Cao Cao's son, Cao Quan (197-218), was named Marquis of Yi in the twenty-second year of Jian'an (217).

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In the seventh year of Jian'an (202), Yuan Shao, a warlord in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the heroes of the late Han Dynasty, died of grief.

Previously, Yuan Shao wanted to be the heir because of the beauty of his third son Yuan Shang and the love of his wife Liu, but he did not officially express his position, and everyone thought that Yuan Tan was the eldest son and should be the heir.

However, the faction of Feng Ji and the faction of trial and match was not in harmony with the faction of Xin Ping, Guo Tu, and Yuan Tan, and the trial and others were afraid that after Yuan Tan ascended the throne, Xin Ping and others would harm themselves, so they pretended to send Yuan Shao's life and supported Yuan Shang as the heir.

Yuan Tan could not succeed to the throne, so he called himself the general of the chariot and cavalry, and led his troops into Liyang.

Yuan Shang gave him very few troops, and sent Feng Ji to follow him.

Yuan Tan asked for more troops, but the trial and others discussed not giving it, Yuan Tan was angry, and killed Feng Ji in a fit of rage, and the two brothers gradually became suspicious.

In the same year, Cao Cao crossed the Yellow River to attack Yuan Tan, Yuan Tan was anxious to Yuan Shang, Yuan Shang was afraid that Yuan Tan would not return after getting the soldiers, so he stayed in the trial to guard Ye (yè) County, and led his army to aid Yuan Tan, and confronted Cao Cao in Liyang.

In the eighth year of Jian'an (203), Cao Cao attacked Liyang and defeated Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, and the two retreated to Yecheng.

Cao Cao attacked Ye and harvested his wheat field (Cao Cao's trick is very damaged, surround you, if you don't accept it, you will harvest the wheat outside your city, see if you are convinced?) ）。

At this time, Cao Cao followed Guo Jia's plan and withdrew his troops first, waiting for the two to kill each other.

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After the war, Yuan Tan said to Yuan Shang, "Our armor is not fine, so we were defeated by Cao Cao last time." Now that Cao Cao is retreating, everyone wants to go home, and while they have not crossed the river, they can send troops to attack by surprise, which can completely defeat Cao's army, and this strategy cannot be lost. ”

Yuan Shang did not agree because of suspicion, and neither sent additional troops to Yuan Tan, nor did he change his armor.

Yuan Tan was furious, and Guo Tu and Xin Ping took this opportunity to say to Yuan Tan, "If you want the general's father to pass on the general to his brother as a descendant, they are all used to frame you." ”

Yuan Tan felt that it made sense, so he led his troops to attack Yuan Shang, and the two sides fought at the outer city gate, and Yuan Tan was defeated, so he led his troops back to Nanpi. (present-day Nanpi County, Cangzhou).

Don't drive Wang Xiu to lead the officials and people from Qingzhou to rescue Yuan Tan, Yuan Tan wanted to go back and attack Yuan Shang again, and asked Wang Xiu, "What do you have in mind?" ”

Wang Xiu said, "Brothers are like left and right hands, if a person is ready to fight with a person and breaks his right hand, saying, 'I will definitely defeat you,' can he do it? If you lose your brotherhood and don't go on a blind date, who else in the world is close to him? Recently, some people have sowed discord and caused fights, which are used to seek temporary profits, and I hope you will block your ears and not listen. If you kill a few flattering subordinates, the brothers can get closer to each other again and resist the enemies from all sides, and they can run rampant in the world. ”

Yuan Tan refused;

Liu Biao also wrote to Yuan Tan to persuade him to reconcile with Yuan Shang, but Yuan Tan still did not accept it.

Yuan Tan's subordinate Liu Xun rebelled in Luoyin at this time, and the counties responded, but Donglai Taishou abandoned his wife and children to Nanpi to support Yuan Tan.

Later, Yuan Shang attacked in a big way, and Yuan Tan's troops were defeated and retreated to the plain.

Yuan Shang besieged the city, so Yuan Tan sent Xin Bi (pí) to Cao Cao for help, but when Xin Bi saw Cao Cao, he suggested that Cao Cao should take this opportunity to annex Hebei, so Cao Cao sent a large army to attack Yuan Shang, and Yuan Shang immediately retreated back to save Yecheng.

At this time, Yuan Shang's subordinates Lü Xiang and Lü Kuang rebelled and surrendered to Cao Cao, but Yuan Tan secretly engraved the general's seal with the intention of recruiting the two of them.

Cao Cao knew that Yuan Tan was not bent on submitting to him, but in order to prevent Yuan Tan from joining forces with Yuan Shang again, he asked his son Cao Quan to marry Yuan Tan's daughter as his daughter-in-law to reassure him.

It's a political marriage again, Cao Cao played this trick and tried it repeatedly.

Cao Cao said, "I heard that the general has a concubine, I have a dog, how about we get married?" ”

Yuan Tan has a daughter, but she is too young, just thirteen years old, and she is still young, but he can't say that yet, to say "my daughter is still young", isn't it equivalent to refuting Cao Cao's face? Besides, a twelve-year-old woman at that age also had a marriage match, but her status was noble, so she felt uncomfortable to get married.

So he said, "Yes, I have a daughter, but his mother died this spring, so I have to spend the winter on him." ”

Cao Cao said, "Don't worry, marry back first, and then hold a joint ceremony in the spring of next year." ”

Cao Cao's idea is, I will take your daughter as a hostage first, earn it to my family, and see if you can still have two hearts?

According to local customs, Cao Cao's request was not excessive, and Yuan Tan couldn't say anything, so he had to agree and send his daughter to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao also named it the history of Qingzhou Thorn.

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In the ninth year of Jian'an (204), Yuan Shang attacked the plain again, and wrote a letter to Yuan Tan, who went to the city and wept after seeing the letter.

Cao Cao sent troops to surround Ye to relieve Yuan Tan's danger.

During Cao Cao's siege of Ye, Yuan Tan immediately rebelled and took Ganling, Anping, Bohai, and Hejian. Attacking Yuan Shang in Zhongshan, Yuan Shang was defeated and took refuge in Yuan Xi.

Yuan Tan annexed Yuan Shang's troops, and Tun Longcuo.

Cao Cao knew that Yuan Tan rebelled and reprimanded, the two armies faced each other, Yuan Tan captured one of Cao Cao's generals, Cao Cao asked Yuan Tan for his generals, and Yuan Tan proposed the exchange conditions, that is, to return his daughter.

- If I turn my face with you, I can't fight with you, return my daughter to me, and I will release your general.

Cao Cao sighed lightly and agreed to Yuan Tan's conditions.

In December, Cao Cao sent a large army to recruit Yuan Tan and set up camp at the gate of the city, and Yuan Tan fled to Nanpi overnight, near the Qing River to garrison.

King Wuhuan wanted to lead 5,000 cavalry to aid Yuan Tan, but he was persuaded by the trick and did not send troops.

In the first month of the tenth year of Jian'an (205 years), Cao Cao raised troops to attack Nanpi, Yuan Tan struggled to resist, and finally was defeated under Cao Cao's rapid attack.

Yuan Tan fell off his horse, turned around and said, "Hey, let me go, I can make you rich." ”

Before he finished speaking, his head hit the ground.

At this time, Cao Cao killed Guo Tu and others, and also killed Yuan Tan's wife and children, especially the daughter he promised to marry his son, the angry Cao Cao swung his knife and slashed down from the top of his head, and his body was halved!

According to the "Nanpi County Chronicle", "Tan Ben's defeated army is already a frightened bird, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit." Cao Cao took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack and broke through Nanpi City, but Yuan Tan was defeated and fled and was killed by Cao Cao. Married to the daughter of Cao Quan, Cao wielded his blade and split immediately. Yuan Tan was buried in the east of Li Baomin Village, and his tomb had been destroyed. ”