What does the seven steps refer to in the seven step poem? Urgent!

The allusion to the poem written within seven steps is roughly: this is Cao Pi threatening Cao Zhi, saying that if he released him with a poem last night within seven steps, he would kill him.

It means that the poem is made in seven steps.

Cao Pi was jealous of Cao Zhi's talent and asked him to compose a poem in seven steps.

Cao Zhi took seven steps and made a poem.

It means to walk seven steps.

"Seven Steps Poem" is a famous poem by Cao Zhi, a famous literati of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. This poem uses the same root and beans as a metaphor for the brothers who share the same father and mother, and uses the fried beans to metaphorize the elder brother who is the flesh and blood of the same brother to mutilate the younger brother, vividly and in simple terms reflects the cruel struggle within the feudal ruling group and the poet's own difficult situation, depressed and angry feelings.

Original text of "Seven Steps Poem".

Boiled beans are held as a soup and soy juice.

The beans are burning under the kettle, and the beans are crying in the kettle.

It is born from the same root, so why not be in a hurry to fry each other.

A seven-step poem is a poem made within seven steps of a person. It was Cao Pi who was embarrassed, and Cao Zhi asked him to make a poem within seven steps. Otherwise, Cao Zhi will fall to the ground.

Make a poem in seven steps, hehe.

Seven Steps Poems" is a famous poem by Cao Zhi, a famous literati of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. This poem uses the same root and beans as a metaphor for the brothers who share the same father and mother, and uses the fried beans to metaphorize the elder brother who is the flesh and blood of the same brother to mutilate the younger brother, vividly and in simple terms reflects the cruel struggle within the feudal ruling group and the poet's own difficult situation, depressed and angry feelings.

Original text of "Seven Steps Poem".

Boiled beans are held as a soup and soy juice.

The beans are burning under the kettle, and the beans are crying in the Buzhou yard.

This is born from the same root, why is it too anxious to fry each other?

Abbreviation of "Seven Steps Poem".

Boiled beans burn beans, and beans cry in the kettle.

It is born from the same root, so why not be in a hurry to fry each other.

Translation] Version 1 (Cao Zhi's original version): The beans are boiling in the pot in order to filter out the residue of the bean cultivation dough and leave the bean juice to make a paste. The beanstalk burns under the pot and the beans cry in the pot.

It said, "We were born of the same root, and how can you afflict me so urgently?"

Version 2 (later abbreviated version): When boiling beans, the beans are used as fuel, and the beans cry in the pot. We are brothers, so why are you so eager to harm me?

This poem uses the same root and beans as a metaphor for the brothers who share the same father, and uses the fried beans to metaphorize the elder brother who is the flesh and blood of the same brother and the younger brother, showing the author's dissatisfaction and disgust with the coercion of brothers and cannibalism. ）

To make a poem in seven steps, Cao Zhi once made one.