Historical data show that Cao Cao's original words are "it is better to be negative than to teach others to be negative", which means that in an environment where honesty is not emphasized, people should not be credulous or too honest to avoid being deceived! This sentence has a specific background and object, which is Cao Gong's temporary mood, not his complete philosophy of life! Add the word "world" to the novel, and it will be infinite!

Someone explained this:

"I would rather teach me to be negative than to be negative."

This is the most prominent aspect of Cao Cao's ambition. He can be wrong, but his subordinates cannot be wrong. There is a two-part allegorical saying that Cao Cao killed Lv Boshe-he was wrong when he was wrong. In order to seize the world, relying on the emperor to be a vassal is the embodiment of Meng De's great talent. He is in no hurry to achieve success, knows how to hide his strength and look forward to it. However, a wise man's efforts will fail, and his suspicious heart has no intention of being the reason for his failure.

Cao Cao killed Lv Boshe-making mistakes is making mistakes.

This is a necessary theory of philosophy, that is, making mistakes is making mistakes. Many times, for helpless people, making mistakes is a stopgap measure. This is the only way if people who are out of danger want to get away with it. . . .