CAD Chong

CAD Chong (196 - 208), or Ts' ao Ch' ung (zh-Hant 曹沖, Pinyin: Cáo Chōng) is one of wire of CAD CAD, founder of the Royaume of Wei at the time of the period of the Three Kingdoms of China. It had for social Prénom Cāngshū (zh-Hant 倉舒) and his/her mother was the Huan concubine.

Biography

CAD Chong was the favorite of his/her father because of his precocity. Annals (Chronic of the Three Kingdoms) claim indeed that this one would have had the intelligence of an adult as of his cinq-six years.

Once, Sun Quan, the leader of the Kingdom of Wu, offered in tribute to CAD CAD a particularly large elephant, and this one was curious to know its weight and required of those which surrounded it a means of determining it. Nobody could answer him, with share CAD Chong which proposed the following system to him: to mark on the hull of a boat the level of water, to make assemble the elephant and to mark the level again there. It would then be enough to carry stones in the boat until it reaches the level reached by the elephant, to weigh each stone separately and to make the total.

It is also mentioned another anecdote: one day, the saddle of CAD CAD, was nibbled by rats and the guard of the cattle shed feared to be made carry out for negligence, the military laws of the time being particularly strict. CAD Chong would have said to him: “Wait three days, then all will return to the normal. ” It would then have taken its knife and perforated its clothing with imitating bites of rats. It went to see his father, the very panicked air, and CAD CAD required of him what it inquiétait.
“One tells that when the rats nibble clothing of somebody, that attracts the bad luck on him. See, my clothing were corroded and I am inquiet.
- They are there nonsenses, nothing will not arrive to you. ”
Cao Chong then made enter the guard of the stable to pay what arrived at the saddle. CAD CAD, while laughing, known as: “Clothing of my son who was right at side was corroded, whereas to say saddle! ”. He did not question further the guard who was forgiven.

On the occasion, CAD Chong checked the cases of criminal cases to control the injustices. According to the Livre of Wei , with each time CAD Chong saw an defendant, he studied his case with much care, tried to obtain his forgiveness if it seemed to him that an injustice was made, and brought back regularly his business at CAD CAD.

CAD CAD had often mentioned its intention to make of him its successor. Unfortunately he dies at the 13 years age. CAD CAD would then have said to CAD pi which comforted it: “It is a great misfortune for me, but it is also a great chance for you” (zh-Hant “此我之不幸, 而汝曹之大幸也”). CAD CAD, which up to that point had never regretted having made carry out the doctor Hua Tuo would have also said: “That I regret having killed Hua Tuo, I condemned my son to death! ”

Posthumous honors

Shortly after its death, CAD Chong is married in a posthumous way to a girl deceased of the family Zhen and both were buried units. He then receives the posthumous title of commander of the cavalry (zh-Hant 騎都尉, qí dōu wèi ). He is of habit at the time at the time of significant events (regime change, crowning of a new emperor, etc) to offer promotions, titles of nobility, or new names with family members reigning on a purely posthumous basis.

In 217, CAD Chong receives the title of marquis de Deng (zh-Hant 鄧侯).
In 221, it receives the title of marquis regrété of Deng (zh-Hant 鄧哀侯, Dèng āi hóu ).
In 222, it is named duke champion (zh-Hant 冠軍公, guànjūn gōng )
In 223, it is named duke of Jishi (zh-Hant 己氏公, Jíshì gōng )
In 231, it is named prince regrété of Deng (zh-Hant 鄧哀王, Dèng āi wáng )
In 237, it is retrogressed with the rank of marquis de Douxiang (zh-Hant 都鄉侯, Dōuxiāng hóu ).
In 239, its title of duke of Jishi is restored.
In 246, its title is modified as a duke of Pingyang (zh-Hant 平陽公, Píngyáng gōng ).

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