The Iron-Blooded Wei Warrior

[Dancing with a Warlord: From Lifesaver to the Emperor's Secret Blade] Cao Cao praised him: “With Lin Yuanrong, we have more than a hundred thousand soldiers!” Yet when he championed a system of military ranks and titles based on merit, Cao Cao pressed a sword to his throat. “A man of humble birth wants to challenge the great clans. How many lives are you willing to wager?” Xun Yu played chess with him beneath the moonlight. “How can you, a mere ant, presume to defy the four centuries of the Han dynasty's mandate?” He smashed his wine cup. “If Heaven's mandate belongs to the Han, why are thousands of miles littered with starving corpses?”