How to evaluate Cao Cao’s image?

1. Image evaluation:

(1) Negative evaluation:

1. Treacherous. When we mention Cao Cao, the first thing that comes to our mind is Cao Cao's treacherous image. Why do people think that Cao Cao is a treacherous person when he is mentioned? Of course there are many reasons.

(1) The biggest reason should be that Cao Cao himself has a more cunning character. Cao Cao's cunning can be seen in many episodes of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

① In the first chapter, it is written that Cao Cao did not do his job properly when he was a child and was dissatisfied with his uncle's control, so he used deceptive means to drive a wedge between his father and uncle, just to achieve his debauched intentions. This fully illustrates his He is naturally cunning and good at conspiracy, and has the qualifications of a politician since he was a child. As soon as Cao Cao appeared on the scene, he gave people a cunning image, showing his treacherous nature.

② It is described in Chapter 20: "It is said that Cao Cao raised his sword to kill Zhang Liao. Xuande grabbed his arm and Yun Chang knelt in front of him. Xuande said, "Such a sincere person, Legitimate use. "Yun Chang said: "Guan knows Wenyuan as a loyal and righteous man, and is willing to protect him with his life. Cao threw his sword and said with a smile, "I also know Wen Yuan's loyalty and righteousness, so he has an ear for drama." "I personally released his bindings, untied his clothes, and sat on him. Liao sensed his intention and surrendered." "This time it is said that after Cao Cao captured Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao refused to surrender. Cao Cao was furious and wanted to kill Zhang Liao. After Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others begged for mercy, he immediately threw his sword and said with a smile on his face: "I also know that Wen Yuan is loyal and loyal, and he has an ear for drama..." He personally untied Zhang Liao, undressed him, and sat down. This is Cao Cao, who used his "deception" to achieve his own destiny.

③Cao Cao's cunning and deceit are also shown in "borrowing to suppress the morale of the army". Cao Cao's 170,000 troops are out and their food and grass are running out. How to calm the morale of the army, Cao Cao actually came up with "borrowing". His selfishness and viciousness led Cao Cao to put the blame on others in order to free himself. He said to Wang He: "I also know that you are not guilty, but if I don't kill you, the army will change." After your death, I will take care of your wife by myself, so don’t worry about it. "Your wife and I can support ourselves, so you have nothing to worry about." "Every word here is permeated with chilling coldness.

(2) Cao Cao usurped the Han Dynasty. Folks believed that Cao Cao was a treacherous villain, and another reason was because he usurped the Han Dynasty. In ancient times, Cao Cao usurped the Han Dynasty. , the emperor is the foundation of a country, but if Cao Cao wants to be the emperor himself, he will definitely be reviled by the people. From this aspect, it should be one of the reasons why the people think he is treacherous and dislike him.

(3) In the end, it may be because Cao Cao said, "I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me." This is probably what happened after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing. Cao Cao refused Dong Zhuo's appointment and fled Luoyang. When he passed the house of his friend Lu Boshe, he went to rest at his old friend's house. He suddenly heard the sound of sharpening a knife at his friend's house and thought he was being attacked. He betrayed his family, so he killed them all, but later it was discovered that he accidentally killed his friend's family, so he said the above words. Perhaps it was because of the above reasons that people thought of him when they mentioned Cao Cao. Be cunning.

2. Suspicion, viciousness, and insidiousness. These are also Cao Cao's distinctive personality traits. His suspicion, viciousness, and insidiousness are clearly reflected in killing with excuses and using a borrowed knife to kill. Yang Xiushi used excuses to kill people. ① Because Yang Xiu's servant Fang Kuang gave Cao Cao the idea of ??killing Yang Xiu, but because Cao Cao had a reputation as a "talent lover", he could only bear it, but he didn't. This somewhat arrogant Yang Xiu peeked into his inner secrets when his military operations were unfavorable, he was upset, and he had no place to vent his anger, and exposed his "useless" riddle, so Cao Cao did not hesitate to take advantage of this. A rare opportunity was given to Yang Xiu to kill him on the charge of "confused the morale of the army", and this charge was very legitimate, which made his bad behavior of killing people out of suspicion legal. In this way, Cao Cao successfully got rid of a thorn in his side. Rong recommended a young and promising Mi Heng to Cao Cao, but Mi Heng had always looked down on Cao Cao, so Cao Cao held a grudge and wanted to find an opportunity to humiliate Mi Heng. Unfortunately, at the banquet, Cao Cao was beaten and insulted by Mi Heng. Cao Cao wanted to use Liu Biao's hand to kill Ni Heng. In the end, Huang Zu became his voluntary executioner, sacrificing the lives of others to relieve his own difficulties. This kind of viciousness and selfishness. The high degree of combination is Cao Cao's specialty. ③Look at "Killing in Dreams" again.

In order to prevent others from harming himself secretly, Cao Cao carefully fabricated a lie that "I like to kill people in my dreams", but he knew that no one would believe him if he was just talking about it. In order to make others believe his words, in order to To ensure his own personal safety, Cao Cao directed and acted another good show of killing people in his dream. Look at his performance after waking up, "feigning surprise and asking" and "crying bitterly, he will be buried with a good life." The result this time is of course: Meets Cao Cao's requirements: "Everyone thinks that Cao Guo kills people in his dream. Here, people also feel Cao Cao's suspicion, viciousness, and insidiousness.

(2) Positive comments:

< p>1. Good talent, good martial arts, and good at reading. Although Cao Cao's image in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is mostly cunning, vicious, suspicious, etc., for a character, his image also has two sides. We can also It can be seen from many aspects that Cao Cao himself has many advantages, and in some aspects he still deserves our recognition. First of all, although Cao Cao has been naughty since he was a child, he once used tricks to provoke the relationship between his father and his uncle, and even went out with his playmates. He stole brides, etc., but he was not an ordinary playboy. He showed signs of being a politician at a young age. Cao Cao was still very talented. Cao Cao wrote many good poems that have been passed down to this day, such as "Dan Ge Xing" and "Dan Ge Xing". "Guan Cang Hai" and so on, are really ambitious and majestic! Moreover, Cao Cao also has good martial arts, which prepared him for his later battles. Perhaps it was because of his hobbies that he was proficient in strategy, tactics and military tactics, and he was good at using troops. Therefore, he often defeated many with less, and the weak defeated the strong. For example, in the battle of Guandu, he faced Yuan Shao, an enemy ten times stronger than himself. , he was resourceful and decisive, and showed his character as a famous general with his unexpected courage and ability. Even when he failed, Cao Cao was not discouraged, but calmly responded to the challenge, turned the situation around, and turned defeat into victory.

2. Extraordinary courage and intelligence. In the first chapter of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it was written that Cao Cao was "strategic and versatile" and used "deception to fall to the ground as if he was having a stroke." "Come to prove it. Although he was naughty when he was a child, he wanted to punish his uncle, but Cao Cao's wisdom is evident. In the episode "Depose the Han Emperor Chen Liujian, and seek the Dong thief Meng De to offer his sword", Cao Cao showed a unique fearless spirit With superhuman courage, the authoritarian and cruel Dong Zhuo became a major concern for the royalist faction. However, when the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were helpless in facing this reality, Cao Cao laughed alone and mocked: "The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty will cry all night long. , Crying from dawn to night, can Dong Zhuo still cry to death? So Cao Cao borrowed a knife and took the risk to assassinate Dong Zhuo alone. This showed his extraordinary courage and also earned him a reputation of "loyalty." During the assassination process, Dong Zhuo noticed that he immediately knelt down and pretended to be "loyal." Offering the sword also showed his "courage and wisdom" in the face of danger. In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he suppressed the Yellow Turban Uprising, and his image of heroism and strategy was elevated to a new stage, showing his extraordinary talents as a general. At the same time, for Cao Cao after becoming a military commander, this was not all. He was also extremely "bold and intelligent" in his strategic thinking. He had rich practical experience and showed his extraordinary military genius in many battles. Under the protection of King Qin, he first sent 50,000 elite soldiers, and then added infantry to assist. At that time, there was a large army to suppress the rear. Cao Cao's majesty and well-organized tactics were highlighted. Cao Cao's talent and strategy surpassed other powerful politicians.

3. Act on merit, have a broad mind and a long-term vision. In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the reason why Cao Cao is able to dominate the Central Plains is not only Cao Cao's own "boldness, intelligence and talent", but more importantly. There is a group of loyal and wise people. Cao Cao knows people well and incorporates a large number of talented people into his group, so that they can use their talents and make great contributions to the success of Cao Cao's political career in the future. , and also provided the greatest possibility for him to conquer the great cause of the north. The wily uncle and nephew Xun Yu, the talented Guo Jia, the talented Cheng Yu, Man Chong, Liu Ye, etc. also all joined his name; he was outstanding in martial arts. After Yu Jin, the brave Dian Wei and others also joined him. Soon, Cao Cao had many civil servants and powerful generals. Cao Cao not only had a keen eye for talents, but also always found ways to win over talents. , he also wanted to do everything possible to retain Guan Yu. Even though he knew it was impossible and felt unhappy, he still made sacrifices and praised: "The person who did not forget his roots is a righteous man in the world. "Especially after Guan Yu passed five passes and killed six generals, he still insisted on not changing and ordered Guan Yu to be released. This showed Cao Cao's magnanimity and magnanimity in employing people.

4. The psychological quality of being calm and decisive in handling situations. This is a must-have quality for a military strategist. And Cao Cao showed his good psychological quality in many episodes. In the first round of the struggle against the Ten Changshi, Cao Cao's careful thinking of the struggle strategy and judgment of the outcome of the struggle showed the outstanding talent of a capable minister: Cao Cao "If the secret is not kept secret, there will be a disaster of annihilation." He Jin's high opinion was regarded as "ignorant"; for He Jin's stupid move of calling foreign troops into the capital to kill the eunuchs, Cao Cao's judgment that he "expected defeat" was angrily rebuked by He Jin; however, He Jin was later killed and Dong Zhuo entered the capital. The outcome of the atrocities revealed Cao Cao's calm foresight and foresight.

2. Cao Cao’s evaluation:

Cao Cao (155-March 15, 220), whose courtesy name was Mengde, whose given name was Jili, whose diminutive name was Amo, was born in Qiao County, Pei State (today’s People from Bozhou, Anhui. He was an outstanding statesman, militarist, writer and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the founder of the Cao Wei regime in the Three Kingdoms.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. In the name of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao conquered all directions, internally eliminated the separatist forces such as Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao, and Han Sui, and externally surrendered the Southern Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei, etc. , unified northern China, and implemented a series of policies to restore economic production and social order, expand farmland, build water conservancy projects, reward farmers and mulberry trees, attach importance to handicrafts, resettle the exiled population, and implement "rent modulation", thus gradually stabilizing the society and economy of the Central Plains. There's a turning point. Under Cao Cao's rule, the Yellow River Basin experienced a certain degree of political clarity, the economy gradually recovered, class oppression was slightly alleviated, and the social atmosphere improved. Some of the measures taken by Cao Cao in the name of the Han Dynasty had a positive effect.

When Cao Cao was alive, he served as the prime minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty and later the king of Wei, laying the foundation for the founding of Cao Wei. After his death, he was given the posthumous title of King Wu. After his son Cao Pi became emperor, he was honored as Emperor Wu, with the temple name Taizu.

Cao Cao was skilled in military tactics and good at poetry. He expressed his political ambitions and reflected the suffering life of the people in the late Han Dynasty. He was majestic, generous and desolate. His prose was also clear and neat, which opened up and prospered Jian'an literature and gave it to later generations. He left behind precious spiritual wealth and was known as the character of Jian'an in history. Lu Xun evaluated him as "the founder of reformed articles." At the same time, Cao Cao was also good at calligraphy. Zhang Huaiguan of the Tang Dynasty rated Cao Cao's calligraphy as "wonderful" in "Shujuan".