Is “Composed a poem in seven steps while burning beanstalks to cook beans” true?
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The "Shishuo Xinyu·Literature" records that he composed a poem in seven steps; however, the official history "Records of the Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei·Biography of Prince Chen Si" does not contain this poem, which is a product of romanticized storytelling. (Original text: 「煮豆燃豆萁，豆在釜中泣。」——Source: data/raw/sanguo-yanyi/第079回.txt)
Cao Zhi
In official history, he was a literary giant of the Wei state, highly talented but politically frustrated.
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