Why did Cao Cao kill the Xiongnu emissary in the allusion of "catching a knife by the bed"?

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Talk today? Being a man? .

Since ancient times, flattery, a sleek lifestyle, has been despised by the world. However, in this world, it seems that few people are really honest and don't kiss up. Although flattery is slightly uncomfortable for those who do it, and even more uncomfortable for those who watch it, the listener is very comfortable.

However, there is a famous figure in history who is very interested in flattery? Disgusting? This man is Cao Cao.

In other words, on one occasion, the Xiongnu messenger came to visit Cao Cao. As we all know, Cao Cao is not handsome and charming, but short and chubby, with a figure of five or five (it is said to be around 150 cm) and a big round face?

All in all, it's a bit unsatisfactory.

Of course, Cao Cao has his own self-knowledge and knows that he is not a person who lives by his face. What's the old saying? Since the shape is ugly, isn't it far enough? . So, he found a handsome guy named Cui to meet the Xiongnu emissary instead of him. He pretended to be a samurai and stood by with a knife.

After the meeting, Cao Cao wanted to know the messenger's impression of Wang Wei, so he sent someone to find out the news.

The news soon returned, and the Xiongnu messenger said:

? Wang Wei looks very imposing. But the knife catcher around him is a hero, a real hero! ? To say that ordinary people hear such words of praise for themselves, they must be in a happy mood and their mouths are rising. Unexpectedly, however, Cao Cao looked unhappy and finally sent someone to cut off the head of the messenger.

Later generations felt that the death of the messenger was too unfair and unclear.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that the messenger was beheaded.

As we all know, Cao Cao is a suspicious person who likes to be suspicious, but the messenger knows that Cao Cao, a warrior with a knife beside him, is not as good-looking as he said. Moreover, Cao Cao is a suspicious person and easy to think of a lot. He might think:

Calling me Cao Cao (pretending to be Cui) is worse than a man with a knife? Isn't this a joke and irony? Am I really more heroic than Cui? Are you blind? Did he know all about me and tell me on purpose? Are you telling the truth or lying? Did you lie with your eyes open on purpose? Is this messenger too fake? Or are you too smart and know too much? Are you playing carefully? ? Finally, reasoning, or? Or is it better to strike first? , intercept people.

This tells us: don't go too far in everything, and so does flattery.