In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", when Marquis Puyang of Lüwen broke Cao Cao, there were eight strong generals under his command, and Gao Shun, who is well known for his knowledge, did not know why he was not among them, perhaps at that time he and Lü Bu had already been estranged and hidden by the snow.
At that time, the two armies were opposed, and Lü Bu, who liked to play the score, lined up eight strong generals in a row, and their names were Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, Hao Meng, Cao Sex, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng.
In the official history, Lü Bu's subordinates were infighting, Hao Meng Cao was killed (Gao Shun beheaded Hao Meng) and one wounded (Hao Meng hurt Cao Sex); in the rendition, Cao Sex shot Xiahou Huan and was stabbed in the head, Hao Meng was captured by Zhang Feisheng and killed by Cao Cao, Wei Xu was killed by Yan Liang, and a song Xian was also killed by Yan Liang.
In addition to Zhang Liao, several other jian generals were basically reduced to playing soy sauce after descending cao in the rendition, completely without the Xiao Yong and strong force recorded in the history. The difference between Yanyi and Zhengshi is too big, and we don't care about him, our topic today is according to the Zhengshi record, one of Lü Bu's eight jian generals had a higher status than Zhang Liao after he surrendered to Cao, and the food yi was also nine hundred more than Zhang Liao. In order to recruit him, Cao Cao directly set aside two states and let him manage it alone.
This person's name was Zang Ba, the character Xuangao, was a native of Hua County, Taishan County, and according to current accounts, he was a native of Fangcheng Town, Fei County, Shandong.
In the History of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Liao was not captured, nor did he scold Cao Cao, he saw that Lü Bu was bound to fail and voluntarily surrendered to Cao Cao: "Taizu broke Lü Bu in Xia Pi, Liao demoted his people, worshiped the general Zhonglang, and gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei." ”
In the military merit system of the Han Dynasty, zhang Liao brought many people to surrender together, so he was immediately made a marquis, while Guan Yu was defeated and captured, so he was able to be knighted after cutting Yan Liang.
Unlike Guan Yu and Zhang Liao, after Lü Bu's defeat, Zang Ba was not captured or voluntarily surrendered, but fled.
Saying that Cao cao arrived, the people Cao Cao wanted basically could not run away: "Taizu recruited so much hegemony, and he was pleased to see it... Cut Qing and Xu Erzhou, entrusted to hegemony. ”
The reason why Cao Cao was so heavy on Zang Ba, in addition to Zang Ba's more backbone, was also because Zang Ba brought a large number of people to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was happy, and directly named four of them as Taishou: Wu Dun as Licheng Taishou, Yin Li as Dongguan Taishou, Sun Guan as Beihai Taishou, Sun Kang as Chengyang Taishou, Cao Cao also entrusted Zang Ba with the Qingzhou he relied on to start and Xuzhou captured from Lü Bu.
Cao Cao dared to hand over Xuzhou to Zang Ba, and there was another reason: Zang Ba was not Lü Bu's true subordinate, but Xuzhou's sitting household, which was also Tao Qian's old department, and lü Bu was considered an ally: "From the Yellow Turban, the bully broke it from Tao Qian, and worshiped the lieutenant." He then gathered troops in Xuzhou, gathered with Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, and others, and became a marshal and Tun in Kaiyang. Taizu's courtship of Lü Buye, The Hegemonic General Assists Bu. Both poultry cloth, bully self-concealment. ”
This is the biggest difference between Zang Ba and Zhang Liao: Zhang Liao took the initiative to lead his troops to surrender after Lü Bu's defeat, although he was a time-conscious person who was Junjie, but it was inevitable that he would betray his master and be righteous. Zang Ba belonged to a masterless person, and had no subordinate relationship with Lü Bu: Tao Qian was long gone, and Cao Cao did not kill Tao Qian, so Zang Ba and Cao Cao had neither new nor old hatreds, as for those who had helped Lü Bu, it could be ignored.
Cao Cao Cao Pi was of course also very important to Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao's treatment was still slightly inferior to that of Zang Ba: Zhang Liao was eventually a former general, a false festival, the Marquis of Jinyang, and 2,600 households; Zang Ba, in addition to the same false festival and the title of Marquis of Liangcheng (also a county marquis), he held greater power than Zhang Liao and enjoyed higher treatment: "Zhi Jinwu, the position of special jin. Whenever there is a military, the emperor often consults yan. ”
Zhi Jinwu was the commander of the Yulin Army or the commander of the capital garrison, and also assumed responsibilities similar to those of the Shu Han Yamen general and the Ming Dynasty Jinyi guard: the emperor went out on patrol, and the zhi Jinwu either stayed in the capital, or led the Ti horse, and the infantry formed an honor guard and guard.
Zang Ba, like Zhang Gao, was in the same position as the Special Jin, that is, he basically enjoyed the treatment of the Three Dukes, while the rank of the Sifang General was comparable to that of jiuqing, all of which were golden seals and purple silks, which was one level worse than the three gongs. More importantly, Zang Ba's food yi was 3,500 households, nine hundred more than Zhang Liao's -- in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty and even in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the most important criterion for measuring how much status a person has achieved in battle is how many households there are. Generally speaking, there are only three or five hundred households in a pavilion, and there are several pavilions between Zang Ba and Zhang Liao.
In this comparison, we can see the gap: The same is the Marquis of False Festival County, Zhang Liaoguan to the former general position is the same as Jiuqing, Zang Ba's position to the special Jin enjoys the treatment of three dukes; Zhang Liao's food is 2,600 households, Zang Ba's food is 3,500 households; Zhang Liao's name is Yue Gang, and Zang Ba's number is Wei.
Only then did we know that "Gang" is not a complete beauty, and there is a big gap with the word "Wei": "Before making up for it, it is more powerful than just to make up for it; it is stronger to be stronger than it is to be strong in Congo. ”
Of course, the title does not explain everything, but looking at the history is different from reading the novel, although it may not be wonderful, but there are many cruel truths hidden in it: the different treatment of Zang Ba and Zhang Liao, does it mean that Cao Cao is still angry about Zhang Liao's betrayal of Lü Bu?