RPAGF Chapter 540 The Men Behind Cao Cao
Chapter 540 The Men Behind Cao Cao
The men Cao Cao encountered in his life can be summed up in the four words: romance, beauty, snow, and moon.
Chen Gong was the wind that came with him, but did not stay for him.
Those who followed me in my darkest hour, traversed a vast world as expansive as an unbroken chessboard.
The phrase "I cannot let the world betray me" severed the lifeline between the two of them.
The resolute tone with which he uttered "Death is my own choice" atop the White Gate Tower
Guo Jia is a bright and cheerful flower that bloomed and withered too early.
[We hit it off immediately; I call you "the one who helped me achieve great things."]
You exclaimed, "He is truly my master!"
[Alas, fate is cruel to the talented; they are now separated by death, leaving me only with deep sorrow.]
Yuan Shao is like the harsh, unbearable snow that evokes a sense of longing.
In our youth, we traveled together, enjoying poetry, books, wine, tea, and the warmth of a blazing fire.
[Twenty years later, the fiery arrows of the Battle of Guandu burned away the vows of the young men, and their childhood playmates eventually became their enemies.]
Xun Yu was both a close relative and a distant friend, a figure I could never forget.
Over the decades, they walked hand in hand through so many dark and desperate years.
Unfortunately, their relationship ended tragically; their paths diverged, and they could not work together.
[“There are no fruits in the box, please pick them yourself.” The loyal Xun Yu ultimately died for his ideals.]
[Wow, this is so sweet! What kind of life did Cao Cao's eunuchs and nannies live?]
"Didn't everyone read a comic called 'The Emperor and His Subjects' when they were kids? Cao Cao [black face] That was my first impression of the Three Kingdoms period, and that first impression was skewed [black face]"
Dian Wei: My lord, what about me?
Xu Chu: My lord, what about us?
Cao Ren: My lord, what about us?
Xiahou Dun: Mengde, ...
Cao Cao: Alright, alright, you can be wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, okay? [Nine-Turned Intestine]
Cao Cao: White Moonlight: Chen Gong
Goddess: Guan Yu
My favorite online celebrity streamer: Zhao Yun
Beloved deceased wife: Dian Wei
Perfect Current Cousin: Xu Chu
Childhood sweethearts who break up: Yuan Shao
The girl next door, Xu You
Xun Yu, the ex-girlfriend who went from being like-minded to drifting apart.
An unexpected encounter with a scumbag woman: Liu Bei
According to unofficial historical records, Cao Cao's hemorrhoids were extraordinary, their color resembling the evening glow reflecting on snow, and their shape resembling a budding peony. Whenever they flared up, a subtle fragrance would waft through his tent. The physician reported that this was "cinnabar hemorrhoids," an auspicious omen only found on a true dragon emperor.
During a meeting in the Jian'an era, Cao Cao, feeling uncomfortable from sitting for so long, slightly furrowed his brow, and the boat he was sitting on stained his plain white silk trousers with specks of red plum blossoms. When Xun Yu offered his advice, he often stole glances at the cushion beneath his lord's seat, and saw a crimson lotus gradually blooming on the embroidered cushion.
On the night the Bronze Sparrow Terrace was completed, Cao Cao, after getting drunk, leaned against the railing to rest. His attendants noticed three delicate red marks on the carved railing, like the vermilion seal of a famous artist.
When Hua Tuo was about to perform the surgery, he saw that the hemorrhoid shone with a pearly luster under the candlelight, like dewdrops.
The divine physician's golden scalpel fell to the ground, and he sighed, "This is the Crimson Pearl Immortal Herb from heaven; how could ordinary iron possibly touch it?" Later, the palace maids of the Bronze Sparrow Terrace vied to imitate the shape of this herb with their lipstick, calling it "Wei Palace Vermilion Makeup."
Cao Cao: "Gongtai, I beg you, please, just say a word and I won't kill you. [Pretending to be strong but shedding tears]"
Chen Gong: Get out. [Angry]
Xun Yu is the moon. He shines brightly in the darkness of Cao Cao's arduous struggle before his great cause was accomplished.
They disappeared as dawn broke and Cao Cao's grand enterprise was about to succeed.
"Cao Cao's regrets: He could not find Chen Gong for his literary talents, nor Guan Yu for his military prowess; the heavens were jealous of the talented Guo Fengxiao; Xi Zhicai died young; Xun Yu was his bedmate but not his dream; and he lost his son and Dian Wei in Wancheng."
Cheng Yu: My lord, what about me? Aren't I part of your cooking squad? [Look]
"Both he and Jia Xu were venomous women in Cao Cao's life [see]"
Three Kingdoms period.
Cao Cao was still bothered by Tianmu's slander against him, which portrayed his relationship with his strategist as ambiguous romantic love, a childhood sweetheart affair, or a romantic tale involving his deceased wife and ex-girlfriend.
Please, I'll say it again, their relationship is really legitimate, okay? (；一_一)
But now, upon hearing that Guo Jia was about to die young and that Xun Yu, who had been living in seclusion, would also eventually leave him, he was heartbroken. Could he really become so heartless in the future, leaving him all alone?
Cheng Yu and Jia Xu, who were unjustly portrayed as Cao Cao's poisonous women, must be feeling like this: ...
Having lived this long, as a poison master, I have done countless bad things and was prepared to be slandered and cursed. But I never expected that this would be the way to frame me and my lord Huang Yao!
Later generations were truly hungry; they could relate everything, black, white, or yellow, to love and romance. What were their ancestors supposed to do?
The other warlords who envied Cao Cao thought: How could that Cao Cao be so popular? He was short and ordinary-looking, seemingly lost in the crowd, but who would have thought that he was so cunning.
He's incredibly lucky to have managed to recruit so many talented young advisors to serve him.
As for the old women speaking to Cao Cao on the sky, they just listened to them as a joke.
After all, these advisors were men, and not all of them were as indiscriminate as the Han emperor. Besides, Cao Cao wasn't as handsome as the people in later generations described on the screen, who were said to be alluring and attractive.
To put it bluntly, the evil short-legged cat described on the sky was already a huge embellishment of Cao Cao's appearance.
As for me, I'm not jealous of him at all!
Emperor Xian of Han: If you don't like Cao Cao, so be it. Do you think I like him?
As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, I certainly have a fondness for beautiful women, but I can't be indiscriminate in my desires. That scoundrel Cao Cao, who held the emperor hostage to command the other lords, has imprisoned me. I hate him to death.