荀彧之死——一个关于汉末士大夫“匡复之志”的隐喻

“历代论者多从个人心境、志向、谋略等角度解释荀彧之死。荀彧辅佐曹操，又坚决反对曹操晋爵、加九锡，以至于死，并非当时特例。依附割据群雄、待时而动，以期匡复汉室，并在群雄欲代汉自立时坚决维护汉祚，是东汉末年士大夫普遍的政治抉择。故而，荀彧的人生历程展现了当日士大夫之群体动向，荀彧之死隐喻着汉末士大夫的政治理想——“匡复之志”最终归于失败的命运。

The death of Xunyu--A symbol on the fate of Shidafu's political effort in late Han dynasty

The death of Xunyu attracted so many historians whose opinions encircled the personal interests and ambition. In fact, Xunyu＇ s death was a symbol on the fate of Shidafu＇ s political effort in late Han dynasty. Going to a warlord for shelter＇but opposing warlord＇ s rebellion was a common select of Shidafu in that time. So what Xunyu has done was not his own strong suit, but embodied the main political trend of Shidafu.