Chapter 9 Cui Yan: You go and ask me who committed the crime

Cui Yan, courtesy name Jigui.Jizhou people. When Cui Yan was young, she was very honest and obedient.He loves martial arts, especially fencing.His swordsmanship is superb and his swordsmanship is proficient, so he is very famous in the village. At a banquet, all the leaders of the village were present.I heard that Cui Yan is a good fencing master, and I want him to help the wine.Cui Yan was very obedient, left his seat, and performed a sword dance. It was really a sword dance, white light filled the air, and there was only a cold light, but no human form. The leaders of the village applauded with high fives, saying that the swordsmanship is amazing and can be called the best in the village.

Everyone around applauded. The leaders of the village stand tall, see far, and like to raise hope.He said, this, although the swordsmanship is amazing, but it is just the swordsmanship, if you can learn some rituals and music, it will be great, both civil and military. Cui Yan is very obedient.Keep it in mind, and start studying "Han Poetry" after returning home. The village leaders saw him again.He reported the situation to the village leaders, talked about rituals and music, and talked endlessly.The village leaders are very happy, yes, very good.But the township leaders, apart from their praise, have new requirements: good at both civil and military skills, but it would be even better if they participate in more social practice.

At that time, Cui Yan was twenty-nine years old, still very obedient, with a sword and a book in his pocket, he traveled all over the world, worshiping the famous scholar Zheng Xuan as his teacher.Among the many disciples, Zheng Xuan especially admired Cui Yan, and also favored Cui Yan, and often gave Cui Yan a little advice and gave him more things.When going hunting or attending banquets, Cui Yan also likes to take Cui Yan with her. Zheng Xuan often said to everyone that this little thing of mine will be passed on to Cui Yan in the future, and only he can afford it. He also said to Cui Yan, you are good everywhere, but you are too obedient, you must have your own opinions and your own personality.

Cui Yan really changed a lot, no longer obedient, became very individual, able to stick to his own opinion. Soon after, wars broke out, and the Yellow Turban Army went to Beihai.Zheng Xuan wanted to take everyone into the mountains to avoid chaos.Several disciples were willing to follow, but only Cui Yan withdrew. Zheng Xuan said, I want to take you there the most, but you don't go, what do you think? Cui Yan said, no, I was just homesick. Zheng Xuan said, you can't hide it from me, you actually want to do something in this troubled world. But your character is incompatible with this troubled world.In my opinion, you are suitable for learning, not politics.Because you are so real.

Cui Yan said that it is more valuable to insist on yourself in troubled times.I think I'll stick with it. Zheng Xuan said, it’s fine if you can’t persevere. The problem is that you can persevere. Persisting without changing is the cause of your disaster. Cui Yan said, I am willing to give it a try. Cui Yan packed her luggage and returned to her hometown.He did not recommend himself to the princes, but read and practiced the piano every day to entertain himself. During this period, he went to meet the leader of the village.The leaders of the village praised him greatly: You are versatile in both civil and military affairs, and you can stick to your own opinions. You have the capital to do a great job, and you just need to choose the master.Be careful, be careful!

One day, Yuan Shao, the general of Jizhou, passed by Cui Yan's house and heard the melodious sound of the piano inside. He couldn't help but stop the car and fight. There is still this natural sound in the world. So he asked Xu You, his counselor, that there must be an expert here. Xu You said, you are right, there is indeed an expert here, but the expert is my old friend, named Cui Yan.I invite you to go this way today because I want you to meet him. Yuan Shao said, so, very good. Yuan Shao came in to have a chat with Cui Yan, and when he came out, he sighed, "There are such talented people in Jizhou, but I didn't know, what a dereliction of duty."

After returning, Yuan Shao personally invited Cui Yan to come out of the mountain with an important gift.Cui Yan agreed. Yuan Shao asked, now that wars have been going on for years, troops are fighting every day, and innocent people are being implicated every day, as a prince of a major town, what should I do? Cui Yan said that Xun Qing once said: "On weekdays, if you don't teach soldiers and soldiers, and your weapons are not sharp, even Shang Tang and King Wu can't win." Express the grief in my heart, and pursue the benevolence of King Wen. Yuan Shao said, Mr.'s words fit my heart.

Doing what Cui Yan said really won a lot of popular support. Yuan Shao was very happy and appointed Cui Yan as the captain of cavalry. Later, Yuan Shao reorganized his troops in Liyang, and then stationed in Yanjin, preparing to attack Xuchang and fight Cao Cao.When Cui Yan saw it, he hurried to remonstrate: the emperor is in Xuchang, and the people hope to help those who obey the emperor.We might as well stay in the territory and do our duty faithfully to stabilize the country.On the one hand, we are working hard, on the other hand, we are waiting for the opportunity.Within five years, the world can be settled and hegemony can be achieved.

Yuan Shao said, I can't wait. Yuan Shao led an army determined to march to Guandu and fight Cao Cao decisively.As Cui Yan said, the result was a disastrous defeat.Not long after returning to Jizhou, Yuan Shao fell ill from depression and died of vomiting blood. Yuan Shao's two sons, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, fought each other to inherit their father's position as a general.They all know that in order to win, they must have the support of their father's old ministers.They all want to win Cui Yan.Cui Yan saw it through.Thinking of what Zheng Xuan said to him back then, he excused himself to thank him. Unexpectedly, seeing that Cui Yan would not be available, Yuan Shang ordered Cui Yan to be imprisoned for fear that he would go to Yuan Tan.The ruthless Yuan Shang also wanted to execute Cui Yan to avoid future troubles.Thanks to Chen Lin who heard the news and rescued him, he survived.

Soon, Prime Minister Cao Cao occupied Jizhou. Many old ministers in Jizhou came to join Cao Cao, but Cui Yan did not come.Cui Yan thought, not going anywhere.Learn from Mr. Zheng, escape the world. Cao Cao ordered Cheng Yu, the most important adviser under his command, to invite Cui Yan to see him. Cui Yan couldn't refuse, so she came.Cui Yan thought it over, and when I got to Cao Cao, I didn't say a word, and I just came back after seeing a salute. When Cao Cao saw Cui Yan, his heart was shocked.This Cui Yan has a majestic figure, clear eyebrows, red hair and beard, and he is not angry and majestic.Cao Cao secretly raised his thumb, Cui Yan is so gracious!

Cao Cao was not only appreciative, but also a little bit jealous.Although Cao Cao is talented and has the ability to govern the country and help the gang, his appearance has some shortcomings. What does Prime Minister Cao look like?The appearance is short, short, and thick, and the skin is dark, which is not commensurate with his inner strength.There is no comparison with Cui Yan, who is in the sky and underground. Although Cao Cao is ugly, he has a unique personality: he doesn't talk much, thinks well, doesn't like to cry, and is stubborn.And study hard, have a fighting spirit, and only then can you stand out and achieve great things. Cao Cao is also inferior to his appearance.Later, he and Cui Yan also had a little story because of their looks. The northern Huns sent envoys to send a large number of rare treasures, and the envoys asked to meet Cao Cao.Cao Cao was not confident about his appearance and was afraid of being ridiculed by outsiders, so he came up with an idea to summon Cui Yan, who had a high voice and clear eyebrows, and asked him to receive the envoy instead of him.During the reception, Cui Yan sat upright in the middle and accepted the congratulations from the envoys of the Huns, while Cao Cao pretended to be a bodyguard, holding a steel knife, standing upright beside the couch. After the interview, Cao Cao sent spies to ask the Huns envoys what their impression was.The messenger said without hesitation: "Wei Wang is handsome, handsome and elegant, but the man with the knife on the side of the couch is majestic and majestic, very approachable, he is a true hero!" Later, people called doing things on behalf of others as "catching the knife", and the most commonly used is to write on behalf of others, such as "catching the knife on behalf of the writer", and the idiom "catching the knife on behalf of others" came from this! Of course, at critical times, Cao Cao is still very confident and will laugh at himself.Once, when fighting Ma Chao, the Xiliang soldiers had admired Cao Cao's name for a long time, and they all wanted to squeeze in to see what happened.Cao Cao laughed loudly, raised his face, and said, "Look at it, watch it well, it's free to watch."In fact, I look the same as you, with two eyes and one mouth, but I have a little more wisdom than you. Pulling away, let’s talk about Cui Yan.That day, in Jizhou, when Cui Yan came in, Prime Minister Cao was discussing matters with Wen Wu.Prime Minister Cao said loudly, I checked the household registration yesterday, and Jizhou can recruit 300,000 armored soldiers, which is good news. Wen Wu said, yes, our military strength has been greatly enhanced now. The prime minister is bad.Cui Yan yelled loudly before he could stand firmly on his heels.He forgot all the self-admonitions before he came. Cui Yan said: Today the world is falling apart, and Kyushu is falling apart.The common people have been burdened by wars year after year, and they suffer unspeakably.Ming Gong should extend his favor and save him from the fire and water.Why instead recruit armored soldiers first and sprinkle salt on their wounds! Those words blasted the faces of all the people present like a cannonball, and beads of sweat dripped from their foreheads.Only Cao Cao laughed, got up and left his seat, and bowed to pay respects: Mr. Cao is deeply admired for his foresight, and I have the same intention, so I will try it! Then, Cao Cao patted Cui Yan's shoulder with his left hand, pointed to Wenwu with his right hand, and said, Cui Gong has the style of boyi and the straightness of Shi Yu, and he is a model for you to learn from. What else is there to say?Both civil and military are like reeds blown by the wind, prostrate on the ground to praise, what the prime minister said is very true, we will learn from Cui Yan. Cao Cao worshiped Cui Yan as Biejia.Cui Yan did not refuse, and accepted the order calmly, without any expression of panic or pride. Cao Cao's power grew day by day, and he was soon promoted to Duke Wei.Cao Cao wants to have an heir.It was still Cao Zhi's business to establish Cao Pi, and Wei Gong was indecisive, which was a headache.One day, he asked Cui Yan: My two sons are both excellent, but Cao Zhi is even more outstanding. I want to make Cao Zhi, what do you think? Cui Yan said that Cao Pi, the eldest son, should be established, because abolishing the elder and establishing the younger is the way to bring disaster. Wei Gong Cao Cao admired Cui Yan's approach very much.You know, Cao Zhi is Cui Yan's nephew and son-in-law. In fact, Cao Zhi had already invited Cui Yan face to face.He knew that Cui Yan had a good relationship with Duke Wei, so he asked Cui Yan to say something nice in front of Duke Wei. Unexpectedly, Cui Yan could put Cao Zhi's words behind him and speak for Cao Pi who had no relatives or past. Wei Gong Cao Cao sighed, you are really a fair and honest person. Duke Wei trusted Cui Yan even more.Ask Cui Yan anything.He felt that Cui Yan was telling the truth and not fooling him. Everyone under Duke Wei said that Cui Yan was Duke Wei's favorite. Who would have thought that a celebrity like Cui Yan would fall from the sky to the ground all at once.The problem lies with a minister named Yang Xun. Duke Wei also wants to make progress, he can't always stay in the position of Duke Wei.He wants to step up to the next level and become king. This is normal, people go to high places, water flows to low places. Thus, Wei Gong became the king of Wei.Yang Xun was unwilling to be lonely and felt that the time had come.He went to the table to praise Wei Wang's merits and virtues.Talking too much makes people suspicious.Even King Wei felt that there was something in Yang Xun's words.Although the whole article is full of praise, it implies sarcasm.Wei Wang was very upset and wanted to question Yang Xun. Cui Yan immediately objected.He pointedly pointed out that there is nothing wrong with this watch, it is your psychology that is wrong. Seeing that no one answered, Cui Yan said again, "It's about time, it's about time, and there will be changes." What Cui Yan meant was that time will prove that Yang Xun's statement is correct.But Wei Wang was wrong.Wei Wang thought that Cui Yan was saying that time had made him so suspicious. King Wei was very unhappy, thinking, this Cui Yan is too arrogant.No, you have to wake him up.Wei Wang said, it seems that you don't want to be an official, but a slave.Originally, I wanted to scare Cui Yan and make him admit his mistake.Unexpectedly, Cui Yan kowtowed to thank him, and went down to the hall with his head held high. King Wei looked at Cui Yan's back and thought to himself, this guy is quite "squeaky". In the evening, King Wei's anger dissipated, and he felt that Cui Yan's usual performance was still good.You can't beat people to death with a stick.He wanted to communicate with Cui Yan.He changed into casual clothes and walked to Cui Yan's house alone.From afar, I saw many chariots and horses parked in front of Cui's mansion.The king of Wei felt strange, and quietly clawed at the crack of the door like a dog to look inside.He vaguely saw a lot of people surrounded by the courtyard, and the one sitting in the middle was Cui Yan.I saw Cui Yan with a sullen face, delivering a speech to the crowd.What are you talking about?The king of Wei was a little old, his ears were hard to hear, and he couldn't hear clearly.But look at that meaning, who must be scolding?King Wei thought, don't ask, I demoted him to be an official slave during the day, he is not convinced, and now he must be complaining in front of everyone.Looking at the audience again, many of them were ministers of the imperial court, all of them lowered their eyebrows and listened to each other, and they were all in awe.King Wei's heart was hot and cold, and he went back angrily. That night, King Wei suffered from insomnia.He thought, Cui Yan's prestige is too high.After being demoted as an official slave, there were still so many people who went to see him and listened to his instructions.And these civil and martial arts are too unprincipled.After thinking about it, I can't blame them, it's me who has issued the call to "learn from Cui Yan" many times. At dawn, King Wei got up with red eyes.He asked a disciple to deliver a white silk to Cui Yan. When Cui Yan saw it, she understood everything.But Cui Yan said to this disciple, you go ask the king of Wei, what law have I violated? Frightened by Cui Yan's majesty, the doorman went out.After a while, he came back again, and said to Cui Yan, Wei Wang said, you have committed the crime of defamation, last night, you insulted him in public.Cui Yan said, last night, I did not insult King Wei, I was teaching the courtiers to fulfill their duties after I left and not to be half-hearted.The doorman trotted back to tell King Wei again. After hearing this, the king of Wei thought that something was wrong with his mind.However, the splashed water could not be collected, so he said a word to the doorman.The doorman hurried back to Cui's residence.He found that Cui Yan had already hung himself on the white silk.The doorman thought, no matter what, the words of King Wei still had to be conveyed.The doorman said to Cui Yan who was hanging, Wei Wang said, you didn't scold him in your mouth, but how could he know that you didn't scold him in your heart? Tell me, how can you prove that you didn't scold him in your heart! Of course, Cui Yan couldn't hear these words.If he heard it, how should he respond? Before Cui Yan died, he didn't know if he thought about the leader of the village.The leaders of the village told him to choose the master carefully. Has he been careful?It should be cautious.But so what? Some things are perfunctoryly put down by people later, and it is not enough to believe.Knowing people is easy for a while, but difficult for a lifetime.