In the twelfth year of Jian'an, Guo Jia died of illness in Liucheng at the age of just thirty-eight. As he lay dying, he gazed at the vast northern sky, filled with regret. He knew all too well the wrong turns Cao Cao's faction would take: the inferno at Red Cliffs, the humiliating flight along Huarong Road, the defeat at Hanzhong, and the missed chance to move the capital when Guan Yu launched his northern campaign. The seeds of every tragedy had been sown long ago, when Cao Cao was riding high on his success.
What if he could live it all over again?
When Guo Jia opened his eyes, he found himself back in the first year of Jian'an. Cao Cao had just welcomed the emperor and moved the capital to Xuxian. Everything was waiting to be rebuilt. He was no longer a strategist coughing blood on his sickbed, but the spirited “Ghost Genius” he had once been: twenty-six years old, clear-headed, and strong.
In this life, Guo Jia was determined to change everything. He would not only help Cao Cao unify the land, but also steer him clear of those fatal traps. Yet history's momentum was stronger than he could have imagined. Would Xun Yu still sacrifice himself for the Han? Would Liu Bei still flee to Jingzhou? Would Zhou Yu still set the fire at Red Cliffs? More importantly, could Cao Cao's suspicious, distrustful nature truly be changed for good?
Fengxiao and Dianwei living well is the biggest motivation for me to read this book! Big cheers for the author!