Cao Cao loves to play guessing games. Cao Cao loves to play word games and is famous for playing guessing games. There are several famous word games related to Cao Cao, the most famous of which is that Yang Xiu and Cao Cao played a guessing game, and finally skillfully solved the story that "chicken ribs" were killed by Cao Cao for an excuse.
"It's a pity to eat tasteless and abandon it."
Did Cao Cao kill Yang Xiu just because of "chicken ribs"?
The answer is not only because Yang Xiu is right in Cao Cao's mind, but because of a series of actions before, which made Cao Cao move the idea of killing Yang Xiu. Yang Xiu is witty, clever and eloquent. He was generous to talents, appreciated and valued by Cao Cao, and assisted his second son Cao Zhi. After the events of Guangmen, a box of cakes, Cao Cao's dream killing and Wu Zhi, Cao Cao secretly guarded against Yang Xiu, and later Yang Xiu secretly intervened in the waste prince, which caused great dissatisfaction and jealousy of Cao Cao. This made Cao Cao use the "chicken ribs" as an excuse to kill the killer and cut off Cao Zhi's wings, thus cutting off Cao Zhi's idea of taking office.
The first reason for Yang Xiu's death is that he has threatened the continuation of Cao Cao's regime, and it is a taboo for feudal dynasties for ministers to participate in the abolition of the prince. The second reason is that he is arrogant, too high-profile and doesn't know how to share the same dust. Finally killed by Cao Cao. "The History of the Three Kingdoms" says: "Mao has been worried about its changes from beginning to end, and he is quite talented. Yuan's nephew is also guilty."
"Empty box" is also a crossword puzzle.
This possibility cannot be said to be non-existent, but it is very low and almost impossible. First of all, let's take a look at the official positions of Cao Cao and Yu Xun at that time:
Using Cao Cao and Yu Xun's official titles is equivalent to a country's prime minister and chairman of the military commission serving food to the executive vice premier, which is a courtesy gift between the two countries. Who will have the courage to "empty the lunch box"?
In ancient China, feeding and feeding were top-down manners. The food given by the ancient emperors in China is a special food phenomenon in essence, and its meaning is not "food".
Compared with other physical gifts such as land, gold and silver, jade or coins, the gifts of cooked food and drinks have become a common reward method for ancient monarchs because of their low cost. "Han Shi Shi fen zhuan": "doctor, who is over fen, goes home to spend his old age safely ... when he is at home, he will bow his head and eat, as if he is moving forward." According to "Zi Jian" (Volume 225), "Yuan Zai is closely related. The day before yesterday, there were ten people in the kitchen, so there was a story". Among these two kinds of materials, one is to send meals to officials who support the elderly from time to time, which shows that the son of heaven does not forget the care of the old minister; The other is to send meals to the current prime minister every day, reflecting the monarch's love for the current minister.
Therefore, from the normal etiquette and convention, since delivering meals is an honor and favor, it is inevitable to strictly abide by the etiquette of giving gifts and delivering meals, and it is impossible to have an "oolong" incident in which the result of delivering meals is an empty box.
Therefore, there is only one possibility to give an "empty food box", that is, Cao Cao deliberately did it.
Now that we have just said, giving food is a kind of reward that emperors usually use to show their favor to their subjects. Then, combined with the results of "empty boxes", we can draw the conclusion that Cao Cao gave grain and used empty boxes for a unique purpose.
Among the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao is a monarch who is particularly good at attracting talents. Judging from his repeated orders for talents and even his thirst for talents, he is indeed a person who values and cares for talents. However, Cao Cao also has two sides. He can be affectionate to a talent or cold-blooded to someone he doesn't trust or like.
Cao Cao once wrote a letter to Taishi Ci as a gift.
Cao Cao not only sent letters and gifts to Taishi Ci, but also sent letters and gifts to Zhuge Liang.
It can be seen that Cao Cao is not only a man with a heart, but also a great man with a heart, a middle-aged literary life. Gifts and letters are very clever. Although what he said was "a small gesture", everything was silent, neither abrupt nor abrupt, but it made the people who were given gifts and the spectators feel very warm.
However, for Yu Xun, a decades-old colleague and his children's in-laws, Cao Cao's letters and gifts are not affectionate, but extraordinarily cold-blooded. Empty box = no affection, which is a great blow to Yu Xun, who is also a handsome middle-aged man in literature and art. This hint has already shown that the road of cooperation between him and Cao Cao has come to an end, and there is no kindness between them!
Why is Cao Cao so heartless?
That's because Yu Xun and Cao Cao have diametrically opposed positions on the issue of Cao Cao usurping power and claiming the throne. In the 17th year of Jian 'an (2 12), Cao Cao wanted to be a Qi Huangong, and he sealed Nine Tin (Nine Tin was nine kinds of gifts given to ministers by ancient emperors, including chariots and horses, clothes, musical instruments, warriors, bows and arrows, etc. This is the highest courtesy for ministers). Yu Xun said: "(Cao Gong) This Xingyi soldier is loyal and keeps the concession; Moreover, due to the influence of Yu Xun, Cao Cao even vowed that he would never join Wang Wei. Two like-minded people broke up in the face of huge interest disputes in reality. This also made Cao Cao very unhappy. In the same year, Cao Cao recruited Sun Quan and asked Yu Xun to work in Qiao County. After Yu Xun arrived, Cao Cao took the opportunity to detain him in the army. Then there is the "empty box" mentioned above.
From the ancient etiquette, we can know that the death of a scholar-bureaucrat is called "no longer eating the imperial salary", so people often use "no longer" to refer to the death of officials and scholars.
Since Cao Cao deliberately gave Yu Xun an empty lunch box, one of the meanings is to tell Yu Xun that your food is empty, and Yu Xun, who is familiar with history books, has already realized what Cao Cao said in his heart.
You want me to die, I have to die!
In retrospect, Yu Xun finally "died of anxiety". This way of death is closer to the so-called "worrying about death" in "Hidden Punishment". Simply put, the parties are worried and fearful after encountering major changes, leading to illness and death. If you can't see anything just by reading the annals of the Three Kingdoms, it is clearly written in the Spring and Autumn Annals of Wei State: Mao gave food, but he ate empty food and drank medicine and died.
Sima Guang said in Textual Research on Zi Zhi Tong Jian: "If you die, Cao Cao will cover your punishment." This inference is of historical significance. Cao Cao was secretive about the execution, but in the form of "hidden punishment", he should be afraid that the Xun family in Yingchuan behind him would have an impact on Cao Cao's founding.
Attached "hidden punishment": "hidden punishment is called" hidden punishment ",and here" hidden punishment "refers to concealing the case and not letting the public know the process of conviction and execution of prisoners." It is equivalent to "secret execution".
Among them, implicit punishment is generally divided into two forms: the first is the combination of implicit punishment and explicit punishment, such as giving death or imprisonment; The second is the real hidden punishment, such as fear of death or plotting against the wind. This is completely confidential, and it is in a hidden state from the beginning of the lawsuit to the final judgment. The cause of death is usually concealed by prisoners' suicide, illness or other causes of death.
Undoubtedly, Yu Xun died of Cao Cao's political persecution, and the way of "giving an empty box" not only allowed Cao Cao to quietly kill Yu Xun, a stumbling block to his usurpation, but also allowed Yu Xun to keep a decent death, minimizing political turmoil and making his usurpation road smoother.
On the other hand, Yu Xun ended his life in despair and pain, and maintained his final loyalty to the Han Dynasty.
Su Shi commented on Yu Xun in this way: there was chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, and the heroes rose together. Xun is also a saint. And fucking for nine tin, Wen Ruo is dead, so I have tasted that Wen is a saint, because he is like Zhang Zifang, and his way is like Bo Yi.
Yu Xun can be worthy of the title of "Minister".
Yu was the chief counselor of Cao Cao in the Cao Wei Group in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was called "my ovary" by Cao Cao.
One day, Cao Cao ordered his servant to bring him a brocade box with food. Yu Xun opened it, it was empty. Yu Xun suddenly understood that after handling the official business at hand, he committed suicide by taking poison at 3 noon at the age of 50.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yu Xun followed Cao Cao all his life and made suggestions for him. Once upon a time, there was an internal debate about whether to welcome Xu County, the provincial capital. Most people don't agree to welcome Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. Influenced by orthodoxy, Yu Xun thinks that Xian Di should be welcomed.
Cao Cao accepted his words. Sure enough, afterwards, Cao Cao was appointed as a general, Wu Pinghou, and was promoted to the position of Han, maintaining official order. From then on, Cao Cao's strategic advantage as a vassal was revealed, which also made Cao Cao the most powerful warlord in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. All these, Yu Xun.
Yu Xun has been following Cao Cao for many years. As Cao Cao's ambition grew bigger and bigger, he understood what Cao Cao was thinking. Isn't Cao Cao's purpose the Ninth Five-Year Plan?
Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty is a puppet emperor. Under the clamor of Cao Cao's cronies, the emperor decided to give Cao Cao nine gifts. But Yu Xun strongly opposed it.
Why did Yu Xun strongly oppose Cao Cao's nine gifts? It turns out that the nine gifts given by people and ministers are all on the top, and Dong Zhuo is the nine gifts. People's desires are infinite, and they are often eager to get ahead. If you want to go further, you must ascend to the throne. Yu Xun was a loyal supporter of the Han Dynasty. He is extremely sensitive to these things, so he resolutely opposes the nine gifts from master Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was very angry about this, and then ordered his servant to give Yu Xun a brocade. Yu Xun opened the empty brocade box and suddenly realized that I had reached the end of the grain in the Han Dynasty. With Cao's character, I won't let go, either I die or Cao Gong adds nine gifts. Isn't today's empty lunch box a hint that there is nothing to eat in the brocade box, so please choose for yourself (suicide)? Therefore, as soon as Yu Xun finished his official duties, he committed suicide by taking poison.
Yu Xun is loyal to the country in his bones. In his ideal, assisting the wise Lord to pacify the world and restore the Han Dynasty is the only correct way. Cao Cao came back from Battle of Red Cliffs in a crushing defeat. The main purpose of changing one's surname to be king is to boost morale, and at the same time, let the opponent make it clear once again that the son of heaven is in my hands and justice in the world is in my hands. You see, the son of heaven gave me a king and encouraged me to continue to pacify the world.
Cao Cao's behavior is tantamount to disloyalty in the eyes of guard Yu Xun, and his hope for Cao Cao's life is instantly shattered. In Cao Cao's view, a person whose common values have collapsed can no longer be used, not to mention that you insulted me in front of the ministers.
The above is the psychological background of an empty fruit box, not a food box.
The intention of the empty fruit box is actually very clever. We know Yang Xiu's death. Cao Cao wrote movable type on the door frame and a box of cakes on the box. Yang Xiu saw through it and knew what Cao Cao was thinking, so Cao Cao killed him. This incident shows that Cao Cao always likes to play some metaphorical tricks. Then sending Yu Xun an empty fruit box is naturally a metaphor-there is no fruit in the box, so you can "cut" it yourself. -this is the most superficial meaning. Yang Xiu still knows what I mean. Yu Xun and I have been together for decades. How can you not understand this meaning?
The deepest meaning of an empty fruit box is to express the feelings between two people. As far as Cao Cao's true nature is concerned, Yu Xun should be killed for such a performance, but after all, he has been dating for a long time. Without Yu Xun, how can he defeat Yuan Shao, pacify the north, and how can he support the emperor and establish officials? It can be said that Yu Xun is one of the people who have made great contributions in my life, and I can't kill him.
And Yu Xun is very smart, and he is also the person who can best grasp Cao Cao's mind. When the fruit box is delivered, it is generally considered that the fruit in the box is poisonous, so it doesn't matter. If you want me to die, I will satisfy your wish to die. You can imagine how Yu Xun felt when he opened the fruit box. I think he's relieved. You don't want to poison me. After all, you are still in love. You let me commit suicide to save my honor as the last counselor and civil servant in the Han Dynasty. You made me die for the Han Dynasty. This is the best destination.
The above is speculation, and only Cao Xun knows the truth.
This is Shourenjun who came uninvited.
Yu Xun is the main hero of Cao Cao's rise and is called "my son" by Cao Cao.
The argument between Cao Cao and Yu Xun broke out when Cao Cao carried Wang Wei. However, the patriarchal clan system in the Han Dynasty made it impossible for a different surname to become a king. Yu Xun was loyal to the Han Dynasty and opposed Cao Cao to be king. The friendship between the master and the minister for many years was cut off.
Later, Cao Cao became increasingly distrustful of Xun. Soon, Yu Xun died of depression in Shouchun.
But there is also a saying that Cao Cao gave Yu Xun an empty box.
Shou Renjun thinks this should be the solution.
This box represents the Han Dynasty, and there is nothing in it to show that the Han Dynasty is an empty box. If you are Han Chen, I'll give you the Han Dynasty and see what's in it. As a Chinese minister, I didn't eat. Is it sad or not? You call yourself Chen Han, but I gave you everything from Cao Cao, and you can only give you nothing.
Actually, just look at the time. Yu Xun really had to die at that time, and Cao Cao's handling left him a little dignity.
Yu Xun was one of the people who persuaded Cao Cao to meet the Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. He also clearly knew that the final result of Cao Cao's meeting with the Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty was to hold the emperor to make the princes. At this stage, he and Cao Cao's interests are the same, using Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty to pacify the Quartet under the banner of Han Dynasty.
But he hoped that Cao Cao would have to usurp the throne in the end.
Cao Cao came to this step, basically because he had to. If he does not further realize his power, the interests of Cao Jiahe Xiahou family will be difficult to preserve, so he is prepared to usurp the throne step by step. In the seventeenth year of Jian 'an, Cao Cao wanted to be a lord protector and seal nine seals. There was no such precedent in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao wanted to lift the table.
Of course, Yu Xun opposed Cao Cao in this matter, which caused Cao Cao's dissatisfaction. Yu Xun expressed the meaning of "loyalty to the monarch, modesty and retirement" in his lines of "Killing the Three Kingdoms", and Cao Cao realized that the original great hero Yu Xun had become a stumbling block on his way to usurp the throne.
When Cao Cao took him to the south to conquer Sun Quan and let him join the army, Yu Xun was "worried about his death". According to gossip, Cao Cao gave him an empty box. There is no place for him to eat here. You are useless to me now, even my obstacle. Do it yourself Yu Xun also got the news, so he died. He died decently, and Cao Cao didn't need to punish him, so he kept the last tacit understanding. Yu Xun's descendants never took power in the Cao Wei era, but in the Western Jin Dynasty, because they stood on the right, they maintained certain power, which was also reflected in the fact that Xun's death was not simple, that is, Cao Cao wanted to kill him.
This is a modification of "please enter the jar" and changed to "please enter the box". Before that, Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu, because Yang Xiu once shared his Mid-Autumn moon cakes. Cao Cao also wrote a word "box" on the box food. Yang Xiu saw it, found a knife, opened the box and cut the moon cakes into pieces. Everyone here is involved. Yang Xiu said that the Prime Minister said one bite for each person (food in a box). Don't you understand what the Prime Minister means?
Cao Cao ha ha a smile, the in the mind very uncomfortable to Yang Xiu.
It seems that Cao Cao has an indissoluble bond with the box.
Generally speaking, boxes and coffins are the same, and coffins have one more function than boxes. In addition to holding things, coffins are also used to hold funerals for people. Such as the golden coffin of Qin Shihuang. A box is a box, high and low, elegant and ugly. The box given to others must be good. The box that Cao Cao gave to Yu Xun must be small, but the quality must be exquisite.
Yu Xun is a "heart with rhinoceros spirit". After receiving the box sent by Prime Minister Cao, he understood what Cao meant and took it as a coffin. Yu Xun knew that Cao Cao was waiting for the messenger to go back and tell him that Yu Xun committed suicide immediately.
Cao Cao carried out his plan to usurp the Han dynasty step by step, and his goal was achieved. However, the surname of the Han dynasty did not become Cao, and Cao Cao should go further and be king. He wants to be Wang Wei. Yu Xun was the first to stand out against it. Cao Cao was furious, and then he thought that Emperor Xian of Han had so many people following him. Cao Cao is very annoyed. Yu Xun soon offended Cao Cao again. This time, Cao Cao is going south to fight Liu Bei. He was afraid that the ministers around Han Xiandi and Han Xiandi would catch fire together in Cao Cao's backyard. Therefore, Yu Xun, who supported Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty in the early days, died, and he can rest assured. So, I gave An Xun an empty box. Actually, this is a coffin for Yu Xun.
Yu Xun thought that since the Prime Minister sent something and refused to go in, he could not let go of "I would rather die standing than live on my knees". He committed suicide as a minister of the Han Dynasty.
When Cao Cao heard about it, he was reburied. This is the consistent style of Prime Minister Cao.
When it comes to lean, people subconsciously think of Cao Cao, who is very good at employing people. Cao Cao knows how to make good use of people. He was a master of democracy, and Cao Cao had many advisers, such as Yu Xun, and later Sima Yi was also recommended by Yu Xun. In fact, Yu Xun and Cao Cao have always been estranged. Everyone knows what Cao Cao thinks, but Cao Cao claims that he will not take away the world of the Han Dynasty and that he will not betray the Han Dynasty.
Although Yu Xun was Cao Cao's counselor, he was loyal to the Han Dynasty, not Cao Cao. In real history, all the people that Yu Xun really wants to help are on Cao Cao's side, and he can only follow Cao Cao. In fact, Yu Xun was loyal to Cao Cao at first, and he also believed that Cao Cao didn't want to object. He gave advice to Cao Cao and helped him a lot.
Yu Xun was disappointed after Cao Cao called Wang Wei. Before that, Cao Cao made it clear. Yu Xun has long been dissatisfied with Cao Cao, and Cao Cao knows this. So after Cao Cao called Wang Wei, he immediately sent an empty lunch box to Yu Xun. Many people say that this lunch box is to force Yu Xun to die. In fact, this kind of thing has never happened less in history, which means the same thing, that is, to test the minister's loyalty to himself and see his attitude.
For example, an empty lunch box means that Yu Xun can't get what he has always wanted. Yu Xun has always wanted to help the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao took this opportunity to show his position and tell Yu Xun what he really thought. Yu Xun knows what he wants, but Cao Cao won't do it. At the same time, I also told Yu Xun that your food was gone, indicating that Cao Cao would never reuse him from now on. Yu Xun was very clever, understood the meaning and finally chose to commit suicide.
I don't know what you think Cao Cao means by sending empty boxes. Might as well say it out, everyone has different opinions in their hearts, and we can communicate more.
In ancient times, the generals of both sides also wrote letters, but there were always some words of persuasion, so the ancients used gifts to express their wishes. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao used this trick skillfully. He gave many things to others in his life, including Guan Yu's red hare, Taishi Ci's Chinese medicine, Zhuge Liang's chewing gum and Yu Xun's empty box. Today, we will disassemble the purpose of Cao Cao's gift.
The red hare was originally a BMW brought back by Dong Zhuo from Xiliang. Dong Zhuo gave it to Lu Bu in order to win him over. After that, Lu Bu killed his old club Ding Yuan and went to Dong Zhuo's door. After Lu Bu lost to Cao Cao, the red hare also fell into Cao Cao's hands. Coincidentally, Guan Yu at that time also temporarily defected to Cao Cao, so Cao Cao followed Dong Zhuo's example and presented a "BMW to a hero". But Guan Yu is not Lu Bu. Although I accepted the red hare, I still miss Liu Bei all the time.
Cao Cao heard that Taishi Ci was working in Wu Dong, but Cao Cao also knew that Taishi Ci was very talented. Cao Cao wanted Taishi Ci to give up Wu and return to Wei, so he wrote a letter to him and put some angelica in his heart. Angelica sinensis has always been a traditional Chinese medicine. Cao Cao sent Taishi Ci Angelica sinensis, which means: Angelica sinensis, Angelica sinensis, appropriate return, and the meaning of wooing is already obvious.
Cao Cao once gave Zhuge Liang a "chicken tongue fragrance", which is also a clove in the north. It was also a valuable fragrant medicine in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and its main function was to avoid bad breath. It is the originator of chewing gum. When Shu and Wei were in the same situation, a generation of lean men actually chewed gum for Zhuge Liang. Let's analyze the reasons. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, merchants wanted to "play with things with the fragrance of chicken tongues", which was a symbol of entering the DPRK as an official and talking with the emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Cao Cao sent Zhuge Aliang chicken tongue fragrance, which can be understood as: I, Cao Cao, want to be an official with you, but I don't want you to assist a straw sandals seller.
In the seventeenth year of Jian 'an, Cao Cao wanted to seal lord protector and Nine Tin, but in history, all the nine tin additions were usurpers. At this time, Yu Xun said: "This Xingyi soldier is loyal and keeps the concession; At this time, Yu Xun angered Cao Cao, and Yu Xun defected to Cao Cao when he was weakest. Through the darkest ages together, Cao Cao was made. He thought Cao Cao was the Duke of Zhou, but in the end, Yu Xun misjudged Cao Cao.
Later, Cao Cao gave Yu Xun an empty box, but Yu Xun didn't see anything after opening it, so he was forced to commit suicide by taking poison. And Cao Cao sent Yu Xun an empty box, which can be understood as the big fellow who is loyal to you is just an empty box, so what are you still struggling with? Another meaning is to gently tell Yu Xun that he is useless now, and all he keeps is an empty box. Another is that there is no fruit in the box. Please help yourself. The meaning of this sentence is very clear, that is to persuade Yu Xun to commit suicide.
When Yu Xun saw the empty box, he committed suicide decisively. He is very self-aware, and even Xun is helpless!
Xiao Mu put together some ideas,
Discuss together!
Wei's "Spring and Autumn Annals" said: Taizu gave food and died of medicine.
As far as the empty food box incident is concerned, regardless of its authenticity, there are roughly the following explanations:
(1) Statement 1: An empty box means "Not allowed" and Yu Xun does not allow it. The dream of reviving the Han Dynasty is incompatible with Cao's ambition to rule the world.
(2) statement 2: an empty box means that the monarch and the minister will fight, but it will be empty. This may also mean telling Yu Xun to "shut up". The explanation is as follows: the box is hollow, and there is a mouth in the middle of the word "box" Hollow means no mouth, which means "shut up"
(3) Statement 3: An empty lunch box means "can't eat together" and homophonic "can't work together". "Biography of the Three Kingdoms Taishi Ci" "The kind ape is good at shooting, Cao Gong heard his name, left a kind book, sealed it with a reed, and kept angelica instead of it." It can be seen that it is not a whim for Cao Cao to send boxes and other things to others. The box given to Taishi Ci means Angelica, which means that he wants to join Taishi Ci, so sending an empty box to Yu Xun also has homophonic factors. This statement is not necessarily convincing, because the ancient sound is very different from the present sound, and it is for reference only.
(4) Statement 4: An empty food box means "life is over and food is empty".
An empty lunch box refers to Yu Xun, which means you are useless to me. The contents of the box are its only value. The box is empty. What is the value of a box without food?
6. An empty lunch box means "no need to eat in the future". For example, if Xu Da doesn't give tableware at dinner, he will commit suicide.
7.an empty box means a coffin. I will give you a coffin, you know.