The tall and inexpensive Cao family
Regarding Cao Cao's origin, there are two main opinions: one is that Cao Cao's birth is not noble. The reason is that Cao Cao is a descendant of the eunuch's adopted son; the other is that Cao Cao was of noble birth, on the grounds that his father was a lieutenant of the Han court. And Xiaobian personally feels that Cao Cao's origin can be described as high but not expensive. Because in ancient times, high and noble were two concepts.
To take a typical example: during the Five Dynasties Later Tang Dynasty, the Later Tang Court appointed Feng Dao, who was born in the Cold Gate, as a chancellor. The position of the chancellor in the imperial court is self-evident. But even so, there were still bureaucrats from the family who ridiculed Feng Dao in public; further ahead, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the sons of the Southern Dynasty family openly insulted Emperor Songwu's uncle only because Emperor Songwu's uncle was from a humble background. Whether it is the uncle of Emperor Wu of Song or Feng Dao, the status cannot be said to be not high, but it is not close to Gui- Gui often refers to the birth and the accumulation of family lineage behind the birth.
Cao Cao was born in such a way: high but not expensive.
Mrs. Bian's origin
Cao Cao's wife, Lady Bian, witnessed the foundation, opening, and prosperity of Cao Wei's regime throughout her life—Lady Bian was Cao Pi's biological mother. Until the reign of Emperor Cao Rui of Wei, Lady Bian was still alive and was honored by Emperor Wei as empress dowager.
However, the origin of this Empress Dowager of Cao Wei is embarrassing: because Lady Bian was born into a prostitute, her status is humble, and Cao Cao, who came out of the Taiwei family, was originally a person from two parallel worlds, and it was difficult to intersect, but Cao Cao finally chose Lady Bian as his wife.
All this must start from the era of the Eastern Han Ling Emperor.
At that time, Cao Cao was still just a village eunuch, and Bian Shi was a dancer who sold her talents. Bian became acquainted with Cao Cao because of his performance near Cao Cao's residence. The flesh-and-blood Cao Cao fell in love with the talented Bian at first sight, so Cao Cao married the Bian clan as a concubine - it is not surprising that the second generation of local tycoons in contemporary society married a female anchor.
Later social development gave Bian the opportunity to develop.
Bian's turnaround
Not long after the Bian family passed the door, the world fell into turmoil, Cao Cao led the soldiers to fight, most of the family affairs were handled by the Bian family, and under the control of the Bian family, the internal affairs of the Cao family did not distract Cao Cao at all, which was equivalent to helping Cao Cao save energy and go all out to do what he wanted to do.
As a result, Cao Cao disappeared outside, and Cao Cao's troops heard rumors that Cao Cao had died outside. Cao Cao's troops heard that Cao Cao was dead, which led to a sense of dispersal. Once the troops are dispersed, it is very difficult to regroup. At this time, it was Bian who came out to stabilize the order and help Cao Cao survive a major crisis.
In addition, the Bian clan was a virtuous person, able to properly handle relations with Cao Cao's other concubines, and won the recognition of the children of other concubines.
All this was appreciated by Cao Cao. Therefore, after Cao Cao and the original partner divorced, Cao Cao established the Bian clan as his wife - Cao Cao's admiration for the Bian clan began with his appearance and finally his ability. After all, for man, the inside is invincible and the most testable.