Before the imperial examination system in ancient China, generally literate families were not civilians. Even if the imperial examination system prevailed later, at least the middle-class families who could afford books were those who could afford domestic servants. Being a soldier is a way out for ordinary people in rural areas to get ahead, but the opportunity is extremely slim. The other is treason, and the risk factor is higher. Needless to say, in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, as mentioned in the previous article, the Nine Grades are standardized, depending on personality and family background. This ancestor of yang hu, who has been chasing for nine generations, is a big official with an annual salary of two thousand stone. According to modern measurement, it is about 60 tons of grain. At that time, productivity was low, and it was a time of war. The meaning of this number can be imagined. Therefore, yang hu is an out-and-out rich boy.
Yang hu's grandfather, Yang Xu, was a magistrate in Nanyang at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. This magistrate is equivalent to a local leader, so is the party secretary. At that time, the production level was low, but the tradition of reciprocity in China could not be lost, so officials would still be "close" to each other, but they were restrained. One of his servants sent fish to Yang Jian, but Yang Jian stayed without saying anything, and hung the fish on the beam at home. Later, the man came to deliver fish, and Yang Xu took out the fish he had delivered before and told him that he didn't like fish. Next time, he changed a bird's nest. No, no, no. To educate him not to pay bribes. So there is an allusion to "hanging fish and refusing bribes".
Arguably, this N-generation official yang hu constantly chauffeured will be prosperous in the future, but yang hu is a salted fish with no ideal and pursuit. He just wants to "lie at home" and repeatedly refuses to recruit Cao Shuang and Sima Yi, the two most powerful forces in Wei at that time. Have to say, if it weren't for yang hu's family background, others would have lost eight lives. Speaking of yang hu's family background, you have to sigh. Throughout the ages, rich people only make friends with rich people, and all the officials are officials.
Yang hu's father is Shangdang satrap, Shangdang is located in the southeast of Shanxi, and he is also equivalent to the secretary of the municipal party committee. Mother is the daughter of Cai Yong, a great scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty. This Cai Yong was a big shot in the literary world of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo coerced him into becoming an official. After Dong Zhuo was killed, Cai Yong made a mistake and was killed by Stuart Wang Yun. Sister yang hu is even worse. She married Sima Yi's son Sima Shi.
Yang hu was twelve years old and his father died. Yang hu was heartbroken, and his neighbors called yang hu a dutiful son. God won't close the window for everyone who opens the door. Yang hu is not only the second generation official, but also beautiful, not only beautiful, but also good at writing. After his father's death, yang hu's position in the family really dropped a bit. After all, male chauvinism was extremely heavy at that time. However, our Yang Hu was handsome, and one day he was taken a fancy to by Xia Houwei when he went out for a walk, and then he betrothed his brother Xia Houba's daughter to him. I can't understand the relationship, but in short, it is the result. It is not simple to say that this origin, he is Xia's son, and Xia's wife is Cao Cao's wife's sister, this relationship will be understood. Xia Houba was influenced by Cao Shuang at that time, and Cao Shuang Group gradually gained an advantage in the struggle with Sima Yi.
Yang hu's standing on the sidelines unexpectedly brought him greater fame. Also, in such a world, it is rare to be a playboy who is not driven by fame and threats and is willing to be a salted fish at home. Yang hu, the son of an idealistic salted fish, escaped many disasters because he had no ideal. You know, for about ten years, Cao Shuang and Sima Yi were at loggerheads, and then Cao Shuang came from behind. Finally, Sima Yi launched a mutiny in Gao Ping Ling, killed Cao Shuang, and won the military and political power in one fell swoop. Even more dramatic than drama, it is difficult to take sides with anyone.
At this time, yang hu was 28 years old and married early, but she never had children. Here is a unofficial history. It is said that when yang hu was a child, the Feng Shui master showed him the ancestral grave. It's really a treasure house, and the sheep family even wants farmers to turn over and become landlords. But yang hu was a believer in scientism. What's more, yang hu still prefers to make salted fish. So yang hu planned the ancestral graves. As a result, the feng shui master said that although the feng shui was broken, there would be no children in the future, but it was still fair. Later, Yang was really fair. In other words, this yang hu is going to be 30 years old soon, but he has been writing poems in domestic cranes and eating his old money. It is said that a crane raised by Yang Hucheng likes to dance when he is full of food and drink. It's beautiful, so yang hu invited friends to show it off. I didn't think cranes were afraid of strangers, but I was too scared to move. Later, there was an allusion to cranes that didn't dance.
After Sima Yi, a wily Cao Shuang in the Imperial City, was killed, Cao Shuang's helpers scattered all the animals and birds in the past. Most of the hard backstage escaped or switched to Sima Yi, and most of the people without backstage were killed. Yang hu's father-in-law Xia Houba is one of them. He weighed Cao's work, but it was Sima's. Now he has no backer. If he stays any longer, he will run away and go to Shudu overnight. His relatives and friends also left, saying that they didn't know Xia Houba and had never heard of him. Sister yang hu is the wife of Sima Yi's son, so yang hu is not afraid. She took care of her relatives in Xia Houba and often sent some millet, mung beans and salted fish, which won yang hu a reputation. Yang hu's failure to choose a side station inadvertently became the wisest move. This is probably the highest level of salted fish.
After Sima Yi came to power, the family came to power, and the whole court was named Sima. The emperor is just a decoration, similar to the Japanese emperor now. Arguably, it is quite appropriate for yang hu to be an official as the brother-in-law of Sima Shi at this time. But yang hu still wants to carry the salted fish to the end. This tunnel, no money is not terrible, I am afraid there is no shortage of money, and there is nothing to pursue. Not long after, yang hu's brother and mother died, and yang hu, as a dutiful son, mourned for more than ten years. An old salted fish that has been running for forty years.
During this decade, great changes have taken place in the upper political structure of Wei Dynasty. His brother-in-law Sima Shi died, and Si Mazhao took power and took over the position of general. Si Mazhao invited yang hu again, but yang hu didn't agree at first. But the bottom spirit is not so hard. After all, the world is basically the home of Sima, and his backer brother-in-law is dead. So it didn't take long for yang hu to enter the official career. At that time, he was almost forty years old.
Although yang hu entered the DPRK late, he was old and had a hard background. In addition, he has been famous for many years, and his promotion speed is faster than that of the Rockets. The puppet emperors of Wei changed from Cao Fang to Cao Mao and then to Cao Huan, but yang hu's official position rose steadily.
In 263 AD, Zhong Hui, Wargo and Zhuge Xu divided their forces to destroy Shu. Therefore, Zhong Hui, the confidant at that time, wanted to stay in Shu after the destruction of Shu and become the emperor. But people are not as good as heaven. Their subordinates defected and died in the army, instead of becoming emperor. This clock will be an extremely clever and shrewd person. He was resourceful in leading troops to fight, which won Si Mazhao's appreciation. Even after Zhong Hui rebelled and died, Si Mazhao didn't kill his family, and even turned a blind eye to the matter of collecting the body. After the death of Zhong Hui, the central court suddenly became vacant, so yang hu ushered in the first peak of his life. Yang Hucheng and his son's confidant Xun Xu are in charge of state affairs.
Soon, this Si Mazhao also fell ill and died. Although it is well known that Si Mazhao wants to have a good time in the Dragon Chair, Wu Shu has not been appeased and eyeing. In addition, Cao Shi is orthodox or has a mass base in Wei, so it is risky to rush to the throne. After the death of Shu, he could be an emperor with confidence, but he died of illness, which really didn't lead a happy life. Of course, this did not prevent his son Sima Yan from becoming emperor. After all, it is the emperor's turn to Sima's house.
Yang hu, the founding father, found a great bargain. Before Zen proclaimed himself emperor, Yang Hucheng was appointed as the commander-in-chief to command the royal guard of the palace, mainly to prevent anyone from preventing this "peaceful" regime from changing. In fact, there is no risk at all, and the contacts in the palace are all from Sima's family. After Sima Yan acceded to the throne, yang hu became an official and knighted, worshipped General Zhong Jun, and competed with Jia Chong, another founding father at that time. This Jia Chong is no ordinary person. He not only participated in the assassination of Cao Mao, put down the rebellion and was appreciated by Si Mazhao, but also married his two daughters to Sima Yan's younger brother and second son respectively. Well, this relationship is a bit messy. In a word, Jia Chong was below one person and above ten thousand people in the Western Jin Dynasty.
Promoted, this yang hu instead happy, once the salted fish hold heaven, hard to avoid falling and smashing. What's more, he is now as high as Jia Chong, a member of the royal family. So yang hu refused to give him the title of county magistrate. After several concessions, he was finally promoted to marquis. This is also the most glorious period of yang hu's life, and it didn't take long for his career to decline.
After Sima Yan proclaimed himself emperor, he thought that all the credit was earned by his grandfather and father, and he did nothing. This can't be done. He must beat Wu down. As soon as the emperor thinks about it, the wise man knows how to use it. An official said that yang hu, which scored the highest in the ruling and opposition parties today, can best reflect the strength of Jin State. Sima Yan felt very reasonable when he heard this, so he sent Yang Hucheng as the commander-in-chief of all the troops in Jingzhou to guard Jingzhou and wait for an opportunity to attack Wu. Transferred from the imperial city, although the official title remains unchanged, it is well known that this is nine Niu Yi hairs. However, Jingzhou will lose its life in land expropriation in the frontier. Besides, yang hu didn't have much experience in leading troops to fight, but yang hu, as a salted fish, didn't care about ordinary people, instead of being on tenterhooks in the court every day.
After arriving in Jingzhou, yang hu found that Jingzhou was very poor. After all, the two armies knock on each other's doors when they are free. How can everyone live and work in peace and contentment when they are scared every day? This can't be done. Without people, there would be no food and no army. Naturally, it will not win the battle. More importantly, go out and catch a fish. After dinner, I will follow dozens of bodyguards and take a walk at night. The key is to impose a curfew. Yang hu wants to be a salted fish all his life. This place is uncomfortable and there is no room for Ge You to lie down. That won't do. So yang hu began a dream career of salted fish for several years.
Wu had the other half of Jingzhou at that time. Although Shu was destroyed, the Western Jin Dynasty occupied the orthodox Central Plains at that time, and the north of the Yangtze River was basically in the hands of the Western Jin Dynasty. The two families are close to the Yangtze River, both of which are fronts. Jingzhou, guarded by Yang Hucheng, belongs to the upper and middle reaches, and can go downstream to Jianye, the capital of Wu at that time, which is Nanjing.
After Yang arrived in Jingzhou, he had no experience in leading troops to fight, so he built a wall with sufficient food, so I'll spend it with you, but you dare not shout anyway. Later, yang hu lost the only battle of Xiling. We'll talk about this later. Said yang hu opened a school in Jingzhou and concurrently served as the director of the Education Bureau; It's very close to the people, and it's okay to have a military-civilian get-together and take care of guests from other places. "My door is always open", not only for our own people, but also for those who defected from the State of Wu. Moreover, yang hu will carry out the struggle against feudalism and superstition to the end, and houses with bad geomantic omen are not allowed to be demolished.
These practices really won the hearts of the people. In fact, these things are trivial, but only people like yang hu who dream of salted fish can achieve the ultimate. Yang also plans to abolish a Wu city near the Western Jin Dynasty, so that Jingzhou will be safe. As a result, half of the troops were arranged to farm. It is equivalent to the Xinjiang Construction Corps, leaving only the necessary garrison troops. I have to say that Laozi's thought of salted fish is very suitable for Anmin. After hearing this, Sima Yan also specially rewarded yang hu. So, gold shines everywhere.
This is the most important gay friends in yang hu's life. This man is Lu Kang. Do you feel a little familiar? Yes, his father is Lu Xun, a famous Wu Dong star and the current Prime Minister. At that time, it was in Jingzhou that the fire spread for 700 miles, which exhausted the national strength of Shu in one fell swoop, and the tripartite confrontation between the three countries was broken. After Battle of Red Cliffs, Wei's national strength was greatly damaged and he was unable to go south. The alliance between Sun and Liu broke down, Guan Yu was killed, Jingzhou was taken, and Liu Bei was furious and avenged his country. As a result, it was designed by Lu Xun and burned down the camp. Zhang Fei was killed and finally died, leaving Baidicheng alone. It can be said that decades of accumulation have been destroyed.
As the son of Lu Xun, Lu Kang was also in power in Wu, and no one dared to touch him. Even Sun Hao, the emperor of Wu, was cruel and tyrannical, but he obeyed Lu Kang. In the second year after Yang went to Jingzhou, he also went to Jingzhou of Wu, which is Jiangling area. History is always so coincidental. Lu Kang obviously inherited his father's wisdom, and played it to the fullest in the battle with yang hu's Xiling.
The battle of Xiling is a famous battle in history. During World War I, Lu Kang went down in history, but Yang's title as the father of the country was greatly reduced. However, it made this pair of gay friends.
According to historical records, the governor of Xiling received an imperial edict from Sun Hao, asking him to return to Jianye. This step is a whisper in my heart. If I feel bad, I'm afraid my luck has run out. Why? As we mentioned earlier, Sun Hao is a very cruel monarch, who likes to kill people indiscriminately, and ministers are often dragged out and chopped without knowing what mistakes they have made. So he was afraid of Sun Hao to punish him. With this in mind, he wrote a letter to Sima Yan, saying that he would submit to the Western Jin Dynasty. Sima Yan was very happy.
You know, Xiling is just west of Jingzhou, along the river. If this place is taken, you can directly station troops in Xiling and establish power down the river. On the other hand, this Xiling is close to the southwest, and it is a barbarian land facing south. When Xiling was taken over, these tribes naturally took refuge. Don't bother to attack Wu Ziran knows such an important position, and with Sun Hao's character, he can't stand traitors. So let the land of Jiangling block the attack on Xiling and get rid of the infantry.
Sima Yan immediately sent Yang to play Jiangling and Xu Yin to play Jianping. These two places are on the east and west sides of Xiling to contain troops. Yang Zhaozhi, the secretariat of Jingzhou, received help from Xiling. This plan also looks very detailed. But in practice, the ability of the battlefield commander is taken into account.
As a salted fish, yang hu has strategic thoughts, but the art of war cannot be just an armchair strategist, and strategy is not equal to the battlefield. Lu Kang destroyed the road to the north of Gangneung and built another dam, which can only be reached by water. Yang hu thought, I this army is a landlubber, not ready to fight on the water, however, it is better to counterplot, to a surprise, hurriedly transfer, announced that the dam will be destroyed, from land to Jiangling. Lu Kang, after all, is a descendant of the orthodox star, and has seen through yang hu's mind. I dug up the dam I worked so hard to build. The boats here are all adjusted, and all the food and grass are loaded on board. Yang hu immediately dumbfounded, fifty thousand troops this ordeal, haven't finished Jiangling, Xiling was shot down.
On the other side, Yang Zhao only took 8,000 people around Xiling. Unexpectedly, Lu Kang built another city outside Xiling. Yang Zhaogen can't get in, and the steps inside can't get out. Finally, Yang Zhao was scattered and killed. In the battle of Xiling, Lu Kang won by thirty thousand to eighty thousand. However, this is also Wu's final victory.
Yang Hu was demoted for the battle of Xiling and stayed in Jingzhou. Lu Kang is still guarding Jingzhou area. After more than ten years, the two sides basically didn't fight again. On the one hand, it is a fact that yang hu can't beat Lu Kang; On the other hand, fighting is not in line with the ideal of salted fish.
Yang hu's dream of salted fish came true in the following ten years.
Yang hu and Wu will say hello in advance in their annual routine military exchanges, and the two sides will set a time and place; Later, General Wu's two sons and daughters were taken to camp, and yang hu was also sent back with delicious food. Then I saw Wu's dying generals surrender, including the father of two children; For those generals who came to fight wild and lead the people, yang hu was also reburied, and the family members came to recognize the body. yang hu was also polite; Those who were stunned and didn't run in the group battle also took the initiative to let go, and later they also defected.
Later, seeing that the soldiers' hard autumn harvest was over, Yang Hucheng took the army out for an autumn outing. As a result, when I passed through the territory of Wu, I saw that no one dared to harvest the rice when it was ripe, so I asked these soldiers who usually cultivated land to harvest all the rice. How about a good autumn outing? But yang hu didn't collect it for nothing, and left an equivalent cloth. Did he bring cloth when he went on an autumn outing? Soldiers are not allowed to cross the border when hunting. Rabbits cleverly nest outside the line. If the rabbit was shot by Wu people first, but was caught by people in the Western Jin Dynasty, it would have to be returned to others. This kiss is like a family.
So, the people of Wu gave Yang a name, called "Yang Gong". This is as respectable as being called a learned lady. Obviously, the two sides are sworn enemies, but they can win this reputation. Yang hu's dream of salted fish has finally come true in the name of "Yang Gong".
He knew what Lu Kang had done to yang hu, but he didn't say. But Wu's national conditions are different, and his personality does not want to be a salted fish. However, this does not affect the friendship between the two sides. On one occasion, Lu Kang was ill. He wrote a letter to yang hu asking if Yang Hu had any specific medicine. Yang hu immediately sent someone with a letter to send the medicine back. The letter said that this medicine is his usual medicine and the effect is good. I just bought it myself and haven't taken it yet. I heard that Lu Kang was ill, so I quickly sent him to Lu Kang. Lu Kang is also very relieved about the medicine sent by Yang Hu. He doesn't have to check it. He drinks it after frying. This feeling is really deep. Maybe this yang hu has no children, which has something to do with his sexual orientation?
This Sun Hao of the State of Wu was dumbfounded, and wrote a letter asking Lu Kang to treat the war as a child's play and not know how to be loyal to his country. Lu Kang replied, "One city and one township can't break its promise. This is a big country! If I don't, it's just to show my virtue, and there is no malice. " Sun Hao was speechless.
Yang hu later fell ill and was transferred back to Beijing, which made yang hu feel very uncomfortable. On one occasion, he asked to return to Jingzhou, but was not allowed. It also broke off contact with Lu Kang. A few years later, Lu Kang died in Jingzhou.
After his death, Yang wrote another passbook, saying that Wu had no artists. Coupled with the brutality of Sun Li's administration, domestic complaints abound. It can be said that Wu has been in a stormy moment. This time is definitely going to be defeated. Sima Yan agreed, but the ministers unanimously opposed it, and took out the battle of Xiling, Yang, asking Yang to learn a lesson. Finally, he gave up attacking Wu, and yang hu's shame was not washed away when he was alive.
In the second year after yang hu's death, Du Yu recommended by yang hu, according to yang hu's plan, successfully destroyed Wu and completed the great cause of reunification. When the officials of the Manchu Dynasty gathered together to celebrate, Sima Yan raised his glass with tears and said, "This sheep is a great teacher.
After yang hu's death, many people who benefited from salted fish in yang hu wept at his tombstone, which Du Yu called a "monument to tears".
This story tells us, young man, don't be impatient. 40-year-old salted fish can still go down in history. What? Yang hu is a rich man. There is no way to think like this. The Japanese emperor and queen of England are still hereditary.