Cao Zhi can be said to be a master of "Jian 'an Literature", especially in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and his articles were praised as models by the world. Xie Lingyun, a poet in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, praised him for "one stone in the world, and Cao Zijian monopolized eight fights. Zhong Rong also praised Cao Zhi as "outstanding" and listed Cao Zhi as the poet with the highest quality in poetry.
But it is such a talented writer that Cao Zhi's life is not as smooth as his literary career. Although he is the son of Wang Cao, he has enjoyed inexhaustible wealth since he was a child, and at the same time endured endless court struggles.
Young talent, favored by Cao Zhi is Cao Cao's third son, Mrs. Bian. He has shown different intelligence from other brothers since he was a child. At the age of ten, he was able to recite the Book of Songs, The Analects of Confucius and Ci Fu in the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties, which recorded the "good writing" in history. Cao Cao was very surprised to see the article he wrote and asked him, "Did you entrust someone to write it for you?" Far from being disturbed, Cao Zhi, a teenager, said calmly, "Say whatever you say, write a chapter and get the interview done. Why bother?" It means that I will write an article as soon as I write, as long as there is an interview. Why do you need someone to write it for me?
From then on, Cao Cao looked at Cao Zhi with new eyes. In addition, Cao Zhi is a person who, according to historical records, is "pure in nature and does not care about dignity". Horse clothes are not gorgeous, that is, they are frank and natural, never put on airs, and they don't talk about arranging faces when they travel. So after that, Cao Cao slowly began to cultivate Cao Zhi as his successor intentionally or unintentionally. Every time I fight outside, I will take Cao Zhi with me whenever I have the opportunity to let him know some strategies for marching and fighting.
Of course, Cao Cao just loves Cao Zhi more at this time. Cao Cao is not sure whether he can be an heir, and he is in an ambiguous position. But it was not until something happened that Cao Cao began to place high hopes on him and even thought that he was the only one who could achieve great things. In 2 10 AD, Cao Cao built a bronze sparrow terrace in Yecheng, calling on all the students in the world to "present gifts on stage", and Cao Zhi was one of them.
Cao Zhi was the first to complete the creation of the article in the shortest time in this activity that brought together talents from all over the world. In a very short period of time, he wrote an article called "Fu on the Stage", which is rich and colorful and fascinating, and can be described as a classic in Han Fu. And such a classic work, Cao Zhi spent dozens of minutes to complete, can be described as gifted. Because of this, Cao Cao began to pay more and more attention to him after reading this article.
He was extravagant and missed the throne, so Cao Zhi began to be trained by Cao Cao. In February14, when Sun Quan was in Alvin, Cao Zhi was entrusted to stay in Yecheng. This is actually a disguised recognition of Cao Zhi's status as a "prince". After all, he can temporarily manage the capital Yecheng for Cao Cao. What did you say he was? Isn't it the "prison prince"? Before leaving, Cao Cao also said to Cao Zhi, "You are 22 years old, it's time to work hard and learn the way of governing the country", which has already announced to the world that he intends to make Cao a prince.
But Cao Cao's good intentions, Cao Zhi did not understand. In fact, Cao Cao said that when he left, he wanted Cao Zhi to stop being willful and grow up. Although Cao Cao really liked Cao Zhi's frank and natural personality in his early years, it was when he was a child, but now Cao Zhi has grown up, but it is still like this, which is a bit outrageous.
In fact, it is precisely because Cao Zhitai is too arbitrary and even willful when he grows up. Only later, Cao Cao tried to make Cao a prince several times, but he gave up several times, so Cao Cao dared not give up this wonderful Wei world to a Cao Zhi with such a dissolute temperament. But at this time, Cao Cao did not really give up Cao Zhi. He still hopes that his son, who has high hopes, can "get lost" and grow up, so that he can give him this great Wei world after a hundred years.
But in the end, Cao Cao didn't wait until that moment. In AD 2 17, Cao Zhi took advantage of Cao Cao's absence, took advantage of drunkenness, got on the chariots and horses that only Cao Cao was qualified to ride, opened the Sima Gate of the Palace without authorization, and then indulged himself in the forbidden road that only the emperor could take during the ceremony until he enjoyed himself in Kinmen.
This transgression of etiquette finally made Cao Cao completely lose confidence in Cao Zhi, which is also the reason why Cao Pi was officially made a prince in October of the same year. From then on, Cao Zhi, who was once favored, lost his former glory and was destined to meet his endless suffering as a loser.
Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor and Cao Zhi was in trouble. In the third year when Cao Pi was made a prince, that is, in the first month of AD 220, a generation of lean Cao died in Luoyang, and Cao Pi succeeded to Wang Wei. Cao Zhi was 29 years old this year. In the same year, Cao Pi built Wei on behalf of Han Dynasty. Somehow, it was clearly the Cao family who captured the country, but Cao Zhi was wearing mourning clothes and crying for the big shots.
This behavior obviously angered Cao Pi, who has become the Wei Emperor. In that year, Cao Zhi was the biggest obstacle for Cao Pi to be a prince. In this way, under the "blessing" of new hatred and old hatred, Cao Pi took strict precautions against Cao Zhi. However, due to the obstruction of Cao Pi's mother, Mrs. Bian, although Cao Pi wanted to be unfavorable to Cao Zhi, he could not take any action. Of course, although Cao Zhi "can avoid the crime of death, he can't escape the crime of living".
Although Cao Pi can't do anything excessive to Cao Zhi, he can toss Cao Zhi in another way. When I arrived at the fief, I placed my eyes and ears beside Cao Zhi. This man is Guan Jun, the supervisor of the country. Actually, this pair of eyes and ears is really useful. In the second year of Huang Chu, Guan Jun played Cao Pi: "Drunk slowly, rob the key criminals", hoping that Cao Pi could cure his crime. However, Cao Pi used this as an excuse to demote Cao Zhi as the Hou of Anxiang, and within a few months, he was renamed as the Hou of Juancheng.
But Cao Zhi has always been Cao Pi's brother, plus the relationship between his mother and Mrs. Bian. After tossing Cao Zhi for several years, Cao Pi's anger seems to have subsided a lot, so in the year of Huang San, Cao Zhi, who was 3 1 year old, was awarded the title of King of Juancheng and 2,500 restaurants. It was also in this year that Cao Zhi wrote the most famous "Luo Shen Fu". The following year, Cao Zhi was moved to King Qiu Yong, and in Huang Chu, he added 600 food cities in six years.
My nephew ascended the throne and longed for politics. Of course, although Cao Pi was very tolerant of Cao Zhi in his later years, he even had preferential treatment in his later years. However, from beginning to end, Cao Pi never let Cao Zhi go to court to serve his country. He has been fooling around. And Cao Zhi also knows that Xelloss can't let him be an official in the DPRK, so in the era of Xelloss, Cao Zhi simply became an idle sovereign.
However, after Cao Pi's death and his nephew Cao Cao's accession to the throne, Cao Zhi's desire to serve the country became active again. Cao Zhi, who went forward bravely, was eager to show his talents in the imperial court, but at this time he thought that his nephew would not be wary of Cao Pi after his death. However, Cao Zhi was wrong. At that time, Cao Zhi wrote to Cao Cao several times in a row, asking him to be an official in the DPRK.
Yue Wang said:
"I heard that the life of a scholar is a father when he enters, and a gentleman when he leaves; The father is still glorious, and the gentleman is more expensive than rejuvenating the country. Therefore, a loving father can't love a useless son, and Renjun can't raise a useless minister. The husband is the king of success when he talks about granting officials by virtue; A man who is knighted according to his ability is also a minister who completes his life. So, you didn't give a fake, and I didn't take a fake; It is a fallacy to give it a false grant, and it is a corpse to receive it. The' vegetarian meal' in the poem is also.
....................................................................................................................................................... .......................... accompanied Li yesterday, and it is still a virtual cone metaphor, which has made great contributions to the public, what's more, Wei has not yet generously died as a minister! The husband who shows off his wealth from the media is also an ugly act of scholars and women. Those who strive for progress while doing things are also taboo in Taoism. And I dare to be honest with your majesty, and sincerely serve the country, suffering * * * also. I hope to enrich the mountains and seas with dust and fog, and to brighten the sun and moon with the light of candle ends, that is, to dare to take its ugliness and offer its loyalty. "
But no matter how touching what Cao Zhi said, Cao Cao was always indifferent to his uncle's request, although every time he made a request, Cao Cao would greatly appreciate it. However, for Cao Zhi's request to be an official in the DPRK, Cao Cao never gave any reply. It can be said that he just fell into the sea and disappeared.
However, Cao Zhi always refused to give up. He often went to see Cao Cao alone and often talked with him about politics, hoping that Cao Cao would let him enter the DPRK as a country. However, Cao Cao always refused him. Obviously, Cao Cao is also very uneasy about Cao Zhi.
And although he won't do anything excessive to S, he won't be of any use to him. And like his father, he never dared to let Cao Zhi stay in one place for too long. In the third year of Taihe, Tsao Tsao was moved from Qiu Yong to Dong 'e and became the king of Dong 'e. In the fifth year of Taihe, Cao Cao moved to Chen Di, where Tsao Tsao was named King Chen in Chensijun, giving him 3,500 food cities.
Cao Zhi, who died of depression, was always eager to join the auxiliary government of North Korea until his later years, but for Cao Pi's descendants, this uncle was always a "dangerous person". That is, Cao Zhi, who is 465,438+0 years old, has never been taken seriously. All he can do is be an idle king. But even Cao Zhi, the idle king, couldn't do it in his later years, just as the "History of the Three Kingdoms" said, "I planted it again, everything was halved, and I moved to the capital three times in eleven years."
Yes, Cao Zhi was restless until his later years because of the struggle with Cao Pi when he was young. The treatment that the prince should enjoy was halved, and it was tripled in less than a few years. And the reason why he got such an ending was nothing more than a dispute with Prince Xelloss in his early years, that's all.
Finally, in the sixth year of Taihe (1 1), Cao Zhi died of unconscious depression at the age of 4 1.
In fact, if Cao Cao's son is not Cao Cao's son, or does not compete with Cao Pi for the position of prince, perhaps Cao Zhi will live a very chic life, and the life like a wild crane in the clouds will further his talent and knowledge, and he will not be so frustrated in his later years. I think if he is an ordinary scholar, he may become a generation of famous officials. But in the end, the name "son of Cao Cao" still hurt Cao Zhi. He shouldn't have been born in the royal family, but God made him born in the royal family, and even gave him a wayward character, which is why his life seems doomed to tragedy.