Why did Cao Pi die young at the age of 40 in history?

For thousands of years, the average life expectancy of ancient emperors was less than forty years. Among them, many emperors died young, and Cao Pi died young, which had a lot to do with the political environment at that time.

1. Wei Wendi Cao Pi's storage dispute.

In 220 AD, Cao Pi, who was 33 years old when Cao Cao died, wished to become Wang Wei. Cao Pi was more ambitious than his father, Cao Cao, and soon succeeded in forcing the Han Emperor Liu Xie to abdicate.

Cao Cao had two sons, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, who both died young because of war or disease. Both Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are good at poetry and prose, but their literary talents are different. Cao Shi and his son were called together at that time? Sancao? As the second son, Cao Zhi's literary talent and military talent are remarkable.

When Cao Cao becomes Wei, one of your sons will be chosen as his successor. He comes from a noble family, and his brothers contend with each other. This is fate and situation. Cao Pi's younger brother, Cao Zhi, is witty, and his ambition is common in poems, which greatly pleases Cao Cao. Cao Fu's counselors Yang Xiu and Rockett recommended Cao Zhi as the best successor.

Both have their own strengths. Although Cao Pi, the eldest brother, is inferior to Cao Zhi in literary talent, he is superior to Cao Zhi in political struggle. He not only secretly developed his power, but also actively wooed the bureaucrats in the DPRK. He also sent spies to spy on his brother Cao Zhi's activities and bought off many people in Cao Zhifu. Everything Cao Zhi has done is in his heart.

Cao Pi's important counselor is Jia Xu, and Cao Zhi's counselor is Yang Xiu. In Cao Cao's mind, Cao Pi's position is not as high as Cao Zhigao's. At this time, Jia Xu, the counselor, advised Cao Pi to avoid impetuousness and sit tight. Therefore, Cao Pi is becoming more and more generous and kind to the people around him, and dealing with the military is also diligent and conscientious. Cao Cao's impression of Cao Pi gradually changed.

On the occasion of Cao Cao's departure, Cao Zhi praised his father's achievements with an extremely gorgeous essay. Cao Cao was overjoyed and praised Cao Zhi. This battle lost xelloss's chance. At this time, Wu Zhi, the counselor, suggested that Cao Pi show his tears and remorse. Cao Cao roared off, but Cao Pi said nothing, and his grief was unbearable. He cried and prayed for the success, victory and peace of his father and all the soldiers in the first battle. Cao Cao and the people around him were deeply moved.

In this way, Cao Cao and his left and right sides prefer Cao Pi, who is generous and sincere in body and mind, to Cao Zhi, who is eloquent and flashy. In Cao Zhi? Simamen incident? After completely angering Cao Cao, Cao Cao finally decided that Cao Pi was the prince.

2. Cao Pi's imperial career.

Cao Pi, who usurped the Han Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor, was even more ambitious and wanted to achieve something great. He has both the sincerity to realize his long-cherished wish and the ambition to strengthen the country and raise troops. Cao Pi obeyed his father's will and strongly advocated conquering and unifying the world. He fought Wu Dong twice, but all kinds of factors failed.

Time flies, Coss, Xia Houdun and a number of former right-hand men of the headquarters have passed away one after another, but Cao Pi's men are outnumbered and the available people are limited. Under such worrying circumstances, Cao Pi was exhausted and his health went from bad to worse.

Cao Pi once met a sage fortune teller to tell his fortune. The fortune teller bluntly said that Cao Pi was too expensive to say anything, and Cao Pi cared more about how long he lived. The fortune teller said that his life span is 80 years old, but when he is 40 years old, there will be disasters and the foundation will be maintained. Later, as expected, Cao Pi died of a serious illness.

When he became emperor, all major military affairs had to be handled by Cao Pi himself. Under the torture of various wars, Cao Pi broke down from constant overwork. During the previous attack on Wu, I unfortunately caught a cold and could not be cured for a long time. As it happens, the kings of past dynasties were short-lived. After he ascended the throne, Cao Pi took many concubines raised by his father Cao Cao as his own in Tongquetai.

In order to satisfy his selfish desires, he expanded his harem, snared beautiful women everywhere, and spoiled him if he had nothing to do, and his health was getting worse every day. Finally, Cao Pi died of illness in Luoyang. The early death of Wei Wendi Cao Pi also became the beginning of the instability of Cao Wei's regime.