CaoCaoBy:MingEarlylifeCao was born in the county ofQiaoin155.HisfatherCaoSongwas a foster son ofCaoTeng,whowas oneofthefavoriteeunuchsofEmperorHuan. Some historical records,including theBiography of CaoMan,claimthatCao SongsoriginalfamilynamewasXiahou.CaoCaoindeedbecameacapableofficialintheEasternHangovernment,beingstrictandimpartialinimplementingthelaw.CaoCaowasregardedas“Theworldenergyminister,troubledhero”.（治世之能臣，乱世之英雄。）AnecdoteAccording to theBiography of Cao Man, Caos unclecomplained to Cao Song about Cao Caos indulgence inhuntingandmusicwithYuanShao.In retaliation, Cao Cao feigned a fit before his uncle, whoimmediately rushed to inform Cao Song. When Cao Songwenttoseehisson,CaoCaobehavednormally.Whenasked,CaoCaoreplied,Ihaveneverhadafit,butIlosttheloveofmy uncle, and therefore he deceived you. Afterwards, CaoSongceasedtobelievehisbrotherregardingCaoCao,andthusCaoCaobecameevenmoreblatantandperseverantinhiswaywardpursuits.FamousQuotationIwouldratherbetraytheworld,thanlettheworldbetrayme.宁肯我负天下人，不可天下人负我CaoCaoinArtIn classical Chinese literature ,heis traditionally represented as acunninganddeceitfulgeneral.“ThreeCaos“Acharacterinthechineseclassicromanceofthethreekingdoms三国演义,wherehe is cast as the cunning andcapablevillain.In Chinese opera,where hischaracterswhitemakeupismeanttoreflecthiswickedheart.”Although he was described as a bad man in the folk, We cant deny his personal ability and his contribution to the unification and peace of the NorthMeanwhile, he was a talented poet.Literatureofshotsong短歌行对酒当歌-Iliftmydrinkandsingasong人生几何-Forwhoknowsiflifebeshortorlong譬如朝露-Manslifeisbutthemorningdew去日苦多-Pastdaysmany,futureonesfew慨当以慷-Themelancholymyheartbegets忧思难忘-ComesfromcaresIcannotforget何以解忧-Whocanunravelthesewoesofmine唯有杜康-Iknowbutoneman.theGodofWine青青子衿-Disciplesdressedinblue悠悠我心-Myheartworriesforyou但为君故-Youarethecause沉吟至今-OfthissongwithoutpauseLiterature短歌行呦呦鹿鸣-Acrossthebankadeerbleats食野之苹-Inthewildswhereiteats我有嘉宾HonoredguestsIsalute鼓瑟吹笙-Striketheharp!Playtheflute皎皎如月-Bright is the moons spark 何时可辍-Never ceasingneverdark忧从中来-Thoughts of you from deep inside 不可断绝-Cannotsettle,cannotsubside月明星稀-Starsaroundthemoonarefew乌鹊南飞-Southwardthecrowsflew绕树三匝-Flyingwithnorest无枝可依-Whereshalltheynest山不厌高-Nomountaintoosteep水不厌深-Nooceantoodeep周公吐哺-Sagesrushwhenguestscall天下归心-SoattheirfeettheempiredoesfallMakeasummaryHewasdescribedasabadmaninthefolk.In actual history,however,he was a phenomenal strategist andstatesman.We cant deny his personal ability and his contribution to theunificationandpeaceoftheNorthItisvaluableforustolearntheattitudetolifeandtheambitionfromhim.