曹操 / 年轻 / 的 / 时候 / 就 / 曾 / 担任 / 过 / 中郎将 / 后来 / 逐渐 / 掌握 / 了 / 实权

曹操年轻的时候就曾担任过中郎将，后来逐渐掌握了实权。

When Cao Cao was young, he once served as General of the Household, and later gradually grasped real power.