As the saying goes, "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives", in fact, the second half of the sentence is also very classic, but few people dare to say it
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the strength of the princes and kings of all walks of life swelled to the limit, the Han Dynasty was torn apart, the situation of the whole country was precarious, and Dong Zhuo's power was the strongest at that time, so Dong Zhuo directly sent troops into Beijing, controlled the imperial court, and made Emperor Han Xian a puppet emperor.
Later, Dong Zhuo died at the hands of Lu Bu, Emperor Han Xian thought that he could finally get rid of Dong Zhuo's control, but which Cheng thought, Dong Zhuo's subordinates launched an attack on Chang'an, Emperor Han Xian had no self-protection power at this time, so he was very anxious, at this time a minister said that Cao Cao was good at this time, and he would be able to keep Emperor Xian safe, so that Emperor Xian would ask Cao Cao for help. As he was talking, a notice came from outside, saying that Cao Cao had arrived, which was the famous Cao Cao and Cao Cao.
Although talking about Cao Cao and Cao Cao is a classic proverb, which is widely used in our lives, many people don't know that there is a second half of this sentence, although the second half of the sentence is also very classic, but no one dared to say it at that time.
After Cao Cao's power grew, Cao Cao wanted to attack Lu Bu in Xuzhou, but at this time, Lu Bu's strategist Chen Gong offered Lu Bu a plan, that is, to surrender Cao Cao, and said that he would dedicate Xuzhou to Cao Cao.
In fact, this strategy was really successful, after Lu Bu set up an ambush in Xuzhou, he ordered someone to hand over the letter of surrender to Cao Cao, and opened the city gate to let Cao Cao take over Xuzhou, after Cao Cao entered the city, Lu Bu suddenly killed, hit Cao Cao by surprise, and scattered Cao Cao's soldiers and horses to flee.
After Cao Cao's army was scattered by Lu Bu, Cao Cao also fell into chaos and separated from his own guards.
But fortunately, Lu Bu had never seen Cao Cao, so he walked over and asked directly: Where is Cao Cao? At this time, Cao Cao didn't even dare to raise his head, pointed in a direction casually, and said that the one who rode the yellow horse was, Lu Bu chased after him, and did not kill Cao Cao, Cao Cao rode directly after Lu Bu left, and ran away, and shouted for Zhu to save me, so Cao Cao successfully escaped from Xuzhou.
Then this matter extended a proverb, which was connected with the previous sentence: Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, and missed it in person, isn't it funny. But this incident has also become one of the most shameful experiences in Cao Cao's life, so he doesn't like others to mention it. In fact, in the later time, Cao Cao's family was the only one, so no one dared to say this, after all, this was equivalent to mocking the emperor of the dynasty, even if this sentence did not reach Cao Cao's ears, it was difficult to guarantee that no one would use this matter to make a fuss, and then lose his life.
The Three Kingdoms period was an era of competition for hegemony, and therefore there were many popular stories, this is just one of them, if you are interested, you can read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, I believe you will be attracted by the story.
As you can see from this article, there are actually other stories behind many well-known sentences, and many people choose to study ancient history when they were in college, probably because they were interested in that mysterious and interesting period.