Chapter 24 Section 10 Cao Cao's Tutor

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao devoted his whole life to the unification of the Central Plains, conquests from east to west, and took care of all kinds of opportunities. However, he still paid great attention to the education of his sons while he was working hard on the pommel horse. Cao Cao had many sons. Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, Cao Xiong, etc. all became marquises successively after they grew up, served in politics and the army, and assisted Cao Cao.The youngest son, Cao Chong, was also quite intelligent. According to legend, there is a story about Cao Chong being called an elephant, but unfortunately he died young.The rest of the sons, such as Cao Ang, died in Wancheng because they fought with their father.Cao Pi inherited his father's will, abolished Han and established Wei, and his literary and military strategies were not inferior to his father.Cao Zhi is quite talented and famous, and he is one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an", especially in poetry and Fu.Cao Zhang is a martial artist, proficient in martial arts, and he is sure to conquer a city in a siege. He is invincible, and he is very popular with Cao Cao.

As a generation of promising politicians, military strategists and writers, Cao Cao took great pains to educate his sons.Under his shogunate, civil servants and military generals gathered together, such as counselors Guo Jia, Cheng Yu (yuyu), Xun You, Kong Rong, Jia Xu, Yang Xiu, Zhong Yao (yao Yao), Chen Lin, Sima Yi, etc. The generals included Cao Ren , Xia Houdun, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Li Dian, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang Yun (hehe) and so on, they are not only the important ministers who obey Cao Cao, but also the good teachers Cao Cao used to educate his sons.The growth of his sons, whether civil or military, mostly benefited from their education.

Cao Zhang is the second son, whose style name is Ziwen. He is good at riding and archery.Cao Cao knew that military matters were extremely dangerous, and he was quite worried about Cao Zhang's martial and reckless character.One day, he taught his son: "You don't study, but you are good at bowing horses. This is the courage of a man. How valuable is it?" He asked Cao Zhang to study hard and become a Confucian scholar.However, Cao Zhang said: "A real man should learn from Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, make great achievements in the battlefield, drive hundreds of thousands of people, and rule the world. How can he be a doctor?" What should I do to be a general?" Zhang replied: "Put on strong and strong, ignore difficulties, lead by example, rewards must be done, and punishments must be believed." Hearing his son's words, Cao Cao felt deeply that he has the ambition to be a general here, and laughed happily .After that, Cao Cao personally taught his son the art of military strategy, and invited generals to teach him martial arts.In the twenty-three years of Jian'an, Wuhuan rebelled against Daijun, and Cao Cao ordered Cao Zhang to lead 50,000 troops to challenge him in order to test his combat ability.Before leaving, he commanded: "Father and son at home, and ruler and minister when dealing with affairs. The law is not favoritism, and you should take a deep warning." Because Cao Zhang was proficient in the art of war and martial arts under his father's careful education, after arriving in Daibei, Taking the lead, commanding well, the momentum is like a broken bamboo, and the north is quickly pacified, and the squadron triumphs.Cao Cao often said to his sons: "Being a son should be like Sun Zhongmou. How about you and Sun Zhongmou?" He often encouraged his sons to work hard by unifying China and pacifying the great cause of Soochow and Shuhan.

Cao Zhi was deeply influenced by Cao Cao since he was a child, and loved literature, so Cao Cao invited Yang Xiu, Chen Lin, Zhong Yao, Wang Lang and other civil servants to be Cao Zhi's teachers, not only teaching him literature knowledge, but also teaching him the ability to govern the country and the world.Yang Xiu is broad-minded, heroic, and talented. He is known as: "The dragon and the snake walk in the pen, and the beauty in the chest is beautiful. He talks to surprise everyone, and he wins the best." Cao Zhi loves the talents of Xiu, and often invites Xiu to talk about learning and the way of governing the country, all night long endlessly.Under the guidance of Yang Xiu and others, Cao Zhi's talent was outstanding among the brothers, and he was deeply loved by Cao Cao, so that he intended to make Zhi his son.In order to assess Cao Zhi's real talent and learning, Cao Cao often took political affairs as the test question. Under the guidance of Yang Xiu and others, Cao Zhi learned extensively about military and state affairs, and he often answered fluently, eloquently, and shocked everyone."Tongque Terrace Fu" written by Cao Zhi is the urgent work of Cao Cao's proposition, and it has been widely spread.

In order to prevent his sons from fighting each other for the throne, Cao Cao summoned Cao Hong, Chen Qun, Jia Xu, Sima Yi and others to entrust the family affairs before his death.He said: "Gu has ruled the world for more than 30 years. All the heroes have been wiped out. There are only Sun Quan in the east of the Yangtze River and Liu Bei in the West Shu. They have not been wiped out. Gu is critically ill now, and he can no longer talk to Qing and others. He is entrusted with family affairs. The eldest son of the orphan, Cao Ang, Liu was born, but unfortunately died in Wancheng in his early years. Today, Bian has four sons: Pi, Zhang, Zhi, and Xiong. The third son Zhi, whom Gu loved all his life, was vain, less honest, addicted to alcohol and indulgence, so he could not stand. The second son, Cao Zhang, is courageous but not resourceful; the fourth son, Cao Xiong, is sick and difficult to protect. But the eldest son, Cao Pi, is honest and respectful, and can continue my career. Qing and others should assist him.” Even when he died, he still did not forget to ask the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to educate and assist him sons.