The first gathering of Cao Cao’s descendants

On November 23, two descendants of Cao Cao from Liaoning, who were recognized by Fudan University, gathered in Shenyang for the first time. Since the Tieling Cao family had no genealogical confirmation and could not determine their seniority, the family recognition meeting could only be held in such embarrassment. way.

On the morning of November 23, Tieling Yaobao Cao Guoping, who was identified as a descendant of Cao Cao by Fudan University, and Cao Zuyi, the 70th-generation grandson of Cao Cao in Donggang, gathered in Shenyang with their respective tribesmen, wanting to recognize their relatives and marry each other. Continue the family tree with the same research. These people with the surname Cao stood together and looked surprisingly similar, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Cao Zuyi said that when everyone stands together, you can tell that they are a family.

Also participating in the family recognition meeting were Cao Zheng, Cao Tiecheng and Cao Zhen who lived in Shenyang. Cao Zheng, 47, said that his great-grandfather Cao Shifu was a minor official in the late Qing Dynasty and came to Tieling with his tribe from Anhui during the Russo-Japanese War. The Cao family in Jixi, Shucheng and Bozhou, Anhui, were also recognized as descendants of Cao Cao by Fudan University.

Cao Cao gave birth to 25 sons in his lifetime. Which of Cao Cao’s sons are the descendants of these three Cao descendants in Liaoning? Although Fudan University has clarified that the Cao family in Donggang and the Cao family in Tieling are both descendants of Cao Cao, it cannot clarify the origins and seniority of the three descendants of the Cao family in Liaoning. Cao Zuyi claimed to be the 70th generation grandson of Cao Cao and a descendant of his eldest son Cao Pi. Cao Guoping of Tieling did not know who his ancestors were because he had no genealogy.

The ancestors and generations are difficult to determine. The three descendants of Cao Cao can only call each other by their names and dare not rank them by seniority. "Cooking the beans burns the bean sprouts, and the beans weep in the cauldron. They are born from the same roots, so why rush to fry each other?" In history, there was a feud between the brothers Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. At the symposium, no one was willing to touch this sensitive topic. "Although I know my ancestors and generations well, there is no need to argue with other people. This will hurt the harmony. We have deliberately avoided this issue." Cao Zuyi said.

Because it is impossible to clarify the ancestors and generations, it has become a problem for the three Cao families to build a unified family tree. Cao Qiang said, "Blood is thicker than water. Although the three of us have different opinions, it does not affect that we are all descendants of Cao Cao. As for the family tree, we will study it later."