Cao Cao, born in 154, was born in Qiao County (Hao County, Anhui Province). After Cao Can, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, his grandfather, Cao Teng, became an official during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. His father, Cao Song, became Cao Teng's adopted son and changed his surname to inherit the Marquis. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao's nicknames Ashun and Geely were mentioned, hence the name Cao Aman. In his youth, Cao Cao was resourceful and alert, but he was willful, chivalrous and unruly. Therefore, no one in the society thinks he has any special talents, only Qiao Xuan of Liang thinks he is different. Xuan said to Cao Cao: "The world will be chaotic, and those who can be safe cannot help!" In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Nanyang Yu and Page said to him: "If the Han family dies, the world will be safe, and this person will also!" Xu Shao, a word general, is famous for knowing people. He once said to Cao Cao, "Zi can rule the world, and troubled times are traitors." In A.D. 184, the Yellow Scarf Uprising took place at the end of the Han Dynasty, and Dong Zhuo died. He was in chaos and fought in the south and the north. In 10, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao's 65,438+10,000 troops in Guandu (northeast of zhongmou county, Henan) and in Cangting (northeast of guanxian, Henan) in 20 1 0. In 208 AD, Cao Cao unified northern China and became the prime minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In July, 208, Cao Cao conquered Liu Biao, Jingzhou, and in February, 65438, he fought with Sun Liu's allied troops in Chibi and lost. 2 1 1 In July, Cao Cao led his troops to attack Ma Chao in the west, which laid the foundation for the whole state of Wei. In 2 13, Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty appointed Cao Cao as Wang Wei. In 220 AD, Cao Cao died in Luoyang at the age of 66. Posthumous title "Prince of Wu" was buried in Gaoling.
Cao Cao died from Liu Chen to Luoyang for more than 30 years, participated in nearly 50 battles, and wiped out the separatist forces such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Zhang Xiu and Lu Bu. Cao Cao * * * has 25 sons, namely, Empress Bian gave birth to emperors Cao Pi, Zhang, Cao Zhi and Xiao Cao Xiong, Mrs. Liu gave birth to Ang, Wang Caoshuo, Mrs. Huan gave birth to Wang Caochong, Wang Caozhi of Pengcheng, Cao Yu of Yan State, Wang Caolin, Wang Caogun of Zhongshan Gong and Mrs. Qin gave birth to Jiyang. Among them, the eldest son, Cao Cao, thought he was sincere and respectful, so he became a successor and became the later Wei Wendi; Cao Zhang, the second son, mentioned in Romance of the Three Kingdoms that he was brave and foolhardy. The third son Cao Zhi is Cao Cao's favorite son. Although he is brilliant, he is timid and addicted to alcohol. The fourth son, Cao Xiong, is weak and sickly. Cao Cao also has three daughters, the eldest daughter Cao Jie, the second daughter Cao Xian and the third daughter Cao Hua, all of whom are married to Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. Cao Cao is an outstanding politician, strategist and writer in history. He and his two sons, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, represented the style of writing in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. They are also known as "literary families" in history. Cao Cao wrote many works in his life. The famous "Watching the Sea" was written near Yanjin County, Henan Province after defeating Yuan Shao in 10.