I believe that everyone has watched "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "A Dream of Red Mansions", "Journey to the West" and other masterpieces and TV series when they were children. Among them, the editor particularly likes "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Compared to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang who prefer justice, the editor prefers Cao Cao, who is known as the "treacherous hero". Everyone knows what Cao Cao’s small characters are? Let’s take a look with the editor!
What is Cao Cao’s nickname?
Cao Cao’s nickname is Mengde. Cao Cao, whose courtesy name is Mengde and whose nicknames are Amo and Jili, was born in Qiao County, Peiguo. He was an outstanding statesman, military strategist, writer, calligrapher, and poet in ancient China. In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao died. His son Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor and was posthumously named emperor. His posthumous title was Wu, Emperor Wu of Wei, and his temple name Taizu.
Cao Cao was born into a family of eunuchs. After Cao Shen, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, was called in "Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was the adopted son of the eunuch Cao Teng. Cao Teng served four generations of emperors and was quite famous. During the reign of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, he was granted the title of Marquis of Feiting. Cao Song inherited the title of Marquis of Cao Teng and was promoted to Taiwei during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
In the third year of Xiping, Cao Cao was promoted to Xiaolian and entered Luoyang, the capital, as a man. Soon, he was appointed as the Northern Lieutenant of Luoyang. Luoyang was the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was a place where royal relatives and nobles lived together, and it was difficult to govern. As soon as Cao Cao took office, he declared the prohibition and strict laws and regulations. He made more than ten sticks of five colors and hung them around the yamen. "Anyone who violates the prohibition will be killed with the stick."
In the first year of Guanghe, Cao Cao was removed from his official position because his cousin-in-law Song Qi, the powerful prince, was killed by eunuchs. After that, he had nothing to do in Luoyang and returned to his hometown of Qiao County to live idle. In the third year of Guanghe's reign, Cao Cao was recruited by the imperial court and appointed Yilang.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the face of great chaos in the world, he conquered all directions in the name of Emperor Xian Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty, internally eliminated the separatist forces such as Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao, and Han Sui, and externally surrendered the Southern Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei and others unified northern China.
Expand farmland, build water conservancy, reward mulberry farming, attach importance to handicrafts, resettle refugees, and implement "rent modulation" to promote economic production and social stability in the Central Plains region. In the 18th year of Jian'an, he was granted the title of Duke of Wei, established the Wei State, and made Yecheng the capital.