Three Caos" refers to Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and his son during the Three Kingdoms period.
Cao Cao (155-220), also known as Emperor Wu of Wei. A politician and military strategist between Han and Wei , poet. Named Mengde, a native of Peiguo (now Bo County, Anhui Province). He was first appointed as a lieutenant in the north of Luoyang, and later moved to Dunqiu Ling, and gradually expanded his military strength in the war to suppress the Yellow Turban Uprising and conquer Dongzhuo. In the third year of Chuping (AD 192), he was the governor of Gunzhou, divided and lured part of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, and organized it into the "Qingzhou Army". In the first year of Jian'an (AD 196), he welcomed the imperial capital Xu (now Xuchang, Henan). He issued orders in his name and defeated the separatist forces such as Lu Bu and Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu, and gradually unified northern China. In the 13th year of Jian'an, he became prime minister and led his army southward, but was defeated by the coalition forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei in Chibi. . Conferred the title of King of Wei. His son Cao Pi was honored as Emperor Wu. He had profound knowledge in literature, calligraphy and music, and all of his poems are in Yuefu style, such as "Hao Li Xing" and "Hao Li Xing". "Bitter Cold Journey", "Stepping out of the Summer Gate", "Walking with Wine", "Short Song Journey", etc. In "Stepping out of the Summer Gate", there are such poems: "The autumn wind is bleak, the waves are rising, the journey of the sun and the moon." , if it comes out of it; the stars are brilliant, if it comes out of it. "The majestic momentum and majestic style show the poet's broad mind that embraces the universe and swallows up the sun and the moon. "Dan Ge Xing" expresses his pursuit of virtue with poems such as "The mountains never get too high, the water never gets too deep; the Duke of Zhou spits out food, and the world returns to its heart." He is eager to attract talents and hope to achieve great things. His poems are simple and unadorned, and are characterized by deep feelings and majestic charm. The generous and sad characteristics of the poetry of this period are reflected in his poems. The most typical.
Cao Pi (187-226), courtesy name Ziheng, was the leader of the literary world in Jian'an. His "Yan Ge Xing" is the earliest extant and artistically complete seven-character poem. He is a rare scholar and has widely read ancient and modern classics and hundreds of schools of thought. There are about 40 poems in existence today. First works, such as "Hibiscus Pond", "Yu Xuanwu Pi", "Summer Poems", "Li Yang", "Yan Ge Xing", "Seeing the Boatman on the Qinghe River, Newly Married and Farewell to His Wife", "Miscellaneous Poems", etc. . His poetry is characterized by delicate writing, especially the works on the themes of missing and abandoned wives, which are generally sad and moving; secondly, his language is smooth and the flavor of folk songs is quite strong, which makes his "Yan Ge Xing" fresh in style. , is also the earliest complete and mature seven-character poem in the history of Chinese poetry.
Cao Zhi (192-232), the third son of Cao Cao's wife Bian, was clever since he was a child. When he was around the age of 18, he had recited hundreds of thousands of poems, essays and poems, and won the favor of Cao Cao. Cao Cao believed that Cao Zhi was "the most capable of determining major events" among the scholars, and wanted to make him the prince several times. However, due to his laissez-faire behavior, he repeatedly failed. After breaking the law, he changed his mind and made Cao Pi the crown prince. After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, Cao Zhi's life changed fundamentally. I wanted to make a difference in politics, but I never had the chance to do it.