Chapter 248: Cao Zhen
Da Cao Zhen, whose father Cao Shao was killed when he recruited troops for Cao Cao, Cao Zhen was adopted by Cao Cao as his adopted son. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info let him participate in the tiger and leopard ride because he appreciated Cao Zhen's bravery. He successively served as a partial general, a leader in the middle of the army, and a protector of Shu, and participated in the battle of Hanzhong. After Cao Pi attacked the queen of Wei, he worshiped Cao Zhen as the general of Zhenxi, the governor of Yongzhou and Liangzhou, and was responsible for guarding the northwest border, during which he performed outstandingly. In the second year of the early Huang Dynasty, the Governor will break the Qiang-Hu coalition army and pacify Hexi. In the third year of the early Huang dynasty, he led the army to surround Jiangling and defeated the Wu general Sun Sheng. After returning to the division, he was transferred to the general of the Chinese army and added to the matter.
When Cao Pi was seriously ill, Cao Zhen was bequeathed as an assistant. After Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming ascended the throne, he worshiped the general and entered the Marquis of Shaoling. In the second year of Taihe, Cao Zhen led his army to resist the Northern Expedition of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han. In the fourth year of Taihe, Cao Xiu was the great Sima. He died of illness the following year and was nicknamed "Yuanhou". In the first four years, he enjoyed the temple court of Wei Taizu.
For a very online water army, repelling Zhuge Liang is enough for all kinds of big books, you know, Pan Feng and Liu Sandao, who made something out of nothing, can make a big deal, let alone Da Cao Zhen?
After Cao Cao adopted Cao Zhen, he let him live with Cao Pi and others. Cao Zhenli was brave and brave, once he was chased by a tiger in the back when shooting, Cao Zhen shot the tiger back, and the tiger fell in response. Cao Cao strengthened his courage and made him a general in the tiger and leopard cavalry, and was named the Marquis of Lingshou Pavilion after defeating the Lingqiu Yellow Turban Army.
Liu Bei led the generals to attack Hanzhong. Cao Zhen led his subordinates with a partial general, and defeated Liu Bei and Wu Lan Yu with Cao Hong, the general of the capital, Cao Xiu, the commander of the cavalry, and Zhang Ji, the assassin of Yongzhou, and was worshiped as a backbone general. In September, he went to Chang'an with Cao Cao and was awarded the post of leader of the Central Army.
Liu Bei crossed the water in the south and killed Xiahou Yuan, the commander of the Cao army, at Dingjun Mountain. Cao Cao was very worried about the war in Hanzhong, so he appointed Cao Zhen as the protector of Shu, and the later governor Xu Huang was equal to Yangping Pass to defeat Liu Bei's general Gao Xiang. Cao Cao led his army from Chang'an into Hanzhong, but was unable to defeat Liu Bei afterwards, so he decided to abandon Hanzhong. Cao Cao ordered all the armies to withdraw from Hanzhong one after another, and ordered Cao Zhen to go to Wudu to welcome Cao Hong's troops back to Tun Chencang.
Cao Pi ascended the throne of Wei, with Cao Zhen as the general of Zhenxi, and supervised the military of Yongzhou and Liangzhou, recorded his merits before and after, and entered the title of Dongxiang Marquis. At that time, Cao Pi began to put the post of Liangzhou Assassin History, and appointed Zou Qi, the Taishou of Anding, as the Assassin History. Zhang Jin, a native of Zhangye, held Taishou hostage and rebelled in Jiuquan, and led an army to prevent Zou Qi from taking office. Cao Zhen sent Fei Yao to march to quell Zhang Jin's rebellion. Later, he returned to Luoyang, was promoted to the general of the Supreme Army, supervised the Chinese and foreign military, and became one of the supreme commanders of Cao Wei's army.
Cao Pi's soldiers were divided into three routes, and Sun Quan was conquered in the south, and Cao Zhen was ordered to lead the middle army with the general Xiahou Shang, the left general Zhang He, and the right general Xu Huang to attack Jiangling County, Nanjun. Cao Zhen first defeated the Wu general Sun Sheng, and then ordered Xiahou Shang to repel Zhuge Jin, who came to reinforce, seize Jiangling Zhongzhou, and completely besiege Jiangling City. Cao Zhen ordered his soldiers to pile up mountains of earth, dig tunnels, erect towers on the edge of the city, and fire arrows into the city. However, Zhu Ran, the defender of the Wu army, commanded well and broke through two camps. The army besieged the city for six months, the grain of the Wu army was exhausted, and the city was in sight, but the epidemic broke out, and Sun Quan sent Nagong again.
Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang went on a northern expedition, and the three counties of Nan'an, Tianshui and Anding all surrendered to Shu Han. Cao Zhen then personally marched to Chang'an, sent Cao Zhen to supervise the army stationed in Yi, Cao Zhen sent the left general Zhang He to march to the rescue, and broke the horse in the battle of Jieting, at the same time, Cao Zhen defeated Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi's partial division in Keigu, and the reinforcements marched into Longyou, Zhuge Liang retreated in order to avoid being flanked. At first, Yang Tiao, a stable person, and other hijacked officials to respond to Zhuge Liang according to the city of Shouyuezhi, and Cao Zhen's army reached Anding, and Yang Tiao said to his people: "The general is here in person, and I am willing to surrender as soon as possible." And he bound himself and surrendered. So the three counties were recovered one after another.
After the war, Cao Zhen thought that Zhuge Liang would attack Chencang, so he ordered the generals Hao Zhao and Wang Sheng to guard Chencang and build the city. In the spring of the following year, Zhuge Liang really attacked Chencang, Hao Zhao had already prepared for the battle, Zhuge Liang could not conquer it, and at the same time, the Shu Han army was short of food, causing Zhuge Liang to return in vain. Cao Zhen was increased due to his merits, and the first 2,900 households.
Cao Zhen entered the court, succeeded Cao Xiu, moved to the great Sima, gave the sword to the palace, and did not enter the court. Cao Zhen thought that Shu Han had invaded the border many times, and suggested that several large armies should attack Shu Han. Cao Rong accepted, but Sikong Chen Qun opposed the plan to march from Xiegu, and Cao Zhen again wrote a letter requesting an attack on Hanzhong from the Meridian Road, and Chen Qun stated that he could not send troops, and believed that the military cost of large-scale conquest was very large. Cao Rong issued an edict to provide Chen Qun's opinions to Cao Zhen for reference, but Cao Zhen immediately set off according to the edict and entered from the meridian road instead; In addition, the general Sima Yi was sent to march through the Han River, and Guo Huai, Fei Yao and other troops either entered from the valley or from Wuwei. Later, because of the hardships and dangers in Hanzhong, it will be the rainy season, the plank road was washed and cut off by the rain, Cao Zhen took a month, only walked half the way, the ministers of the central government Hua Xin, Yang Fu, Wang Su, etc., all persuaded Emperor Wei Ming to withdraw the army, to September, Cao Zhen had to be ordered to retreat.
In the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", in order to emphasize the fierce confrontation between Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang, and Cao Zhen's successful repulsion of Zhuge Liang's two Northern Expeditions was transferred to Sima Yi. However, Cao Zhen also has a description in the romance when Zhuge Liang used discord to create the news of Sima Yi's rebellion, and took the initiative to cede the capital to Sima Yi when he was sick, he still showed considerable intelligence and strength, and in the evaluation of Shu general Wei Yan, he was also a "quite knowledgeable figure in the art of war".
This is also the reason why many people on the Internet are now vulnering him and trumpeting his military capabilities.
However, on the other hand, he also has the shortcomings of the Three Kingdoms, which is relatively common, that is, his son is too pitiful.
Which is his son? That is the famous minister of Tuogu, who was beaten by Sima Yi and seized military power.
Cao Shuang has been in and out of the palace since he was a child, and he has a very good relationship with Cao Rong. After Cao Rong succeeded to the throne, he appointed him as a free cavalry waiter, and later moved to the city gate captain and a scattered cavalry attendant, and then transferred to the general of Wuwei, which was particularly favored.
Cao Zhen died, and Cao Shuang inherited the title of Marquis of Shaoling.
Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming was seriously ill and appointed Cao Shuang as a general, and he was appointed as a general, and he was the governor of the Chinese and foreign military, and recorded the affairs of Shangshu; entrusted the crown prince Cao Fang to Cao Shuang and Sima Yi, and ordered the two to jointly assist the eight-year-old young master. After Cao Fang succeeded to the throne, he added Cao Shuang's service, changed the title of Wu'an Hou, 12,000 households, gave the sword to the palace, did not tend to enter the court, praised and worshipped the nameless, and Sima Yi each commanded 3,000 elite soldiers to govern the government.
At the beginning of Cao Fang's accession to the throne, Cao Shuang consulted with Sima Yi in everything and did not dare to act alone. Later, Cao Shuang listened to the strategy of his confidant Ding Mi, respected Sima Yi as the prince, and took the opportunity to cut Sima Yi's military power. At the same time, Sima Yi's confidant Jiang Ji was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and he took the opportunity to remove Jiang Jiyuan from the post of leading general in charge of the Praetorian Guard, and appointed his second brother Cao Xi as the leader of the middle army, and abolished the lieutenants of the two battalions of the five battalions of the forbidden army, and handed over the two battalions to Cao Xi under the direct command. In addition, Cao Xun was the general of the Wuwei, commanding the Wuwei camp of the forbidden army, and Cao Yan was the regular attendant of the scattered cavalry, so the Cao Shuang brothers completely mastered the forbidden army of the Beijing Division; His cousin Xiahou Xuan was appointed as the Central Protector Army, responsible for the president's generals, and selecting and appointing military attachés. During Cao Rong's reign, some of the disputable idlers who were discarded because of his flashiness, such as He Yan, Deng Yang, Li Sheng, Peiguo Ding Mi, etc., were all recruited by Cao Shuang as confidants and held important positions in the court, Ding Mi, He Yan, and Deng Yang were named Shangshu, and He Yan was responsible for selecting officials; appointed Li Sheng as Henan Yin and Bi Liang as the lieutenant of the division to control the authority inside and outside the capital; At the same time, Ling Shangshu reported to himself first, and then asked Sima Yi after weighing the importance by himself, and then gradually did not even ask Sima Yi what he thought about the decree, and began to **** things
Cao Shuang was originally modest and cautious, but later appointed private individuals, dictatorship and disorderly government, embezzled property, and insisted on sending troops to attack Shu, causing domestic waste and heavy casualties.
Cao Shuang followed the advice of Deng Yang and Li Sheng and others in order to establish a reputation for military merit, and conquered Shu Han, so he went west to Chang'an, did not listen to Sima Yi's persuasion, and appointed Xiahou Xuan as the general of the expedition to the west, and supervised the military of Yong and Liangzhou during the false festival, and led 60,000 or 70,000 troops from Luogu into Shu, but because the transportation of Guanzhong and Qiang and Di could not meet the needs of the march, the local and the army lacked materials and food; Moreover, Fei Yi, the general of Shu Han, led his troops to defend the mountains one step ahead, and Cao Shuang could not advance. Yang Wei and Xiahou Xuan, who joined the army, persuaded him to withdraw the army, but Deng Yang strongly advocated continuing the march, and Yang Wei who joined the army argued endlessly in front of Cao Shuang, Yang Wei said angrily: "Deng Yang and Li Sheng will ruin the country's affairs, and they should be beheaded." Cao Shuang was displeased, and had no choice but to withdraw the army, but it had been held by Fei Yi's advanced troops to defend the back road of the Wei army, Cao Shuang was able to evacuate after a hard battle, there were many casualties, and the cattle and horses brought to the transfer were almost exhausted, Qiang, Hu and other places complained about him, and Guanzhong was also greatly wasted.
Because Sima Yi was gradually elevated, Sima Yi could not participate in many political affairs, so he avoided Cao Shuang due to illness, and waited for a good opportunity. Cao Shuang then became even more unscrupulous, conniving at his henchmen and cronies, how to cut off hundreds of hectares of mulberry fields and Tang Mu land in Luoyang and Yewang Diannong as his own property, and stealing official property and demanding it from other states and counties, but the officials did not dare to resist. And some ministers who offended He Yan and others, such as Lu Yu and Fu Yan, were dismissed for trivial matters. And Cao Shuang's diet, carriages, horses, and clothes were similar to the emperor's. Moreover, a lot of precious playthings have also accumulated, and there are many wives and concubines, and even seven or eight talented people of Emperor Ming have been taken away as their wives and concubines. Moreover, he was good at taking Taile musical instruments and tuning the forbidden soldiers of the arsenal to make gorgeously arranged cave rooms, and drank and had fun in them with He Yan and others many times, which was extremely luxurious. His brother Cao Xi was very worried when he saw this, and he advised him many times, but Cao Shuang did not listen. wrote three more articles, stating that excessive arrogance and extravagance would lead to disaster, and his words were very sincere, but he did not dare to directly accuse Cao Shuang, but pretended to admonish his brothers to warn Cao Shuang. Cao Shuang also knew that Cao Xi was actually admonishing him, so he was very unhappy. Cao Xi saw that Cao Shuang ignored the advice, so he had to cry and leave.
The three brothers Cao Fang and Cao Shuang went to Gaoping Mausoleum to worship Emperor Wei Ming. Sima Yi launched a coup d'état in Gaopingling in Luoyang, entered the Yongning Palace and played to the Empress Dowager Guo, who had never been on good terms with Cao Shuang, saying that the Cao Shuang brothers had corrupted the national code and abused their power for personal gain. then appointed Situ Gaorou as the acting general of the military to take over Cao Shuang's powers; Wang Guanxing led the military and took over Cao Xi's forbidden army. After Cao Shuang received the impeachment form, he panicked for a moment and didn't dare to tell Cao Fang. So he left the Son of Heaven in the south of Yishui, cut down trees to build antlers, and conscripted thousands of soldiers to defend himself. At the same time, the great Si Nong Huan Fan and the general Sima Luzhi escaped from Luoyang and ran to Gaopingling to meet Cao Shuang. Huan Fan strongly persuaded Cao Shuang to take the emperor to Xuchang, and in the name of the emperor, he called on the whole country to counterattack Sima Yi. Seeing that Cao Shuang had no opinion, he persuaded Cao Xi to use the troops of the Que Nan Battalion and the Captain of Diannong to resist temporarily, and then occupy Xuchang, and said that he could use the identity of Dasi Nong to transport grain and grass for their army. But the Cao Shuang brothers always hesitated.
Sima Yi was afraid that Cao Shuang would fight back, so he successively sent Xu Yun, Shangshu Chen Tai, and Cao Shuang's trusted lieutenant Yin Damu to persuade Cao Shuang to give up power, and promised him that he would only hand over the military power and retain the title. Jiang Ji also wrote to Cao Shuang, saying that Sima Yi only wanted to deprive their brothers of their military power, not to harm them, and to keep them rich and noble. Cao Shuang thought about it all night, so he decided to give up resistance, and asked the emperor to depose him, and confessed and surrendered to Sima Yi. When Cao Shuang untied the seal, Yang Zong, the chief bookkeeper, persuaded: "You hold the Son of Heaven hostage and hold great power, do you want to give up these positions and run to Dongshi to be beheaded?" But Cao Shuang didn't listen. Huan Fan also cried: "Cao Zidan, a talented person, gave birth to your group of brothers who are like pigs and cows!" I didn't expect to be wiped out by you today! ”
After the Cao Shuang brothers were dismissed, they returned to the mansion as a marquis, and Sima Yi set up a tall building in the fourth corner of Cao Shuang's mansion and ordered people to monitor it day and night. Cao Shuang's brothers were not at ease, so they claimed that they were not well fed and asked Sima Yi for food; After Sima Yi sent food, the Cao Shuang brothers were very happy, thinking that Sima Yi would not be wiped out. But soon after, Huangmen Zhangdang, who had a close relationship with Cao Shuang's brothers, had to confess that Cao Shuang, He Yan and others intended to rebel under Sima Yi's torture. As a result, the Cao Shuang brothers and their cronies were arrested and exterminated together.
During the Jiaping period, because of Cao Zhen's meritorious service, Cao Zhen's grandson Cao Xi was named the Marquis of Xinchang Pavilion and the heir of Cao Zhen.
Of course, these guys haven't been born yet, so let's not say more. Having said that, it seems that Sima Shi or something has already entered Sima's house, I don't know if Cao Shuang and they will come in and out.
On the other hand, it seems that there are any famous generals and fierce generals such as Cao Bin and Cao Ning, and I don't know if they will appear.
Anyway, from the current point of view, Boss Cao came out to make his own fork, and on the whole, he is still inferior to Dong Zhuo.
As for Bao Hong, there is no need to say much, the all-star lineup is okay!
The leading commanders did not participate in this discussion, after all, whether it was Huangfu Song or others, the main thing was to stabilize the situation and maintain stability, rather than taking the risk of breaking the army. (To be continued.) )