Shu Wei, written by Wei Shou in Northern Qi Dynasty, originally wrote:
Wei said that Mao was bound to be defeated in the end, so he bowed down and fled back to his hometown. I have ridden my old friend Gao Lv Boshe several times; While Bob was away, his son and guests robbed Mao, took horses and things, and Mao killed several people with his hand blade.
Taizu failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo, left without saying goodbye and fled back to his hometown. Riding a horse to find an old friend, just when he was away, his son and his guests conspired to rob Cao Cao and his party, grab horses and things, and personally killed several people.
As can be seen from the records in Shu Wei, Cao Cao killed Lv Boshe's family in self-defense, instead of killing the whole family just because he was suspected, as written in The Romance of Three Kingdoms.
Extended data:
Any history is beyond doubt, usually only the most basic historical facts. And all the historical details are usually Rashomon. The same thing, recorded by different people, must have a huge difference.
The ancient history we see often has definite historical details, just because there were too few historical materials left at that time. In other words, many times, there is only the official version (official history). In the face of relevant content, whether it is credible or not, we can only think it is credible.
Because we don't believe, who can we trust? In fact, Lv Boshe was never mentioned in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. With the printing and media conditions at that time and the cultural control of imperial power politics, we can only see the official history of the Three Kingdoms in the end.
For historical details, as a lyric usually says, you and I both think we know the truth, but in fact, what you and I hear is only legends. Only the most basic historical facts in history books are completely reliable.
The most basic historical facts are the undisputed contents that people know. For example, in a certain month, Cao Cao left Luoyang City; Cao Cao organized an army to crusade against Dong Zhuo in Kanto. One month, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others led an army to crusade against Dong Zhuo.
More specifically, what proclamation was issued by the central government in a certain year (copying the original history books); What major personnel appointments were issued by the central government in a certain month; Which senior officials participated in what in a certain month.
Other content, usually should be in doubt. Especially the private conversation of the parties or the psychological activities of the parties, it is even more doubtful. Everything is obvious, as long as the historical materials are rich, the relevant content must be Rashomon, because the narratives of all parties must be worlds apart.
Cao Cao killed Lv Boshe. Why did Cao Cao kill Lv Boshe? What is the specific process? Cao Cao's people will naturally use justice to describe it; Those who oppose Cao Cao will naturally dilute and deny its justice; Those who vilify Cao Cao will describe it as full of evil. Which version is credible? It is often uncertain.
From the relevant contents quoted by Pei Songzhi, we can see the change of Cao Cao's historical image. At first, Cao Cao appeared as a great figure, so when he killed the Lv Boshe family, it completely represented justice, because the Lv Boshe family was the negative image of the standard.
Later, Cao Cao's image was somewhat disgraceful. Because, Cao Cao killed the Lv Boshe family, just because of Cao Cao's inner suspicion. Later, Cao Cao's image was even more disgraceful. Because, Cao Cao killed Lv Boshe's family by mistake, and he even said an eternal famous saying, it is better to die than to die.
Later, Cao Cao's historical image became worse. Because we know that Cao Cao's later image on the stage is that big white face. Therefore, the story about Lv Boshe has a more familiar version.
Our question now is, is Lv Boshe as high in social status as Song Taigong? It must be too high. Who did Song Taigong make friends with? Is nothing more than a county magistrate, county magistrate; Who did Lv Boshe make friends with? That's a deputy national, provincial and ministerial official.
In this story, Lv Boshe really looks like an ordinary rural old man; So, the distinguished guests came, and there was no wine at home. What's more, Lv Boshe needs to ride a donkey to go out for a drink.
Of course, Lv Boshe's son, that is, a few ordinary villagers, didn't know how to greet the guests when they came, so they all went out to kill pigs. How can such a family make friends with third-level officials?
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