The general Chinese history texts on the Ming Dynasty, including the Mingdai Shi and the Mingshi, briefly mention Cao Qin's failed coup of 1461. Cao Qin's coup and the events leading up to it were covered in Gao Dai's Hong you lu of 1573, Jiao Hong's Guochao Xianzheng lu of 1594-1616, the Huang Ming shi gai of 1632 and the Mingshi jishi benmo of 1658. Li Xian also wrote about Cao Jixiang's career in his "Cao Jixiang zhi bian," featured in the Huang Ming mingchen jingji lu that was edited by Huang Xun in 1551.

Question: How many years have elapsed between Cao Qin's coup and Hong you lu of 1573?
Answer: 112

Question: How many historic texts mention Cao Qin's failed coup of 1461?
Answer: 6

Question: Over how many years were the texts written that mention Cao Qin's failed coup?
Answer: 85

Question: What happened first: Cao Qin's failed coup or Gao Dai's Hong you lu?
Answer: Cao Qin's failed coup

Question: What happened second: Cao Qin's failed coup or Gao Dai's Hong you lu?
Answer: Gao Dai's Hong you lu

Question: What happened first: Jiao Hong's Guochao Xianzheng lu or Huang Ming shi gai?
Answer: Jiao Hong's Guochao Xianzheng lu

Question: What happened second: Jiao Hong's Guochao Xianzheng lu or Huang Ming shi gai?
Answer: Huang Ming shi gai

Question: What history texts describe Cao Quin's failed coup?
Answer: Ming Dynasty

Question: How many texts included information about Cao Qin's failed coup of 1461?
Answer: 5

Question: Which was written first, Gao Dai's Hong you lu or the Huang Ming shi gai?
Answer: Gao Dai's Hong you lu

Question: Which was written last, the Huang Ming shi gai or the Mingshi jishi benmo?
Answer: Mingshi jishi benmo

Question: How many classic Chinese historical texts discuss Cao Qin's coup and the events which preceded it?
Answer: 4

Question: How many years after Cao Qin's failed coup did Gao Dai write about it?
Answer: 112