In the long and long history of our country for five thousand years. Since the birth of the concept of the emperor, there have been many tianzi, many of whom are well-governed and well-known in later generations, of course, there are also many faint and incompetent emperors, and there are not a few, leaving aside the judgment of their achievements, there are many emperors who are very talented, perhaps he is a faint monarch in political affairs, but he can write good poetry.
For example, Li Yu, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, as a monarch, he may not be qualified, but as a poet, he is absolutely excellent, of course, there are also emperors with good political achievements and poetry, cao Cao, a chaotic adulterer in the Three Kingdoms period, is such a person, although he was not an emperor when he was alive, but his status was equivalent to that of an emperor, and his son Cao Pi called him empress dowager, so he chased him as Emperor Wu.
Although Cao Cao's poems are not as well-known as those of Li Bai and Du Fu, they are also known to many people, and his poems are majestic and full of ambition, some people say that he is narrow-minded, but through his poems, the author feels his broad-mindedness.
In fact, Cao Cao's personality is very complicated, he not only recruits talents and soldiers, but also gives Guan Yu, who has been captured from the enemy, and is also given a favor for his own use, but also narrow-minded and suspicious, and will not spare any threatening person, "the powerful minister who governs the world, the adulterous male who is in turmoil" is the best description of him.
Cao Cao, also known as Cao Mengde, has a poem that is very famous, that is, "Short Song Line", in which "song to wine, the geometry of life", has been quoted by many people, the meaning of this poem is that in the face of fine wine people should sing happily and loudly, after all, life is fleeting and hurried.
In this poem, Cao Cao expresses his desire for talent, his desire for talented people to join him and assist him, and he also writes about his political ambitions to dominate the world.
Therefore, the original meaning of this poem is very heroic, and very deep, but now this sentence is often quoted by many people in the liquor bureau, loved by drunks, in fact, occasionally drinking without guilt, not indulging in it, after all, Cao Cao's poems, the meaning of drunkenness is not in the wine.
In the "Short Song Line", there is also a poem that is also famous, directly writing Cao Cao's desire for talent, that is, "how to relieve worries, only Du Kang", Du Kang is a kind of wine, this poem was written before the Battle of Chibi, this war is one of the most important wars in Cao Cao's life, he also knows the importance of this battle, so he set up a banquet before going, and drank with the generals.
In addition to these two poems, Cao Cao also has a sentence that is often quoted by people, "Old Ji Futuo, determined to be in a thousand miles", some people are old, but they are still pursuing their ambitions, this poem has become their motto, it comes from Cao Cao's "Turtle Although Shou", which means that although the horse is old and lying next to the slot, its ambition is to run a thousand miles, such as people are old but still have ambitions.
At the time of writing this poem, Cao Cao had just quelled the Wuhuan rebellion in the north, and had only just eliminated Yuan Shao's forces, at this time he was preparing to go south, although the north had been taken by him, but there was still Liu Bei and Sun Quan in the south, at this time Cao Cao was 53 years old, but his ambition was still to unify the world and change the surname of the world to Cao.
Cao Cao is a person who has mixed reviews in history, but whether it is affirming or denying him, he will recognize his talent, as a general who leads the side, he is absolutely excellent, has countless achievements, as a poet, among all the emperors who write poetry, he can definitely rank in the top three.
Cao Cao is not only proficient in the art of war, but also quite accomplished in literature, he used poetry to express his lofty ambitions, strive to succeed, his poems also reflect the suffering life of the people at the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao's literary style is generous and atmospheric, with its own characteristics, he created Jian'an literature, known as Jian'an wind bone, in politics, perhaps everyone has a different opinion of him, but in literature, his goodness cannot be denied.