Chapter 20: Cao A lied to Xu Tian about besieging Dong Guojiu's cabinet and received an imperial edict
Cao Cao wanted to usurp the throne and become king, but he also knew that there were many "loyal officials of the Han Dynasty" in the court who would oppose it. So he decided to hunt in Xutian to test which of the ministers were loyal to the emperor and which ones were loyal to him. Cao Cao blackmailed the emperor to go hunting with them in Xutian, and asked hundreds of officials to accompany him. At the hunting scene, the emperor repeatedly missed the deer shot, so Cao Cao took it. An arrow passed through the emperor's hand and hit the deer. When the soldiers saw that the deer was shot by the emperor, they thought it was the emperor who shot it and shouted long live. Cao Cao did not shy away and rode his horse one step ahead of the emperor. He happily accepted it. He also took the emperor's treasured eagle bow and refused to return it to the emperor. This move aroused the anger and dissatisfaction of the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty present, including Liu, Guan, and Zhang. At that time, Guan Yu wanted to kill Cao Cao, but Liu Bei stopped him on the grounds of "throwing a rat to avoid the weapon." .Cao Cao and his advisers secretly observed everyone's expressions to judge their stance.