Chapter 048: The Ministers of Wei (I)
As the most powerful country in the Three Kingdoms period, Wei also had a lot of talents, and here is a rough introduction to the more important Wei ministers who were not described in detail before.
In history, Yuan Lian, Zhang Fan, Guo Yuan, Wang Xiu (Wang Xuan), Bing Yuan, Mao Jue, Xu Yi, Liu Fu, Ren Jun, Wang Cang and others died before Cao Pi became emperor, and they were all courtiers who followed Cao Cao.
【Yuan Lian】
Yuan Lian, the word Yaoqing, Chen County Fule people. An official in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he was born in the "Chen County Yuan Family" and was the son of Situ Yuan Pang. In his early years, he served as a county gongcao, and was later requisitioned by the government, and was successively promoted to high rank and show talent. At the end of the Han Dynasty, when the war was raging, Yuan Lianliu lived in the Jianghuai area, and was recommended by Liu Bei as a talent at first, and then used by Yuan Shu, and then voted for Lu Bu. Lu Bu once asked Yuan Chuan to write a letter to insult Liu Bei, but Yuan Chuan was righteously refused.
In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), Cao Cao led his troops to exterminate Lü Bu, and Yuan Jian switched to Cao Cao, and once persuaded Cao Cao to open the restrictions on the people and allow the people to leave freely. Later, he was the governor of the southern part of Pei, and later served as a counselor, and he was conscientious in his office, and was known for his courage to speak out.
In the eighteenth year of Jian'an (213), Cao Cao was called the Duke of Wei and established the Wei State. After several years in office, Yuan Jian died, and Cao Cao shed tears for him.
【Zhang Fan】
Zhang Fan, the word Gongyi, a native of Hanoi, after Zhang Liang, the Marquis of the Western Han Dynasty, the grandson of Situ Zhang Xin, and the son of Taiwei Zhang Yan. Born in a famous family, he once discouraged Yuan Shu from becoming emperor.
Later, he became an official under Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He does not pursue official positions, likes to help the poor, has no money to spare, and respects the poor and widows inside and outside. For foreign gifts, it is never used, and when Zhang Fan dies, he will return it all.
【Guoyuan】
Guoyuan, Zini, is a native of Gai County, Le'an County. He is the master of Zheng Xuan in the late Han Dynasty, who once followed Guan Ning and Bingyuan to avoid chaos in Liaodong, and later returned to the Central Plains.
After Cao Cao implemented the tuntian system, he once made Guoyuan responsible for handling the tuntian affairs. Guo Yuan gave full play to his management skills, balanced the interests of the policy in many aspects, distributed the land of Tuntian to the people, arranged officials to follow up according to the proportion of the people, and listed various implementation measures of Tuntian, which made the country prosperous and the people able to live and work in peace and contentment in just five years. Cao Cao conquered Guanzhong, stayed in Guoyuan as logistics, served as the governor of the palace, and oversaw all affairs in the palace. Soon, Tian Yin and Su Bo rebelled in the river, the general Jia Xin broke it, and more than 1,000 people under Tian Yin asked to surrender, Cheng Yu persuaded Cao Cao not to surrender the people, and Guoyuan also thought that it was not the first evil to ask the remnants of the party to surrender, and asked for forgiveness, and as a result, more than 1,000 people were able to save their lives. Later, Guoyuan served as a servant, ranked as the ninth secretary, and finally died in office.
【Wang Xiu】
Wang Xiu, that is, Wang Xuan, the word Shuzhi, a native of Yingling, Beihai County, successively served Kong Rong, Yuan Tan, and Cao Cao. He is an upright person, inhibits the strong and strong when governing the place, and has clear rewards and punishments, and is deeply loved by the people.
After Cao Cao attacked, Wang Xiu came to support Yuan Tan day and night, and finally came one step too late, his loyalty was recognized by Cao Cao, and later he opposed corporal punishment, and when Yan Cai rebelled, Wang Xiu led people to support Cao Cao, and finally died of illness.
【Bingyuan】
Bing Yuan, the root of the word, Beihai Zhu Xuren. Late Eastern Han Dynasty celebrities and ministers. He was young and poor, and he was lonely at an early age. At the beginning, it was cited by the North Sea Xiangkong Rong. Later, he crossed the sea to Liaodong and helped Liu Zheng get out of trouble. When Cao Cao was the commonplace, Ren Bing was originally the East Pavilion sacrificial wine. Cao Cao once planned to let his beloved son Cao Chong and Bing Yuan's daughter be buried together, but he refused.
In the fifteenth year of Jian'an (210), Bing Yuan served as the prime minister, often accompanied by Cao Pi, and later Liang Mao became the chief of the five senses, closed the door, and did not go out on official business. He followed Cao Cao to conquer Wu and died on the way.
【Mao Jue】
Mao Jue, the word filial piety, Chen Liupingqiu, was a county official when he was young, and was known for his honesty and fairness. Due to the war, he planned to go to Jingzhou to avoid chaos, but he knew that Liu Biao's decree was not strict, so he went to Luyang instead. Later, he took refuge in Cao Cao and put forward the strategic plan of "serving the Son of Heaven to order not to be subordinate, cultivating and planting, and raising livestock and military resources", which was appreciated by Cao Cao.
Later, Mao Jue and Cui Yan presided over the election, and they used honest and honest people. And Mao Jue is also very incorruptible, so he arouses the wind of incorruptibility in the world, even the noble and favored ministers, the clothes and vehicles do not dare to be too luxurious. Mao Jue and Cui Yan changed the atmosphere of the court, which made Cao Cao greatly appreciated, and Cao Pi also visited him in person.
In the eighteenth year of Jian'an (213), Cao Cao was named the Duke of Wei, and Mao Jue was reappointed as a scholar and servant, and then elected. He also secretly advised Cao Cao that he should appoint his eldest son Cao Pi as the crown prince of Wei. In the twenty-first year of Jian'an (216), Cui Yan was killed, and Mao Jue was very unhappy. Later, someone falsely accused Mao Jue, and Cao Cao was furious and put Mao Jie in prison. Later, under the rescue of Huanjie and Heqia, he was only dismissed from his post and died at home soon after. Cao Cao gave him a coffin and money after his death.
【Xu Yi】
Xu Yi, the word Jicai, a native of Dongguan, was an official in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Xu Yi was loyal and upright, served Cao Cao, was hated by Ding Yi, and was considered Cao Cao's Zhuge Feng. He successively served as Prime Minister Changshi, Yongzhou Thorn Shi, Wei County Taishou, Shangshu, Shangshu Ling, Lieutenant, Counselor, etc., and died in the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219).
【Liu Fu】
Liu Fu, the word Yuanying, is a native of Peiguo Xiang County. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was named. At the end of the Han Dynasty, he took refuge in Huainan and persuaded Yuan Shu to send Qi Ji and Qin Yi to Cao Cao, Cao Cao Dayue, and made Situ a subordinate of Peng.
After Yangzhou Assassin Yan Xiang was attacked, Liu Fu was appointed as Yangzhou Assassin History, went to build the state to govern Hefei, and appeased the local armed forces and the people, developed production, built water conservancy, and built the city fortress to strengthen the garrison of the city, quite meritorious, deeply loved by the people. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Liu Fu died. After that, Sun Quan attacked in a big way, because of Liu Fu's preparations before his death, he failed to conquer Hefei.
【Ryoshige】
Liang Mao, the word Bofang, Shanyang Changyi people. Young people are eager to learn, and they often cite the classics as evidence when they are discussing. Cao Cao later made him Sikong Peng, raised the high rank, and made up for the imperial history. At this time, there were many thieves in Taishan County, and after Liang Mao took the position of Taishan Taishou, more than 1,000 families came with children to attach themselves within a month. Later, Liang Mao was transferred to Lelang Taishou.
At that time, Gongsun Du, who was guarding Liaodong, detained Liang Mao without authorization and prevented him from taking office, but Liang Mao always refused to give in to Gongsun Du. The leader of the Gongsun family discussed taking the opportunity to attack Yecheng during Cao Cao's Northern Expedition, but was dissuaded by Liang Mao.
Liang Mao later moved to Wei County Taishou, Gan Lingxiang, and the states and counties he governed had political achievements. When Cao Pi was appointed as the general of the five officials, Liang Mao was elected as the chief historian, and later moved to the left army division. Soon after the establishment of the Wei state, he was transferred to Shangshu and later transferred to lieutenant Fengchang. After Cao Pi was established as the prince of Wei, Liang Mao served as the crown prince and concubine, was respected, and died soon after in office.
【Ren Jun】
Ren Jun, whose name is Boda, is a native of Zhongmu County, Henan County, and Cao Cao married his sister to him in history. When Dong Zhuo was in turmoil, Ren Jun persuaded Zhongmu to order Yang Yuan to govern Henan and resist the riots. coincided with Cao Cao's army, and Ren Jun recruited hundreds of clan guests to join Cao Cao. After that, every time Cao Cao went on an expedition, Ren Jun usually supplied the army in the rear.
Later, when there was a famine, Zao only suggested the implementation of Tuntian, and Ren Jun was appointed as the general of the Diannong Zhonglang and recruited the people to make Tuntian, which was a great success. In the battle of Guandu, Ren Jun presided over the transportation of armaments and grain and grass, and the enemy army tried to cut off the grain route, but under the protection of Ren Jun's efforts, the enemy army could not succeed. Cao Cao also knew that Ren Jun had worked hard and made great achievements, so he appointed him as the captain of Changshui and the marquis of the capital pavilion. Ren Jun often helps others, and his faithfulness is praised. He died in the ninth year of Jian'an (204), and Cao Cao wept for a long time.
【Wang Cang】
Wang Cang, the word Zhongxuan. A native of Gaoping County, Shanyang County. A famous writer at that time, one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an". It is rare to be famous and appreciated by the famous scholar Cai Yong. In the second year of Chuping (192), due to the riots in Guanzhong, he went to Jingzhou to rely on Liu Biao, and lived in Jingzhou for more than ten years. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Cao Cao conquered Jingzhou in the south, and soon after, Liu Biao died of illness, his son Liu Cong surrendered to Juzhou, and Wang Cang also returned to Cao Cao, won the trust of Cao's father and son, and gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei. In the eighteenth year of Jian'an (213), the Kingdom of Wei was established, and Wang Cang served as a servant. In the twenty-second year of Jian'an (216), Wang Cang followed Cao Cao to conquer Sun Quan in the south, and died of illness on the way back to the north at the age of forty-one.
Wang Cang had two sons, who were implicated in Wei's conspiracy and were both killed by Cao Pi.
PS: Wei Guo's role is a bit too much,,,