When the time came to the period of the Later Three Kingdoms, the theme of the whole world had changed a lot.
Although the war still occupies an important position, due to the aging of the first generation of rulers of the Three KingdomsAt the time of the transfer of power, how to stabilize the internal political situation has also become a major focus
In the north, with the death of Cao Cao and the succession of Cao Pi, the Cao Wei regime officially replaced the Han Dynasty and completed a major dynastic change. Although this success seemed quite tortuous for Cao Pi, from the final result, God gave Cao Pi a rich reward.
It was also in this process that Cao Zhi's fate and Cao Rong's succession to the throne became eye-catching.
Situation map of the three countries).
Throughout Chinese history, there have been countless cases of brothers turning against each other and fathers and sons enmity due to power struggles. As the so-called power is a dose of **, whoever you meet, you have to indulge in it, and the relationship between Cao Zhi and Cao Pi is like this.
As Cao Cao's second son, after the death of his elder brother Cao Ang, Cao Pi should naturally get the position of the prince. Only wait until Cao Cao dies later, he can inherit the unification.
However, it was such a thing that should have been set in stone, but because of Cao Zhi's appearance, it was tainted with some variables that made Cao Pi frightened.
Judging from their origins, Cao Zhi and Cao Pi are brothers of the same father and mother. Judging from the popularity of his parents, Cao Zhi was not inferior to Cao Pi in the early stage.
Cao Zhi's image map).
As early as his youth, Cao Zhi showed extraordinary literary talent, which earned him Cao Cao's attention. In the daily style of behavior,Cao Zhi also gives people a feeling of being uninhibited, which is more in line with Cao Cao's mind.
Compared to those big families,Cao Cao's background was actually very low - his father was the adopted son of a eunuch。And the eunuch family was very despised at that time.
Therefore, although Cao Cao had to reuse those families who respected etiquette in order to compete for hegemony, from his own point of view, he actually had some uninhibited and unwilling to obey the family side.
Obviously, Cao Zhi's behavior style made Cao Cao see some of his own shadows.
Cao Cao's image map).
After that, Cao Cao also reused Cao Zhi many times, wanting him to make contributions, and seemed to be paving the way for him to be a ** person.
It's just that the so-called success is also Xiao He, and defeat is also Xiao He. Because he was too uninhibited, Cao Zhi did not have the serious appearance that a politician should have, and Cao Cao's intentional cultivation was wiped out many times。Therefore, Cao Cao's favor for him continued to decline, and after all, Cao Pi successfully inherited the unification.
As for Cao Pi, he was originally a good son, but he almost robbed his position, which was indeed something that Cao Pi couldn't bear and wanted to take revenge on.
That's all,After Cao Pi became the emperor, Cao Zhi's fate ushered in a cliff-like **, constantly suppressed and excluded, and lived a depressed life all day long, which is completely different from the previous scenery.
Cao Pi image map).
It wasn't until Cao Rong succeeded to the throne that Cao Zhi seemed to finally see hope for his political recovery.
Only six years after becoming emperor, Cao Pi died, and Cao Rong succeeded to the throne. Throughout Cao Pi's entire life, it was only forty years, and it can indeed be said that he died in the prime of life.
Although there was not much confusion in the process of power transfer between Cao Pi and Cao Ei. But in fact, the relationship between these two people is far from being as peaceful as it seems.
When he was young, Cao Rong showed a very studious side and was deeply loved by Cao Cao. Because of this, he was named Wudehou at the age of fifteen, which is enough to show how much he is valued. However, just when Cao Ei's life seemed to be going to be smooth, an accident happened.
Cao Rong image map).
At that time, Cao Rong's biological mother, that is, Zhen Ji, soon lost her favor after Cao Pi succeeded to the throne. In this case, it is always inevitable to complain about a sentence or two. ButUnexpectedly, Cao Pi knew that Zhen Ji was complaining and directly gave her to death。At the same time, Cao Pi also asked Cao Ei to regard his newly established Empress Guo as his own mother and serve him well every day.
His father killed his mother, and he had to serve another personTo say that Cao Rong did not have resentment towards Cao Pi in his heart, it is absolutely impossible.
Judging from Cao Ei's follow-up activities, this is exactly the case. After Cao Rong succeeded to the throne, he repaired Zhen Ji's tomb many times, showing his longing for his biological mother.
It is precisely because he guessed that Cao Ei must be dissatisfied with himself in his heart, so Cao Pi has not officially named Cao Ei as the crown prince, and even almost planned to change others.
Cao Rong image map).
Fortunately, Cao Rong was forbearant enough, diligent and diligent when serving Empress Guo, and there was nothing wrong with his performance in other aspects, which finally ensured his status.
Five years later, Cao Ei finally waited for the opportunity of Cao Pi's death and became the new emperor of Cao Wei.
However, I don't know if it's to restrict Cao Ei or to "help" Cao Ei grow. When Cao Rong was already twenty-two years old, Cao Pi arranged four ministers for him.
Maybe at the age of twenty-two in modern society, it can still be called a shallow social experience. But in ancient times, and for a person like Cao Ei who had lived in Cao Wei's political inner circle for a long time, Cao Pi's arrangement inevitably made Cao Ei feel a little disgusting.
Han and Wei Luoyang map).
However, Cao Rong then proved his extraordinary talent with thunderous means.
With the help of the opportunity of Soochow to send troops to crusade against himself many times,Cao Rong was able to successfully transfer Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Sima Yi to the frontier area。First, this is to reduce their political influence in **, and secondly, to kill the lives of these people through frequent long-distance travel.
Judging from the follow-up results, Cao Ei achieved great success, Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu died successively, Sima Yi was also successfully controlled by Cao Ei, and the remaining Chen Qun had no military power and no threat to Cao Ei.
Since then, through the restructuring of the post of Zhongshu, the imperial power has been more concentratedCao Rong really did the order and prohibition in **, and completely grasped the power of Cao Wei.
Sima Yi) Judging from some of Cao Ei's behavioral activities,He was a man of great luxury and pleasure, and often built palaces and built large buildings. Many ministers admonished him on this point, but Cao Rong listened to it a little at first, but over time, Cao Rong completely ignored their opinions and continued to go his own way.
Of course, this is a stain on Cao Ei's administration. But from another point of view, Cao Rong's ability to ignore the opinions of the ministers also reflected the stability of the imperial power at that timeThe side shows Cao Ei's excellent governing ability.
Because of the shadow of being almost robbed of the position of his son by Cao Zhi, Cao Pi's treatment of Cao Zhi was particularly poor.
It can be said that if it weren't for Cao Pi's mother protecting Cao Zhi, Cao Pi was afraid that Cao Zhi would have killed him with his left foot when he took seven steps to become a poem.
Cao Zhi - Luo Shen Futu).
Although Cao Zhi has shown Cao Pi many times since then that he is indeed a loyal minister, and even "Luo Shen Fu" is considered to be his work to show his heart to Cao Zhi, it is still uselessOnce trust collapses, it's hard to build again.
is not only confident in his ability to govern, but also afraid of the emergence of people like Cao Zhi, Cao Pi gave a very strict treatment policy to the children of Cao Wei's clan.
At that time, many of the Cao princes, including Cao Zhi, not only did not have any actual political and military power, but they were also financially stretched. Even,They were not allowed to see each other, and they were really reduced to the point where they could be bullied by the magistrates at will.
According to this, Cao Zhi's depression in the later period is really understandable. When Cao Pi died and Cao Ei succeeded to the throne, Cao Zhi was only thirty-four years old, and he was in the prime of life.
Cao Zhi's image map).
For him, Cao Ei's succession undoubtedly gave him a new hope, a hope that he will be able to make a big difference in politics.
Therefore, he wrote to Cao Rong many times to ask him to reuse himself, expressing his frustration that he could not be displayed because of his enthusiasm, which was really the tears of the hearers and the sadness of the listeners.
If you want to say that Cao Ei is not moved, it must be false. Because he has asked Cao Zhi about his physical condition many times,and rewarded him with some clothes and quilts to keep out the cold, showing the rare family affection within the Cao Wei clan.
At the same time, for some of the policies issued by Cao Pi at that time that were too strict against the Cao Wei clan. Cao Rong also admitted that something was wrong and began to give them some basic powers, such as entering Beijing, allowing them to meet each other at certain times, and trying to get them into the political core, at that time Cao Yu, the king of Yan, almost became Cao Rong's designated minister.
Cao Zhi) However, this impression is actually very limited. Because Cao Rong never gave Cao Zhi the opportunity to really participate in politics, he only gave him some comfort and wooing from the spiritual level.
At the same time, Cao Ei also inherited Cao Pi's attitude towards Cao Zhi - he changed his fiefdom many times, not only to prevent him from colluding with local forces, but also to continue to destroy his physical and mental health.
What's more, perhaps for a shrewd emperor like Cao Ei, Cao Zhi does not have the need to let him reuse, but it is better to strangle all threats in the cradle.
It may be that he realizes that he will never be able to get ahead again. In the last three years of his life, Cao Pi no longer sought political progress, but chose to devote himself to studying, and finally died in rare silence.