Looking through the historical materials, the Three Kingdoms period seems to be an era that belonged to men, and there are few records of women. However, from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, women had the opportunity to participate in politics, had a certain degree of autonomy in marriage, and could choose the marriage object, divorce and remarriage, compared with the feudal society after the Southern Song Dynasty, women had a higher social status in this period.
During this period, there were some strange women who not only interpreted their lives brilliantly, but also contributed their strength to the change of the times. Among them, one of Cao Cao's concubines, through her own efforts, not only became the best among the female dependents, but also helped Cao Cao and his son achieve great things.
This strange woman was Lady Bian, Cao Cao's later wife.
▲Mrs. Bian
Lady Bian is a native of Linyi, Shandong, and she is gifted and talented, but
Born humble
The family is engaged in singing and dancing. When he grew up, the Bian clan made a living
Became a kabuki
。 Bian's originally ordinary life ushered in a turning point when she was 20 years old in 178 AD, and this turning point was when she met Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao was 24 years old and was very fond of Bian Shi, so he took her as a concubine, and Bian Shi returned to Luoyang with Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao's wife was Lady Ding, and as a concubine, she never competed for favors and was also very respectful to Lady Ding.
In 189 AD, the then general He Jin died at the hands of eunuchs, and Dong Zhuo took advantage of the chaos to ascend to the throne as a courtier. Dong Zhuo wanted to reuse Cao Cao, but Cao Cao saw that Dong Zhuo had acted perversely, so he fled Luoyang and returned to Chen Liu. When Cao Cao had just fled Luoyang, Yuan Shu spread the news that Cao Cao had died. Some of Cao Cao's subordinates, after losing their main backbone, offered to disperse and return to their hometown, and the hearts of the people in Cao Mansion fluctuated. In this chaotic moment, Mrs. Bian stood up, and she made everyone wait and stabilized people's hearts. Later, after Cao Cao heard about this,
He was quite appreciative of Bian
。
▲Cao Cao
Although Lady Ding was Cao Cao's wife, she did not have any children herself, and Cao Cao entrusted her eldest son Cao Ang to be raised by Lady Ding. During the Battle of Wancheng, in order to cover Cao Cao's retreat, Cao Ang gave up his warhorse to Cao Cao, and then died on the battlefield. Lady Ding endlessly vented the pain of losing her son on Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was very angry, so she sent her back to her mother's house with a letter of resignation. Although Cao Cao had many concubines, he was very fond of Lady Bian, and Lady Bian's previous performance was also outstanding, so
Lady Bian was made a wife by Cao Cao at this time.
Although Cao Cao divorced Lady Ding, it was also an impulsive move, and Cao Cao, out of guilt, could not let go of Lady Ding in his heart. Lady Bian knew Cao Cao's thoughts and privately took good care of Lady Ding. After Lady Ding's death, Lady Bian requested that Lady Ding be buried near Xudu. Lady Bian was not only knowledgeable and talented, frugal in life, but also broad-minded and kind, and Cao Cao should also feel very happy and honored to have a wife like Bian.
Cao Cao was weighing
Wei
The queen promoted Lady Bian to queen and highly praised her for her motherly demeanor
。 This was what Cao Cao really thought in his heart, so he once gave many young sons who had lost their birth mothers to Lady Bian to raise, and Lady Bian also regarded them as her own.
Lady Bian gave birth to four sons for Cao Cao in her lifetime, as we are familiar with.
Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhang were all born to her
。 These three sons are all people with excellent ability, and it can be seen from this that Lady Bian is a mother with a good adopted son. Cao Cao made Cao Pi his son, and Cao Pi succeeded him as queen of Wei, and because of his past personal grudges, he wanted to take the opportunity to execute Cao Hong. Cao Hong was also Cao Cao's general no matter how he said it, and Cao Pi's behavior would inevitably lose people's hearts, so Lady Bian tried her best to maneuver around and finally saved Cao Hong. In addition, although Lady Bian was the empress,
He did not interfere in the affairs of the dynasty like some empresses at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his upright behavior set a good example for the harem
Lady Bian was a good wife and mother, and she played a positive and positive role in Cao Cao and even Cao Wei. Whether it is her husband Cao Cao, her son Cao Pi, and her grandson Cao Rui, they all have a high evaluation of her. Eventually, Lady Bian died of illness at the age of 72 and was buried with Cao Cao in Gaoling. In the era of heroes in the Three Kingdoms, we should not ignore the heroes like Lady Bian.
Text: Zhao said.