It is well known that Cao Cao was discredited. Of course, Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the most serious one to discredit Cao Cao. However, with the unraveling of history, Cao Cao's historical image is much better now.
We know that Cao Cao has always been called a "traitor", and he is a traitor, and he also said, "It is better for me to blame me than for the whole world."
In fact, Cao Cao never said this sentence, which originated from Shu Wei. According to the Shu Wei, after the attempted assassination of Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao took refuge in his father's good friend Lv Boshe. When Lv Boshe was away, Lv Boshe's son and Lv Boshe's guests saw that Cao Cao had a lot of money, and they were very unhappy. They tried to rob Cao Cao and took his horse away. At this time, Cao Cao got up and drew his sword to kill these people. Then I said this sentence.
Secondly, the adulterer is of unknown origin. At that time, Cao Cao, a popular person in Wei and Jin Dynasties, asked Xu Shao, a famous person at that time, to comment on himself. Finally, Xu Shao commented that Cao Cao was a "peaceful traitor and a hero in troubled times" and later became a "traitor".
In fact, Cao Cao is a very capable person, who can use words and skills. During his military career, Cao Cao conquered all directions in the name of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, wiped out the separatist forces such as Er Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao and Han Sui at home, surrendered the southern Xiongnu, Wu Huan and Xianbei abroad, and unified the northern part of China.
At the same time, Cao Cao's literary achievements are very high. His "Although the Turtle Longevity" is "An old horse crouches in the tiger, aiming at a thousand miles." The martyr's next year is full of courage. "We still use it today.
Moreover, Cao Cao's meritocracy broke the monopoly of the gentry's official career in Wei and Jin Dynasties and provided a channel for the rise of the poor.
Such people really shouldn't be called "traitors"
The second is Emperor Yang Di Yang Guang.
Emperor Yang Di Yang Guang's evaluation in history is very bad. The ancient Shu Fa said, "Courtesy is good inside, courtesy is far away outside, it is cruel to the people, politically generous, ungrateful and far from virtue." Translated, it is the lust for women who don't obey the etiquette, destroy the ancestral system, stay away from the people, abuse the people against the sky, covet success and ignore politics, ungrateful and immoral. In short, it is stupor, violence, cruelty, ruthlessness and inhumanity.
In fact, Emperor Yang Di Yang Guang did many great things during his reign 15 years. Yang Di did most of the things that Qin Shihuang did, but Yang Di didn't burn books to bury Confucianism, and Tang Taizong did most of the things that Yang Di did. Then, why are Qin Shihuang and Emperor Taizong emperors, and Yang Di can only be remembered forever?
During Yang Di's reign, the imperial examination was opened, the Sui Grand Canal was built, the capital of the East was built, the state was changed into a county, and the weights and measures were changed according to the ancient law, which had a great influence on later generations. In particular, the imperial examination system and the Grand Canal have influenced for more than a thousand years.
Moreover, Yang Di also vigorously promoted the children of poor families, cracked down on wealthy families, and vigorously developed the Western Regions, which convinced all countries in the Quartet. This was done by a generation of powerful monarchs.
However, in the end, Han Sanzheng, eager for quick success and instant benefit, exhausted the people's resources and imposed exorbitant taxes, eventually led him to the road of national subjugation, offended Guanlong Group and destroyed the country. But he's not a bad king for nothing.
The third place is Shang Zhouwang.
Shang Zhouwang was the first emperor in the history of China to be discredited for more than 3,000 years. In fact, the real Shang Zhouwang is not like this.
According to official records, Shang Zhouwang is well-informed and powerful. Without weapons, he can kill wild animals with his bare hands and pull nine cows upside down. After Shang Zhouwang succeeded to the throne, its capital was Zhi, and it was later changed to Zhi. During his reign, he crusaded against Dongyi, extended the influence of Shang Dynasty to Jianghuai area, and developed the Yangtze River valley, which made great contributions to the development of China history.
The first main force to discredit Shang Zhouwang was the Western Zhou Dynasty after the demise of Shang Dynasty. At that time, the Western Zhou Dynasty advocated theology, just like all previous dynasties. In order to give his country the slogan of conforming to God's will, he had to discredit the Shang Dynasty and consolidate his rule.
The fourth place is Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu, like Cao Cao, was also discredited by Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a charming and talented person, but he is narrow-minded and always tries to calculate Zhuge Liang, but he fails every time and even takes it out on Zhuge Liang. It is called "If you were born in Liang, why should you be born in Liang?" .
But this is not the case in real history. According to official records, Zhou Yu's "tolerant temperament" is cheerful and generous. "Real genius", Fan Chengda praised him as "the hero of the world, the romantic husband of Jiang Zuo". Liu Bei said that Zhou Yu had a "high caliber" and Jiang Gan said that he had a "high tolerance".
Zhou Yu was born in a noble family. His grandfather Zhou Jing and uncle Zhou Zhong were officials during the Han Taiwei period. His father, Zhou Yi, served as Luoyang Order. Zhou Yu himself is tall, handsome and ambitious. Zhou Yu is a noble and generous person. He has a good character, high self-cultivation, can fight, knows art, and is especially proficient in music.
Battle of Red Cliffs, commander-in-chief of Sun Liu's allied forces at the front. Cao Cao's army lined up in the Yangtze River, joined by warships, and hunted with flags. The people in Jiangdong are terrified. However, Zhou Yu was unhurried and unhurried. He casually wore a black scarf, shook his feather fan and planned. If you command decisively, you will eventually defeat the enemy, and you will win more with less.
However, in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in order to highlight Zhuge Liang's wisdom, Zhou Yu's image in history was greatly changed and more plots were fabricated. Zhuge Liang used Cao Cao to build a bronze sparrow terrace to inspire Zhou Yu and strengthen his determination to resist Cao Cao.
The fifth place is Pan Renmei.
In any literary and artistic works, Pan Renmei will always appear as a villain, appearing as a villain and traitor, and forging personal enmity with the Yang family, which led to Yang Ye's suicide.
However, as the prototype of Pan Renmei, Pan Mei, a famous soldier in the Song Dynasty, should be a loyal minister and a good soldier who has repeatedly made meritorious military service. As for the statement that Pan Mei caused Yang Ye's death, historians also deny it. According to the History of Song Dynasty, Yang Ye's death was not mainly in Pan Renmei, but in the prison army. Pan Renmei was later demoted. There is no personal enmity in literary and artistic works as mentioned in the Pan Renmei Communique.
The sixth place is Li Hongzhang.
Li Hongzhang, a refugee, carried so many pots and became a "traitor" and a "traitor". As a diplomatic representative of the Qing government at that time, he signed many treaties that humiliated his power and country. But who authorized him to sign it? This is the real traitor. If it hadn't been for Li Hongzhang's contacts with the great powers, he might have died long ago.
Later, Japanese Prime Minister Hirofumi Ito called Li Hongzhang "the only person in the Qing Empire who has the ability to compete with the world powers", and Empress Dowager Cixi regarded him as "the person who recreated Huang Zhi". Li Hongzhang, Zeng Guofan, Zhang Zhidong and Zuo are called "four famous ministers of ZTE", while Bismarck and Grant are called "three great men in the world in the 19th century".
History is actually an ambiguous topic, because no one can guarantee that what he said is the truth of history, and there has never been more than one truth. Perhaps, back to the historical scene, perhaps the masters themselves don't know what the truth is.