Cao Cao had 25 sons, so why did he let the relatively mediocre Cao Pi succeed him?

Updated on history 2024-03-24
23 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Although Cao Cao had 25 sons, his sons-in-law were only Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, and compared to Cao Zhi, Cao Pi was relatively good. Therefore, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Although he had 25 sons, Cao Cao only liked 5 sons, and among them, Cao Chong died, and Cao Zhang was only good at martial arts, Cao Zhi was not suitable for governing the country, Cao Ang died, and only Cao Pi was left to be able to take on the big job.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    I think the main reason is that Cao Pi is broad-minded, and he is very good at winning people's hearts.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Cao Pi and Cao Zhi did not have a good relationship, both of them were once Cao Cao's favored heirs, there was a rivalry between them, and Cao Pi once wanted to kill Cao Zhi.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    The relationship between the two of them is still very good, after all, both of them are brothers, so the relationship between the two is still relatively tacit.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    To be precise, Cao Pi is the one with the strongest comprehensive ability.

    Cao Pi's literary talent is not as good as Cao Zhi, his martial arts are not as good as Cao Zhang, his IQ is not as good as Cao Chong, and his status is not as good as Cao Ang, but you have to look at it this way, Cao Pi's martial arts are stronger than Cao Zhi, Cao Pi's literary talent overwhelms Cao Zhang, Cao Pi's life span is stronger than Cao Chong's, Cao Pi's IQ exceeds Cao Ang, and during the Battle of Wancheng, Cao Pi and Cao Ang were present, but Cao Pi, who was only 11 years old at the time, successfully escaped.

    Cao Cao chose political leaders, not doctors, nor military generals, Cao Zhi's literary talent was the strongest among the three Cao in Jian'an, and he wrote articles very well, but Cao Zhen was not suitable for politics.

    It can be seen from two small examples, one is that Cao Zhi trespassed on Sima Gate, Sima Gate is the door for the emperor to go, although Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but the basic façade should be talked about, and the basic etiquette should also be given to the Son of Heaven, but Cao Zhi made such a fuss, which is equivalent to exposing Cao Cao's ambition and making Cao Cao fall into passivity.

    Cao Cao is very embarrassed to deal with Cao Zhi, if he doesn't deal with it, there are always people who gossip, saying that Cao Cao wants to usurp the throne, deal with it, Cao Zhi is his own son, this is not to embarrass himself, so Cao Zhi is very naïve in politics. Another example is that during the Battle of Xiangfan, Cao Cao asked Cao Zhi to lead an army to rescue Cao Ren the next day, but the night before, Cao Zhi was drunk and made a mistake, what can such a person do?

    So Cao Zhi was excluded, and Cao Zhang was just a simple-minded general, it was okay to march and fight, but it was not okay to participate in politics, Cao Cao also once asked him what his future ambitions were? Cao Zhang said that he wanted to be a general and fight on the battlefield. Cao Cao didn't speak on the surface, but of course he understood, then you should be your general, and you would not be suitable for politics.

    And Cao Chong died of illness at the age of 13, Cao Ang died earlier, and was killed by Zhang Xiu in the Battle of Wancheng in 197, and then Cao Cao's only hope was Cao Pi, although Cao Cao didn't like Cao Pi very much, but there was no other choice, Cao Pi was the most suitable heir.

    Cao Pi has been very smart since he was a child, when it comes to literary talent, he is one of the three Cao of Jian'an, there are many works under his hands, speaking of martial arts, although not as good as Cao Zhang, but riding a horse and archery can do everything, called the martial arts all-rounder, more importantly, he did not make mistakes, during Cao Cao's inspection of the heir, Cao Pi behaved decently, not outstanding, and did not make mistakes, Cao Zhi kept making mistakes, and finally Cao Cao chose Cao Pi as the heir.

    Cao Pi was the most comprehensive among all Cao Cao's sons.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Of course not, Cao Pi is just the only living person who has the ideological ability of a ruler and a politician. Takeo Cho. Cao Zhi is just a literati, and a person like Cao Zhi can never be a leader (Li Houzhu is a contrast).

    Cao Chong, Cao Ang died early, so Cao Pi is the only one.

  8. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    Cao Pi is not the most capable one, his sons, Cao Chong and Cao Ang are all relatively good existences. It's just that one died at the age of 10, and the other died on the battlefield in his 20s.

  9. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Yes, although Cao Pi's literary talent is not as good as Cao Zhi, Cao Zhi is willful. Martial arts are not as good as Cao Zhang, Cao Zhang is only willing to practice martial arts, not politics, so Cao Pi is the strongest in terms of comprehensive ability.

  10. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    Cao Pi is not the most capable, Wen is not as good as Cao Zhi, and Wu is not as good as Cao Zhang, the reason why he can inherit Cao Cao's position is because he became the eldest son at that time.

  11. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    Because Cao Pi is capable, he handles some things very well, so Cao Cao is optimistic about him.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    Because Cao Pi is a very smart person, and his strength is very strong, there are many people who support him, and his ability to govern the country is also good.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    Cao Pi had great ambitions, suppressed the other brothers below, and eventually ascended to the throne.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    The reason why Cao Pi was able to stand out among many brothers was mainly due to the following three reasons:1. Able to write and martial arts; 2. The identity of the descendant; 3. Strong competitors are gone

    First of all, Cao Cao himself is a person who can write and martial arts, and he also knows that the son who inherited his hegemony can neither be a weak scholar, nor a reckless man who can only fight and kill, he must be outstanding in literature and can lead troops to fight, and at that time Cao Cao criticized his son Cao Zhang, Cao Cao thought that Cao Zhang was a very powerful warrior, but because of his poor literary talent, he was described as a reckless man by Cao Cao.

    And although Cao Zhi is deeply loved by Cao Cao, Cao Cao also knows that Cao Zhi is difficult to take on a big responsibility, after all, Cao Zhi's ability to cultivate a wide face in the march and fight is not very strong, but only Cao Pi is a prince who is more acorn-colored in all aspects, and he is a prince with the strongest comprehensive ability, so Cao Cao also likes it the most.

    Secondly, the Three Kingdoms period is very far away from today, but the princes and nobles value the son and the eldest son the most, if there is a child who is the eldest son, then there is no doubt that he can inherit the throne, the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty are such inheritance rules. But at that time, Cao Cao's eldest son was no longer there, and among Cao Cao's many sons, there were only four sons-in-law, the eldest of which was Cao Cao's Cao Zhang, who was called a reckless man, and the second son was Cao Pi, so in terms of identity, Cao Pi, who was the second son of Cao Cao at that time, actually had a very advantage.

    In the end, Cao Pi was able to inherit Cao Cao's hegemony, in fact, because his strong competitors were no longer there at that time, in Cao Cao's consideration of his heir's first priority, it must be his eldest son Cao Ang, Cao Ang is Cao Cao's favorite son, but later protected Cao Cao and died, and Cao Cao's favorite youngest son Cao Chong was also absent when he was young, so it was only Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi who could compete with Cao Pi at that time.

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-24

    Once, Cao Cao led the army to go on an expedition, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi both wanted to behave well in front of their father Cao Cao to express how deep their feelings for their father were. But when he turned his head to look, he found that Cao Pi fell to the ground and wept silently, and the people around him were infected by Cao Pi's emotions, and they all began to cry loudly.

    Later, Li harassed Cao Cao more and more to find that Cao Zhi Jinyu was ruined on the outside, not only addicted to alcohol, but also passive and slacking off, delaying a lot of important things, while the quiet and honest Cao Pi became more and more like himself, just like when he was young, so he finally weighed Cao Pi to be the prince, and Cao Cao, who was optimistic about Cao Cao, gave this evaluation: all of them are so flashy, and sincerity is not enough! This evaluation completely negated Cao Zhi, and Cao Pi, who had endured until the end, won the final victory!

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-23

    Because Cao Pi is most like him, he is very strategic, thoughtful, powerful, means, and ambitious, so he is the most favored.

  17. Anonymous users2024-01-22

    He knows how to disguise himself, he got married very early, and has his own son, Cao Cao likes this grandson more, so he is more favored.

  18. Anonymous users2024-01-21

    Cao Cao had a total of 25 sons, and although there were so many sons, there were few confirmations of strength. Because Cao Pi was the strongest among his sons, he was able to become emperor.

  19. Anonymous users2024-01-20

    Cao Cao had a total of 25 sons. Because Cao Pi's ability is very outstanding, his ability to assist Cao Cao is relatively strong, and he gives advice to Cao Cao, so he can become the emperor.

  20. Anonymous users2024-01-19

    Cao Cao had a total of 25 sons, because Cao Pi was a very smart person, and the city government was also very deep, so this situation would occur.

  21. Anonymous users2024-01-18

    With a total of 25 sons, Cao Pi was able to become emperor because he was a very politically capable person and a very capable person.

  22. Anonymous users2024-01-17

    Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Liu Lead were all because of the civil strife caused by the abolition of Chang Liyu, and a smart person like Cao Cao would of course understand the lack of thought, haha laughed, and it didn't take long for Huai Qingzi to choose Cao Pi.

  23. Anonymous users2024-01-16

    Facts have proved that there is a destiny and there is also an extraordinary.

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