In the long historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there are obvious ways to belittle Cao because of the need of literature. However, the reflection on him is the highest among the three monarchs of Wei, Shu and Wu. Chen Shou commented on Cao Cao: "At the end of the Han Dynasty, there was chaos in the world, Xiong Hao rose, and Yuan Shao was eyeing four states, which was beyond his power. Mao strategized, castigated the magic of Shen and Shang, used the unique tactics of Han and Bai, and granted official materials, each for his own devices, melodramatic, and forgot the old evils. In the end, he was able to conquer the imperial court machine and become a flood maker, but it was only slightly better. I can be described as an extraordinary person and a peerless hero. "
Later scholars believed that this was because Luo Guanzhong, the author of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, deliberately distorted the facts and did not correctly evaluate Cao Cao. Cao Cao is talented and versatile, and his tactics and tactics are flexible and changeable in the military. He made great contributions to the unification of northern China, the recovery of economic production and the maintenance of social order in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In terms of internal affairs, Cao Cao established a system of reclaiming farmland and ordered soldiers who didn't need to fight to go to the fields to farm, thus alleviating the food problem during the war in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
The evaluation of Cao Cao by later celebrities;
Mao Zedong wrote a eulogy: More than a thousand years ago, Wei Wu whipped his whip and left it at the Eastern Boundary Stone.
Lu Xun said: Cao Cao is at least a hero.
Tang Xuanzong often compared himself to "A God".
Tang Taizong said that Cao Cao was: controlling changes in times of crisis, expecting enemies to set strange things, more wisdom than one, and insufficient talents.
The evaluation of Cao Cao in The Biography of Cao Cao is: Mao is a man who is good at losing weight and music.
Pei Songzhi once wrote: "Looking back at ancient and modern books, it is said that officials who are greedy and cruel and have no way to do things are more important than doing things. -"Reflection (Note)" "
Zhou Yu commented on Cao Cao: "Cao Cao is a thief in China, although he is a famous China native."
Liu Bei commented on Cao Cao: "Dong Zhuo is the first to be difficult, swinging over Gyeonggi, and Cao Cao is in trouble, stealing Tianheng; The queen and prince, if you kill, you will see harm, strip the world and destroy people's things. "
Chen Lin commented on Cao Cao: "Cao Cao is extravagant, ugly and immoral, treacherous and chivalrous, and likes to make trouble. The shogunate Dong Tongying fought against barbarians and constantly encountered Dong Zhuo's invasion of the official and violent country. "
Yuan Zhen commented on Cao Cao: "Cao Cao hid and usurped chaos from now on" —— Dong Escape
Liu Zhiji commented on Cao Cao: "Many people are guilty, and the disaster is Wang Mang." -"Stone Exploration"
Hong Mai commented on Cao Cao: "Cao Cao is a ghost in the Han Dynasty, and a gentleman doesn't know anything"-Rong Zhai's essay.
Wang Fuzhi commented on Cao Cao: "It is also a fact that Cao Cao's father saw the murder and dispatch troops reported it; Killing hundreds of thousands of men and women in Surabaya and killing a city is cruel and inhuman. ..... Cao Cao is the wisdom of the world, and the technique is not the Tao. " -"Reading as a Mirror"
The ancients commented on Cao Cao: "Although Cao Shi helped China, he was deeply humiliated and resented by the people. -"The Argument about Death"
Li Zongwu commented on Cao Cao: "The hero of the Three Kingdoms first preached Cao Cao. His specialty lies in his black heart: he killed Lv Boshe, Kong Rong, Yang Xiu, Wan Fu and Dong Cheng, as well as the queen and the prince, and he also brazenly said, "It's better to die than to die. "Inner darkness is really extreme. -"Lara"
Gu commented on cao thief: "Meng De has not only Jizhou, but also praised those who are eager for success. Seeing that he has repeatedly given orders, as for those who laugh in the name of humiliation, they are heartless and unfilial, and they have the skill of governing the country and using troops. Therefore, Machiavellian fraud was superimposed and traitors were born. "
The History of the Three Kingdoms (note) commented on Cao Cao: Mao was not good at flying eagles and running dogs, and wandered excessively.
Sima Guang commented on Cao Cao: Wei Wuzhi was violent, long and unintentional. Even if we dare not abolish the independence of the Han people, why not? I'm still afraid of this name. I'll control myself. -"Purple Tongzhi Sword"
Sun Quan commented on Cao Cao: It is too bad to kill small things, it is cool to alienate people, and emperors and princes are rare since ancient times.
Xu Shao commented on Cao Cao: a minister who runs the country well and a traitor in troubled times.
Yi Zhongtian commented on Cao Cao: Cao Cao is a lovely adulterer, and treachery and masculinity are unified in masculinity.