In the history of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Pi as Cao Cao's eldest son was actually not very recognized by Cao Cao, and few people in later generations called him the Ming Lord, which is not without reason, because Cao Pi makes people feel that they do not have the power of the emperor, which can be seen from many things. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

【Xiahou Shang's Death】

Xiahou Shang is an out-and-out harlequin in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", successively defeated by Huang Zhong, Zhuge Jin and others, but in the official history, Xiahou Shang is Cao Pi's henchman and favorite general, several military exploits, after Cao Pi became emperor, served as the general of Zhengnan, a high authority, Cao Pi even once gave it the right to "be a powerful blessing, kill the living".

However, Cao Pi loved Xiahou Shang so much, but Xiahou Shang finally died indirectly at the hands of Cao Pi. At that time, Xiahou Shang had a concubine, and Xiahou Shang favored her more than his wife, and the wife was the daughter of the Cao family, so Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi learned about it and sent someone to strangle this concubine. Xiahou Shang was very sad because of this, he was sick to the point of trance, and after burying his beloved concubine, he still couldn't help but miss her, and went out to the cemetery to see her.

Cao Pi was angry when he heard about it, and said, "It makes sense for Du Xi to look down on Xiahou Shang. But he still thinks that Xiahou is still an old minister, and his favor is undiminished. Xiahou Shang eventually fell seriously ill and died.

【Cao Hong's Difficulty】

Cao Hong is Cao Cao's younger brother, Cao Pi's elder, and he had Cao Cao's life before, but because he offended Cao Pi earlier, after Cao Pi won the throne, he almost died.

At the beginning, Cao Hong's family was very rich, but he was stingy by nature, Emperor Wen borrowed money from him when he was young, he didn't borrow, Emperor Wen held a grudge, and took advantage of Cao Hong's disciples to break the law, and Cao Hong was put in prison and wanted to be executed. The ministers went to intercede, but it didn't work. Empress Dowager Bian said to Empress Guo: "If Cao Hong dies today, I will let the emperor depose you tomorrow." Empress Guo wept bitterly and repeatedly begged Emperor Wen to pardon Cao Hong. Cao Hong was spared death, but his official position, title, and fiefdom were all stripped away. Cao Hong was the hero of Cao Cao, Taizu of Wei, and Emperor Wen treated him like this, and people at that time complained a lot.

There is also a record of this matter in "Wei Luo", when Cao Pi accepted Cao Hong for his crimes, Cao Zhen was on the right and left, saying: "If Your Majesty kills Cao Hong now, Cao Hong must think that I am lying behind my back to frame him." Cao Pi said: "I have to deal with him myself, what do you have to hesitate?" At that time, Empress Dowager Bian was also angry with Cao Pi, and said: "When Cao Cao fled between Liang and Pei, how could there be today without Zilian (Cao Hong's character)." ”

When Cao Hong broke the law, he thought that he would die, and he was restored and overjoyed, so he wrote to apologize: "The ministers are not willing to do it, they live in human relations, and they steal for a long time, so they are borrowed." There is no distinction between sexual contentment, and there is the insatiable quality of a jackal, old and greedy, touching the national network, sin and persecution of three thousand, not forgiven, when he is punished, abandoning the city, he is still blessed by heaven, and his flesh and blood are reborn. 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. ”

[Tragic Bao Xun]

However, Cao Hong is not the worst, at least he escaped, and Bao Xun is not so lucky. Bao Xun is the son of Bao Xin, when Bao Xin helped Cao Cao ascend to the position of Yanzhou pastor, and died in the subsequent crusade against the Yellow Turban Thieves to save Cao Cao, it can be said that the Bao family is kind to the Cao family.

However, Cao Pi offended himself because of Bao Xun's upright temperament, and later repeatedly admonished himself to make him angry, and finally Cao Pi used the excuse to execute Bao Xun.

Earlier, Cao Pi was made the crown prince of Wei, and Bao Xun was appointed as the prince's concubine. Later, he was transferred to the Huangmen Shilang, and soon became the western governor of Wei County. At that time, the younger brother of Mrs. Cao Piguo served as a QZ county official, and was exposed to stealing official documents, and should be executed according to the law (abandoning the city). Cao Cao did not return in Qian County at that time, and Cao Pi, who stayed in Yecheng, wrote to Bao Xun many times, hoping that he could raise his noble hand in private. But Bao Xun did not dare to condone the criminals, and still submitted all the evidence to the imperial court. When Bao Xun was the prince's concubine, Cao Pi was already dissatisfied with his integrity, which deepened Cao Pi's resentment against him, so he took advantage of the delay in Wei County's rotation of border soldiers, and secretly ordered the lieutenant to participate in the dismissal of Bao Xun. It was a long time before Bao Xun was appointed as the Imperial Servant.

After the establishment of Cao Wei, Bao Xun repeatedly asked Cao Pi to attach importance to military and agricultural affairs and benefit the people; The construction of the palace garden should be postponed. Cao Pi had a secondary hunting, and Bao Xun said: "Your Majesty heard that the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors are all clear about the fundamentals, establish education, and rule the world with filial piety. Your Majesty is merciful and holy, has compassion, and has the same merits as in ancient times. The minister hopes that you will inherit the traces of the previous generation, so that all generations can follow suit, why are you in the midst of mourning, engaged in galloping things? Your Majesty risked the death penalty to let you hear this, and I hope Your Majesty will think deeply. Cao Pi tore up Bao Xun's recital with his own hands and scrambled to hunt. When he stopped to rest, he asked the courtiers around him, "How about a safari as entertainment?" Liu Ye replied, "Safari is better than music." ”

Bao Xun refuted: "Music can connect the gods and neutralize the truth of the world, so that politics will prosper, the world will be great, and all countries will be stable." There's nothing better than music. Besides, isn't it against the law of time to expose the emperor's car cover in the wilderness, damage the supreme principle of biological, chemical and recreational, and brave the wind and rain? In the past, Lu Yingong went to Tangdi to watch fishing, and "Spring and Autumn" satirized him. Even if His Majesty regarded safari as a matter of urgency, it was not desirable for His Majesty. Then he said that Liu Ye was treacherous and flattering, please punish him. Cao Pi was so angry that his face changed, stopped the safari and returned, and then let Bao Xun go out of Beijing to serve as the right middle general.

However, although Cao Pi did not like Bao Xun, but everyone's eyes were bright, and later Shang Shu Ling Chen Qun and Shang Shu Servant Sima Yi both recommended Bao Xun to be appointed as the Imperial History Zhongcheng, Cao Pi had no choice but to appoint, so Bao Xun came back.

Later, Bao Xun dissuaded Cao Pi from the southern expedition, and Cao Pi hated him deeply and demoted him to law enforcement. Later, Cao Pi led the water and land armies to Jianghuai, and then returned to the army from Shouchun and passed through Chenliu County. Chen Liutai guarded Sun Yong to meet the emperor and visited Bao Xun on the way. At that time, the camp had not yet been built, and only the camp standard was established, and Sun Yong was sent from the side road instead of the main road, and was sent by the military camp commander Shi Liu Yao and reported him for violating the military order. When the army returned to Luoyang, Liu Yao committed a crime, and Bao Xun demanded that he be deposed and sent out, but Liu Yao secretly reported that Bao Xun had privately freed Sun Yong.

Cao Pi then issued an edict: "Bao Xun refers to the deer as a horse, and the arrest is handed over to the court lieutenant." The court lieutenant decided in accordance with the law: "Punishment and punishment, shaving hair and wearing yoke for five years." The three officials refused: "According to the law, a fine of two catties of gold shall be paid." Emperor Wen was furious and said: "Bao Xun is no longer qualified to live, but you dare to indulge him!" Arrest the personnel below the third official and hand them over to the assassin officer, so that you can be caught in the same hole. ”

Taiwei Zhong Xuan, Situ ~ Hua Xin, Chen Qun, the general of the town army, Xin Bi in Shizhong, Shang Shu Weizhen, Shouting Wei Gao Rou and others performed together "Bao Xun's father Bao Xin has merit in Taizu" and asked for pardon for Bao Xun's sins. Emperor Wen did not allow it, so he killed Bao Xun. Bao Xun's inner cultivation behavior is originally good, honest and able to give, and when he dies, there is no extra property at home. Twenty days after Bao Xun was executed, Cao Pi died, and everyone felt sorry for him.

[Cao Pi without the Emperor's Weapon]

The matter of Xiahou Shang, Cao Hong and Bao Xun is not an isolated case, at the beginning of Cao Pi's proclamation as emperor, Dai Ling, the captain of Changshui, advised that it was not appropriate to hunt for several trips, and Cao Pi was furious, and Dai Ling commuted the death penalty to one degree. Earlier, when Cao Pi was not called emperor, Zhang Xiu's death may also have something to do with him, and Cao Pi got carried away after being made the crown prince of Wei, and even hugged Xin Bi's neck and cheered, but was directly looked down upon by Xin Xianying's sister-in-law.

In history, Cao Pi's position as the son of the world came to be very difficult and tortuous, but at that time Cao Ang and Cao Chong were dead, Cao Zhangyong was unstrategic, Cao Zhi was talented and virtuous, both of them were actually not excellent successors, Cao Pi had such a difficult position in the name of the eldest son, and the reason for this was his own, not that Cao Cao didn't like Cao Pi, but that Cao Pi really didn't have the emperor's weapon, and he was indeed not a suitable successor.

However, compared with Cao Zhi, who is more talented, I personally recognize Cao Pi more.