Cao Cao was born in a prominent official family. Cao Teng, Cao Cao's grandfather, was a member of the official group in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It is said to be a descendant of Cao Can, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty (this is the statement in the History of the Three Kingdoms, without historical research).
Father Cao Song is Cao Teng's adopted son. At that time, Cao Song's origin was not clear, so Chen Shou called him: "Don't judge his origin." It is also said that Cao Song's original name was Xiahou. And Cao Song officer to Qiu.
A brief introduction to the author of the Ji of Emperor Wudi;
Chen Shou (233-297), the word Chengzuo. A native of Han 'an County, Brazil (now Nanchong, Sichuan). A famous historian of Shu and Han dynasties in the Three Kingdoms and the Western Jin Dynasty. When Chen Shou was young, he was eager to learn. Learn from Qiao Zhou, a scholar in the same county. In office, he is the chief book guard, the secretariat of Dongguan, the official of Guan Ge, and the assistant minister of Huangmen. At that time, eunuch Huang Hao was authoritarian, and his ministers followed suit.
Chen Shou was repeatedly dismissed because he refused to give in to Huang Hao. After Shu fell to Jin, he worked as a writer, magistrate, scholar and prince.