Why Cao Cao was able to stand out among the many separatist forces

First, he himself has great talents and strategies, and he is bent on unifying China. Second, he knows people well, and there are many famous strategists under him. And he listens to them. Third, he also has some strength in his own right.

Employing people is meritocracy, and the talents are strategic.

One of the reasons why Cao Cao suddenly rose to become a new power at the end of the Han Dynasty was because he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the second reason was because he was good at appointing talents and talents, and laid a talent foundation for his great cause. The end of the Han Dynasty was a period of separation, the world was divided into three parts, very chaotic, Cao Cao was one of the forces at that time, he was also a rapid rise at that time, unstoppable, and finally became a historical figure in the annals of that period of history. The reason why Cao Cao was able to dominate at that time was inseparable from many factors.

First of all, one of the reasons for Cao Cao's sudden and rapid rise was that he held the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes to have supreme power. At that time, the reason why Cao Cao was able to command the world was because he held the then Son of Heaven Emperor Han Xian, although Emperor Han Xian was the Son of Heaven and the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, but he became Cao Cao's puppet, and Cao Cao also took a hostage with absolute status like Emperor Han Xian, so that he stood out in the chaotic battle situation, rose rapidly, and became a thorn in the eyes of many people at that time.

Secondly, the second reason why Cao Cao was able to rise was that he appointed talents and was not jealous of talents. Throughout the ancient and modern Chinese and foreign rulers, there are many princes and generals to assist, Liu Bei has Zhuge Liang by his side, and there are many generals who are willing to die for him, Liu Bei himself is also a monarch of Lixian corporal. Cao Cao, as a generation of heroes, naturally also knows that there must be wise men around him, Cao Cao himself is not jealous of talents, but recruits wise men, there are many capable people under him, and they all follow Cao Cao with all their hearts.

Cao Cao's move laid the foundation for the success of his great cause in terms of talents.

There are two reasons why Cao Cao was able to successfully rise in the troubled times at that time. Cao Cao himself is also very good, in addition to being a military strategist, he also left a lot of poems for future generations, such as "Turtle Although Shou", from this article you can see his broad-mindedness. Cao Cao is also one of the main representatives of Jian'an literature, and his sons are also very literate.

Cao Cao relied on his power in Jiangbei, he had an army of one million, and the people in the area he informed were relatively well-off and strong.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao suddenly rose. It was because he found a control point, that is, to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes. This made him a winner in the end.

Cao Cao's own extraordinary intelligence is indispensable in troubled times, and secondly, he is a child of a family with a lot of resources. The operation of meritocracy has made many talents available to him.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the face of the great chaos in the world, Cao Cao conquered the Quartet in the name of Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, eliminated the separatist forces such as Eryuan, Lü Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao, and Han Sui internally, and subdued the Southern Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei, etc., to unify northern China, expand the tuntian, build water conservancy, reward agriculture and mulberry, attach importance to handicrafts, resettle displaced people, and implement "rent regulation" to promote economic production and social stability in the Central Plains. In the eighteenth year of Jian'an (213), he was awarded the title of Duke of Wei, established the State of Wei, and set the capital of Yecheng. In the twenty-first year of Jian'an (216), he was canonized as the king of Wei and had power above the kings.

In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (March 15, 220), Cao Cao died, nicknamed Wu, and was buried in Gaoling. His son Cao Pi was called the emperor, posthumously named the emperor, and his nickname was Wu, and the temple name was Taizu. Cao Cao likes to use poetry and prose to express political aspirations and reflect the people's livelihood and suffering, and is a representative figure of Eastern Han Dynasty literature, and was praised by Lu Xun as "the ancestor of reforming articles".

He is good at calligraphy, and was rated as a "wonderful product" by Zhang Huaijun in the Tang Dynasty.

Emperor Xian awarded Cao Cao the inscription and recorded the Shangshu, and the military and political power was concentrated on Cao Cao alone. This shows that Cao Cao has taken a big step forward in his career, and his strategy of getting close to the emperor and his efforts to achieve this have borne fruit. In the competition with other separatist forces, he already has a relatively obvious advantage.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, known as a hero in the last years of the Han Dynasty, and also known as a big winner in the world. At that time, the rule of the Han Dynasty was relatively weak, so if Cao Cao wanted to gain such a big power, he would definitely have to weaken many forces in the anti-earthquake pattern in order to strengthen his own capabilities. So, during Cao Cao's reign, how many separatist forces were eliminated to achieve the status at that time?

1. Eliminated the forces of Lu Bu occupying Puyang. When Cao Cao attacked Tao Qian, Lü Bu contacted Chen Gong and others to enter Yanzhou and occupy the Puyang area. After that, Lü Bu had been at war with Cao Cao for more than two years, which made Cao Cao's war unfavorable, but in the end, he was defeated by Cao Cao, so Lü Bu would surrender to Liu Bei later.

When Liu Bei and Yuan Shu fought, Lü Bu attacked Xuzhou again, and in the third year of Jian'an, Lü Bu defeated Liu Bei and Xiahoudun, but Cao Cao personally sent troops to conquer Lü Bu, and later flooded Pi, Lü Bu was captured and killed by Cao Cao.

2. Eliminate Lu Bu's good friend Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang is one of the few good friends of Lü Bu, and the separatist forces are in Hanoi. Jian'an resented, Emperor Han Xian returned to Luoyang, and Zhang Yang, as the Taishou of the outer county, decided not to be in Luoyang, so he went to Yewang.

Soon he was named the Great Sima. When Cao Cao sent troops to encircle and suppress Lü Bu in the third year of Jian'an, Zhang Yang was ready to send troops to help, but after all, the troops were insufficient. Later, Zhang Yang was killed by his subordinates, which led to Zhang Yang's team being wiped out by Cao Cao.

3. Cao Cao destroyed Henan Yin Yuanshu. Yuan Shu was born in filial piety, and once served as Henan Yin, Tiger Ben Zhonglang General. Later, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, and Yuan Shu was called the rear general.

In 190 AD, Yuan Shu united with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other Kwantung princes to crusade against Dong Zhuo. Later, they began to fight against Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. In the second year of Jian'an, Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor in Shouchun.

Cao Cao was disgusted by this kind of behavior. The existence of Yuan Shu will threaten Cao Cao's status, so in the 4th year of Jian'an, Yuan Shu vomited blood and died under Cao Cao's pursuit.

There are a lot, basically the forces in the north were eliminated by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, who was originally the most powerful, was eliminated by Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu was also eliminated by Cao Cao, and Wei was also the largest land area during the Three Kingdoms period.

eliminated several major forces, such as Lu Bu and his good friend Zhang Yang, and even eliminated Yuan Shu, this is to eliminate these forces, Cao Cao's forces will become fatter and fatter.

After Cao Cao coerced the princes of the Son of Heaven, he defeated Yuan Shu, captured and killed Lü Bu, defeated Yuan Shao, pacified the northern territory, and went south to Liu Biao, and eliminated five secessions in his life.

First: Ma Chao's power; second: Lü Bu's forces; Third: the power of publicity; Fourth: the forces of Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao; Fifth: Zhang Xiu's power; Sixth: Liu Biao's forces; Seventh: Zhang Lu's power.

The resistance that affected Cao Cao's unification of the world was Liu Bei and Sun Quan, because Liu Bei and Sun Quan had their own armies and forces, so Cao Cao had to defeat them if he wanted to unify the world.

The biggest obstacle is that his suspicions are too heavy, and many people he is unwilling to believe sincerely.

It must be the external environment. Because Cao Cao had two powerful opponents, Cao Cao could not defeat each other, and he could not unify the world himself.