As a great calligrapher, Cao Cao only left two words of calligraphy. What is the main reason? The first major reason is more than that. We all know that Cao Cao's ambition is not just to be a calligrapher or a writer, but also to be a politician. From his political actions, we know that his political ability is more powerful than calligraphy and literature. Although his calligraphy and literary attainments are very profound, his main energy is in politics.
The second is that the political ambition is unity. His main energy was spent on the important matter of unification. Whether he coerced the emperor to order the princes or went south in person, it was all for this purpose. As for calligraphy or literature, it was just the politician's occasional interest and a small interlude to relieve his worries. His political efforts made the Cao Wei regime the most powerful during the Three Kingdoms period, both in terms of talent and military strength.
Cao Cao’s calligraphy is still very good. "Shu Duan" believes that these two characters are wonderful. Regardless of whether these two characters are wrong (I personally think that the possibility of someone like Cao Cao writing a typo is still very small), through these two characters you can tell the character He is so vigorous and powerful that he became one of the five great calligraphers, but he still has two brushes. Cao Cao is not the villain in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but a very benevolent prime minister (even when he died, he still did not proclaim himself emperor).
Cao Cao is a character that has been vilified in novels. The Cao Wei under his rule is still a very good environment, at least better than Liu Bei's Shu Han regime. They have been fighting for years, and the people are miserable and miserable. It was finally destroyed during the reign of Liu Chan, which was considered a meritorious deed, otherwise the people would have suffered. What do you think?