Cao Cao had a strange dream and called a fortune teller to explain it. What did he mean when he said that Cao Cao dared not proclaim himself emperor?

Cao Cao's dream is that dragons fly in the sky and pythons swim in the water. He called the fortune teller, who only said eight words, "The dragon is still there, but the dumpling python is not." It is because Cao Cao listened to the fortune teller that he never thought about becoming a king again. In history, Cao Cao was superstitious about these things, otherwise he would not ask a fortune teller to interpret dreams. Moreover, it was a wise thing for Cao Cao not to proclaim himself emperor at that time.

The fortune teller means that the dragon represents the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the dumpling python represents the very powerful minister of the Han Dynasty, that is, Cao Cao. Flying dragons can soar in the sky, while pythons can only be suppressed by flying dragons to travel in the sea. This dream is to tell Cao Cao that no matter how powerful he is, he can't be an emperor, because the emperor of the Han Dynasty is still there.

So the fortune teller's words have always influenced Cao Cao's thoughts. Of course, Cao Cao didn't call himself emperor because of the fortune teller, but the political situation at that time did not allow Cao Cao to call himself emperor. Because at that time, the Han Dynasty had not perished, and the emperor at that time was Xian Di. If Cao Cao rashly proclaimed himself emperor, he would be labeled as a traitor, just like Yuan Shu and Dong Zhuo.

Cao Cao knew that she would not win the hearts of the people, and even if Cao Cao got the support of the Han Dynasty, no one would support him, so Cao Cao would not do such a thing as shooting himself in the foot. Therefore, Cao Cao never proclaimed himself to death. Moreover, during the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao himself was old. When he divided the world into three parts, Cao Cao fell into a melee between the Three Kingdoms without taking care of being emperor. Later, his son xelloss proclaimed himself emperor. After Cao Cao's death, xelloss named him Wei Mingdi.