How did Cao Cao arrange his many wives and sons before he died?

Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, founded the Cao Wei Dynasty. He was a hero in troubled times and a celebrity in Chinese history.

We all know that Cao Cao had many enemies, many friends, and great achievements in his life, but there may not be much research on the women around Cao Cao.

Today we will talk about Cao Cao’s famous wives and concubines.

First of all, we need to know that Cao Cao was a very lecherous person. He had twenty-five sons in his life. He had no idea about daughters. Changing women was like changing clothes.

Therefore, it is impossible to accurately count his women. One-night stands like Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou are not included in the statistics.

We only talk about people with special status or characteristics recorded in history books.

The most important woman in Cao Cao's early days, Mrs. Ding, was an "iron lady" and she was very "stubborn". Cao Cao's other woman, Mrs. Liu, gave birth to Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, but Liu died early and Mrs. Ding raised Cao Ang.

Later, Cao Cao had a one-night stand with Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou in Wancheng, which led to Zhang Xiu's mutiny. General Dian Wei's nephew Cao Anmin and his eldest son Cao Ang were all killed in the battle.

Mrs. Ding blamed Cao Cao for this debt. From then on, Mrs. Ding would rather live alone in her hometown spinning and weaving than pay attention to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao knew that he was wrong and went to Ding personally to seek peace, but Mrs. Ding flatly refused.

Cao Cao was very generous. Seeing Mrs. Ding’s decisive attitude, he asked the Ding family to find a man for Mrs. Ding to remarry, but the Ding family did not dare.

Cao Cao has always felt guilty about Ding and often sent people to visit her. After her death, she was buried generously.

Cao Cao missed Mrs. Ding at the last moment of his life. He said sadly: If I see my son Cao Ang in the underworld, and he asks me, "Where is my mother?", how should I answer him? ?

Another important woman in Cao Cao is Mrs. Bian.

Mrs. Bian is the biological mother of Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Xiong. It can be said that almost all of Cao Cao's most talented sons were born to Mrs. Bian. Mothers are more valuable than sons, so Mrs. Bian became Cao Cao's most valued wife.

Cao Cao had several other concubines, who also had their own characteristics.

For example, Du Shi, Du Shi is a widow, very beautiful, she was originally the wife of Qin Yilu, Lu Bu's general, Lu Bu was defeated, she was attracted by Guan Yu, Guan Yu asked Cao Cao for her, but Cao Cao himself took her. Its income is in the house.

Du gave birth to two sons for Cao Cao, both of whom were named kings.

There is also Mrs. Yin. She was originally the daughter-in-law of He Jin, the general of the late Han Dynasty. She gave birth to a son, He Yan. Later, He Jin was killed by eunuchs, and He Jin’s son also died in the war. Mrs. Yin became widow.

Cao Cao brought her into his house, and she gave birth to a son, Cao Ju.

Cao Cao was not only kind to women, but also to the son she had with her ex-husband.

For example, Du's son Qin Lang, Cao Cao was very kind to him and let him accompany his grandson Cao Rui. Qin Lang later rose to the rank of General Xiaoqi and led an army of 100,000 to defeat Xianbei.

Another example is Mrs. Yin’s son He Yan. Cao Cao also loved him very much. He Yan was famous for his talents and later became a good partner of Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui.

Cao Cao himself was lustful, but he was relatively tolerant of women. Before his death, he once said: My woman can remarry on her own and choose to live freely, and she does not have to be a widow for me.

Although this edict may not be actually implemented after his death, it at least shows that Cao Cao's mind is open.

In the war years, human life was like a piece of grass, and women were even more miserable. For example, several of Liu Bei's wives were either captured or captured.