Throughout history, no one's image has ever been so complicated, distorted and controversial as Cao Cao. So, what is the real Cao Cao in history? What about his real face?
This book takes the restoration of the true image of Cao Cao as the basic purpose, takes Cao Cao's life as the main line, and starts from his family background, and constructs several sections, such as entering official career, punishing Dong Zhuo, establishing Yanzhou as a vassal for life, eliminating Xu Huai and the battle of Guandu, determining four states, defeating Chibi, collecting Guanlong, fighting Hanzhong and establishing a prince, until the death of Luoyang. Besides expounding Cao Cao's literary talent in martial arts and his talent in music and calligraphy, the book also introduces his advisers, military commanders, opponents and allies, as well as his children around him.
With his profound historical knowledge and cultural background, the author artistically reproduces the era of Cao Cao's life and the major events he participated in from a brand-new perspective, showing the world an artistic image different from that of a "white-faced traitor" and showing the world a vivid and three-dimensional Cao Cao.