Dong Cheng, a minister at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, tried to plot to kill Cao Cao in order to safeguard the interests of Liu Xie, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, but was later killed by Cao Cao because his plan was exposed.
In history, Dong Cheng has two identities. The first one is the biological father of Dong Guiren in the harem of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, so Dong Cheng should be called Zhang Guo instead of Guo Jiu. The second identity is the nephew of Empress Dowager Dong, the mother of Emperor Han Ling, so what is the relationship between Emperor Han Ling and Emperor Han Xian? Emperor Ling of Han Dynasty is the father of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. As the nephew of Emperor Han Ling's mother, he should be the same generation as Emperor Han Ling and a generation older than Emperor Han Xian. From this perspective, it is natural for Dong Cheng to be called Uncle Prince. However, the second identity has not been proved by historical data, so that later scholars did not agree with Uncle Dong Cheng's identity.
Dong Cheng is a servant of Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu. On the way from Chang 'an to Luoyang, Liu Xie made great contributions to the protection of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. Liu Xie named him General Wei and was promoted to General Rider. Since then, Dong Cheng's life has been closely linked with Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty.
Although Liu Xie was nominally the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the actual power was in the hands of Cao Cao. In order to regain his rights, Emperor Xian of Han decided to confront Cao Cao, so he hid a copy of the imperial edict in his sleeve and showed it to Dong Cheng.
After receiving the secret edict from Liu Xie, Dong Cheng secretly contacted Liu Bei, Wu, Zhong You and others to crusade against Cao Cao in his name. But Liu Bei didn't take any action, and Dong Cheng's plot was discovered by Cao Cao, so in 200 AD, Dong Cheng, Ji Ze and Dong Chengquan were all killed by Cao Cao.
Although Dong Cheng was a nobody in the development of the Three Kingdoms, he accelerated the demise of the Han Dynasty.
So how did people evaluate him in history? Li Zhi, a thinker in the Ming Dynasty, said: "Apart from Mr. Yun Chang, six Dong Cheng people are also desirable, that is, six people deserve to enjoy the Guan Temple, and there are many loyal and righteous people in the Han family." In a word, Dong is loyal to him.
Luo Guanzhong, the author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, wrote a poem: Secret edicts are passed on to clothes, but words are forbidden to the mouth. I was saved in those days, and I am even more grateful today. Worrying about the country becomes a heart disease, except rape. Loyalty is eternal, and success or failure depends on who.
Mirror Summary: Dong Chengzhi is not as good as Wang Yun, but he wants to get ahead. He not only committed suicide, but also endangered his master. The so-called people who can be proud of their ambitions are also ignorant. However, it was originally from Dongcheng, and Japanese is different for thieves. It's really kind to do bad things.