Cao Zhang (?–223), courtesy name Ziwen, was a general of the Cao Wei clan. Cao Cao's fourth son, the second son born to Bian Shi, the younger brother of Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, and the brother of Cao Zhi, was the King of Cao Wei. After Cao Zhang surrendered to Liaodong, Cao Cao Daxi pulled his son's beard and called him Huang Shu'er, and after his death, he was given the title of King of Wei. Cao Zhang's weak crown before the fierce tiger, excellent arm strength, not good at articles, since childhood determined to be a general, with Cao Cao conquest, brave and fierce. Cao Zhang said to the people around him: "Once the eldest husband becomes a great general like Wei Qing and Huo Fuyi, he can lead 100,000 horses and horses to gallop on the desert, expel Rong Di, and make meritorious contributions. When Cao Cao asked the sons about their ambitions, he said to himself that he was "good for the general", so he was praised 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 the general of the Xingxiao Horse expeditioned to Karasuma, and then surrendered to the Liaodong Xianbei lord Kebineng. Cao Cao was overjoyed, pulling Cao Zhang's beard to praise the "Yellow Beard" for building a miracle. Later, Cao Cao died, and the Wei Emperor Cao Pi took the throne, and Cao Zhang, together with the princes, took the throne, and issued an edict: "The way of the first king, YongXun's relatives, and the establishment of mothers and brothers, the founding of the country to inherit the family, so can be the emperor of pingping, the royal insult is tired of difficulties." Zhangqian was ordered to go on the Northern Expedition, Qing Ding Shuo Tu, and Gong Mao Yan. Add 5,000 and the first 10,000 households. "In 221 AD (the second year of the Huang Dynasty), Cao Zhangjin was made a duke.
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In 222 (the third year of the Huang Dynasty), Cao Zhang was made the King of Rencheng. In 223 (the fourth year of the Huang Dynasty), Cao Zhang, on a pilgrimage to Beijing, fell ill and died violently in the mansion on the seventeenth day of June (August 1), and was posthumously honored as King Wei at the age of 35. The ancient words of Lefu poetry have been passed down as "Love Concubines for Horses", which is no longer passed on. "Du Yizhi" says that after Wei Cao Zhang, he had a handsome personality. I once met a horse by chance and loved it very much, but the owner of the horse was also very cherished. Cao Zhang said, "I have beautiful concubines to exchange, and you can choose them." The owner of the horse then designated a prostitute, and Cao Zhang exchanged it. Later, this canon was used to describe the so-called behavior of the rich people of the Hao clan; It is also used for concubines or horses. How did Cao Zhang die? It is said that Cao Zhang had asked Jia Kui about the seal of the King of Wei after Cao Cao's death, and Cao Pi thought that he had ill intentions, so he deliberately neglected him when he came to the court, and Cao Zhang could not stand this slackness, so he died in anger. According to the "New Language of the World", Cao Zhang's death was due to Cao Pi's fear of Cao Zhang's martial courage and poisoned Cao Zhang with a plan. Later, Cao Pi wanted to kill Cao Zhi again, so his mother, Empress Bian, said to Cao Pi, "You have killed my King Rencheng, and you must not harm my King Dong'a again!" One day in May of the fourth year of the Huang Dynasty (224 AD), the three brothers Cao Zhi, Cao Biao, and Cao Zhang traveled day and night, and they were ordered to rush from their respective fiefs to the capital Luoyang and go together to see Cao Pi, the son of heaven.
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After the banquet, Cao Pi invited Cao Zhang alone to play chess in Empress Bian's palace, and Empress Bian happened to be absent at the time. When Cao Cao was alive, he was known for his bravery and good fighting, which naturally aroused Cao Pi's wariness, and he was determined to get rid of Cao Zhang as soon as possible to get rid of the troubles, and chess became the props of this criminal murder. It turned out that although Cao Zhang was a fierce general, he was quite happy with chess, and Cao Pi was just throwing his preferences, and when the chess reached the middle game, Cao Pi had already seen the wind, at this time he commanded to the servant who was waiting next to him: "Don't bring the dates yet." Therefore, while playing chess, the two of them ate black dates, and on the surface, they looked like they were harmonious, but in fact, the vicious Cao Pi had already put poison in some dates, and secretly made a mark, and he chose to eat without poison. Poor Cao Zhang was kept in the dark, and after a while, Cao Zhang only felt light-headed, his eyes were straight, and before he could say a word, he fell to the ground.
Someone had already informed Empress Bian that Empress Bian had finally failed to save Cao Zhang's life, and the chessboard was finally splashed with Cao Zhang's bright red blood. When returning to the fiefdom, Cao Zhi touched the scenery and wrote a poem with a stroke of his pen, "Gift to the White Horse Wang Biao", which expressed deep condolences for Cao Zhang's death, and used it to protest Cao Pi's cruelty to the flesh and bones. How Cao Zhang's son Cao Zhang died in history Introduction to Cao Cao's son Cao Zhang" / > Liu Yiqing's "New Language of the World" of Liu Song in the Southern Dynasty, the authenticity is low, belongs to the novelist's words, and cannot be trusted, Mr. Ye Jiaying pointed out that in the fourth year of the Huang Dynasty, the kings came to the dynasty in the fifth month of the lunar calendar, at this time the dates were not yet ripe, and it was impossible to poison Cao Zhang with dates. Emperor Wen's method of restraining the kings was not yet necessary to adopt this method, and Cao Zhang fell ill and died. Moreover, after the death of Cao Zhang, there is also such a paragraph in the article, "If you want to harm Dong'a, the empress dowager knows: Ru has killed me Rencheng, don't harm me Dong'a again." "Cao Zhi was crowned King of Dong'a in the third year of Emperor Taihe of Wei Ming, and Empress Bian was able to call Cao Zhi "Dong'a" in the fourth year of Emperor Wen of Wei's reign. Therefore, Liu Xiaobiao quoted the Wei Jin Shiyu by Sun Sheng of the Wu dynasty to give another explanation: "In the beginning, Zhangqing Xishou would have different aspirations, so he could not be seen in the dynasty, and he was afraid and violent.