Zhong You (15 1-230) was a calligrapher and minister of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. Yingchuan Changshe (now Changge, Henan) was born.
Zhong You was born in a noble family in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his ancestors were famous for their virtue. Great-grandfather Zhong You was "gentle and honest, knowledgeable in poetry and prose, and taught more than 1,000 students" ("The Journey of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Wei Chuan, Zhong You Leading the Sage"). His father died young and was raised by his uncle Yu Zhong. Zhong You studied hard since he was a child. When he grew up, Yin Xiuju, then the magistrate of Yingchuan, recommended him as Xiaolian and became Shang Shulang. He used to be the county magistrate of Yangling (now Gaoling, Shaanxi Province) and left due to illness. Since then, Zhong You entered Beijing as Tingwei and Huangmen Assistant Minister, and became the squire around the emperor. During Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Zhong You helped Cao Cao put down the rebellion and made suggestions, which won Cao Cao's reuse. When Dong Zhuo holds Liu Xie hostage, Zhong You negotiates with Shang Hanbin to rescue Chang 'an. Because of Zhong You's outstanding achievements, he was worshipped as an imperial envoy, moved to China and served as a servant of Shangshu, and was named Hou Ting of Soochow. Zhong You played an important role in the process of Cao Cao's unification of the north. When Marten and Han Sui were forced to live in Guanzhong, Cao Cao, as a high official and a captain, ordered Zhong You to supervise the festival and finally persuaded Marten and Han Sui. In the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were at loggerheads. Zhong You sent more than 1,000 war horses to Cao Jun in time, which made a great contribution to Cao Cao's defeat of Yuan Jun. So Cao Cao wrote to Zhong You and said, "Take the war horses in a hurry, and the court has no worries about the west, and the first step is proud." Yesterday, Xiao He was guarding Guanzhong, and it was appropriate to eat enough to become an army. "To promote the contribution of Zhong You.
Later, Xiongnu Khan launched a war in Pingyang, and Zhong You led the army to resist the enemy. Soon, Yuan Shang's former headquarters Hedong was the satrap of Chen Bing Hedong, and he became overbearing. When Zhong You's men tried to escape, Zhong You said, "When Yuan Shaogang was in his early years, Guoyuan came to Guanzhong to exchange information with Yuan Shaogang in secret. The reason why Guoyuan did not immediately openly unite with Yuan Shao was that he was worried about our prestige. If he ignores them and hides, it will make them think that we are afraid of them. People here hate soldiers from Guoyuan. Even if we avoid them, can these people avoid them? This is what we lost without a fight. Besides, Guoyuan is headstrong and simple-minded, and must think our army is easy to deal with. If they cross the water and camp before they cross the river, we can win a great victory. " At this time, Ma Teng sent his son Ma Chao to lead the elite soldiers to pursue Guoyuan. As expected, Guoyuan tried to cross Fenshui without serious consideration, but people stopped him and he didn't listen at all. When Guo Du was less than half way through, Zhong You suddenly led an attack and was defeated. Zhong You took the opportunity to kill Guoyuan and surrendered Khan at the same time. Since then, Zhong You has defeated Gu Wei's rebellion in Hedong and the harassment of enemies such as Zhang Sheng, Ayla Zhang and Gao Qian in the border areas. Great achievements have been made.
Zhong You used to be a palace in Luoyang. At that time, the emperor ordered Wang Yi, the prefect of Hedong, to enter Beijing. However, the city believes that the world has not yet been decided and is unwilling to apply. People don't want Wang Yi to leave because of his outstanding achievements, so Gu Wei, a subordinate official of Wang Yi, and Fan Xian, a corps commander, asked to leave Wang Yi without looking for Zhong You. But the imperial edict has been issued, and the newly appointed Hedong satrap Duji has arrived in Hedong at this time. Therefore, Zhong You did not agree with Wei Gu, Fan Xian and others, but asked Wang Yi to send the seal as soon as possible according to the emperor's wishes. In a rage, Wang Yi came to Xuchang from Hedong and gave it to the emperor with his own seal. Zhong You saw water under the bridge. He thought he had neglected his duty and didn't do things well, so he wrote a letter to confess himself.
But Xian Di didn't listen to Zhong You. It can be seen that Zhong You, as a feudal official, was able to be strict with himself, enjoy meritorious service and reward, and be responsible and punished. This spirit and morality are enough for future generations to follow suit.
Xian Di moved from Chang 'an to Luoyang, and Zhong You was an apprentice in Guanzhong. After several years' efforts, Zhong You made the desolate areas rich, which laid a material foundation for Cao Cao's later conquest of Guanzhong, and Zhong You was appointed as the former military adviser. When the State of Wei was founded in 220 AD, Cao Pi appointed Zhong You as the secretary of Dali Temple. Later, he was promoted to Guo Xiang and Tingwei, and was appointed as an aristocratic township official. Xuanqian moved to Taiwei and changed to Pingyang Township Hou. Cao Pi is highly valued. Cao Pi once praised Zhong You, Stuart Hua Xin and Sikong Wang Lang, saying: "These three officials are great men of a generation, and future generations will be unsustainable!" In 227 AD, Cao Pi died, and his son Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, named Zhong You as Dingling Hou, increased the population of his food city to 1800, and moved to Taifu. It can be seen that Cao Shi attaches great importance to Zhong You. In his later years, due to knee joint disease, it was inconvenient for Zhong You to worship the emperor, so Cao Rui, Ming Di, asked Zhong You not to worship when he entered the DPRK. Thus, it is also the first precedent that three public officials can not worship if they are sick.
Zhong You has a close relationship with Cao Wei's royal family because of his high respect and outstanding achievements. Xelloss went to Jin Meng with Cao Cao as early as when he was a prince. He heard that Zhong You had a jade Jue in his hand, so he wanted it, but it was hard to say, so he ordered others to convey it. When Zhong You heard about it, he immediately gave it to Xelloss. When Cao Pi was moved, he wrote the famous almanac with Zhong to express his gratitude. Zhong You also wrote back to express his inner secrets, and their relationship was extremely friendly.
Cao Wen Pi also gave Zhong You a "five-boiled kettle" and wrote an inscription: "Yu He has Wei, a vassal of the Han Dynasty. Jue Xiang is just a clock, but it is really a heart. Gong Jing night rewelding, bandits don't want more. Every teacher is a teacher, and everything is right. "
Zhong You is more concerned about state affairs. Seeing that the population had dropped sharply due to the war, he proposed to Cao Cao to reduce the death penalty to corporal punishment, with the aim of punishing criminals and promoting population growth. But it was not passed by the court. The reason is "not the way to please the people." When he arrived at Wendi, Zhong You brought it up again, but he was caught in a war before the trial and had to give up. When Cao Rui ascended the throne, Zhong You wrote for the third time, expounding the necessity of resuming corporal punishment, but it was eventually overthrown by opponents represented by Stuart Wang Lang, and Ming Di Cao Rui also shelved it on the grounds that Wu Shu was not peaceful. Corporal punishment is a cruel criminal law, which was no longer used in Cao Wei period. In order to promote the increase of population, Zhong You advocated the resumption of corporal punishment, but after all, it lost its historical soil and eventually did not implement it.
Zhong You died in the fourth year of Taihe, Cao Rui, Wei Mingdi (230). When he died, Ming Di mourned him in mourning and praised him for his "high merit"