Hello everyone, I am taking history as a mirror of the ink on the mulberry. Today's "Ink Says Three Kingdoms" small column and meet with you again, today we talk about the story of the Cao family, Cao Cao's life recorded in history has 25 sons and 6 daughters, among so many children, the most likely to become Cao Cao's heir is nothing more than Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, Cao Chong five, so who of these five is most suitable to become the successor of cao group?
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These four candidates did not understand each other's ways of coping when facing the only exam question, and these coping methods also reflected who was more suitable to be Cao Cao's successor.
In fact, as a descendant of God's perspective, we can clearly find that this problem is a Dao sending sub-question for Cao Pi, and a Dao sending proposition for Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang. For Cao Ang and Cao Chong... They didn't say anything, who told them to hand in their papers in advance.
<h1>1. Cao Ang</h1>
Cao Cao pacified the world, made great contributions, established himself as a chancellor, and later became the King of Wei, plus Jiu Xi, who could see the emperor on behalf of the sword without worship, and thus reached the peak of his life.
Not to mention the old ministers who followed Cao Cao to fight the world, even the blind man knew that the Qi of the Han Dynasty had been exhausted, and the only suspense was whether Cao Cao himself was called emperor or his heir was called emperor.
Cao Cao
Among Cao Cao's sons, the eldest son Cao Ang was originally the first choice for the heir, but unfortunately, because of Cao Cao's lustfulness, he was raided by Zhang Xiu, who had already surrendered, resulting in a fiasco in Wancheng, which not only lost the eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and the general Dianwei all folded inside, if it were not for the ten-year-old Cao Pi who would have ridden and run fast, almost even Cao Pi would have died in Wancheng.
Cao Ang was recorded to be intelligent and courageous, and was loved by Cao Cao, and at the age of twenty he held up filial piety. After Cao Ang's death, Lady Ding, Cao Cao's wife, divorced Cao Cao because of this matter; later, when Cao Cao was seriously ill and dying, he could not help but sigh and say, "I have done things all my life, and I have no regrets." If there were still spirits after death, if Cao Ang asked me where his mother was, how would I answer! ”
<h1>2. Cao Chong</h1>
Cao Chong was also a strong contender for Cao Cao's successor, and was very intelligent at a very young age, and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms records: "Shaocong Chaqi Ling, born five or six years old, has the wisdom of an adult." "When you are five or six years old, you are about the same as the IQ of an adult, and you can say that you are a genius."
Cao Chong was deeply loved by Cao Cao
In the allusions to Cao Chong, the story of Cao Chong calling himself an elephant has been heard by everyone, and there is a small story that shows that Cao Chong is very benevolent. Once the official in charge of Cao Cao's saddle found that Cao Cao's saddle had been bitten by a rat, the little official was frightened and half dead, thinking that Cao Cao would definitely kill himself, and decided to tie himself up and go to the jing to bear the crime. Cao Chong knew and told the little official that you would go again in three days. Then Cao Chong deliberately cut his clothes to make them look like rats bitten and torn, and wore such clothes very sadly to see Cao Cao.
Cao Cao asked: What is wrong with you?
Cao Chong: It is said that my clothes were bitten by rats and were unlucky, and my clothes were bitten by rats, is there something unlucky about it?
Cao Cao: Don't listen to other people's nonsense, there is no such thing!
Three days later, when the young official went to plead guilty, Cao Cao said: Even my son's clothes have been bitten by rats, and the saddle in the storeroom is a great sin. So there was no punishment for the petty officer.
Unfortunately, Cao Chong died of illness when he was thirteen years old. Cao Cao regretted killing Hua Tuo for a time because of Cao Chong. Moreover, Cao Cao also hinted at Cao Pi and Cao Zhi and said: The early death of Cangshu (Cao Chong zi Cangshu) is my misfortune, but it is your luck.
<h1>3. Cao Zhang</h1>
Then we say Cao Zhang, Cao Zhang is Cao Pi's younger brother, Cao Zhi's older brother. Different from Cao Pi's wen and martial arts, Cao Zhang is not good at literature, only good at martial arts, and is a fierce general. Because of its yellow beard, it was called "Yellow Beard" by Cao Cao. According to records, Cao Zhang liked to fight fiercely in front of the weak crown, and his arm strength was superior and he was not good at articles.
Cao Zhang
Cao Zhang was once the focus of Cao Cao's investigation, but Cao Zhang himself said that he only liked to fight as a general. Cao Cao angrily criticized Cao Zhang: "If you don't read books and don't learn the way of the sages, this is the enemy of all people; riding a fencing day by day, this is a one-man enemy!" But Cao Zhang said, "The eldest husband should follow the example of great generals like Wei Qing and Huo Fuyi, lead a hundred thousand people to gallop across the desert, expel Rong Di, and make meritorious achievements. ”
Cao Cao often wrote about the ambitions of several of his sons, and only Cao Zhang said: "I am willing to be a general." Cao Cao asked again, "What do you do as a general?" Cao Zhang replied: "Cloaked in strong armor, holding sharp weapons, facing danger and ignoring themselves, being a pioneer, rewarding meritorious deeds and punishing those who commit crimes." Cao Cao laughed.
Unfortunately, when Cao Cao was there, Cao Zhang, as Cao Cao's convinced Huang Su'er, led the conquest side. When Cao Cao was gone, Cao Zhang, who held military power, became a major problem for Cao Pi's confidants. In the end, Cao Pi claimed that the empress Dowager Cao Zhang had died mysteriously, and everyone suspected that Cao Pi had poisoned him.
<h1>4. Cao Zhi</h1>
Speaking of Cao Zhi, in my opinion, Cao Zhi is actually the worst of cao cao's successors. First of all, Cao Zhi's literary atmosphere is too heavy, and it can also be said that Cao Zhi is too good in literature, and the praise he has received in literature has covered up Cao Zhi's weaknesses in other aspects.
Cao Zhi
Cao Zhi's subordinates like Yang Xiu and the Ding brothers were all literati. It can be said that they are all masters in literature and can write very gorgeous poems, but they will only talk about it politically, and they will not come up with any decent countermeasures. Cao Zhi was deeply satisfied with Cao Cao's several questions and answers, but Yang Xiu made a small copy in advance. After Xiao Shu's affair was exposed, Cao Cao was furious, which eventually led to Yang Xiu being killed, and Cao Zhi also had no one to come up with an idea.
Again, Cao Zhi often drinks and misbehaves, regardless of the overall situation. When Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, Cao Cao was so frightened that he planned to move the capital for a while, and later listened to the advice of the chancellor and planned to send Cao Zhi to lead the army to rescue Cao Ren. This was an excellent opportunity for Cao Zhi, who could gain military power on the one hand, and Cao Ren, a major minister of the Cao clique, on the other hand. Unfortunately, Cao Zhi did not prepare the marching plan in advance in the face of such a good opportunity, but was drunk and drunk, and even forgot the time of departure of the army.
Third, Cao Zhi's political emotional intelligence was very low, and Cao Pi claimed that Empress Cao Zhi did not know who to hear that Cao Pi had killed Emperor Xian of Han. Cao Zhi actually draped Ma Dai Xiao for Emperor Xian of Han and wept bitterly. After this matter reached Cao Pi's ears, you can imagine Cao Pi's mood.
Do not know how to run their own team, no city government, drinking mistakes, political awareness is not enough, these points are not nothing to put on an ordinary literati, but as the heir of the Cao clique, Cao Zhi's shortcomings are too obvious, so he was eventually abandoned by Cao Cao.
<h1>5. Cao Pi</h1>
Finally, let's look at Cao Pi, after Cao Ang's death, Lady Bian became Cao Cao's main chamberlain, and Cao Pi also became a veritable eldest son. As the heir of the first order, Cao Pi Wen wu shuang quan: Wen can write classics, and Wu can enter the white blade empty-handed. Even at the age of ten, he was able to escape the scene of the defeat of Wancheng by relying on riding and shooting from the elementary school.
Moreover, Cao Pi had a strong political consciousness, and after feeling Cao Cao's dissatisfaction with himself, he did not make other outrageous moves, but befriended ministers such as Chen Qun and Jia Xu, and also befriended Hao clans such as Sima Yi and Wu Zhi or military generals. Constantly expanding the team that supports himself, and secretly forming his own team.
In the face of Cao Cao's trust and his own disadvantages, he was able to use Yang To scheme as a quasi-heir and do his part well. He can also perform conspiracies and tricks, secretly calculating Cao Zhi.
Laugh to the end
They know how to form their own team and can make friends with external ministers. They can carry out upright conspiracies, but they also refuse to carry out conspiracies and tricks in private.
Cao Pi can be said not to be a person of high moral character, but Cao Pi knows how to be flamboyant when he is flamboyant, and to be patient when he is stoic. He has both kindness and iron fist. Whether it is a conspiracy or conspiracy, it is enough to achieve the result, which is the necessary quality for the leader of a large political group.
From this point of view, among Cao Cao's sons, who can be better than Cao Pi?
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