Cao Wei's first puppet emperor was worse than Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, the queen mother killed his concubine, and Sima Shi deposed his queen. This sentence sounds shocking, and one can't help but wonder what kind of tragic fate happened to the poor emperor. During the Three Kingdoms period, the imperial power was extremely respected, and as an emperor, he should enjoy glory and wealth, but he was repeatedly destroyed, even his concubine was killed by the queen mother, and the queen was also deposed by Sima Shi. What's going on? What did he do wrong to deserve this misfortune? Is it just because he's just a puppet emperor? What is even more puzzling is why his experience is even more tragic than that of the famous puppet emperor of Emperor Han Xian? The reasons behind it and the hidden secrets are gradually emerging into embarrassing tragic scenes, which arouse our infinite desire to explore.
The descendants of Cao Wei's three fierce generals
Speaking of Cao Wei's three fierce generals, it is naturally Cao Zhen, Dian Wei, and Xiahou Dun. These three people can be described as Ma Chao, Guan Yunchang, and Huang Zhong in the world, all of whom are armed and quite prestigious. Among them, Cao Zhen was originally a Han man in the north, and fought with swords all his life, and was later accepted by Cao Cao and became one of the three heroes of the late Han Dynasty. Dian Wei was a brave and good fighter, and he once accompanied Cao Cao to conquer the heroes, and cut off Guan Yun to grow up in Langzhong, and was known as a "young talent". Xiahoudun fought on the battlefield since he was a child, and helped Wei to recover Hebei and Liangzhou, and later became a marquis for Emperor Wu of Wei's personal expedition to Goguryeo.
These three fierce generals, their descendants are not idle, and they all start to win. Cao Zhen's son, Cao Biao, has been heroic since he was a child, accustomed to galloping battles, and is known as "hindsight". In the last years of Cao Wei, he led more than 10,000 troops to quell the rebellion in the Western Regions and shocked the frontier. After Dian Wei, the descendants are rare, but his family is a eunuch Su You, and his family has been a classic for generations, and his courage has been passed down. Xiahoudun's eldest son, Xiahou Shang, followed his family education and was also a generation of military generals, guarding Luoyang, clearing the border, and saving Di Dao alone.
After the three fierce generals, Cao Biao is the most outstanding. He has a good nature and is brave and unparalleled, and since he was a child, he has blocked the horns with his hands and fought black bears and tigers with his bare hands. When Cao Cao heard this, he personally canonized him as "Daxia Xun", and his fierce generals have both real and false names. and Cao Biao in his prime, attacked the Wei Jiedu envoy, led 30,000 troops to suppress the rebels in the Western Regions, and shocked the Quartet. Later, he quelled the peasant uprising in the Central Plains, and the army of Rong Ma was witnessed by soldiers. It can be said that Cao Zhen is one person and one of millions of people.
However, Cao Cao's descendants of the former fierce generals, but in Cao Fang's generation, they gradually became cowardly and incompetent. Cao Fang was humiliated by Sima's side when he was a young man, and he never let Cao Biao show his true character as a heroic and tough guy. And Cao Zhen's lineage, due to the turmoil and decline, only Cao Fang waved the heroic legacy of Cao Fang, but he was at the mercy of the ministers and failed to display his talents. The descendants of Huang Yue at the same time are another matter.
The emperor was castrated from an early age
Cao Fang has suffered bad luck since she was a child, and her fate is ill-fated. At the beginning of his birth, it was in the late Cao Wei Dynasty, when the powerful ministers were tyrannical and the party struggled endlessly. His grandfather Cao Zhangnai was a powerful Cao Cao's in-law, and he once single-handedly supported Cao Wei Jiangshan and was famous. But Cao Pi was worried that Cao Zhang was rebellious, so he secretly killed the fierce general. By the time Cao Fang was born, the Cao family had declined, and the power of the court was increasingly in the hands of powerful ministers.
Cao Fang's fate was castrated from the beginning, and he was destined to be unable to control the dynasty like Cao Cao and Cao Pi. When he was eight years old, his father Cao Kai died of illness, and Cao Fang was forced to inherit the throne of Cao Wei and become a puppet emperor in name only. The pain of losing his father has not yet subsided, and the cruel fate has pushed him to this upside-down emperor. Cao Shuang, Sima Shi and other courtiers began to act domineeringly, although they were called "Auxiliary Prince", they were actually at the mercy of Cao Fang's every move.
Cao Shuang simply put Cao Fang under house arrest in Yongning Palace and did not allow him to take half a step. All major affairs of the court and politics are controlled and decided by Cao Shuang and his henchmen Pei Yanzhi, He Yan and others, and Cao Fang is just a puppet. Although the Empress Dowager Guo is nominally in power, she is helpless in the face of Cao Shuang's arrogance. Cao Fang's living expenses, eating, drinking, and even the beauties of the harem are all controlled by Cao Shuang. Once, Cao Shuang actually took several talented concubines of the former emperor Cao Rong as his own, and Cao Fang didn't dare to argue.
The powerful minister Cao Shuang was so rampant that he didn't even care about the royal bloodline, let alone the shame of Cao Fang, the puppet emperor. One year, Cao Fang was just and the crown age, Cao Shuang coerced him to go to Gaopingling to worship his ancestors, but Sima Yi took the opportunity to launch a coup d'état, Cao Shuang was executed, and the power of the dynasty changed hands. Cao Fang was saved from captivity, but since then he has been completely reduced to a marionette under the tricks of the ministers, and his future is destined to be bleak.
The beauty of the harem has changed
When Cao Fang entered the harem, the beauties in the palace were still rich. During the Cao Wei period, the harem system had been perfected, and there were clear regulations on the selection of excellence and the preparation of concubines. Although Cao Shuang was rampant, he did not dare to move the palace ban without authorization. It was not until after the coup d'état of the Sima clan that the Empress Dowager Guo took the opportunity to act recklessly, and there were a series of changes.
Empress Dowager Guo was originally from a humble background, but because she gave birth to Cao Fang, the eldest son of the orthodox concubine, she climbed to the throne. She is arrogant and arrogant, and it is the norm for her to command the beauties in the palace. What's more, he actually gave the concubine Wang to death, just because of her outstanding demeanor and envy. Wang is Cao Fang's beloved, after hearing the news, Cao Fang was very sad, but helpless.
The Queen Mother's delirious actions don't stop there. She also specialized in deposing Cao Fang's queen Chen, and became notorious. Empress Chen was originally from a family, and Cao Shuang personally selected her during her reign, and she was quite a noble daughter. When Cao Shuang was executed, Queen Chen's status was not as good as before, which aroused the jealousy and suspicion of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother accused her of prostitution and removed her from the palace. Empress Chen cried and had no way, so she could only resign herself to her fate and leave.
Cao Fang, as the emperor, was trampled and bullied by the Queen Mother so much, which shows how low his status is. The beauties in the palace suffered this fate, because the Queen Mother was suspicious and jealous. However, there is another reason for this, that is, the eunuchs of the Sima clan control the palace and control the queen mother. These eunuchs, such as Shen Heima and Wash Grievances, are all Sima Shi's henchmen and have the absolute right to speak in the palace. They instigated the Queen Mother to do mischief, and they did have other intentions.
Sima Shi was originally a tough guy who gradually moved towards power in the court, and now he also has his henchmen in the palace, who can deter Empress Dowager Guo by force and influence the palace situation. The chaos in the palace came and went, the eunuchs and the queen mother were in vogue, and Cao Fang, the puppet emperor, could only watch and be powerless.
The battle between the ministers and the deer is dead
Although Cao Fang ascended the throne as emperor, he was actually just a flag on a game of chess, which was played by the ministers. At that time, the real power of the government and the opposition was mainly in the hands of Cao Shuang and Sima Shi, and the two met in a narrow way, and the contradictions were tense.
Cao Shuang is a descendant of Cao Zhen, the founder of the country, with military power in his hands, conceited and arrogant. And Sima Shi was born illustriously, a big family, and he thinks very highly of himself. The two have been married since their early years, and after Cao Fang ascended the throne, they changed color when they saw each other.
Cao Shuang wanted to settle Sima Shi from the beginning and monopolize power. He conspired to let Cao Fang hold a tour of Gaoling to worship his ancestors, but in fact, he took the emperor hostage and forced Sima Shi to comply. But the plan was seen through by Sima Shi, who temporarily turned his face and killed Cao Shuang. It can be seen that Cao Fang, the puppet emperor, is simply a victim of the power struggle between the two.
After Cao Shuang's death, although Sima Shi leaned towards the government and the opposition, Cao Shuang's henchmen did not give up. They planted minions in the palace, danced and manipulated the number of techniques, and left and right the Empress Dowager Guo, intending to regain power. It's a pity that in the end, it fell short and was still suppressed by Sima Shi. However, since then, Cao Fang has been reduced to Sima Shi's human chess, and his control in the court has become more tight.
In order to cut off the troubles, Sima Shi actually deposed Cao Fang's empress Chen, which was an unprecedented offense. However, it also shows how tense the stalemate situation was at that time. When it comes to the struggle for power, there is indeed no one who can compare to such a behemoth as Sima Shi.
Once a son of heaven and a courtier
The power struggle finally settled in 260 AD, when Sima Shi completely defeated Cao Shuang's remnants and unified the dynasty. This old fox, who has been working step by step, finally got his wish and created a new dynasty of his own.
In order to demonstrate the legitimacy of the dynasty, Sima Shi adopted a rather grand approach. He personally planned a grand ceremony of Zen concessions, so that Cao Fang, the puppet emperor, would place the throne of Zen on him. The whole ceremony was strictly carried out in accordance with the ancient system, and the Confucian scholars wished the holy dynasty to be passed on forever, and all the officials and the people shouted long live. Just when Cao Fang was sitting on the dragon chair and had an extraordinary bearing, Sima Shi suddenly bowed to the ground and begged Cao Fang to give him the imperial throne.
Seeing this, Cao Fang cried and fell to the ground, full of grief. He was afraid of being killed by Sima Shi, so he nodded tremblingly in agreement. In this way, a "Qin this" sounded, the Cao Wei Dynasty came to an end, and the new dynasty of the Sima clan was unveiled.
Sima Shi obviously had a deep meaning, and deliberately adopted such a huge and grand way. First, it is to demonstrate its legitimacy, and secondly, it is also a way to declare sovereignty to the monarchs and ministers of the world. For Cao Fang, this was undoubtedly a great humiliation, and being forced to give up in front of hundreds of officials was nothing less than a destruction and humiliation of his dignity.
After Chan gave way, Cao Fang completely left the scene and was demoted to a commoner. He stepped down from the dragon chair, took off his dragon robe, and walked down the steps crying. The government and the opposition made an uproar to see him off, but no one sympathized with him. After all, he had been bullied and humiliated for too long, and everyone was used to it.
Cao Fang later retired to the deep palace and lived his entire life. Gray-haired, but never forgot that scene of shame. The once majestic emperor was forced to take the initiative to give up the country, which shows that he is destined to be just a short-lived puppet. Sima Shi became the new ruler, and Cao Shuang's fierce struggle with him was ultimately just an episode of the change of power.