我们来看许劭的这个话，“治世之能臣，乱世之奸雄”什么意思？有两种解释：一种是你曹操如果身逢治世，那你能够成为一个能臣；你如果身逢乱世，那你就是一个奸雄。那也就是说曹操是做能臣还是做奸雄，看什么呢，看客观条件，是不是，看你处于一个什么时代。第二种解释是你曹操如果治理天下，那你就是能臣；如果扰乱天下，那你就是奸雄。成为能臣还是成为奸雄看曹操的主观愿望，所以他这一句话是有两种可能的，有两种解释的，而甚至可能许劭说的这两层意思都有。
Let’s take a look at Xu Shao’s words. What does it mean to be a capable minister in governing the world and a traitor in troubled times? There are two explanations: one is that if you Cao Cao were to govern the world, you could become a capable minister; If you are in troubled times, you are a traitor. That is to say, whether Cao Cao is a capable minister or a traitor depends on what objective conditions, whether it is, and what era you are in. The second explanation is that if Cao Cao governs the world, you are a capable minister; If you disturb the world, you are a traitor. “To become a capable minister or a traitor depends on Cao Cao’s subjective desire, so there are two possibilities and explanations for his statement, and even the two meanings mentioned by Xu Shao may have both meanings.”.
那么曹操大笑就有三种可能。第一种可能，我怎么会是治世之能臣、乱世之奸雄呢，太可笑了，呵呵太可笑了，大笑。第二种是，哦，我如果处在治世就是能臣，处在乱世就是奸雄，成为一个能臣“固所愿也”，哎，打个折扣，成奸雄也不错，哈哈哈哈哈大笑。第三种，哦，我要想成能臣我就能成能臣，我想做奸雄就能做奸雄，我想治理天下我就是能臣，想扰乱天下我就是奸雄，反正我什么都能干，哈哈哈哈，这太好了。那么曹操完全有可能是这三种原因大笑，但是在我们看来曹操这个人可能是后两种原因大笑，因为曹操这个人是一定要做一番事业的，这个是肯定的，我立志要做一番事业，我要轰轰烈烈地活在这个世界上，逢治世则造福一方，逢乱世我就称霸一方，反正我不能碌碌无为地平平淡淡地了此一生。这就是我曹操，这话说到我心里去了，哈哈哈哈——。至于给我一个什么头衔，是能臣的头衔呢，还是奸雄的头衔呢，无所谓。这种无所谓的精神正是一种大气，是一种雄视天下、笑傲江湖的英雄气。所以我们说曹操虽然被称为奸雄，虽然很多人都关注到他的奸，但是我认为更本质的是雄，曹操一生都表现出了这种雄，我行我素，笑傲江湖。曹操是非常喜欢笑的，如果我们去读历史，我们会发现许多书上讲到曹操遇到什么事情的时候都有笑这个字。当然曹操的笑有各种各样的笑，有放声大笑，也有自我调侃的苦笑，还有讥笑，还有冷笑，甚至是充满杀机的冷笑，但是曹操始终在笑。
Then there are three possibilities for Cao Cao to laugh. The first possibility is, how can I be a capable minister in governing the world and a traitor in troubled times? It’s too ridiculous, hehe, it’s too ridiculous, laugh. The second kind is, oh, if I am in a world of governance, I am a capable minister, and if I am in a troubled world, I am a traitor. To become a capable minister is “as good as one wishes to be”. Alas, it’s good to be a traitor with a discount. Ha ha ha ha ha ha. The third kind, 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 can be a capable minister, if I want to disrupt the world, I can be a traitor, anyway, I can do anything, hahaha, that’s great. “Then it is entirely possible for Cao Cao to laugh for these three reasons, but in our view, Cao Cao may laugh for the latter two reasons, because Cao Cao is a person who must do something, and this is certain. I aspire to do something, and I want to live in this world with a flourish, to benefit one party when governing the world, and to dominate one party in troubled times. Anyway, I cannot live my life without doing anything.”. This is me, Cao Cao. When I said this, I went to my heart, hahahaha. As for what title to give me, it doesn’t matter whether it’s the title of a capable minister or the title of a traitor. This indifferent spirit is just a kind of atmosphere, a heroic spirit that dominates the world and proudly smiles in the Jianghu. So we say that although Cao Cao is known as a traitor, although many people have paid attention to his treachery, I believe that the more essential thing is Xiong. Cao Cao has shown this kind of Xiong throughout his life, acting his own way, and laughing proudly in the Jianghu. Cao Cao is very fond of laughter. If we go to read history, we will find that many books mention the word “laugh” when Cao Cao encounters anything. Of course, Cao Cao’s laughter includes various kinds of laughter, including loud laughter, bitter self teasing laughter, sarcasm, sneer, and even a sneer full of murder, but Cao Cao always smiles.
如果比较一下《三国演义》里面的刘备我们就会发现，这两个人的性格有很大的不同，刘备在干什么呢，刘备不停地在哭，而曹操不停的在笑。曹操也哭，他的战友去世，他的朋友去世，他的亲人去世，曹操也会嚎啕大哭，但是曹操如果做错了事情，曹操打了败仗，曹操遭到人家的羞辱，曹操绝对不会哭，他一定会笑。因为曹操是一个大气磅礴的人，我们去读读曹操的诗，就可以感觉到这种大气，所以古人评价曹操说“曹公古直，甚有悲凉之句”。你去读读曹操的诗，“东临碣石，以观沧海……秋风萧瑟，洪波涌起。日出之行，若出其中；星汉灿烂，若出其里。”多大的气派啊！所以毛泽东后来回忆说，“往事越千年，魏武挥鞭，东临碣石有遗篇。萧瑟秋风今又是，换了人间。”指的就是曹操的诗，是非常大气。
If we compare Liu Bei in “The Romance of the Three Kingdoms,” we will find that there are significant differences in the personalities of the two people. What is Liu Bei doing? Liu Bei keeps crying, while Cao Cao keeps laughing. Cao Cao also cried, his comrades-in-arms died, his friends died, his relatives died, and Cao Cao would also wail and cry. However, if Cao Cao did something wrong, Cao Cao lost a battle, and Cao was humiliated by others, Cao Cao would never cry, and he would definitely laugh. “Because Cao Cao is a magnificent person, we can feel this atmosphere by reading Cao Cao’s poems. Therefore, the ancients commented on Cao Cao and said, ‘Cao Gonggu is straightforward and has a very sad and desolate sentence.'”. Go and read Cao Cao’s poem, “Facing Jieshi in the east, you can view the vast sea… The autumn wind is rustling, and the flood waves are surging. The journey of the sunrise is like stepping out of it; the stars are brilliant, like stepping out of it.” What a magnificent style! Therefore, Mao Zedong later recalled, “The past has gone on for thousands of years, Wei Wu wielded his whip, and there are relics on Jieshi in the east. The bleak autumn wind is now again, changing the world.” This refers to Cao Cao’s poetry, which is very atmospheric.
＊通过易中天先生的分析我们可以看出，曹操是一个大气的人，他虽然被称为乱世之奸雄，但他身上的奸和雄更本质的是雄，在他身上自有一种英雄气概。而曹操除了英雄气概以外，他的性格和普通人有什么区别呢？生活中的曹操又是怎样的呢？
Through the analysis of Mr. Yi Zhongtian, we can see that Cao Cao is an atmospheric person. Although he is known as the traitor of the troubled times, the traitor and the male in him are more essentially male, and there is a heroic spirit in him. Besides his heroic spirit, what is the difference between Cao Cao’s personality and ordinary people? What is the Cao Cao like in life?
