Name: Cao Cao, nicknamed Ayun, but many people simply omitted his name and called him "traitor".
Ethnic group: Han nationality
Native place: Pei Guoqiao (now Bozhou, Anhui)
Occupation: cadre, want to be emperor
Born into a cadre family, his father was Xiahou's younger brother and was adopted by Lao Cao's family.
Composition: landlord class
Political views: treacherous people
Motto: I would rather be negative to the whole world than to myself.
Biography: In his youth, Cao Cao was quick-witted, but willful, chivalrous, unruly, unlearned, so no one in the society thought he had any special talents. Only Qiao Xuan of Liang thinks he is different. Qiao Xuan said to Cao Cao, "There will be chaos in the world, and people who are doomed can't help it. Who can live in peace? " He Qing of Nanyang said to him: "The Han Dynasty will die, and the person who lives in the world must be this person!" Xu Shao, a word general, is famous for knowing people. He once said to Cao Cao, "You are a traitor and a hero in troubled times." According to "The History of the Later Han Dynasty, Xu Shaochuan" and "The History of the Three Kingdoms", he is "a competent minister in charge of the world and a hero in troubled times." In Sun Sheng's novels "Similarities and Differences" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it is said that "Zi can rule the world and traitors in troubled times." In A.D. 184, Cao Cao made his mark in the Yellow Scarf Uprising at the end of the Han Dynasty, and was later named as one of the eight captains of Xiyuan, and participated in the war of the world governors against Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo's death, he developed his own power and fought in troubled times. He successively conquered Li Jue in Guanzhong, Lu Bu in Xuzhou and Yuan Shu in Huainan, and accepted Zhang Xiu's surrender. In 10, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao with fewer victories and more defeats in Guandu (now northeast of zhongmou county, Henan). In 20 1 year, Yuan Shao's army was defeated again in Cangting (now northeast of guanxian). In February 65438+2007, the northern expedition to Wuhuan County completely eradicated the remnants of Yuan's family and basically unified the Central Plains. In 208 AD, Cao Cao became the prime minister of the Eastern Han Empire. In July, Cao Cao took Liu Biao south from Jingzhou, and in February of 65438+, he fought with Sun Liu's allied troops in Chibi (now Huanggang, Hubei) and lost. 2 1 1 In July, Cao Cao led his troops to the western expedition and defeated the Guanzhong armies headed by Ma Chao, thus laying the foundation of Wei State. In 2 13, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty sent an imperial censor to canonize Cao Cao as the Duke of Wei, and took ten counties, including Jizhou and Bingzhou, as fiefs of Wei, and set up a bronze tower of Wei Palace in Yecheng, enjoying the emperor system and gaining the supreme power of "visiting the temple without a name, and the sword is biased". In 2 15 AD, he captured Yangpingguan and defeated and surrendered to Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. In 2 16, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty named Cao Cao Wang Wei. On March/0/5, 220 AD, Cao Cao died in Luoyang at the age of 66. Posthumous title "Prince of Wu" was buried in Gaoling. Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor shortly after he ascended the throne, calling Cao Cao "Emperor Wu" and the temple name "Mao". Cao Cao reclaimed land in the north to build water conservancy projects, which solved the problem of insufficient rations and played a certain role in the recovery of agricultural production. Appoint people on their merits, attract the middle and lower classes of the landlord class, restrain the strongmen, strengthen centralization, and restore and develop the social economy of the areas under their control. The Law of Elite Soldiers, including Sun Tzu's Art of War, The Art of War, Meng De's New Book, etc. Good poems, such as "A Journey to the Great Miles" and "Watching the Sea", express political aspirations and reflect the tragic life of the people at the end of the Han Dynasty, which are magnificent, generous and sad; His prose is also neat, and his works include Wei Wudi. On the political and military aspects, Cao Cao eliminated many separatist forces, unified most of the northern and southern parts of China, and implemented a series of policies to restore economic production and social order, which laid the foundation for the founding of Cao Wei. In terms of literature, under the impetus of Cao Cao and his son, Jian 'an literature represented by "Three Caos" (Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi) was formed, which was called "Jian 'an Style" in history. His poems are famous for their generosity and tragic, and left a brilliant stroke in the history of literature.
Secret love (gossip): Da Qiao
Literary achievements: extremely high, just look at his articles now.
Calligraphy achievements: the history book "The History of the Three Kingdoms" evaluates Cao Cao as "an extraordinary person and an unparalleled outstanding figure"; Later generations praised him as an outstanding politician, strategist and writer in the history of the Chinese nation, who was both literate and literate, while Cao Cao was a generation of calligraphers but little known, mainly because there were not many calligraphy works handed down by Cao Cao. People who have seen Cao Cao's calligraphy works in history all praise his book "golden flowers everywhere, exquisite and incomparable;" Jingyu sparkles, Yao Ruoxi. " "Pen and ink are bold and heroic. "Great beauty. There were five calligraphers at the end of Han Dynasty, namely Cui Yuan, Cui Shi, Zhang Zhi, Zhang Chang and Cao Cao. Liang Wajian, a calligraphy critic in the Southern Dynasties, divided the calligraphy works of ancient celebrities into three categories: upper, middle and lower, and each category was divided into upper, middle and lower categories. He ranked Cao Cao's calligraphy works as the best in China. According to their artistic achievements, Zhang, a calligrapher and critic in the Tang Dynasty, divided them into three categories: those who are outstanding are gods, those who use skilled labor are wonderful, and those who are divorced from vulgarity are capable; He called Cao Cao's calligraphy works wonderful in his calligraphy review monograph Book End. From this point of view, although Cao Cao's calligraphy works can not be regarded as excellent and top grade, they can also be regarded as famous calligraphers in China. By rights, he is also a calligrapher.
direct relative
Adoptive father: Cao Teng.
Foster mother: Wu (wife of Cao Tengzhi's "Eating Opposite")
Father: Cao Song.
Mother: Zou (allegedly)
Wife and concubine
Ding Furen, Cao Cao's original wife, had no children.
Mrs. Bian, the second wife of Cao Cao, and Bian, the queen of Wu Xuanzhi. Four sons were born: Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi and Cao Xiong.
Mrs Liu, the concubine of Cao Cao, gave birth to two sons, Cao Ang and Cao Shuo.
Mrs Huan, the concubine of Cao Cao, gave birth to three sons: Cao Chong, Cao Zhi and Cao Yu.
Mrs Du, Cao Cao's concubine, gave birth to two sons, Cao Lin and Cao Gungun.
Mrs Qin, the concubine of Cao Cao, gave birth to two sons, Cao Da and Cao Jun. ..
Mrs. Yin, the concubine of Cao Cao, gave birth to Cao Moment.
Chen concubine, the concubine of Cao Cao, gave birth to Cao Gan.
Wang, Cao Cao's concubine, Cao Cao's godmother.
Cao Cao's concubine Ji Sun gave birth to Cao Shang, Cao Biao and Cao Qin.
Li Ji, the concubine of Cao Cao, gave birth to three sons: Cao Cheng, Cao Zheng and Cao Jing.
Cao Cao's concubine Zhou Ji gave birth to Cao Jun.
Liu Ji, Cao Cao's concubine, gave birth to Cao Ji.
Cao Cao's concubine Song Ji gave birth to Cao Hui.
Cao Cao's concubine Zhao Ji gave birth to Cao Mao.
son
Cao Pi, Wei Wendi.
Cao Zhang was appointed Lord of the city.
Cao Zhi, Wang Chen.
Cao Xiong, Dongping Wang.
Cao Ang, make him king.
Cao Shuo, lost the king.
Cao Chong, King Wargo.
Pengcheng Wang Cao Zhi.
Cao Yu, the prince.
Cao Lin, Pei Wang.
Cao gun, king of Zhongshan.
Cao Da, Wang Huairen.
Chen Liuwang Cao Jun.
Cao Ju is from Wang Min, john young.
Cao Gan, Wang Zhaoren.
Cao Shang, son of Linyi.
Cao Biao, King of Chu.
Cao Qin, son of Yi Gang.
Cao Cheng, son of Gu Cheng.
Cao Zheng and Dai Gong
Cao Jing, son of spirit.
Cao Jun, Angong
Cao Ji, son of Guangzong.
Wang Dongping.
Cao Mao, King of Leling.
stepson
Make peace, Qin Lang.
woman
Cao Jie, Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. The history of Xian Di in the post-Han period.
Cao Xian, Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. The history of Xian Di in the post-Han period.
Cao Hua, Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. The history of Xian Di in the post-Han period.
Princess Anyang, whose name is unknown, is Xunyun's wife. Biography of the Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Yu Xun.
Princess Jinxiang is Yanhe's wife, whose name is unknown. The reflection of Shu Wei and the biography of Cao Zhen.
Qinghe princess is Xia Houmao's wife, whose name is unknown. (The Biography of Wei Zhi and Xia Houdun is quoted from Wei Lue)
Princess Linfen, unknown, suspected to be Cao Cao's daughter. ("Biography of Wei Zhi Sima Zhi")
Members of the same clan
There are eight relatives of Cao Shi and Xia Hou Shi recorded in the Three Kingdoms, namely Shu Wei and Zhu Xiahou. They are all reused by Cao Cao, so-called "eight tigers riding generals".
Xia Houdun character Jean.
Xia is clever and follows her brother.
The word Boren, Xia Congzi.
Coss is filial, and Cao Cao is obedient to his younger brother.
Cao Hong is cheap, and Cao Cao follows his brother.
Cao Chunzi He Zi, brother of Coss.
Cao Xiu's words are tough, but Cao Cao does his bidding.
Cao Zhen's word is Zidan and Cao Cao's adopted son.
Evaluation of later generations: mixed opinions.