The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records: "At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and the heroes and heroes rose up, while Yuan Shao looked at the four states and was strong and invincible. Taizu (Cao Cao) strategized and strategized, whipped Yu Nei, the spells of Shen shen and Shang, the strange strategies of Han and Bai, the official teachings, each because of its instruments, reckoning with emotions, not remembering the old evils, and finally being able to always be the emperor, kecheng Hongye, but its ming and slight optimization. Or can it be said that it is a very special person, a supernatural masterpiece. ”
Cao Cao was a very controversial person in history, and those who recognized him praised him as a rare hero in the world, and some people called him a great traitor, and the Eastern Han Dynasty critic Xu Shao's evaluation of Cao Cao was "the capable minister who governs the world, and the adulterous male who is in turmoil." ”
Cao Cao was born in 155 in a family of eunuchs, his grandfather Cao Teng had served the four emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty, his moral character was very good, very famous, Cao Cao's father Cao Song was actually Cao Teng's adopted son, but Cao Song was not as clean as Cao Teng, relying on Cao Teng's relationship, and he himself was very good at seeing people's faces, so he had bought an official to a lieutenant, second only to the great general, rich on the side.
Cao Cao's growth process also witnessed Cao Song's deeds, and Cao Cao did not like to read when he was young, but he was particularly fond of military books, liked to dance guns and sticks, and later Lü Bohao became an official in Shandong, so he gave Cao Cao a filial piety, so Cao Cao became a lieutenant in northern Luoyang.
It is worth mentioning that Lü Bohao's family was killed at the hands of Cao Cao, because Cao Cao suspected that Lü Bohao's family was plotting to kill him. This matter was processed in the classical novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and thus Cao Cao's famous saying appeared: "Ning taught me to bear the world's people, and Hugh taught the world to bear me." ”
Cao Cao had already shown his political ability as an official for the first time, so Cao Song was impressed by this son, and also tried his best to help his son gain a meritorious name, Cao Cao could smoothly and so quickly become a lieutenant of the "Eighth Lieutenant of the West Garden", and Cao Song's role in it could not be ignored.
However, although the original Cao Cao had some ambitions, he also disdained to cater to the powerful, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the warlords were chaotic, and the official field was extremely dark, so Cao Cao returned to his hometown due to illness and temporarily lived in seclusion. In the sixth year of Zhongping (189), the powerful minister Dong Zhuo took control of the imperial government, deposed Emperor Shao of Han, and established Liu Xie the Prince of Chenliu as Emperor Xian of Han, Cao Cao saw this and was reluctant to cooperate with Dong Zhuo, so he changed his name and surname and left Luoyang, and then called on heroes to attack Dong Zhuo.
In the first year of Jian'an (196), at this time Dong Zhuo was dead, Emperor Xian of Han was held hostage by other warlords, after escaping from Chang'an, he met Cao Cao, Cao Cao greeted Emperor Xian of Han, Emperor Xian of Han was also attached to Cao Cao, moved the capital to Xuchang, made Cao Cao a Sikong, rode a general in the army, and the hundred officials always listened.
After getting Emperor Xian of Han, Cao Cao's "work" did go a lot smoother, unifying northern China, implementing a series of policies to restore economic production and social order, punishing the powerful and powerful, meritocracy, advocating incorruptibility, and the Central Plains society regained a trace of vitality, but the merits were high, whether Cao Cao had the intention of usurping the throne and claiming the emperor, his son Cao Pi also replaced the Han Dynasty and established himself as emperor.
Nowadays, it is very difficult to play the role of Cao Cao, actor Chen Jianbin in the historical drama "Three Kingdoms" played by Cao Cao is too treacherous, actor Yu Hewei has starred in several TV series on the theme of the Three Kingdoms, but Yu Hewei starred in Cao Cao in the "Army Division Sima Yi's Army Division Alliance", many people have a high evaluation of it, but some people point out that Cao Cao is too decent.
The actor Bao Guoan, who played the role of Cao Cao, played Cao Cao in the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", although the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has the phenomenon of demeaning Cao Cao, but Bao Guoan not only performed Cao Cao's adultery, but also performed Cao Cao's own personality charm.
At that time, Teacher Bao Guoan also won the double awards for "Feitian" and "Golden Eagle" for "Cao Cao".