Why were Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan so loyal to Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms? Why did Mrs. Ding ignore Cao Cao so resolutely after Cao Ang died? Why was Cao Cao able to recruit so many heroes? Why could Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Jin and others follow Cao Cao and raise an army against Dong Zhuo? Why is it said that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were close friends in the past? Why did Cao Cao go to the Huns to redeem Cai Wenji and make her marry well? Why... Looking at the Three Kingdoms, there are literally a hundred thousand whys.
This is a story about Cao Cao. Looking at Cao Cao's life from his youth to his old age, you will be able to understand the answers to these 100,000 whys. This is Cao Cao's legend of "I am not a hero"!
Most of the stories in the novel are quoted from "Three Kingdoms", "Book of Wei", and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", aiming to restore the real Cao Cao.