1 support the emperor to make the princes.
2 Looking at plum to quench thirst: Once Cao Cao led his troops to fight, there was no water on the way, and the soldiers were very thirsty. So Cao Cao asked his men to send a message to the soldiers, saying, "There is a large piece of Meilin in front, bearing many plums, which are sweet and sour and can quench your thirst." Hearing this, the soldiers all drooled. With this, they can reach the place where there is water ahead.
3 cut off your hair and replace your head.
Four officials: In the seventeenth year of Jian 'an (2 12), Emperor Xian of Han allowed Cao Cao to "visit the unknown and take his sword to the temple".
5 punch line: Cao Cao once passed under the Cao E Monument accompanied by Yang Xiu. The back of the stone tablet is engraved with the words "yellow silk, young woman, grandson and mortar". Cao Cao asked Yang Xiu, "Do you know what this means?" Yang Xiu replied, "Yes." Cao Cao said, "Don't say anything yet, let me think." Thirty miles away, Cao Cao said, "I already know." Yang Xiu was ordered to write down what he knew separately. Yang Xiu wrote: "Yellow silk and colorful silk are written as' unique'; Young woman, girl's meaning, written as' wonderful'; Grandson, daughter's child, wrote' good'; A mortar, a device for receiving spices, and a device for receiving five spices. Another explanation of the five spices is onion, garlic, pepper, ginger and mustard; Note: This is not an instrument that has suffered a lot, but an instrument that contains five kinds of spices. This is the meaning of' wonderful words'. " Cao Cao also wrote down his own ideas, just like Yang Xiu's, so he praised him and said, "My talent is not as good as yours. It took me 30 miles to understand the inscription. " [