Author: Shi Yuchun
I remember when I was a child, I often heard people in our country say: "Three years old to see the old", which means:
Whether a person will be successful in the future, whether he can do things, when he is very young, he can make a judgment based on his performance.
In the history of China, among the records of relevant materials, the words about the intelligent and promising characters in childhood can be said to be innumerable.
Of course, the so-called "three-year-old to see the old", in the historical narrative, there will also be eyes off.
Cao Cao belongs to the former category, and when he was a teenager, he was very thoughtful and jumped out of things, which is basically in line with the conclusion that people and posterity gave him "rape".
When Cao Cao was young, he was very alert, and he knew how to manipulate things.
Perhaps because, from his grandfather Cao Teng to his father Cao Song, Cao's family background is very powerful, and Cao Cao, who grew up, will never behave in a decent style.
Outside, Cao Cao was very moralistic, he befriended the chivalrous Haojie, his behavior was very improper, and he did not look like the children of a serious reader at all.
It must be noted that although Cao Cao's behavior and the orthodox requirements of society for his children are far apart, the incidents of oppressing goodness and skillfully plundering do not seem to have happened to him, at least, there is no record of such things in the history books.
Because he had the inheritance of his ancestors and the position of his father, Cao Cao did not have to worry about his livelihood and did not have to worry about the future.
During that period of youth, Cao Cao seemed to have nothing serious to do, and he did not seem to specialize in any art.
I guess that people at that time looked at Cao Cao and today's people looked at the second generation of the rich and the second generation of officials, and there should be no difference.
Of course, not many people will be optimistic about Cao Cao and think that he can achieve great things.
Perhaps, people at that time would also comment on Cao Cao:
If it wasn't for his grandfather and his father, he wouldn't have been Cao Cao!
The ingenuity of Cao Cao's youth can be seen in one thing.
Because his father was busy with official duties, he probably didn't have much time to discipline Cao Cao, so the things that were popular in the workshop at that time, such as setting up eagles and chasing rabbits, such as hunting with dogs, and so on, Cao Cao did not play, nor did he play well.
Cao Cao's uncle saw Cao Cao wandering around like this, without restraint, without a proper behavior, and he really couldn't see it:
Doesn't this disgrace the people of the Cao family!
Therefore, this uncle repeatedly went to his brother Cao Song, Cao Cao's father, to complain:
"Brother, our family is a little bit out of shape." I rarely go out. But every time he went out, he could always be seen hanging out with a bunch of prodigals. This is not a solution. This is not only detrimental to the face of the father and the big brother, but also not conducive to the growth of this child and his future development. I would love to say a few words about him, but every time I am in front of so many people, I always have to save some face for my children! Big brother, you still discipline him more..."
After Cao Cao's uncle said that, Cao Song naturally would not be polite, and he called Cao Cao over and scolded him several times in front of his face.
Cao Cao was very clever, and in front of his father, he was very good at doing things. Cao Cao was always able to act as his father thought.
When his father scolded Cao Cao, he would also accept the reprimand sincerely with a look of grievance. After scolding Cao Cao every time, Cao Song would go back to think about Cao Cao's previous performance at home. Cao Song felt that Cao Cao's child didn't seem to be so unbearable.
After Cao Cao's uncle said this several times in front of Cao Cao's father, Cao Cao thought:
Often this is not the case! I'm so old, I'm still scolded by my father, it's always a little bad. In the long run, my face can't hang on, and it also affects the feelings between our father and son. I had to find a way to solve this problem.
For the young Cao Cao, the easiest thing to do was probably to find a way to solve the problem.
After a brief thought, Cao Cao had an idea in his heart, that is:
Find an opportunity to make the father not believe the bad words that the uncle says about himself; find a way to make the father not believe the bad things that the uncle says about himself.
Later, one day, Cao Cao was walking on the road, preparing to go wandering, and halfway through, he happened to meet his uncle.
After seeing his uncle from a distance, Cao Cao immediately had a clever move, and he immediately pretended that he was ill and fell to the ground. He then makes an exit with crooked eyes and also assumes the shape of spitting white foam and twitching face.
Where did the uncle know that this was Cao Cao playing a self-made trick. He didn't know at all that Cao Cao's "sudden onset" was completely fake.
Seeing that his nephew had fallen to the ground and seemed to be very seriously ill, his uncle was horrified, and he rushed to the rescue.
After half a day of scrambling, Cao Cao finally returned to "normal".
After this fright, after Cao Cao's "calm", his uncle was already sweating.
Seeing that Cao Cao was safe and sound, his uncle asked him with concern and affection:
"Ah, what's wrong with you?" The way you looked just now was so frightening, you almost killed your uncle. ”
Cao Cao continued to pretend to be very weak, and said softly and slowly:
"Uncle, I don't know what's going on, I've recently had a sudden stroke. However, uncle, you can rest assured, it should be no big deal. ”
Cao Cao's uncle felt that Cao Cao's "illness" was not trivial, and when he returned home, he immediately went to find his brother Cao Song.
Seeing his brother, the uncle said to his brother Cao Song:
"Brother, I went out today, and when I met us, he suddenly fell to the ground, his mouth and eyes were crooked, his mouth foaming, his face twitching, and the situation was very serious. Fortunately, I was there, otherwise I didn't know what would have gone wrong. I asked him what was wrong, and Ah Qiu said that he had a bit of a stroke. Stroke, stroke at a young age, this is not a small disease! Brother, you should look at the point carefully, find a doctor to give him a look as soon as possible, and do not delay the child's condition. ”
After saying that, the uncle also repeated the scene of "rescuing" Cao Cao on the road to his brother.
Cao Song heard that his son had suffered a stroke and was very panicked.
After Cao Cao's uncle left, Cao Song immediately ordered his family to call Cao Cao over to inquire.
Cao Cao came to his father. Cao Song looked at Cao Cao carefully and did not find anything unusual about him.
Cao Song asked Cao Cao:
"Listen to your uncle, you have a stroke, what's going on?" Did your stroke get better? Daddy was about to freak out. I've got someone to contact the best doctor and he'll come and see you. ”
Cao Cao, like no one else, said lightly:
"Stroke? How could I have a stroke? How could I suddenly have a stroke at my age? This is also not in line with common sense! doctor? Please also ask the doctor, this is a bit of an exaggeration! I'm fine, I don't need to ask the doctor to come over! ”
Cao Cao pretended to be thoughtful and said to his father:
"Oh, I kind of get it. My uncle he didn't like me very much. Not so much, I'm fine, how can he say I had a stroke? It also hurts you to ask the doctor..."
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he still pretended to be helpless and shook his head over there.
When Cao Song saw that Cao Cao was all right, he let go of a hanging heart, and he said to Cao Cao:
"It's all right, there you go!"
Of course, Cao Song would not summon his uncle and nephew to confront each other. Because, after all, this is not a matter of principle of great right and wrong.
After this incident, Cao Cao's uncle wanted to say in front of his brother that Cao Cao was not, and Cao Song basically did not believe it.
In this way, Cao Song never reprimanded Cao Cao again, so Cao Cao became more wanton and more promiscuous.
(End of this article)
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