I don't need to give specific clues about the successful cases of self-denial and the failure cases of listening to other people's suggestions in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Success of sticking to self and not listening to slanders: Zhang Liao didn't listen to Ban and Li Dian's words and raided Sun Quan, and finally succeeded, as if it were a battle of cooperation.

Listen to people's advice and fail: Battle of Red Cliffs and Cao Cao listened to Pang Tong's serial plan and suffered a great defeat.

(Specifically, you can Baidu these two campaigns)