However, according to Shi Shuo Xin Yu, Cao Cao sent people after hearing that Zhen Shiyin was beautiful after Yecheng was broken. When he came back, the commander of the five senses had already beat him to it. This statement is not credible. At that time, Cao Pi was not a corps commander with correct facial features. So there is no such thing as taking away.
It is speculated that Yuan Shao had been operating in four states of Hebei for many years. Even after the military defeat, Yuan's power remained strong. In order to be nice to Yuan Shikai's old friend, he arranged this political marriage, saying that Yuan Shao was defeated by me, but I never pursued it before. I, Cao Cao, am now respectful to Yuan Shao's daughter-in-law. His daughter-in-law is my daughter-in-law. As his subordinates, you and I will not treat others with special respect.
The purpose of Cao Cao's doing this is to calm people's hearts as soon as possible and let him continue to go south to pacify the south. At that time, Cao Picai 17 years old, and Zhen Shiyin was four years older than him. Of course, when he was ordered to get married, he wouldn't complain about it. After they got married, Zhen Shiyin gave birth to his eldest son, Cao Cao, the future Wei Mingdi.
After Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi usurped the throne of the Han Dynasty, and Zhen Shiyin was granted death the following year. Zhen Shi died at the age of 39. Because of her strange death, it has always caused quite a controversy. Biaoshi thinks that Cao Pi married her unintentionally, even under pressure, and she didn't want to do so, so after Cao Cao's death, after dealing with a series of things, she vented her anger on killing her.
Another possibility is to expel Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and kill her to pave the way for his future son Wei Mingdi. After all, xelloss died every two years. At this time, Cao Pi should have known his health and made up his mind to establish Cao Cao.
Another possibility is to kill Zhen Shi, that is, his eldest son Cao Cao is not his own, but Yuan's posthumous son, who attacked Yecheng in Cao Cao. At that time, in order to appease Yuan Shao's forces in time, he hurriedly arranged for Xelloss to marry Zhen Shi, and soon gave birth to Cao Cao. According to the records of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao was born in the ninth year of Jian 'an, and Cao Cao attacked Yecheng in August of the ninth year of Jian 'an. That is to say, Zhen Shiyin married xelloss and gave birth to a son in three or four months.
Although Cao Pi had other children, Cao Cao was old at that time, so Cao Pi chose him as his successor. The circumstantial evidence is that Cao Zhen and Cao Shuang are also stepsons adopted by the royal family. It can be seen that Cao Shi does not attach importance to bloodline.