Three Kingdoms: The Truth Is, I’m Cao Cao

At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the transmigrated historian Yi Xiaotian had a problem. A man who called himself “Master Man” showed up at his tavern every few days to drink and pepper him with questions like a chatterbox.

“Brother Yi, do you think Cao Cao can become the governor of Yan Province?”

“Brother Yi, what about the Battle of Guandu? Do you think Cao Cao can win?”

“Brother Yi, what do you make of Cao Cao? What do you think his weaknesses are?”

Finally fed up, Yi Xiaotian shook his head. “Cao Cao is just like you, Brother Man. He never stops talking!”

Then, one day, Yi Xiaotian drew up a list of the Eight Beauties of the Turbulent Era: Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, the Qiao sisters, Sun Shangxiang, Ma Yunlu, Lü Lingqi, and Bu Lianshi. Master Man stepped forward with a loud declaration. “Brother Yi, the truth is out. I’m Cao Cao. Help me conquer the realm!”

...At last, the turbulent era came to an end. Cao Cao was so busy governing the country that he could barely keep up, while Yi Xiaotian took it easy and admired the commercial empire he had built with his own hands.

Yi Xiaotian: “Compete for the realm? I’d never do that in this lifetime. I just want to live as a wealthy landowner!”