Cao Cao had more than 20 sons, but after the death of his eldest son Cao Ang and his favorite son Cao Chong, the dispute between the crown prince was basically a dispute between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, and both sides had supporters, and those who explicitly supported Cao Pi were Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Xiahou Shang, and other important courtiers such as Cui Yan, Jia Xu, Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Mao Jiu, and other important ministers, and those who explicitly supported Cao Zhi were Yang Xiu, Cao Hong, Ding Yi, and most of the others remained neutral on the surface, but there was one person whose attitude was worth mentioning, and this person was praised by Cao Cao as "my son's room" Xun Yu Xun Lingjun.
Many views believe that Xun Yu supports Cao Pi, and even some TV dramas are the same, such as Xun Yu in "The League of Military Teachers" is Cao Pi's biggest supporter in the DPRK, in order to help Cao Pi ascend to the throne, Xun Yu and Cui Yan secretly plotted, Cui Yan even planted Cao Zhi at the cost of his life, so is this really the case? In the dispute between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, who did Xun Yu and the Yingchuan Xun clan support? Don't be misled by the TV series anymore, although the historical data does not mention Xun Yu's position and attitude, but from some clues, Xun Yu is not only not a supporter of Cao Pi, but may even be his opponent.
First, after the founding of Cao Wei, a total of 26 meritorious men were able to enjoy the Taimiao Temple five times, Xun Yu did not say that he was loyal to the Han Room all his life and could not be worthy of the Cao Wei Taimiao Temple, but Xun You was different from him the first Shang Shu Ling after the establishment of the State of Cao Wei, Xun You died in 214, until 30 years after his death in 244, he was not able to enjoy the Taimiao Temple, the first batch of 233 years did not have him to say, in 243 there were as many as 20 people in the list of Zhong Xuan, Chen Qun, Hua Xin, Wang Lang and others, that is, there was no Xun You, not only puzzling, but also a bit unreasonable.
Second, historical data seem to corroborate the fact that the relationship between Xun Yu's father and son and Cao Pi was not harmonious:
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms - Biography of Xun Yu records: "In the beginning, Emperor Wen and Hou Zhi of Pingyuan had a mock theory, and Emperor Wen qu li shi Yu. and Yu Jiao, Yun and Zhishan, and Xiahou Shangbu, Emperor Wen deeply hated Yun. ”
Two things are mentioned here: First, why did Cao Pi bend to meet Xun Yu? If Xun Yu was really a supporter of Cao Pi, Cao Pi could not do this, it was precisely because Xun Yu was in a high position of power, he remained neutral in the cao wei conquest of the concubine, or simply cao pi's opponents, Cao Pi would be careful!
Secondly, xun yu was succeeded by his eldest son Xun Yun, who married Cao Cao's daughter Princess Anyang, but Xun Yun's political stance was clear, he was a hardcore supporter of Cao Zhi, and Cao Pi hated Xun Yun deeply.
A Xun You plus a Xun Yun seem to be able to conclude that in the dispute between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi's crown prince, the Yingchuan Xun clan either supported Cao Zhi or remained neutral (the former is more likely), and Cao Pi was very vengeful, which may also be one of the reasons why Xun You was slow to enjoy the Cao Wei Taimiao Temple.
Third, although Cao Pi was strict with the clan, he had always been good to his supporters, and his evaluation of them was also very high, such as his evaluation of Zhong Xuan was even a bit numb, but Xun Yu's evaluation of such an important figure was rare for Cao Pi to evaluate him, which was a bit abnormal, corresponding to Cao Zhi's evaluation of Xun Yu was quite high: "Such as ice clear, such as jade, law but not prestige, and not blasphemy." ”
In addition, Xun Yu was loyal to the Han Dynasty throughout his life, and compared with Cao Cao, Cao Pi's ambitions to replace the Han Room were greater, and Cao Zhi's attitude towards the Han Room and the Han Xian Emperor was relatively much milder (after Cao Pi deposed the Han Xian Emperor as emperor, Cao Zhi cried bitterly), and all this can almost conclude that cao Yu and the Yingchuan Xun clan supported Cao Zhi instead of Cao Pi.