Cao Cao's killing of Kong Rong and his young children is real. Cao Cao was a man of great talent and great talent, but in that deceitful society, it was impossible for him to maintain a loyal and upright character. Cao Cao had many treacherous places, and he killed many people successively, all of whom were civilian officials, such as the grain official Wang Gao, which made Cao Cao's reputation suddenly ruined.
Later, on the eve of the Battle of Chibi, he killed Liu Fu, but because Liu Fu's words made Cao Cao very unhappy, he stabbed Liu Fu to death with a hammer of wine. Cao Cao relied on Xu You's help to defeat Yuan Shao, Xu You was a little proud, calling Cao Cao a nickname, Cao Cao still connived, and soon Xu You was killed by Xu Chu. Moreover, Cao Cao also indirectly killed Xun Yu in order to add an official to himself, and of course, Kong Rong and Yang Xiu.
In addition to these people, there is also a very famous person, You Heng. Although You Heng died at the hands of Huang Zu, the initiator was Cao Cao. As we all know, it was Kong Rong who recommended You Heng to Cao Cao, saying that he recommended it to Emperor Xian of Han, but in fact recommended it to Cao Cao, because Emperor Xian of Han had no power.
In this way, Cao Cao directly or indirectly killed many civilian strategists. Why would Cao Cao kill the strategists and literati around him? He rarely killed his famous warriors.
Who did Cao Cao pay homage to? Dianwei and Guo Jia. One article and one weapon. Such an analysis can be seen that Cao Cao did not attach great importance to the literati and strategists, but attached great importance to the military generals. Why is that? Let's explain this problem from Cao Cao's killing of Kong Rong.
Cao Cao's desire to kill Kong Rong was certainly not a day or two, and the initial seeds were planted when Kong Rong was invited to save Tao Qian in Xuzhou. Cao Cao's father and clans passed through Xuzhou, and Tao Qian, in order to please Cao Cao, sent Zhang Min to lead an escort, but he did not expect Zhang Min to rebel halfway and kill Cao Cao's father and uncle.
Cao Cao wanted to raise troops to shame, fell ill against Xuzhou Tao Qian, and threatened to slaughter the city. In fact, this is just an excuse to seize Xuzhou. Kong Rong came out of nowhere to save Tao Qian and asked Liu Bei to go with him, which already made Cao Cao very uncomfortable. Cao Cao and Kong Rong's feast thus arose.
Later, in order to persuade Liu Biao to surrender, Cao Cao was ready to let Kong Rong out of the horse, but he did not expect Kong Rong to recommend You Heng. This You Heng is very personal, naked clothes scolded Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao even more angry, Kong Rong recommended people actually scolded him!
When You Heng went to Jiangxia to see Huang Zu, Zu asked Heng Yue: Who is Jun Zai Xudu? Heng Yue: The eldest son Kong Wenju, the younger child Yang Dezu. There are no other characters besides these two. As soon as this remark came out, Cao Cao and all the civilian officials and military generals were directly denied, could Cao Cao not be angry? And this also proves that Kong Rong and You Heng are in the same breath.
"Things are clustered in groups, and people are grouped." From You Heng's words, it can be seen that Kong Rong and Yang Xiu are both good friends of You Heng. They can become good friends, which can only show that they have similar temperaments, are very similar in values, outlook on life and world view, and can reach consensus on many issues, which also shows that these three people are more like each other in the world, and they are the kind of people who are straight and not soft, strong and not backward.
Such a type of person always loves to express themselves in people and things, does not know how to express their opinions euphemistically, and likes to show their talents and sharp edges, which is very taboo at any time. But none of these three people thought anything of it, and as a result, the fate of these three people was strikingly similar. Why is that? It is they who touch on human nature, violate human nature, and are condescending and complacent in the process of interacting with others, which attracts the jealousy of others. At the same time, being too rigid and severe angered Cao Cao and thus led to the disaster of killing himself.
Even Xun Yu and Xun You, who had followed Cao Cao to fight in Jiangshan for many years, Cao Cao did not kill him at all, not to mention that Kong Rong, who had once been an enemy of him, was surprising that Cao Cao actually planted his entire family and killed Kong Rong's young sons and daughters. In fact, Kong Rong's death was that he was too confident, too straight, too angular, and those civilian officials and strategists were also poisoned by Cao Cao.