In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao died of illness in Luoyang, and the world was shocked.
History books only record that Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty, but no one records the bloody purge in Luoyang Palace that night.
Cao Heng, an illegitimate son who was demoted to a commoner by Cao Cao during his lifetime, unexpectedly received Cao Cao's secret final edict during the chaos. There are only eight words in the secret edict: "The Han Dynasty cannot be destroyed, and the King of Wei cannot succeed."
He was originally an unknown abandoned son in the history books, but in the most dangerous chess game in the world, he had to face Sima Yi's vicious calculations, Cao Zhang's cavalry to force the palace, Sun Quan's eager eyes, and the quietly rising Sima family.
Power is like a knife, and people's hearts are like an abyss.
When everyone wants to get a piece of this troubled world, Cao Heng has only one thing to do -
For Cao Cao, bring justice to the world.
Special statement
This work is a historical fiction novel, with the background of the story set from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period. The deeds of the main historical figures in the book (Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Sima Yi, etc.) Are artistically processed based on historical records such as "Three Kingdoms" and "Book of the Later Han Dynasty"; the protagonist Cao Heng and some plots and character relationships in the book are purely fictitious.
This work does not tamper with major historical facts or distort the basic evaluations of important historical figures. If there are any inconsistencies with historical facts, these are all necessary for the creation of novels. Readers are kindly requested to discern clearly.
This story is purely fictional and should not be contradicted by real history.
