As we all know, the story in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms has many deductive elements, including what some celebrities said and did. Is there any historical basis for Cao Cao's famous classic saying, "I'd rather teach me to be negative to the world than to teach the world to be negative to me"? Or according to the historical development and personality characteristics of Cao Cao, does this sentence conform to Cao Cao's description in the official history?

Let's take a look at what the Romance says:

In the second year of Chuping, Cao Cao took a class in the pool and escaped from Chang 'an, Kyoto. Dong Zhuo ordered all localities to post painted pictures and wanted Cao Cao. Cao Cao passed through zhongmou county and was captured by the sergeant. However, Chen Gong, the county magistrate, thought that Cao Cao dared to assassinate Dong Zhuo, but he was a great hero, so instead of sending him to Chang 'an, he hung up the seal and abandoned the palace, and fled to Qiaoxian County with Cao Cao. After going to Chenggao, they went to Lv Boshe Zhuang to stay.

Lu Laoben is a good friend of Cao Cao's father, and he admires Cao Cao's behavior, so he invited them to stay overnight in the villa and went to Sanli Road to sell wine and prepare to entertain them. Cao Cao and Chen Gong were waiting at Lv Boshe's house when they suddenly heard someone in the backyard saying, "Kill two, kill two".

At that time, Cao Cao was like a fish escaping from the net and a frightened bird. He was so nervous that he thought he was going to kill him and Chen Gong. So he took out his sword and rushed inside, killing all eight members of Lv Boshe's family, regardless of the reasons. Finally, it was found that there was a mistake. It turned out that two pigs were tied in the kitchen and were going to kill the waiter. Cao Cao knew that he had made a big mistake, so he pulled Chen Gong and left. When we reached Zhuangkou, Lv Boshe came back from selling wine. When they saw that they were leaving, they quickly stopped: "My wine has called. Why are you leaving? Go back to drink quickly. " Cao Cao thought, I have killed all your families, so how can I go back with you? "I have something urgent to do, so I have to leave," he said. Lv Boshe how willing to, hold on. Cao Cao suddenly said, "Look, who's coming over there."

when Lu Lao looked back, Cao Cao drew his sword and hacked him to death. Chen Gong was surprised and said to Cao Cao, "Meng De, you just killed Lv Boshe's family, which can be regarded as manslaughter. Now that you know you were wrong, why did you kill Lv Boshe?" Cao Cao said: "Gong, I will rule the world in the future. If Lv Boshe is allowed to live, he will spread the word that I killed his family. It is difficult for me to be a man, so I have to cut the grass and get rid of the roots." Chen Gong said, "According to your behavior, can the whole world obey you?" Cao Cao confidently replied: "I would rather lose the world than the world lose me!" "

This is the general scene of Cao Cao killing Lv Boshe in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

when it comes to benevolence and righteousness, Cao Cao must not count. Under the guidance of the motto "I would rather teach the world to be negative than to teach the world to be negative to me", he killed innocent people indiscriminately, which is naturally not benevolent. But this selfish and cruel remark. It is not recorded in the original reflection, but there are three versions in Pei Songzhi's annotation. First, Cao Cao threw himself into Lv Boshe Villa, and Lv Boshe was not at home. His son came to rob Cao Cao's things, but out of desperation, he ran away with several people. Second, the three statements are similar to the plot in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Actually, there is no way to say whether Cao Cao said such a sentence, but from another angle, even if Cao Cao did say it, it can prove that he is aboveboard. Unlike some other people who say one thing and do another. However, such straightforwardness is also a serious injury to Cao Cao. He is just too heavy on reality and not on emptiness.

Otherwise, like Zhao Kuangyin, he is forced to be a traitor. Who will call him a traitor? Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, had the inhuman practice of forcing his father to kill his brother and wring his brother, but later generations tried their best to praise Li Shimin as a wise king. How so!