甚至连崔琰的死可能都是有这个原因。崔琰是什么？曹操秘密征求立储的意见，崔琰公开作答，叫做“露板”，就是发表公开信。那么你要知道，曹操秘密征求意见这是个规矩啊，这种事情是不能公开征求意见的，你崔琰公开作答是不是坏了规矩，这是第一点。第二点，你为什么要公开作答？人家都秘密回信，你这不是刻意作秀吗？表示你光明正大是不是？表示你没有嫌疑是不是？表示你不会因为曹植的妻子是你的侄女你就结党营私，你想表现这个对不对？曹操不满。第三，就算崔琰没有这个意思，没有作秀的意思，他只是心怀坦荡，他只是大公无私，但是你公开作答不显得曹操的秘密征求意见有点鬼鬼祟祟吗？你这样不就把曹操就比下去了吗？曹操能够容忍吗？何况这个时候大权在握的曹操已经是杀人魔王一个了。我猜测崔琰之死和杨修之死的真正原因，恐怕在这个地方。
而且我们知道崔琰和杨修是在曹操的最后的岁月里被杀的，而这个时候曹魏集团内部的斗争异常激烈，因为曹操的几个儿子都在争夺接班人的地位，那么他们是怎么争夺的？最后又花落谁家呢？请看下集——夺嫡之争。
Even Cui Yan’s death may have been due to this reason. What is Cui Yan? Cao Cao secretly solicited the opinions of the Crown Prince, and Cui Yan publicly responded, known as “Lu Ban,” which means publishing an open letter. So you should know that it’s a rule for Cao Cao to secretly solicit opinions. Such matters cannot be openly solicited for opinions. Is it a violation of the rule for Cui Yan to publicly answer? This is the first point. Second, why did you answer publicly? “People are secretly answering letters. Aren’t you deliberately showing off?”? Does it mean you’re aboveboard? Means you’re not a suspect, right? It means that you won’t form a clique and engage in private affairs just because Cao Zhi’s wife is your niece. Do you want to show this, right? Cao Cao was dissatisfied. Third, even if Cui Yan didn’t mean it, he didn’t mean to show off, he was just open-minded, he was just selfless, but your public response didn’t seem like Cao Cao’s secret soliciting opinions was a bit sneaky? Aren’t you going to beat Cao Cao? Can Cao Cao tolerate it? Moreover, at this time, the powerful Cao Cao was already a murderer. I guess the real reason for Cui Yan’s death and Yang Xiu’s death is probably in this place.
Moreover, we know that Cui Yan and Yang Xiu were killed in the last years of Cao Cao, and at this time, the struggle within the Cao Wei Group was extremely fierce, because several of Cao Cao’s sons were fighting for the position of successors, so how did they compete? Whose house did it finally fall to? Please see the next episode – The Battle for Legitimacy.
