Cang Hong is undoubtedly a talented person. His talent has been affirmed by Juck Zhang, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, the secretariat of Yanzhou, and Kong Zhou, the secretariat of Yuzhou. Few people know that even the Kanto vassal Coalition forces crusaded against Dong Zhuo and Zang Hong were the initiators.
Yuan Shao
Cang Hong lived in the darkest period of Huan and Ling emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Due to the darkness of the imperial court, Cang Hong resigned and returned to his home in Guangling County, Xuzhou. It was requisitioned by Juck Zhang, the prefect of Guangling County, as a prefect assistant officer. At this time, the Eastern Han Dynasty was controlled by Dong Zhuo, and Cang Hong was the first person to realize this problem. He consulted with Juck Zhang, and after the uprising, he helped the court. Juck Zhang agreed and went to find his brother, the satrap Zhang.
At that time, Cao Cao was recruiting troops in Chenliu County, and naturally knew Zhang Miao, the satrap of Chenliu. At that time, Cao Cao was also bent on helping the Han Dynasty, so Cao Cao also responded to the actions of Juck Zhang and * * * against Dong Zhuo. After that, the counties in Kanto United and gathered in a place called Zizyphus jujuba, and * * elected Yuan Shao as the leader.
Cang Hong
It is what Cang Hong said that drafted an altar oath against Dong Zhuo for the Kanto Allied Forces, which is enough to show Cang Hong's talent. It was also at this time that Yuan Shao met and got a certain understanding of the talents. So when Zhang Qian was sent to Youzhou to contact Fu, Yuan Shao visited the local people trapped by the war and was appointed as Qingzhou Secretariat.
Lombardi's behavior is not authentic, because he was an official under Juck Zhang at that time, but he was taken away by Lombardi halfway. But Lombardi gave Cang Hong Qingzhou the position of secretariat, which even surpassed Cang Hong's old superior, and the position of Juck Zhang, the prefect of Guangling, was reused. You know, Yuan Shao was just a shepherd in Jizhou.
Zhang Miao
In other words, Yuan Shaoyong dug up Cang Hong from Juck Zhang. Of course, Cang Hong also agreed to this matter. If both sides don't agree, no one can force Cang Hong to stay. After all, Yuan Shaoyong had a great reputation at that time, and there were a lot of cremation support in Jizhou. After all, Yuan Shaoyong and Cang Hong are you and me, so Cang Hong became the secretariat of Qingzhou.
Cang Hong has made some achievements in governing Qingzhou, but one thing turned Yuan Shao and Cang Hong against each other. Yuan Shao personally led an army to attack Cang Hong, the secretariat of Qingzhou, and Cang Hong eventually died.
Great changes have taken place in Yanzhou when Cang Hong served as the secretariat of Qingzhou. When Cao Cao, the secretariat of Yanzhou, led an army to attack Xuzhou, the left-behind Chen Gong joined forces with Zhang Qian and Zhang Miao, the prefect of Guangling, to welcome Lu Bu to Yanzhou and make an enemy of Cao Cao. After more than two years of war, Cao Cao defeated the allied forces of Chen Gong, Juck Zhang, Zhang Miao and Lu Bu in Yanzhou and surrounded him.
Cang Hong
At this time, Cang Hong was called Qingzhou Secretariat, but he had no actual power, because everything in Cang Hong was given to him by Yuan Shao. Judging from the affiliation, Yuan Shao was a monarch, and reported to Yuan Shao asking for rescue of Juck Zhang. Yuan Shao did not agree, because Cao Cao was attached to Yuan Shao at that time, Yuan Shao could not save Juck Zhang, but was objectively Cao Cao's enemy, so Yuan Shao refused to rescue Juck Zhang.
Three months later, Juck Zhang was surrounded by Cao Cao and Juck Zhang was killed by Cao Cao. Cang Hong resented Yuan Shao because of Zhang Chaozhi's death, so he declared his independence from Yuan Shao. Cang Hong's behavior angered Yuan Shao, who launched an army to surround Cang Hong. Cang Hong refused to surrender. When food was scarce in the city, Cang Hong killed his concubine to feed the soldiers, but it still didn't turn the situation around. After a year of siege, seven or eight thousand people starved to death in the city.
Many people admire Cang Hong's behavior and think that Cang Hong is an honest man. Many people admire the solar terms of loving the people like children and being indomitable, but personally, Cang Hong's behavior is not desirable for the following reasons:
Yuan Shao
1, it is his personal behavior to betray Juck Zhang and take refuge in Yuan Shao. No one forced him. Did Yuan Shao take advantage of high officials? Left Cang Hong, not with a horse around his neck, it was still Cang Hong's lust for office, but he abandoned his old master, no wonder others. Since we abandoned Juck Zhang and took refuge in Yuan Shao, we should have worked for Yuan Shao, but turned against each other when the old master was in danger. This kind of behavior seems nostalgic, but in fact it is called liking the new and hating the old.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, dualism appeared. As a courtier, Yuan Shao's cronies and proteges are all over the world. Apart from being loyal to the emperor, there is another reason that Yuan Jia has been a senior official for four times and promoted many cronies and proteges. These people should be loyal not only to the emperor, but also to the Yuan family. If they betray, they betray the monarch, so Cang Hong's behavior is betrayal in theory.
Cao Cao
2. Morally speaking, Cao Cao is the secretariat of Yanzhou and appointed by the court. Chen Gong, Lu Bu, Juck Zhang, Zhang Miao and others staged a coup to seize Cao Cao's territory. It is Juck Zhang and others who are unjust, not Cao Cao. If Cang Hong was moral, loyal to the monarch and patriotic, he should support Cao Cao and the imperial court, but Cang Hong didn't. He only thinks from personal feelings, not from the national justice.
3. Juck Zhang Zhang was besieged. No matter politically or morally, Yuan Shao had no reason to rescue him, but Cang Hong threatened Yuan Shao with personal passion and independence. This was Cang Hong's impulse, and the result was war. If Cang Hong is killed alone, it's no big deal, but Cang Hong leads the whole city to die with him. This is Cang Hong's fault. After all, the people are not at fault for their death.