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Cao Cao said to Chen Gongtai: I would rather betray others than others betray me. I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me. /Since ancient times, great treachery seems like loyalty, and great hypocrisy seems like truth. Neither loyalty nor evil can be seen from the surface. Maybe you misjudged me, Cao Cao, yesterday, but today, you misjudged me again, but I am still me, and I have never been afraid that others will misjudge me. / If you want to kill, just kill. Why hesitate? It will make yourself miserable, haha.
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Cao Cao said: It's not that I, Cao Cao, have a thick skin, but that I have long forgotten the vulgar ethics in this world. Don't worry about it. Everyone in the world says that I am a traitor, but there is nothing they can do about me, a traitor. Those of you who claim to be gentlemen have all been defeated by me, a traitor. If the price of being a gentleman is to be insulted and trampled on , eliminated or even killed, I would rather be a traitor who can realize his ambition. Since ancient times, great treachery seems like loyalty, and great hypocrisy seems like truth. Loyalty and evil cannot be seen from the surface. Maybe you misjudged me, Cao Cao, before, and now you misjudge me, but I am still me, and I have never been afraid of others mistaking me.
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Cao Cao said: Death is not terrible. Death is a cool summer night, where one can sleep without worries. People in the world misjudged me, Cao Cao, yesterday, and they have misjudged me again today, and they may misjudge me again tomorrow. But I am still me. I'm never afraid of others misunderstanding me.
Character evaluation
Cao Cao was a hero in troubled times and a powerful leader. However, there was a saying at that time that the royal family was orthodox and the Han Dynasty was Zuo. At that time, everyone regarded themselves as Han ministers. Even Xun Yu always said that he was a Han minister. Guan Yu surrendered to Han but not to Cao. Liu Bei is a member of the royal family and an uncle of the emperor. Regardless of whether it is true or not, in short, Liu Bei has gained countless benefits from this false name. After Cao Cao occupied Luoyang, he did not return power to the Liu family, which was tolerated by the literati, so they naturally had to distort it.
The true history is that Cao Cao was a statesman, military strategist and poet in Chinese history.
There are four reasons why later generations attacked Cao Cao:
The first is to coerce the emperor to order the princes. The key is to coerce the emperor and use the name of the emperor. First, let’s talk about kidnapping the emperor. There was chaos in the two capitals. The Xiliang army burned, killed, and looted. The emperor fled, but local civil and military officials ignored him. Except for a county magistrate who sent a meal, the king of a country ate wild vegetables to satisfy his hunger. Why was no one there to threaten him? Second, on ordering princes in the name of the emperor, first of all, the emperor is only ten years old. Can a child lead troops to suppress rebellion or appoint talents and make use of them? The emperor of the Han Dynasty is still there. If we don't use the name of emperor, why should we use the name of Cao Cao?
The second is that I would rather betray others than others betray me. It means that Cao Cao killed a good person by mistake. First of all, there is no conclusion on whether this happened in history. Secondly, all people, not saints and sages, make mistakes. Great people like Mao Zedong will all make mistakes. Cao Cao made mistakes, but his mistakes should not be magnified infinitely. Politicians are not Moral model.
The third one is called Han Xiang, but he is actually a Han traitor. Cao Cao was indeed in great power at that time, and the emperor became an empty frame, similar to today's monarchy. However, we should see that everything has two sides. It is said that in troubled times, heavy laws are needed, and serious diseases require strong medicine. When the world is in chaos, the people are in dire straits, and politics is chaotic. In the case of warlord separatism, is it possible to wait for a child to give orders, or to wait for a large group of people to make democratic decisions and discuss them before taking action? Wanting Cao Cao to be able to do things but not allowing him to take power is obviously to let the horse run but also to make the horse not eat grass. What's more, in the end of his life, Cao Cao never usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself.
The fourth is the theory of Cao Cao’s seventy-two doubtful tombs. In fact, the theory of the seventy-two skeptics has no factual basis and is purely fiction. Cao Cao's contributions and historical achievements: firstly, he built water conservancy projects and opened up wasteland for farming; secondly, he unified the north and ended the war. Third, attack Wuhuan and solve foreign troubles. Fourth, change the poem into poetry and establish a unique style.