Emperor Shuang: The counterattack started from the Gaopingling Incident Chapter 350: Live for yourself and inherit the family property despite disputes
Chapter 350: Live for yourself and inherit the family property despite disputes
Bai Lingjun also nodded gently and said: "I am also lucky to have met my husband as my concubine. After all, I was sent by Emperor Wen to monitor Sima Yi before being accepted by him as his concubine. However, in Sima Yi's eyes, I was just a plaything."
,A woman who can be used is not a trustworthy person,
It wasn't until she was snatched away by her husband and brought to the house that I felt that I was alive and could live for myself without being controlled by others."
Sun Luban also said: "I am lucky to meet my husband. If I fall into the hands of others, I don't know what will happen to me. Just like Emperor Wu in the past, he also likes to rob the enemy's wives and concubines, but no matter in front of him
There will be no good end after death, and he will be inherited by Emperor Wen."
After Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, and what he had to deal with was Cao Cao's large number of darling wives and concubines.
After the death of ancient emperors, there were usually several ways to deal with the women who were left behind. The best ones were those who had given birth to sons. These mothers, relying on their sons, could still maintain their well-fed life after the new emperor took office.
What is even more fortunate is that his son is the successor emperor, and he will naturally enjoy endless glory and wealth.
The second method is to guard the tomb. Historically, many concubines who had not given birth to children were sent to guard the tomb of the late emperor. This is undoubtedly very miserable. They fell from being rich and well-dressed to guarding the tomb, and never got ahead.
The third method is to be buried by sacrifice. This method is the most inhumane. These concubines are controlled by the emperor during their lifetime, and their lives will be deprived of them after death, so that they can continue to serve the emperor.
This is actually an emotional sustenance of the ruler, but it is too cruel to sacrifice the life of an innocent woman.
There is another method that is more common among nomads, which is to continue to serve the next king.
In the grassland, women are regarded as men's property, so after the old leader dies, the new leader can inherit the old leader's wives and concubines to keep the property from being dispersed.
Although some people in the Central Plains adopted concubines from previous dynasties, they were generally criticized. As for concubines who adopted their own father, they were even more reviled.
After Cao Cao's death, what would Cao Pi do with his wives and concubines? Contrary to everyone's expectations, these wives and concubines were neither buried nor sent to guard the tomb. Instead, they were all kept by Cao Pi and filled into the harem.
These women were not buried in the tomb because Cao Cao left a will during his lifetime, allowing them to live in Tongque Terrace, but he did not ask Cao Pi to include all these women in the harem.
This made many people look down upon Cao Pi, and even his biological mother called him worse than a pig or a dog.
In the first month of the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led his army back to Luoyang from Hanzhong and passed away on the 23rd of that month. This decree was mainly Cao Cao's arrangements for his funeral before his death.
In June of the 23rd year of Jian'an (218), Cao Cao issued the "Final Order":
"Those who were buried in ancient times must live in barren land. According to regulations, the west plain of Ximen Leopard Temple is the Shouling Mausoleum. Because the height is the foundation, it cannot be sealed or planted.
According to the Rites of Zhou Dynasty, the tomb keeper is in charge of the cemetery. All the princes are in the front on the left and right, and the ministers and officials are in the back. In the Han system, it is also called accompanying the tomb.
His ministers, officials, and generals with meritorious deeds should accompany Shouling. His vast territory is a sign, so he can be compatible with it."
In the first month of the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (220), Cao Cao issued a testamentary "Posthumous Order" before his death:
"I woke up in the middle of the night and felt ill. Tomorrow, I drank porridge and sweated, and took Danggui decoction. I am in the army, and I uphold the law.
As for small anger and big mistakes, they are not effective.
The world is not yet stable, and we have not followed the ancient times. I have a headache, so I have to wear a turban.
After my death, I will keep my great clothes as long as I still have them, and do not leave them behind.
When hundreds of officials come to the palace, they will give their 15th tone (weeping in mourning with ceremony); after the burial, they will take off their uniforms; their generals and soldiers who are stationed in garrison are not allowed to leave the garrison; there are divisions and leaders who are responsible for their duties.
He was buried in his old clothes in the west hill of Ye, close to the Ximen Leopard Temple. There were no gold, jade, or jewels hidden there. My maids, concubines, and servants all worked hard and used the bronze bird stand to treat him kindly.
On the platform hall, a six-foot bed is installed, a tent is placed underneath, and a canopy (food) is placed toward the front. On the first day of the month, on the 15th day, from morning to noon, people often perform music in the tent.
You will always go up to the Bronze Bird Terrace and look at the tomb field of my Western Mausoleum. The remaining incense can be distributed among the ladies, and you will not order sacrifices.
If you have nothing to do in the house, you can learn to make shoes and sell them for money. I keep all the ribbons I received from my official posts in my collection.
The remaining clothes and furs I have can be divided into one collection. If you can’t, you can share them among the brothers.”
If we talk about the "Final Order" in general terms, the "Posthumous Order" is very detailed and is a real will - arranging housing for wives and concubines, how to find employment, explaining how to divide the relics, etc.
Cao Cao is often ridiculed for his love of wives. As the saying goes, "a tiger father has no dog son".
Cao Cao's domineering character is probably a family inheritance, because his son Cao Pi also likes wives like his father.
It is undeniable that Cao Cao was very good at politics and military affairs and was definitely a historical hero, but emotionally, he was a villain.
And what about Cao Pi? He is even more like "the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead". His emotional behavior is even more excessive than that of his father. After his father's death, he kept all his father's concubines, that is, his own little mothers, and also
He took them into his harem and did ridiculous things regardless of ethics. At that time, many ministers tried their best to stop Cao Pi's behavior.
This story is not without historical records. "Shishuo Xinyu" records such a story: "Emperor Wu of Wei died, and Emperor Wen took the servants of Emperor Wu's palace to serve him. When the emperor was ill, Empress Bian went out to see the illness; the Empress Dowager entered the house.
Seeing that she was the one she loved in the past, the Queen Mother asked: "When will the evil come?" She said, "The time has passed when I was lying down." Because she could no longer go forward, she sighed and said: "The dogs and rats will not eat you, so you must die."
Er! "Even if you reach the mountains and mausoleums, you will not come."
The roughly translated meaning of this story about how Cao Cao treated his family after his death is that one time Cao Cao's Queen Bian went to visit Cao Pi and accidentally discovered that the woman serving Cao Pi turned out to be Cao Cao's favorite concubine.
Later, Bian discovered that Cao Bu actually kept all Cao Cao's maids, and the uses they used were disgusting.
In other words, Cao Pi did not dispose of Cao Cao's wives and concubines according to the rules, but kept them to serve him. Bian even cursed Cao Pi: "Dogs and rats won't eat your leftovers, you deserve to be damned!"
This recorded story has become evidence of Cao Pi’s acceptance of Cao Cao’s concubines, but this incident is not as exaggerated as everyone said.
In fact, only Cao Cao's maids could become Cao Pi's bedfellows, not Cao Cao's famous concubines.
Of course, palace maids were the private property of emperors in ancient times. It was indeed unethical for Cao Pi to do such a thing.
So was there anything wrong with Cao Pi? Yes, but it was not as serious as the public said.
All this can only be said that Cao Pi's temperament is too similar to Cao Cao. This kind of idea of a good wife is the characteristic of Cao Cao and Cao Pi. They are like sons and fathers. There is nothing surprising. If it weren't for the etiquette and law in these troubled times,
If it collapses a bit, there may be even more fierce opposition from the courtiers.