Looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst
Once Cao Cao led his troops on an expedition, but could not find any water on the way. The soldiers were very thirsty. So Cao Cao asked his men to pass a message to the soldiers: "There is a large plum forest ahead, with many plums, which are sweet and sour, and can quench their thirst." After hearing this, the soldiers drooled. With this, they were able to reach a place with water ahead.
The Stick Kills the Concubine
There was a concubine whom Cao Cao favored who often slept with Cao Cao during the day and lay on Cao Cao's bed. One time, Cao Cao said to her before going to bed: "Remember to wake me up later." Concubine Hou Ji saw that Cao Cao was sleeping soundly, so she took the initiative and did not wake him up. When Cao Cao woke up and realized that he had missed the hour, he ordered the concubine to be beaten to death.
Cut off the hair and take the place of the head
One year when everything was harvested, Cao Cao led his army through the wheat fields on the emperor's order and ordered: "Soldiers, please don't destroy the wheat. Any violation will be punished by death!" "Everyone in the army who was riding a horse dismounted and held each other's wheat with their hands as they walked. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's horse jumped into the wheat field and summoned his chief clerk to judge the crime.
The chief clerk responded with an allusion from the Spring and Autumn Period: Since ancient times, criminal law has not been used on noble people. Instead, Cao Cao said: "How can I command my subordinates if I violate the laws I made? However, as the commander of an army, I cannot die before completing my mission. I request that I be punished." So he picked up the The sword came and cut off a section of hair and threw it to the ground.
Extended information:
The outstanding politicians, military strategists, writers, and calligraphers in the late Eastern Han Dynasty established the Cao Wei regime.
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.
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