那么荀彧是这样的一个人，有智慧、有理想、有远见、有担当，所以曹操对他信任有加。何况荀彧这个人出身东汉名门之后，道德品质又好，人缘也好，名气也大。那么有了这么多的条件，跟曹操又是这么铁的一个关系，因此董昭在要提出让曹操晋封魏公、建立魏国这样一个建议的时候，他首先想到的人就是荀彧。
＊建安十七年，董昭一班人为了拥立之功，向汉献帝提议，封曹操为魏公，加九锡。如果曹操封了魏公，就表明他可以拥有一套自己的班子，建立自己的国家和政府，在大汉王朝中建立一个“国中之国”。这在当时是冒天下之大不韪的事情，而董昭的这个提议出来后，身为曹操重要谋士的荀彧对此是如何反应的呢？
So Xunyu was such a person with wisdom, ideals, foresight, and responsibility, so Cao Cao trusted him greatly. Besides, Xun Yu, who was born into a famous family in the Eastern Han Dynasty, had good moral character, good popularity, and great fame. With so many conditions and such an iron relationship with Cao Cao, when Dong Zhao proposed to make Cao Cao Jin seal the Duke of Wei and establish the State of Wei, the first person he thought of was Xun Yu.
In the seventeenth year of Jian’an, Dong Zhao and his group proposed to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty that Cao Cao be appointed Duke of Wei and nine tin be added in order to support their achievements. If Cao Cao granted the Duke of Wei, it would indicate that he could have his own team, establish his own country and government, and establish a “state within the state” in the Han Dynasty. At that time, this was a matter that risked the great unpopularity of the world. After Dong Zhao’s proposal came out, how did Xun Yu, an important adviser to Cao Cao, react to this?
董昭去向荀彧征求意见，实际上他的意思也不是征求意见，是什么呢？是希望荀彧挑头来做这件事，由荀彧领衔给皇帝上表章，这是他们希望的事情。但是结果怎么样呢？结果荀彧反对。荀彧是怎么反对的呢？荀彧对董昭说：曹公兴义兵、除暴乱、平天下，为的是什么？为的是匡复汉室，维护国家，我们曹公秉持的是忠贞，坚守的是退让，他是一个忠臣啊，这是我们曹公高尚的道德品质。君子爱人以德，一个君子真正爱一个人，不是说给他增加这个官衔，增加名誉地位，而应该是帮助他完成自己的道德理想，保证他做一个有道德的高尚的人，这才是君子应该做的事情啊。既然我们曹公是如此的高尚，——他意思没有明说，那意思是——你们为什么要拉他下水呢？所以荀彧说了四个字：“不宜如此”，不好吧。
Dong Zhao went to ask Xun Yu for advice. In fact, he didn’t mean to ask for advice. What was it? It was hoped that Xunyu would take the lead in doing this, and Xunyu would lead the emperor to give him a badge, which was what they hoped for. But what was the result? As a result, Xun Yu objected. How did Xun Yu object? Xun Yu said to Dong Zhao, “What is the purpose of Duke Cao to establish a righteous army, eliminate riots, and pacify the world?”? In order to restore the Han family and safeguard the country, our Duke Cao upholds loyalty and abides by concession. He is a loyal minister, which is our noble moral character. A gentleman loves others with virtue. A gentleman truly loves a person, not by increasing his official title or reputation, but by helping him fulfill his moral ideals and ensuring that he is a moral and noble person. This is what a gentleman should do. Since we Cao Gong are so noble, he didn’t mean it explicitly, which means why did you pull him into the water? So Xun Yu said four words: “It’s not suitable for this.” It’s not good.
那么这段话，荀彧是对谁说的？表面上是对董昭说的，说你们这样做不好。但是实际上以荀彧之聪明，不会不知道封魏公、建魏国，那就是曹操的主意，是曹操自己想做的，只不过曹操本人不便出来说。但是荀彧还要这样说，什么意思呢？他就是反对这个事。但是他不能直接地对曹操说你不应该这样做，因为曹操本人他没有说我要这样嘛，他只能装着曹操不知道这个事情，装着好像这些都是董昭这些人在那儿拍马屁，也希望曹操就此借坡下驴，阻止董昭他们的行动。
So who did Xun Yu say this to? On the surface, I told Dong Zhao that it’s not good for you to do so. But in fact, with Xun Yu’s intelligence, he would not have been unaware of the idea of awarding the Duke of Wei and establishing the State of Wei. That was Cao Cao’s idea, which he himself wanted to do, but Cao Cao himself was not able to speak out. But what does Xun Yu mean by saying this? He is opposed to this matter. “But he cannot directly say to Cao Cao that you shouldn’t do this, because Cao Cao himself didn’t say that I wanted to do this. He can only pretend that Cao Cao doesn’t know about this matter, pretending that these are people like Dong Zhao who are trying to butter up there, and hoping that Cao Cao can take advantage of this and stop Dong Zhao and their actions.”.
但是我们很清楚，封魏公、建魏国就是曹操想要的，所以董昭把这个话转达给曹操以后曹操非常生气，《三国志》的记载是“心不能平”，啊，黎叔很生气，后果很严重，严重到什么程度呢？就是正好这个时候曹操要征孙权，于是曹操就上表朝廷，让尚书令荀彧到谯县劳军；等到荀彧来到军中的时候曹操趁机把他扣留起来，说请你来帮我做参谋，不要回去了，实际上就是解除了他尚书令的职务；然后荀彧走到寿春的时候，一病不起；又过了没多久，神秘地去世，享年五十岁。
However, we are very clear that the establishment of the Duke of Wei and the State of Wei was what Cao Cao wanted, so after Dong Zhao conveyed this message to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was very angry. The “Three Kingdoms Annals” recorded that “the heart cannot be pacified.” Ah, Uncle Li was very angry, and the consequences were very serious. How serious was it? It was precisely at this time that Cao Cao wanted to levy on Sun Quan, so Cao Cao went to the court and ordered the Shang Shu to send Xun Yu to work in Qiao County; When Xunyu arrived in the army, Cao Cao seized the opportunity to detain him and said that he would ask you to help me as a counselor and not go back. In fact, he was relieved of his position as a minister; Then when Xunyu arrived at Shouchun, he fell ill completely; Not long after that, he mysteriously died at the age of fifty.
＊曹操一门心思要封魏公、建魏国，荀彧却认为曹操本是大汉的臣子，现在的位置已经是登峰造极，不应该再得寸进尺了。曹操知道后，心情很不爽，找个理由将他贬职。于是，这个为曹操事业竭尽全力，又为曹操所倚重的智囊，居然在他迈入知天命的那一年，谜一般地死去。荀彧的死为后世留下一个历史之谜，荀彧是怎么死的？他的死和曹操有什么关系吗？
＊易中天先生刚才讲到，在对待曹操封魏公的问题上荀彧采取了反对的态度，这让曹操很不舒服，找了一个借口把荀彧贬职，这位曾跟随曹操转战南北的一等一的谋士最终却神秘地死去。荀彧的死不仅是曹操集团的损失，也留下一个历史之谜，他是怎么死的？他的死和曹操有关系吗？
“Cao Cao was bent on establishing the Duke of Wei and the State of Wei, but Xunyu believed that Cao Cao was originally a vassal of the Han Dynasty, and now his position is at the peak, so he should not take any further steps.”. After Cao Cao knew it, he felt very unhappy and found a reason to demote him. Therefore, the brain trust that made every effort for Cao Cao’s career and relied on by Cao Cao unexpectedly died mysteriously in the year he entered the destiny of heaven. The death of Xunyu left a historical mystery for future generations. How did Xunyu die? Does his death have anything to do with Cao Cao?
As Mr. Yi Zhongtian mentioned just now, Xun Yu took an opposing attitude towards Cao Cao’s appointment as Duke of Wei, which made Cao Cao very uncomfortable. He found an excuse to demote Xun Yu. The first-class counselor who had followed Cao Cao to the north and south ended up mysteriously dying. The death of Xun Yu was not only a loss to the Cao Cao Group, but also left a historical mystery. How did he die? Is his death related to Cao Cao?
