Cao Cao has many sons, but he loves this Cao Chong best. Because Cao Chong is very clever, he had adult intelligence when he was five or six years old. Cao Chong is not only clever, but also very kind and kind-hearted.
It is said that once the saddle in the warehouse was bitten by a mouse, because the punishment was very strict at that time, and the small official in charge of supervision was afraid and planned to surrender. When Cao Chong knew it, he said, "You have to turn yourself in three days." Cao Chong poked his clothes with a knife and made them look like rats. He went to Cao Cao and pretended to be worried. Cao Cao was puzzled and asked him why he was unhappy. Cao Chong said: "Some people say that the clothes were bitten by rats, and the owner was unlucky. My clothes were bitten by a mouse, so I am not happy. " Cao Cao said, "That's all nonsense, don't worry."
Not long after, the little official came to report that the saddle had been bitten by a mouse. Cao Cao laughed and said, "My son's clothes will still be bitten, not to mention a saddle hanging from a post?" So don't blame.
This incident shows that Cao Chong is not only clever, but also kind. Later, there were many similar things, and Cao Chong's cleverness saved dozens of people, so Cao Cao loved this son very much.
How much does Cao Cao love Cao Chong?
According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao often praised Cao Chong in front of ministers, with the intention of passing the throne to him after his death. Of course, Cao Chong is not the eldest son, and it is uncertain whether he can be established in the future, but I can really see Cao Cao's love for him.
Cao Chong died at the age of thirteen. Cao Cao is in great pain. Xelloss comforted him. Cao Cao said, "This is my misfortune and your luck." The implication is that if Cao Chong doesn't die, he will give it to him later.
That's not all. Cao Cao wants to match Cao Chong with a yin wedding. Shadow marriage, also called ghost marriage, refers to finding a spouse for the dead. Of course, this spouse will not be alive. Is a kind of emotional sustenance, don't want to see their children lonely after death, so Cao Cao for Cao Chong to find a dead girl to accompany her, but because Yin's marriage is not a Confucian etiquette, has been banned, so it was rejected by the pear garden, failed.
Although Cao Cao stood out from the crowd and had to take a step back in front of etiquette, he did not give up and continued to seek death for Cao Chong in Zhen Shiyin. The reflection records that Zhen Shi's dead daughter was buried together in order to hire her.
At that time, there was a prodigy named Zhou Buyi in Jingzhou, who was also extremely clever and played well with Cao Chong. After Cao Chong's death, Cao Cao began to doubt Zhou Buyi. He wants to kill him, xelloss pleaded. Cao Cao said, "This man is out of your control." Finally, someone was sent to assassinate Zhou Buyi.