Cao Xian, the fourth emperor of Cao Wei and the grandson of Cao Pi, was dissatisfied with Sima Zhao's abuse of power in history, and angrily led his guards to attack Sima Zhao, only to be killed in battle, leaving behind the famous saying "Sima Zhao's heart, known to everyone". There is a lot of controversy about Cao Xian in later generations, some people say that he is stupid to hit the stone with a pebble, and some people praise his spirit of unyielding resistance, and I also have some views on this.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > similar to Cao Cao, smart and cautious</h1>
First of all, we can be sure of one thing, Cao Xi is definitely not a stupid person. Because the evaluation of him at that time and in later generations was very high, I will excerpt some of them here:
Less studious, dreamy. - Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Chronicle of the Three Young Emperors
Cai tong Chen Si, martial taizu. - "Wei's Spring and Autumn"
Very human, Emperor Wu was also born. - Book of Jin
The lesser lord is still the same, only noble and elegant, Gu Pan hanzhang, moving words into arguments. - "Wenxin Carved Dragon"
From these comments, we can know two things: first, Cao Xi is very studious, and he has learned a lot and exported into chapters; second, Cao Xi's temperament is very similar to that of his great-grandfather Cao Cao. Learning aside, comparing Cao Cao to Cao Cao can be said to be a very high and comprehensive evaluation, if a person who is very similar to Cao Cao is a stupid person, then it is not only an unfair evaluation of this person, but also a smear on Cao Cao, so Cao Xi cannot be a stupid person.
And judging from his succession to the throne, it is clear that this man is a wise and cautious man. When he came to Luoyang from the feudal state, Wen wuqun and his courtiers all went to greet him, but he was very modest to get off the car to pay homage to the hundred officials, and the official in charge of etiquette next to him told him that as a son of heaven, there was no need to pay tribute to his subordinates, at this time Cao Xian replied with a super high emotional intelligence: "I am still a courtier." So he got out of the car and thanked the courtiers. Then he came to the stop door, and the people around him told him that according to the custom, the emperor could enter directly by car, and Cao Xi said humbly again: "I was recruited by the empress dowager to come here, and I don't know what to do." The meaning is similar to just now, it is that the emperor is not yet the emperor, so he cannot trespass, so he walked into the palace door to meet the empress. On the same day, he officially ascended the throne as emperor in the Taiji Front Hall, and the hundred officials who participated in the ceremony were very happy (the hundred attendants were xinxin). On the first day of Cao Xian's arrival, he conquered the group of ministers with super high emotional intelligence, how could such a person be a fool?
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > borrowed from the topic to play, ambitious</h1>
On February 256, the first year of Ganlu (256), Cao Xi hosted a banquet for his ministers at the Taiji East Hall, and discussed with the ministers and scholars the superiority of Xia Shaokang and Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, and finally concluded that Shaokang was preferred. This discussion was obviously Cao Xi deliberately with a rhythm, originally began to discuss the matter of etiquette, said that he was taken away by Cao Huan, began to discuss the merits and demerits of the kings of the past, and then Cao Xian led to the topic of Shao Kang, the lord of the Xia Dynasty, and Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, who was better.
There is nothing wrong with the topic itself, comparing the kings of two different eras, which both ancient and modern people often did. But the crux of the matter is that Shao Kang was the king of the Zhongxing Xia Dynasty, when the government of the Xia Dynasty was usurped by Han Hun, and Shao Kang hid in the people to accumulate strength and eventually regained the right to rule the country. At that time, Cao Wei's power fell next to Sima Shi, and the Wei Emperor Cao Xi discussed Shaokang Zhongxing, which was not a simple evaluation of the characters, which should have two meanings: First, Cao Xi told everyone by respecting Shaokang that he was an aspiring monarch and aspired to become Shaokang and Zhongxing Dawei; second, through the reaction of the courtiers, see if everyone was still in favor of Cao Wei and approved of his remarks, so as to judge who could be used.
Cao Xi's method can be said to be very clever, and finally after two days of discussion, the Qunchen also agreed with him at least superficially- Shaokang was stronger than Liu Bang. But in my opinion, the group of ministers does not seem to agree with this point of view very much, but because of Cao Xi's identity, he is almost forced to take a stand by Cao Huan. This was not enough, Cao Xian also ordered Zhong to record the process of this discussion, which was a bit of a stand-up as evidence, dragging people into the water, as long as it was the last minister who approved of Shao Kangqiang, it could be misinterpreted as agreeing with Cao Wei Zhongxing.
Cao Xian did not know how many cao Wei ministers' hearts he had gathered, but what was certain was that it would inevitably arouse Sima Zhao's vigilance, and this little emperor was clever in his means, and indeed a bit like Cao Cao.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > trapped dragon at the bottom of the well, desperate to throw</h1>
After that, Cao Xian was more just discussing academic issues with scholars, and using the discussion of scholarship to promote the reason of indoctrination, he promoted some people, which was considered to be cultivating his own power, but compared with Sima Zhao's ever-accelerating process of usurping power, it could only be a drop in the bucket.
In the first year of Ganlu, "he ordered the great general Sima Wen wang to be the governor of dadu, playing an unnamed and fake yellow qi". In the second year of Ganlu, Zhuge Zhi did not conscript, sent troops to rebel, and was pacified by Sima Zhao the following year, it should be noted that Zhuge Zhao was opposed to Sima Zhao and not to the Cao Wei regime. Three years after Ganlu and the pacification of Zhuge Zhi, "the great general Sima Wen wang was the prince of Xiangguo, the Duke of Jin, the eight counties of Yiyi, and the nine tins.". People who know history know that adding nine tins is a prelude to a complete usurpation of the throne, before Wang Mang added nine tins, Cao Cao added nine tins, and then the Han Dynasty was ended twice.
When Ganlu was four years old, "Huang Long'er, see Ningling County Boundary Well". The Yellow Dragon is a sign of Tude, and Cao Wei is a sign of Tude, replacing the Fire Virtue of the Great Han, which should have been Xiangrui, but Cao Wei has a different understanding:
It is the time when the dragon is still seen, and Xian thinks it is auspicious. Emperor Yue: "Dragon One, Jundeye." The upper is not in the sky, the lower is not in the field, and the number is subservient to the well, not Jia Zhaoye. "Still composing poems of the Hidden Dragon to satirize himself, King Sima Wen saw it and hated it." - "Han Jin Spring and Autumn"
Cao Xian was basically already complaining semi-publicly, and Sima Zhao felt very disgusted when he heard about it, feeling that the little emperor was a little confused, and the contradiction between the two people gradually intensified.
In the fifth year of Ganlu, the yellow dragon trapped in the well, Cao Xian, finally couldn't bear it and issued "Sima Zhao's heart, which passers-by know." I can't sit and be humiliated, and today I should go out with the secretary of state and others to argue with themselves", and launched a mutiny, which was both humorous and cruel, and it was actually the emperor who wanted to launch a mutiny against his courtiers. He said this to three ministers at that time, Wang Shen of Shizhong, Wang Jing of Shangshu, and Wang Ye of Shanqi Changshi, of these three people, only Wang Jing advised the emperor to continue to be patient, and the chances of starting a mutiny were extremely small and unsuitable. But Cao Xian couldn't stand it at this time, and the time left for him was indeed short, and he finally went out on the expedition. The other two men hurried to inform Sima Zhao, which made Sima Zhao fully prepared and killed Cao Xian in battle.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > event evaluation</h1>
Some people in later generations commented that if it were not for Wang Shen and Wang Ye's whistleblowing, in the face of Sima Zhao, who was not prepared, Cao Xian would have a great chance of success. But I would like to say that even if he succeeded by chance, Cao Xian would only be the fate of his later fan Yuan Ziyou (Northern Wei Xiaozhuang Emperor Yuanziyou once said before killing the powerful minister Erzhu Rong, "It is better to be a noble township duke to die than to be a Han Xian emperor." "Although he killed Erzhu Rong, Erzhu Rong's nephew avenged his uncle and subsequently killed Yuan Ziyou)." The Sima clan has become a force, and after the death of one Sima Zhao, many people with the surname Sima will inherit the political legacy and continue to hold power.
And more people are accusing Cao Of being impatient, stupid, and seems to make sense, but is this really the case? As I said in the previous paragraph, the Sima clan has become a force, and if it does not launch a mutiny, it will be nothing more than a few more years of life, and there is no way to turn the situation around. As the emperor of Great Wei, Cao Xi flowed with the blood of Emperor Taizuwu Cao Cao, and he had his pride. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang could all say things like "death is also death now, death is also death with big plans, waiting for death, the country can be dead", why can't Cao Xi die generously? Emperor Xiandi of Han is a realm of life, and the noble village prince is also a realm of life, and we can agree with Emperor Xiandi of Han's choice, but we cannot accuse Cao Xian of his decision.
<h1 class="ql-align-justify" > Cao Xi won the dignity of the emperor with a heroic death, and deservedly won the respect of future generations. Instead of stealing life, it is better to die noblely! </h1>
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