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Cao Rui曹叡

Wei (Cao)History × Fiction

Son of Cao Pi, succeeded as Emperor of Wei, fell for a disinformation scheme and demoted Sima Yi.

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RELATION RECORDS
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Cao Rui, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms

Son of Cao Pi, enfeoffed as Marquis of Wude, later made Prince of Pingyuan.

In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms · Researches into Lost Records · In Search of the Supernatural

Son of Cao Pi, succeeded as Emperor of Wei, fell for a disinformation scheme and demoted Sima Yi. ; Emperor of Wei, rewarded officials. ; Emperor of Wei, appointed Cao Zhen as Grand Commander.

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  1. 13 profile notes
    20 relations36 verified quotations
    • Zhuge LianghostileCao Rui
    • Cao Pifather-sonCao Rui
    • Cao Pienfeoff kingCao Rui
    • Cao Ruiposthumous titleCao Pi
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    1. 曹丕已死,孺子曹叡即位,馀皆不足虑

      hostile · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 91

    2. 丕先纳夫人甄氏

      father-son · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 91

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  2. 28 profile notes
    34 relations39 verified quotations
    • Cao Caograndparent-grandchildCao Rui
    • Cao RuihostileSun Quan
    • Cao RuihostileZhuge Liang
    • Zhuge LianghostileCao Rui
    Verified original text · 39
    1. 封王子叡为武德侯

      confer title · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·文帝纪

    2. 生而太祖爱之

      grandparent-grandchild · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·明帝纪

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  3. Literature / legend

    Researches into Lost Records

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History vs. fiction

In official history, Emperor Ming of Wei was resolute, shrewd, and kept his ministers in check, but in the novel he appears mediocre.

  • According to Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Annals of Emperor Ming, Cao Rui personally stationed at Hefei and Chang'an on several occasions, successfully repelling attacks by Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan.

  • The 'Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Chronicle of Emperor Ming' records that in his later years he built palaces at great cost to the people's labor, and on his deathbed mistakenly entrusted the young lord to Sima Yi and Cao Shuang. (Original text: 「明帝盛修宫室,百姓劳瘁。基上疏曰:“臣闻古人以水喻民,曰‘水所以载舟,亦所以覆舟’。」——Source: data/raw/sanguozhi/魏书·徐胡二王传.txt)

Relationship network

36 figures · 192 links
Cao RuiCao RuiCao CaoCao CaoSun QuanSun QuanZhuge LiangZhuge LiangCao PiCao PiSima YiSima YiEmperor Xian of HanEmperor Xian of HanXiahou DunXiahou DunCao RenCao RenCao ShuangCao ShuangZhang HeZhang HeGongsun YuanCao XiuCao ZhenGuanqiu JianCao ZhiZhong YaoMeng DaHua XinWang LangCao FangCheng YuChen QunMan ChongTian YuWang ChangZhang JiXin PiKebinengLady ZhenYang FuWang SuChen JiaoSun LiWei ZhenZhao Yan
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Sources: Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·乌丸鲜卑东夷传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 91; Researches into Lost Records, 卷七; In Search of the Supernatural, ch. 6; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·刘司马梁张温贾传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 93; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·后妃传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 94

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