In the Three Kingdoms, Yang Xiu is a figure that must not be mentioned, he is very intelligent and deeply valued by Cao Cao, but in the end he was jealous of Cao Cao because of his arrogance and arrogance, and was eventually killed by Cao Cao, which is regrettable. And after Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu, he actually ran over and asked Yang Xiu's father why he had become thinner, which made people feel very strange, the so-called beating people without punching people in the face, Cao Cao's behavior, is not it too much? After that, Yang Xiu's wit and wit were even more desperate, so that Cao Cao suddenly lost his temper, what was going on?
Death of Yang Xiu
Regarding Yang Xiu's death, there has always been more controversy, and the more famous one is the "chicken rib incident". At that time, Yang Xiu followed Cao Cao to conquer Hanzhong, and in the battle with Liu Bei, Cao Cao could not win, and the long-term tug-of-war was not conducive to Cao Cao, so Cao Cao had the intention to retreat, but he had not yet fully made up his mind. When the sergeant on duty came to ask for the password, Cao Cao casually said a "chicken rib", which was probably Cao Cao's unintentional move, but then Yang Xiu deduced Cao Cao's true inner thoughts through his ingenuity.
Yang Xiu believed that chicken ribs, tasteless food, and abandonment of it meant that it was not a good choice, which showed that Cao Cao had wavered in the battle of Hanzhong at this time and had a retreat, so he acted without permission and began to pack his luggage, because he speculated that Cao Cao was about to announce his retreat. This kind of private behavior, as long as it is not known by Cao Cao, is actually fine, but the key is that Yang Xiu does not know how to restrain it, and he directly said this idea, which made Cao Cao feel very disgusted. You Yang Xiu are figuring out the intentions, all in accordance with your way of figuring, how to fight that battle? In this regard, Cao Cao remembered to hate Yang Xiu, and finally found an opportunity to kill Yang Xiu.
In addition to this view, there is another theory about Yang Xiu's death, that is, Yang Xiu participated in the battle for the concubine! Cao Zhi Cao Pi two brothers should be very famous, Cao Pi is older than Cao Zhi, it is reasonable to say that he should be Cao Wei's next heir, but this Cao Zhi is also very talented, but deeply valued by Cao Cao, so the open struggle between the two began. Thanks to Yang Xiu's help, Cao Zhi once had the upper hand. Later, however, Cao Cao chose Cao Pi in order to stabilize the Cao Wei clique, and Cao Cao also knew that Yang Xiu was involved in the conquest of the concubine. This can make Cao Cao angry, Cao Zhi Cao Pi two brothers love each other, you Yang Xiu mixed in the middle, destroying people's brotherly feelings? Damn kill!
Regarding Yang Xiu's death, the main one is the above two theories, one is that Yang Xiu is proud of his talents, and the other is that Yang Xiu participated in the dispute to seize the wife. In fact, this article believes that there is another theory of Yang Xiu's death, and it is precisely for this reason that it is a good explanation that after Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu, he also asked his father Yang Biao why he was emaciated?
Cao Cao's conversation with Yang Biao
After Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu, he asked his father Why Yang Biao was emaciated, which is actually very strange, you killed someone's son, and you also asked why people became thinner, isn't this a punch in the face? Don't you know why people are getting thinner? Obviously, Cao Cao's questioning method was very hostile to Yang Biao, and if Cao Cao was only proud of Yang Xiu and participated in the conquest and killed him, there was no need for such a great hostility to Yang Biao? Obviously, there must be something hidden in it.
Next, we will look at Yang Biao's answer.
Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Hou Zi was killed by Cao Cao, and Cao Jian Biao asked, "How thin is gong he?" Right: "Shame on the foresight of the day, like the love of the old cow licking calf." it up.
Yang Biao replied that he was ashamed that he did not have the foresight of Kim Il-seok, and that he would have the feelings of an old calf when he was old. Jin Ilju directly killed his son because of his son's arrogance, so as not to cause trouble for him, so that Yang Biao's words mean that I am ashamed not to educate my son well, but I still miss my son, which actually means that Yang Biao has no hatred for Cao Cao, but only wants his son. After hearing Yang Biao's words, Cao Cao was directly moved by it, which was even more strange, Yang Biao's ordinary sentence, why did Cao Cao react so much?
In fact, this Yang family's camp has a lot to do with it! Yang Biao was a minister loyal to the Han dynasty, and in Cao Cao's later years, the contradictions with Emperor Xian of Han became increasingly irreconcilable, and he was worried that the Yang Biao family would help Emperor Xian of Han regain power, so he took the opportunity to kill Yang Xiu and attack the Yang family, and he also deliberately asked Yang Biao's feelings, wanted to provoke Yang Biao, and took the opportunity to kill Yang Biao. If Yang Biao dared to show his hatred for Cao Cao, Cao Cao actually did not mind killing Yang Biao by hand. But Yang Biao's reaction was not very overheated, but just from the perspective of an old father, he missed his son, which suddenly made Cao Cao break through the defense, Cao Cao was also an old father, he also understood Yang Biao's feelings for his son, thinking back to what he had done, killing other people's sons and deliberately saying in front of others, it was indeed too much, so he felt ashamed, changed his joking attitude, and apologized to Yang Biao.
To put it bluntly, Cao Cao was ready to take the opportunity to attack Yang Biao, but hearing that Yang Biao did not hate himself, only the thoughts of his son, this could not help but make Cao Cao ashamed, he was also an old father, and now to humiliate another old father, he also felt that he was too careless to go, so he let Yang Biao go!
epilogue
After Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu, he asked his father Why Yang Biao was emaciated, in fact, he was hiding the killing machine, if Yang Biao answered incorrectly, Cao Cao would definitely use this to kill Yang Biao. However, Yang Biao, with his wisdom and tact, successfully dodged the killing machine and exchanged cao Cao's apology. And his words of recollection, "The Love of old cows and calves", have also become famous sentences throughout the ages, and have been used by posterity as a metaphor for parents' love for their children.
(This article mainly refers to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty)