cao Cao's operation, the leader of the Eighteenth Route princes who crusaded against Dong Zhuo was given to Yuan Shao. But what Cao Cao didn't expect was that Yuan Shao was a little unworthy, although he had the name of "Four Worlds and Three Dukes", but after all, he couldn't lead the princes of the Eighteen Roads.
Later, when Cao Cao could coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, the insect world found that in the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao liked to use the Three Princes as bait at every turn, hoping to use the allure of the Three Princes to either make the enemy sincerely obedient, or make his subordinates sincerely die.
For example, when Cao Cao was in high spirits and reciting his proud poems on the warship, he encountered a man named Liu Fu who was very disturbing of the scenery, so Cao Cao killed him with the strength of wine. Then, in order to cover up his sins, Liu Fu was "buried with three public rites".
For example, when Pang Tong came to Cao Cao's side to contribute a series of plans according to Zhou Yu's strategy, Cao Cao happily said that if Pang Tong was willing to follow Cao Cao to mix together, he would "play the Son of Heaven and be named one of the three princes".
Obviously, for Liu Fu, it was originally just a Yangzhou assassin, but because he was killed by Cao Cao, Cao Cao wanted to cover up his crimes on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also wanted to win people's hearts, so Liu Fu was allowed to enjoy the funeral of the third duke.
As for Pang Tong, it was a high-IQ talent that Cao Cao tried his best to woo, and Cao Cao was afraid that Pang Tong would leave him, so he hurriedly promised that Pang Tong could be ranked in the high position of the third duke.
So, although Cao Cao used Sangong as bait at every turn, what kind of official is Sangong?
Judging from Yuan Shao's experience, the official position of the third duke, at least in the Eastern Han Dynasty, is still a relatively respected official position, otherwise why did Yuan Shao become the leader of the princes of the Eighteen Roads in the first place?
In addition, Wang Yun is a Situ and one of the Three Princes, and when he gets rid of Dong Zhuo, he will be in power for a while.
However, judging from the fact that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were not taken seriously by everyone later, and Wang Yun finally committed suicide, the so-called Three Princes was a false position in the Eastern Han Dynasty, otherwise Cao Cao, as the prime minister, how could he take out the Three Princes as bait at every turn to tempt others?
Since the Third Duke is just a fictitious position, when Cao Cao throws out the bait, is it rare for anyone to be rare?
Judging from Pang Tong's performance, anyone who can see through the situation is certainly not uncommon.
Because Cao Cao can make you the third duke in order to win you over today, and tomorrow he may belittle you to uselessness because he can't use you. Therefore, people who are a little smarter are not uncommon with the three dukes rewarded by Cao Cao.
However, for people like Liu Fu, they can't be promoted to the ranks of the three princes during their lifetime, and enjoying the treatment of the three princes after death may also be the best ending. Therefore, this kind of person should be rare for the official position of the third duke.
It's just that no matter what kind of official the Three Princes are, when Cao Cao uses them too much, he will lose his attractiveness, and in the end, the so-called Three Princes will also become the laughing stock of others.
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