Sima Fang is a stumbling block for Cao Cao. Because Cao Cao had outstanding literary talent when he was young and was favored by his superiors, his superiors wanted to give him a better official position. At this time, Sima Fang came out to interfere, saying that Cao Cao was not from a good background and could not hold such a good official position, so Cao Cao had to find another way.
Sima Fang was the father of Sima Yi and was a prominent figure in the Sima family in Yingchuan in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He also held a certain amount of power in his hands, and Cao Cao was just a 20-year-old boy who was just starting out. Therefore, even if his literary talent is outstanding, Sima Fang will still look down on him because of his low background.
Although Cao Cao is ostensibly the son of Taiwei Cao Song, because he has a eunuch's grandfather, he is considered to be from a poor family, and is often looked down upon by those high-ranking officials! Perhaps for Cao Cao, only by making himself better can he be favored by high-ranking officials and gain a new path to success.
So Cao Cao was a very hard-working person from childhood to adulthood. He had impressive talents in poetry, calligraphy, and music! Moreover, he also likes reading and is very interested in military theory. In the age of martial arts, his martial arts training was very outstanding. As the saying goes: Gold will shine sooner or later! ?In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Taiwei Qiao Xuan fell in love with Cao Cao.
I would say that Taiwei Qiao Xuan was extremely benevolent to Cao Cao. Just because of his high literary talent, he said in front of the world's celebrities that his wife and children in a hundred years would be entrusted to Cao Cao. You must know that Taiwei Qiao Xuan was a well-known figure at that time! Getting a compliment from him is enough to make you stand out, not to mention such a high evaluation, so after Qiao Xuan's praise, Cao Cao became a well-known figure!
When Cao Cao reached the age of 20, Qiao Xuan and some adults recommended that Cao Cao become an official. Moreover, the official position sought for him was also the Kyoto Parent Official! Originally, Cao Cao could take office smoothly, but at this time, Sima Fang interfered, thinking that Cao Cao's background was too low to be an official in Kyoto! Although Sima Fang tried to stop him, he still had to give Qiao Xuan face, so he sent Cao Cao to Luoyang.
Cao Cao later became the King of Wei, which was considered a success. He called Sima Fang again and asked him if he could still serve as the official of Kyoto. Sima Fang said at that time that of course he could! So it can be seen from this that Cao Cao's words to Sima Fang have a sense of settling accounts after the fall, so I think Sima Fang is a stumbling block for Cao Cao. ?