Chapter 97: The Crafty Hero of Chaotic Times, the Capable Minister of Stable Times: Cao Cao!
The Sky Screen continued:
【Next to appear is Cao Cao!
Let us explore the life of Cao Cao in his own words.
Some call me a crafty hero of chaotic times who holds the Emperor hostage to command the vassals, while others call me a brave and cunning hero who saves the world.
My name is Cao Cao, born in Qiao County. In my youth, I was willful and unrestrained.
Because my grandfather was a eunuch, I was mocked and looked down upon.
Yet, it was also thanks to this prominent family background that I could easily secure a position at court.
At twenty, I was appointed as a Gentleman after being nominated for filial piety and integrity. By the age of thirty, the Eastern Han government was corrupt, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out.
I was ordered to suppress the rebels and returned in total victory.
Unwilling to cater to the powerful, I feigned illness and returned home to lie low.
It was not until Emperor Ling of Han, in order to consolidate his rule, established the Eight Colonels of the Western Garden that I returned to the court, appointed as Colonel of the Garrison!
Soon after, Emperor Ling died, and the Ten Attendants, led by Zhang Rang, seized control of the government.
He Jin invited Dong Zhuo into the capital.
The Xiliang army arrived; He Jin died, and Yuan Shao fled.
Dong Zhuo ravaged the inner palace and poisoned the world.
At thirty-five, I borrowed a Seven-Star Precious Swor…
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