In 249 AD, the Gaopingling Rebellion officially broke out. At that time, Sima Yi, the Grand Master, took advantage of the fact that Cao Shuang's brothers accompanied Cao Fang to visit Gao Pingling and launched a mutiny. After closing the gates of Luoyang, Sima Yi ordered Huan Fan with an edict from empress dowager. Huan Fan was about to answer the order, but his son, emperor Cao Shuang, urged Huan Fan to defect to Cao Shuang, and Huan Fan eventually changed his mind and came to GaopingLing. During the trip, all the officials of the Great Si Nong dissuaded Huan Fan, but Huan Fan did not listen and successfully left the city. When Sima Yi learned of Huan Fan's escape, he said to Jiang Ji, "The think tank is going to die." Jiang Ji said: "Cao Shuang is intrinsically alienated from Huan Fan, and the horse loves stack beans, and must not use Huan Fan's strategy." ”
When Huan Fan saw Cao Shuang's brothers, he persuaded them to take the emperor to Xuchang and use the emperor's name to recruit soldiers and horses from all over the world to confront Sima Yi; and he also guaranteed that there would be no shortage of grain with the Great Sinong Seal. However, the Cao Shuang brothers could not make up their minds, and after one night, Cao Shuang was more determined to depose the officials and surrender, thinking that by handing over the power, he could also enjoy the glory and wealth. Huan Fan cried when he saw this and said, "Cao Zidan (Cao Zhen) is a great hero." But his three sons are stupid pigs now! That would have been expected to wipe me out today because of you! In the end, huan fan and cao shuang brothers were both killed by Sima Yi.
It is worth noting that for lu zhi that the author wants to talk about today, he is also Cao Shuang's subordinate. Moreover, when Gao Pingling broke out, Lu Zhi also persuaded Cao Shuang to hold Tianzi hostage. However, Lu Zhi's final ending is completely different from Huan Fan's.
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Specifically, Lu Zhi (190-273), the character Shiying. A native of Fufeng County (扶風郡郿县; present-day Mei County, Shaanxi). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, his father was killed by Guo Feng, a prince. Lu Zhi was displaced from an early age. At the age of seventeen, he moved to Yongzhou, was recommended by the county sheriff as a superior official, and was later recruited by the prefecture and county as a driver.
During the reign of Emperor Ming of Wei, Guo Huai served as the Assassin of Yongzhou. Guo Huai respected Lu Zhi very much, recommended him as a filial piety, and promoted him to Langzhong. At the same time as the Shu Han chancellor Zhuge Liang northern expedition to Cao Wei, Guo Huai hired Lu Zhi as a driver. After this, Guo Huai recommended Lu Zhi to the imperial court, and he was appointed as a subordinate of Sima CaoZhen, and later transferred to linzi marquis (曹植) literature. Zheng Yuan once recommended Lu Zhi to Sikong Wang Lang, and Wang Lang also valued Lu Zhi.
During the reign of Emperor Cao Rui of Wei, Lu Zhi served as a knight lieutenant, acting as Annam Taishou, and later promoted to Shang Shulang. After Cao Zhen's death, Sima Yi succeeded Cao Zhen, and Lu Zhi was transferred to Tianshui Taishou. Tianshui County, adjacent to the Shu Han, was often attacked by the Shu Han army, and the population was constantly lost, and thieves were everywhere. Lu Zhi tried his best to defend the town and establish a bazaar trade. For several years, the plundered lands were recovered. He was also transferred to Guangping Taishou. The people of Tianshui personally went to the capital Luoyang to petition and asked that Lu Zhi be left as the Taishou of Tianshui. Therefore, the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui allowed Lu Zhi to stay in Tianshui County, and issued an edict to reward Lu Zhi with the deeds of the Western Han Dynasty liang official Huang Ba, and made him a general of the Court of Kou.
Two
In the third year of the Jing Dynasty (239), when the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui was seriously ill, he appointed Cao Shuang as a general, falsely jieyu, and recorded Shang Shushi; entrusted the crown prince Cao Fang to Cao Shuang and Sima Yi, and ordered them to jointly assist Cao Fang, who was only eight years old. After Cao Fang succeeded to the throne, he added Cao Shuang to serve in the middle, changed the title of Marquis of Wu'an, ate twelve thousand households, gave swords to the temple, entered the dynasty without tendency, worshiped without name, and commanded 3,000 elite soldiers with Sima Yi. On this basis, Cao Shuang appointed Lu Zhi as the general Sima (司馬). He had many upright remarks and far-reaching strategies, but Cao Shuang did not adopt them.
In 249 AD, after the "Gaopingling Rebellion", Lu Zhi, as a direct subordinate of Cao Shuang, still led his subordinates to protect Cao Shuang, and advised Cao Shuang to say: "General, you are in a high position in Yizhou, once you are deposed, even if you want to pull a dog, let alone command people." If you hold Xuchang in the hands of the Son of Heaven, rely on the prestige of the emperor, and command the world, who dares not obey you! Wouldn't it be sad to abandon this decision and wait to die, then not to go to the East Market and be killed? ”
From this, it is very obvious that Lu Zhi, like Huan Fan, hoped that Cao Shuang could emulate the original Cao Cao and thus blackmail tianzi to order the princes. However, Cao Shuang was cowardly and confused, so he did not listen to Lu Zhi's opinion, so he tied his hands and captured. Lu Zhi was also implicated and imprisoned, and deserved to die, but he was always awe-inspiring and never changed his integrity. Sima Yi admired him and pardoned Lu Zhi.
Three
In this regard, in the author's opinion, the reason why Sima Yi pardoned Lu Zhi should also be that during Sima Yi's resistance to Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, Lu Zhi, as his subordinate, ensured the tranquility of Tianshui County and other counties, which not only objectively helped Sima Yi, but also demonstrated his talents. Therefore, Sima Yi, who cherished talents, did not kill Lu Zhi. Soon after, Lu Zhi was used by Sima Yi as an envoy, a general to protect the Xiongnu, a general of Zhenwei, and a general of The State Assassin. Later, because of Lu Zhi's good governance and outstanding achievements, he was promoted to the rank of Dahongxu.
In 251, after Sima Yi's death, his son Sima Shi continued to hold power. In 254, Sima Shi deposed Cao Fang and made Cao Fang emperor. In this context, Sima Shi gave Lu Zhi the title of Marquis of Guannei and 200 households. Soon after, the imperial court added 200 households to his food and was renamed the general of Yangwu and the Assassin of Jingzhou.
In 255, after Sima Shi's death, Sima Zhao continued to hold the power of Cao Wei. In 257 AD, the great general Zhuge Shi of the Eastern Expedition raised an army in Shouchun, and the general Sima Zhao, who was personally enlisted by Cao Xian and Empress Guo, recruited soldiers and horses from the world. Lu Zhi led Jingzhou Wenwu to respond and became the vanguard of the conquest army. In this regard, in the author's opinion, it is precisely because of the re-activation of Sima Yi that Lu Zhi naturally fell to the Sima Yi family and assisted Sima Zhao in quelling the rebellion.
In 258 AD, after Zhuge Zhi's rebellion was put down, Lu Zhi entered the marquis of Wujinting, and the imperial court increased his diet by 900 households. He was also transferred to the post of Da Shangshu and was in charge of the trial of the prison. In 260, Sima Zhao killed the emperor and established Cao Yi as emperor. In this context, Lu Zhi entered the marquis of Chengxiang and was given an additional 800 households. After that, he served as the superintendent of the Qingzhou Army, the General of Zhenwu, and the Assassin of Qingzhou, and was later transferred to the General of Pingdong.
Four
Finally, in 263, Sima Zhao mobilized an army of 180,000 and successfully destroyed the Shu Han. Of course, Sima Zhao died of illness in 265 AD, which prompted him to fail to claim the title of emperor during his lifetime. After Sima Zhao's death, his son Sima Yan established the Western Jin Dynasty. For Sima Yan, he also respected Lu Zhi as a minister, and made him a general of Zhendong and the Marquis of Yinping.
For Lu Zhi, he never bought a farmhouse, and when Sima Yan, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, learned of this situation, he specially sent people and horses to build a mansion with fifty houses for him. After Lu Zhi knew, he used the excuse of being old and weak and returned to his hometown. He made more than a dozen requests to the imperial court, and was finally recruited as the Guanglu Doctor, and the imperial court gave him the accompanying officials and carriages and horses.
When Yang Hu was promoted to the rank of CheQi general, he once asked to be relinquished to Lu Zhi, and he said: "Lu Zhi, the Guanglu Doctor, is pure and widowed, humble and does not agree, is old and prosperous, but he is always doing his courtesy as a courtier, filial piety to the imperial court, and has not yet received such treatment, but I have surpassed him to make such a high position, why should I resolve the resentment of the people of the world against me!" Although Sima Yan, the Emperor of Jinwu, did not obey, this still reflected Lu Zhide's high respect and respect by the western Jin dynasty ministers. In the ninth year of the Tai Dynasty (273), Lu Zhi died at the age of eighty-four. Emperor Wu of Jinwu mourned for him, and gave him a large number of funeral supplies and a hundred acres of cemetery, and gave him the title of "Zhen".