Later generations know that Cao Cao, the boss of Cao Cao, who had the son of heaven to order the princes, did not choose to be emperor after being under one person and above ten thousand people, but passed on his life's inheritance to his son, Cao Pi.
Stills: Holding the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes
When Boss Cao was choosing an heir, he was undecided among Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhi once became the biggest opponent on the road of Cao Pi's succession. But in fact, neither Cao Pi nor Cao Zhi is the most satisfactory candidate for Cao Cao, if these two are alive, it is estimated that the position of heir, there will be nothing to do with these two brothers.
Among all cao cao's sons, the most famous except for Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, is Cao Chong.
Cao Chong, the son of Cao Cao and Lady Huan, can be regarded as a little prodigy. The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records that "Taizu Counts made a statement to his subjects and wanted to pass on his intentions.". What is cao chong's superiority that can make Cao Cao want to pass it on to him?
Picture: Cao Chong called the elephant
When we were in school, we learned about Cao Chong's famous act - Cao Chong called an elephant. It is said that one day Sun Quan presented an elephant to Cao Cao, and Boss Cao looked at it, good guy, to weigh the elephant, how many steps in total? All the subordinates had no clue.
Cao Chong, 7, showed an ingenuity that did not match his age, saying: "Put the elephant on the top of the big ship, carve a mark on the water mark on the hull, and then weigh the stone to load the ship, and the ship will sink to the mark again to know the weight." Boss Cao was very pleased and thought: Don't be so fond of you, really give my father a long face.
Cao Chong is not only well-informed, intelligent and clever, but also has a benevolent heart. Once, Boss Cao's beloved saddle was in the warehouse and was bitten by a rat, and Cao Ying's army was very strict at that time, and the elderly warehouse manager was doomed to escape punishment. Cao Chong passed by, saw the crying old man, and after knowing the reason, he had a plan to let him turn himself in three days later.
Comics: Cao Chong
Cao Chong picked up the scissors and pierced his beloved cotton jacket, disguised as a rat bite. Then he ran to Cao Cao and sighed bitterly. Cao Cao asked him what was wrong, and he said sadly, "My clothes were bitten and torn by rats, which according to folk legend is a very unlucky symbol." ”
Boss Cao was amused and laughed: That is all folk nonsense, do not have to pay attention to it. Three days later, the administrator tied his hands to plead guilty, and Cao Cao smiled and said: My son's clothes have been bitten and torn, not to mention the saddle in the storeroom. So the matter was no longer pursued.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, in 208 AD, Cao Chong died of a serious illness, and Cao Cao was heartbroken, and he never admitted his mistake, and even said, "I repented of killing Hua Tuo, and let this child die strongly."
Cao Pi stepped forward to comfort him, but Cao Cao said, "This is my misfortune, and Ru Cao's luck is also." "Meaning, this is my misfortune, but it is the luck of your brothers!" Sure enough, as Cao Cao expected, Cao Pi became the biggest beneficiary.
Stills: Cao Pi
However, posterity is full of speculation about Cao Chong's death. A large part of the people believe that Cao Chong was killed by Cao Pi, and Cao Cao did not pursue it in order to maintain stability in the overall situation, but the true and false have long been unable to distinguish between true and false.
Another son who was deeply respected by Cao Cao, although he did not board the textbook of primary school students like the three younger brothers and was well known by posterity, but those who were familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms would definitely remember him, and would regret his encounter, and be moved by his filial piety, he was Cao Cao's eldest son - Cao Ang.
If Cao Ang had not died young, it can be said that the other younger brothers would not have had any chances. He has unparalleled strengths: fame and seniority.
Cao Ang, the character Zi Xiu, was born to Cao Cao's concubine Lady Liu, but Lady Liu died early, so Lady Ding of the Zheng Room because she had no children under her knees, she regarded Cao Ang as if she were her own, and the son was precious to her mother, Cao Ang could be regarded as the eldest son of the authentic concubine, since the ancient li grew up and did not stand young, even the late Cao boss did not dare to violate the ancient precepts.
Comics: Cao Ang
Cao Angzhan died in 197, that year Cao Pi was still a hairy boy who had just turned 10 years old, and Cao Ang had followed Cao Cao to the battlefield for many years, not to mention the great achievements of the battle, he must have accumulated a lot of experience and personal resources, not to mention sacrificing his precious war horse to save Boss Cao.
But Cao Cao would never have imagined that his momentary ghost obsession would have buried the lives of Ai General Dianwei and his nephew and son in vain.
In 197 AD, Cao Ang accompanied his father in a crusade against Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Xiu led his troops to surrender. But Boss Cao heard that Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou Shi was beautiful, so he knocked on the widow's door in the middle of the night. After Being known by Zhang Xiu, he became angry and ashamed, so he decided to rebel against the water and broke out the Battle of Wancheng.
Because Zhang Xiu raided Cao's camp, Cao Cao was defenseless, was beaten into the wilderness and fled, the general Dianwei was killed in battle, and Cao Cao's nephew Cao Anmin was also unfortunately killed. Cao Cao's mount was also shot to death, so Cao Ang gave up the war horse that saved people's lives to his father, and he eventually died on the battlefield.
Cao Cao's wife Ding, after hearing the news, scolded Boss Cao, the big color wolf, and from then on he died and did not interact with each other. Later, Cao Cao became seriously ill, looked at the sunset, and sighed: "I have done a lot of things in my life, and I have nothing to regret." But if there is still a spirit after death, if Zi Xiu asks me where his mother is, how should I answer? ”
Later, Cao Pi said that the empress dowager often said, "Brother filial piety, from his own division." If I am in the warehouse, I have no world. ”
In fact, as early as the time of the dispute between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, it caused serious internal friction to the Cao clique, so it gave the Sima family the opportunity to steal the fruits of victory.
If history can be repeated and Cao Ang and Cao Chong are still alive, do you think Cao Pi can still be called emperor? Is it still possible for the Sima family to seize the world?
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