There have been many comments on Cao Zhi in past dynasties. Many historians (such as Chen Shou,) and writers (such as Zuo Si, Xie Lingyun and Yu Xin) have mentioned his creation, praising "planting flowers in China, thinking like a god", "rich literary talent" and "East Asia won the Han Dynasty, making China spring"; It is affirmed that the content of his works is substantial: "There are many worries in life" and "generous words are aimed at it"; Deeply moved: "The book is full of pain, the words are sad and sorrowful. How can you say it? "
In the history of literature, Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, and Cao Zhi's life was divided into two periods. Due to social, personal, family and other reasons, his works have different styles in the early and late creation. His early creation runs through a strong impassioned style, full of enthusiasm for making contributions, which is in the same strain as the whole Jian' an style; However, the sinister reality forced him to insert a kind of euphemistic and tortuous lyric brushwork in his later works, conveying the feelings and feelings of helplessness and loss in the impermanence of life.
The content of the early stage and the later stage is very different. Early poems can be divided into two categories, one is to express his carefree life, and the other is to reflect his feelings of the times when he was born in troubled times and grew up in the army. The former works, such as Cockfighting, Public Banquet, Sitting with the King, etc. Describe the enjoyment of the amusement feast, the content is rather empty and vague. Another kind of works include A Trip to Mount Tai and Stone. Fu Liangxing on Mount Tai describes the hard life of people in coastal areas. "For people in coastal areas, this is a drama, leaving them in the wild. A wife, like an animal, is blocked by a forest. Chai Men is depressed, and the fox and rabbit want me. " From these simple and true descriptions, we can appreciate the poet's sympathy for the lower classes. "Farewell to the British Family", written in the 16th year of Jian 'an, was written to bid farewell to a friend, Ying□. In addition to describing friendship, the poem focuses on the desolate scene of Luoyang, the imperial capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the poet's inner excitement, which reflects the great damage caused by the melee between warlords at the end of the Han Dynasty and has strong practical significance. The poem "Never before, never after" is consistent with the description of Cao Cao's "White bones exposed in the wild, there are no crows in a thousand miles" (A trip to a vast distance) and RoyceWong's "When you go out, you can't see them, but the white bones cover the plain" (one of the seven sorrows).
In addition, Du Ming also wrote about the "wonderful riding and shooting, the joy of swimming" of Luo Jing teenagers. The predecessors thought it was ironic, but from the content, it was a self-portrait of the author's life. His "White Horse Piece" describes the heroic spirit of "Rangers Fighting Righteousness" and his ambition to make contributions to the country, in order to "give up who I am and settle down." Parents don't care, how can we talk about children and wives? Names are listed on the list of soldiers.