Speaking of the Three Kingdoms period, everyone's first impression is that the crowd is standing tall, dividing one side, warlords fighting, and smoke and smoke. But as the saying goes, heroes are born in a chaotic world, and it is under such an opportunity that many capable people and sages are born. Among them, to say that the greatest impact on future generations, Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang and others will certainly be able to come out on top.
As a prominent figure in the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao's life is full of legends. After his death, his son Cao Pi inherited Cao Cao's official position, continuing his father's unfinished business, and finally, dominating the party, became a high-profile presence. However, friends familiar with history should be very clear that such a good situation did not last long, Cao Pi ascended to a high position when he was 34 years old, but when he was 40 years old, he had already driven the crane west and left the world. In other words, his reign lasted only six years.
Many people may issue such an exclamation, if Cao Pi can live a long life, maybe this Jiangshan is still the flag of Cao Jun. However, according to relevant statistics, the average life expectancy of people in the Three Kingdoms period is about forty years old, which is a relatively normal range. However, this data is only for those soldiers who have been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and it is really puzzling to put on Cao Pi. You know, Liu Bei and Cao Cao both lived to be in their sixties, and they opened up a prosperous world, and naturally experienced much more than Cao Pi, so why did this happen? Some experts explained that forty years old is already a miracle for Cao Pi himself, what is going on? Let's take a closer look.
First of all, it cannot be denied that Cao Pi's physical condition is very bad. Cao Pi was once infected with lung disease, which many people suffered from at that time. Although he was born into a noble family, because of the particularity of his identity, this matter did not dare to be too public. Moreover, at that time, in order to seek power, the internal struggle was very fierce, and it was absolutely impossible to let people seize any handle, so Cao Pi hid this matter. Because the procrastination cycle is too long, the optimal treatment period is missed.
Of course, in addition to this reason, the impact on Cao Pi in other aspects is also beyond our imagination, mainly from the following three aspects to explore: First, as we all know, in order to compete for the throne, there are not a few examples of cannibalism. According to relevant historical records, In order to ensure that he could ascend the throne, Cao Pi did not hesitate to hurt many of his brothers, the most famous of which should be Cao Zhi, who also wrote popular poems during the period of persecution by his brothers and sisters, which was extremely moving. As the saying goes, people's hearts are good, even if they are forced to seize the throne, hurting their own siblings will more or less bring a certain shadow to Cao Pi. We can imagine what psychological construction and collapse moments he experienced before he succeeded to the throne, and finally created such a fierce image.
On the other hand, because of the power of his father Cao Cao, Cao Pi did not dare to be satisfied with the status quo and was criticized by posterity. During his reign, he also worked very seriously, was busy with government affairs, and often had difficulty sleeping and eating, resulting in a certain degree of damage to the barriers of the body. Moreover, the situation at that time was very chaotic, there were still disputes between the two countries that had not yet settled, and internally there were some stubborn old forces of the former dynasty that needed to be dealt with as soon as possible.
In addition, the size of Cao Pi's harem was also very large, and at that time, the harem and the former dynasty were inextricably linked, so the selection and canonization of this kind of thing must be paid attention to by the king. According to relevant records, during the Cao Pi period, in addition to the empress, Cao Pi also divided the remaining concubines into ten grades, which shows the size of his harem.
The last point is also related to this reason. Cao Pi's private life was very chaotic, unrestrained, and caused a lot of scandals. After Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi naturally took over the harem, and his father's concubines were also included in his new palace. After Emperor Xian of Han's Zen concessions, Cao Pi became even more intense, especially absurd. Because his private life is out of rhythm, his physical condition is getting worse and worse, which aggravates the burden of his body, and the final result is also reasonable.
Cao Pi was already weak, and he was still unrestrained and indulged himself. Perhaps, the pursuit of such a life is to alleviate their psychological burden. But what I have to deny is that he used the wrong method, which will only bury his great future. Because of his own blame, the world also changed its master in the end, which is also expected, so the age of forty years old, for Cao Pi, is accidental and inevitable.