Cao Cao
Cao Cao had a total of twenty-five sons, except for a few who died early and Cao Jun, who was a successor, and only Cao Mao was the only one who did not become king when Cao Pi was in power. The history books say it very clearly, "Mao is a gentleman, and he is rarely favored by Taizu." "In the Gonghou Family, a person with an arrogant personality and lack of education is difficult to win the favor of others, and Cao Mao is a typical example. Let's take a look at who are Cao Cao's sons?
Which of Cao Cao's sons was the most powerful
On force, it is Cao Zhang, on caixue, and on Cao Zhi, but the two just have their own strengths. Only Cao Pi, all aspects will be, not to mention the high political means, strong command, fully possess the ability to be a monarch, otherwise Cao Cao would not have chosen him to inherit. Cao Pi is the most powerful, as for Cao Chong is only smart since childhood, who can guarantee that he will be the most powerful one when he grows up. But in fact, before Cao Pi, Cao Cao also had a son who was both literate and martial, and Cao Pi simply imitated him, which was an indelible pain in Cao Cao's heart, and he was Cao Ang.
Lady Ding was Cao Cao's first wife, Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang's adoptive mother, Cao Ang's biological mother Lady Liu died early, and was raised by Lady Ding, who had no children, and Lady Ding regarded her as her own. With careful support, the eldest son Cao Ang has become her greatest sustenance. Cao Ang was both literate and martial, intelligent and courageous, and was loved by Cao Cao, and at the age of nineteen he was promoted to filial piety and became a well-known young general on the battlefield. However, Cao Ang died in the rebellion, and his death and his father's affair were somewhat inseparable.
At the beginning of the second year of Jian'an (197 AD), Cao Cao led an army to attack Zhang Xiu in Nanyang, and Zhang Xiu was forced to surrender the city, which was originally a victory to expand the results of the battle, but unexpectedly, Cao Cao fell into the beauty of spring and lost the city. It turned out that Cao Cao had taken a fancy to Zhang Xiu's widowed aunt, and this move, in Zhang Xiu's view, was undoubtedly an unbearable humiliation. In anger, Zhang Xiu led his old troops to attack the Chinese army camp at night, and the unsuspecting Cao Cao's troops were caught off guard and had to retreat to Wuyin.
Cao Ang
The price of Cao Cao's brief affair was the killing of his nephew Cao Anmin, the death of the fierce general Dianwei, and the death of his eldest son Cao Ang. Cao Cao was wounded by an arrow, and thanks to the mount Dawan Liangju "Shadow", he was able to get out of danger. "Shadow" was hit by three arrows and still galloped like the wind, and finally fell down because of the flow of arrows hitting the eye, and this war horse was Cao Ang who gave up to his father at a critical moment.
The following year, Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu again, and won a great victory, after which Zhang Xiu led his troops to surrender, because Cao Cao was fighting with Yuan Shao at that time, preparing for battle, in order to accumulate soldiers and horses, Cao Cao abandoned his previous suspicions, made Zhang Xiu a general of Yang Wu, and accepted his aunt as a concubine. Cao Cao's move finally touched the bottom line of Lady Ding's feelings, and she could tolerate her husband's affair, but the death of her adopted son became the last straw that crushed her emotional hunchback, and all the accumulated resentment in her heart broke out at this time: "You killed my son Cao Ang, but there is no sense of remorse and longing." ”
Cao Cao's explanation, whether right or wrong, in Lady Ding's voice is a pretext for the flow of the wind, Cao Cao has always been majestic, subordinate relatives are respectful in front of him, only Lady Ding dares to accuse him in person, although it is detrimental to face, but the guilt in his heart makes him bad. Lady Ding was stranger to Cao Cao from then on, returned to her mother's house, and did not return to Cao Cao's side in her life, and a few years later, the News of Lady Ding's illness and death came from the Ding family, and at this point, Cao Cao's remorse was even more incomparable. Cao Cao personally chose a cemetery for him and buried his wife in the south of Xuchang City.
Later, Cao Cao became seriously ill, thinking that his time was short, and sighed and said: 'I have done things all my life, and I have no regrets.' If there were still spirits after death, if Zi Xiu asked me where his mother was, how would I answer!