Chen Qian

Chen Qian

Chen Qian (December 22, 201-281, 211-291) was named Xiuyuan. Linhuai Dongyang (today's Anhui Tianchang) people. He was the son of Chen Jiao, a famous statesman of the Western Jin Dynasty.

Since childhood, he has been simple, steady and resourceful. At the beginning, he was shangshulang. He served successively as Taishou of Zhongshan and Anping. He was famous for his good governance achievements. Later, he was recruited as Sima and Changshi of the prime minister state, and then moved to Zhongcheng, the censor, and then to Shangshu, and was granted the title of Marquis of the pavilion of an state. He also conquered the general of Shu with Shangshu and defeated the Shu Han army.

When Zhuge rebelled, he took Shangshu as general Anton and led his army to level him up. Afterwards, he paid homage to Chijie and his commander in charge of all the military affairs in Huaibei, moved to general Anton, became a Marquis of Jue Guangling, and then transferred to the commander in charge of all the military affairs in Yuzhou and the governor in charge of the governor in Yuzhou. He successively transferred to Jiangnan military and Jingzhou military, and to the South general, and was granted Marquis tan. After the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, the general moved to Gaoping. Later, he moved to Shizhong and the general, and became the governor of Yangzhou military and the fake yellow Yue. Lei was promoted to Taiwei and dasima. In his later years, he repeatedly asked to abdicate and entered the court in the third year of Xianning (278). In 281, Chen Qian passed away. He was eighty-one years old. He was awarded the title of "Wu" to Taifu.

Chen Qian was the assistant of the Western Jin Dynasty. Together with Sima Fu, the king of Anping, he was known as the eighth Duke of the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty. When he was young, he was measured, tolerant and tolerant, and he was able to accommodate other people's shortcomings. Every time he was appointed as an official, he was able to manage the land very well and won the hearts of the people. With Jia Chong, Shi Bao and Pei Xiu, Sima Yan is a confidant, but his wisdom makes Jia Chong and others feel inferior.

Life of the characters

Young people have wisdom

Chen Qian's father, Chen Jiao, was an official in the Cao Wei Dynasty. Chen jiaoben, surnamed Liu, was raised by his grandfather Chen, so he changed his surname to Chen. Chen Qian was a simple, steady and resourceful man since he was a child. At the beginning, when Chen Jiao was the Minister of Wei, Liu Ye, the Minister of Wei, was deeply favored by Emperor Ming of Wei. He slandered Emperor Ming of Wei about Chen Jiao's dictatorship, which made Chen Jiao worried. He told his two sons about the situation. Chen Qian, the eldest son, couldn't think of any ideas. However, Chen Qian said to his father, "the Lord is a holy monarch, and father, you are a minister in charge of your orders. Even if you don't have the greatest loss, you can't do it As a result, Emperor Wei Ming did not find it difficult for Chen Jiao because of slander. Chen Qian was despised and insulted by Xia houxuan when he was young, but Chen Qian didn't think so at all, which made Xia houxuan feel strange. It can be seen that Chen Qian had seen things clearly since he was a child, and he knew how to deal with life.

Perform meritorious deeds

After Chen Qian became an official, he served as shangshulang, also as Taishou of Zhongshan and Taishou of Anping. Later, he was enlisted as Sima, Changshi and Zhongcheng, then moved to Shangshu and was granted the title of Marquis of the pavilion of an state. At that time, the army of the Shu Han Dynasty marched from Longyou many times, and Chen Qian, as a minister, represented the general of Shu and succeeded in breaking through Shu. In the second year of Ganlu (257), Zhuge launched a rebellion on his birthday in Shouchun, and Chen Qian served as general Anton as a minister. In the third year of Ganlu (258), after the birth of Zhuge, Sima Zhao first paid homage to Chijie, the commander of Huaibei military, and was officially worshipped as general Anton, and then became Marquis of Guangling. In the fourth year of Ganlu (259), he was transferred to be the governor of Yuzhou military and governor of Yuzhou. After that, he successively transferred to Jiangnan military and Jingzhou military, served as a general in the south, and was granted Marquis tan.

A minister of life

In 265, Sima Zhao died, and his son Sima Yan succeeded to the throne of Jin Dynasty. Chen Qian and Hushi general Shi Bao repeatedly told emperor Cao Huan that Cao Wei's calendar had run out and urged him to comply with the destiny and abdicate. In December of this year, Sima Yan accepted Cao Huan's chanrang and established the Western Jin Dynasty. Chen Qian, as an assistant minister, paid homage to the cavalry general and granted him the title of Gaoping Jun Gong. He also moved to serve as a senior general and commander-in-chief of Yangzhou military and fake yellow Yue.

be full of years and honour

When he entered the court once, Chen Qian said to Sima Yan, "Hu lie and Qian Hong are both brave and resourceless, headstrong and disobedient. They are not the ideal candidates to govern the border. If they do not find another good general to replace them, they will surely become a disgrace to the country. May your majesty think it over. " At that time, Qian Hong was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou. He didn't listen to Chen Qian's instructions. Therefore, Sima Yan thought that Chen Qian's words were just out of the mentality of discord among the generals. In order to respect Chen Qian, Sima Yan called Qian Hong into the court, but soon ordered him to be the governor of Liangzhou. It can be seen that he did not carefully consider Chen Qian's opinions. When Chen Qian learned about Sima Yan's decision, he sighed and thought that the decision would inevitably end in failure. As a result, Qian Hong and Hu lie really had a conflict with the foreign people during the period of guarding the border. Both of them died in the war. After several years of Crusade, the chaos was settled. Sima Yan also regretted it afterwards. In September of 274, Chen Qianqian was appointed as Taiwei. He then went into the army and captured Zhuang Hu, the commander of Lixin school in the eastern Wu Dynasty. He also defeated the Wu army stationed in Tuzhong. Sima Yan recorded his achievements and conferred the title of Marquis of Guanzhong on his nephew Chen. In the first year of Xianning (275), Chen Qian and the late Taifu Zheng Chong were all listed for sacrifice. In the second year of Xianning (277), Chen Qian was transferred to Da Sima. In his later years, Chen Qian was already an extremely important official, and began to plan to retreat bravely. In the third year of Xianning (278), Chen Qian asked to be an official in the court, but he didn't want to be an official in Zhenzhou county. With the permission, he entered the court in the same year. After many times, Sima Yan asked to resign because of his illness, but he refused to let him resign. Chen Qian was unconvinced to return to his residence, but Sima Yan ordered his servant to ask him to return to the big Sima mansion. After several resignations, Sima Yan finally agreed to let Chen Qianxun take the throne and give him the same status as Taibao and Taifu, as well as the corresponding staff. He went home as Gaoping Duke. After that, he didn't have to go to court, and sent him back to his private house with an Che Sima. Sima Yan was very close to Chen Qian, and because he was a veteran, he treated each other with courtesy.

die in one's bed

Chen Qian died on November 25, 281, at the age of 81. The imperial court bestowed Taifu with the posthumous title of "Wu". When Chen Qian was buried, Sima Yan personally went to the funeral and wept at his coffin. The burial etiquette was the same as that of big Sima Shibao. Chen Yu, his son, succeeded him.

Character evaluation

General comments

When Chen Qian was a boy, he was measured, tolerant and magnanimous. He was able to accommodate other people's shortcomings. Every time he was an official, he was able to manage the land very well. He often lived in other states, and won the hearts of scholars and people from all walks of life. He, Jia Chong, Shi Bao and Pei Xiu are all important confidants of Sima Yan, but Chen Qian's wisdom is the best, and Jia Chong and others feel inferior.

Historical evaluation

Sima Zhao: but it's not easy to be able to be like a Qing. Sima Yan: first of all, Qian Yuanxun's old virtue was to unify the eastern Xia Dynasty, and Fang Hongyuan's achievements were to establish a Wu society, but his sufferings were not eliminated. He expressed his sincerity and paid attention to everything. ② I will consult you when you talk about the way. Fang Lai's advice is based on his great achievements, and he should see things at the right time. Fang Xuanling: at the beginning of emperor shizuwu's accession to the throne, Wang Fu of Anping was the prime minister, Zheng Chong was the prime minister, Wang Xiang was the prime minister, Sima Wang was the prime minister, he Zeng was the prime minister, Xun Yi was the prime minister, Shibao was the prime minister, and Chen Qian was the general. ② When the lack of celebrities, mostly to dry he phase Xu, their own light country, what Chen Qian is called! If you show off, you will be called a leader. Regular script is the machine spirit young hair, eyes to clear. They are all famous officials of the Jin family. ③ Only when the world is in accordance with the talent, can it win the world. Gao Ping, Shen Min, is a famous instrument. Hao Jing: Zheng Chong and Wang Xiang are more than good at moral cultivation, but less than good. He Zeng and Shi Bao all took Wei minister as the Duke of Jin Dynasty, named eight Duke. They changed their surname to Yi and lived freely. Is that not to say that they can get along with Zhen? Lu simian: in addition, in the early Jin Dynasty, the old people of Yuan Dynasty, such as Shi Bao, Zheng Chong, Wang Xiang, Xun Yi, he Zeng and Chen Qian, who were not the disciples of Xiangyuan, were the people who were in love with each other. How can such people trust their fate?

Anecdotes and allusions

Be ridiculed

Chen Qiansu is not a direct minister. Even when he talked with Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, he was haughty, but he was very respectful to Sima Zhong, the crown prince of Jin Dynasty. Chen Zhi, his younger brother, argued with Chen Qian's son, Chen Yu. Chen Zhi then said that Chen Qian's children were immoral (Shi Shuo Xin Yu Jian Shu · Huo Dun 35) and quoted Guo Zi as saying that Han Shou's stealing incense was the story of Han Shou and Chen Qian's daughter, not Jia Chong's daughter. Only when Chen Qian's daughter died before they were married, Han Shou married Jia Chong's daughter. Here, Chen Zhi said that Chen Qian's children's behavior seems to be evidence). Chen Qian forced his younger brother away on his watch, which was ridiculed by the world.

Don't get mixed

At the beginning, Xia houxuan and Chen Qian's elder brother Chen Ben were good friends. When Chen Ben and Xia houxuan had a banquet in front of Chen Ben's mother, Chen Qian came back from the outside and entered the hall door. Xia Hou Xuan then stood up and said: "the same thing can be done together, different things can not be mixed together."

To be modest

When Tang bin was young, he went to the prime minister's house as an envoy of Yuzhou to report his affairs. At that time, the ministers and assistants of the prime minister's house were all talented people of the time. However, when they saw Tang bin, they all admired him and praised him to Sima Zhao and recommended Tang bin to be his wife. Sima Zhao asked Kong Hao for his opinions. Kong Hao was jealous of Tang Bin's talent and did not answer for a long time. Chen Qian was sitting at that time, holding his hand close to his body and saying, "Tang bin is far better than Chen Qian." Sima Zhao said with a smile: "even if it's like you, it's very rare. How can it surpass you?" Therefore, Tang bin was appointed as kaicao.

Eight princes at the same time

At the beginning of the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, appointed King Anping Sima Fu as taizai, Zheng Chong as Taifu, Wang Xiang as Taibao, King Yiyang Sima Wang as Taiwei, he Zeng as situ, Xun Fei as Sikong, Shi Bao as Da Sima, and Chen Qian as general, but he did not set up the post of prime minister. The common people call it "eight gongs at the same time, climbing clouds and attaching wings".

Birth and death

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