In the battle for heirs, why did Cao Zhi lose to Cao Pi?

Cao Cao was a powerful figure in the Three Kingdoms period, and his strength was not only his literary and martial arts, but also because his sons were not only large in number but also excellent in quality. All of them can be literate and martial, talented, and exceptionally good. Among Cao Cao's many sons, there were two sons, and the battle for the son was vigorous, but in the end, it was Cao Pi who won the throne in one fell swoop.

So why did Cao Zhi fail? The reason for chasing it is that Cao Zhi has a depraved personality and is not self-disciplined. <>

Cao Zhi was loved by Cao Cao

We all know that Cao Zhi was a famous genius during the Three Kingdoms period. When the Tongque Terrace was just established, everyone went up to compose poems, of course, Cao Zhi also followed, and wrote a wonderful stage Fu to amaze the crowd, and the stage Fu sang the praises of Cao Cao's life's achievements, and everyone applauded. Cao Cao was also very happy.

Cao Cao himself also likes to chant poems against each other, so he prefers Cao Zhi in his heart. Especially after Cao Cao heard about the stage Fu, he felt that there was someone in Jiangshan Sheji. At that time, Cao Cao was very optimistic about Cao Zhi's inheritance of his career.

A good hand is broken

Originally, Cao Zhi relied on his talent in poetry, and it was very likely that he would inherit his father's career. But Cao Zhi is not self-disciplined, once Cao Zhi drank too much, so he asked people to open Sima Gate and ride the royal carriage to gallop. This made Cao Cao, who paid attention to etiquette, known about it, and was furious and ordered the execution of the relevant personnel, although Cao Zhi was not executed, but Cao Pi became the heir.

Later, Cao Zhi not only did not reflect, but was willing to fall and give up on himself. Later, in the battle of Xiangfan, Cao Ren couldn't hold the city and asked Cao Cao for help. Cao Cao arranged for Cao Zhi to lead troops to support, but he didn't expect Cao Zhi to be drunk before leaving, which made Cao Cao very dissatisfied.

Freedom is not freewheeling

Although Cao Pi is not as talented as Cao Zhi, he can work hard to share his father's worries and do his part carefully, so his reputation in the court is getting better and better. Therefore, freedom is not arbitrary, but self-discipline and self-control.

Probably because of Cao Zhi's wife. Cao Zhi's wife is a member of the Cui clan, belongs to a big family, and likes to be extravagant and wasteful. After Cao Zhi married her, he was also influenced by her and began to be luxurious, but Cao Cao advocated simplicity.

was disliked by Cao Cao, and later gave his wife to death to warn him, comparing himself to the possibility of losing an heir.

Cao Zhi's own lack of self-discipline, coupled with the fact that the circle he was in was not very self-disciplined, finally buried Cao Zhi's good future, even though he was talented, he still lost to Cao Pi.

Cao Zhi has a kind of arrogance in the bones of a literati, he is only suitable to be a literati, but not a leader. And Cao Pi is tolerant, resourceful, and a good hand at governing the country, so he is more suitable to inherit Cao Cao's position.

I think a large part of Cao Zhi's defeat to Cao Pi is because of Cao Cao's choice. There is also the fact that the operation of the means is not as powerful as Cao Pi, so it is like this.

Cao Zhi is an indecisive person, and Cao Pi is very decisive in doing things, and he is ruthless, so he is more suitable to be an emperor.

Because Cao Pi has an uncle, he wants to put Cao Pi on the throne, which has a lot to do with his uncle, and his uncle's strength is still very strong, and he has been framing Cao Zhi all the time.

Cao Cao likes Cao Zhi because Cao Zhi has a high level of culture, which is fully reflected in the poems in seven steps, and Cao Pi's ability to inherit the throne has a lot to do with Sima Yi.

Because Cao Pi is more tolerant, and Cao Pi is assisted by Sima Yi. And Cao Zhi is just a talent, and Cao Pi is much stronger than Cao Zhi in politics. Although Cao Cao may prefer Cao Zhi, Cao Cao will inevitably choose someone who can keep the Cao family's foundation.

It's because Cao Zhi only wants to break into the rivers and lakes, he is not interested in Cao Cao's throne, and he has long wanted to get rid of the royal family.

The reason is very simple, Cao Zhi just wants to be a free boy. And Cao Pi just wanted to be a literati and artist. When the throne came, Cao Pi, as his elder brother, had to bear the burden, while Cao Zhi continued to live happily

chose Cao Pi as the heir, because Cao Pi is most like himself, but also because his favorite eldest son has died, and because Cao Pi is very attentive, and Cao Pi's personality is exactly the same as Cao Cao, so he finally attracted Cao Cao.

The heir Cao Cao chose at the beginning was gone, and he felt that Cao Pi was very much like himself, and he saw his own shadow, Cao Pi would attract a lot of nobles, and he would also be courteous, very thoughtful when doing things, and knew how to deal with people.

Because Cao Pi is most like him, he will do whatever he wants, he will not give up until he achieves his goal, he will be courteous, he is very good at enveloping nobles, and it may also be the death of his eldest son, who is most satisfied, causing him to be disheartened.

Because he trusts Cao Pi very much, because Cao Pi's ability is very outstanding, because Cao Pi is a very talented person, because Cao Pi gave him a lot of help, and because Cao Pi's strength has been recognized by him.

He was very optimistic about his eldest son, but his eldest son died very early, and Cao Pi was very much like himself, so he made Cao Pi his heir. This is also a helpless move.