In the first month of the first year of Jiaping (249), the Cao Wei Emperor Cao Fang left Luoyang to pay homage to the Wei Ming Emperor Gao Pingling (present-day Gongrudian Village, Da'an Township, Ruyang County, Luoyang), and the general Cao Shuang, the leader of the Zhong, Cao Xi, and the General of Wuwei, Cao Xun. For Sima Yi, he finally waited for the opportunity to rebel. Therefore, after Cao Shuang and the others left the city, Sima Yi took the opportunity to play Empress Guo and ask cao shuang's brothers to be deposed. At that time, Sima Shi was the central protector, leading troops to garrison Sima Men and controlling Luoyang, the capital of Cao Wei. Sima Yi led the lieutenant Jiang Ji and other soldiers to greet Tianzi and stationed at the Luoshui Pontoon Bridge. He sent someone to explain Cao Shuang's crimes to the emperor. For Cao Shuang, he finally gave up resistance. And this prompted Sima Yi to win the victory of this mutiny.
In the change of Gao Pingling, the reason why Sima Yi's side was able to win was not only from Sima Fu, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao and other family forces, but also from the support of many Cao Wei ministers such as Jiang Ji and Gao Rou. Among them, as far as the Wang Guan mentioned in this article is concerned, there have been six Cao Wei monarchs, Cao Pi, Cao Rui, Cao Fang, Cao Xi, and Cao Wan, which are undoubtedly senior Cao Wei ministers. When the Gaopingling Rebellion broke out, Wang Guan also sided with Sima Yi and helped him control Cao Wei's forbidden army, thus playing an important role. Below, let's talk about Wang Guan, the minister of Cao Wei.
One
First of all, Wang Guan (?) –260), courtesy name Weitai, was a native of Dong Commandery (東郡廪丘, in modern Fan County, Henan), and a chancellor of the State of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. Wang Guan was lonely and poor when he was young, but he could sharpen his ambitions. As early as the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Guan's talent gained Cao Cao's attention. Therefore, Cao Cao recruited him to serve as the commander of Gao Tang, Yangquan, Yan County, and Ren County, and all the places he served were well governed. And this naturally made Cao Cao very satisfied, and also laid a good foundation for Wang Guan to step into The Clouds in Cao Wei.
In the first year of the Huang Dynasty (220), after Cao Cao's death, the Wei Emperor Cao Pi declared himself emperor. On this basis, Wang Guan entered the dynasty as Shang Shulang and Ting Wei Supervisor. Later, he served as the Taishou of Nanyang Commandery and Zhuo Commandery. Among them, the northern part of Zhuo County bordered the Xianbei sphere of influence, and was repeatedly attacked and plundered by the Xianbei people. After Wang Guan took office, he ordered the local border residents to live in one place every ten or more, and to build outposts at high places to guard against the intrusion of xianbei. At that time, some people were reluctant to do these fortifications, so Wang Guan sent officials to help these people build, and there was no time limit, as long as the things they had been done, they would come back separately. So the officials and the people cooperated with each other, consciously volunteered, encouraged each other, and it didn't take long for them all to be completed. With defensive preparations, the humble plunder will no longer happen. Therefore, it is very obvious that in the process of governing the localities, especially in the process of guarding the border, Wang Guan has achieved good results.
Two
In the first month of the seventh year of the Huang Dynasty (226), Cao Pi returned to his palace in Luoyang. On May 28, Cao Pi became seriously ill, and ordered the general Chen Qun of the Zhen Army, the general Cao Zhen of the Chinese Army, the general Cao Xiu of the Zhengdong Army, and the general Sima Yi of the Fu Army to receive the will and jointly assist the heir Cao Rui. After the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui ascended the throne, the edict divided the affairs of each county into drama, middle, and ping according to the number of county affairs. The person in charge wanted to list Zhuo County as a middle or flat, and this was naturally opposed by Wang Guan. At Wang Guan's insistence, Zhuo County was listed as a foreign drama county, and Later Wang Guan sent his son to Yecheng to be a hostage. At this time, there is only one young son by his side. That's how his impartiality is. Wang Guan was self-sufficient, quiet and simple, and could be called an example for subordinate officials. Subordinate officials learned from his style and encouraged themselves.
Later, Emperor Ming of Wei went to Xuchang and recruited Wang Guan to serve the imperial history as a ruler. Sima Yi, the eunuch, asked Emperor Ming of Wei to make Wang Guan a Zhonglang (中郎), and later promoted to Shangshu (尚書), and then to Yin (尹) of Henan, and was transferred to Shaofu (少府). In this regard, in the author's opinion, Sima Yi's favor for Wang Guan may be one of the reasons why Wang Guan supported him to launch a mutiny. Of course, for Cao Shuang, not only did he not promote Wang Guan, but because Wang Guan was just and righteous, he was more repulsive.
Three
After the death of the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, the auxiliary general Cao Shuang took charge of the imperial court and lived in luxury, and he ordered the official Zhang Da to cut down the materials for the construction of the houses in the imperial court and use them for his own use. Upon hearing this news, Wang Guan ordered that all these materials be made into a record and that the property should not be recorded in the officials. There were many rare playthings in the three Shangfang imperial palaces under the other Shaofu, and Cao Shuang often asked for them but was afraid of Wang Guan's self-preservation. Cao Shuang and others indulged extravagantly and indulged, and many times wanted to get them, but they were afraid that Wang Guan would abide by the law and be strict, so he transferred Wang Guan as a servant. In this regard, in the author's opinion, the pro-villain, Yuan Xianchen, is undoubtedly one of the reasons for Cao Shuang's eventual defeat. After Cao Shuang gained power, most of the talents appointed were vain people.
In the first month of the first decade (249), the Cao Wei Emperor Cao Fang paid a visit to the tomb of Emperor Ming of Wei at Gaoping Mausoleum, and the Cao Shuang brothers and their cronies accompanied him. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sima Yi, in the name of Empress Guo, ordered the closure of various gates, led his troops to occupy the arsenal, and sent troops out of the city to defend the Luoshui Pontoon Bridge. During the Gaopingling Rebellion, Sima Yi ordered Situ Gao Rou to act as a general and occupy Cao Shuang's camp; For Wang Guan, he directly helped Sima Yi control part of the forbidden army in the capital of Cao Wei. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Leader of the Middle Kingdom was one of the commanders of the Forbidden Army, and this position was originally held by Cao Shuang's brother Cao Xi. Now, with his prestige and seniority in Cao Wei, Wang Guan was able to temporarily assume this important official position.
After Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang and his henchmen, he rewarded him for his meritorious deeds and gave Wang Guan the title of Marquis of Guannei. He was reappointed as Shangshu and given the title of Lieutenant of MaDu.
Four
Finally, in the first year of the Zhengyuan Dynasty (254), the Cao Wei emperor Cao Fang was deposed, and Cao Xi succeeded to the throne, and Wang Guan was made the Marquis of Zhongxiang Ting. Soon after, he was awarded the title of Doctor of Guanglu and transferred to the right servant. In the fifth year of Ganlu (260), he personally rebelled against Sima Zhao, and was killed by the crown prince Chengji, who was only nineteen years old, and was buried in the northwest of Luoyang with Wang Li. As a result, for Cao Fang and Cao Xian, the two Cao Wei emperors, one was deposed by Sima Shi and the other was killed by Sima Zhao, and the ending was relatively bleak. In this context, for Wang Guan and other Cao Wei ministers, they did not stand against the Sima Yi family. And this, of course, is one of the reasons why Sima Shi and Sima Zhao have no fear.
In the first year of Jingyuan (260), the Wei yuan emperor Cao Huan succeeded to the throne, and made Wang Guan the Marquis of Yangxiang, adding 1,000 households to the previous seal, plus a total of 2,500 households previously sealed. Promoted to Sikong, Wang Guan resolutely resigned, and Cao Yan sent someone to his home to grant him an official position. A few days after taking office, Cao Huan gave Yuxi and ribbons, and Wang Guan immediately took the car back to his residence. During the reign of Cao Wan, the emperor, Wang Guan later died at home, and the will instructed that as long as there was a coffin, there was no treasure sacrifice vessel, and no soil was sealed or planted on the grave. Posthumously. His son Wang Wu (王悝) inherited the title. During the Xianxi dynasty, a fifth-class title was established, and because Wang Guan was outstanding in the previous dynasty, he renamed Wang Wu as Jiaodongzi.
In general, during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, Wang Guan went through six monarchs: Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Cao Rui, Cao Fang, Cao Xi, and Cao Yi. For Wang Guan, Jiang Ji, Gao Rou and other Cao Wei ministers, many of them supported Sima Yi's mutiny, which was undoubtedly an important reason why Sima Yi was able to defeat Cao Shuang.