Cao Cao was born in a bureaucratic family. After the Three Kingdoms called him Cao Can, Cao Cao's father Cao Song was the adopted son of eunuch Cao Teng. Cao Teng served four generations of emperors and had a certain reputation. Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty took time to seal, Cao Song inherited Cao Tenghou, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty sealed Qiu.
In the 25th year of Jian 'an (220), Cao Cao returned to Luoyang. That month, he died in Luoyang at the age of 66, known as King Wu. He left a legacy before he died. According to Cao Cao's will, he was buried in Gaoling in the western suburb of Yecheng (now Linzhang County, Handan, Hebei Province) on February 21st (1 1).
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After Cao Cao died in Luoyang, Cao Pi succeeded the Prime Minister and Wang Wei from Yecheng to Luoyang, and the twenty-five years of rebuilding An was the first year of Yankang. Cao Pi, who first came to power, was psychologically excited and satisfied with the sudden handover of power. In the face of the country he inherited from his father, I deeply feel that it will be a long-term responsibility for his life to complete his legacy of rejuvenating the national strength and realizing reunification.
In the first year of Huang Chu (220), Cao Pi stepped onto the historical stage as an emperor and began his seven-year ruling career. During Cao Pi's reign, as a benevolent monarch of Confucianism, he wanted to make a difference. Cao Pi inherited his father Cao Cao's ambition of unifying mountains and rivers in political ambition. In the concept of governing the country, he pursues imitating the world of ancient benevolent kings and sages.
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Baidu encyclopedia-Cao Cao