First of all, let us introduce Cao Hong, Cao Hong, his name is Lian Pei and Qiao Ren.

He is the younger brother of Cao Cao, a famous general in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of Han Dynasty.

Speaking of Cao Hong, the most impressive thing is that he gave up his horse to save Cao Cao. According to historical records, Hongxia gave Taizu a horse, and Taizu resigned. Hong Xiuzhu said: There are no floods or emperors in the world. ?. It can be seen that Cao Hong is loyal to Cao Cao.

Moreover, Cao Hong was also a wise warrior in the war and could be said to be Cao Cao's tiger general. Later, he followed the army to attack the four directions, pacified Yanzhou, conquered Liu Biao, and attacked Zhubei. During the Battle of Guandu, Cao Hong was entrusted by Cao Cao to stay in the battle and directly led his army to repel the attacks of Zhang Ying and Gao Lan.

In the Hanzhong War, Cao Hong and Cao Xiu opposed Liu Bei's attack, broke through the Shu army's formation, killed Wu Lan and Ren Kui, and forced back the armies of Zhang Fei and Ma Chao. You could say he was a veteran with excellent grades. He is very strong.

According to Chen Shou's evaluation of him:

Xiahou married the Cao family. Therefore, Dun, Yuan, Ren, Hong, Xiu, Shang, Zhen, etc. are all close to the old heart, cherish time, and talk about merit. It can be seen that Cao Hong, as a general under Cao Cao, has entered the ranks of close relatives. It can be said that he made a huge contribution to Minister Shenlong.

Second, why did Cao Pi kill Cao Hong? Cao Pi is the son of Cao Cao and the monarch of Wei after Cao Cao.

It can be said that Cao Cao was the leader of Wei after his death, but the conflict between Cao Hong and Cao Pi requires us to understand Cao Pi first.

In fact, Cao Pi himself was very talented. He stood out among many descendants of Cao Cao and can be said to be very outstanding. When he was a prince, he was gentle and gentle, but when he became the emperor, his true nature was exposed. Before Cao Hong was punished, Cao Pi killed Zhang Xiu's son. The reason is that Zhang Xiu once killed his eldest brother Cao Ang. After that, Yu Jin, one of the five outstanding generals, was forced to die because he surrendered to Guan Yu. It can be said that this kind of flaw must be reported in character, which made Cao Pi very harsh on his ministers.

In fact, Cao Hong and Cao Pi have been at odds for a long time. You know, apart from being good at fighting, Cao Hong also has money. We should know that Cao Cao once said to him: My family's wealth is as cheap as a son! What this sentence means is, how can my family have as much money as Cao Hong? We should know that Cao Cao, as the actual ruler of Wei, owned all the treasures in the palace. It can be said that all the wealth in the country belongs to Boss Cao, but he actually said such things to Cao Hong. Cao Hong's wealth is evident.

However, Cao Hong was so wealthy that he was actually a living hero of the Three Kingdoms. In modern parlance, it is a miser. At that time, Cao Pi, who was still the prince, asked him to borrow money, but he refused to do anything, which made Cao Pi very dissatisfied with him. According to historical records: When Emperor Wen was in the East Palace, he asked Hong to borrow a hundred silk threads, but Hong was not satisfied. ? Later emperors asked Cao Hong to borrow something, but he borrowed nothing. This is the nature of a miser.

So Cao Pi decided to attack Cao Hong. Because Cao Hong's disciples made mistakes, Cao Pi sent Cao Hong to prison. The Queen Mother Cao Hong tried to protect Cao Hong and begged the Queen Mother Cao Hong for mercy. However, he was eventually demoted to a commoner and his wealth was taken away by Cao Pi. Later during the reign of Cao Pi, Cao Hong could be said to be depressed and unsuccessful.

Finally, let’s take a look at the underlying reasons why Cao Pi wanted to kill Cao Hong.

In addition to Cao Pi’s character, there are also the following reasons.

First of all, Cao Pi needs to be strong. At that time, Cao Pi had just become emperor and was not good at controlling his troops and ministers. The reason why he chose to kill Zhang Xiu's son Yu Jin, and even his descendant Cao Hong, was to establish his dignity as a monarch.

To put it bluntly, it is to set an example and establish his monarchy. However, he does not rule out the possibility of revenge on Cao Hong himself. After all, Cao Hong had a grudge against him. At the same time,