Cao Cao had a total of 25 sons in his lifetime, one of whom was named Cao Zhang, a famous general during the Cao Wei period. Cao Zhang, unlike other brothers, was not good at dancing knives and guns, so his wish was to be a general. Cao Zhang's simple idea was affirmed by Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was very appreciative of the wish of this idiot martial son.
Cao Zhang's character film and television image (photo)
Cao Zhang's appearance has a characteristic, and his beard is yellow, so he is called "Yellow Beard" by Cao Cao. Cao Zhang's martial arts are strong, his arm strength is amazing, and he has the courage of ten thousand men. Before the age of twenty, he had a big hobby, that is, he liked to fight with fierce tigers, and the scene was thrilling to watch, which showed that Cao Zhang's skills were extraordinary. In 218 AD, when the 29-year-old Cao Zhang was appointed as the general of Northern Zhonglang and the general of Xingxiao, he was ordered to lead a large army to conquer Wuhuan Wuchen (NengchenQi), Cao Zhangxiao was brave and good at war, commanded properly, and soon put down the rebellion of Wuhuan Wuchen, and was praised by Cao Cao, who praised him: "Huang Shu'er is not simple." Cao Pi ascended the throne, Cao Zhang was made the King of Rencheng, and in 223 AD, Cao Zhang fell ill and died at the Luoyang mansion.
Cao Pi and Cao Zhang's character film and television images (photo)
For Cao Zhang's death, there are many theories, such as Liu Yiqing's "World Speaking New Language" of Liu Song in the Southern Dynasty that Cao Zhang was poisoned by Cao Pi, but this statement is difficult to stand on the foundation, not enough to believe, after all, "World Speaking New Language" is a note novel, and its authenticity has also been overturned by posterity, although so, but this version of the story is still more interesting, and listen to the author regret the past:
Cao Cao character film and television image stills (photo)
Cao Zhang's bravery and good fighting skills made Emperor Cao Pi of Wei jealous. So he had a plan, and invited Cao Zhang to their mother Empress Bian's room to play Go, and also ordered the people to prepare a plate of dates for each other to enjoy. In fact, this plate of dates was manipulated by Cao Pi, who poisoned some of the dates, and the dates that were not poisoned were also marked. So the two of them ate while eating, Cao Pi specially selected dates that had been marked (non-toxic) to eat, Cao Zhang did not know that Cao Pi made it bad, and the poisonous and non-poisonous ones ate a lot. In this way, Cao Zhang, the king of Renchengwei, was poisoned and vomited blood and fainted. This Empress Bian died in a hurry, and she hurriedly asked someone to fetch water to save Cao Zhang. Cao Pi was not allowed, and ordered all the bottles and cans that could be filled with water to be broken, and Empress Bian could only go to the well with her bare hands, looking at the water in the well, but there was no object that could hold water, Empress Bian looked up to the sky and sighed and cried, and after a while, Cao Zhang's life was whimpering.
Cao Pi character film and television image (photo)
Later, Cao Pi again wanted to harm Cao Zhi, the king of Dong'a, and Empress Bian angrily questioned Cao Pi: "You have already harmed my Rencheng (Cao Zhang), and you must not harm me in Dong'a (Cao Zhi) anymore." ”
There are many historical points in this story, for example, Cao Zhang's death was not caused by Cao Pi, and cao zhi was crowned as the king of Dong'a, and after Cao Pi's death, how could Empress Bian know that Cao Zhi was a dong'a? Therefore, we can just look at it as a story, and we cannot equate it with history. (Text: Repentance of the Past)