Today's idiom story of the Three Kingdoms can be found in Chapter 61 of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which happened when Cao Cao added nine Xi, and the relevant figures were Dong Zhao, Yu Xun and Cao Cao respectively. The original text is as follows:
It is said that Cao Cao is very prosperous in Xudu and Weifu. Dong, who has a long history, said: "Since ancient times, people and ministers have not been as successful as prime ministers, although Zhou Gonghe is incomparable. After more than 30 years of wind and rain, the fierce people were swept away and the people were killed, which enabled the Han Dynasty to recover. Can you go public with the princes? Accept Gong Wei's position and add nine tin to show merit. " ..... The waiter Yu Xun said, "Impossible. The Prime Minister served as a soldier in Xingyi and helped the Han family. He should be loyal, keep modesty and retreat. Gentleman's love can't be physical. " Cao Cao was very angry. Dong Zhao said, "Can one person block the expectations?" So I ask you to honor Cao Cao and add nine tin to Wei Gong.
Yu Xun sighed, "I don't want to see this today!" Fuck, I hate it. I thought I wouldn't help myself. In October of the seventeenth year of Jian 'an, Cao Cao went to Jiangnan and ordered Yu Xun to go with him. It is known that Cao Cao committed suicide, and his illness ended in Shouchun. Suddenly, Cao Cao sent someone to send a box of grain. There is an autographed seal on the box. Open the box and see, there is nothing. I know what this means, so I took poison and died. Fifty. Later generations lamented in a poem: "Wen Ruo's talent is world-famous, but his poverty lies at the gate of power. Later generations should not be ashamed of Han Jun than Liu Hou. "His son Xun Yun wrote a letter of mourning to Cao Cao. Cao Cao regretted it very much, ordered a rebury and said that he would respect Hou.
According to the plot development of the novel, Cao Cao took control of the court at the end of the Han Dynasty, and Dong Zhao, who has a long history, publicly stated that he would promote Cao Cao to Gong Wei and give him the title of Nine Xi. However, this proposal was strongly opposed by assistant Yu Xun. Yu Xun believes that Cao Cao's purpose is to help the Han Dynasty, and he should be loyal to the court. However, Gong Wei's promotion runs counter to this goal. When Cao Cao heard these words, he was very dissatisfied with Xun. Soon, Dong Zhao and others called Han Xian Emperor and named Cao as a man. After this incident, Cao Cao deliberately killed Yu Xun. So he gave Yu Xun an empty box when he was fighting with Sun Quan. Yu Xun said that he committed suicide by taking poison.
The idiom to be introduced in this article is Yu Xun's "love with morality", which means to love according to moral standards. Generally speaking, people will not be partial to others, nor will they be tolerant. The earliest source of this idiom is "a gentleman loves his virtue, and a gentleman loves his tolerance" in the Book of Rites written by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty.
The story described in the novel is a real historical event. According to the reflection? Yu Xun Biography: "In the seventeenth year, Dong Zhao and others said that they would promote Taizu to lord protector, and prepare for nine times to show their great honor and discuss in secret. I thought Taizu was a Xingyi soldier, loyal and honest, guarding the concession. Gentleman's love is not appropriate. When Mao was 50 years old, he paid tribute to Hou because of his restless heart. Mao will be Gong Wei next year. "
As for the cause of death of Yu Xun in history, the historical records are slightly different. Reflection? Yu Xun Zhuan quoted Wei Chunqiu as saying: "Mao gave food, but he ate it, so he drank medicine and died." The commentary quoted Chunqiu as saying: "When Dong Zhao established his thoughts, he had different opinions, starting with Mao. And Xi Shu's visit to the army, after drinking and honouring, stayed in the room. Mao knew he wanted to seal it, but he sent it away, so there was nothing to say. He died in Shouchun, and Shouchun's deceased sued Sun Quan, saying that after Mao asked him to kill him, he refused to accept it and committed suicide. " Although the causes of death are different, they all have a lot to do with Dong Zhao.
Speaking of Dong Zhao, He Chao, a member of the Wang Dynasty, once commented in "Reading the Secretary of Yimen": "(Dong) Zhao only cares about Xun and Guo Zhi, so he first flatters Cao, and when Cao Cao's time has come, he ignores Geng Baoer. The Yuan people said, "(Dong) Zhao's personality is not equal, and his strategy is as wonderful as that of Er Xun. "He Chao's evaluation of Dong Zhao is so low because Dong Zhao's flattery even killed Yu Xun, a famous star in the late Han Dynasty, and his despicable character was criticized by many people at that time. While pointing out Dong Zhao's misdeeds, Hu Sansheng also talked about his advantages objectively.
Dong Zhao did three great things in his life. According to the reflection? According to Dong, after Cao Cao came to Luoyang, Dong Zhao suggested to him to move Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty to Xuchang as soon as possible, so that Cao Cao's "Fengtian" strategy became a reality. Dong Zhao invited Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty to make Cao Cao Wang Wei, which further accelerated the evolution of Han and Wei Dynasties and laid a solid foundation for the later establishment of Cao Wei Empire, but it led to the suicide of the famous Yu Xun. In addition, Dong Zhao also proposed to make public the secret letter written by Sun Quan to Cao Cao during Jing Xiang's wartime, which made Guan Yu unwilling to fight again and had to leave the front line of Fancheng and withdraw south. Then he was surrounded by Wu Dong's army and eventually lost his life.