"Three Caos" refers to Cao Cao and his sons Cao Pi and Cao Zhi in the Han and Wei Dynasties. Because of their political status and literary achievements, they had a great influence on the literary world at that time, so they were collectively called "Three Caos" by later generations.
1, Cao Cao: an outstanding writer in Jian 'an period, a pioneer in the new situation of Jian 'an literature. He created a new atmosphere of Jian 'an literature with a delicate style.
2. Cao Pi: Good at poetry and songs. His representative works include Yan Gexing and A Book with Wu Zhi. Among them, Yan Geling used seven words and rhymed every sentence, which played an important role in the development history of China's seven-word poems.
3. Cao Zhi was the first writer who wrote five-character poems vigorously. He pushed the development of literati's five-character poems to an unprecedented peak, marking the complete maturity of literati's five-character poems. His prose and ci fu also show high ideological and artistic quality. There are two famous prose poems: Fu to Luo Shen, Shu to Wu Ji and Shu to Yang Zu.