曹性 / Cao Xing (late Han)

曹性 / Cao Xing (late Han) enters the wiki through Hanji 1000 as a subordinate of 郝萌 who turns against Hao Meng during the Xiapi revolt. The source says Hao Meng wounds Cao Xing, while Cao Xing cuts off one of Hao Meng’s arms before 高顺 kills Hao Meng.

Cao Xing’s political role comes after the fighting. Brought before 吕布, he says 袁术 encouraged the revolt and names 陈宫 as an accomplice while Chen Gong is present. Lü Bu praises Cao Xing as a true brave man, tells him to recover, and gives him responsibility for pacifying or leading Hao Meng’s old troops.

The page keeps his testimony source-scoped. The host stresses that Cao Xing’s statement matters but is not clean evidence by itself, because he was part of Hao Meng’s unit and his own survival improved after turning against the revolt.

Connections

• 郝萌 - direct commander and combat opponent in the revolt.
• 高顺 - suppressor who completes the killing after Cao Xing wounds Hao Meng.
• 吕布 - leader who receives Cao Xing’s accusation and rewards his defection.
• 袁术 and 陈宫 - actors named in Cao Xing’s testimony.
• 吕布集团派系平衡 - reason the episode gives for treating the accusation politically rather than as a simple guilt verdict.