Cao Zhi was Cao Cao's third son. He was intelligent since childhood and liked to read. At the age of seven, he could recite the Analects of Confucius and other Han Ci songs. At the age of ten, Cao Cao was shocked to see his articles. Cao Zhi asked Cao Cao to set questions on the spot and answer them on the spot. He stood out with his excellent literary talent and frank character. At the age of 15, he had followed Cao Cao on his Eastern Expedition and other military operations. Cao Cao was very fond of him, which made many people see that Cao Cao seemed to have the intention of nurturing him to inherit the title. In 210, Cao Cao asked everyone to write articles praising the Battle of Guandu. Cao Zhi wrote "Ode to the Stage" in one stroke, which was even more liked by Cao Cao. In 211, Cao Zhi followed Cao Cao to the west and was later granted the title of Linzi Marquis. Cao Cao sometimes took Cao Zhi with him on expeditions so that he could be rewarded for his meritorious service. He also let Cao Zhi stay in Ye City to train his ability to defend the world and leave famous people to assist him. However, Cao Zhi had a strong scholarly aura, did not like to be restrained, and did things straightforwardly. In the year 217, Cao Zhi was drunk and entered the forbidden road of the palace in a carriage. Cao Cao was furious and executed the Gongche Ling. Cao Zhi fell out of favor and began to be depressed. In the year 219, Cao Ren was besieged. Cao Cao wanted to give Cao Zhi a chance to redeem himself and appoint him to lead the army to rescue Cao Ren. Read more exciting novels for free
The death of Cao Cao was shown in the 60th episode of the old Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the plot, Cao Cao was first frightened by Guan Yu's head, which led to the relapse of his old head wind disease. Hua Tuo came to propose a treatment plan to cut open his head and extract the saliva, but Cao Cao suspected that Hua Tuo had plotted against him and threw him into prison. Later, Cao Cao's head wind disease acted up again. Because of his previous suspicion of Hua Tuo, Hua Tuo was tortured to death. Cao Cao felt that he did not have long to live. He arranged for his ministers to assist Cao Pi in building 72 Mound of Suspicion. After settling his family, he passed away. He ruled the world for more than 30 years and died of a cerebral hemorrhage. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Cao Cao (155 - 220 March 15), also known as Meng De, nicknamed Ah Man, Ji Li, was born in Qiao County, Peiguo (now Bozhou City, Anhui Province). He was born into a bureaucrat family that started as an eunuch. His father, Cao Song, was the adopted son of the Great Eunuch Ying Teng. Cao Song became an official with his adoptive father's identity and was promoted to a marshal during the Han Ling Emperor. At the age of 20, Cao Cao entered the official career as the North Commandant of Luoyang. He ordered people to make more than ten colorful sticks and hang them around the Yamen to punish those who violated the law. He had once killed Uncle Jian Shuo, the Great Eunuch. This matter had caused a sensation in the capital and caused the nobles to restrain themselves. Later, he was expelled from the capital in the name of "recommendation" and was recruited as an idle official. During this period, he wrote a letter to defend the officials who were killed in the early years of Emperor Ling of Han Dynasty. He criticized the tyrannical eunuchs and the corrupt government. He also exposed the chaos of the Third Prince's officials. He was disappointed that the Emperor did not handle it well and no longer did such dangerous and ineffective things. Cao Cao's real rise began with the suppression of the Yellow Turban uprising. He was appointed as a cavalry commandant to fight against the rebels in Yingchuan. Later, he became one of the eight commandants of the West Garden. In 189, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty passed away. Liu Bian, the young emperor, ascended the throne. Empress Dowager He attended the court. Dong Zhuo went to the capital to abolish the young emperor, establish Emperor Xian, and self-proclaimed himself as prime minister. Cao Cao was dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo and refused his temptation to be an official. He changed his name and fled Luoyang. He crossed to Chenliu and scattered his family's wealth to recruit soldiers to participate in the war against Dong in the Kanto region. In 190, Cao Cao led his troops to fight against Dong Zhuo's army. Dong Zhuo's army was defeated and retreated to Chang 'an. The anti-Dong coalition army was disbanded. In 191, Cao Cao was elected as the prefect of Dongjun by Yuan Shao for his meritorious service in suppressing the peasant uprising in Hebei. Cao Cao used the name of Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, to conquer the four directions, destroying the two Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao, Han Sui and other independent forces internally, subduing the Southern Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei and other countries externally, and unifying the northern regions of China. He expanded his sphere of influence and defeated Yuan Shao to become the overlord of the north. He also marched south to occupy Jingzhou and Jiangling. In the 18th year of Jian 'an (213 years), he was granted the title of Duke of Wei and established the State of Wei, with Ye as the capital. In the 21st year of Jian' an (216 years), he was conferred the title of King of Wei, with power above all kings. Cao Cao had also made great achievements in literature. He liked to express his political aspirations in poetry and prose and reflect the sufferings of the people. He was a representative figure of the Eastern Han literature and was praised by Lu Xun as the "founder of the reform of the article". He wrote works such as "Short Song Journey","Watching the Sea","White Horse" and so on. At the same time, he was good at calligraphy and was rated as a "wonderful product" by Zhang Huaiguan of the Tang Dynasty. In the twenty-fifth year of Jian 'an (March 15, 220), Cao Cao passed away. His posthumous title was Wu, and he was buried in Gaoling. His son Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor and granted him the title of emperor. His posthumous title was Wu, and his temple name was Taizu. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were a couple in the River of Forgetfulness. In the River of Forgetfulness, Cao Zhi had lost many of his memories. He did not even know that Cao Pi was his brother. Cao Pi did not tell Cao Zhi this fact either, perhaps out of selfishness. Although Cao Zhi often clung to Cao Pi, Cao Pi wanted to shake him off most of the time. Someone pointed out to Cao Pi that he should take better care of Cao Zhi, but Cao Pi only replied that he would try his best. The relationship between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi in the River of Forgetfulness was complicated, and their reunion was full of uncertainty. Regarding the couple between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, the doujin works and games in Forget River had all mentioned it.
Cao Cao was an extremely influential figure in the history of the Three Kingdoms. He was born into a family of officials and had shown extraordinary leadership skills and wisdom since he was young. In terms of politics, Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian of Han back and conquered the four directions in the name of the emperor. Although he was thought to be holding the emperor to order the vassals, he never claimed the title of emperor on behalf of Han. He destroyed Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, and many other forces, unified the north internally, and subdued the Southern Wuhuan, Xianbei, and other tribes externally, laying the foundation of Cao Wei's regime. He reduced taxes, implemented the system of opening up wasteland, and actively restored economic production and social order. At the same time, he paid attention to social education and rectified social ethos. In terms of employing people, Cao Cao only selected talents and employed them according to their abilities. No matter how humble one's background was, as long as one had talent, he would be able to gain his appreciation and appointment. His "Yexuan Wen Ren Group" was an example. In terms of military affairs, Cao Cao had outstanding military talent. He suppressed the Yellow Turban Army and participated in many battles, such as the crusade against Dong Zhuo and the defeat of Lu Bu. In terms of literature, he was one of the founders of Jian 'an literature, and his literary attainments were quite high. Although Cao Cao was often seen as cunning and narrow-minded, and the famous saying," I would rather let the world down than let the world down," was also misunderstood, he was able to gather all the heroes in the world and achieve hegemony. He was undoubtedly a hero of the Three Kingdoms period. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao's drunken mistake mainly happened when Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu was defeated by Cao Cao and surrendered. After Cao Cao entered Wancheng, he became complacent. After getting drunk, Cao Cao asked if there were any beauties in the city. When he learned that the wife of Zhang Xiu's uncle, Zhang Ji, was beautiful, he ordered Cao Anmin to bring her to his tent for fun. He did not think about returning. Zhang Xiu was extremely angry after learning of this matter and discussed with Jia Xu about revenge. They first made Dian Wei drunk and stole his halberds, then launched a surprise attack. Dian Wei was drunk and could not find his halberds. He still stood outside Cao Cao's tent alone and was shot in the back because he was outnumbered. Cao Cao's right arm was shot by an arrow, and so was his horse. Fortunately, the horse was in good condition, and they managed to break out of the encirclement. However, Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, and nephew, Cao Anmin, died in this matter. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Cao Cao's early soldiers included Yue Jin, Li Dian, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Yu Jin, and others. Yue Jin had followed Cao Cao when the vassals in the east of the country attacked Dong Zhuo. He had fought in the south and north for nearly 30 years and had made many meritorious deeds. He was one of Cao Cao's most trusted generals. Li Dian was originally a civil servant, but later became a military general. He made many contributions when Cao Cao pacified Hebei, Jingzhou and other places. Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan were brothers of the same clan. When they heard that Cao Cao had raised an army, they each led a thousand strong men to join him. Cao Ren and Cao Hong were proficient in archery and horse riding, and were proficient in martial arts. They each led more than a thousand troops to help Cao Cao. Yu Jin joined Cao Cao in his early years and participated in the battles against Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao. He was strict in his military administration, but his overly extreme military law was not liked by the soldiers. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao himself was the prime minister. When Cao Cao was in power, he felt that his position was too small and not conducive to controlling the government, so he restored the position of Prime Minister and took up this position. He was the Prime Minister of the Great Han Empire and could also have the title of Prime Minister (Prime Minister was the general term for the person who held the highest administrative power under the monarch, and the Prime Minister could belong to the category of Prime Minister). <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Cao Cao in Romance of the Three Kingdoms was an extremely complicated and multi-faced character. Cao Cao was an outstanding politician. In the chaotic situation at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he rose to prominence with extraordinary political skills. He held the Son of Heaven to command the vassals, using the orthodox symbol of Emperor Xian of Han to put on a legal coat for his political and military actions, thus occupying a moral advantage in the disputes of the vassals and being able to legitimately conquer the four directions. He actively eliminated the two Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao, Han Sui and other independent forces internally, and surrendered the South Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei and so on externally, gradually unifying northern China. During his reign in the north, he carried out a series of effective policies, such as expanding the wasteland, building water conservancy projects, rewarding agriculture, attaching importance to handicraft industry, settling the exiled population, implementing "rent regulation", etc., which gradually stabilized the society of the Central Plains, restored the economy, made the politics clear to a certain extent, reduced the class oppression, and improved the social atmosphere. This laid a solid foundation for the establishment of Cao Wei's regime. Cao Cao was also an outstanding military strategist. He was proficient in the art of war and was good at using troops. He had displayed superb military command skills in many battles. For example, in the Battle of Guandu, he had defeated Yuan Shao with fewer people, which fully demonstrated his outstanding ability in military strategy, tactical application, and grasp of the war situation. He was able to judge the situation and formulate corresponding battle plans according to different battlefield situations and the characteristics of the opponent. However, Cao Cao was also portrayed as a treacherous and suspicious character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was good at politics, suspicious and fickle. For example, in the process of persuading Zhang Liao to surrender, a moment ago, he was about to be killed because of Zhang Liao's scolding, but in the next moment, he threw his sword and laughed under Liu Bei and Guan Yu's persuasion. His change of attitude was so fast that it made people speechless. His suspicious personality even led him to kill the innocent. For example, when he was fleeing, he accidentally killed Lu Boshe's family and said,"I would rather let the world down than let the world down me." His suspicious and suspicious personality was vividly displayed. From the perspective of traditional morality, his behavior of holding the emperor to order the vassals was regarded as a traitor. Many of the things he did were considered to be contrary to traditional morality for the sake of fame and fortune. This also made him a controversial figure in the eyes of the world and labeled as a traitor. In literature, Cao Cao was good at poetry creation. His poems were magnificent, generous and sad, expressing his political aspirations and reflecting the suffering of the people at the end of Han Dynasty. His prose was clear and neat, which opened and flourished Jian 'an literature, forming a literary style that was called Jian' an Style by later generations. Lu Xun evaluated him as the "founder of the reform of the article." At the same time, he was also good at calligraphy and had made unique contributions in the field of art. In short, Cao Cao's image in Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a controversial character that combined political, military, and literary qualities. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao "held the Son of Heaven to command the vassals." The emperor he followed was Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of Han. Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian of Han to Xudu (today's Xuchang City, Henan Province) and then conquered the four directions in the name of the emperor. Although Cao Cao had great political power and Emperor Xian of Han was mostly under his control, he was still a subject of Emperor Xian in name. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>