Cao Cao was assassinated, and the people saved him, Cao Cao: All those who saved me were beheaded
Introduction: If you want to say that the most suspicious monarchs in history, Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms period is definitely among them. When he was young, he attempted to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and when he ran back to the township to pass by Lü Bohao's family, the family killed pigs and warmly treated him, but Cao Cao heard the sound of sharpening knives and thought they were going to kill him, and actually killed Lü Bohao's family without figuring out the truth. After taking power, he feared that someone was plotting against him, so he killed the soldier who covered himself with a quilt, and then made up the lie of killing people in his dreams. There was once a time when he was assassinated when the people came to the rescue, and he actually executed all the people who came to the rescue! What the hell is going on? Let's move on.
It turned out that Cao Cao, whose prestige was getting higher and higher, threatened to force Emperor Xian of Han to establish himself as the King of Wei, and it should be known that the ancestral training of the Han Dynasty was not to be crowned king with the surname of Yi, and for hundreds of years there were many powerful ministers who did not dare to cross this step, and now that Cao Cao proposed it, Emperor Xian of Han would naturally not agree. At first, Cao Cao did not say anything, but only put the dissenting ministers in prison and executed in serious situations. Even Xun Yu, an important strategist who had accompanied him to fight the world for many years, also opposed Cao Cao's claim to the throne, and Cao Cao actually ordered someone to give him a cup of poisoned wine, and Xun Yu committed suicide in order to show his sincerity.
After Xun Yu's death, the chancellor was terrified, because Cao Cao was determined to become king, so many ministers persuaded Emperor Xian of Han to pretend to agree to Cao Cao's request, and then sent a group of assassins to assassinate him on the day of the coronation ceremony, at which time not only to remove this powerful minister, but also to regain power. Emperor Xian of Han was also afraid of Cao Cao's actions, and after learning of the assassination plans of the ministers, he also felt that it was feasible, so he pretended to be reluctant to agree to Cao Cao's request and held a coronation ceremony on a later date.
Cao Cao's coronation ceremony was held in Yecheng, and this ceremony was very solemn, as if he had unified the world. Cao Cao on that day was also full of scenery, because after today, no one dared to say that he was the descendant of the eunuchs, and their Cao family truly became the most powerful family in the whole world. After the ceremony was successfully completed, he hosted a banquet in Yecheng to entertain the guests, and the assassins also disguised themselves as guests to assassinate Cao Cao. The banquet lasted from day to night, and Cao Cao had been active in the main hall of the banquet, and the Assassins had no chance to attack, so they temporarily changed their plans and decided to wait for Cao Cao to return to the palace and ambush him.
But these assassins did not expect that when they ambushed Cao Cao, they actually alarmed the soldiers of Yecheng, and this group of people came to protect Cao Cao, and they could only commit suicide in despair. The day after the incident, Cao Cao, in conjunction with all the soldiers, ordered the people involved in the rescue last night to stand aside, praised them, and ordered their execution! Although no one knew why, no one came out to oppose Cao Cao's majesty. It was not until Cao Pi, who later became the son of the king, asked Cao Cao the reason for this matter, that Cao Cao said that he could not tell whether there were any remaining assassins in this group, and would rather kill a thousand than spare one, and he also asked Cao Pi to be ruthless after he ascended the throne, so as to preserve the glory of Cao's family.
Conclusion: Although Cao Cao's method of doing so has affected Chiyu, which of the kings of the dynasties has not been like this for their own interests and personal safety? Emperor Li Shimin personally killed his two brothers in order to ascend to the throne, and then ordered the soldiers to slaughter their families, and if Li Yuan did not agree to abdicate, Li Shimin was estimated to kill his father. After all, that position was too attractive, and the personal safety of a king was even higher than that of national security, and Cao Cao's practice could only be attributed to the shortcomings of the imperial era.