| “ | Why say that I should move aside? So I cannot cut your head off?! | „ |
| ~ Dong Zhuo |
Cui Lie 崔烈 was Grand Commandant during the late years of the East Han dynasty.
Biography[]
Cui Lie was a former Grand Commandant by 189. When the court welcomed back Emperor Shao and his younger brother, from being held hostage by the eunuchs at Beiwang, Cui Lie was at the front of the group, showing his seniority. Soon, Dong Zhuo's army came to receive the Emperor. When Cui Lie scolded and demanded that he move aside, Dong Zhuo yelled at him, "Day and night, we travelled 300 li to come, so why say that I should move aside? So I cannot cut your head off?!" After a brief talk with the royals, Dong Zhuo and the court returned back to Luoyang.[1]
Family[]
- Son: Cui Zhouping
Notes[]
Fact vs. Fiction[]
References[]
- ↑ 《英雄記》曰： 公卿百官奉迎於北芒阪下，故太尉崔烈在前導。卓將步騎數千來迎，烈呵使避，卓罵烈曰：「晝夜三百里來，何云避，我不能斷卿頭邪？」前見帝曰：「陛下令常侍小黃門作亂乃爾，以取禍敗，為負不小邪？」又趨陳留王，曰：「我董卓也，從我抱來。」乃於貢抱中取王。
Sources[]
- Chen Shou 陳壽 (233–297). Sanguo zhi 三國志 “Records of the Three Kingdoms”, with official commentary compiled by Pei Songzhi 裴松之 (372-451).