Heroes are ambitious and have good plans.
When Cao Cao was a teenager, he was described as willful, chivalrous, bohemian, unscrupulous and unprofessional. The Three Kingdoms said: "Mao Shao is alert and has the right to count, but he is extravagant and does not cure industry, so the world is not surprised." According to this common sense, it is reasonable for a stubborn teenager like Cao Cao to make great achievements in literature when he grows up, because he does not do his job properly and cultivate himself. Similarly, according to common sense, Liu Bei, a high flyers who studied under the great university in Lu Zhi, should have a relatively high attainments in literature. His teacher, Lu Zhi, was praised by Cao Cao as a masterpiece and studied as a Confucian. He is a veritable contemporary scholar. Anyway, Liu Bei should inherit and leave some chapters in literature.
Singing to wine, life geometry-short song.
On the contrary, surprisingly, Cao Cao, who was stubborn and abusive, left more excellent poems and became the main leader and pioneer of Jian 'an literature. His short songs Hao, Guan Hai and Gui Although Shou are all masterpieces through the ages. "The old horse lurks, aiming at a thousand miles" and "The Duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world returns to his heart." The orthodox Liu Bei, however, has few works in literature and has no contribution to literature.
Why is this?
There are several reasons worth exploring.
The first reason is people's misunderstanding of history and the misunderstanding of reading by Cao Cao and Liu Bei when they were young. Although Cao Cao didn't have Xiu De when he was young, it was before he was fifteen. Moreover, in the history books, "Mao read extensively, especially good at the art of war, copied all kinds of art of war, called it" A Collection of Great Achievements ",and noted 13 articles by Sun Wu, all of which were handed down from generation to generation." (Sun Sheng, Similarities and Differences) Do you feel the power of learning hegemony? Obviously, Cao Cao read a lot of books in the Qin and Han Dynasties and loved to take notes. As for Liu Bei, the ancient legend once said that "reading is not very enjoyable, and I like dogs and horses, and I like beautiful clothes." It seems reasonable that Liu Bei lacks literature.
The second reason is the struggle between Confucian classics and anti-Confucian classics. Cao Cao and Cao Zhi are representatives of anti-tradition. Because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, literature could only be a vassal of Confucian classics, which hindered the development of literature. Lu Zhi, Liu Bei's teacher, is a representative of Confucian classics. Cao Cao's works reflect life and express feelings, turning literature into a living carrier with words and feelings, and turning literature into real literature. Lu Zhi, Liu Bei's teacher, is a master of Confucian classics, not to mention Liu Bei's contribution to the development of literature.
Liu Bei's wandering military career
The third reason is family and background. Cao Cao's father, grandfather, and official to Qiu are already three of the three public offices, and the official position is not too big. When Cao Cao was twenty years old, he was already a captain in the north of Luoyang. It can be seen that it is natural to have a well-off and stable family and receive a good education. Liu Bei, however, faced a declining family when he was a teenager. His father was an official in a county, but by Liu Bei's time, his family had been reduced to selling straw sandals and weaving reed mats with his mother for a living. Such a family, it is difficult to learn knowledge with a calm mind, let alone let Liu Bei write articles quietly.
The fourth reason is political and military career. Wei and Mazhuang, where Cao Cao is located, have strong military strength and are located in the northern Central Plains. Moreover, Cao Cao is a politician who governs the world and implements the policy of reclaiming farmland and building water conservancy projects. The northern part is relatively rich, which makes Cao Cao always in an advantageous position in military and political affairs, so he has the opportunity, mood and time to study literature and create poems during the campaign. While Liu Bei was competing with others, he was placed under the fence. Sun Zan, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao wandered around, always under the threat and blow of Cao Wei and Sun Wu. The acquisition of Shu was also shot down one city and one pool. In this state of the army fleeing and attacking, it is even more impossible to have time to write poems.
Therefore, Cao Cao was able to lead Jian 'an literature, leaving a masterpiece reflecting superb poetic attainments and enjoying a high reputation in the literary world, while the orthodox Liu Bei did not leave his own chapter in literature.