Cao Cao, a figure known to everyone during the Three Kingdoms period, can be said to be a generation of tyrants in the eyes of future generations. However, what many people do not understand is that Cao Cao chose to marry his 3 daughters to Emperor Xian of Han.
The three daughters were Cao Xian, Cao Jie, and Cao Hua. In fact, when it comes to the reason, the truth is still very simple. Many people feel that Cao Cao chose to marry all his daughters to Emperor Xian of Han mainly to monitor Emperor Xiandi's every move. However, this reason is actually very far-fetched. After all, if Cao Cao had such an idea, it would have been enough to arrange for a daughter to marry. As we all know, most of the ancient emperors were harem beauties of three thousand, which means that there are many concubines. In addition to Cao Cao's three daughters, there were still many concubines.
This also shows that monitoring Emperor Xian of Han was not Cao Cao's goal. During the Three Kingdoms period, many people felt that Cao Cao was in charge of the affairs of the imperial court and held Liu Xie hostage. Even in later generations, the role of Cao Cao's traitorous vassals was passed down. In fact, at that time, if Cao Cao was really a traitorous minister, it could be said that he could completely control the civil and military officials of the imperial court, and even threaten the abdication of Emperor Xian of Han.
However, Cao Cao did not do this. Gathered here, Cao Cao once said that his so-called control of the imperial court was just a hope that he could unify the orders and achieve national reunification. Even if you want to control power, you will not get it through the form of usurpation. After all, although Cao Cao's idol Meng Tian was wronged, even when he was forced to commit suicide, he did not think of rebelling. Therefore, Cao Cao was still influenced by Meng Tian, and in his heart, he felt that marrying his daughter to Emperor Xian of Han should be a matter of honoring his ancestors. And to talk about why Cao Cao married all three of his daughters to Liu Xie, the most important thing is the influence of his values.
From this point of view, Cao Cao's choice to marry all his daughters to Liu Xie, the Emperor of Han, seems understandable. So what do you think of Cao Cao's approach?