The "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Ce Biography" quotes the "Biography of JiangBiao" as saying: Yu Ji was a Taoist monk in Langya County (present-day Linyi, Shandong) at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and later moved to Jiangdong, and in the area of present-day Suzhou, he built a jingshe, the so-called jingshe, which was mainly used for reading and lecturing. Since he set up a fine house in Jiangnan, he should be a reader. However, he lived in Jiangdong for a long time and often used the water to treat the people. It is said that the rune water he made was still very magical, cured many people's diseases, and he gave a wide range of good fortunes, and there were many believers. From this point of view, Yu Ji is not only very learned, but also a highly skilled jianghu warlock. He used the water to cure diseases and save people, it seems that he did not make profits, but treated people with sincerity, saved the suffering and the difficult, and enthusiastically helped the sick, and had a high prestige among the people of Jiangdong.
Although Yu Ji is well known to women and children in Jiangdong, and his rune water is very psychic, saving countless people, not asking for money, and quite appealing, he is after all an unknown little person. So, how did he annoy Sun Ce, the great hero of Weizhen Jiangdong, and finally kill him?
After Yu Ji's death, the "Biography of JiangBiao" written by Yu Pulu of the Jin Dynasty was very different from the "Record of Searching for Gods" and the "Biography of Sun Ce of the Three Kingdoms". "Biography of JiangBiao" says: After Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong, he feasted on the generals and guests on the city tower, and Yu Ji happened to pass by the city tower, and when the generals and guests saw it, they went downstairs to kneel down to greet him, and the guards could not stop it, and hung sun Ce, the great hero of the southern part of the river, and gritted his teeth in hatred.
Sun Ce saw that Ji Weiwang had overshadowed him, and was furious, saying that he had deceived the hearts of the people and caused his subordinates to lose the courtesy of the king, so he ordered the sergeant Yu Ji to be arrested and imprisoned. Those who believed in and worshipped Yu Ji asked the women in the family to meet Sun Ce's old mother and intercede for this skillful and benevolent divine doctor. Sun Ce's subordinates also jointly wrote a petition requesting that Master Yu Ji's life be saved. Sun Ce did not listen, and ordered Yu Ji to be killed.
The Book of Search for God has another says something about this. It is said that Sun Ce wanted to take advantage of Cao Cao's big move, and when Xuchang's defense was empty, he was ready to lead his army to directly attack Cao Cao's old lair, and he took Yu Ji with him, just in time to suffer a major drought, the river was dry and shallow, and it was difficult for the big boat to walk.
Sun Ce got up early in the morning to urge the army to leave early, but found that the soldiers were all gathered at Ji's place and could not gather on time. Sun Ce was very annoyed, saying that Yu Ji had disturbed the hearts of the army and ruined military discipline, so he threw him on the ground and exposed him to the sun, forcing him to ask for rain, saying that if it rained before noon, he would spare him. Before noon, sure enough, the clouds were cloudy and the rain was pouring down, and everyone was relieved, thinking that Sun Ce would definitely pardon Yu Ji, but Sun Ce actually rebelled and killed him.
The death of Yu Ji recorded in the "Biography of Jiang Biao" and the "Book of Searching for God" is true or false, and even Chen Shou and Pei Songzhi cannot decide.
The historical novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" combines the records in "Jiangbiao Biography", "Search for God", and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and then uses the novel's unique rendering brushwork to mix in some myths and legends, making the story more mysterious and fascinating: saying that Sun Ce is deeply uneasy and angry about Ji's powerful appeal and prestige beyond himself, in order to get rid of Yu Ji, he finds an excuse to say, I heard that you have spells, you can call the wind and rain, if you can really pray for the wind and rain, I will spare you from death. At that time, there was a drought, the rivers were cut off, the fields were cracked, Yu Ji went on stage to pray, cast spells, and sure enough, during the great drought, there was a downpour, and the earth was revived, but Sun Ce reneged on his word and still put Yu Ji to death.
From then on, Yu Ji's unjust soul entangled Sun Ce, whether sitting or sleeping, Yu Ji's figure was everywhere, and sun Ce, who had just been fiercely plagiarized, was disturbed, and soon after, he was assassinated by Xu Gong's family and died.
Yu Ji used the water to cure diseases and save people, and was kind to the people of Jiangdong, so he was very popular, he was originally doing good deeds, and did not take the opportunity to collect wealth, but Sun Ce could not tolerate him. In fact, after carefully investigating the reasons, it was found that they did not have any major festivals, so why did the invincible Sun Ce want to go through with such a "small person", and had to cause the rest to die and get rid of them quickly?
In fact, the reason is very simple, Yu Jiguang gave favors but did not ask for returns, and the magic was magical, responsive, well-known in Jiangdong, prestige, countless fans, and he had actually posed a challenge to Sun Ce's authority, but Yu Ji was just a Taoist monk, a person who advocated innocence and nothingness, and it may not be his intention to appear in such a situation, right?
The people who the people like and support are a threat in the eyes of Sun Ce, because Yu Ji's prestige is high, and Sun Ce, who dominates Jiangdong, feels that his authority is being challenged, so he kills Ji. Sun Ce's killing of Yu Ji reflects the weakness of human nature and the nature of power.
Sun Ce was brave and brave, ranking at the top of the list of heroes of the Three Kingdoms, and his strength value was comparable to Lü Bu, and he was a fierce general who threatened the Three Kingdoms, but unfortunately he died young and did not establish a greater cause.
However, the story of him and Yu Ji reflects the ugliness of human nature, and also reveals the nature of solipsistic power, which is a true portrayal of the inherent exclusivity of power. In the traditional subconscious, whoever laid down the Jiangshan and the mountains will be surnamed with whom, what Cao Wei, Sun Wu, Liu Han... Essentially, there is no difference, it's all the same. Although Sun Ce bravely championed the three armies, he was not exempt from the vulgarity, what was deeply rooted in his thoughts was the only one, I was the lord of Jiangdong, everyone must look up to me, everyone must be included in my control.
And you Yu Ji have good character all day long, give great favors, and sincerely help the people of Jiangdong, and do not ask for returns, is this not competing with me for the people's hearts? No wonder Yu Ji did not have any ambitions, but he could not escape death after all. It can be seen from this that Yu Ji used the price of his life to tell future generations: In the sinister and bad environment of people's hearts, how difficult it is to be a good person with high moral character!
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