Cao Rui

曹叡
Courtesy name: Yuanzhong (元仲)
Born
205
Died
239
Ancestral home
Qiao County, Pei (Bozhou, Anhui)
Book mentions
72
Roles:
emperor
Factions:
Cao Wei (primary)
Appears in 14 chapters:
  • Chapter 91 — Sacrificing At River Lu, The Prime Minister Marches Homeward; Attacking Wei, The Lord Of Wuxiang Presents A Memorial.
    Cao Rui; succeeds Cao Pi at the start of his reign. Era Taihe; era-changes ahead. The Wei emperor against whom Zhuge Liang's expeditions will be aimed.
  • Chapter 92 — Zhao Zilong Slays Five Generals; Zhuge Liang Takes Three Cities.
    Cao Rui; in the Wei court; receives despatches of the western disasters.
  • Chapter 93 — Jiang Wei Goes Over To Zhuge Liang; Zhuge Liang Reviles Wang Lang.
    Cao Rui; in the Wei court.
  • Chapter 94 — Zhuge Liang Defeats The Qiangs In A Snowstorm; Sima Yi Captures Meng Da By A Rapid March.
    Cao Rui; recalls Sima Yi to command; receives him in audience. The decision that changes the war.
  • Chapter 95 — Ma Su's Disobedience Causes The Loss Of Jieting; Zhuge Liang's Lute Repulses The Army Of Sima Yi.
    Cao Rui; in the Wei court.
  • Chapter 96 — Shedding Tears, Zhuge Liang Puts Ma Su To Death; Cutting Hair, Zhou Fang Beguiles Cao Xiu.
    Cao Rui; in the Wei court.
  • Chapter 97 — Sending A Second Memorial, Zhuge Liang Renews The Attack On Wei; Forging A Letter, Jiang Wei Defeats The Northern Army.
    Cao Rui; in the Wei court.
  • Chapter 98 — Pursuing The Shu Army, Wang Shuang Meets His Death; Raiding Chencang, Zhuge Liang Scores A Victory.
    Cao Rui; in the Wei court.
  • Chapter 99 — Zhuge Liang Defeats The Wei Army; Sima Yi Invades The West River Land.
    Cao Rui; in the Wei court.
  • Chapter 101 — Going Out From Longshang, Zhuge Liang Dresses As A God; Dashing Toward Saber Pass, Zhang He Falls Into A Snare.
    Cao Rui; in the Wei court.
  • Chapter 102 — Sima Yi Occupies The Banks Of River Wei; Zhuge Liang Constructs Mechanical Bullocks And Horses.
    Cao Rui; in the Wei court; sanctions Sima Yi's defensive strategy.
  • Chapter 103 — In Gourd Valley, Sima Yi Is Trapped; In Wuzhang Hills, Zhuge Liang Invokes The Stars.
    Cao Rui; in the Wei court.
  • Chapter 105 — The Lord of Wuxiang Leaves A Plan In The Silken Bag; The Ruler of Wei Removes The Bronze Statue With The Dew Bowl.
    Cao Rui; in the Wei court; dies at the end of the chapter. Aged 36. Names Cao Fang as heir with Cao Shuang and Sima Yi as co-regents - the arrangement that produces the High Plains Tomb coup six years later.
  • Chapter 106 — Suffering Defeat, Gongsun Yuan Meets His Death; Pretending Illness, Sima Yi Deceives Cao Shuang.
    Cao Rui; named in passing - already dead; the recap of the regency arrangement.