Author: John Zhu (page 19)

Who’s more likely to lose his head in this episode: impostor emperor or granary officer? The answer may surprise you.

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Cao Cao decides that he hates Lü Bu more than he hates Liu Bei, so “Liu Bei and I are like brothers.”

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Sun Ce lifts off, Lü Bu shows off, and Yuan Shu gets ticked off.

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• Graph of Key Characters and Relationships

Priceless imperial heirloom as collateral? Check. An old pal as your strategist? Check. Ability to kill by the mere sound of your voice? Check, check, and check.

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Cao Cao deploys animal-themed schemes to sow discord between Liu Bei and Lü Bu.

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The Han court hits rock bottom, at which point Cao Cao is all too happy to ride in and … umm … defend the honor and dignity of the throne. Yeah, that’s it.

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Someone’s wife gets the wrong impression that her husband is cheating on her, and the next thing you know, we’re poisoning household pets, ingesting waste, burning palaces, and abducting everybody who’s anybody.

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