The battle for the throne between Cao Zhi and Cao Pi

Xie Lingyun, a famous star in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, once said, "There is only one stone in the world (that is, ten fights), and the sub-sword monopolizes eight fights. We occupy one fight, and the world only divides one fight." Among them, the person who can make Xie Lingyun admire deeply in Talent is Cao Zhi, the third son born to Cao Cao and Queen Bian.

Cao Zhi was very clever since he was a child. As a teenager, he can read The Book of Songs, The Analects of Confucius and the Ci and Fu of the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties. A hundred schools of thought contend and are widely involved. He is quick-thinking and sharp-tongued. When meeting Cao Cao, he often answers irrelevant questions and blurts them out. In addition, he is frank and natural, does not pay attention to solemn appearance, gorgeous chariots and horses, and does not pursue splendor and wealth, which naturally suits Cao Cao's taste.

Second, the life of an inhuman priest.

It is said that when Cao Pi was born, blue clouds appeared in the sky, which were shaped like car covers and surrounded all day. Everyone who saw Xiangyun thought that Cao Pi would not be an official in the future. He was gifted at an early age, and a good educational environment endowed him with profound literary accomplishment.

In the juvenile growth stage, he read widely and read widely. Under the strict supervision of Cao Cao, he read poetry theory thoroughly when he was young, and when he grew up, he learned the Five Classics and the words of a hundred schools of thought, which laid a solid foundation for his later literary creation.

Third, Cheng also defeated Xiao He in Xiao He.

What makes Cao Zhi popular with his father is his poetic talent, but it is also his poetic temperament that finally falls out of favor. As a born poet, Cao Zhi is an impulsive and informal person. Shi said that he "walked willfully, overreached himself, and drank without restraint". Then, something that might not matter to him personally destroyed the ladder carefully laid by his party member to the prince.

It turned out that once Cao Cao left his post without leave, and at the instigation of an attendant, Cao Zhi, who was drunk, opened the Sima Gate of the Palace privately and took a bus to the Chidao where only the emperor was allowed to walk. Cao Cao, who attached great importance to the rule of law, flew into a rage and immediately beheaded his followers and repeatedly ordered them to do so. It is mentioned in the order that "the most important thing can be decided in the child at the beginning", but after this, "let me see this." Cao pi is in the upper position.

Four or seven steps into poetry

After the death of Cao Cao, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne. From the day Cao Pi won, the feud left over from the struggle for storage space was doomed to the misery of Cao Zhi's later life. After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he began to liquidate, and dealt with Cao Zhi's aides and people close to Cao Zhi successively, still unwilling.

So I called Cao Zhi and ordered him to write a poem within seven steps, or Dafa would wait on me. Cao Zhi, who was indignant, had to wait until the seven steps had been completed, and then recited: "Boil beans for soup and simmer them for juice. Honey burns under the pot, and beans cry in the pot. This is the same root, why rush to speculate with each other? " Accusing the two brothers of killing each other. Xelloss recognized the meaning, moved for a while, and let Cao Zhi go.

Extended data:

When Cao Pi ascended the throne, the Fupi school flourished immediately, while the Fuzhi school was slaughtered and beyond redemption. The former, like Jia Xu, had neither talent nor popularity, but suddenly became the first autumn and was laughed at by Sun Quan. Another example is Wu Zhi, the officer-to-general Wei Zhen, who took charge of Hebei's military affairs under the guise of our time, knighted him, and relied on him to love him. Even Tsao Chen, the emperor's own general, was abused to pieces by him.

At the same time, as the backbone of the planting faction, Rockett and Ding Wei were executed by Cao Pi's family. Soon, both Kong Gui and Yang Jun were killed by Cao Pi. Wings still so, Cao Zhi's situation can be imagined. Thanks to the protection of his mother, Queen Bian, Cao Zhicai survived several times, but like an exiled prisoner, he remained unhappy for the rest of his life.

The handsome guy who used to be a "three rivers boy, enjoying himself" has now become a down-and-out person who cries at night. Although the seven-step poem saved Cao Zhi from death, it could not save his misery for the rest of his life. In the later days, he has been suppressed by Cao Pi, but his talent has not been shown.

Later, when Xelloss died, Cao Rui, the son of Xelloss, acceded to the throne and inherited his father's policy of suppressing this uncle. Cao Zhi was still depressed and finally passed away in pain and indignation at the age of 4 1 year.

Reference 1: Baidu Encyclopedia-Cao Zhi

Reference 2: Baidu Encyclopedia-Cao Pi