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"Later generations often say that it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son. It seems that a poor family is the home of ordinary people. In fact, everyone is wrong. In ancient times, a poor family was beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"To be honest, Cao Cao also came from a poor family. Even if his father, Cao Song, became a Taiwei, because he was a eunuch, he could not be called a wealthy family, but could only be from a poor family."

"Cao Cao's grandfather, Cao Teng, served four generations of emperors and was a prominent eunuch in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Cao Song was Cao Teng's adopted son. There is a theory that Cao Song's original surname was Xiahou, but this theory is not very credible. There is a saying that Cao Cao is a descendant of Cao Shen, a famous prime minister in the early Han Dynasty, but I don’t know if this is true or not.”

"Cao Cao believed that he was smart, alert, and ambitious. He was promoted to be filial and honest at the age of 20. Later, because his cousin-in-law Song Qi was killed by the eunuchs, Cao Cao was implicated and was dismissed from his official position. He could only return to his hometown and wait at home for two years. He was later raised again."

"Then there was the Yellow Turban Uprising, and the world was in chaos. Cao Cao saw too many people's sufferings in the troubled times, and he wanted to help the world. Unfortunately, the government at that time was extremely dark, and Cao Cao was unwilling to cater to the powerful, so he lived in seclusion for a period of time . When Dong Zhuo came to Beijing to take charge of the government in 189 AD, Cao Cao was unwilling to join forces with Dong Zhuo, so he went to Chenliu and spent all his wealth to raise troops in Chenliu, calling on the heroes of the world to fight against Dong Zhuo."

"After this battle, Cao Cao's power began to gradually grow. In 192 AD, Cao Cao defeated the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army and obtained more than [-] surrendered soldiers, with a population of more than one million. After he conquered it, he reorganized it and selected the elite By forming the Qingzhou Army, we truly have our own powerful military force."

"With strong military power, it is natural to occupy territory. Only with population and territory can we have better and more stable development. Cao Cao began the battle of the Central Plains. He conquered Xuzhou, defeated Gunzhou, and welcomed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. , serving the emperor to order the princes, by 199 AD, Cao Cao's power had developed to the north of the Yellow River."

"At that time, Hebei and other places were still Yuan Shao's territory. At this time, the war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was inevitable. However, the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao, were stronger than Cao Cao in terms of military strength, talent reserves and financial resources. He I don’t take Cao Cao seriously at all.”

"This led to the famous Battle of Guandu in history. In this battle, Cao Cao completely defeated Yuan Shao, and the trend of unifying the north was completed."

"After that, Cao Cao went on an expedition to Wuhuan and defeated Yuan Shao's remnant forces. By 208 AD, Cao Cao deposed the three princes and restored the prime minister system. He appointed himself prime minister of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that at this time, Cao Cao had basically unified the north. Peace, the sword of nature points straight in the direction.”

"At that time, the entire Han Dynasty had been divided into the three most powerful forces, namely Cao Cao, who occupied the north, and Sun Quan and Liu Bei, who occupied Jiangdong. Among them, Cao Cao was the most powerful. He wanted to take over the other two and unify the Central Plains. , of course, those two families were unwilling, so Sun Quan and Liu Bei united to resist Cao Cao, and there was the famous Battle of Chibi."

"This battle ended with Cao Cao's defeat, and he could only retreat to the north. In 211 AD, Cao Cao defeated the Guanzhong Allied Forces and pacified Liangzhou. At this time, Cao Cao's power was increasing, and he had long since ignored Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. In 213 AD, , Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty granted Cao Cao the title of Duke of Wei. In 216 AD, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty granted Cao Cao the title of King of Wei. In 217 AD, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty granted Cao Cao a royal crown with ten talons, a golden chariot, six horses, and a five-hour deputy. Che, at this time, although Cao Cao does not have the name of an emperor, he is already an emperor."

"This period was also a time when the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu were fighting in chaos in the Central Plains. The three kingdoms often launched wars, with each other winning or losing. But in such troubled times, even if the three kingdoms fought life and death, they did not allow the aliens to advance into the Central Plains. .”

"In 220 AD, Cao Cao died of illness in Luoyang at the age of 66. He was posthumously named King Wu. In the same year, his son Cao Pi replaced the Han Dynasty and established himself as emperor. The country was named Wei. Cao Cao was posthumously named Emperor Wu and his temple was named Taizu."

Wuyou stopped here for a while.

She looked at the camera and whispered slowly: "Speaking of Cao Cao, there are also some idioms, such as looking at the plum blossoms to quench thirst, such as cutting one's hair to replace one's head, etc. We will talk about this later. It is not interesting to talk about such boring things all the time. Next, let’s talk about the stories that happened in Cao Wei that are still talked about thousands of years later. Of course, they may not be true. After all, after so many years, they have been passed down from ten to ten, and they have become distorted after being passed down. This is excusable.”

To talk about this, everyone is not tired.

Everyone was stunned.

Everyone wants to hear if there is anything interesting in it. "First, let's talk about heptameter poetry."

"Cao Cao was a very talented poet, and his sons Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were also literary greats. With these three father and son as the center, a well-known literary school was formed, which is Jian'an literature. Among these three father and son, Cao Zhi's His talent was even greater, and later generations would describe him as having a lot of talent."

"Why is it said that the talent is eight measures high? Because Xie Lingyun, a very talented scholar during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, once said that there is one stone in the world for literary talent. Cao Zijian has eight measures of talent. I have one measure, and the world shares one measure."

"Xie Lingyun is a very conceited person, and he thinks that his talents are unparalleled. But he is such a person, and he also thinks that Cao Zhi has only eight of the world's talents. This shows how talented Cao Zhi is."

"Cao Zhi is talented and smart, and Cao Cao must also like him. Therefore, Cao Zhi has always been a strong competitor of Cao Pi. It is rumored that Cao Pi cannot tolerate Cao Zhi. After he ascended the throne and became emperor, he wanted to kill Cao Zhi, but how to kill Cao Zhi? , he had to find an excuse, so he told Cao Zhi, "Aren't you very capable? Aren't you a good poet? Now you are limited to writing a poem within seven steps, and if you write it, you will be forgiven."

"Look, is this embarrassing someone?"

Under the canopy

Many people who had never heard of such a thing were very angry.

"It's really too difficult. How can I write a poem in seven steps?"

"Isn't that right? Even my own brothers can't tolerate it. The Cao family really can't do it."

"His father is a traitor, and he's not much better."

"Fairy, has Cao Zhi written it?"

Many people asked with concern.

Wuyou smiled when he saw these messages: "Of course I wrote them down. Otherwise, Cao Zijian wouldn't be a talented person."

"At that time, Cao Zhi took two steps and started to recite, boil beans and burn bean sprouts..."

Wuyou finished reading the poem and sighed: "That sentence is from the same root. Why is it so anxious? It moved Cao Pi. Cao Pi did not kill Cao Zhi, but it was impossible to reuse Cao Zhi and start to suppress him. He was sealed several times."