Cao Zhang

Cao Zhang

Cao Zhang (189-223, Aug. Peiguoqiao county (Bozhou, Anhui) people. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei's clan and generals, the second son of Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, and empress Bian of Wu Xuan, the younger brother of Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, and the elder brother of Cao Zhi, King Chen.

Cao Zhang is excellent at martial arts. When Cao Cao asked about his ambition, he said that he was a good general, so he was praised by Cao Cao. His beard is yellow, which is called "yellow beard" by Cao Cao. Before the weak crown, he likes to fight fierce tigers. He has excellent strength and is not good at writing. In the 21st year of Jian'an (216), he was granted the title of Marquis of Yanling. In the 23rd year of Jian'an (218), Cao Zhang was appointed general of beizhonglang and general of xingxiaoqi. He led the army to attack Wuhuan and subdued kebineng. After Cao Pi ascended the throne, Cao Zhang and the vassals joined the kingdom. In 221, he became a duke. The next year, he was granted the title of Rencheng king.

In 223, Cao Zhang went to Luoyang and died of illness. After his death, his posthumous title was "Wei", so he was also known as Rencheng Weiwang.

(source: image of the Three Kingdoms)

Life of the characters

Young Yingwu

Cao Zhang has been good at archery and driving since he was a child. He has strong arms and can fight with beasts with his bare hands. He is not afraid of danger and difficulty. After several expeditions with Cao Cao, his ambition was generous and high. Cao Cao once criticized him and said, "you don't want to study the way of sages, but you are good at riding and fencing. You can only deal with one person, which is precious!" Urge him to study the book of songs and Shangshu. Cao Zhang said to the people around him, "the eldest man should follow the example of general Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, and lead a hundred thousand people to gallop in the desert, expel Rong Di and make contributions. How can he become a doctor?" Cao Cao once asked his sons about their hobbies and asked them to tell them their own aspirations. Cao Zhang said, "I'd like to be a general." Cao Cao said, "what do you do as a general?" Cao Zhang replied, "in the face of danger, he will not care about himself. If he takes the lead, he will be rewarded for his meritorious service and punished for his guilt." Cao Cao laughs.

Megatron beyond the Great Wall

In 216, Cao Zhang was appointed Marquis of Yanling.

In April of 218, the 23rd year of Jian'an, Cao Cao appointed Cao Zhang as the general of beizhonglang to perform the duties of a powerful general. Before he set out, Cao Cao warned Cao Zhang, "we are father and son at home. If we accept orders, we are kings and ministers. We should act according to the king's law in every move. You should be taken as an example." Cao Zhang marched into Zhuo County in the north, and thousands of rebellious wuwan cavalry attacked. At that time, Cao Zhang's troops and horses had not yet assembled. There were only 1000 infantry and hundreds of horses. Cao Zhang used Tian Yu's tactics to stick to the main position. Cao Zhang chased and fought with the enemy himself. He shot arrows at the enemy's horse and fell back and forth. After fighting for a long time, Cao Zhang's armor was hit by a few arrows, and his momentum became more majestic. He pursued after the victory until Sanggan River, more than 200 miles away from Daijun. Shi, commander in the army, and all the generals believed that the troops came from afar and were tired. They also had orders not to cross Daijun, not to go deep into the enemy's territory, and not to belittle the enemy. Cao Zhang said: "leading the army to the battle is just to win. Why should it be restricted? The enemy has not yet run far. If they catch up, they will be defeated. It is not a good general to obey orders and let the enemy go. " He mounted the horse and ordered the troops to "chop the backward!" One day and one night, he caught up with the enemy, went out and won a great victory, beheaded and captured thousands of people. Cao Zhang rewarded his soldiers several times more than usual, and the whole army was not unhappy. At that time, kebineng, the leader of Xianbei nationality, led tens of thousands of people to watch the strength of both sides. Seeing that Cao Zhang was fighting hard and invincible, he asked for surrender. In this way, the north will be pacified. At that time, Cao Cao was in Chang'an and called Cao Zhang to his camp. Cao Zhang passed by Ye County from Daijun county. The prince said to Cao Zhang, "you have just made a contribution. Now go to the west to meet the Lord. Don't be proud and boastful. Answer questions with humility." When Cao Zhang arrived in Chang'an, according to what the prince said, he attributed all the credit to the generals. Cao Cao was very happy. He stroked Cao Zhang's beard and said, "it's not easy for Huang Xu'er

In September of the same year, Cao Cao fought with the Shu army in Hanzhong, while Liu Bei lived on the top of the mountain and ordered Liu Feng to challenge him. Cao Cao then scolded: "you, the boy who sells straw sandals, actually sent your adopted son to lead the army to resist me, ah! Look, I'll call my own yellow beard So Cao Zhang was called to help. However, when he came to Chang'an in the west, Cao Cao had come back from Hanzhong. After Cao Cao Dong returned, Cao Zhangxing rode the general and stayed in Chang'an.

On the country into the Baron

In the 25th year of Jian'an (220), when Cao Cao arrived in Luoyang, he was seriously ill and sent his horse to call Cao Zhang. But Cao Zhang did not arrive, and Cao Cao had passed away. Cao Pi was the throne. Cao Zhang and the princes went to their own vassals. Cao Pi issued an imperial edict, saying: "the way of ancient emperors was to use their merits to make their relatives harmonious, enfeoffment their mother and brother, and establish a state to inherit their family property. Therefore, they could defend the great majority, resist aggression, and prevent disasters. Cao Zhang had been ordered to launch a northern expedition to pacify Shuofang's land. He made a great contribution, adding 5000 households of food to him, including 10000 households before. "

In 221, Cao ZhangJin was a duke.

In 222, Cao Zhang was granted the title of Rencheng king.

Binghong Mansion

In 223, Cao Zhang went to Beijing for a pilgrimage. He fell ill during the pilgrimage. He died in his mansion on June 17 (August 1). He was named king Wei after his posthumous title. He was 35 years old. At the time of burial, the imperial court granted him 100 warriors, including the Dragon flag and Huben, following the old practice of Liu Cang, king of Dongping in the Han Dynasty. His son Cao Kai inherited the title.

Anecdotes of unofficial history

Concubine for horse

It is said that there is a word "love concubine for horse" in Yuefu Poetry, but it is not handed down now. "Du Yi Zhi" says that Cao Zhang of the later Wei Dynasty was casual and handsome. Once I saw a fine horse by chance. I loved it very much, but the owner also cherished it. Cao Zhang said, "I have concubines to exchange, whatever you choose." The owner of the horse appointed a prostitute, and Cao Zhang exchanged with him.

Later, it was used to describe the so-called romantic and unconstrained behavior of the rich, and also to chant concubines or horses.

Old story of Ren Chengwang

Cao Zhang, the king of Rencheng, was strong and resolute when he was young. He studied the theory of Yin Yang School and divination, and read thousands of ancient books such as the six classics and Hongfan. His father, Cao Cao, planned to attack Wu and Shu. He asked Cao Zhang how to March. Cao Zhang was able to cut a man's beard and hair within a hundred paces. At that time, Lelang County presented a fierce tiger with colorful texture and locked in an iron cage. The Hercules dare not look. Cao Zhang grabbed the tail of the tiger and wrapped it around his arm. The tiger was close to his ear and didn't dare to make a sound. Everyone admired his courage. Later, the Nanyue Kingdom presented a white elephant to Emperor Wu. Cao Zhang held its nose in his hand,

Like obediently lying on the ground, dare not move. Cao Pi, the emperor of Wen, once made a ten thousand jin clock, which was hung in the hall of Wenhua. He wanted to put it in another place, but a hundred people could not move it, but Cao Zhang picked it up and left. When the four sides heard of his courage, they all stopped fighting to protect themselves. Emperor Wen said, "it's like an owl killing a mouse to take over Bashu with Xiongwu who is the king of the city." Later, Cao Zhang passed away and was buried according to the funeral of Dongping king in the Eastern Han Dynasty. There are hundreds of people mourning in the past, but there are no mourners in the air. The dead have a spirit in the ground and know how to be grateful, so praise their kindness. There are three volumes of renchengwang's old stories in the history of the state, which were collected in the secret Pavilion of Zhigong in the early Jin Dynasty. "

Coerce and redeem Wen Ji

According to Zaiyuan magazine written by Liu tingji in the Qing Dynasty, when Cao Cao redeemed Cai Wenji, he ordered Cao Zhang to come to the northern part of the great wall and threaten the southern Xiongnu.

A study of the disease of Hong

According to Liu Yiqing's Shi Shuo Xin Yu of Liu Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, Cao Zhang died because Cao Pi was afraid of Cao Zhang's bravery and poisoned him with a plan. It turns out that although Cao Zhang is a strong general, he likes playing chess very much. Cao Pi's writing is exactly what he likes. In the middle of the game, Cao Pi was already in a bad situation. At this time, he told the servant girl who was waiting beside him: "don't you bring the dates soon." As a result, while playing chess, they were eating black dates. On the surface, they seemed to be in harmony with each other. In fact, the vicious Cao Pi had already poisoned some dates and secretly marked them. He chose the ones without poison. Cao Zhang was kept in the dark. After a while, Cao Zhang felt that his head was heavy and his eyes were straight. Before he could say a word, he fell to the ground. Someone had already informed the Empress Dowager Bian. Later, she failed to save Cao Zhang's life, and the chessboard was finally covered with Cao Zhang's bright red blood.

Case: Shi Shuo Xin Yu belongs to novelist Yan. Ye Jiaying points out that in the fourth year of the early Huang Dynasty, the time when the kings came to the dynasty was in the May of the lunar calendar. At this time, the dates were not ripe, so it was impossible to poison Cao Zhang with dates. The way Emperor Wen restrained the kings was not so good as to use this way. Cao Zhang died of a violent disease. After the death of Cao Zhang, there is another paragraph in this article: "if you want to harm dong'a again, the Empress Dowager says: you have killed me, Ren Cheng. Don't harm dong'a again." In the third year of Taihe reign of Emperor Ming of Wei Dynasty, how could empress dowager Bian call Cao Zhi Dong'e in the fourth year of Huangchu reign of Emperor Wen of Wei Dynasty.

Therefore, Liu xiaobiao quoted Wu rensun Sheng '

Character evaluation

Cao Cao: Huang Xu'er is so strange!

Cao Pi: to swallow Bashu with the power of the king, like a bird holding a rotten rat's ear!

Cao Zhi: 1. In the past, the two Guos were literate, while the Danyu was martial. Yu Xiuwang, Wei zhiyuanfu. Will Chongyi trace, equal to Qilu. How to die, life is not with. Benevolent people mourn, and there are different kinds. Even though I was born together, I can't be gaunt. Looking at Guan long, I have peace in mind. As if the soul God, Chi Qing mausoleum. Every man loves his life, and those who achieve it are partial to his fame. Although Wang Hongji has made great achievements. Who doesn't? You have a legacy. ② You have the quality of your life, and you shine.

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