Cao Cao (155-220 Gengzi in the first month), whose real name is Meng De, is a lucky boy, aunt in fine print, born in Peiguoqiao (now Bozhou, Anhui), and Han nationality. A famous politician, strategist, writer and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty [. During the Three Kingdoms period, the founder of Cao Wei regime was first the general and prime minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and then Wang Wei. After his son Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he was respectfully called Wei Wudi. Throughout his life, he conquered the separatist regime in the name of general and prime minister of Han Dynasty, and made great contributions to the unification of northern China. Cao Cao's poems have innovative spirit, which has opened and prospered Jian 'an literature.
History called Jian 'an a man of backbone, and Lu Xun rated him as "the founder of reforming articles". In calligraphy, Cao Cao is especially good at Cao Zhang, and his free and easy is unparalleled. Zhang Huaiguan in Tang Dynasty listed him as one of the five outstanding men in Cao Zhang at the end of Han Dynasty in Shu Duan.
Background: Cao Cao pacified the separatist forces in the north and took control of the state affairs. He also led 830,000 troops to the north bank of the Yangtze River, preparing to cross the river to destroy Sun Quan and Liu Bei, thus unifying China. In the 13th year of Jian 'an (AD 208), on November 15th in winter, the weather was fine and calm. Cao Cao ordered: "Tonight, wine and music will be arranged on the ship to entertain the generals." At night, the moon in the sky is very bright, and the Yangtze River floats like a plain. You see the generals on board, all dressed in embroidered jackets, imposing. Cao Cao said to the generals: since I started my army, I have killed the country and destroyed the four seas, and the world is at peace. Now only the orientals thank him. Cao Cao is very happy. He drinks Yangtze River wine first, and then drinks three large glasses. He said to the generals: I used this to break the Yellow Scarf, capture Lu Bu, destroy Yuan Shu, collect Yuan Shao, go deep into Saibei and go straight to Liaodong, and spread all over the world, which is quite worthy of a man's ambition. In this beautiful scenery, I will write a song and you will follow me. Then, he sang: "When drinking is a song, the geometry of life ... goes around the tree three times, and there is no branch to rely on." The mountain is not too high, the sea is not too deep, the duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world returns to the heart. "
The theme of this short song is very clear, that is, the author hopes to have a large number of talents for his own use. In his political activities, in order to expand his ruling base among civilian landlords and crack down on reactionary hereditary forces, Cao Cao once strongly emphasized that "meritocracy means promotion", and for this reason, he successively promulgated the orders of seeking talents, promoting scholars and escaping. In fact, "short song" is a "song of seeking the virtuous", and it is precisely because it uses the form of poetry and contains rich lyrical elements that it can play a unique infectious role, effectively publicize his persistence and cooperate with his decrees.
The whole poem gives full play to the specialty of poetry creation, accurately and skillfully uses metaphor, and achieves the goal of combining reason with emotion and touching.