However, in the twenty-two years of the Han dynasty, it was not good.
Wash the monkey and wear the crown, know the small and seek the edge.
Hesitant, afraid to break through, because the inaugural king.
Bai Hong is also the first to bear the brunt of Japan's infiltration.
Thieves and ministers hold the national handle to kill the Lord and destroy Yujing.
Swing through the emperor's inheritance, the ancestral temple was burned.
Spread all over the west and cry.
Looking at Belo City, I am very sad.
We read this poem by Cao Cao, just like reading the history of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Reading Cao Cao's poems is like looking at a painting, and the living facts are in front of you. Dong Zhuo was in power in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was heavily in debt. The counties in Guandong pushed Yuan Shao as the leader and joined forces to attack Dong Zhuo. Because all factions are afraid of Dong Zhuo and want to preserve their strength, they are all watching. Although Cao Cao chased Dong Zhuo for some time, he was defeated because he was weak and helpless. Many years of warlord war began between the allied forces, and the whole Central Plains region fell into war. This poem denounces Dong Zhuo's viciousness and perversity.