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Emperor Cao Cao of Wei was a generation of tyrants during the Three Kingdoms period, the founder of the State of Wei, and one of the most influential people at that time. Cen Yi's words have influenced me to this day: "I would rather bear the people of the world, and Hugh let the people of the world bear me." However, to have such an achievement, it is inseparable from the credit of this person, that is, his grandfather Cao Teng. But what role did his father, Cao Song, play in it? Is it really obscure, it is precisely because there are so many questions, history will be more exciting, today we will explore it.
Cao Teng grew up in a poor family and relied on his mother for his life. Because he could not afford to eat, he worked as a coolie to earn money from an early age. If the neighbor's family is missing a chicken, they will suspect that Cao Teng stole it. Therefore, he became a eunuch in order to make his mother eat and drink well. Cao Teng, who entered the imperial palace, had a particularly flexible mind and a quick wit, and soon became a red man around the emperor. At that time, two factions of the imperial court were fighting, namely Li Gu and Liu Zhi. Cao Teng supported Liu Zhi, advised him, and cleared the obstacles. After Liu Zhi ascended the throne, this person was strong in ability, attached to himself, and was rewarded as Fei Tinghou. Cao Teng spent his life as a eunuch in the imperial court for more than 30 years.
During this period, Cao Teng adopted an adopted son, named Cao Song. At that time, eunuchs were very powerful and liked to adopt children. And these looks are arrogant and arrogant with the power of the dry father. But Cao Teng's education of Cao Song was not like this. From an early age, he was allowed to read poetry and learn etiquette. Therefore, Cao Song was also a famous talent (nerd) at that time, and he did not have any superior performance in politics, but with his father's influence, he also mixed with a lieutenant. The Han Ling Emperor ascended to the throne, and in order to amass wealth in a big way, he began to sell officials for wealth. Cao Song also wanted to be a high official, so he bought a lieutenant dang. The position of Lieutenant is remarkable. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was equivalent to the kind of ten thousand people under one person. But Cao Song didn't have any talent, and he was killed for a few months. There was no way but to retreat to their hometown.
We can see from these two fathers and sons that in their lifetime, they have never done anything harmful to nature and reason as an official, but they also have no great talent. But Cao Song cultivated a figure who influenced the course of history, Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao was young, he was not liked by Cao Song. Because his relatives always said that Cao Cao did not study hard and took a knife and a gun all day, he must be a Dou who could not afford to support him. Cao Cao was very naughty when he was a child, always bullying other children. Causing a lot of trouble, Cao Song did not wipe his ass less. Maybe it is because of this that the father and son will have a deep affection later?
Later, Lü Bohao recommended Cao Cao and was given an official position in charge of the security of the capital. Although the official position is not large, Cao Cao is still very attentive, after all, it is his first errand. Doing it in an orderly manner, Cao Song changed his previous thinking and felt that Cao Cao was doing a good job politically. Maybe he would have great ability on the official road, and he decided in his heart to cultivate this son well.
It didn't take long for Cao Song to raise Cao Cao one level. Still doing a good job, after the merits, the trustee paid him a capital official. And Cao Cao's performance did not disappoint him. He successively served as a knight lieutenant and a lieutenant of the military academy. Until the later hegemony of a country.
Cao Cao's ability to achieve such an achievement had a lot to do with his powerful grandfather. But the main thing is the father, who pays silently behind the scenes. Cao Song knew that he had no political talent, so he chose the most talented son to cultivate. However, I did not expect to cultivate a generation of tyrants.
This also leads to the problem that some self-made people always look down on the second generation of the rich, why can you get rich without hard work. As everyone knows, people have money accumulated over generations, and if there is no money, it will be strange! Even if you have money, you can't waste it, you should use your existing information to develop better wealth, so that society will be more progressive, Cao Cao is a clear example.
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