I Tell Stories in the Three Kingdoms

Name: I Tell Stories in the Three Kingdoms
Author: Li Ji

我在三国说评书

by Li Ji (离机)

Status: Completed
Length: 851k Words
Genre: Romance
Era: Ancient Era
Updated: 5y ago
Source: JJWXC

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After transmigrating to the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Yao Luo, who had inherited a thousand novels from her master, decided she might as well return to her old trade to survive.

She was in Jinan, where Cao Cao was also based. Naturally, she tied up her hair, changed into men's clothes, put on a man's voice, and told stories to cozy up to him.

"Our Jinan magistrate shouted, 'You took bribes, broke the law, and tormented the locals, and now you still want to live? You deserve to have your head chopped off ten times over!' Then he personally took up his blade and executed more than ten corrupt officials on the spot. Blood flowed like a river, and the people all around cried out his name: Cao the Just!"

A character from one of her stories sat in the corner of a teahouse, listening to the thunderous applause and watching the expressions of the guards around him. His hand trembled slightly as he raised his teacup.

He didn't do that! He hadn't! He'd only executed five people, and there hadn't been a river of blood!

What could a storyteller do in such a troubled age?

Yao Luo struck her wooden block and looked at the countless yearning faces below the stage. Her voice rang out, clear and unhurried.

Here, she could become a spark.

Reading guide:

1. The story is told from the Cao Wei perspective [highlighted]. The heroine and Cao Cao have a strictly professional strategist-and-boss relationship. She does not disguise herself as a man. She sometimes wears men's clothes for convenience, but it's obvious at a glance that she's a woman.

2. There is an alternate history setting, so don't expect strict historical accuracy. In modern times, the heroine was a lead performer in pingtan, with storytelling as a sideline. She has plenty of ready-made material and doesn't need to make it up herself, so please forgive her if she's not that good at storytelling at first.

3. I'm truly fed up, so here's the whole story in ten seconds: The heroine has a golden finger, and mainly works as a strategist. She doesn't become an empress or try to conquer the world. There is a male lead, but he's not Guo Jia. He observes proper conduct, accompanies her on their honeymoon, takes paternity leave, and they both work. Their son has no descendants. He helps the empress rule from behind the scenes. Happy now?

Theme: The people come first, the state comes second, and the ruler comes last.

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