Among the founding emperors of China, Cao Cao was definitely one of the heroes. Although Cao Wei did not unify China, Cao Cao's literary and martial arts, spanning the three major fields of politics, military and literature, can really be described as "not seeing the ancients before, and not seeing the comers after"!
In addition to the above three outstanding skills, Cao Cao also has a special skill, that is, special fertility. According to historical records, Cao Cao had a total of 25 sons, 9 of whom were early and 16 of whom were adults, which was also the number one among all the emperors in ancient times.
Below, Wei introduces Cao Cao's 25 sons.
1. Cao Ang
Cao Ang (177 - 197), Cao Cao's eldest son, died at the age of 20. Originally, he was raised by Cao Cao's original Ding clan, and the mother-son relationship was very good. After Zhang Xiu rebelled, Cao Cao's mount was shot to death, and Cao Ang gave up his war horse to his father, and he himself was killed by the pursuing soldiers. After Cao Ang's death, Ding divorced Cao Cao.
2. Cao Pi
Cao Pi (187–226), courtesy name Huan, was Cao Cao's second son, born to Empress Bian. In the 22nd year of Jian'an (217), he was made an heir by Cao Cao. After Cao Cao's death, he attacked the King of Wei and The Chancellor. In the first year of Yankang (220), Cao Pi dai Han called himself emperor, emperor Wen of Wei, the capital luoyang. In the seventh year of the Huang Dynasty (226), Cao Pi died of illness in Luoyang at the age of 40.
3. Cao Zhang
Cao Zhang (曹昌) (189 – August 1, 223), courtesy name Ziwen, was the second son of Empress Bian, the younger brother of Cao Pi, and the younger brother of Cao Zhi. He is excellent in martial arts, likes to fight fierce tigers, has excellent arm strength, and is very appreciated by Cao Cao. His beard was yellow, and he was called "Yellow Bearded" by Cao Cao. In the twenty-first year of Jian'an (216), he was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Yanling. In the twenty-third year of Jian'an (218), Cao Zhang was made a general of the Northern Zhonglang and a general of the Xingxiao Horse, led an army to conquer Wuhuan, and surrendered to the Liaodong Xianbei lord Kebineng. After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he was jealous of Cao Zhang, so he killed him at the age of 34.
4. Cao Zhi
Cao Zhi (192–232), courtesy name Zijian, was the third son born to Empress Bian and later known as King Si of Chen. Cao Zhi was a famous writer of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period and a representative figure of Jian'an literature. Cao Zhi was initially very popular with Cao Cao, and failed to compete with Cao Pi for the Prince of Wei, but gradually fell out of favor due to his improper style. After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he held a grudge in his heart and wanted to get rid of Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi took seven steps into a poem, only to save his life, and after all sentient beings were discouraged, they died at the age of 40.
5. Cao Xiong
Cao Xiong, the fourth son of Empress Bian, was born early.
6. Cao Shuo
Cao Shuo, together with Cao Ang and Princess Qinghe, was born to Lady Liu and died early.
7. Cao Chong
Cao Chong (196–208), son of Zicang Shu, Cao Cao and Lady Huan. From childhood, he was intelligent and benevolent, different, and had the allusion of "Cao Chong called an elephant", which was deeply loved by Cao Cao. Cao Cao boasted about him several times to his subjects, with the intention of letting him succeed him, but unfortunately he died of illness before he was a minor, at the age of thirteen.
VIII. Cao Zhao
Cao Zhao, born to Lady Huan, cao chong's younger brother. In 211, he was made the Marquis of Fanyang, in 217 he was made the Marquis of Wan, in 221 he was made a duke, and in 222 he was made the Prince of Zhangling. Cao Pi was damp in the south, and Lady Huan was a native of Pengcheng, and she was enfeoffed as the king of Pengcheng. In 237, privateers were sent to Shangfang as forbidden objects and cut down 2,000 households in the county.
Sima Shi deposed Cao Fang and prepared to establish Cao Zhao, the king of Pengcheng, and Cao Zhao was the uncle of Emperor Cao Rui of ming, and establishing Cao Zhi meant that Emperor Ming cut off his sons and grandchildren, and Yu Li was not able to pass. Therefore, Sima Shi listened to Empress Guo's advice and established a noble township prince.
9. Cao Yu
Cao Yu (曹宇), courtesy name Pengzu ,沛国谯人(present-day Bozhou, Anhui) during the Three Kingdoms period of China, was the son of Cao Cao and Lady Huan, and was the brother of Cao Chong. He was crowned king of Yan. His son Cao Huang (曹璜), the Duke of Changdaoxiang (later renamed Cao Huan), was the last emperor of the State of Wei, the Emperor Yuan of Wei. After the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, Cao Yu was demoted to the title of Duke of Yan. In the fourth year of Xianning (278), Cao Yu died.
9. Cao Lin
Cao Lin (200 - 256), aged 56, was crowned King pei in the sixth year of Taihe (232). Cao Cao's tenth son, cao gong the prince of Zhongshan, was born to lady Du along with princess Cao Gong of Zhongshan and princess of Jinxiang, and was half-brother to Qin Lang. Lady Du was originally the wife of Lü Bu's subordinate Qin Yilu, and Cao Cao broke Lü Bu's wife.
10. Cao Gong
Cao Gong (190 - 235), aged 45, was crowned King of Zhongshan in the sixth year of Taihe (232). When he was seriously ill at the end of his life, the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui loved him very much, and after his death, he was buried thickly. Cao Gong wrote more than 20,000 articles, and although his talent was not as good as his brother Cao Zhi, the King of ChenSi, he had the same hobby as him.
11. Cho Hyun
Cao Ying (180 - 240), aged 60, was considered a long-lived of Cao Cao's sons, and was created the Marquis of Xixiang in the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211).
XII. Cao Jun
Cao Jun (200-259), aged 59, was created King of Chen Liu in the sixth year of Taihe (232).
XIII. Cao Zhi
Cao Zhi (200 - 239), Early Salvia.
Fifteen, Cao Gan
Cao Gan (216 – 261), the mother king Zhaoyi, and Taihe liu (232) were enthroned as king of Zhao.
Wang Zhaoyi was favored by Taizu and Emperor Wen as his heir, and his mother was powerful. Emperor Wen was on the verge of collapse and had a will. It is the Ming Emperor Chang Jia Enyi. In the second year of the Green Dragon, he fornicated with guests, played by Yousi, and gave the Gan Seal Book of Admonitions. Jingchu, Zhengyuan, Jingyuanzhong, cumulatively increased, and the first five thousand households.
16. Cao Shang
Cao Shang (190 - 220), Early Salamander.
17. Cao Biao
Cao Biao (195 – 251), Taihe 6 (232) was crowned King of Chu. In the third year of Jiaping (251), he conspired with Wang Ling of Taiwei to rebel and was given death.
18. Cao Qin
Cao Qin (190 - 229), Early Wei.
19. Cao Cheng
Cao Cheng (201 - 231), Early Salamander.
20. Cao Rectification
Cao Zhen (180 - 218), in the 22nd year of Jian'an (217), was created the Marquis of Guo.
21. Cao Jing
Cao Jing (179 - 200), Early Wei.
22. Cao Jun
Cao Jun (180 - 219), in the 22nd year of Jian'an (217), was created Marquis of Fan.
Cao Jun was the only one to inherit the incense for the late Cao Cao's brother Cao Bin. Theoretically, Cao Jun became Cao Cao's nephew, not his immediate descendant. Therefore, after his death, he was only posthumously honored as a duke, and never became a king.
23. Cao Thorn
Cao Thorn (190 - 210), Early Salvia.
24. Cao Hui
Cao Hui (211 - 241), Taihe 6 (232) was enfeoffed as the King of Dongping.
Cao Hui, zi jun, his mother Song Ji, when he was the king of Shouzhang, bullied people, did not pay attention to the place, instigated his subordinates to beat the officials of Shouzhang County, angered the emperor, and was cut off from five hundred households in one county.
25. Cao Mao
Cao Mao (199-241), aged 42, was Cao Cao's most humble son. When Cao Pi was in power, only Cao Mao was the only one who did not have the title of king. The history books say that "Mao is a gentleman, and he is rarely favored by Taizu." Cao Mao and Cao Pi had an extremely bad relationship, and Cao Pi was "the only king" regardless of the face of the Heavenly Family, and even in the second year of the Huang Dynasty, when his brothers were all knighted, Cao Mao was still a marquis. However, during the Cao Rui period, Cao Mao was repeatedly increased to 5,000 households, second only to Cao Yu, who was extremely favored by Emperor Ming and almost orphaned among Cao Cao's sons.