In 207, Cao Cao spent a lot of money to redeem his dream lover Cai Wenji from the hands of the Xiongnu. Unexpectedly, 35-year-old Cai Wenji said: "I only be a wife." Cao Cao smiled without saying a word, turned his head and promised her to the 23-year-old Dong Ci. However, on the wedding night, Dong Ci's face was full of disgust: "I don't want an old woman who has been married twice and has given birth to 2 children!" ”
As early as when Cao Cao was still unknown, Cai Wenji's father, Cai Yong, was already a world-famous writer.
Although the young Cao Cao was in a difficult situation, he was fortunate to become Cai Yong's student and became friends. In the days of study, Cao Cao was diligent and hardworking, thirsting for the nutrients of knowledge. He wants to do something to prove himself, and he wants to break out of the world to take care of the woman he loves.
That's right, since Cao Cao entered Cai's mansion and saw Cai Wenji for the first time, he couldn't help but fall in love with her.
As the daughter of a great writer, Cai Wenji is indeed excellent, 6-year-old can distinguish broken strings, 12-year-old calligraphy true transmission, 14-year-old proficient in poetry, calligraphy, etiquette and music, talent and appearance, so Cao Cao coveted.
However, Cao Cao, who was powerless and powerless at that time, what did he use to marry Cai Wenji?
Therefore, he secretly vowed that he must get ahead and marry Cai Wenji in the future.
However, when Cai Wenji was 16 years old, Cao Cao had not yet heard back, and Cai Yong put his daughter's marriage on the agenda, and he married his daughter to Wei Zhongdao, the son of the Wei family.
This marriage, which was regarded as a talented and beautiful woman, was envied by many people at the time, and Cai Wenji, who tasted the fruits of love for the first time, also loved her husband very much.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and only one year after Cai Wenji's marriage, Wei Zhongdao died of a serious illness.
Cai Wenji was extremely sad, but she was still regarded as a "nemesis" by her in-laws, and she was driven out of the house, and she was forced to return to her parents' house.
However, bad luck still refused to let Cai Wenji go. Soon after returning home, his father Cai Yong was murdered to death by Wang Yun, the minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Cai's mansion plummeted, and Cai Wenji was reduced to loneliness and helplessness from the stars.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the war was chaotic, Cao Cao was intoxicated with hegemony, and he had no time to take care of Cai Wenji, but Cai Wenji was taken away by the Xiongnu in a chaos and was forced to become the woman of the Southern Xiongnu Zuoxian King.
Although King Zuo Xian treated her sincerely and regarded her as a treasure, Cai Wenji did not like the Xiongnu at all.
She once wrote in her "Poems of Grief and Indignation": "If you want to die, you can't get it, and if you want to live, you can't get it." In order to escape from the Huns, she thought about escaping, and she also thought about dying.
But the Huns looked at her closely, so Cai Wenji could only bite the bullet, lived there for 12 years, and gave birth to 2 sons.
If it weren't for Cao Cao, maybe Cai Wenji would have lived in the Huns for the rest of her life.
Fortunately, after Cao Cao took the north, he remembered his dream lover Cai Wenji. Upon learning that Cai Wenji had been taken captive by the Huns, Cao Cao was heartbroken.
In a fit of rage, he ordered people to take countless jewels and a thousand taels of gold to the Xiongnu to redeem Cai Wenji.
In this regard, of course, King Zuo Xian was not tempted, but due to Cao Cao's power, he could only let go, leaving only his and Cai Wenji's two sons.
Cai Wenji, who returned to the Central Plains, was very grateful to Cao Cao for saving her, but in her interactions with Cao Cao, she obviously felt that Cao Cao did not want to tie the knot with her.
Therefore, in order to give each other a step, Cai Wenji deliberately embarrassed Cao Cao: "I only be a wife." ”
Cao Cao smiled, the talented woman Cai Wenji, really deserved her reputation.
Speaking of which, Cao Cao at this time has already had a group of concubines, although he admires Cai Wenji as much, but now Cai Wenji has a more important role for him.
On the one hand, when fighting for the world, Cao Cao's style is "rather teach me to bear the world, and stop teaching the world to bear me", so Cao Cao is a scheming villain in the hearts of the world. Now that the world has been decided, Cao Cao wants to create an image of "cherishing talents and loving talents", and Cai Wenji, the daughter of the great writer Cai Yong, is undoubtedly the best candidate.
On the other hand, Cao Cao did not forget his friendship with Cai Yong, and he was grateful to Cai Yong for his kindness back then, so for his descendants, Cao Cao should be looking for a better husband for Cai Wenji.
Based on this, Cao Cao selected the 23-year-old Dong Ci for Cai Wenji among all the civil and military generals.
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Cao Cao pointed to marriage, Dong Ci couldn't refuse, but in the face of the half-old Cai Wenji, Dong Ci was very reluctant.
On the wedding night, the candle went out, but Dong Ci turned his back and said, "I won't touch you!" ”
Cai Wenji knew that she was not worthy of Dong Ci, and she did not embarrass her, she respected Dong Ci and treated Dong Ci with courtesy.
However, soon after, Dong Ci committed a capital crime and was imprisoned by Cao Cao.
In order to save her husband, Cai Wenji was cloaked and barefoot, pleading with Cao Cao. Cao Cao couldn't bear it, and in front of everyone, he expressed his concern for Cai Wenji.
But Cao Cao turned a blind eye to Cai Wenji's request, and it was not until Cai Wenji said that he could recall that his father Cai Yong had more than 400 classics, and Cao Cao was willing to let Dong Ci go.
Dong Ci was grateful for Cai Wenji's rescue, and admired Cai Wenji's talent even more, and was instantly impressed by her. Since then, the couple have respected each other like guests and lived a life of seclusion without contention.
To say that Cao Cao's feelings for Cai Wenji can be called "out of love, stop at courtesy", he admired Cai Wenji, but he did not insist on going his own way and taking her for himself, on the contrary, he was looking for a good husband for Cai Wenji and seeking happiness for her in the second half of her life.
No matter what Cao Cao's ultimate goal is, for Cai Wenji, Cao Cao is kind to her.
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