As we all know, in the process of the establishment and growth of the Shu Han, Zhuge Liang made many outstanding contributions, and it can even be said that he "bowed down and did his best, and died after death". However, just as the so-called "ruler is short, inch is long", compared with the ancestor Liu Bei's knowledge of people and good appointments, Zhuge Liang actually has a certain room for improvement in the employment of people, such as the familiar Ma Mo, Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang on his deathbed: "Ma Mo's words are exaggerated, more than actual talents, can not be entrusted with major events, you have to examine him more." Zhuge Liang also thought that this was not the case, and let Ma Mo join the army, and often met and talked about military strategy, from day to night.
Therefore, during Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Ma Mo really showed his side on paper in the Battle of the Street Pavilion, not only losing the Street Pavilion, but also causing Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition to the Central Plains to fall short. In addition to Ma Mo, Dong Jie, who is going to talk about this article, is also a talent that Zhuge Liang once had a very important value. Zhuge Liang opened the government to govern affairs, with Dong Jie as the lingshi of the XiangFu, and the main book of the Xiangfu, praised as a "good man". However, for Dong Jue, who was praised by Zhuge Liang, although he was in charge of the imperial government in the late Shu Han Dynasty, he failed to suppress Huang Hao, that is, he could not change the outcome of the fall of the Shu state.
One
First, Dong Jie (東厥), courtesy name Gong Raider, was a native of Pingshi County, Yiyang County (present-day Tongbai County, Henan). During the Three Kingdoms period, shu Han was a heavy minister, and the zhenbei general Wei Yan was a fellow countryman. Wei Yan (?) –234), courtesy name Wenchang, was a native of the Ping clan of Yiyang (present-day Tongbai County, Henan). For Dong Jue, although he and Wei Yan were fellow townsmen, they were both officials in shu Han. However, because of the age gap, coupled with Dong Yue's preference for civilian officials and Wei Yan's preference for military generals, the intersection between the two is naturally relatively small. In 223, after Liu Bei's death, the later lord Liu Chan took the throne.
At that time, Zhuge Liang, the chancellor of the Shu Han Dynasty, opened the government to govern the affairs, and Dong Yue successively served as the minister of the history of the minister and the master of the book. The main book is the ancient official name, which is the subordinate of the chief official at all levels who is in charge of the clerical work. That is, like Yang Yi, Fei Yi, Jiang Huan and others, Dong Yue also assisted Zhuge Liang in handling various affairs at the Xiang Mansion. When Dong Yue was serving as the Lingshi of the XiangFu, Zhuge Liang praised Dong Yue and said, "Dong Lingshi is a talented person. Every time I talk to him, I think it through and appropriately. For Dong Jie, who was praised by Zhuge Liang, he naturally continued to grow under the weight of the former, and even became a minister in the late Shu Han Dynasty. However, Dong Yue's later performance was difficult to meet Zhuge Liang's praise and expectations.
Two
In the twelfth year of Jianxing (234), during the Fifth Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Zhuge Liang, the chancellor of the Shu Han Dynasty, died of illness in Wuzhangyuan. Soon after, Dong Yue's compatriot Wei Yan was beheaded by Yang Yi. After this storm, the Shu Han army withdrew to Shu. In this context, Dong Jie was gradually promoted to Shangshu servant by the later lord Liu Chan. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, Shangshu Ling was usually an important courtier, for example, after Zhuge Liang's death, Jiang Huan, Fei Yi, Dong Jie and others served as the official position of Shang Shu Ling, and as for the Shangshu servant, it can be called The deputy of Shang Shu Ling. In the second year of Jing Yao (259), Shang Shu Ling Chen Qi died, and Marquis Dong Of Nanxiang replaced Chen Qi as Shang Shu Ling.
Therefore, in 259 AD, Dong Jie, as the Shang Shu Ling of the Shu Kingdom, could be called the Prime Minister of the Shu Kingdom. After Zhuge Liang's death, the later lord Liu Chan abolished the post of chancellor, which further enhanced Shang Shuling's status, that is, he could assist the emperor in handling the imperial government. In 259 AD, Zhuge Liang's remaining jiang, fei yi, Dong Yun and other talents died. Therefore, for Shang Shuling Dong Yue, it is natural to have the heavy responsibility of supporting the Han Room, at least to ensure the survival of shu Han.
Three
In the fourth year of Jing Yao (261), Dong Yu was appointed as a general of the Auxiliary State, and was the same as Zhuge Zhan, who was then the general of The Capital Protector and wei, as a Lu Shang Shu. As far as Zhuge Zhan is concerned, he is the son of Zhuge Liang, and after Zhuge Liang's death, Zhuge Zhan is also in the Shu kingdom. In 261 AD, according to the arrangement of the later lord Liu Chan, the general Jiang Wei marched for many years and garrisoned Hanzhong, while the government of the Shu state was entrusted to Zhuge Zhan, Dong Jue, Fan Jian and other ministers. As we all know, in the late Shu Han Dynasty, the eunuch Huang Hao played with power and was deeply trusted by the later lord Liu Chan. Zhuge Zhan and Dong Yue failed to correct Liu Chan's mistake and stop Huang Hao's behavior.
In this regard, in the author's opinion, before Dong Jie, whether it was Zhuge Liang, or Jiang Huan, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, and others, they could completely suppress Huang Hao and prevent Huang Hao from influencing the government. However, during Dong Yue's reign, he was unable to stop Huang Hao's behavior. For example, in the fifth year of Jing Yao (262), Jiang Wei led an army out of Han and Hou He, but was defeated by Deng Ai, and Jiang Wei retired to Puzhong. When the eunuch Huang Hao gained power, he wanted to depose Jiang Wei and cultivate the right general Yan Yu. Jiang Wei requested that Huang Hao be beheaded, but Liu Chan refused, and Jiang Wei did not dare to return to Chengdu and plant wheat in Puzhong. That is, huang Hao's power was so great that the great general Jiang Wei did not dare to return to the capital city of Chengdu.
Four
Finally, in the fifth year of Jing Yao (262), Dong Jie and Zhuge Zhan believed that Jiang Wei had been fighting for many years without success, and the people of Shuzhong were poor and poor. Therefore, after the above table, the lord Liu Chan ordered Jiang Wei to return it, thinking that Yizhou had stabbed the history and regained the military power. In dealing with Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition, Dong Jie, like Zhuge Liang's son Zhuge Zhan, adhered to an attitude of opposition. In 263, Sima Zhao, who held the power of Cao Wei, launched the Battle of Wei to destroy Shu, and in the face of the attack of Cao Wei's army, Zhang Yi and Dong Yue marched to Yinping County, and heard that the Wei general Zhuge Xu was going to attack Jianwei, so he stayed in Yinping for more than a month to observe the situation. Later, Dong Jue and Zhang Yi had just arrived in Hanshou with their armies, and the Yang'an Pass had been captured by the generals sent by Zhong Hui. Jiang Wei retreated to Yinping County, and after reorganizing the army, he led his army to support the defenders of Guancheng, turned back halfway, and met Dong Yue, Liao Hua, Zhang Yi and others in Baishui County, so he had to abandon Yinping and retreat to the Sword Pavilion with Dong Yue and Zhang Yi.
However, because Deng Ai smuggled yinping, soldiers came to Chengdu, prompting the later lord Liu Chan to give up resistance. In the spring of the first year of Xianxi (264), after the fall of the Shu Han Dynasty, Dong Jie and Fan Jian went to the Wei capital Luoyang together, and the two were appointed by Sima Zhao to join the Xiangguo army. In the autumn of the same year, Dong Yue also served as a regular attendant on horseback and returned to Shudi to comfort and reward the people and soldiers of Shudi who had just surrendered. In the second year of Xianxi (265), Sima Yan established the Western Jin Dynasty, Cao Wei perished, and Dong Yue became a minister of the Western Jin Dynasty. Although Dong Yue eventually became a chancellor of the Western Jin Dynasty, in the late Shu Han Dynasty, Dong Yue was unable to suppress Huang Hao, and even more so in the Battle of Wei to Destroy Shu, thus unable to stop the fall of the Shu state. From this point of view, Dong Yue's actual ability was not as powerful as Zhuge Liang praised.