Cao Cao was born in a eunuch family. After the Three Kingdoms called him Cao Can, Cao Cao's father Cao Song was the adopted son of eunuch Cao Teng, and Cao Teng served four generations of emperors, which was quite famous. When Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was appointed, Cao Song succeeded Cao Tenghou and became a courtier of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. ?

In his youth, Cao Cao was resourceful, alert, resourceful, chivalrous, unruly and unlearned. Therefore, people at that time did not think that he had any special talents. Only Qiao Xuan and others in the beam think he is different. Qiao Xuan said to Cao Cao, "There will be chaos in the world, and people who are doomed can't help it. What's wrong with him? " He Qing of Nanyang said to him: "The Han Dynasty will die, and the person who lives in the world must be this person!" Xu Shao of Nanyang is famous for knowing people. He once said to Cao Cao, "Jun Qingping's traitor is a hero in troubled times".

Extended information Cao Cao's family is not very good. According to historical records, after Prime Minister Cao Can, Cao Cao's father named Cao Song was the adopted son of eunuch Cao Teng. Eunuchs have no children. Cao Song is an adopted son, not a son. Cao Teng's ancestor was Cao Can, the prime minister in the early Western Han Dynasty.

Moreover, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, "eunuchs were traitors", so a eunuch's adopted son had no position in the upper class at that time, so Cao Cao was born in a bad family.