Cao Wei · Prince of Dongping
Cao Hui
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Cao Hui, a Cao Wei prince and son of Cao Cao, was known for having his fief reduced after his subordinates beat a county official in 234.
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Where the books name Cao Hui
History · vol. 20Records of the Three Kingdoms
武皇帝二十五男:卞皇后生文皇帝、任城威王彰、陳思王植、蕭懷王熊;…
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武皇帝二十五男:卞皇后生文皇帝、任城威王彰、陳思王植、蕭懷王熊;劉夫人生豐愍王昂、相殤王鑠;環夫人生鄧哀王衝、彭城王據、燕王宇;杜夫人生沛穆王林、中山恭王衮;秦夫人生濟陽懷王玹、陳留恭王峻;尹夫人生范陽閔王矩;王昭儀生趙王幹;孫姬生臨邑殤公子上、楚王彪、剛殤公子勤;李姬生谷城殤公子乘、郿戴公子整、靈殤公子京;周姬生樊安公均;劉姬生廣宗殤公子棘;宋姬生東平靈王徽;趙姬生樂陵王茂。
History · vol. 20Records of the Three Kingdoms
東平靈王徽,奉叔公朗陵哀侯玉後。建安二十二年,封歴城侯。黃初二年,進爵爲公。…
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東平靈王徽,奉叔公朗陵哀侯玉後。建安二十二年,封歴城侯。黃初二年,進爵爲公。三年,爲廬江王。四年,徙封壽張王。五年,改封壽張縣。太和六年,改封東平。靑龍二年,徽使官屬撾壽張縣吏,爲有司所奏。詔削縣一,戸五百。其年復所削縣。正始三年薨。子翕嗣。景初、正元、景元中,累增邑,幷前三千四百戸。〈臣松之案:翕入晉,封廩丘公。魏宗室之中,名次鄄城公。至泰始二年,翕遣世子琨奉表來朝。詔曰:「翕秉德履道,魏宗之良。今琨遠至,其假世子印綬,加騎都尉,賜服一具,錢十萬,隨才敍用。」翕撰解寒食散方,與皇甫謐所撰幷行於世。〉
History · vol. 25Records of the Three Kingdoms
建安十八年,太祖召爲丞相軍議掾,後爲歷城侯徽文學,轉爲相。徽遭太祖喪,不哀,反游獵馳騁;…
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建安十八年,太祖召爲丞相軍議掾,後爲歷城侯徽文學,轉爲相。徽遭太祖喪,不哀,反游獵馳騁;隆以義正諫,甚得輔導之節。黃初中,爲堂陽長,以選爲平原王傅。王即尊位,是爲明帝。以隆爲給事中、博士、駙馬都尉。帝初踐阼,羣臣或以爲宜響會,隆曰:「唐、虞有遏密之哀,高宗有不言之思,是以至德雍熈,光于四海。」以爲不宜爲會,帝敬納之。遷陳留太守。犢民酉牧,年七十餘,有至行,舉爲計曹掾;帝嘉之,特除郎中以顯焉。徵隆爲散騎常侍,賜爵關內侯。〈《魏略》曰:太史上漢歷不及天時,因更推步弦望朔晦,爲太和歷。帝以隆學問優深,於天文又精,乃詔使隆與尚書郎楊偉、太史待詔駱祿參共推校。偉、祿是太史,隆故據舊歷更相劾奏,紛紜數歲,偉稱祿得日蝕而月晦不盡,隆不得日蝕而月晦盡,詔從太史。隆所爭雖不得,而遠近猶知其精微也。〉
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Cao Hui was the Prince Ling of Dongping, a member of the Cao Wei imperial clan and a son of Cao Cao. He is mentioned in juan 20 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance does not feature him.
Deeds
In the twenty-second year of Jian’an, Cao Hui was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Licheng. In the second year of Huangchu, he was promoted to duke; in the third year, he was made Prince of Lujiang; in the fourth year, he was transferred to the title of Prince of Shouzhang; in the fifth year, his fief was changed to Shouzhang County; and in the sixth year of Taihe, his title was changed to Prince of Dongping. (As recorded in the histories)
In the second year of Qinglong, Cao Hui had his officers and attendants beat Shouzhang County officials. The authorities reported this, and an edict stripped him of one county from his fief and five hundred households of his food stipend. That same year, the county taken from his fief was restored to him. (As recorded in the histories)
Cao Hui once held the title of Marquis of Licheng, with Gaotang Long serving as his literary attendant. When Cao Cao died, Cao Hui showed no grief; instead, he went riding and hunting. Gaotang Long admonished him, appealing to reason and principle. (As recorded in the histories)
Cao Hui died in the third year of Zhengshi, and his son Cao Xi succeeded him. (As recorded in the histories)
Relationships
- Father: Cao Cao
- Mother: Consort Song
- Son: Cao Xi
- Member of the Cao Wei imperial clan
- Gaotang Long served as his literary attendant and admonished him
- Family
- Teacher & student

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