If you were Ji Cheng, a subordinate of Jia Chong in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, would you listen to Jia Chong and kill the emperor Cao Mao? Why?

Ji Cheng stabbed Wei Gaozu Cao Pi to death, which should be a famous event in the late Three Kingdoms. There are many versions of this event. Although the incident was simple and few people were involved, it was still unclear, especially whether Ji Cheng had received a clear order to assassinate the king. However, today, if I were Ji Cheng, I would never dare to kill Ge Jun, no matter what.

The key figure in this matter is not Ji Cheng, but Jia Chong! Jia Chong, son of Jia Kui, a general of Cao Cao, has been friends with Sima Jia for generations. He belongs to both the military commander and the cremation. At that time, it was he who led the Ji Cheng brothers (Ji Cheng's younger brother Cheng Zu) and all the soldiers who blocked Cao Mao's way to crusade against Si Mazhao.

The first thing we can be sure of is that the Ji Cheng brothers were still very weak when they met Emperor Cao Mao, and they would definitely ask for instructions on what to do next. They won't stab them without permission, even if Si Mazhao comes in person, they don't have the courage.

Then the crux of the problem is what did Jia Chong say after Ji Cheng asked for instructions? Because this is probably the key to induce Ji Cheng to assassinate Xelloss, but the official in the Book of Jin did not make it clear that Jia Chong gave the order to kill Xelloss, but said a modern and ambiguous sentence: Duke Sima raised us for today! Only this sentence can make the Ji Cheng brothers forget to kill the king, but I don't believe it!

Jia Chong, the man, is also very unkind in history. He said that he attached great importance to the comments made in history books and remembered them even before his death. He has been asking what history books will say about him, which shows that he attaches importance to historical criticism.

In the Biography of Historical Materials of the Later Wei Dynasty, it is clearly written that Ji Chengwen is to kill or control. Jia Chong replied rudely: Kill! Ji Cheng stabbed xelloss in the back, and xelloss died at that time.

Two historical materials say the same thing, but they are two different dialogues. Of course, what was said at that time was difficult to verify. As far as the history of Jia Chong is concerned, Biography of the Later Wei Dynasty is more credible than the Book of Jin. Jia Chong must have given a clear order to kill him at that time, but afterwards Si Mazhao intended to protect him and erase the stain of regicide, which became the statement in the Book of Jin.

Judging from the fact that Ji Cheng and his brother Cheng Zu both took part in the operation at that time and failed to dissuade each other in time after receiving the order, they were indeed somewhat naive politically. Although the Cao Wei regime had existed in name only by the generation of Cao Mao, Emperor Gaozong, as far as the procedure of Wei usurping the Han Dynasty is concerned, Wei in the State of Jin is still separated by a ring and will wait until his death. At this time, killing the king is not as simple as killing an unauthorized emperor. At the same time, the orthodox Wei was released in the Jin Dynasty. Impossible, it must be the Wei-Jin regime, so the death of Ji Cheng brothers was doomed from the moment of regicide.

In such a sensitive period, when encountering such a sensitive problem, the mind must understand that Cao Mao can only be controlled, not killed. Moreover, there were not many people with Cao Mao at that time, most of them were imperial secretaries, and there was no fighting capacity. Jia Chong brought the Beijing Army, which was extremely elite and could completely kill and control Cao Maojun. It is unwise to choose to kill Cao Mao directly at this time, but the Ji Cheng brothers were still dissatisfied when they were executed by Si Mazhao. They just don't want to think about it. In order to protect Jia Chong, let Ji bear the whipping boy. I think his death is not so unjust. Such a counterparts just don't die in this matter, and sooner or later they have to be stupid and die elsewhere.