Reading the "Three Kingdoms" or Cao Cao's biography, I can't help but find such a question, a generation of tyrants, Cao Cao, who held the power of the dynasty, was an extremely popular subject, rich enough to be an enemy of the country, but why did he prefer to seize other people's wives? Is this really true?
First of all, let's understand Cao Cao's wife's room.
It is said that Cao Cao had two wives and fourteen concubines in his lifetime, ten of which were stolen, so it is not unheard of to say that Cao Cao was a "good wife".
First of all, Cao Cao's wife was Lady Ding (of unknown origin), who had no children and adopted Cao Ang, the eldest son born to Liu Concubine.
Later, because Cao Cao recruited Zhang Xiu and occupied his aunt, after the matter was leaked, Zhang Xiu led his troops to fight back, Cao Cao fled in a hurry, and the generals Dianwei and Cao Ang bravely blocked the enemy soldiers, and successively died on the battlefield.
Lady Ding was so angry that she returned to her mother's house and resolutely did not see Cao Cao, and the two broke up.
Cao Cao's second wife, surnamed Bian, was a native of Linyi, Shandong, and was born into prostitution, but the sons born to Cao Cao were all outstanding, the eldest son was Cao Pi, the emperor of Wei, the second son Cao Zhang, the third son Cao Zhi, and the fourth son Cao Xiong.
Due to the limited space, here is a brief description of the origin of several important concubines of Cao Cao.
According to the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, He Jin's grandson was named He Yan, and after He Jin was killed in the Rebellion of the Ten Constant Attendants, the He family gradually fell, and after Cao Cao's officials worshiped Sikong, they took He Yan's mother Yin Shi as a concubine, and at the same time accepted He Yan as an adopted son.
Another Du shi, born of national color, was the wife of Qin Yilu, a general under Lü Bu.
At first, Cao Cao joined forces with Liu Bei to attack Lü Bu, and his troops trapped Picheng. Lü Bu sent the general Qin Yilu out of the siege to ask Yuan Shu of Huainan for help, but Yuan Shu saw that Qin Yilu was handsome and brave, and he liked him very much, so he allowed the daughter of Emperor Wuzong of Han to be his wife and left him by his side.
At this time, Cao Bing attacked the city day and night, and Xia Pi was in danger, and on the night of the destruction of the city, Guan Yu under Liu Bei's tent suddenly met with Cao Cao and said earnestly: "Guan Mou's wife cannot have children, and after entering Xia Pi, I hope that Xiang Xiang can match Qin Yilu's wife Du Shi to me." ”
Cao Cao smiled and said, "The general has worked hard and done a lot of work, so I naturally agree to your request." ”
Guan Yu then smiled and went out, but he was not at ease when he went back, and after a while he returned and said to Cao Cao: "Please ask The minister to do what he says." ”
Cao Cao said, "General, please rest assured, but once the defeated army woman, why should she be so worried?" At that time, Ben Cheng xiang personally made a matchmaker for you. ”
Guan Yu listened, blushed purple, thanked him repeatedly, turned around and came out, walked to the halfway point, felt that he was still not sure, and then came back: "Minister, Guan Mou's other rewards can all be dispensed with, just ask to marry General Qin's wife, you must be the master for me." ”
Cao Cao began to wonder now, what happened to General Guan of the "Ten Thousand Enemies" today? How can you be so attached to a husband who has a wife? Therefore, he did not show his face, but his mouth was vaguely agreed.
The next day, under the condition that Lü Bu's people should cooperate with each other, Cao Bing finally attacked Xia Pi, and as soon as Cao Cao entered the city, he ordered his subordinates to go to the Qin Mansion and bring Du Shi with him.
When he looked at Du Shi's four eyes, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh my God? How could there be such a beautiful woman in the world, who immediately married herself as a concubine. ”
Over there, Guan Yu was still waiting for the news, when he heard that Du Shi had been seized by Cao Cao, a nameless fire suddenly arose in his heart, and he was no longer willing to take care of Cao Cao, and later even if Cao Cao recommended him as the Marquis of Hanshou pavilion, a small feast on three days, and a big feast on five days, he still hung up the seal and sealed gold, cut off six generals through five levels, and went north to look for Liu Bei.
Besides, a zou clan is Zhang Xiu's widowed aunt.
In 197, Cao Cao led an army of 150,000 troops to march south to The City of Wancheng, and Zhang Xiu, at the suggestion of the strategist Jia Xu, quickly surrendered to Cao Cao.
That night, Cao Cao drank happily, laughing and asking if there was a dusty woman around him? His nephew Cao Anmin was well versed in his ways, saying that Zhang Xiu's widowed aunt Zou Shi was particularly beautiful, and Cao Cao ordered someone to come and see it, and sure enough, he drank with her day and night for fun.
As a result, When Zhang Xiu heard this, he was furious and scolded: "The old thief has deceived me too much!" So in the dark night, he dispatched troops to raid Cao Cao's camp, and in this battle, Dianwei, Cao Anmin, and Cao Zhang, all died in battle to protect Cao Cao, which can really be described as "the disastrous defeat of the three armies into a red face"!
In summary, it is not difficult to see that Cao Cao, who is known as the "adulterous male of the chaotic world", does have the quirk of "a good wife", so why would the powerful Cao Cao be like this?
Some people say that Cao Cao was very lacking in maternal love when he was a child, and marrying someone's wife can just add to this emotion.
Some people also say that in the late Han Dynasty, marrying a husband with a wife was actually a fashion, but Cao Cao did too explicitly, for example, Sun Quan married Lu Shang's widow Lady Xu, Liu Bei later married Liu Yan's daughter-in-law Wu Shi, and Guan Yu's repeated pleas to marry Lady Qin are also a clear proof.
In addition, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun once led an army to attack Guiyang, and the defender Zhao Fan surrendered, and wanted to ration the widow to Zhao Yun, but Zhao Yun did not agree because the two of them worshipped. However, judging from Zhao Fan's tone, it seems that it is very normal for people to marry widows.
Then again, Cao Cao fought all his life, had great prestige, did things boldly and recklessly, and never recklessly, so the name of "good wife" was far louder than others.
Moreover, in the chaotic era at the end of the Han Dynasty, beautiful women basically married early, and men who were soldiers died in military disasters, and Cao Cao, when leading his troops to conquest, attacked the territory of the enemy country, invaded the property of others, and occupied the wife of the other party, which also greatly satisfied his desire for power!