Evaluations of Cao Cao by celebrities in the past dynasties

Cao Cao was a famous politician, strategist, writer and poet in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was the founder of the Cao Wei regime. He conquered all directions in the name of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and laid the foundation for the founding of the Cao Wei Dynasty. The following is my evaluation of Cao Cao that I share with you. You are welcome to read and learn.

Evaluations of Cao Cao by famous people in the past 1

"I would rather teach me to betray the people of the world than teach the people of the world to betray me"

This is what Cao Cao is most outstanding about He can be wrong about his own ambition, but his subordinates can't be wrong. If there is a last word, Cao Cao will kill Lu Boshe? If he makes a mistake, he will make a mistake. In order to win the world, he held the emperor in power and commanded the princes. This is the embodiment of Meng De's great talent and broad strategy. He was not in a hurry for success, he knew how to hide his strength and bide his time, not to earn temporary gains, and was far-sighted. However, a wise man will make mistakes once he filters through, and his suspicious heart was unintentional. It was the reason why he lost the battle.

His ambition can also be reflected in his cruel nature. In order to avenge his father, he attacked the city and massacred tens of thousands of people. The innocent corpses blocked the Si River.

But his talents and strategies are still passed down to us.

Cao Cao is a historical figure that is well known to every household in China and is well known to women and children. For thousands of years, Cao Cao has been given mixed reviews, with those praising him as a life-saving hero, and those denouncing him calling him a traitor and traitor. Cao Cao had the historical merit of unifying the north. This is a historical fact that cannot be erased. In the war to unify the north, Cao Cao displayed his outstanding talents, and the Battle of Guandu laid the foundation for the unification of the north. I agree that Cao Cao is a military strategist. Some scholars believe that Cao Cao was a poet, and I agree. Because poems like "Singing over wine and singing, what is life like?... The Duke of Zhou spits out nourishment, and the world returns to its heart" is not a literary artistic conception that ordinary literati can achieve.

Some people think that Cao Cao is a politician, but I think some of the evaluations are too high: First of all, Cao Cao committed atrocities of massacring people. In 193 AD, Cao Cao used to avenge his father Cao Song and bloodbathed Xuzhou and Congyong. , Liang fled unarmed people. War is cruel, but the people are innocent. They should not be the victims of wars between warlords. Hundreds of thousands of civilians were massacred, and the sluggish water flow in Si ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Biography of Tao Qian") shows how brutal the killing scene was at that time. It was so cruel. This incident exposed the cruelty deep in Cao Cao's heart. It was also the biggest stain in Cao Cao's life. Cao Cao also committed the crime of suppressing the peasant uprising army. Cao Cao's hands were stained with the blood of the Yellow Turban Army. Secondly, there is also a big problem with Cao Cao's personal style. Cao Cao is a very lustful person. Although the "sage" has said that "food, sex, and sex are all", Cao Cao did go crazy for women. During the campaign against Zhang Xiu, he captured his aunt, and during the campaign against Lu Bu, he captured the wife of his general Qin Yilu. Although it is not very bad, it should be condemned on moral issues. In the end, Cao Cao massacred many civil servants and generals for his own power - to coerce the emperor and order the princes. Kong Rong, Yang Xiu, Cui Yan and other men who had made great contributions to Cao Cao were also killed. It proves the bad style of feudal rulers who can keep things for my own use and kill them if they are not used. What is ridiculous is that Mr. Guo Moruo, the so-called giant in Chinese literary circles, actually wrote such a worthless article as "Reversing the Case for Cao Cao". The article did not face up to the series of crimes of Cao Cao massacring people and unilaterally advocated Cao Cao's farming. Cao Cao's farming was actually a This is a highly exploitative system that cannot be imitated by future generations. Lu Xun, who is admired by our people, thinks that Cao Cao is at least a hero. What exactly is Cao Cao's hero? But he did not say it clearly. Any extreme view of evaluating Cao Cao is wrong. We should evaluate and understand Cao Cao more dialectically and fairly.

Evaluations of Cao Cao by celebrities in the past 2

Cao Cao is a widespread and representative artistic model. As a conspirator, he has infinite power and greed, and is closely related to The "benevolent and righteous" Liu Bei is in sharp contrast. He is intertwined with insidious, treacherous, cruel and suspicious characters. When he has the power, he will do whatever he wants. He is a clear rebellious image with Zhuge and others. He "holds the emperor to order the princes". Emperor Xian became his puppet, so he was scolded by his opponents as "a general named Khan, but actually a thief of Khan". But he had his own talents and strategies. Although his image was not liked by others, it also profoundly reflected the historical environment at that time!, Although Liu Bei was written as a treacherous person in order to highlight his benevolence and righteousness, his military talents were still not obliterated. In several years of campaigns from east to west, he occupied a large area of ??land north of the Yangtze River, and even ethnic minorities surrendered to him. , he is the most talented among the three princesses, and Wei is also the most powerful among the three kingdoms. He laid the foundation of Wei, and later Jin could unify the world, so he is a true hero. For talents Cao Cao's thirst for talents is also something worth admiring. In order to select more talents, Cao Cao broke the feudal standard of appointing officials based on feudal virtues and the rank of his disciples, and put forward the employment policy of "merits and talents". In 210 AD, In the spring of that year, Cao Cao issued an "Order to Seek Talents".

In the order, Cao Cao summed up historical experience at the beginning and believed that all the founding emperors and emperors of Zhongxing since ancient times have not obtained talents and other talents. Those who came to govern the world well, and the talented people they obtained often did not go out of their own way. This was by no means an opportunity, but something that the people in power asked for and found. In view of this, Cao Cao based on reality, pointed out that the world is currently uncertain, and it is important to It was the most urgent time to seek talents. He hoped that the people around him would not consider their origins and help him discover and recommend those talents who were buried in poverty and humble origins, and reuse them as long as they had talents. Later, Cao Cao in 214 and 217 AD In 2001, he issued two more "Orders to Seek Talent", repeatedly emphasizing his policy of "employing talents only based on their ability". He required the personnel department and local officials at all levels to refrain from seeking perfection in selecting talents, even if there are such and such Weaknesses also matter, as long as they are really talented. After a lot of hard work, Cao Wei gathered a large number of talents. At that time, many people from all over the country defected to Cao Cao's sect, forming a grand scene of fierce generals and advisers. Moreover, for talented people, Cao Cao They can also ignore past grievances. For example, Chen Lin was originally a subordinate of Yuan Shao. She once drafted a memorandum for Yuan Shao and cursed three generations of Cao Cao's ancestors. After Yuan Shao failed, Chen Lin returned to Cao Cao. Cao Cao asked him: "You used to write a memorandum for Yuan Shao." "In other words, you can just scold me. Why do you want to scold three generations of my ancestors?" Chen Lin quickly apologized. Cao Cao cherished his literary talent and not only did not punish him, but also used him.

He His outstanding talent and good at recruiting talents also lie in his open-mindedness and broad mind. After the disastrous defeat in Chibi, Cao Cao was not at a loss. Instead, he said with a smile, "I still occupy the north today." Laughter shows his optimistic attitude towards setbacks. Cao Cao was also a very literary person and liked to compose essays and poems. His interest did not change even when the war was imminent. Many of his poems are famous in Yuefu.

Historically, Cao Cao was an outstanding statesman, military strategist and writer in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He rose up during the Yellow Turban Uprising and the war against Dong Zhuo. In a short period of time, he quickly defeated many local separatist warlords and completed the unification of the north. After that, he actively promoted economic production in the north. Northern China was able to maintain relative stability and prosperity during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and Cao Cao was indispensable. He unified the north and laid a solid foundation for the Jin Dynasty to unify China. In terms of literature, Cao Cao and his two sons (Cao Pi and Cao Zhi), collectively known as the "Three Caos", were great poets and writers in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In terms of poetry, Cao Cao represented the highest realm of poetry in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In terms of composition, Cao Cao advocated liberation and supported the elimination of the shortcomings of flashy articles since the Han Dynasty. From these two aspects, Cao Cao was also a great writer.

Cao Cao in the literature "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is written in two words: traitor. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" takes Cao Cao and Liu Bei as two opposite extremes. Cao Cao had outstanding political and military talents and maintained the stability and prosperity of northern China. These are recognized in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". But on the other hand, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" also shaped his cunning, suspicious, cruel and ambitious character as a negative character for criticism and satire.

The Cao Cao in the opera is the negative version of Cao Cao. In the opera, Cao Cao's talent and contribution were completely denied, and he was portrayed as a villain who was greedy, cruel, ambitious, terrifying and often made a fool of himself.

Why Cao Cao can rule the roost? It is undeniable that he is quite strategic. What is more valuable is that he is good at using capable people and respects and values ??loyal people. If he was just an arrogant evildoer like Dong Zhuo, he would not will achieve greater success later. He cherishes talents, even those from the opposing camp, and he shows great tolerance. His love for Guan Yunchang and Zhao Yun are typical examples; he deplores the early deaths of Guo Jia and Dian Wei even more than he does for himself. Son's love. The people he admired were firstly loyal and secondly wise and courageous. For the kind of villain who sells his master for glory, he will execute him mercilessly even if he betrays his original master and surrenders to his camp. Lu Bu was brave but erratic, so Cao Cao executed him. Chen Gong was firmly against him and was loyal to his original owner. Cao Cao was so impressed by his loyalty that he personally saw him off when he was executed, and he couldn't bear to sigh. This shows his wise side and his distinction between good and evil. Of course, there are also some things in Cao Cao that are not worth promoting, such as cruelty, suspicion, unscrupulous means, etc. Objectively speaking, he still has a lot of merits.

Evaluations of Cao Cao by celebrities in the past 3

The first is: know people well and appoint them appropriately.

Meriting talents is the evaluation of Cao Cao's employment methods by Xun Yu and Guo Jia. Meriting talents and knowing people well is the same as knowing people and making good use of them, or knowing people and assigning them well. What is knowing people well? It includes three contents: first, knowing who are talents; second, knowing what kind of talents these people are, or what type of talents they are; third, knowing where to put these people. The most suitable location. This is called knowing people and being good at their assignments. To know people and be good at their assignments is to know them first, and secondly to be good at their assignments, and to be good at assignments is to do things according to their talents. For example, we have mentioned Cui Yan and Mao Jie again and again. What are their characteristics? They are decent in style and honest. Cao Cao asked them to take charge of the work of the Organization Department and the Cadre Department and select officials. Sure enough, they were recommended. Those who have both ability and political integrity. Let’s take Zao Zhi and Ren Jun as another example. What are the characteristics of these two people? They worked hard and did not complain, so Cao Cao asked them to farm. As a result, Cao Cao’s farming system was implemented and Cao Cao gained a rich food and economic foundation. . This is the first characteristic of Cao Cao's employment. He knows people well and appoints them according to their talents. For this characteristic, even the person who hates Cao Cao the most, such as Hong Mai, who wrote "Rong Zhai Essays", also admitted that Hong Mai also had this evaluation of Cao Cao's employment: "The wisdom is effective in one official, and the power is divided into one county. No matter how great or outstanding they are, they are all competent." That is to say, no matter who he assigns to do something, they are very suitable and competent. This is the first characteristic.

The second characteristic: sincerity and trustworthiness, and no doubt in employing people.

This is the general principle of employing people. If you doubt people, don’t use them. Employ people without doubting them. People who know how to employ people do this. But there is something special about Cao Cao. What is special about it? It is that Cao Cao is the first to live in troubled times. What are the characteristics of troubled times? People's hearts are unstable, interpersonal relationships are tense, and there is a lack of trust and sincerity between people. In Cao Cao's words It is said that this is called "the autumn of mutual suspicion", and everyone does not trust it. This is the first characteristic. The second feature is Cao Cao's dual role. In Zhou Yu's words, Cao Cao is "named the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, but he is actually a traitor of the Han Dynasty." Of course, we cannot say for sure whether Cao Cao is a traitor of the Han Dynasty or not. At least we can say with certainty that Cao Cao still wanted to maintain the Han Dynasty in the early stage. In the later stage, his personal ambition expanded and he became a traitor and wanted to replace him. But even in the early days, Cao Cao had his own little plans. In name, he was recruiting talents for the Han Dynasty, but in fact, he wanted these talents to be used by him. But in this way, he has another advantage, and he also has a disadvantage, which is Cao Cao's "obeying the emperor to order the princes" or "taking the emperor to order the princes". He has advantages and disadvantages. What is the advantage? He can take advantage of it. The name of the central government, the Han Dynasty, the current emperor, as well as the government's official position, title, and salary are more convenient than Liu Bei or Sun Quan to recruit talents; what is his disadvantage? It is that he can't figure out who he is recruiting for. If it is not clear whether the person serving is loyal to the emperor or to him, there will inevitably be suspicion.

The third characteristic is that Cao Cao’s camp is complicated. In his camp there are officials from the Eastern Han Dynasty, newly recruited and newly selected officials, people brought out by Cao Cao himself, and people from other camps who have defected to Cao Cao, surrendered to Cao Cao, or defected to Cao Cao. of. Then these people are also suspicious of each other, which means that for Cao Cao, trust and sincerity are particularly important at this time, in this environment, and under this condition. As a leader at this time, Cao Cao must show his tolerance and sincerity.

We have said before that Cao Cao was so tolerant to those who betrayed him, including Zhang Xiu, Wei Zhong, Bi Chen, and those who had viciously attacked him, such as Chen Lin. , why is he so tolerant to these people? He just wants to show the people of the world that I, Cao Cao, really and sincerely hope that all the talents in the world will come here to serve the country. I am very sincere, even if you He betrayed me, and I don’t care, I don’t regret it, I don’t care about it, I don’t even punish him, as long as you come back, he just wants to express this sincerity. So what did he get in exchange for such trust and sincerity? What he got in exchange was loyalty. For example, Yu Jin was a general promoted by Cao Cao himself from the ranks. When Cao Cao first marched south to Zhang Xiu, didn't Zhang Xiu surrender to Cao Cao and then rebel? When he rebelled, Cao Cao was defeated. At this time, Cao Cao's army was in chaos, but only Yu Jin's team was very powerful. They kept the ground in order, arranging their own troops along the way, beating drums all the way, and retreating in an orderly manner. On the way back, he met several soldiers under other people's command. They were disheveled and in a state of wretchedness. Yu Jin asked them what was going on. They said, "We were robbed by the Qingzhou soldiers. What are the Qingzhou soldiers? The Qingzhou soldiers surrendered to Cao Cao." The Yellow Turban Army, after the Yellow Turban Army surrendered to Cao Cao, Cao Cao incorporated them into the Qingzhou Army. Cao Cao was particularly tolerant to them. When these people saw that Cao Cao was defeated, they rose up in rebellion and robbed Cao Cao's other troops. Yu Jin saw that this was okay, since they were all Cao Gong's team, how could they do this! Then the team drove over, punished the Qingzhou soldiers, and then retreated. At this time, the Qingzhou soldiers were punished by Yu Jin, and they hurried to Cao Cao to report Yu Jin. When Yu Jin returned to the base camp, there was already an uproar, but Yu Jin still organized his troops first and arranged When he went to the camp, he didn't go to see Cao Cao in time. At that time, someone told Yu Jin, Qingzhou soldiers have sued you, why don't you go and tell Duke Cao clearly, why are you setting up camp and doing these things now? Yu Jin said, the enemy soldiers are behind, they will come as soon as they say, and we won't do it well. How to prepare to meet the enemy? The official business must be put first, and my personal advancement, retreat, honor and disgrace must be put behind. Besides, Duke Cao is such a wise man, how could he listen to slander? After settling the troops, we are ready After preparing for the battle, Yu Jin went to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao praised him and said, General Yu, you really have the demeanor of a good general in ancient times, which is great. What is it? Trust for loyalty.

*Cao Cao was able to treat talents according to their abilities and built the best bridge of communication with talents through mutual trust. Therefore, the abilities of Cao Cao's talents were maximized. Therefore, Cao Cao was often able to work together with the generals to tide over difficulties when he was on the verge of failure. Especially in a troubled time of intrigue, this showed Cao Cao's sincerity and tolerance. But tolerance only shows Cao Cao's humanity. Can a humane army be invincible and invincible? What kind of employment methods does Cao Cao rely on to establish his authority?

Cao Cao The third characteristic of employing people is: following orders and prohibitions, and clear rewards and punishments.

Cao Cao was very strict in running the army. He issued and promulgated various orders many times, requiring strict military discipline. Because Cao Cao knew very well that an undisciplined team cannot defeat the enemy. Moreover, Cao Cao was able to lead by example. There is a famous story that may be familiar to viewers. Once when he was marching, Cao Cao issued an order not to trample on farmland. He wanted to protect farmers. If any horse stepped on a wheat field, it would be a crime of beheading. So Cao Cao's cavalry all dismounted and walked, holding the horse with one hand, using a weapon with the other hand to protect the wheat with a gun or something, and walked carefully. Cao Cao himself did not dismount, but his horse was frightened and a guy jumped into the wheat field. Cao Cao's horse trampled the wheat field. Cao Cao immediately dismounted and called the military judge to ask, "What crime should be committed?" The military judge said, "Beheading." Cao Cao said, "I'll ask you to execute me."

Alas, how can that be possible? Anyway, there was this tradition in ancient times. If the punishment is not good enough for the officials, the courtesy is not good enough for the common people, and the law is not imposed on the venerable, how can the commander-in-chief behead him? Cao Cao said that there was no way, so just cut off a piece of hair. He pulled out his sword, cut off a piece of hair and threw it on the ground to show that he had been punished. This story is recorded in a book that is very unfriendly to Cao Cao. The name of this book is "The Biography of Cao Cao". What is it used to illustrate? It shows that Cao Cao is hypocritical and treacherous. He said that if you give an order and step on a wheat field, you will be punished. If you want to behead your head, you will lose your hair. In fact, this is not the case. Cao Cao was also punished, which was called Kun Xing. Kun Xing meant shaving off his hair, because the ancients believed that the body, skin and hair were inherited from the parents and should not be given up, and Kun Xing was insulting. punishment, so he still received the punishment, which still showed Cao Cao's strict law enforcement.

So Cao Cao’s punishment was severe, and his rewards were also unambiguous. One characteristic of Cao Cao's rewards for his subordinates is that they are not based on temporary whims like some powerful commanders. We know that when warlords fight, there will be many so-called heroes. After a battle is fought, and the battle is won, come, come, come, brothers, divide it up, this is for you, this is for you, this is for you, Taking it casually may seem generous, but it actually makes no sense. If Cao Cao wants to reward a person, there must be two things. First, this person must have made great achievements; second, Cao Cao's reward must be in place, that is, the reward Cao Cao gives you must exceed the share you hope for. He increases the stakes, and when he rewards you, he is thoughtful, maybe so thoughtful that even you can't think of it. Cao Cao is a person who is very good at doing favors. If he doesn't do it, he must do enough favors. As a commander-in-chief, one of Cao Cao's special features is that he never competes with his subordinates for limelight, face, or credit. All his achievements go to his subordinates. Secondly, his rewards are never formal and will definitely make you realize your achievements. They got real benefits. Cao Cao was a very, very real person. It was this real style that made everyone feel that following Cao Cao was indeed the right thing to do.

The fourth characteristic is: being open-minded and thinking of others.

Cao Cao did not compete with his subordinates for limelight, face, or credit. Not to mention that, and his subordinates gave him suggestions. If he did not adopt them and made mistakes, he would definitely review them and take all the mistakes. He passed over himself. Of course, in many cases, Cao Cao accepted advice with an open mind, which is also a very important factor in attracting talents, because as a talent, he certainly hopes to get the rewards he deserves through his hard work and wisdom. This is his A hope, but what he hopes more is that he can display his talents and that his suggestions and plans can be adopted. We can see from reading history books that there are a large number of such records. Taizu listened to it, followed it, and behaved well. Of course, there were times when Taizu did not listen, and there were also times when Taizu did not listen. If he did not listen and made a wrong decision, Cao Cao would definitely review it. Once when Cao Cao was attacking Sun Quan, Cao Cao made a decision to move all the people in Huainan to the north. At that time, a man named Jiang Ji disapproved. Cao Cao said, look at the last time I fought with Yuan Shao in the battle of Baima, I moved the people of Baima to Yanjin. Jiang Ji said, Mr. Cao, the situation now is different from when you fought Yuan Shao in the battle of Baima. They all love their country and their home. If anyone wants to move around, don’t move them. Cao Cao refused to listen. When these people heard that Cao Cao wanted to move them to the north, they all went to Sun Quan. So later Jiang Ji went to see Cao Cao. When Cao Cao heard that Jiang Ji was coming, he immediately went out to greet him. Then he laughed, took Jiang Ji's hand and said, oh Jiang Ji, look at what I did. I wanted them to avoid Thief Sun, but who knew that they would all be driven to Thief Sun? Look at what I did and reflect on it. And we have to learn from him, even if we are doing self-criticism, we don’t always have to look sad. Some of our current leaders are unwilling to do self-criticism when they make mistakes because they seem to burst into tears when they do. You can also criticize with a smile. You won't lose face when you criticize with a smile, and the person who accepts your review will still think that you are sincere.

These are Cao Cao’s four characteristics in employing people. Based on these four characteristics, we can summarize eight sentences:

Be sincere and sincere, treat people with affection; be honest and treat people with sincerity. ; Be open and honest, convince others with reason; be consistent in words and deeds, win people with trust;

Rule people according to laws and regulations; put yourself in others' shoes, be tolerant; encourage others to blame yourself, credit others with merit; reward according to merit, To reward people.

*As a good boss, Cao Cao is very good at employing people. He knows very well that "to compete for the world, you must first compete for people." But in troubled times, wives choose talents, and talents choose bosses. This is similar to today's two-way choice. Therefore, to win talents, you must first conquer the hearts of talents. Mr. Yi Zhongtian believes that Cao Cao can be both kind and powerful, and is good at self-criticism and comparison. Is this Cao Cao's exclusive secret to winning people's hearts? So, what kind of mystery is hidden behind Cao Cao's many skills in employing people?

In fact, what is important is not what Cao Cao did, but why he did it. In other words, what is important is not the skill of using people, but the way of using people. What is "Tao"? Tao is human nature, the human heart. The core of Cao Cao's approach to employing people is: insight into human nature and people's hearts. He knows very well what is going on with people, and he knows why his soldiers follow him through life and death, so there is a saying of "crediting people with merit and rewarding people." He knows that all people have weaknesses and shortcomings, so he has to "rule people with law and tolerate people". He also knows that people are rational animals and that people are reasonable in most situations, so there is a saying of "convincing people with reason and winning people with faith." He also knows that people have feelings, and sometimes the maintenance of feelings is more important and more effective than the maintenance of interests, so he has "treat people with sincerity and affection." Therefore, the great thing about Cao Cao lies not in his skills or specific methods, but in his Tao, but in his thorough understanding and grasp of the human heart and human nature.

There is an example that illustrates the problem. After the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao seized a large number of Yuan Shao's books, materials, documents, and letters, and found that among them were letters written by his own people to Yuan Shao. According to the reaction of ordinary people, this is evidence of collaboration with the enemy, evidence of betrayal. I should take out all these letters and search them one by one, and find out those traitors, those with second thoughts, and those wavering elements. , Cao Cao did not. After Cao Cao found out that there was such a pile of letters, he immediately ordered them all to be burned without even reading them. What Cao Cao did was so beautiful. Many people didn't understand it at the time, so they asked Cao Cao, why did you destroy such important evidence? Cao Cao said, Oh, forget it, to be honest, I fought with Yuan Shao. The weak defeated the strong. Yuan Shao was the strong one and I was the weak one. At that time, even Cao Cao himself was not sure whether he could win this battle, let alone everyone? It was normal! Cao Cao did this. You are really smart. Where is the cleverness? He knew very well that the situation at that time was what he said. So since it was such a situation, the number of people who secretly had contact with Yuan Shao at that time must not be a small number, not one or two, or Three to five, or maybe dozens or hundreds of them. You can't liquidate all these people. Since you can't liquidate, it's better not to liquidate at all. Not only will I not liquidate, I don't even have the handle. Here, I didn't open it in front of you, I didn't read it, I don't know who is colluding with Yuan Shao, I will burn all the evidence now, everyone can rest assured, as long as you follow me, Mr. Cao, and be loyal, I don’t know what happened in the past, but the favor is done to the end. Cao Cao knew very well that in such a complicated political struggle, sometimes he had to pretend to be confused. Only by pretending to be confused can he be tolerant, and only by being tolerant can he win the hearts of the people. Only by winning the hearts of the people can the world be prosperous. Therefore, he is called Lao Bai. Being a grandpa” sometimes just means pretending to be deaf and dumb. It is no longer easy to have insight into people's hearts and human nature. It is even more difficult to put oneself in others' shoes and compare one's own feelings with others. What is even more rare is that when Cao Cao did these things, for example, he destroyed the evidence, he rewarded his generals, and he punished his own shortcomings and mistakes. When doing self-criticism, he thanked those who gave him advice. When he did all these things, he did it honestly, generously, naturally, and realistically, without any pretense. This was too difficult.

*Cao Cao was able to understand human nature and people's hearts, and he also mastered the way of employing people. Cao Cao has mastered the art of employing people, and he also knows what his talents need most. When Cao Cao knows what talents need, he also knows what he can give talents.

So in the final analysis, Cao Cao's way of employing people is also his way of life. So what exactly is Cao Cao's way of life?

Why can Cao Cao do this? Several reasons, first Point, Cao Cao is smart. He knows that it is impossible for a person engaged in political struggle, a person fighting on the battlefield, to tell all the truth, and it will not work to tell all lies. Such a person must know when to tell Tell the truth, when to tell lies, to whom you tell the truth, and to whom you tell lies. To the enemy, you must tell lies. Soldiers are not tired of deceit, so you cannot tell the truth; but to your own advisers, they are all smart people, so you have to tell the truth. Only by telling the truth can you gain trust. In exchange for trust, he will do his best to advise you, and you can defeat the enemy. Cao Cao was able to grasp the balance between true and false. This is called wisdom.

The second reason is that he is easy-going. One of the good things about Cao Cao's character is that he is a man of temperament. We all know that Cao Cao is a poet. He has the qualities of a military general and a poet. His temperament, as long as he is not in official office or official combat, he is very easy-going. He will tell jokes, joke, and laugh with everyone, so that he has a kind of affinity. As a leader, it is not good to be too serious. If you are too serious, others will think you are not approachable. It is also not good to be too casual. If you are too casual, you will lose prestige. It is best to be like Cao Cao, who is not angry when he needs prestige. As for Wei, he was kind and easy-going at ordinary times, which made his subordinates both respect and love him. Cao Cao also grasped this balance well. So Cao Cao often said serious things in a joking tone. For example, he had a person on his enemy's side, and his father was imprisoned by Cao Cao. Cao Cao wrote him a letter saying, "Your Majesty is in my prison." Life is pretty good, but the country can't always spend money to support other people's fathers in old age. It's up to you to do what you want. It's very fun.

The third reason is his sincerity. Cao Cao sincerely and truly hopes that many people will help him. He really feels that he is alone and weak. This It's his truth. There is a poem by Cao Cao called "Dan Ge Xing", which contains the following sentence: "The green zijin is my heart. But for the sake of the king, I ponder it to this day." The translation is, the green is your robe, the long is me Your love is just because of you that makes me miss you till now. Who is he missing? Not his lover, not Xiaomi, but a friend who can help him achieve a career. This feeling is real, so the third reason is his sincerity.

The fourth reason is deepness. Cao Cao is a very deep man. Let’s take a look at the song "Dan Ge Xing". What is his opening sentence? "Singing over wine, how much is life?" . Like the morning dew, there are many hardships in the past. "Life is very short. We should use this short life to do something vigorous, so we need a lot of talents and friends to help me." Therefore, his way of employing people is derived from the height of philosophical thinking about the universe and life. It is by no means a way of employing people in the general sense. Therefore, Cao Cao is very easy-going and very profound. Guo Jia had such an evaluation of Cao Cao, saying that he is "simple on the outside but clever on the inside", which means that on the surface he may seem casual, but in fact he is very deep inside. He can shake hands with you and have fun with you. He can talk and laugh with you, he can laugh with you, he can hug you, but please pay attention, when he shakes hands with you and laughs happily, he is observing you, and he looks at people deeply, and he will treat them The person opposite sees it in his eyes, remembers it in his heart, and rots in his stomach, and then he knows how to treat you, or how to deal with you.

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