Cao Cao (曹曹), courtesy name Mengde (孟德), nicknamed Ah Qi, was the founder of the Cao Wei regime during the Three Kingdoms period. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and Cao Cao relied on his keen political vision to rob Emperor Xian of Han, and from then on, he blackmailed Tianzi to command the princes and used the name of Tianzi to conquer the four sides, and after defeating Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Lü Bu, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei, Cao Cao dominated the Central Plains with the intention of unifying the world. If there had been no later defeat at Chibi, Cao Cao would have been a landmark figure in unifying China, but unfortunately, he met zhou lang, a talent in the Three Kingdoms of Jiangnan, on the great river.
It is said that after Cao Cao held Emperor Xian of Han hostage, he toyed with the emperor in applause, and the Han Dynasty had already existed in name only from this time on. The courtiers loyal to the Han dynasty all gritted their teeth at Cao Cao's behavior and called him Han Xiang, which was actually a Han thief. In order to support the Han Dynasty and get rid of the national thieves, many loyal courtiers conspired to eliminate Cao Cao.
During the Three Kingdoms period, there were many people who wanted to kill Cao Cao, but there were also many people who died and saved Cao Cao at the critical moment, and they really responded to a folk saying: Heaven does not destroy Cao Cao. For example, in the second year of Jian'an, Cao Cao surrendered to Zhang Xiu in Wancheng, and then during his stay in Wancheng, he fell in love with Zhang Xiu's aunt and summoned Zhang Xiu's aunt to serve him. Zhang Xiu was deeply ashamed after knowing this, so he suddenly rebelled, Cao Cao was caught off guard by the killing, and at the critical moment, Dianwei died a vicious battle, blocking the rebels, and Cao Cao was able to escape.
After Cao Cao fled back, he was distraught to learn that Dianwei had died in battle, retrieved Dianwei's body and buried it in Xiangyi, and every time he passed through Dianwei's cemetery, he had to sacrifice it to praise his merits. Dianwei's descendants also served as high-ranking officials of the Cao Wei regime for generations due to Dianwei's death. However, there is another person in history who saved Cao Cao's life, but contrary to Dianwei, in addition to not getting the high-ranking official Houlu, he was made fun of by Cao Cao and executed in public, and the reason for killing him was not disobeyed.
This person is Miao Ze, Miao Ze is the brother-in-law of the waiter Huang Kui, who conspired with Ma Teng, who had entered the capital, to suddenly kill Cao Cao when Cao Cao left the city to send troops. As a result, when Huang Kui returned home, he said that he leaked the matter to the concubine Li Chunxiang, and Li Chunxiang told Miao Ze about it. Miao Ze, because he had long coveted the beauty of his brother-in-law's concubine Li Chunxiang, even reported to Cao Cao at night that he intended to get rid of his brother-in-law by Cao Cao's hand, and he could also hold the beauty of the family.
Although Miao Ze's wishful thinking was good, Cao Cao did not accept his affection, and after getting rid of Ma Teng and Huang Kui, Cao Cao summoned Miao Ze and asked him what reward he needed? Miao Ze told Cao Cao: "I don't want to give a reward, but only ask Li Chunxiang as my wife." "You have harmed your brother-in-law's family for the sake of a woman, so what is the use of keeping this unrighteous person?" He summoned a knife and axe hand to behead Miao Ze, Li Chunxiang and Huang Kui's family in the city. When Miao Ze was killed, the spectators all clapped their hands and applauded.
Miao Ze exposed Huang Kui's rebellion, which actually saved Cao Cao's life, why did Cao Cao kill Miao Ze in public? Just imagine, Cao Cao's harem has more than a dozen wives with flowers and moon appearances, if everyone is like Miao Ze, coveting the master's concubine, plotting to kill people with a knife, and getting rid of the master, then Cao Cao's harem has not long been chaotic, Cao Cao killed Miao Ze, but also in the right way to warn the people around him, killing chickens and monkeys to make an example.