Chapter 3 (3) The Mystery of the Traitor

He used to be all-powerful, and he was the most infamous after his death.According to historical records, he coerced the emperor to make the princes, and pacified the Quartet in the troubled times. People called him "traitor". Is he a traitor?Where is he "rapist" and where is "male"? "The Mystery of the Traitor of Yi Zhongtianpin Three Kingdoms" will be broadcast soon, so stay tuned. In the previous episode, Mr. Yi Zhongtian analyzed Cao Cao's multiple personalities, and believed that Cao Cao, who has a complex personality, is a man with a big belly, with a mind and courage that is tolerant of all rivers, which reflects Cao Cao's grandeur and true qualities.But according to historical records, Cao Cao was idle when he was a child and liked to do things wrong. Why would such a person be successful when he grows up?Why is Cao Cao called a traitor?What is Mr. Yi Zhongtian's opinion on the statement that Cao Cao is a traitor in troubled times?How did he analyze and evaluate it?

Today we continue to talk about Cao Cao. In the last episode, we put forward a point of view, that is, Cao Cao is a lovely villain, isn't that true?Let's talk about "traitor" first, and then "cute". What is a traitor? The concept of "treacherous hero" includes two contents, that is, traitor and hero. Only those who are both traitorous and heroic can be called heroes.For example, like Yan Song, a traitorous official in the Ming Dynasty, who was sneaky and sneaky, and used feminine methods, treacherous but not male, this can only be called a traitor; Using violent means can only be called a hero.A hero is a tough and ambitious person, a traitor is a cunning and malicious person, and a traitor is a treacherous and ambitious person, so is Cao Cao such a person?yes.

Cao Cao has been cunning since he was a child.Cao Cao's family background is not very good. It is said in the history books that he was the prime minister of Cao Shen. This is nonsense. Why?Because Cao Cao's father is called Cao Song, who is Cao Song?He is the adopted son of the eunuch Cao Teng, eunuchs do not have children, and Cao Song is an adopted son rather than a son, so even if we find out that Cao Teng's ancestor is Cao Shen, the prime minister in the early Western Han Dynasty, what does it have to do with Cao Cao?And at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, we know that "eunuchs who disrupt the country are also eunuchs", so the son of an eunuch's adopted son had no status in the upper class at that time, and people looked down on him, thinking that he was an evil breed.So Cao Cao's background is not good.

Of course, the family background is very good, because his adoptive grandfather and his father are both officials in the imperial court. The family background is good, but the family background should not be said.Cao Cao's education was not good when he was a child. Cao Cao later wrote a poem recalling his childhood, "I have neither three migration education nor court language".What is "Three Migration Religion"?Sanyijiao is the familiar story of Mencius’ mother choosing neighbors. In order to provide a good educational environment for her son, Mencius’s mother moved three times, which is called Sanyijiao. Therefore, this kind of education of Mencius’ mother is called Sanyijiao. Cao Cao There is no such thing in our family; what does "have never heard court language" mean?It is about the story of Confucius and his son Kong Li. It is said that one day Confucius was standing in the courtyard, and his son Kong Li "came across the court". Respectful movements, in front of your superiors and elders, you should "Turn" when walking, lower your head, and walk quickly like this, this is called "Ten".Then Kong Li saw his father Confucius standing in the courtyard, so he lowered his head and "tended", Confucius said stop, have you learned poetry?No.How can you speak if you don't learn poetry? How can you speak if you don't learn poetry?Yes, retreat to poetry.Another day, Confucius was standing in the courtyard again, and Kong Li "came across the court" again. Confucius said, stop, have you learned the etiquette?not yet.How can you stand if you don't learn etiquette? How can you be a person if you don't learn etiquette?Yes, retreat to learn etiquette.This story is called "Guo Ting Yu", also known as "Ting Xun". The education of a father to his son was called "Ting Xun" in ancient times.Cao Cao said that this matter does not exist in our family.So the tutoring is not good.

Cao Cao had a bad background, bad family education, and bad performance when he was a child.What do you like?Flying Eagle is a running dog, wandering around, not doing business, doing nothing, doing mischief with a group of dudes.His dandy friends include Yuan Shao and Zhang Miao, who are all high-ranking children. Among these people, Cao Cao has the most bad ideas and tricks.Probably the trouble was not right at the time, so one of Cao Cao's uncles told his father, saying that your son is really mischievous, unruly, and disciplined.Cao Cao's father came to discipline him, and Cao Cao had a problem with his uncle, so he thought of a crooked idea. One day when his uncle came over, Cao Cao immediately turned his mouth, and his uncle said what's wrong with you?Had a stroke.The uncle was very nervous when he saw it, and immediately reported to his father that your son had a stroke, so please take a look.After Cao Cao's father came over, Cao Cao was very normal.Did he say you had a stroke?Who had a stroke, who said I had a stroke, who said I didn't have a stroke?What your uncle said, your uncle said you had a stroke.Dad, my uncle doesn't like me, he gets annoyed when he sees me, he said I had a stroke Dad, can you believe it?Cao Cao's father never trusted his uncle.

What is even more outrageous?But one day these high-ranking children were bored there, saying that there was nothing interesting today, and indeed there were not many interesting things at that time, unlike now that they can surf the Internet.We are all bored, is there anything fun to do?Cao Cao said, there is a fun thing, someone is getting married today, let's go make a fuss.Yuan Shao and the others said, what's the trouble?Steal a bride.Yuan Shao agreed, we will go and steal the bride.Then a group of people ran to the married couple's house. At night, they were about to enter the bridal chamber. Everyone was drinking wedding wine, so Cao Cao yelled: "There are thieves!"All the guests ran out to catch the thief, where is the thief?Cao Cao rushed into the bridal chamber, stole the bride, and ran out. Yuan Shao was a bit stupid, and got into a bush. The bush hooked his clothes and he couldn't get off.Yuan Shao said Cao Cao, please help, I can't escape from this place!Cao Cao pointed his hand at Yuan Shao again: Everyone, look, the thief is here!Yuan Shao was anxious when he heard this, and jumped out with all his strength.So Cao Cao is a mischievous and cunning guy since he was a child. Such a child is probably not likable.In fact, from my point of view, this boy also wanted to be a little mischievous when he was a child. The boy was not mischievous when he was young, and he grew up to be useless, but everyone didn't like him. The saying in the history books is that the world is "unprecedented." He takes it seriously.

Through the narration of Mr. Yi Zhongtian, we can see that when he was a child, Cao Cao had many ghost ideas, mischievous, unlovable, and was not taken seriously.However, when Cao Cao was young, he was looked at differently by the highest military officer at that time, and he was also highly praised by another famous person. This evaluation has been passed down through the ages.So, who is this famous figure?How did he evaluate Cao Cao? But there was one person who valued Cao Cao very much. This person was the Taiwei Qiaoxuan at that time. What kind of official was the Taiwei?The commander-in-chief of the three armies and the highest military officer in the country, Qiao Xuan valued Cao Cao very much, saying that Cao Cao was a rare talent.So Qiao Xuan went to Cao Cao and said, what we are encountering now will be a troubled world, and this troubled world must be a "talent for the world". I think you are the one who will calm the world in the future. and my children and grandchildren are entrusted to you.Cao Cao was only twenty years old at that time, so why did Qiao Xuan value Cao Cao so much?It is because although Cao Cao is mischievous, unruly, and mischievous, he is not a playboy in the general sense.First, he is talented, his articles are well written, his writing style is very good, he is a writer; second, he is good at martial arts. It is said that Cao Cao was discovered when he assassinated Zhang Rang once. He used his hand to hold a halberd. While wielding the halberd, he retreated and retreated with his whole body.Good at martial arts, and good at reading.This is very important. He is good at reading, especially military books. According to historical records, Cao Cao loved reading all his life, even when he was marching and fighting.Then such an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, and very cunning, is the one who can calm the world in troubled times.

Moreover, Qiao Xuan not only admired him himself, but also introduced him to meet Xu Shao. Who is Xu Shao?Xu Shao was a famous connoisseur at that time.At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a trend of appreciating characters, or character evaluation. If a person wants to become a character, stand out, and enter the upper class, he must have a well-known character connoisseur write a testimonial for him, so that he can be recognized by the society. acknowledgment.Xu Shao is a well-known connoisseur. He is here, on the first day of each month, to comment on the people at that time, just like we hold a press conference now, on the first day of every month, so it is called Yuedan Commentary.Qiao Xuan told Cao Cao that if you, Cao Cao, want to enter the high society and stand out, you must get Xu Shao's comments.Then Cao Cao decided to go to Xu Shao, and Xu Shao refused to express his opinion. Why did Xu Shao refuse to express his opinion? We don’t know now, maybe he didn’t like Cao Cao, or he thought Cao Cao was a bad person, or there might be other reasons Anyway, I don't know why, Xu Shao refused to talk about it.But we don’t know what method Cao Cao used. There is no record of this, but I guess Cao Cao used a little improper method to force Xu Shao to express his opinion. Xu Shao was forced to say a famous sentence. He said that you are "a capable minister who governs the world, and a traitor in troubled times".

So what was Cao Cao's reaction after hearing this sentence, that is to say, did Cao Cao deny the comment of traitorous hero?The record in the official history is like this, "Taizu laughed", that is, when Cao Cao heard Xu Shao say that you are "a capable minister in the world, a traitor in troubled times", Cao Cao laughed, hahahaha... this sentence came to the inside If there is a change, what should it be changed to?One is laughing, and the other is great joy. There is a big difference in one word. What does it show? It shows the superficiality of the novel. He wants to belittle Cao Cao in this novel. In order to belittle Cao Cao, he did not hesitate to change laughing into Overjoyed. "Daxi" gives people the feeling that Cao Cao seems to be determined to be a traitor since he was a child. He was very happy when he heard that I could be a traitor!This is not true, and it is not logical. You say that there is no one who aspires to be a thief since childhood. I have made up my mind to be a robber since I was a child. I have made up my mind to be a thief since I was a child. It was forced out. If a traitor encounters troubled times, he can't be a capable minister in troubled times, so he has no choice but to become a traitor.So changing it to Daxi is superficial.

Let's look at Xu Shao's words, what does "a capable minister who governs the world, and a traitor in troubled times" mean?There are two explanations: one is that if you, Cao Cao, are in a governing world, then you can become a capable minister; if you are in a troubled world, then you are a traitor.That is to say, whether Cao Cao is a capable minister or a traitor, what to look at, the objective conditions, whether it is, depends on what era you are in.The second explanation is that if you Cao Cao rule the world, then you are a capable minister; if you disturb the world, then you are a traitor.To be a capable minister or a traitor is the subjective desire to see Cao Cao, so there are two possibilities and two interpretations for his sentence, and it is even possible that what Xu Shao said has both meanings.

Then there are three possibilities for Cao Cao to laugh.The first possibility is, how can I be a capable minister in a troubled world and a traitor in a troubled world? It's too ridiculous, hehe, it's too ridiculous, laugh out loud.The second is, oh, if I am in a governing world, I will be a capable minister, and in a troubled world, I will be a traitor. To be a capable minister is "to stick to my wish". Hey, it is not bad to be a traitor at a discount, hahahahaha laugh.The third type, oh, if I want to be a capable minister, I can be a capable minister, if I want to be a traitor, I can be a traitor, if I want to govern the world, I am a capable minister, if I want to disturb the world, I am a traitor, anyway, I can do anything, haha Haha this is great.Then it is entirely possible that Cao Cao laughed for these three reasons, but in our opinion, Cao Cao may laugh for the latter two reasons, because Cao Cao must do a career, this is for sure, I am determined To make a career, I want to live vigorously in this world. When the world is governed, I will benefit one side. When the world is troubled, I will dominate one side. Anyway, I can't just live my life in a mediocre way.This is me, Cao Cao, this has reached my heart, hahahaha——.As for what title to give me, it doesn't matter whether it is the title of a capable minister or a traitor.This kind of indifferent spirit is just a kind of atmosphere, a kind of heroism that looks at the world and is proud of the world.So we say that although Cao Cao is called a traitor, although many people have paid attention to his treachery, I think he is more essentially a hero. Cao Cao has shown this kind of hero throughout his life, doing his own way, and smiling proudly.Cao Cao likes to laugh very much. If we read history, we will find that many books refer to the word "laugh" when Cao Cao encounters something.Of course, Cao Cao's laughter has all kinds of laughter, including loud laughter, self-deprecating wry smile, ridicule, sneer, and even murderous sneer, but Cao Cao is always laughing. If we compare Liu Bei in it, we will find that the personalities of these two people are very different. What is Liu Bei doing? Liu Bei keeps crying, while Cao Cao keeps laughing.Cao Cao also cried, when his comrades died, his friends died, and his relatives died, Cao Cao would also cry, but if Cao Cao did something wrong, Cao Cao lost the battle, Cao Cao was humiliated by others, Cao Cao would never Cry, he will laugh.Because Cao Cao is a majestic person, we can feel this kind of atmosphere when we read Cao Cao's poems, so the ancients commented on Cao Cao, "Cao Gong is straightforward and has very sad sentences."You go to read Cao Cao's poem, "Looking at Jieshi in the east, you can see the sea... The autumn wind is bleak, and the waves are surging. If you go out of it when the sun rises, if you go out of it when the stars are shining." What a grandeur!So Mao Zedong later recalled, "Thousands of years passed in the past, Wei Wu waved his whip, and there was a posthumous chapter on Jieshi in the east. The bleak autumn wind is here again, and the world has changed." This refers to Cao Cao's poems, which are very grand. Through the analysis of Mr. Yi Zhongtian, we can see that Cao Cao is a generous person. Although he is called a traitor in troubled times, the traitor and hero in him are more essentially male, and he has a heroic spirit in him.Besides Cao Cao's heroism, what is the difference between his character and ordinary people?What is Cao Cao like in life? It is precisely because of this kind of atmosphere that Cao Cao, a traitor, has a lot of loveliness.Cao Cao’s understanding is very cute. He is very cute in life. He is a very easy-going person. He doesn’t pay much attention to food, clothing, and housing. It’s enough to take shelter from the wind and rain, and his only hobby is women. I don’t know if he is particular about this aspect, but I don’t think he is too particular about his merciful approach.If he is not on a formal occasion, he likes to wear casual clothes, and he also carries a small bag with him. There are some handkerchiefs in the bag, and he doesn't care about all kinds of things dangling around his waist. It's not a formal meeting, it's not discussing any issues, it's not going to court, it's not a ceremonial event, it's very casual to eat and eat with friends, joking, joking, telling jokes, whoever wants to say something funny, Cao Cao haha Laughing, he bent his waist so much that his head would fall into the dish, and his face would be covered with soup, but he didn't care.So Cao Cao in life is a very cute person, and Cao Cao on the battlefield is also very cute. On one occasion, Cao Cao led the army to confront the enemy head-on. On the eve of the decisive battle, the opponent heard that Cao Cao had come in person. The order was chaotic. The soldiers all stretched their necks and stood on tiptoe to look at Cao Cao. They all wanted to see Cao Cao. People squeezed forward, and the people in front also pushed forward, and the chaos was in full swing.Cao Cao rode forward on his horse, and rode alone: ​​You want to see Cao Cao, I am Cao Cao, I am, everyone, look, see clearly, two eyes and one nose, is also a person, just like you, no different Ah, if I have something more than you, tell you, I have more wisdom than you.It's very exciting, to be honest, yes, you and I are both human, not many hands or many feet, but I'm so smart, so cute! Then Cao Cao among friends is even cuter.We know that Cao Cao was able to enter the upper class. The first person who gave Cao Cao a high evaluation was the Taiwei Qiao Xuan. After Qiao Xuan died, Cao Cao went to pay homage to him. When Cao Cao passed by his grave, he held a grand ceremony. The sacrificial ceremony uses the standard of Tailao, and the sacrificial ceremony of Tailao requires at least one cow.Then publish a sacrificial oration, a eulogy.How to say Cao Cao’s eulogy, said Qiao Gong, I came to see you old man, I remember your old man promised me that when I pass by your grave in the future, if I don’t bring a chicken and a pot of wine to sacrifice If I pray, my stomach will hurt if I walk three steps away.This is your old man's promise with me back then. Today I bring Tailao to pay homage to your old man, so my stomach won't hurt anymore!Did you say there is such a eulogy?This is what Cao Cao could write.This is due to Cao Cao's character, and also due to the fashion at that time. Mr. Lu Xun had a saying at that time, "Shang Tong Tuo", which means that everyone is very cheerful, and Cao Cao's son Cao Pi is also like this.Cao Pi has a good friend named Wang Can, who is also a famous writer, Wang Can, one of the seven sons of Jian'an. After Wang Can passed away, Cao Pi is already the successor at this time. Although he cannot be called the crown prince, he is already the successor and has a high status. A gentleman with five senses, he took a group of friends from the literary circles, who were members of the Writers Association of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, to see Wang Can off and hold a memorial service.Of course it was Cao Pi who came out to give a eulogy, how could Cao Pi give a eulogy? Cao Pi said that we should stop talking about clichés, official language, and nonsense. Wang Can liked to hear donkeys bray before his life, and each of us learned how to do it.As a result, there was a sound of donkey braying in front of Wang Can's tomb, and the memorial service was over.Very cute. So the cutest thing about Cao Cao is that he tells the truth.Everyone may want to say, isn't Cao Cao a traitor, isn't he a treacherous person, can he tell the truth?Yes, Cao Cao also told lies. He wanted to carry out political struggles, military struggles, and officialdom. It was impossible not to tell a little bit of lies, but Cao Cao told the truth whenever he had the opportunity.He has a famous article called "Rang County Self-Menting Ben Zhi Ling", also known as "Shu Zhi Ling", which can be regarded as Cao Cao's political program, which has no official language at all, and is very realistic. Cao Cao said at the beginning that I actually have no ambitions, because I know that I have a bad background. Of course, he did not say that I am the son of the eunuch's adopted son. He said that I know that I am not the kind of very noble, very Those who are well-known, so my greatest ideal is to be a county guard, "be good at politics and education", and manage this place well, so that everyone knows that although I, Cao Cao, have a bad background, I still have the ability to work.Later, when the country encountered turmoil, I felt that a man should serve the country and make contributions. I came out to lead soldiers to fight. At this time, my requirements were not high. What did I want to be?I want to be a General Zhengxi. After I die, I can write a line on my tombstone, "The Tomb of Caohou, the Great General Zhengxi", oh, I will be satisfied.But then Dong Zhuo created chaos and the princes rose together. At this time, I had to come out to defend the country and the emperor.Even at this time, I don't want to lead more troops, so every time I win a battle, after my troops increase, I want to reduce them.why?Because the stronger I am, the more enemies I have. People will come to attack me, and I can't protect myself, so every time I win, I lose my army.What does this mean? It means that my ambition is limited, but I didn't expect why I've made such a big fuss now!So now my ambition is bigger, what do I want to be?As Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin, because the world is in chaos and the feudal lords are separatist, I just want to be the hegemony, not the emperor. I am now the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. No extravagance.But I have to sit in this position. He said a famous sentence next, he said, "If there is no orphan in the country, I don't know how many people will be the emperor and how many people will be the king." It's not me, Cao Cao, who lives in this place, what Sun Quan, what Liu Bei, all at odds Those people have long been called emperors, because I, Cao, live here!I am not only talking to you, I often tell my wife and children, I even told my wife and my concubines, you must remarry after I die, why?In order to spread my ambition.But now some people say that I, Cao Cao, should have retired, and I should go to the Marquis I entrusted to spend my old age in peace. I should hand over my position and power.I'm sorry, no, I won't resign my post, I won't hand over my power, why?Now that I hold the military power in my hand, I have the authority that everyone responds to. Once I hand over this military power, won't you harm me?You must all rise up to harm me, then my wife and children will not be safe, and the emperor will not be safe, so I will never hand over power.As for the land granted to me by the emperor, it is unnecessary. Why do I need so much land?I let this out. So Cao Cao said these sixteen words, "The rivers and lakes are not quiet, you must not give up your seat, as for the land, you can leave." That is, I can let some imaginary things out, but I will not let out real things. It's called "Don't make false names, but deal with real disasters." This is true!To put it more seriously, you say I have no ambition, I have a little, and my ambition is growing little by little; you say I have great ambition, I don't want to be an emperor, I just want to be Jin Wengong , Duke Huan of Qi, the nine vassals, unified China; you say I am lofty, I am not lofty, I am very real, I will not give up my power and benefits at all; you say I will not tolerate, I will tolerate, you seal Give me those imaginary things, such as land and titles, and I will give them up.And the cutest thing is what, Cao Cao also said clearly, why did I write this article, why did I say these words?I just want everyone in the world to have nothing to say, so keep your mouths shut.It can't be any more real.This kind of words can only be said by such an arrogant traitor like Cao Cao. It is also very wise for Cao Cao to do this, because he knows very well that the most powerful weapon in an era when everyone tells lies is the truth.Because people tell lies, if you tell the truth, they will have nothing to do, their plays will not go on, the diorama will be broken, and the tricks will not be able to be played, so we have to keep silent.Of course, Cao Cao's words are not entirely out of a strategy of struggle, but also out of his nature. He is indeed a person who likes to tell the truth by nature, so whenever he has the opportunity, he will definitely tell the truth.Even if it is telling lies, or saying some half-truths, or hiding lies behind the truth, Cao Cao does it very naturally.Now we can draw a conclusion that Cao Cao is a lovely villain, and his villain and hero are unified in male.