Cao Cao was an outstanding politician, strategist, writer and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the founder of Cao Wei regime in the Three Kingdoms period.
Cao Cao served as the prime minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty and later named Wang Wei, which laid the foundation for the establishment of Cao Wei. After his death, posthumous title became King Wu. After his son Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he was honored as Emperor Wu, with the temple name Mao.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. In the name of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao conquered all directions, wiped out the separatist forces such as Er Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao and Han Sui at home, surrendered the southern Xiongnu, Wu Huan and Xianbei abroad, and unified northern China.
In order to restore economic production and social order, Cao Cao implemented a series of policies, such as expanding reclamation, building water conservancy projects, rewarding farmers and mulberry, attaching importance to handicrafts, resettling refugees, and implementing "rent modulation", thus making the Central Plains society gradually stable and the economy turn around.
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The founder of Cao Wei regime-Cao Cao
Cao Cao is an excellent strategist. He is familiar with the art of war, is good at employing people, and leads troops to win repeatedly. Many famous battles in history were fought by Cao Cao, and the battle of Guandu was even more legendary. His military strategy laid the foundation for unifying the north.
Cao Cao is an outstanding politician. He is good at finding talents and can be well promoted and reused. Economically, Daxing Water Conservancy in the north ensured agricultural production, implemented the reclamation system and consolidated the state power, precisely because of his series of measures, which ensured the stability of the country.
Cao Cao is an outstanding writer. He is the pioneer of Jian 'an style poetry, which has a far-reaching influence on China poetry culture. His poems are mainly short sentences, with a good sense of rhythm, being good at observing the details of life and using a lot of realistic techniques. On the one hand, they reflect the social dynamics in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, on the other hand, they also reflect his optimistic attitude towards life.
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