At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao was alive, eunuchs were authoritarian, and after the Yellow turban insurrectionary uprising, the world was even more chaotic. Cao Cao conquered all directions and gradually unified the north. Cao Cao took measures such as expanding land reclamation and building water conservancy projects to stabilize people's livelihood and restore normal production and life. There are different opinions about Cao Cao's life in history, but I agree with Mr. Yi Zhongtian's opinion that Cao Cao is a lovely adulterer! I will evaluate his achievements in life from several aspects.
1: pursue the rule of law politically and suppress the powerful.
In the third year of Xiping, Cao Cao was promoted to Lian Xiao. After he first entered politics, he was appointed as Luoyang North Commandant. As soon as Cao Cao arrived at his post, he announced that it was forbidden to strictly observe the law and discipline, and made more than ten colored sticks to hang around the yamen. "Anyone who violates the ban will be beaten to death with a stick." The emperor's favorite eunuch's uncle Jian Shuo was forbidden to go at night. Cao Cao showed no mercy and executed him with a five-color stick.
As soon as Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou, he took a celebrity to do an operation to shock the local strongmen. After Cao Cao seized Jizhou from Yuan Shao, he also changed Yuan Shao's old habit of indulging in the reuse of local strongmen and big families, immediately "re-annexed the law of strengthening the country" and severely cracked down on illegal things such as land annexation, thus achieving the effect of "making the people happy".
2. Talent selection "meritocracy", Cao Cao issued the "meritocracy Order" three times to select and appoint some talents. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the talent selection needed to adopt the way of "respecting filial piety and saving righteousness", and Cao Cao became famous all over the world and entered the official career because of Xu Shao's comment that he was "an able person to rule the world and a traitor in troubled times". Cao Cao put forward the talent selection mechanism of "appointing people on merit" in order to break the concept of family status and attract people from the cloth class.
3. Pacify the north militarily and economically and open up wasteland.
Cao Cao put down many warlords, such as Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Zhang Xiu, Liu Biao and Ma Chao. It also pacified Wuwan in the north, laying a foundation for peace and stability in the north of China. Cao Cao unified the north, vigorously cultivated land, encouraged planting mulberry, built water conservancy and revitalized the northern economy.
Cultural emphasis on the protection of books and classics.
Cao Cao himself is a famous poet, and his poems include Watching the Sea, Although Calling a Turtle, and Short Songs. , are well-known masterpieces. In addition, he attached great importance to the protection of ancient books and books. After Jian 'an defeated Yuan Shao for five years, he ordered to "collect all his books and treasures".