Bitter_Against_Each_Other_相煎何急

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Cao Zhi was the son of Cao Cao, the first ruler of the State of Wei during the Three Kingdoms Period.
Cao Zhi was quick-witted when he was young, and Cao Cao loved him dearly and intended to name him his successor.
After the father died and the elder brother Cao Pi became the new ruler, he 1)mercilessly2)persecuted his younger brother Cao Zhi, and determined to put him to death.
One day, he summoned Cao Zhi to the court and accused him of committing a capital crime, for which he would be executed. “However, since you are my brother,” Cao Pi said, “as long as you can compose a poem within seven paces, I will spare your life.” Cao Zhi replied, “OK, Your Majesty. Please name a topic.” Cao Pi said, “The topic is ‘Brothers’, however, not once can you use the word ‘brother’ in the
poem.”
Before taking seven paces, Cao Zhi 3)chanted
aloud a poem to the effect, “Pods burned to cook
peas, peas weep in the pot, ‘Grow from same root,
please, why boil us so hot?’”
Hearing this poem, nearly
e v e r y o n e p r e s e n t w a s
moved to tears, and even
“相煎何急”出自《世说新语·文学》，后用以比喻兄
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(初中天地）7the elder brother felt embarrassed.
Thanks to his talent, Cao Zhi escaped death that time.
曹植是三国时期魏国第一位统治者曹操的儿子。

曹植年少时才思敏捷，曹操对其宠爱有加，一度有传位于他的想法。

曹操死后，曹植的兄长曹丕继位，他开始无情地迫害曹植，非要置他于死地。

一天，他把曹植唤到朝堂，斥责其犯下死罪，将被处决。

“不过，看在兄弟的情分上，”曹丕说，“只要你在七步之内作出一首诗，我就饶你不死。

”曹植回答道：“好的，请陛下出题。

”“那就以‘兄弟’为题作诗，”曹丕加了一个条件，“但诗中不能出现‘兄弟’二字。

”
然而七步未到，诗句已然作成，只听曹植高声吟道：“煮豆燃豆萁，豆在釜中泣。

本是同根生，相煎何太急？”
几乎在场的每个人听后都热泪盈眶，曹丕也为自己的所作所为感到羞愧。

凭借自己的文学天赋，曹植逃过了一劫。

参考答案：c h a n t e d a l o u d。