Excuse me, is Wei Yan of the Three Kingdoms really going to rebel?

Analysis:

There is a huge injustice in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The victim is Wei Yan, who is said to have a chamfer on his head. After Zhuge Liang's death, he became a rebel thief punished by the people of Shu. But comparing with the history books, we can easily find the fog behind Wei Yan's death in the novel. First, Zhuge Liang arranged Wei Yan's breakthrough before he died. Isn't he afraid of Wei Yan's rebellion and surrender, and he still tries his best to wait for him to take the bait? Second, after Zhuge Liang's death, Wei Yan had many opportunities for treason, but he burned the plank road and led his army back to Shu. Finally, he was defeated and killed. Isn't this a trap? Thirdly, Wei Yan's life experience in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms lags far behind, and such a distorted fate seems to imply all kinds of suspense about Wei Yan's death.

The Three Kingdoms is an era we are familiar with. However, familiarity has nothing to do with reality. The novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms often occupies people's understanding of the Three Kingdoms. Zhao Yun was a famous general of the Five Tigers in Shu-Han Dynasty, but his identity may only be a body guard, and he never commanded many wars. Ma Chaoxing west cool soldiers cut cao, revenge for his father, who knows his father marten's death is because of him; Wei Yan disobeyed Zhuge Liang and rebelled, but it was the biggest injustice in the Three Kingdoms. Only the official history such as the annals of the Three Kingdoms can restore our true Three Kingdoms.

Won the reuse of Liu Bei.

The biggest unsolved case about Wei Yan in history is whether there is an anti-bone behind his forehead. This is the criterion for Zhuge Liang to judge whether he is loyal or not, and it is also the burden for him to be accused by thousands of people in the future. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang saw Wei Yan and ordered the thugs to go out and behead him on the grounds that "it is disloyal to eat his food and kill his master;" It is unfair to live on one's own land and dedicate it. I think there is an anti-bone behind Wei Yan's head, which will prevent bone after a long time, so I will kill it. "Zhuge Liang said this, in fact, is self-deception. Under Liu Bei, Ma Chao was an old minister of Zhang Lu and Jiang Wei was a general of Wei. At this rate, where is there any big loyal minister? Obviously, the problem is not loyalty, but rebellion. The so-called anti-bone is actually the occipital bone behind the forehead. The occipital process was born. Unfortunately, people with anti-bones will never turn over. In fact, the official history did not say that Wei Yan had an anti-bone, and Zhuge Liang would naturally not kill him because of Wei Yan's anti-bone. So, where did Wei Yan's anti-bone come from? Historians believe that Wei Yan's rebellion may not have been born, but was imposed on him by Luo Guanzhong. The reason is that the Romance of the Three Kingdoms smeared Wei Yan as an anti-thief, and his appearance naturally added a bit of "anti-thief" flavor. Wei Yan's fate was also distorted with his appearance, because this anti-bone, Wei Yan in the novel, began to reluctantly move closer to the word "anti" in the second half of his life.

The first half of Wei Yan's life was a "timely rain". As soon as he appeared in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he saved Liu Bei. Liu Bei defeated Xiangyang, but only a thousand soldiers around him were exhausted, only Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun couldn't open the city, and Cao Cao's army chased after them. They are in a dilemma and confused. On the occasion of life and death, Wei Yan led hundreds of people to the tower, hacked the gatekeeper to death, and opened the city gate to welcome Liu Bei into the city. At this point, the famous Wen Pin was killed, and most of Wei Yan's soldiers were killed or injured. Liu Bei refused to enter the city again, so Wei Yan had to take refuge in Changsha satrap Han Xuan alone, but his family was killed.

Liu Bei's downfall has nothing to do with Wei Yan. In order to rescue Liu Bei, he did not hesitate to offend Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, the adulterers and adulterers. He was a bloody man. His second appearance saved Huang Zhong. Chapter 53 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms writes that Liu Bei led Guan Yu to attack Xiangyang, and Huang Zhong thanked Guan Yu for not killing him. He hit Guan Yu's tassel with his bow, and Han Xuan was furious. He ordered the hatchet man to push Huang Zhong down the city gate and demanded to cut him off. At this critical juncture, Wei Yan stepped forward again, hacked to death the thugs, rescued Huang Zhong, and welcomed Liu Bei into the city and became Liu Bei's favorite.

In the two paragraphs of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Yan was brave and resourceful, and saved Liu Bei from danger twice. At this time, Wei Yan was obviously a "timely rain". Surprisingly, however, these two feats of Wei Yan are not recorded in the History of the Three Kingdoms, and Chen Shou, a historian who has always been straightforward, is unlikely to skip them. Historians believe that these two timely rains of Wei Yan should come from Luo Guanzhong. Wei Yan was both wise and brave in his early years, and Luo Guanzhong designed these two plays accordingly, which are just "Cut the Beard Cheongsam" by Ma Likao and "Going to the Meeting Alone" by Guan Yu. However, Xiao He succeeded and Xiao He failed. After the novelist subjectively identified Wei Yan as an anti-thief, he designed many plots and branded Wei Yan as a "rebel". The first half of Romance of the Three Kingdoms rendered Wei Yan to a climax, and the second half did not hesitate to put him in the cold, resulting in this strange Wei Yan.

Zhuge Liang's unjust case

Wei Yan, who lost these two feats, was also highly valued by Liu Bei in history. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, after Liu Bei gained Yizhou, Wei Yan's trilogy went to Shu with his predecessor, repeatedly made meritorious military service and moved Yamen to be a general. When Liu Bei arrived in Hanzhong, he wanted to use a general to defend Hanzhong. Everyone thought that Zhang Fei was the only one. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei promoted Wei Yan, a little-known person, which surprised the army for a while. Liu Bei appointed Wei Yan as the general of Zhenyuan and led the Hanzhong Prefecture. Once, the ministers of the conference asked Wei Yan, "What is your wish to live in this important position?" Wei Yan said, "If Cao Cao comes from all corners of the country, please refuse him for your majesty; I will send 100,000 people, please swallow it for the king. " Liu Bei was very happy to hear that. Being able to guard Hanzhong instead of Zhang Fei shows Liu Bei's trust in Wei Yan. Hanzhong, guarded by Wei Yan, has been an insurmountable obstacle for Ren Wei for decades. Dramatically, after Wei Yan's death, the troops of Wargo and Zhong Hui easily entered Chengdu from here.

Liu Bei was alive and Wei Yan was promoted many times. In 2 12 AD, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor and named Wei Yan as the general of Zhenbei and the Duke of Hou Ting. In the eighth year of lite, Wei Yan led an army into Qiang in the west. In Yangxi, he fought fiercely with Fei Yao, the general of Wei State, and Guo Huai, the secretariat of Yongzheng State, and broke Wei Jun. At that time, he became famous, so he moved to the west and sealed Nanzhenghou.

At this time, Wei Yan's official position became increasingly prominent, and his position in Shu became increasingly prominent. However, the arrogant Wei Yan was avoided by everyone. Every time Zhuge Liang went to war, Wei Yan recruited 10,000 soldiers, just like Han Xin in the Han Dynasty, and went to Tongguan separately to meet them. Zhuge Liang was cautious all his life and didn't answer. Wei Yan saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. He often tells people that Zhuge Liang is timid and hates that his talents are not fully exerted. It is human nature to complain, but it is obviously inappropriate to point the finger at Zhuge Liang, the leader of an army. His relationship with Yang Yi and Chang Shishu is getting worse day by day, which is incompatible with each other.

Zhuge Liang did not hate Wei Yan, but lamented that Wei Yan and Yang Xiong could not work together in Qixin. In The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang designed Wei Yan several times, which is exactly the plot of Luo Guanzhong's novel. In his works, Zhuge Liang suppressed Wei Yan everywhere: in order to lure the enemy deeper, Zhuge Liang made Wei Yan lose fifteen battalions in a row, and Wei Yan was "resentful"; Northern expedition to Cao Wei, also called Wei Yan took Sima Yi's helmet to Wei Ying to fight; In the first world war in Shanggu, Zhuge Liang came up with a poisonous trick and ordered Wei Yan to lure Sima Yi and his son into the valley. He wanted to burn Wei Yan and Sima Yi together, but it was a pity that people were not as good as heaven. The pouring rain not only saved Sima Yi and his son, but also made Zhuge Liang's plan to kill Wei Yan completely bankrupt.

Yang Yi turned against her enemy.

Zhuge Liang did not harm Wei Yan, and Wei Yan's death really started because of him. In the 12th year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan six times, with Wei Yan as the vanguard. That night, Wei Yan had a strange dream. He dreamed that he had a horn on his head, so he asked Zhao Zhi. Zhao Zhi didn't dare to say it, but said, "Husband Kirin has horns, so don't use them. Just like a thief wants to break himself without fighting. " In private, he said to people, "Corner characters are words, and they are also used by the sword. It's fierce to use a knife on your head. "

On the previous March route, Wei Yan and Zhuge Liang clashed again. Zhuge Liang attacked Wei, and all of them came from Qishan. March before and after more than a month, Wei Jun heard, ready. Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan six times before and after, but he didn't make much achievements, which may also be related to this. Wei Yan thinks that the soldiers are expensive and fast, and Xiahou Mao, the general of Wei Anxi, is too young to plan. If there are 5,000 elite soldiers, they will go straight out from the praise, go east along the Qinling Mountains and go north at noon, but they will arrive in Chang 'an in ten days. When Xiahou Mao heard that the soldiers were coming, he fled by boat. In this way, Chang' an will be at your fingertips, and Xianyang West will be like taking things. Zhuge Liang thinks that this plan is too risky, so it is better to take a shortcut, so Wei Yan's plan is not needed. Wei Yan is more and more dissatisfied. In fact, Wei Yan's plan is the best policy, but his personality is bold and unrestrained, and Zhuge Liang is not at ease.

When I heard that Zhuge Liang was in Wei, I already knew about it and waited for it. Even if Zhuge Liang had a clever plan, it didn't take any advantage. "He died before he could conquer." Zhuge Liang fell to Wuzhangyuan. Life and death have their own days, but the Romance of the Three Kingdoms blames Wei Yan for Zhuge Liang's death: Zhuge Liang knew that he was going to die soon, and he continued his life by praying for death. Wei Yan entered the account and reported the military situation. Unexpectedly, the main light used to pray for death was knocked out. Jiang Wei was furious and drew his sword to kill Wei Yan, but Zhuge Liang stopped him.

Wei Yan was not killed by Zhuge Liang, but his death was closely related to Zhuge Liang. A secret meeting held by Zhuge Liang before his death directly led to Wei Yan's unjust death. Yang Yi, Sima Fei, Jiang Wei, and the garrison troops attended the secret meeting. Wei Yan was excluded from the secret meeting, and the result of the secret meeting was that the Shu army retreated and Wei Yan broke back. After Zhuge Liang's death, Yang Yimi sent Fei Heng to Wei Yan to ask for directions. Wei Yan is a real person: "Although the Prime Minister is dead, I am here. If the government has a close relationship with the official family, the funeral can be buried. I should take my troops to fight thieves. Why should a person's death abolish the evil in the world? And who is Wei Yan? Who should take charge of Yang Yi's department and make the final decision? " Wei Yan's words have some truth. How can you get things done hastily because of a person's death? Before Zhuge Liang died, Wei Yan was not allowed to attend the secret meeting, and the military and political power was handed over to Yang Yi, who was incompatible with him. Wei Yan only plays a supporting role, which makes Wei Yan, who has always been conceited, very frustrated. It can be said that Zhuge Liang's policy inclination during his lifetime has greatly changed Wei Yan's mentality.

The ultimate tragedy

It's easy to do stupid things when you are out of balance. Wei Yan wants to jointly issue a military order. Fei Yi was even more cautious, saying, "When you become a military attache, you should be considerate of Yang Changshi, a long history, and you should be martial and not disobey orders." Run away at once. Soon, Yang Yi and others discussed withdrawing troops. Wei Yan was furious and led his men back to Shu first, burning plank roads along the way. Obviously, Wei Yan didn't want to rebel. Otherwise, why didn't he lead the troops to fight Wei Jun and move troops back to China? How could he resist? When Wei Yan is angry, he is brave as a man, and his actions are all emotional disputes. His character defects often make him do irreparable things.

Wei Yan wrote to the deceased Liu Chan, accusing Yang Yi and others of their intention to rebel; Almost at the same time, Yang Yi wrote an urgent report about Wei Yan's rebellion and sent it to Chengdu. Dong Yun, a police officer, asked the prefect Jiang Wan, and it was difficult to decide who would rebel. Unfortunately, both of them think that Yang Yi suspects Wei Yan. Wei Yanping has always been supercilious, and everyone avoids him. At this time, there is naturally no one to intercede for him. It is said that Wei Yan wants to rebel, and his personality defect caused the tragedy of Wei Yan's unjust death.

Wei Yan didn't know that he had become a traitor at this time, and he fought Yang Yi at Nangukou. Before the war, He Ping, the general of the Shu army, scolded him before the war: "You are dead, and your bones are not cold. How dare your generation be helpless?" The soldiers in Wei Yan's array heard this and dispersed in a hubbub. Wei Yan and his son died in Hanzhong, and Yang Yi sent Ma Dai to kill them, behead Wei Yan and kill three families. Yang Yi stepped on Wei Yan's head and said proudly, "Slave, can you do evil again?" Wei Yan went back to Shu to kill Yang Yi, not to mention the rebellion. Chen shou has made a conclusion in the annals of the Three Kingdoms. However, it is wrong to go against Zhuge Liang's wishes and burn the plank road. In addition, he is usually too withdrawn and impulsive. Several reasons caused Wei Yan's abnormal death. Ironically, Yang Yi, who was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Zhuge Liang, said when her desire for power was not satisfied: "If I had known this, why would the Prime Minister have voted for Wei with all his army when he died?" This sentence tells the world whose brain is really anti-bone.