What is the background of Cao Zhi's seven-step poems?

Background: Cao Pi is Cao Zhi's brother, and both of them are the sons of Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei. Cao Zhi has few talents, and Cao Cao once wanted to abolish Cao Pi and make Cao Azhi a prince. In order to consolidate his political position, Cao Pi tried his best to succeed him. After Cao Pi became Wei Wendi, he was forced to write poems in order to further attack Cao Zhi's influence (the purpose was to kill Cao Zhi if he failed). Seven-step poetry was born under such a background.

Data: Cao Zhi (192-232), Zi Zijian, brother of Cao Pi. He was the most famous writer in Jian 'an period, and his poems were called "outstanding writers in Jian 'an". At present, there are more than 80 works handed down, and there are more than 40 complete and incomplete poems and essays. Judging from these works, their achievements are indeed above those of ordinary writers in Jian 'an period.

Seven-step poem: from Shi Shuo Xin Yu, the legend is the masterpiece of Cao Zhi, a famous scholar of Wei State in the Three Kingdoms period. This poem uses the seeds and beans from the same root to compare the half-brothers, and uses the seeds and beans to compare the brothers who killed their younger brothers, vividly and simply reflecting the cruel struggle within the feudal ruling group and the poet's own difficult situation, depressed and angry thoughts and feelings.

Seven step poem

Dynasty: Han dynasty

Author: Cao Zhi

Original text:

Boil beans and burn beans, and the beans cry in the pot.

We are born from the same root. What's the hurry?

Boil the beans in a pot, filter out the residue of the beans, and leave the bean juice as soup. The beanstalk burns under the pot, and the beans cry in the pot. Beans and beanstalks originally grew on the same root. How can beanstalk torture beans in such a hurry?