Cao Hong (?) ——232), Zilian, a native of Peiguo (Qiáo) (now Bozhou, Anhui), Cao Cao's younger brother, is his cousin.

In February of the first year of Chuping (190), Cao Cao raised an army to defeat Dong Zhuo, and when he arrived in Xingyang, he was defeated by Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong. In the meantime, Cao Cao lost his mount, and Dong Jun pursued very urgently, Cao Hong jumped off the horse when he saw this, and gave the mount to Cao Cao, Cao Cao refused, Cao Hong said: "The world can do without me Cao Hong, but not without you!" ”

So he walked with Cao Cao to the edge of the Bianshui, the water was deep and rapid, and he could not wade across the river, Cao Hong searched along the river, and finally found a ferryboat, so Cao Cao was able to cross the river and return to Qian County.

Chen Wen and Cao Hong are friends in Yangzhou, Cao Hong once led more than 1,000 soldiers to recruit soldiers with Chen Wen, and raised 2,000 soldiers from Lujiang, and raised thousands of people from Danyang in the east.

In the fourth year of Chuping (193), when Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou, Zhang Miao (miǎo) and Chen Gongju rebelled against Lü Bu in Yanzhou.

At that time, there was a famine, and Cao Hong opened the way in front, occupied Dongping and Fan counties, and collected food to help the follow-up troops.

Cao Cao conquered Zhang Miao and Lü Bu in Puyang.

Lü Bu was defeated and retreated, and Cao Cao occupied Dong'e, and then conquered more than ten county towns such as Jiyin, Shanyang, Zhongmu, Yangwu, Jing, and Mi. Cao Hong made great contributions in these battles, and was appointed as the captain of Yingyang, and moved to the rank of general of Yangwu.

In the first year of Jian'an (196), Cao Hong was ordered to lead the army to the west to welcome the Han Emperor, and when the capital was moved to Xuchang, Cao Hong was awarded the doctor. He also served as another department to conquer Liu Biao, and defeated Liu Biao's generals Yu Wuyang, Yin Ye, Blocking Yang, and Bowang.

Cao Hong was moved to General Li Feng because of his meritorious service, and was named the Marquis of Ming Pavilion of the country, and later because he repeatedly followed Cao Cao's expeditions, he worshiped the general of the capital.

In the fourth year of Jian'an (200 years), Cao Hong and Xu Huang Po Yu (yī

The thief wishes the arm.

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Cao Cao at the suggestion of Xu You, in the fifth year of Jian'an (200 years) October, led a light army to attack Wuchao, leaving Cao Hong and Xun You to guard the camp, Yuan Shao learned the news, sent Zhang He, Gao Ran to storm Cao Cao's camp, in Cao Hong and Xun You's persistence, Zhang He, Gao Ran could not break through.

After Cao Cao burned the black nest, Zhang He and Gao Ran burned the equipment of the camp and went to Cao's camp to surrender.

Cao Hong was afraid of being tricked and did not dare to accept their surrender. Xun You said: "Zhang He went down in a rage because the strategy was not adopted by Yuan Shao, what do you have to doubt!" ”

So they accepted the surrender of the two.

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Cao Hong has two great loves in his life, one loves horses, legend has it that his family has a herd of horses, and a very famous horse is called "White Bird". As the horse was running, he only noticed the sound of wind in his ears, and the horse's hooves did not seem to be trampling the ground. The people of the time called it riding the wind. There is a proverb that says: "Leap out of thin air, the white bird of the Cao family." ”；

One loves beautiful women, saying that there are always more than a dozen beauties in his family. It's not much, the son of a rich family, a general and a marquis, and there are more than a dozen beauties in the family, is it a lot?

Don't you know, Cao Hong's one-brained melon business attracted beautiful women for his pastime, while continuing to let people touch the beauties around, with a settlement, the beauties were recruited, and compared with the family, the family has a color and a declining appearance, so he sold it and brought the newcomers in. Therefore, their family has always maintained "more than a dozen beauties".

And the woman he sold always paid a few taels more than he bought—anyway, it was the one who sold in the Hou Mansion.

He also has a habit of making the women of his family dress in see-through, bare-chested and bare-chested, and travel through modern times.

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In the twenty-first year of Jian'an (216), Cao Hong broke Wu Lan and beheaded his generals Ren Kui and others. Later, at the celebration banquet, Cao Hong put on a banquet and let the singer wear it - in today's words, it is a "see-through suit" scratching her head on the drum, dancing, and everyone present laughed.

Yang Fu severely reprimanded Cao Hong and said: "There is a difference between men and women, this is a big festival of the country, how can you let a woman dew in front of the public."

Form! Even the defeat of Xia Wei and Shang is not as good as this. ”

So, he resigned angrily.

Cao Hong was scared, he knew that there was a difference between inside and outside, what he did at home, closed the door, it was fine; In the public, there are pseudo-Taoist priests pretending to be P, and it is a matter to sue the above. So, he immediately ordered the female performer to stop performing, and asked Yang Fu to return to his seat.

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When Cao Pi ascended the throne in the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an and the first year of Yankang (220), he named Cao Hong as the general of Wei, moved to the general of the hussars, entered the prince of Fengye, entered the thousand households of the city, and the first 2,100 households, and the position was particularly advanced; Later, he migrated to the Marquis of Duyang.

Up and down, Cao Hong is lustful, his doorman is also a woman, openly molesting the people's girl on the street, and he resisted and killed the people's girl.

Cao Hong did not punish the doorman, but also openly protected it, saying, "A woman, what's the problem? ”

Cao Pi knew about this matter, ordered the doorman to be executed, and put Cao Hong in prison and wanted to be executed. Moreover, Cao Hong's house was copied, and all the floating wealth in the family was confiscated into the house.

Somehow, everyone caused Cao Pi to stir such a big fire.

Cao Hong said to others in prison: "My family used to be rich, and Cao Pi borrowed money from me when he was young. I didn't lend it to him, and he held a grudge against me, and put me to death by trivial things. ”

Cao Hong didn't plan to get out alive, so he told people about this mess in prison, thinking to himself, you won't let me live, and I won't let you live well!

Who knows, people don't die, there is a savior.

When Cao Pi accepted Cao Hong for his crimes, Cao Zhen was left and right, and said: "If Your Majesty kills Cao Hong now, Cao Hong must think that I am lying behind my back to frame him." ”

Cao Pi said, "It's me who has to deal with him, so why should you hesitate?" ”

It's not over yet, Cao Pi's mother in the palace, Empress Dowager Bian, was angry with Cao Pi, and said: "Between Liang and Pei, there is no such thing as Zilian." ”

It refers to Cao Pi's borrowing of money, poking people, and poking at the sore spot as much as possible.

Cao Pi pretended not to understand what his mother was saying.

Empress Dowager Bian saw that the awl was not bleeding, and then took out Cao Pi's "old nest" and said to Cao Pi's Empress Guo: "If Cao Hong dies today, I will issue an edict to abolish you tomorrow!" ”

- My son can't fix it, and I can't fix my daughter-in-law?!

Empress Guo later wept bitterly and begged Cao Pi to pardon Cao Hong.

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Cao Hong was finally spared death, but his official position, title, and fiefdom were all stripped away.

Empress Dowager Bian asked for Cao Hong's advice again, and Cao Pi returned Cao Hong's family wealth.

At the beginning, Cao Cao was commonplace, and he launched an investigation every year from his own body, so that the county magistrates and officials of the county could make their families wealthy.

At that time, 谯 (qiáo) made the wealth of Ping Cao Hongyun (zī) equal to that of the prince's house, and Cao Cao sighed: "My family is as cheap as a son!" ”

When Cao Hong broke the law, he thought he was going to die, and he was both rehabilitated and afraid, because he swept out Cao Pi's old bottom, so he wrote to apologize: "The ministers can't help it, they live in human relations, and they steal for a long time, so they get a loan." There is no division of sexual contentment, and there is the quality of a jackal who is insatiable

Double greed, touching the national network, sin persecution 3,000, not forgive, when you are punished, abandon the city, still by the grace of heaven, flesh and blood. The minister looks up to the sky, ashamed of the spirit, bows down to the sorrow, is ashamed of the fear, can not be the pheasant to cut himself, carefully paint the face of the door, worship the chapter and express the feelings. ”

Cao Hong was the hero of Taizu (Cao Cao), and Cao Pi treated him like this, and people at that time complained a lot.

In the first month, Cao Hong was exempted from being a concubine.

In May, Cao Pi died, and the crown prince Cao Rong (

ui) ascended the throne, worshiped Cao Hong as the general, changed the title of Lecheng Marquis, ate thousands of households, and gave the position of special advancement.