Cao Cao: My Whole Life

This is not only a desk reader for history lovers, but also a contemporary apocalypse about power, desire and self-identity. This book is an official biography of Cao Cao, telling the story of Cao Cao's life. He is the most controversial hero, and he is an emperor without dragon robes. He regards struggle as his responsibility, failure as a stepping stone, success as a new starting point, and never feels depressed. Reading this book, you will see how Cao Cao grew up from a "caught eunuch" who was despised by scholars. With his courage, perseverance and talent, he grew into a heroic figure who swept away the heroes in the world of tigers and wolves in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and tried to unify the world but failed. He is a real hero, he is a living character. For thousands of years, he has never left us and will always live in our hearts! The author reinterprets the complicated life of this Three Kingdoms hero in a "de-facialized" style. The depiction of Cao Cao's inferiority complex and psychological dilemma subverts the traditional hero narrative routine. Through the reinterpretation of the "Knife Catcher" allusion, the book reveals Cao Cao's deep motivation for killing the Huns envoys due to anxiety about his appearance, and resonates across time and space with the hidden psychology of historical figures and the spiritual dilemma of modern people. This kind of writing method of "explaining the past through the present" not only makes historical figures step down from the altar, but also gives them universal emotional warmth.