Yi Zhongtian commented on Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms.

In fact, Cao Cao may not want to kill people. He loves life very much and is also very emotional. Cao Cao is cruel, but not tyrannical; Cold, but not ruthless. Cruelty is not his nature, but was forced out in a cruel political and military struggle. Because he is not cruel, others will be cruel to him; If he is not ruthless, he cannot defeat one dangerous enemy after another. After all, he is facing a life-and-death struggle. I don't know how many people are scratching his braid with ulterior motives, how many people are picking on him, how many people are gloating at his jokes, and how many people are trying to get his head. He should be cruel, cruel, take other people's lives first, and even kill innocent people by mistake. However, it is his nature to love life more than feelings. Therefore, he kills people without blinking an eye, but he doesn't take pleasure in killing people; Law enforcement is merciless, but reasonable. There are many such examples. After attacking and killing Yuan Tan, Cao Cao once gave an order: Whoever dares to cry will kill your wife and children! However, Wang Xiu, who didn't drive in Jizhou, defied orders and rushed to Yuan Tan's body, crying and demanding that Yuan Tan's body be buried. Cao Cao deliberately kept silent. Wang Xiu said: I owe it to Yuan Jia, so I have to report it. Let me die after collecting the body, and die without regret! Cao Cao was greatly moved and said, What a benevolent man this is! Not only did he not kill Wang Xiu, but he was also appointed as the commander of Jin Si. After Kong Rong's death, many people who made friends with him were afraid to offer their condolences. Only Jingzhao people went to learn to be fat (Rose), stroking Kong Rong's body and crying, saying, Wen Ju, Wen Ju, who will I talk to when you leave me? What's the point of my living! Later, when Xi saw Cao Cao and apologized to him, Cao Cao stopped him and said, "Sheng Yuan, Sheng Yuan, you are a generous and affectionate person!" ! Ask him where he lives. I heard that Xizhi had just moved, so he was immediately sent to a hundred welcome millet. In fact, Cao Cao himself is also a generous and affectionate person. Guo Jia died young, and Cao Cao was devastated. He wrote to the court, wrote to Yu Xun, and talked about Guo Jia with Xun You and others, often crying. He said: I was with him for eleven years when I was under forty (actually thirty-eight). He and I got through those difficult days together. What a close call! I can't make up my mind myself, but I am determined to be filial. Only he knows my wishes best! You and I are peers, only the youngest is filial. I should have entrusted him with the funeral, but who knew he left before me? Filial piety is actually aware of danger. He is in poor health and there are many plagues in the south, so he often says that if he goes to the south, he may not come back alive. But in order to tide over the difficulties with me, he persisted. How can such kindness be forgotten! Now, although I asked him for a job and a letter, what's the use of a dead man? What's the use? There are so few people I know in the world that it is easy to get one and leave me. God, what do you want me to do? After reading such words, I am afraid that even we will be moved by it. Even for friends who betrayed him, Cao Cao valued the friendship of that year. The relationship between Chen Gong and Cao Cao is extraordinary, and Cao Cao was appointed as Yanzhou Pastoral, which is the credit of Chen Gong. Later, Chen Gong left Cao Cao for Lu Bu because of the border killing case, hoping to help Lu Bu fight Cao Cao. He refused to surrender after being captured. When Cao Cao called him, he said, Gongtai, it doesn't matter if you die. What can your old mother do? Chen Gong sighed and said, I heard that filial piety does no harm to one's relatives. It's up to you whether the mother is dead or alive. Cao Cao asked again: where are your wife and children? Chen Gong added: "I heard that Shi Ren's rule in the world is endless, and whether his wife and children live or die depends on Gong Ming. Say that finish, don't look back, cocky, accept the punishment. Cao Cao saw him off in tears. After Chen Gong's death, Cao Cao supported his mother and hired his daughter, and treated their family better than when they were friends. Cao Cao really values friendship. He is eager to have more friends in his life and career. He said in the poem "A Line of Short Songs": "Qing Er is in my heart. But for your sake, I've thought it over. Yo yo Luming Literature, Wild Ping. I have a group of good guests, playing the piano and playing the piano. As clear as the bright moon, when can I forget it? The troubles come from this and cannot be cut off. The weirder, the more useless. Talk about banquets, and remember the past. "This poem is also very touching. The translation is: Green is your collar; What is leisurely is my deep affection. Because of you, I miss it until now. When elk find mugwort, they will call each other. If I have guests, I will definitely ask blowing sheng to cheer. Obviously, it was a jade wheel that day, and I don't know when it stopped running. Deep in my heart is that worry, which may never end! Come on, friend! Cross the field path, regardless of its crisscross. Thank you for coming for nothing, so that we can meet again after such a long separation. Bring wine to the wind, shake hands and make peace, and relive old feelings. Isn't this very touching?