The legendary politician and general from the Three Kingdoms Period (AD 220-280), Cao Cao can rest in peace now that his descendants proudly acknowledge him.

For centuries, despite Cao's record as a fair ruler and military genius who treated his subordinates like family and was also skilled in poetry and martial arts, he suffered from a bad reputation.

This fact is best reflected by the Chinese saying, "speak of Cao Cao and he will appear" - which broadly translates as the English idiom "speak of the Devil".