Cao Cao, a famous military strategist, strategist, and even calligrapher in ancient my country. Cao Cao wrote many poems, the most famous of which are "Dan Ge Xing", "Guan Cang Hai" and "The Turtle Lives Longevity". In addition to poems, Cao Cao's greatest achievement in his life may be to unify northern China and successfully prevent the Xiongnu, Xianbei and other tribe invaded the Central Plains. Cao Cao's ability to have such a great trick was definitely not blown away! When Cao Cao was young, he read a lot of books, especially the art of war. After he read through "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, he applied Sun Tzu's art of war flexibly, and recorded it as "Wei Wu Zhu Sun Tzu" and passed it down to the world.
Although Cao Cao was a master of great achievements in his life, he almost wiped out all the princes in the world, suppressed the Xiongnu, and surrendered to Xianbei! It can be said to be a meritorious virtue. Even so, regarding Cao Cao's reputation, there are still many people in the world who will scold him behind his back and call him a "Han thief". Although Cao Cao does not care about the word Han thief, he does care about this title. of! Especially his opponent, whenever he faced Cao Cao, he would curse: "You Han thief, I will capture you alive, eat your flesh, and sleep on your skin"!
In 220 AD, Cao Cao died in Luoyang. After his death, Cao Pi quickly succeeded to the throne as King of Wei. Soon after, he abolished Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie and replaced him as emperor. And the name of the country was changed to "Wei". After Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he posthumously named Cao Cao "Emperor Wu". In this way, Cao Cao was considered to be a "Han traitor".
As we all know, Cao Cao's background was not good, and it also had a distinctive color, because he was born in a family of officials. Even so, Cao Cao still cared about the world. In 189 AD, Dong Zhuo brought trouble to Chao Gang. Cao Cao was the first to bear the brunt. He went to Dong Zhuo's house to assassinate Dong Zhuo, but failed in the end. Then Cao Cao returned to his hometown and raised troops in Chenliu. After Cao Cao had troops and horses, he called on 18 princes in the world to attack Dong Zhuo. Although Dong Zhuo did not die in the crusade of the princes' coalition, Cao Cao's merits are still indelible.
In 193, Cao Cao marched into Xuzhou. Because his father was killed, Cao Cao was furious. There were no chickens or dogs left along the way, and pedestrians did not dare to walk on the road! This made Chen Gong unable to stand it, so Chen Gong united with Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao and others to rebel and welcomed Lu Bu as the lord of Yanzhou! Cao Cao heard that Lu Bu had seized his territory, so he immediately led his elite troops to fight with Lu Bu. In 195 AD, Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu three times in a row. The helpless Lu Bu had to flee Xuzhou, but he was eventually destroyed by Cao Cao.
After destroying Lu Bu, Cao Cao quickly directed his troops against his subordinates. However, at this time, Yuan Shao was already a world-famous prince, and Yuan Shao was dozens of times stronger than Cao Cao. There are even generals like Yan Liang and Wen Chou! There are so many awesome counselors like Tian Feng, Xu You, Shen Pei, and Feng Ji! Facing Yuan Shao, even Cao Cao was not very sure that he could defeat him! However, at this time, Cao Cao's counselor Guo Jia proposed the famous "Ten Victory Theory", which made Cao Cao feel relieved! In 199, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had a decisive battle in Guandu. Before the decisive battle, Cao Cao asked Yuan Shao to speak, claiming that he was willing to admit defeat, and pointed to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty not far away, and was willing to give up Liu Xie to Yuan Shao! At this time, Yuan Shao took it seriously, but Cao Cao was waiting for the opportunity. When his cavalry arrived, he rushed directly to Yuan Shao's military camp, but Yuan Shao didn't notice it at all! Of course, I have to admire Boss Cao's acting skills. Later, Yuan Shao cursed Cao Cao in the military camp: Cao A'ao, you treacherous villain! ?
There are probably many people who have the impression that Cao Cao is treacherous, or want to scold Cao Cao as a treacherous villain! ?Treacherous, insidious? Words like this, Cao Cao will never be able to escape in his life. Even after his death, many people will still scold him like this! After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he also allowed Cao Pi to rob his daughter-in-law Zhen Mi. Not only that, Cao Cao himself also enjoyed the spoils of war. After Zhang Xiu surrendered, he forcibly took his aunt, which finally led to Zhang Xiu's rebellion!
There is an old saying that goes, "When a bird is about to die, its voice is sad, and when a man is about to die, his words are also kind." If you think about it carefully, it is indeed true. Liu Bei also said this before his death. ! Before Cao Cao's death, everyone praised his actions! Before Cao Cao died, he repeatedly advocated light burials and only wore seasonal clothes for burial after death, and no gold or silver was buried with him.
Not only that, he also made a separate explanation to his concubines, maids, and maids: after my death, they will be allowed to live in Tongque Terrace. Those who are willing to leave are not allowed to stop them. Those who are unwilling to leave will learn to make belts and shoes. , sell it into money for living expenses! Cao Cao's move was historically known as "selling incense and selling shoes". This allusion, although nearly 1,800 years ago, is still praised by the world today!