With Cao Cao at My Side, Why Fear the World?

So, the originally cunning and ruthless hero actually gets a good ending, while the one who wholeheartedly served the Han Dynasty ends up with a bad reputation and is abandoned by everyone? Why did the author deliberately arrange it this way? Is it because the author likes people like Cao Cao and dislikes Liu Bei?

Let me give the author some background information. During the late Han and Three Kingdoms periods, people didn't kneel before the emperor in ordinary times. They only knelt when the emperor ascended the throne or bestowed titles and honors. In daily court sessions, they would bow deeply, a full 90-degree angle.

Author, have you been watching too much of the new Three Kingdoms? Why do you like to portray the Imperial Uncle as a villain? Yes, the title is indeed linked to Cao Cao, but the Imperial Uncle is also an important supporting character. I started reading it at 1 AM, and it was indeed good, but after reading up to chapter 235, I felt the writing was strange.

The last few chapters have become increasingly nauseating. Liu Bei is portrayed as a traitor simply because of a single misstep in your writing. Either you're fair and impartial, since you're the one writing the story, or you're actually controlling the narrative.

The charm of this novel lies in the fact that while other Three Kingdoms novels focus on the struggle for supremacy, this one only depicts the life of a puppet emperor. He can't be too forceful, given Cao Cao's powerful position; nor can he be too lenient, or Cao Cao will take advantage. This delicate balance is truly brilliant!

I feel that Cao Cao was the true loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Firstly, only Cao Cao never declared himself emperor until his death; even Liu Xie (Emperor Taizong of Tang) couldn't stand it anymore. Secondly, without Cao Cao, Liu Xie's grave would probably be overgrown with weeds by now; who would still respect him?

During the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, Buddhism was not mainstream. While Daoism and the Yellow Turban Rebellion occurred, Buddhism also rebelled. Zuo Rong, a fellow townsman of Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, was a Buddhist who even practiced cannibalism.

The Battle of Guandu shouldn't have been a mistake in saving Cao Cao. The deaths of Cao Xiu, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Yuan significantly weakened the Cao clan. If Cao Ang had smoothly taken over, internal strife would have been avoided. Furthermore, the protagonist had already matured and no longer needed Cao Cao to unify the land; this was purely a forced and illogical plot device.

Let's see if anyone has any good ideas.

I've read many books about the Three Kingdoms, including several featuring emperors as protagonists, but this one is the most satisfying for me to read about an emperor seizing power, even though it seems a bit frustrating at the beginning. Cao Cao was domineering and autocratic, but his contributions cannot be ignored; historically, everyone has their own unavoidable circumstances.