Bao Xin
Bao Xin
Bao Xin (151-192) was born in Pingyang, Mount Tai (now Xintai, Shandong). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Prime Minister of Ji Bei was one of the people who attacked Dong Zhuo. Bao Xin was called up by He Jin to recruit troops. When he returned to Luoyang, Dong Zhuo came to Beijing. Bao Xin advised Yuan Shao to get rid of Dong Zhuo, but Yuan Shao didn't agree. After that, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others fought against Dong Zhuo, and Bao Xin also responded. After the collapse of the alliance, Bao Xin admonished Cao Cao to watch the change. The yellow scarf army of Qingzhou attacked Yanzhou. Liu Dai, the governor of Qingzhou, did not listen to Bao Xin's advice and rushed out to fight. He was defeated and died. Bao Xin then established Cao Cao as a herdsman in Yanzhou. During the war with Huangjin army, Bao Xin died in order to save Cao Cao. Later, Cao Cao remembered his merits and granted him his son.
Life of the characters
Return home to recruit soldiers
When he was young, Bao Xin had great ambition, generous love, calm and resolute, and strategic.
In the first year of Zhongping (184), Bao Xin was recruited by general He Jin and became a riding captain. He was ordered to go back to his hometown to recruit soldiers. Bao Xin recruited more than 1000 soldiers. He Jin died in a coup when he arrived at Chenggao on his way home. When Bao Xin rushed back to Luoyang, Dong Zhuo had already entered Beijing.
Bao Xin knew that Dong Zhuo was bound to bring disaster to the whole world, so he advised Yuan Shao to attack and kill Dong Zhuo, and said to Yuan Shao, "Dong Zhuo is now holding a heavy hand, and he must have a bad heart. If we don't take advantage of his mobile hand, we will surely suffer losses in the future. When he just arrived in Kyoto, and the soldiers are tired, we can attack him, and we can certainly capture Dong Zhuo." But yuan Shaowei was afraid of Dong Zhuo and did not act. Bao Xin then led his troops back to his hometown, enlisted 20000 soldiers, 700 cavalry, and more than 5000 vehicles carrying grain and grass.
Crusade against Dong Zhuo
In the first year of Chuping (190), Yuan Shao broke with Dong Zhuo because of the problem of abolishing the emperor, and announced to attack Dong Zhuo in the Bohai Sea. In December of this year, Cao Cao started his army in Jiwu. Bao Xin and his younger brother Bao Tao responded to Cao Cao as the Prime Minister of Ji Bei. Yuan Shao was chosen as the leader of the alliance by the crusading army, and Cao Cao was appointed as the general of Fenwu. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao also elected Bao Xin as the general of Baolu and Bao Tao as the general of Li.
At that time, Yuan Shao was very powerful and was highly praised by all the heroes in the world. Only Bao Xin told Cao Cao that Cao Cao would surely be able to lead all the heroes in the world in order to set things right.
When Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and moved the capital to Chang'an, Yuan Shao and others did not dare to March rashly. Cao Cao and Bao Xin, Bao Tao and Zhang Miao's Wei Zi entered bianshui, Xingyang, and were attacked by Xu Rong, Dong Zhuo's department. After a fierce battle, Cao Cao and Bao Xin were injured, Bao Tao and Wei Zi died.
In 191, Yuan Shao coerced Han Fu into seizing Jizhou. Bao Xin said to Cao Cao, "now the treacherous officials take the opportunity to overthrow the royal family, and the heroes fight angrily. The reason why the world responds is because of the great righteousness. Now Yuan Shao is the leader of the alliance, using his power to seek personal gain. It seems that there will be chaos, and another Dong Zhuo is about to emerge. If we fight against him, I'm afraid we can't do what we want. If we go along with him, how can we make sense? It's better to stay south of the Yellow River and watch it change. " Cao Cao agreed. Since then, Cao Cao was appointed the prefect of Dongjun by yuan shaobiao, and Bao Xin was appointed the Prime Minister of Jibei.
Welcome Cao Cao
In the third year of Chuping (192), the yellow scarf army of Qingzhou attacked Yanzhou. Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, planned to send troops to fight against it. Bao Xin dissuaded: "at present, there are millions of bandits. The people are terrified and shocked, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. They can't resist. I see that the bandits and their families are mixed up, and there are no supplies in them. They just make a living by plundering. Today's countermeasures are as follows: let the troops conserve their strength and strength, and first stick to it. If the thieves want to fight but can't, they will be separated. Then they can defeat them by selecting elite soldiers. " Liu Dai didn't take Bao Xin's advice, so he was defeated and killed.
After hearing that Liu Dai had died in the war, Cao Cao's Ministry Chen Gong proposed to Cao Cao that he should go to Yanzhou to persuade Yanzhou not to drive and to establish Cao Cao as the herdsman of Yanzhou. After Chen Gong arrived at the state capital for negotiation, Bao Xin and WAN Qian, the official of the state, arrived in Dongjun to welcome Cao Cao as the herdsman of Yanzhou.
Die in battle
Cao Cao thought that the yellow scarf army was proud and despised the enemy after winning, so he set up a surprise force to meet the yellow scarf army in Shouzhang. Cao Cao and Bao Xin arrived at the battlefield first, but the infantry did not arrive. By this time, the enemy had already met Cao Cao, so they went to war. Bao Xin spared no effort to save Cao Cao, but he was killed by the yellow scarf army at the age of 41. Later, the army arrived, barely defeated the yellow scarf army. Cao Cao offered a reward for finding Bao Xin's body, but failed to find it. So they carved Baoxin out of wood, and Cao Cao sacrificed it with tears. In the winter of the same year, Cao Cao forced down more than 300000 yellow scarves to pacify Shandong.
In the 17th year of Jian'an (212), Cao Cao recalled Bao Xin's achievements. In the above table, Bao Shao, the son of Bao Xin, was appointed as the Marquis of the new capital, and Bao Xun, the son of Bao Xin, was recruited as prime minister.
Historical records
The twelfth biography of Cui Mao, Xu He Xing, Bao Sima
Historical evaluation
The book of Wei: there are few big festivals, generous lovers, and Shen Yi is resourceful.
The book of Wei: Although the army was set up in disorder, the family was based on Confucianism, and they were very thrifty. They were rich in raising officers and men, and they had no surplus money, so they returned to it.
Cai Dongfan: a good plan will return home when it is not needed, and wise people will be spared when they see the opportunity. If they often hide later, they may not be killed in the battlefield.
Family members
The eighth ancestor: Bao Xuan, the commander of Sili school in Han Dynasty.
Father: Bao Dan, Minister of Shaofu in the Eastern Han Dynasty
Younger brothers: Bao Tao and Bao Zhong (only see romance of the Three Kingdoms, no record in official history)
Children: Bao Shao, Bao Xun
Artistic image
Literary image
In the novel popular romance of the Three Kingdoms, Bao Xin has the character of "Yun Cheng". He is resourceful and intelligent, good at martial arts and writing. He pays homage to the captain of the rear army, and attends ten times. When the rebellion broke out, Bao Xin, yuan ZHAOMENG, Chun Yuqiong and others searched for the whereabouts of Liu Bian, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liuwang. After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, Bao Xin asked to see Yuan Shao, saying that Dong Zhuo had a different heart and advised Yuan Shao to get rid of him. Yuan Shao disagreed. Bao Xin asked Wang Yun to discuss with him, and Wang Yun also disagreed. Bao Xin then led his army to Mount Tai. Later, he joined the rebellion against Dong Zhuo as the Prime Minister of Ji Bei. Bao Xin secretly ordered his younger brother Bao Zhong to fight because he was afraid of Sun Jian's taking the lead. As a result, Bao Zhong was killed by Hua Xiong. After Li Ying and others took control of the imperial court, they ordered Cao Cao and Bao Xin to suppress the Huangjin uprising in Qingzhou in the name of Emperor Xian. So they met the Huangjin army in Shouzhang. Bao Xin went deep into the important area and was killed by the Huangjin army.
Film and television image
1994 TV drama romance of the Three Kingdoms: Chen Zhihui as Bao Xin;
2013 TV series Cao Cao: Jia Wei plays Bao Xin.
Chinese PinYin : Bao Xin
Bao Xin
