Cao Huan was the last emperor of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, how did Cao Huan ascend to the throne? Whose son is he?
Cao Huan was originally Cao Cao's grandson and the son of Cao Yu the Prince of Yan. Later, why did Cao Huan become Cao Pi's grandson again? Why the poor generation?
Cao Cao had a total of twenty-five sons, cao Yu ranked ninth, the King of Fengyan, he was
Born to Cao Cao and Lady Huan, Cao Chong and Cao Zhao were half-brothers, and Cao Chong was the genius teenager who called the elephant, but unfortunately died early.
After Cao Cao's death, Cao Cao's son Cao Pi succeeded Cao Cao to the title of Prince of Wei, and soon after, forced the Han Emperor Liu Xiechan to take the throne, so Cao Pi established the state of Wei as Emperor Wen of Wei and was the first emperor of Cao Wei.
After Cao Pi's death, Cao Pi's son Cao Rui succeeded to the throne as Emperor Ming of Wei and was the second emperor of Cao Wei.
After Cao Rui's death, he was succeeded by his adopted son Cao Fang, the third emperor of Cao Wei.
Cao Rui originally had several sons, but unfortunately they all died early, so he adopted Cao Yuan, and unexpectedly, Cao Que also died early.
Cao Rui adopted Cao Fang, the grandson of Cao Cao's second son, Cao Zhang, the Prince of Rencheng, and the son of Cao Kai.
After Cao Fang succeeded to the throne, Sima Yi launched a coup d'état in Gaopingling, removing the general Cao Shuang and taking control of the imperial government, so Sima Shi monopolized power.
Later, Sima Yi's eldest son Sima Shi deposed Cao Fang and replaced him with Cao Fu ,the Duke of Gaoguixiang ,cao fu (曹髦) as emperor , the fourth emperor of Cao Wei.
Cao Xi was the grandson of Cao Pi and the son of Cao Lin.
Before Sima Shi's death, he handed over power to his brother Sima Zhao, and Cao Xian, dissatisfied with Sima Zhao's monopoly, led hundreds of slaves in the palace to fight against Sima Zhao, and was killed by Sima Zhao's confidant Jia Chong at the behest of ChengJi.
Sima Zhao consulted with his courtiers, so he made Cao Huan emperor and enshrined The Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, that is, Cao Huan as Cao Rui's son.
Volume 77 of the Zizhi Tongjian records that Sima Yan, the son of Wang Yu of Yan, the son of Wang Yu of Yan, was made to yu Yi (曹奂, i.e., Cao Huang) and thought that he was the heir of Emperor Ming.
Cao Rui was Cao Pi's son, so Cao Pi became Cao Pi's grandson.
Originally, Cao Huan was Cao Cao's grandson, and Cao Rui was the same generation, but this time, it was a generation behind, which was very embarrassing.
After Cao Huan succeeded to the throne, his father Cao Yu the Prince of Yan declared himself a vassal when he celebrated the winter solstice.
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Volume IV, Book iv of Wei, and The Fourth Chronicle of the Three Young Emperors records that in November, the King of Yan congratulated the winter solstice and was declared a vassal.
In the third year of Cao Wan's reign (258), he was given the title of Duke of Changdao Township. In May of the fifth year of Ganlu (260), after Cao Huan was killed, Sima Zhao decided to make Cao Huan emperor. On the eighth day of the first month of May, Sima Zhao sent his eldest son Sima Yan to Yecheng to meet Cao Yi.
On the second day of the first month of June, Cao Yi arrived at the capital Luoyang, and on the same day, he was emperor, and was emperor of Wei Yuan, in fact, Cao Huan was also reduced to a puppet of Sima Shi.
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Volume IV, Book of Wei, and Chronicle of the Three Shao Emperors, records: Chen Liu Wang ZhenYi, Zi Jingming, Emperor Wu's grandson, and Yan Wang Yuziye. For three years, he was the duke of Changdao Township in Anci County. The duke of Gaogui Township, the secretary of state of the country to welcome the establishment of the public. In June, Jiayin, into Luoyang, saw the empress dowager, and was the emperor of the day located in the front hall of Taiji.
In the second year of Xianxi (265), Sima Yi's grandson, Sima Zhao's son Sima Yan, forced Cao Yi to take the throne, Cao Wei perished, and the Western Jin Dynasty replaced Cao Wei.