That night, as your children gathered to play together, you handed a secret message to Tiger Boy with a solemn expression and said, "Deliver this to Zhao Yun in Youzhou as quickly as possible!"
"Yes!"
Ten days later, in Xuchang.
Cao Cao's illness worsened, and he had no interest in the open and covert struggles between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. Every time he regained consciousness, Cao Cao would ask those around him, "Has Chang'an been taken over?"
You were right, Cao Cao was indeed a loyal minister of the Great Han!
Cao Cao's loyalty differed from that of ordinary people. When a nation is on the path to ruin, the problem does not solely lie with the Emperor; the root cause is the issue of the system. Cao Cao supported Emperor Xian of Han but did not grant him any power. This was partly due to Emperor Xian's incompetence, and partly because, before unifying the world, Cao Cao had to concentrate existing power in his own hands to strike a heavy blow to his enemies.
