Cao Cao did not proclaim himself emperor when he was in office, but only after his death did his son Cao Pi proclaim himself emperor and ratify him as Wei Wudi. But what is certain is that Cao Cao is the actual pioneer of Wei. Cao Cao has a bad reputation in history. To put it mildly, he was called a traitor. One is that Cao Cao is treacherous. But this doesn't count, because all is fair in war, and people who fight always cheat. But when you say the enemy, you say he is treacherous and cunning, and when you say yourself, you say you are resourceful. In fact, everything is fair in the war.

Although Cao Cao is treacherous, there is honesty in treachery. At least he dares to speak treacherously in public. He is a real villain, not a hypocrite. So he said that this is where Cao Cao surpassed others, because there are too many hypocrites in this world.

Cao Cao is also a warm-hearted. In the war between Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu, his eldest son, Cao Ang, was killed in the battle, and his former rival, Ding Furen, was also devastated. Because Ding Furen is Cao Cao's wife, she can't have children. Cao Cao's concubine gave birth to her eldest son, Cao Ang. After she was born, Cao Ang's mother died, and so did her biological mother, so she gave Cao Ang to Ding Furen to raise. Ding Furen regards this son as his own son and has deep feelings. Cao Cao lost the battle because he got carried away and surrendered without fighting Zhang Xiu in the war with Zhang Xiu. After the surrender, Cao Cao incorporated not only Zhang Xiu's army, but also Zhang Xiu's aunt, Zhang Xiu's aunt, a beautiful woman. Cao Cao is a lecherous man. Wherever he goes, he will meet some beautiful women, so he married Zhang Xiu's aunt. Zhang Xiu's face could not be pulled down, and for other reasons, Zhang Xiu later betrayed him and made a surprise attack on him. In this war, Cao Ang also died, so did Cao Anmin, the nephew of Cao Cao, and Dian Wei, the beloved of Cao Cao. Ding Furen didn't want to, so he cried and asked Cao Cao for his son. You gave my son back to me. Where did you find my son? And it's you, the guy who has been hitting on rotten women all day, that killed my son. When Cao Cao is bored, get out and go back to his hometown. Just leave. I will go back to my parents' house. I won't talk to you again. I really went back to my parents' house.

After half a year, about a few months later, Cao Cao regretted it and drove to his parents' house to pick up Mrs. Ding. This thing is also very common today. As soon as the young couple quarreled, the wife ran back to her parents' house. It wasn't the last time that the husband laughed it off, said a few nice words and took his wife back. It is not easy for Cao Cao to do this, is it? If you miss Cao Cao's cruel temper, he will do the same to clean up Ding Furen. What does Ding Furen do at home, knitting? After Cao Cao came, she didn't stand up to meet him and ignored him. Cao Cao was bored and walked over: What about weaving? ..... Stop knitting and come home with me. ..... Cao Cao went over and touched Ding Furen's back with his hand: Oh, don't be so short-tempered, baby, will you come home with me? Shall we go home by car? It's important to know this action. This kind of "touching the back" is a kind of love action for women by men. Ding Furen continued to "click" and "click". Cao Cao is very boring: aren't you going back? If I don't go back, I'll leave. Click click. Cao Cao went for a walk and came out. When he walked to the door, he turned his head again: Stop fooling around and come home with me, will you? Click click. Well, it seems that our marriage is over. Forget it. Then find the father-in-law: grandpa, I'm sorry for your daughter, but she won't go back with me. Tell you the truth, she is still young, don't let her watch, you marry her and let her remarry.

Think about it. With Cao Cao's heart of stone and vicious temper, it is very, very difficult to do this step, which shows that he is very affectionate. Of course, the last father didn't dare to marry Mrs. Ding, didn't remarry, and finally didn't remarry. It is estimated that my father-in-law dare not marry, nor does Ding Furen, nor does anyone dare to marry. Who dares to marry Yan's ex-wife I thought I was sick. Cao Cao has been very worried about this matter. When Cao Cao died, he said, I have done good things and bad things in my life. There are successes and mistakes. I don't care. There is only one thing, that is, I went underground to Jiuquan, and Zixiu-Zixiu is Cao Ang's word, and Cao Ang's Zixiu refers to Cao Ang-said Zixiu wanted to talk to me when she cried. How many mistakes do you think Cao Cao made in his life? He actually thinks that his biggest mistake is this, which is to make his wife angry! Explain that Cao Cao is a sentient person, a sentient person, and a sentient person. This is the warmth of Cao Cao. But if you think how gentle Cao Cao is, you are wrong. Cao Cao is very vicious. It can be said that he doesn't know anyone when he turns his face. For example, Xu You mentioned earlier, he played a key role in the process of defecting to Cao Cao, so Xu You is also very proud. Xu You often said "Ah" to Cao Cao. He didn't call him Tsao Gong, Gong Ming or the Prime Minister, but called him a nickname. Cao Cao has two nicknames, one is Geely and the other is Auntie. Call him aunt, if I hadn't promised others, you wouldn't be here today! Cao Cao had to say with a smile, ah, yes, yes, Mr. Xu is right. I really wouldn't be here without your help. But Xu You kept saying, it's annoying, isn't it? It's like saying that you gave me this dress, of course I'm happy to wear it beautifully, but every time I wear this dress, you have to stand up and say to everyone, hey, look, big guy. I gave him this dress, but if I don't give him this dress, he will have nothing to wear. Can I be happy? Where is Cao Cao? Once Cao Cao captured Yecheng, Xu You said to the people present, You see, without me, their Cao family could not enter this door. Cao Cao is the last straw. He killed Xu You. This is the cruelty of Cao Cao.

Cao Cao killed Xu You who was kind to him, but released many people who were sorry for him. For example, there was a man named Zhong Wei, who was originally a subordinate of Cao Cao. For a time, Cao Cao knew that he was in adversity and was in trouble. At that time, many of his men betrayed Cao Cao. Cao Cao said confidently, let them go, and my people will be finished. For example, Zhong Wei won't betray me. As a result, this Wei seed also betrayed and Wei seed also ran away. Cao Cao is angry. Cao Cao agreed that you were wei ren, and you betrayed me. You have the ability to go to the ends of the earth, the north has the ability to go to Xiongnu, and the south has the ability to go to Vietnam. As long as you can't run that far, I'll get you back and I'll never spare you.

Later, in the later battle, Zhong Wei was captured, and everyone gave Zhong Wei a sweat, saying that Cao Cao would definitely kill him. Where is Cao Cao? Cao Cao thought for a moment, forget it. Zhong Wei is a talented person. After he was released, he should be an official. This is Cao Cao's tolerance.

However, Cao Cao is a vengeful person, but there are few people who have offended Cao Cao without revenge. At that time, there was a famous man named Bian Jean, who was a great scholar and writer. His articles and works are so good that he looks down on Cao Cao. Because Cao Cao was born in a bad family, Cao Cao's grandfather was a eunuch, and this Eastern Han Dynasty was ruined by eunuchs, so those scholars, intellectuals and literati despised eunuchs the most and hated them the most. Then Cao Cao's father is the eunuch's adopted son, and Cao Cao is the eunuch's adopted son. They looked down on him, and they looked down on him. They said something insulting to Cao Cao. So later, after Cao Cao shot down the place, he killed Bian Rang mercilessly. At the same time, several intellectuals were involved in the Bianrang case. Some of them escaped, but they couldn't escape after they escaped, and then they came back to surrender. One of them, Huan Shao, surrendered to Cao Cao, knelt down and begged for mercy, kowtowed and cried for mercy. What did Cao Cao say? Hum, hahaha, cry, frighten, kneel down, beg for mercy, kneel down and not kill? Don't kill if you beg for mercy? Drag it out and kill it. This matter has a bad influence. At that time, there was a rebellion, that is, how can you treat intellectuals like this? How can you treat people who have offended you before like this?

One of them, Chen Gong, left Cao Cao for this reason and defected to Lu Bu. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms says that Chen Gong left Cao Cao because Cao Cao killed the Lv Boshe family. No, the historical fact is that Cao Cao killed Bian Rang and Huan Shao, and Chen Gong couldn't stand it. He left Cao Cao and was bent on helping Lu Bu to fight Cao Cao. Later, when Lu Bu was defeated, Chen Gong became a prisoner, and Cao Cao didn't want to kill him. Cao Cao told Chen Gong that as long as he surrendered, let bygones be bygones. Because Cao Cao at this time, he also felt that the previous practice was wrong. He also felt that the prime minister could punt in his stomach, and the general didn't kill Chen Gong if he wanted to be a general. Chen Gong resolutely refused to surrender, and Cao Cao had no choice but to kill him. Before trying to kill him, Cao Cao asked this question. Chen Gong's word is Gong Tai, and he said Gong Tai. What will your mother do if you die? Chen Gong said, I heard that people who govern the world with filial piety will not kill other people's parents. How is my mother? It depends on Zuo Zongtang. Cao Cao said yes, bus stop, bus stop, what about your wife and children after you die? Chen Gong said, I heard that people who govern the world with benevolence will not hurt other people's children. What about my wife and children? Please let Zuo Zongtang decide. Ah, Cao Cao said yes, then I'll send you on your way. Then he began to cry, sent Chen Gong to the execution ground and cried and died, and then took Chen Gong's family to his home, treating Chen Gong's family better than before Chen Gong turned against him. So Cao Cao is a very complicated person. He is cunning and honest, passionate and vicious, tolerant and vindictive. If we only look at one story of Cao Cao and one side of Cao Cao, we will come to the conclusion that the blind touch the elephant, which is not comprehensive. Therefore, in our view, Cao Cao may be the most complicated figure and diverse image in the history of China. He is extremely clever and extremely stupid; Cunning and treacherous, frank and sincere; Open-minded and suspicious; Generous and narrow-minded It can be said that everyone has a demeanor and a villain's face; Heroism, children's feelings; Yan has a temper and a bodhisattva heart. He is such a person. He seems to have many faces. One moment this face appears, and another face shows us. But it should be noted that no matter which face it is, it belongs to Cao Cao and will not be recognized by others. Being able to unify such a complicated personality in one person is remarkable in itself. What is this? It embodies the atmosphere of Cao Cao. How's the atmosphere? A hundred rivers are full of tolerance. Cao Cao is just a tolerant and very large-capacity person. Everything that is contradictory is unified with him.

First of all, Liu Bei was born in Liu Zongshi and belonged to the emperor's family. Of course, his blood relationship has always been so weak that he can't even tell himself clearly. But after he unveiled the sign, everyone recognized it and lined up carefully. Today's family has to call him uncle, Liu Huangshu, the emperor's uncle. So if the emperor is useless, it is more convenient to replace his uncle with a foreigner at that time. Second, Liu Bei has a good image, with his ears hanging over his shoulders and his hands knee-high. Unlike Cao Cao and Sun Quan, an emperor has a good image. Of these three people, Cao Cao's image is the worst, which is one of the reasons why Cao Cao did not dare to proclaim himself emperor in the end. It is a secondary reason, but it is also a reason. Of course, today we advocate not judging a book by its cover, but the ancients didn't think so. The ancients judged people by their appearances and paid great attention to their images. Cao Cao has a bad image. He doesn't look like a monarch or an emperor. This is not good. Liu Bei looks like him, and so does Sun Quan.

Second, Liu Bei has imperial ambition, that is, he wants to be emperor. What are the names of Liu Bei's sons? One is Liu Feng, and the other is Liu Chan. Together, it is "meditation". What is meditation? Zen is a ceremony for the ancient sages of China to worship Mount Tai. There are two conditions, or three conditions First, the subject of this sacrifice can only be the emperor. Second, not all emperors can do it. A virtuous gentleman is not qualified for virtue. The third is that the memorial service should be held on Mount Tai. Sacrificing heaven at the top of Mount Tai is called "wind", and sacrificing ground at the foot of Mount Tai is called "Zen". Together, it is called "Feng Chan". If Liu Bei is not entirely an emperor, why is he called his son Feng Chan? This means that he wants to be emperor. Third, Liu Bei has the skill of emperor. Liu Bei claimed to be a distant descendant of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Emperor Gaozu. As I said just now, this blood relationship is not clear now, but this person is really similar to Emperor Gaozu. He also likes music, dogs, horses and women since he was a child. This is the same. What's the difference? The difference is that Liu Bang likes swearing, while Liu Bei doesn't swear. Liu Bei has never seen the record of his swearing, which shows that Liu Bei is kinder than Liu Bang, or at least looks kinder than Liu Bang, so he is very popular. It is said that when he was Pingyuan, one of his men looked down on him. Why did this guy give me the leadership, so he bribed an assassin to murder Liu Bei. As a result, after the assassin came, Liu Bei accepted the assassin by recruiting talents, drinking with him, eating with him and playing with him. After the game, the assassin said I came to kill you, but I don't think you are such a good person. I'm telling you, someone is trying to kill you. Why didn't the assassin kill him? Because the assassin saw that Liu Bei was doing really well in such a turbulent era. According to historical records, Liu Bei was defending this place. After someone calls, one is to defend the place, the other is to help the poor, and the third is that those scholars, regardless of their status, are treated equally. As long as the other party is a scholar and a talented person, Liu Bei must have dinner with him, talk with him and treat each other as equals.

Fourth, Liu Bei has the blessing of an emperor. Liu Bei is a blessed man. Among the three giants of the Three Kingdoms, he and Sun Quan are both blessed. The greatest blessing is Sun Quan, who took over the ready-made inheritance at the age of eighteen. His father, Sun Jian, and his brother, Sun Ce, have helped him conquer the world, leaving a group of loyal people to help him. Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu are very loyal, and Sun Quan basically doesn't need to go to the front in the whole process of competing with each other. Natural someone to help him play, the best blessing. Liu Bei is also a blessed man. Why is he blessed? Guan Yu and Zhang Fei came out of the mountain. We know that the most important thing is talent, which is hard to come by in ancient wars or modern enterprises. Why are talents scarce? Because of the best talent, we require him to be loyal and capable. What are the problems faced by bosses? Loyal people can't do it, capable people are disloyal, and loyal and capable people are hard to find. This Liu Beigang came as soon as he debuted. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are really loyal and capable. Don't you think this is a blessing?

But his fate is very bumpy, and his road is tortuous. After so many years of struggle, he still has no foundation, no team of his own, no climate, and he still depends on others. It is said that he once had a drink with Liu Biao, then went to the toilet halfway, and then came back and cried. Liu Biao said, why are you crying? Liu Bei said, I went to the toilet just now and looked down and found that both my thighs had gained weight. I am a person who has been riding for a long time. You can only have muscles on your legs, not fat. I just remembered that I had accomplished nothing at this age, so I was sad from the heart. Indeed, in the twelfth year of Jian 'an, Liu Bei was 46 years old. You know, the ancients were different from us now. We are now 46 years old and are called prime of life. The ancients called 36 years old an old man. Liu Bei thinks he has a bright future. I can't see it, and I can't walk out of the twists and turns.

I think this evaluation of Cao and Liu is reasonable. For the country, the same as above.