The poems that mainly express ideals are Du Guan Shan, Duijiu, and Short Song. The first two articles are about political ideals. His vision of peace and prosperity is the politics of virtuous monarch and good minister, which combines Confucianism and law with kindness and prestige. This is undoubtedly of progressive significance under the realistic background of social destruction in the late Han Dynasty. The theme of "Short Song" is to be thirsty for talents. With poems such as "the mountain is not too high, the sea is not too deep, the duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world returns to the heart", he expressed his desire to seek talents and recruit talents to achieve his great cause.
In addition, Cao Cao has many other articles handed down from generation to generation, such as Please Increase Guo Jia's knighthood list, Let the county magistrate know his own story, Repair the Book and the King, Wenxuan Commemorating Qiu's Old Bridge, etc. Simple words, vivid feelings, fluency and frankness.
Extended information Cao Cao (Gengzi in the first month of 155-220), born in Meng De, small print Ayun, Pei Guoqiao (now Bozhou City, Anhui Province), Han nationality, a famous politician, strategist, writer and poet at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the founder of Cao Wei regime, conquered all directions in the name of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and wiped out Er Yuan, Lu Bu and Liu Biao at home.
Cao Cao was the prime minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty before his death, then Wang Wei, and after his death, posthumous title became King Wu. After his son Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he was respectfully called Wei Wudi. Cao Cao read widely and especially loved the art of war. He copied the strategies of various ancient art of war, and Wei Wu's annotation on Sun Tzu was handed down from generation to generation. In 2009, Anyang City, Henan Province announced the discovery of Cao Cao's tomb, which caused a sensation and controversy.
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Baidu encyclopedia-Cao Cao