On the Six Dynasties is an argumentative essay written by Cao Tang, a political commentator in the Three Kingdoms period. Selected from The Three Kingdoms Volume 20 Shu Wei 20 Prince Wu, written by Pei Songzhi in the Southern Song Dynasty and quoted by Wei Chunqiu.
Tang, after Zhong Chang served his brother Shu Xing, was the ancestor of Shaodi (ICY). At that time, the son of heaven was very naive. I hope to understand Cao Shuang with this theory, which makes me feel very happy. Children in the Southern Dynasties selected this article into Selected Works, Volume 52.
The Theory of Six Dynasties summarizes the historical experiences and lessons of the Six Dynasties of Xia, Yin, Zhou, Qin, Han and Wei, and holds that the fundamental reason for the "dozens of generations" of Xia, Yin and Zhou lies in the enfeoffment system: "The first king knew that he could not rule alone for a long time, so he ruled with others * * *; Knowing that you can't be impregnable when you are alone, you must keep it with others. "
He even regarded the hegemony between Qi Huan and Jinwen in the Spring and Autumn Period as the hegemony of "* * *"; Are considered to be the performance of "* * *" and "* * *". Cao Tong thought that the enfeoffment system was a wise way that the former king had realized.
Cao Tang (about 207-264) was a political commentator in the Three Kingdoms period. Imperial clan of Cao Wei. Pei Guoqiao County (Bozhou, Anhui). The word Fuhrer. Cao Cao is a cousin (or nephew).
Cao Fang, the ancestor of Wei Shaodi. Cao Tong's father is Cao Cao's half-brother, and Cao Tong's great-grandfather Cao Shuxing is Cao Teng's brother. Have literary talent. Feeling that the Cao Wei regime did not reuse the imperial clan and was in danger of being excluded by foreign names, it wrote On the Six Dynasties.
With regard to the rise and fall of Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han and Wei Dynasties, it is suggested that the imperial clan children should be enfeoffed and given real power in military affairs, so as to restrain ministers with different surnames, strengthen the weak branches and consolidate the rule of Cao Wei.
At that time, Cao Fang, the Wei Emperor, was young, and Cao Tong presented it to Cao Shuang, the ruling general, in November of the fourth year of Wei Zheng, hoping to understand Cao Shuang with this theory. But Cao Shuang failed to adopt it. Cao Guan is the prefect of Hongnong. His theory of six generations still exists in Selected Works.