Cao Chong became famous when he was young, and everyone praised him for his intelligence, but Sima Yi accused him of being stupid
During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao had a group of wives and concubines and many sons, the most famous of which were the brothers Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.
But Cao Pi wanted to force Cao Zhi to sacrifice his life for the country, so Cao Zhi became a poem in seven steps:
This is born from the same root, so why not be in a hurry to fry each other"
The brotherhood between them was once again strengthened. But Cao Cao also had a talented son named Cao Chong, who died early.
Cao Chong is talented, he can be called an elephant at a young age, and he is famous all over the world. The world praised him for being smart, but only Sima Yi said Cao Chong:"This person is stupid"。Why did Sima Yi say that?
Elephant weight in childhood.
Cao Chong was a smart and clever child, and Cao Cao liked him since he was a child. It is said that Cao Chong was only five or six years old, and he showed intelligence that was not commensurate with his age.
But the prodigy Cao Chong died young, at the age of 13. Later generations know Cao Chong, mainly through"Cao Chong called the elephant"story.
Sun Quan gave Cao Cao an elephant, and Cao Cao took a group of ** and Cao Chong to see the elephants.
Cao Cao and the others had never seen an elephant before, and they were very surprised. Cao Cao said to them"You see, this elephant is tall and great, and its legs are like pillars in the great temple.
Cao Cao's words caused them to think deeply, and one of them said that the elephant was so big that a huge building had to be built to accommodate it.
Someone immediately objected that even if it was possible to create such a scale, how could an elephant be defeated by the strength of one man?
Another ** said that there is only one way to know the weight of an elephant, and that is to cut the elephant into pieces and then add the weight of each piece to know how much the elephant weighs.
As soon as this man spoke, everyone immediately burst into laughter. If you slaughter an elephant for weighing, wouldn't you take the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon?
While everyone was speechless, six-year-old Cao Chong stepped forward and told Cao Cao that there was a way to know the elephant's weight without harming it.
People don't believe that so many erudite literati and ministers can't think of a good way, how can a yellow-haired girl come up with it?
Cao Chong said to Cao Cao:"This is the ship with the cargo, we lead the elephant to the boat, the boat will sink according to the weight of the elephant, and when the boat is stable, we will make a mark on the side of the boat, and then we will lead the elephant to the shore and load the cargo back into the ship.
While weighing each piece of cargo, the boat sinks until it reaches the location just marked and stops carrying the cargo. The weight of all the cargoes on board is weighed and then added together to get the weight of the elephant.
The crowd applauded this approach, and Cao Cao ordered his subordinates to follow Cao Chong's instructions and find the weight of the elephant.
Since then, Cao Chong's reputation as a prodigy has spread, making Cao Cao, who originally liked Cao Chong, more satisfied with this little son.
Retrieve the treasure. Cao Cao had many children, but not many were smart and diligent. Cao Chong liked Cao Cao, not only because he was smart, but also because he was kind-hearted.
Once, a rat slipped into the barracks and bit through Cao Cao's saddle. The shopkeeper of the warehouse was so frightened that he thought he would lose his head.
Cao Chong saw that he looked flustered, so he said to him:"After three days, you'll lose your head:
You'll come back in three days to report back and make sure nothing goes wrong"
After Cao Chong finished speaking, he picked up a knife and cut several large holes in his clothes, looking like rats were gnawing.
Then, he came to Kao Kao and cowered, and when Kao Kao saw that his beloved little son was unhappy, he hurriedly asked him why.
Cao Chong said to Cao Cao:"My clothes were gnawed by rats, and I heard folk rumors that this was a bad omen. "
After hearing this, Cao Cao comforted Cao Chong and said"It's all nonsense :
This is all nonsense. Don't take it seriously. "
Three days later, the merchant truthfully reported the matter to Cao Cao, and instead of being angry, Cao Cao smiled and said:"The rats ate my son's clothes, not to mention the saddle.
In fact, Cao Cao was like a mirror in his heart, he knew that Cao Chong's words and deeds were to save the businessman's life.
It is impossible for someone from an imperial family to be so self-centered, so Cao Cao is willing to let Cao Chong live a good life. That's why Cao Cao very much wants Cao Chong to be his ** person.
Finish early. However, Cao Cao's youngest son, who had a promising future, died at the age of 13.
There is no exact historical information about the cause of Cao Chong's death. Some people say that Cao Chong died of illness, and some people say that Cao Chong died of the conspiracy of other masters.
After Cao Chong's death, Cao Cao said to his sons.
Cao Chong's death is my misfortune and your great luck.
As you all know, there is no brotherhood in the royal family, and it is common to kill brothers for the sake of the throne.
Cao Chong is still young and talented. Cao Cao told the ministers many times that he liked Cao Chong very much, how could the other children of the Cao family not be afraid of Cao Chong?
Everyone in the world praises Cao Chong for being smart, but there is one person who doesn't think so, and even thinks that Cao Chong is really stupid, he is Sima Yi.
Sima Yi, as the last monarch of Cao Wei, was a generation of strategists comparable to Zhuge Liang, and his words were completely correct.
If Cao Chong had known how to wait and didn't show himself too early, he could have grown up peacefully and realized his ambitions. Unfortunately, the world is unpredictable, and the public has lost a generation of prodigies.
Perhaps, an excessively high IQ is not a good thing. As the saying goes, it is useless to have only IQ without wisdom, although Cao Chong is smart, he lacks the wisdom to behave in the world, to some extent, he is indeed a little"Silly"。
Cao Chong because of his youth"Scales elephant"became famous, and everyone in the world praised him for being smart, why did Sima Yi say he was stupid?