Was Cao Cao in history very suspicious?

The so-called paranoia was caused by the era in which Cao Cao lived. At that time, people were fighting for hegemony in troubled times, and people's hearts were unpredictable. If Cao Cao wanted to survive in that era, he had no choice but to be suspicious and suspicious, so he thought More, so more suspicious.

To put forward my own opinions, I would like to say a little more.

I think many people’s views on Cao Cao are derived from the thoughts in the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

To ask about Cao Cao's suspicion, this question needs to be looked at from many aspects. The first point is why Cao Cao is suspicious. I have said before that Cao Cao's age determines this. Cao Cao's age, At that time, there was no trust between people.

The second is how suspicious Cao Cao is. Cao Cao's suspicion was very obvious in his later period. He was also suspicious in the early stage when he started from scratch, but he trusted when he was suspicious. This was the greatness of Cao Cao's employment.

The third is to compare Cao Cao’s suspicion. Some people say that Cao Cao was a villain who did not trust others and was suspicious which led to his own failure. I think otherwise. Being suspicious is not Cao Cao's fault. We can compare the suspicion of others and Cao Cao. So the object of comparison is of course the most representative Liu Bei. The most obvious aspect of Liu Bei's paranoia is Tuogu. The most classic thing Liu Bei said to Kong Ming when he was Tuogu was his false love. Liu Bei spent half his life in the army and let Zhuge Liang take over? joke. So Cao Cao and Liu Bei are both suspicious people, but Liu Bei hides it deeply.

As for looking at Cao Cao objectively, I think Cao Cao is a hero. He pacified the north. Only he has the ability to pacify the north, stabilize the country, and free the north from the war situation of the war. This big country Contribution, a contribution that only he could accomplish at that time.