Emperor Cao Rui of Wei, courtesy name Yuanzhong, was the crown prince of Emperor Wen's Cao Pi. After Cao Rui was born, his grandfather Cao Cao liked him very much and often took him with him. When Cao Rui was fifteen years old, he was given the title of Marquis of Wude. In the second year of the Huang Dynasty, he was enfeoffed as the Duke of Qi. In the third year of the Huang Dynasty, jin was enfeoffed as the King of the Plains. In the summer and May of the seventh year of the Huang Dynasty, Cao Pi was critically ill before he made Cao Rui crown prince and Cao Rui's mother Guo Shi the empress dowager.
In August, Sun Quan attacked Jiangxia County, Jiangxia Taishou Wenping insisted on holding the city, and the ministers of the DPRK and The Central Government discussed sending troops to rescue Wenping, and Cao Rui said: "Sun Quan is good at water warfare, and the reason why he dared to get off the ship to fight on land was to take advantage of the fact that our army was not prepared to sneak attack, and now that Wenping is defending the city, Sun Quan does not dare to fight for a long time." A few days later Sun Quan withdrew.
At the end of August, Cao Rui's son Cao Tong became the King of Qinghe. The Eastern Wu generals Zhuge Jin and Zhang Ba led an army to attack Xiangyang, the Fujun general Sima Yi led the army to defeat the Wu army and kill Zhang Ba, and the eastern general Cao Xiu attacked and defeated another Wu army at Xunyang. In the winter of October, Cao Tong, the king of Qinghe, died of illness, and in December, he appointed Cao Xiu, the general of the Eastern Expedition, as the Grand Sima and the fuyuan general Sima Yi as the Grand General of the Hussars.
In the spring of the first year of Taihe, the Xiping people Juying rebelled, and Cao Rui sent the general Hao Zhao to lead an army to fight and kill Juying. In the summer of April, Cao Rui allowed five baht money to circulate in the market. In August, the moon ceremony is held in the western suburbs. In the winter of October, soldiers and horses were trained in the eastern suburbs. In December, Empress Dowager Mao's father Mao Jia was made a Marquis. Xincheng Commandery (新城郡太守孟達) rebelled, and Cao Rui sent the general Sima Yi (司馬懿) to lead a large army in a conquest.
In the spring of the second year of Taihe, Sima Yi attacked the new city, beheaded Meng Da, and sent his head to Luoyang. The Shu army division Zhuge Liang attacked the borders of Tianshui, Nan'an, and Anding, and the three counties, and the officials and civilians of the three counties rebelled in response to Zhuge Liang, and Cao Rui sent the general Cao Zhendu to supervise all the troops and horses to send troops together. The right general Zhang Gao defeated the Shu army at Jieting, Zhuge Liang fled in defeat, and the three counties of Tianshui were re-pacified. In the autumn of September, Cao Xiu led his army to fight the Eastern Wu general Lu Yi at Shiting, and the Wei army was defeated, and Gengzi and Sima Cao Xiu fell ill. In the winter of October, Situ Wang Lang died of illness. In the evening of December, Zhuge Liang led an army to besiege Chen Cang, and Cao Zhen sent the general Fei Yan and others to defend. Gongsun Yuan, the Taishou of Liaodong, seized Gongsun Gong's position by force, and Cao Rui appointed Gongsun Yuan as the Taishou of Liaodong.
In the summer of the third year of Taihe, Cao Li, the king of Yuancheng, fell ill. In June, Cao Mu, the King of Fanyang, died.
In the spring and February of the fourth year of Taihe, Cao Rui appointed the general Cao Zhen as the Great Sima (大司馬), the General Sima Yi (司馬懿) as the Grand General, and the Liaodong Taishou Gongsun Yuan (公孙元) as the Che Riding General, and summoned Sima Cao Zhen (曹真) the Grand Sima (曹真), the general Sima Yi (司馬懿) to lead a large army against the Shu state.
In the spring of the fifth year of Taihe, Cao Rui held a ploughing ceremony. In March, Sima Caozhen died of illness. Zhuge Liang of the Shu state invaded Tianshui Commandery, and Cao Rui sent the general Sima Yi to lead an army to resist. In the autumn and July, Zhuge Liang retired from the army, and Cao Rui was promoted to the rank of meritorious general.
In the spring and winter of the sixth year of Taihe, the Manchu general Tian Yu led a crusade against the Eastern Wu general Zhou He and killed Zhou He. In November, Cao Zhi, the King of Chen Si, died. In December, Cao Rui returned to Xuchang Palace.
In the spring of the first year of the Qinglong Dynasty, a green dragon appeared in the well of Mopo in Yu County, and Cao Rui went to Mopo to watch the green dragon, so he changed the year name to the first year of the Green Dragon and gave him the name Longpo. In May of The Summer, Cao Rui set up the tablet of the late grand general Xiahou Huan (夏侯惇) and Sima Caoren (曹仁) in front of the temple of Taizu Cao Cao and worshipped them together.
In the autumn of September, Hu Bo and other Xiongnu people who were defending the border in Anding County rebelled, and Sima Yi sent the general Hu Zun and others to chase after the crusade, and the Xiongnu were defeated and surrendered. In the winter of October, the Budogen tribe and others surrendered.
In December, Gongsun Yuan killed Sun Quan's emissaries and sent their heads to Luoyang, and Cao Rui appointed Gongsun Yuan as the Grand Sima and the Duke of Lelang.
In the spring and March of the second year of the Qinglong Dynasty, Liu Xie, the Duke of Shanyang, died, and Cao Rui put on his mourning clothes to mourn Liu Xie, and sent emissaries to arrange funeral affairs and pardon the world. This month, Zhuge Liang sent an army to Xiegu and garrisoned Weinan, and Sima Yi led a large army to resist the Shu army. Cao Rui ordered: "As long as we hold the camp and dampen the vigor of the Shu army, they will retreat if they cannot attack for a long time, and our army will take advantage of the situation to catch up and fight and will win a great victory." In May, Sun Quan entered the mouth of Chaohu Lake and marched toward Hefei, and sent the general Lu Yi and Sun Shao to lead 10,000 troops into the Huai River and flood the water. In June, the general Man Yu led an army to resist the Wu army, and Man Yu prepared to abandon the defense of Hefei New City and lure the Wu army deep into Shouchun, but Cao Rui disagreed. In the autumn and July, Cao Rui personally took a dragon boat on the Eastern Crusade, Sun Quan attacked the new city, and the general Zhang Ying and others held the city and desperately resisted the battle. Cao Rui's army was still hundreds of miles away from Hefei, and Sun Quan quickly withdrew. The ministers believed that the general Sima Yi was fighting zhuge liang without distinction between victory and defeat, and suggested that Cao Rui personally unify the army to tour the Chang'an region to the west to serve as Sima Yi's backup. Cao Rui said: "Sun Quan retreated, Zhuge Liang was already frightened, the great general will definitely be able to defeat him, I don't have to worry." Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang held each other for many days and returned to their respective villages, Zhuge Liang challenged them several times, Sima Yi insisted on holding the camp and refusing to fight, Zhuge Liang died of illness, and the Shu army returned to Hanzhong.
Cao Rui and Sima Yi
In the spring of the third year of Qinglong, Cao Rui appointed the general Sima Yi as a lieutenant. In July, a fire broke out in the Chonghua Hall in Luoyang. In August, Cao Rui made Crown Prince Cao Fang the King of Qi, and Cao Rui returned to Luoyang and rebuilt the Chonghua Hall and renamed it the Nine Dragon Hall.
In the spring and May of the fourth year of the Qinglong Dynasty, Situ Dongzhao died. In autumn and July, the Goguryeo throne palace beheaded Sun Quan's emissaries and sent his head to Youzhou. In the winter of October, Cao Rui returned to Luoyang Palace. In December, Sikong Chen Qun died.
In the spring of the first year of the Jing Dynasty, chushi County reported the appearance of a yellow dragon, so Cao Rui changed the March of the fifth year of the Qinglong to the April of the first year of the Jingchu Dynasty. In May, Cao Rui returned to Luoyang Palace. In the autumn of September, Situ Chen Jiao died. Sun Quan sent the general Zhu Ran and others to lead an army of 20,000 to besiege Jiangxia County, and Jingzhou stabbed Shi Hu and others to attack the Wu army, and Zhu Ran retreated. At first, Sun Quan sent emissaries across the sea to contact Goguryeo and prepare to attack Liaodong, and Cao Rui sent Youzhou assassin Shi Wuqiu Jian to lead an army stationed at the southern border of Liaodong. Gongsun Yuan sent troops to rebel, and Wuqiu Jian marched to attack Gongsun Yuan, and it rained for ten days in a row, and the Liaoshui Water rose sharply, and Cao Rui ordered Qiu Jian to lead the army to retreat. After Qiu Jian retired from the army, Gongsun Yuan established himself as the King of Yan and set up a hundred officials, called Shao Han in the first year.
In the spring of the second year of the Jing Dynasty, Cao Rui sent Sima Yi (司馬懿), a lieutenant, to lead a large army to conquer Liaodong. Sima Yi besieged Gongsun Yuan, broke the Liaodong army, killed Gongsun Yuan, sent his head to Luoyang, and all the counties of Haidong were pacified In November, Cao Rui recorded the exploits of the crusade against Gongsun Yuan, and the generals and soldiers below Sima Yi were promoted to two ranks.
In the spring of the third year of the Jing Dynasty, sima yi returned to Hanoi, and Cao Rui ordered sima yi to summon sima yi to Luoyang quickly, and sima yi arrived and was ushered into Cao Rui's bedroom, and Cao Rui shook Sima Yi's hand and said, "I am terminally ill, I entrusted you with the aftermath, you and Cao Shuang assisted the young son, I can see that you no longer hate." Sima Yi bowed his head and wept. On the same day, Cao Rui died at the Jiafu Hall, when he was only thirty-six years old. Cao Rui was buried in Gaoping Mausoleum.