“Your imperial majesty had already killed the mother, and I do not have the heart to kill the son as well.”
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Cao Rui, courtesy name Yuanzhong, was the second emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. His parentage is in dispute: his mother, Lady Zhen, was Yuan Xi's wife, but she later remarried Cao Pi, the first ruler of Wei. Based on conflicting accounts of his age, Pei Songzhi calculated that, in order to be Cao Pi's son, Cao Rui could not have been 36 when he died as recorded,…
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politics · Emperor of Cao Wei from 226 to 239 · monarch · also Cao Rui, Tso Yui, Cho Yui, Yuanzhong, Ming Di, Rui
Born 1 January 0205 · Died 22 January 0239 · Q378470
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“Your imperial majesty had already killed the mother, and I do not have the heart to kill the son as well.”
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Died 0239-01-22.
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Career landmark: Emperor of China (0226–0239).
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Born 0205-01-01.
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