What is Cao Xueqin's father's name?
Let's talk about Cao Jia first. Cao and Cao (Cao Eryu) and Cao Eryu are both "second generation". Cao Xisheng, including Cao Yin and Cao Quan (Cao Xuan), is a "treasure" generation. Cao Yinsheng has Cao Qing, and it is generally believed that Cao Fu is the fourth son of Cao Quan, so Cao Qing and Cao Fu are uncles and brothers, and both of them are "pages". There is no doubt that Cao Xueqin's father must be one of Cao Qing and Cao Fu. We infer who is Cao Xueqin's father according to the plot of A Dream of Red Mansions. We assume that Jia Baoyu in a Dream of Red Mansions is Cao Xueqin, and the contents are all written according to real history. Fu Rong's Jia is the longest person in Fu Rong and Ningfu. Originally, the Duke of Ning was long, so it stands to reason that Ning is taller than Rong, because it is the longest, so A Dream of Red Mansions is taller than Ningfu. Jia Mu has two sons, the firstborn Jia She and the second Jia Zheng. Jia She is the eldest son, and his position should be higher than that of his younger brother Jia Zheng. However, it is strange that Jia Zheng and his wife and Jia Mu live in the first room. Also, when Fu Rong held a large banquet, Jia Zheng sat on the right side of Jia Mu and Jia She sat on the left. We know that in ancient times, we paid great attention to seniority and could not be vague at all. The right seat shows that Jia Zheng's position is higher than Jia She's, and there is no doubt about it. Is Jia She a lecherous, full of official airs and bad behavior, so she is hated? Obviously, this is not the case. How many ancient bureaucrats were lewd and how many behaved? Besides, Jia Zheng's personality is not much better. Turn the novel into reality. Jia is the prototype of his wife, and Jia Zheng should be the prototype. Although Cao Qing was the eldest son, he died young, leaving a widow, Mrs. Ma. Cao Fu is not Li Furen's own son, but since he has been adopted, he is Cao Cao's master, and his position will certainly not be low. Because Emperor Kangxi asked Xu Li (Li Furen's younger brother) to choose a filial and virtuous stepson for Cao Yin, that is, to remember his deep friendship in Cao Yin, so that Cao Yin's wife and daughter-in-law could be taken care of. Then this can explain why Jia She, the eldest son, has a low position in the novel, which is nothing more than: either Jia She's prototype is Cao Yong (although he is the eldest son, he died young and is only a shadow in the novel); Either Jia She's prototype is Cao Fu's own brother (a son of Cao Quan). Only in this way can we explain why Xie Jia is so humble, otherwise it is really meaningless. In the novel, Jia Baoyu is Jia Zheng's son, but in reality Cao Xueqin's father should be Cao Fu. In other words, Cao Yin is not Cao Xueqin's own grandfather, but his great-uncle. Then why does Jia Jia love Jia Baoyu so much in the novel? He is not his grandson! We know that when Cao Fu adopted Cao Yin, he was married and had children. Although Cao Fu already has a son, he is still young, and Li Furen can regard him as his grandson. This can also explain why Jia Jia doesn't have much affection for her son Jia Zheng, but she cares about her grandson Baoyu. But if Cao Xueqin is regarded as Jia Baoyu's prototype, there will be a serious injury. The novel says that Jia Zheng's daughter is a concubine, but in fact Cao Yin's daughter is a concubine. In this case, it is wrong to talk about seniority. Is there another possibility that Cao Yong is the prototype of Jia Zhu and Cao Fu is the prototype of Jia Baoyu? And Cao Xueqin is the prototype of Jia Gui, the son of Jia Baoyu? This solves the problem of seniority. Only after becoming the prototype of Jia Zheng, this Jia Cai should be the incarnation of Mrs Cao. Anyway, there are always fictional places in the novel, which can be confused in terms of generation and time. No matter what the prototype of the characters in the novel is, it is more likely that Cao Xueqin's father is Cao Fu (some people think that Cao Xueqin's father is Cao Yong, but historical records record that Cao Yong's posthumous son is Cao Tianyou). Why do you say that? Because in the revision of genealogy, adopted sons and stepsons are generally not specifically indicated. Then the historical records we see now may be different from the real history. For example, you can infer from your family tree which branch you are descended from, but this is not necessarily the case. (Note: This article is compiled by myself according to media materials such as the Internet. )