1. Cao Wei - Cao Cao
Cao Cao was an outstanding statesman, strategist, writer, and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the founder of the Cao Wei regime in the Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao served as the prime minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty and was later granted the title of King of Wei, laying the foundation for the founding of Cao Wei. After his death, his posthumous title was King Wu. After his son Cao Pi became emperor, he was honored as Emperor Wu, with the temple name Taizu.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. In the name of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao conquered all directions, internally eliminated the separatist forces such as Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao, and Han Sui, and externally surrendered the Southern Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei, etc. , unified northern China.
And implemented a series of policies to restore economic production and social order, expand farmland, build water conservancy, reward farmers and mulberry trees, attach importance to handicrafts, resettle the exiled population, and implement "rent modulation", thereby gradually stabilizing the society of the Central Plains. The economy is turning a corner.
2. Cao Wei - Cao Pi
Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, was the founding emperor of Cao Wei (reigned from 220 to 226). The second son of Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao and the eldest son of his wife, Mrs. Bian. Cao Pi was well versed in both literature and martial arts since he was a child. He was well-read in classics and biographies, and was familiar with the theories of various schools of thought. In the 22nd year of Jian'an (217), Cao Pi defeated his younger brother Cao Zhi and was established as the crown prince of Wei.
In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (220), Cao Cao died, and Cao Pi succeeded him as prime minister and king of Wei. In the same year, Shouchen ascended the throne and replaced Han with Wei, ending the Han Dynasty's more than 400 years of rule and establishing the Wei state. During his reign, Cao Pi adopted the opinions of Chen Qun, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and ordered him to formulate the nine-rank Zhongzheng system in the first year of Huangchu (220), which became the main official selection system in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
And pacified the separatist forces in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and finally completed the unification of the north. Externally, border troubles were suppressed, Xianbei was repulsed, repairs were made with Xiongnu, Di, Qiang and other foreign barbarians, and construction in the Western Regions was resumed.
3. Shu Han——Liu Bei
Liu Bei, after Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty, was the founding emperor and statesman of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. Historians often call him the first master.
Liu Bei worshiped Lu Zhi as his disciple when he was young, and later participated in activities such as suppressing the Yellow Turban Uprising and the crusade against Dong Zhuo. Due to his limited strength, Liu Bei suffered repeated defeats in the melee between princes, so he successively relied on Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and many other princes.
However, because he always adhered to the code of conduct of persuading people with virtue, he was respected by celebrities at home and abroad. Even Tao Qian, Liu Biao, etc. gave up letting their sons inherit the foundation, but chose to transfer their territories to Xuzhou and Jingzhou were given to Liu Bei.
Through unremitting efforts, Liu Bei successively captured Jingzhou and Yizhou after the Battle of Chibi and established the Shu Han regime. Later, because Guan Yu was killed by Soochow, Liu Bei refused to listen to the dissuasion of his officials and insisted on launching a war against Wu. As a result, he was defeated in Yiling and finally died of illness in Baidi City in the third year of Zhangwu (223 years) at the age of sixty-three. Years old, his posthumous title was Emperor Zhaolie, and his temple name was Liezu, who was buried in Huiling.
4. Shu Han——Liu Chan
Liu Chan, also known as the later master. The courtesy name is Gongsi and the nickname is Adou. The son of Liu Bei, Emperor Zhaolie of the Shu Han Dynasty, his mother was Queen Zhaolie Gan, the second emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. Reigned for forty-one years.
Liu Chan was born in Jingzhou. He suffered many hardships when he was young. Fortunately, he was rescued twice by the general Zhao Yun. After Liu Bei settled in Yizhou, he entered Shu. After the establishment of the Shu Han Dynasty, he was established as the prince.
In the third year of Zhangwu of the Shu Han Dynasty (223 years), he succeeded to the throne as emperor, changed the Yuan Dynasty to Jianxing, worshiped Zhuge Liang as his prime minister, and supported his Northern Expedition. Later, he supported Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition. Later, he favored Huang Hao, which led to The Shu Han Dynasty gradually declined. In the sixth year of Jingyao (263 years), Wei general Deng Ai entered from Yinping, defeated Mianzhu, killed Zhuge Zhan and his son, and Liu Chan surrendered.
5. Soochow-Sun Quan
Sun Quan (182-May 21, 252), whose courtesy name was Zhongmou. A native of Fuchun County, Wu County (now Fuyang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province). The founder of Sun Wu during the Three Kingdoms era (reigned from 229 to 252).
Sun Quan’s father Sun Jian and brother Sun Ce laid the foundation of Jiangdong in the separatist rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the fifth year of Jian'an (200), Sun Ce was assassinated and Sun Quan took over and became a prince. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208 years), he established the Sun-Liu Alliance with Liu Bei and defeated Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi, laying the foundation for the establishment of the Three Kingdoms. In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Sun Quan sent Lu Meng to successfully attack Liu Bei's Jingzhou, greatly increasing the territory.
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