There are four famous beauties in Chinese history, and during the Three Kingdoms period, there were also four beauties, in addition to the mink cicada, there were also big Qiao and Xiao Qiao in Jiangdong, and Zhen Mi in Hebei. Among them, Zhen Mi is the "one daughter" of "Chaotic Three Caos". And the "three Caos" are the three fathers and sons of Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Zhi.
So what is the "one woman chaos three Cao"? The cause of the matter must first start with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao had a penchant for taking in wives. During the attack on Lü Bu, Cao Cao rushed into the city and went straight to the home of Lü Bu's general Qin Yilu, snatched Guan Yu's wife Lady Du of Qin Yilu, who was thinking about it, and took it for himself. It is estimated that because of this incident, Guan Erye's face was getting redder and redder, from a tender jujube color to a face like a heavy jujube.
When Cao Cao attacked Yicheng in Hebei Province, Cao Cao had already heard that Zhen Mi, the daughter-in-law of Yuan Xi, the second son of Yuan Shao, was still in Yicheng. Therefore, as soon as the city was destroyed, Cao Cao went straight to the Yuan mansion to search for Zhen Mi's whereabouts, preparing to incorporate it into his inner chamber.
As a result, Cao Cao searched the Yuan mansion in Yicheng and could not find Zhen Mi's whereabouts. After asking, I learned that his son Cao Pi had already taken the lead and took Zhen Mi. When Cao Cao learned of this, he did not get angry, but let Cao Pi marry Zhen Mi, and Zhen Mi also became Cao Pi's wife.
It can also be seen from here that Cao Cao did love beauty, but not without moderation. It is estimated that in Cao Cao's mind, in addition to defeating the enemy and gaining a sense of accomplishment, the woman who conquers the enemy will make him have more satisfaction, nothing more. Therefore, in Cao Cao's view, it was not very important whether he would conquer in the end or his son.
Cao Cao's so-called "chaos" is actually a heartbeat, seeing that his son Cao Pi likes it, he pushes the boat along the water, and this matter is also counted.
Cao Pi's so-called "chaos" is indeed like beauty, and to use a fashionable word is love at first sight, falling in love, falling in love. This is not a bad thing, anyway, the three brothers of the Yuan family are about to hang up.
However, this matter of Cao's father and son was later made up out of thin air by Confucius's descendant Kong Rong, and satirized it. For people who are smart, Cao Cao has never been kind and soft-hearted, and later found a reason to chop kong rong.
Cao Pi, newly married Yan'er, married to a big beauty, is naturally gracious and loving, Qingqing me and me. Zhen soon had a son, the later Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, and also had a daughter, Princess Dongxiang.
Cao Cao was busy with hegemony and conquest everywhere, while Cao Pi already had an official position and was busy with various affairs. Cao Zhi was young at the time, and Xiwen did not like martial arts, so he stayed at home and had the opportunity to often contact his sister-in-law Zhen Mi. Zhen Mi is also a gentle and virtuous woman, and naturally takes care of her young uncle. Therefore, it is not surprising that Cao Zhi likes this beautiful sister-in-law from the bottom of his heart. It's just that this kind of liking is similar to a child's attachment to adults, not the love that is often hung on the lips now, after all, Cao Zhi and Zhen Mi are 10 years old, Cao Zhi was still a small child at that time, and at most it was a love sinus.
So why did Zhen Mi "mess" Cao Zhi again? The reason is simple, this happened after Cao Pi succeeded to the throne.
Cao Zhi once had a throne dispute with Cao Pi, so after Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he deliberately embarrassed his younger brother Cao Zhi, and forced Cao Zhi to compose a "Seven-Step Poem": "Boiling beans burns bean baskets, and beans cry in the kettle." Ben is born from the same root, and he is too anxious to fry. This poem suddenly touched Cao Pi and stimulated Cao Pi's brotherly feelings, which did not poison Cao Zhi, but put Cao Zhi outside luochuan.
Cao Fei was released, and Cao Pi had two daughters of Emperor Xian of Han, in addition to Queen Guo and li and Yin. With newcomers competing for favors, Cao Pi gradually snubbed Zhen Mi. This inevitably made Zhen Mi, who had accompanied Cao Pi for more than ten years, a little sad, so she gave a song "Tang Shangxing" to tell her grievances. Zhen Mi's poetry was known to Cao Pi, and after being added to the oil and vinegar, Cao Pi was furious. At this time, Cao Pi had completely lost the tender affection and love for Zhen Mi when he first met Zhen Mi. Cao Pi saw Zhen Mi complaining, and in a fit of rage, he issued an edict to kill Zhen Mi.
After Zhen Mi's death, Cao Zhi went from the fief to Luoyang to meet Cao Pi, and Zhen Mi's son Cao Rui accompanied the emperor's uncle Cao Zhi to dinner. Cao Zhi looked at his nephew, thought of his sister-in-law Zhen Mi, who had passed away, and then thought of his own situation, and could not help but feel sad from his heart. Before Cao Zhi left Luoyang, Cao Pi gave Zhen Mi's relic, the jade skeleton gold belt pillow, to Cao Zhi. In fact, it can also be seen from Cao Pi's pillow that there is no transgression between Cao Zhi and Zhen Mi, which is purely the affection between uncles and sisters-in-law. Otherwise, Cao Pi should not be so generous, and also gave Zhen Mi's relics to Cao Zhi.
On the way back, Cao Zhi stayed in the boat overnight, saw things and thought about people, and in a trance, it seemed that he saw Zhen Mi stepping on the water. Cao Zhi suddenly woke up, it turned out to be just a dream. However, the scene in the dream has been haunting Cao Zhi's mind. Cao Zhi had a feeling and wrote the famous article "Sense of Zhen Endowment". After Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, he felt that the name of this fu was related to his mother, which was inappropriate. In order to avoid suspicion, Cao Rui changed the name to "Roselle Endowment".
The reason why Zhen Mi "messed" Cao Zhi is rather that Cao Zhi felt his own experience, and then lamented Zhen Mi's death. As a result, Cao Zhi also misses the happy and indisputable years when he was young. Cao Zhi's "chaos" is actually a memory of the past, and the sentimentality brought about by it.
In the whole story, the most tragic thing is actually Zhen Mi. Just because Cao Pi likes the new and hates the old, Zhen Mi, who is only in her 30s, feels sad. Just a few words of complaint provoked Cao Pi to be furious and ended up being given death. Even after the burial, Zhen Mi had to be "covered with hair to cover her mouth with chaff" to prevent her from filing a complaint in the underworld. It can be seen how humble the status of women in ancient times was, and if they lost the favor of men, their fate would be very tragic.