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Cao Cao， whose literary name was Mengde， was born to a powerful court official's family in Anhui Province.As a child， he grew very fond ofpoetry， history and books on the art of war.And through constant practice on horseback and in archery， he excelled in martial arts too， When he grew up， he became an official of the court.
During the last years of the Eastem Han Dynasty， Emperor Xiandi was obliged to leave the capital of Chang'an and take refuge at Luoyang due to the fighting among powerful military commanders.Cao Cao was relatively weak in military terms at that time， but he was shrewd enough to take advantage of the opportunity to invite the emperor to come to Xuchang which was his domain.Naturally， his town became the provisional capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Then， Cao Cao began issuing orders in the name of Emperor Xiandi， and gradually expanded his own military strength and sphere of influence.Besides， by cutting taxes and launching water conservancy projects， Cao Cao encouraged the farmers to develop production and successfully solved the problem of food supply.His power grew mightier and mightier，and finally he succeeded in unifying north China and establishing his own regime， the Kingdom of Wei.
