Many people see this problem and think that Cao Cao, who built the Bronze Quetai and placed beautiful women, must have been greedy for Cai Wenji's beauty before he redeemed it with a large sum of money. Later, they thought it was because they had made too much noise that they married the old man, so Pan Jinlian married Wu Dalang. In fact, these ideas are all wrong.
In history, Cao Cao did redeem Cai Wenji with a large sum of money and found her a husband, but Cao Cao didn't save her because he coveted Cai Wenji's beauty, nor did he find her an old man who cultivated land, but found an official wasteland captain Dong Si.
Cai Wenji is both talented and beautiful. She is the daughter of Cai Yong, a great scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Cai Yong is proficient in literature and history, calligraphy, music and Confucian classics. Cai Yong often associates with Cao Cao, who loves literature and calligraphy. They are also bosom friends.
Cai Yong was forced to become a left corps commander by Dong Zhuo in the Han Dynasty, but after Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo, Cai Yong couldn't bear to watch Wang Yun hang Dong Zhuo's head on the wall, so he helped him say a few words. Yun3 was furious and put Cai Yong, who was talking to Dong Zhuo, in prison.
(Cai Wenji) Shihe East. My husband died without children, so I'd rather stay at home. Biography of Eighty-four Women in the Later Han Dynasty
Cai Yong died in this way, and at this time Cai Wenji just returned to her family. Cai Wenji married Wei Zhongdao, a descendant of Wei Qing, but her husband died before she had children, and Cai Wenji had to return to her family. Back to his parents' home, his father had passed away, and desperate Cai Wenji decided to take refuge in his sister Cai Mingji. Unfortunately, however, she was caught by the Huns while walking on the road, and was trapped by the Huns 12 years.
The Huns recognized her as a talented woman, Cai Wenji, and married her to Xiongnu Zuo. Zuo he tied the knot. Cai Wenji lived in Xiongnu for 12 years and gave birth to two children for Zuo.
At this time, Cao Cao's power became more and more powerful. He remembered that his friend Cai Yong's daughter was still in Xiongnu, and felt that he couldn't bear to let people go to Xiongnu with a lot of money. Zuo didn't want to offend Cao Cao, so he reluctantly agreed to return to China. Cai Wenji missed his motherland and didn't want to give up his children, but in the end he chose to leave the Huns. On the way back to his hometown, Cai Wenji wrote "Eighteen Beats of Hu Jia", one of the top ten famous songs of Guqin: put aside the affection of flesh and blood, and brandish the whip cruelly. There are 3000 long roads. When can we meet? I miss my own beauty and my heart explodes.
Why did Cao Cao save Cai Wenji? First, because Cai Wenji was the daughter of his good friend Cai Yong and Cai Yong was the commander-in-chief of the left army in the Han Dynasty, he had certain influence. Cao Cao remembered his old love and Cai Yong's reputation and decided to save Cai Wenji. Secondly, because Cai Wenji was very talented, Cai Yong collected a large number of ancient books, but most of these ancient books were lost in the war and Cai Wenji was restored. Cai Wenji didn't let Cao Cao, who loved literature, down. She wrote 400 volumes of ancient books from memory and dedicated them to Cao Cao.
After Cai Wenji returned to Yecheng, he had no relatives. Seeing that she was alone, Cao Cao married her to Dong Si, the captain of the wasteland. Of course, the captain of the farm is not an old man, but an official position, that is, a sergeant who is responsible for farming and cooking.
And the acts of Wen Yueji and Peng Shou kowtow and plead guilty, and the arguments with distinct voices and words are all very sad, all for the purpose of changing their faces. History of Three Kingdoms
Cai Wenji and Dong Si have a good relationship. Dong Si was beheaded by Cao Cao because of his mistake, or saved his life because of Cai Wenji's intercession. Dong Si thanked Cai Wenji for her kindness and treated her well. Cai Wenji finally lived a stable and happy life.