Cao Zhang was one of Cao Pi's younger brothers, the second son born to Cao Cao and Madame Bian, Cao Pi died shortly after becoming emperor, and the cause of his death was very likely to be related to Cao Pi. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Cao Zhang's martial arts are outstanding, and when Cao Cao asked his sons about their ambitions, he said that he was "good as a general", so he was appreciated by Cao Cao. His beard is yellow, and he is called "Yellow Beard" by Cao Cao.

【Shang Wu Cao Zhang】

Cao Zhang, whose character is Ziwen, has been good at archery and driving since he was a child, with excellent arm strength, and can fight with fierce beasts with his bare hands, and is not afraid of danger and difficulties. Cao Cao once persuaded Cao Zhang to study more, but Cao Zhang took Wei Qing and Huo Qubing as idols. In the twenty-first year of Jian'an (216), Cao Zhang was named the Marquis of Yanling.

In the battle for the prince of Wei, because Cao Zhang was too obsessed with the army, he was excluded from the heir by Cao Cao, and later in the battle of Hanzhong, Cao Cao and Liu Bei confronted each other, Cao Cao saw that Liu Bei sent his son Liu Feng to fight, so he also transferred Cao Zhang to help, but before Cao Zhang arrived, Cao Cao had already withdrawn. After Cao Cao's death, Cao Zhang once asked Jia Kui, who presided over the funeral, for a jade seal seal, but was rejected by the other party's righteous words.

According to the records of "Collecting Memories", Cao Zhang, the king of Rencheng, was strong and resolute when he was a child, learned the theory of the Yin and Yang family and the number of wefts, and recited thousands of words in classics such as "Six Classics" and "Hong Fan". His father, Cao Cao, later planned to attack Wu and Shu, and even asked Cao Zhang for the know-how of marching and fighting.

Cao Zhang's ability to shoot the bow left and right, swordsmanship within a hundred steps, and cut off people's beards and hair. At that time, Lelang County offered a fierce tiger with colorful textures and locked it in an iron cage. The wrestlers didn't dare to look at it. Cao Zhang grabbed the tiger's tail and wrapped it around his arm, the tiger pressed to his ears and didn't dare to make a sound, everyone admired his bravery. Later, Nanyue presented a white elephant to Emperor Wu, Cao Zhang pinched its nose with his hand, and the elephant obediently lay on the ground and did not dare to move.

Emperor Wen Cao Pi once cast a 10,000-pound bell and hung it in the Wenhua Palace, wanting to change it to another place, but a hundred wrestlers couldn't move it, but Cao Zhang picked up the bell and left. When the Quartet heard of his bravery, they all stopped their troops to protect themselves. Emperor Wen said: 'With the majesty of the king of Rencheng, annexing Bashu is like an owl killing a mouse!' Later, Cao Zhang passed away and was buried according to the funeral of King Dongping of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the time of mourning, hundreds of people cried in the air to see each other off; The mourners all said that the souls of those who died in the war in the past were not buried in coffins, and the king of Ren Cheng was merciful and buried these dry bones. The deceased had spirits in the earth, and they were grateful, so they praised their kindness. The history of the country has three volumes of "The Old Things of the King of Rencheng", which are treasured in the secret pavilion of the palace at the beginning of the Jin Dynasty. ”

According to the record of "Du Yi Zhi", Cao Zhang was quite dignified at that time. I once saw a horse by chance, and I loved it very much, but the owner of the horse also cherished it. Cao Zhang said: "I have beautiful concubines to exchange, you can choose." The owner of the horse appointed a prostitute, and Cao Zhang exchanged it with him.

【Northern Expedition to Wuheng】

In the twenty-third year of Jian'an (218), the Karasuma clan of Daijun rebelled, and Cao Cao appointed Cao Zhang as the general of Beizhong Lang, exercising the duties of a cavalry general. Before leaving, Cao Cao warned Cao Zhang: "We are father and son at home, and if we accept the order, we are kings and ministers, and we must act according to the king's law in every move, and you must take it as an example!" ”

Cao Zhang's northern expedition entered the territory of Zhuo County, and the rebellious Karasuma tribe was attacked by thousands of cavalry, when Cao Zhang's soldiers and horses had not yet been assembled, only 1,000 infantry, and tens of thousands of war horses. Cao Zhang used Tian Yu's strategy to hold the key point of the position, and used the chariot to form a circular battle formation, and the crossbowmen drew the bows to guard inside. The Hu people could not attack and were defeated. Seeing that the enemy was defeated and fled, Cao Zhang pursued, fought with the enemy in person, shot arrows at the enemy horsemen, and fell back and forth in a series. After fighting for a long time, Cao Zhang's armor was hit by a few arrows, and his momentum became even more majestic, and he pursued it until the Sanggan River, which was more than 200 miles away from Daijun.

The army commander and the generals all believed that the troops were coming from afar, the men and horses were tired, and there were orders not to cross the county and not to go deep into the enemy's territory, and to disobey the order to underestimate the enemy. Cao Zhang said: "Leading the army to the expedition is just to win, why should it be restricted? The enemy hasn't gone far yet, and catching up with them will crush them. Obeying orders to let the enemy go is by no means a good general. Then he mounted his horse and ordered his troops: "Those who lag behind are killed!" "In a day and a night, they caught up with the enemy, won a great victory in the sortie, beheaded and captured thousands of people. Cao Zhang rewarded the soldiers several times more than usual, and the whole army was not unhappy. At that time, the leader of the Xianbei tribe, Kebineng, led tens of thousands of horses to watch the strength of the two sides, and saw that Cao Zhang was struggling to kill and was invincible, so he asked for submission. In this way, the north is easy to pacify.

At that time, Cao Cao was in Chang'an and summoned Cao Zhang to his camp. Cao Zhang passed through Ye County from Dai County, and the crown prince Cao Pi said to Cao Zhang: "You have just made a meritorious service, now go to the west to meet the lord, be careful not to be arrogant and boastful, and answer questions with humility." "Cao Zhang arrived in Chang'an, and according to what the prince said, he gave all the credit to the generals. Cao Cao was very happy, stroked Cao Zhang's beard and said, "Huang Xu'er is actually not simple!" Cao Cao returned to Kyoto and appointed Cao Zhang to exercise the authority of the general of the Yue cavalry and stay in Chang'an.

【Cao Zhang's Death】

In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (200), after Cao Cao arrived in Luoyang, he was seriously ill and summoned Cao Zhang, but Cao Zhang did not arrive, and Cao Cao had already passed away. Cao Pi, the son of Wei, was on the throne, and Cao Zhang and the princes each went to their own feudal state, and Cao Pi issued an edict saying: "The way of the ancient emperor, using meritorious deeds to make relatives harmonious, and dividing the mother and brother, and establishing a state to inherit the family business, so it can defend the great sect, resist aggression, and prevent disasters." Cao Zhang was previously ordered to go on a northern expedition to pacify the land of Shuofang, and his feats were great, adding 5,000 households to him, including a total of 10,000 households. ”

In the second year of Huang Chu (221), Cao Zhangjin was made a duke. In the third year of the early Huang dynasty (222), he was named the king of Rencheng. The following year, Cao Zhang went to Beijing to meet him, fell ill and died in the official residence, and his nickname was Wei. At the time of his burial, the imperial court gave him a hundred Luan dragon banners and tiger warriors, following the old example of King Dongping of the Han Dynasty.

His son Cao Kai inherited the title and transferred it to Zhongmu County. In the fifth year of Huang Chu (224), it was renamed to Rencheng County. In the sixth year of Taihe (232), it was renamed as a city-state, and there were 2,500 households in five counties. In the third year of Emperor Qinglong of the Ming Dynasty (235), Cao Kai committed the crime of privately sending officials and subordinates to the Zhongshang Fang Yamen to make forbidden things, and cut off 2,000 households. In the first seven years (246), Jinan was resealed, and there were 3,000 households. In the early years of Zhengyuan (254~256) and Jingyuan (260~264), he increased the number of food estates twice, totaling 4,400 households.

In history, Cao Zhang's death and Cao Pi are very likely to have something to do with it, otherwise Cao Zhang was in the prime of life, how could he go to Luoyang and die, unlike Cao Zhi, although Cao Zhang was less of a threat to Cao Pi during the dispute between the sons of the world, Cao Zhi was a literati, did not lead troops, and did not make achievements in military affairs, and Cao Zhang was once one of Cao Wei's military commanders, and he had a great potential threat to Cao Pi, which may eventually kill Cao Zhang.

It is directly recorded in "Shishuo Xinyu" that Cao Zhang was killed by Cao Pi, but the record has many contradictions and is basically not credible.