Cao Cao was a famous politician, military strategist, writer, calligrapher in Chinese history, a powerful minister in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the founder of the Cao Wei regime. His life was full of great achievements and achievements, but he also made many mistakes. To uncover the worst thing Cao Cao did in his life, we need to delve into his life and carefully weigh the effects and consequences of each event.
First, let's look at Cao Cao's political and military mistakes. In the process of unifying the north, Cao Cao used cruel methods, and it was not uncommon to slaughter cities. These actions have seriously damaged his image and reputation, and have also caused him to lose a lot of popular support. However, Cao Cao's mistakes in this regard were not the most serious compared to other political and military leaders.
Second, we consider Cao Cao's mistakes in talent selection and training. Although Cao Cao attached great importance to talents, he often placed too much emphasis on personal talent and loyalty when selecting and cultivating talents, and neglected moral character and political literacy. As a result, many traitorous ministers appeared under him, such as Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others, although they had outstanding talents, but they had serious problems with their moral character. After Cao Cao's death, these people betrayed Cao Wei's regime one after another, hastening Cao Wei's demise. Therefore, Cao Cao's mistakes in talent selection and training can be said to be one of the most serious mistakes in his life.
Again, let's look at Cao Cao's mistakes in dealing with family and kinship relationships. Cao Cao was suspicious all his life and lacked trust in his family members and relatives. In order to prevent family members and relatives from betraying him, he often resorted to severe repression and sanctions. This has caused tension and contradictions between his family and relatives. After Cao Cao's death, members of his family and relatives turned against each other, hastening the collapse of Cao Wei's regime. Therefore, Cao Cao's mistake in dealing with family and family relationships is also one of the mistakes that cannot be ignored in his life.
Finally, we consider Cao Cao's cultural and educational mistakes. Although Cao Cao himself was erudite, he overlooked the importance of culture and education. Instead of actively promoting the development of culture and education after the unification of the North, he adopted a series of measures to suppress culture and education. As a result, the cultural and educational level of the North lagged behind that of the South for a long time, and also hindered the development and progress of the North society. Therefore, Cao Cao's mistakes in culture and education are also one of the mistakes that cannot be ignored in his life.
To sum up, the most wrong thing Cao Cao did in his life can be attributed to his mistakes in talent selection and training. This mistake led to the emergence of many traitorous ministers under his command, and hastened the demise of Cao Wei's regime. Of course, Cao Cao made many mistakes in other areas, but these mistakes had less impact than the mistakes in talent selection and training. Therefore, we can consider that the most wrong thing Cao Cao did in his life was his mistake in the selection and training of talents. This also reminds us that in selecting and cultivating talents, we should not only pay attention to talent and loyalty, but also pay more attention to the cultivation of moral character and political literacy.