When Dong Zhuo occupied the imperial capital Luoyang for the first time, Cao Cao knew that only Dong Zhuo could assassinate himself, and whether it was successful or not, it would be the first shot in his political career. After the assassination failed, he fled to Chenliu to recruit soldiers and wait for an opportunity. Later, Yuan Shao called 18 princes to crusade against Dong Zhuo. Cao Cao knew he was going and had to go. First of all, he has been a vassal all the way. Secondly, it is everyone's responsibility to crusade against the traitor Dong Zhuo.
Seeing that various governors have different opinions, they know that there is nothing they can do and give up decisively. After Dong Zhuo was killed by Lu Bu, Cao Cao welcomed the emperor back from Li Jue and Guo Si, and made him a vassal to occupy the political height, which is only natural.
Cao Cao will also use political skills to control people's hearts, such as cutting off his hair, netting the strength of enemy subordinates, and not caring about communicating with Yuan Shao. He also knows that he will keep a balance and will never sacrifice justice for Xiaoren when he should be killed. He has the conditions and comprehensive qualities of an excellent politician.
2, have a strong ability to recognize people.
During the turbulent period of the Three Kingdoms, he was thirsty for talents, and meritocracy was the only way to do it. Put it in the first place, regardless of virtue. He has four characteristics in employing people: first, he knows people well and is suitable for their talents. Second: push the sincerity to win the trust, and choose people without doubt. Third: the order is forbidden, and the rewards and punishments are clear. Fourth: Open-minded, see the sage Si Qi. Rich in talents, are you still afraid of uncertainty?
3. Cao Cao has extraordinary courage, courage, strategy and talent.
The famous "Short Song" introduced his life. The poem describes all kinds of feelings of Cao Cao's life, hoping to have a large number of talents for their own use and pacify the ambitions of the world. Cao Cao lived frugally all his life, and his wealth was not as good as that of Cao Hong. Of course, he cares about the world and the world belongs to him. He also cares about his wealth. How energetic!
Cao Cao also has shortcomings, which makes his image more real.
Cao Cao's greatest shortcoming is that he is too suspicious. Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo. After staying in Lv Boshe, he saw someone sharpening his knife. He suspected that the Lv Boshe family was trying to kill him, so he killed eight Lv Boshe family members. Chen Gong sighed after seeing this: "Meng De's heart is too much, killing good people by mistake!" Later, on the way to escape, Cao Cao deliberately killed Lv Boshe in order to kill the grass. Chen Gong severely accused Cao Cao: "It is a great injustice to kill while knowing it!" However, Cao Cao brazenly declared: "I would rather let the world fail me than teach the world to fail me!" " "Cao Cao had a headache, and no one could cure it, so he found Hua Tuo.
After the diagnosis, Hua Tuo said that to cure the disease, Cao Cao's head must be split with a sharp axe to take out the malignant tumor in his brain. Cao Cao hesitated after hearing this. Hua Tuo told the story of Guan Yu and laughed at Cao Cao's cowardice. Cao Cao became suspicious again, fearing that Hua Tuo and Guan Yu would have a friendship and would kill himself, so he killed Hua Tuo.
Extended data:
Cao Cao's literary achievements are mainly reflected in today's poems and essays. There are more than twenty poems by Cao Cao, all of which are Yuefu poems. The content can be roughly divided into three categories. One is related to current affairs, the other is mainly to express ideals, and the other is poetry about immortals.
His works related to current affairs include Lu Luxing, Good Li Xing, Bitter Cold Travel, Walking Out of Xiamen, etc. , expressed their political ambitions, reflected the tragic life of the people at the end of the Han dynasty, magnificent, generous and sad. Two songs, Autumn Journey and Good, were written in the early years of Jian 'an.
In artistic style, Cao Cao's poems are unpretentious and unpretentious. They won with deep affection and charm. Poetically, it is characterized by generosity and sadness. Generosity and sadness, originally the keynote of Jian 'an literature, are the most typical and prominent in Cao Cao's poems.
In terms of poetic genre, Cao Cao's Yuefu poems did not copy the rules of Han Yuefu, but developed. For example, Lu Luxing and Good Li Xing are both elegies in Han Yuefu, but he uses old topics to express new contents. Cao Cao initiated the tradition of writing current affairs with Yuefu, which had far-reaching influence.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-Cao Cao