Cao Cao's inferiority complex is his height. He once asked body double for his short stature.

among the leaders of the three countries, Cao Cao is the "rich second generation", which is beyond reproach. Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was the head of the rich family at that time. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court had a bizarre system, that is, officials could be bought with money. One day, on a whim, Cao Song spent a lot of money and gave her the position of Autumn. However, no amount of money can fold the height of three centimeters.

For Cao Cao's height, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms uses the word "seven feet long" to describe it. The foot of the ancients is only about 23 centimeters now. In other words, Cao Cao's actual height is probably a little over one meter six.

although Cao Cao is a little short, he is not ugly. According to Wei's Spring and Autumn Period, "King Wu is short in appearance, but full of heroic spirit." In other words, although Cao Cao is short, he is actually very temperament, but Cao Cao still has some inferiority to his appearance.

So Cao Cao invited a body double, and this body double was Cui Yan.

a person who takes the place of others with two fingers refers to a person who suffers. This phenomenon is more common in the entertainment circle now, and stuntmen perform some special and difficult actions and skills instead of the original actors in the movie. In addition, some foreign dignitaries choose people who look similar to themselves to act as body double, and let body double take his place in places with complicated environment to avoid being countered and attacked. Of course, body double's body art is not the patent of modern people, it has existed since ancient times. Wei Wudi is body double of Cao Cao.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao conquered Yuan Shao and pacified the north, which made him famous. So Xian Di issued a letter, and Cao Cao was promoted to Wang Wei by Gong Wei. At this time, Cao is proud of the spring breeze. At this time, the Huns sent messengers to meet Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. When the messengers heard that Cao Cao's name was Wang Wei, they offered to congratulate Wang Wei. After Cao Cao allowed it, he felt that he was not handsome enough, but he wanted to show his prestige in front of foreigners. If you want to go, please ask Cui Yan, the minister of history, to be your own body double to meet the Huns envoy. Cui Yan was a famous soldier at the end of the Han Dynasty, and he had great prestige in both the government and the public. And Cui Yan's niece is the wife of Cao Cao's fourth son, Cao Zhi, and is related to Cao Cui. Cui Yan is not only tall and powerful, but also has a four-foot beard, which is very beautiful. The description of Cui Yan's appearance by Chen Shou's Three Kingdoms is: "The voice is high and long, the eyebrows are thin, and it must be four feet long, which is very powerful." This shows that his appearance is by no means ordinary.

This book once told a story: Cui Yan was sitting in the middle of the room, receiving congratulations from the Huns, while Cao Cao was dressed as a bodyguard, holding a steel knife and standing upright beside the couch. After the interview, Cao Cao sent someone to ask the Xiongnu messengers what their impressions were. Without thinking, the messenger said, "Wang Wei is handsome and graceful, and the man who catches the knife by the bed is handsome and very approachable. He is really a hero!" It can be seen that this messenger of the Huns is by no means an idle person. He can see Cui Yan's deep-seated defect through his superficial "elegance": lack of strength, that is, lack of Cao Cao's heroism. When this word reached Cao Cao's ears, he was very proud.