When Liu Bei camped in Xinye, Xu Shu went to join him. Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren to attack with the "Eight Gates Golden Locks" formation but it was broken by Zhao Yun. Cheng Yu tricked Xu Shu's old mother to go to Xu Chang, leading Xu Shu to leave Liu Bei with the phrase "recommend Zhuge Liang", creating a classic story in the world. The "Rang Zhong Dui" in "The Three Kingdoms" was the essence of "The World Is Mine". This happened long before Chen Gong and the time he got to know Cao Cao.

Even if Sima Hui snatched Zhuge Liang's work, he shouldn't have mentioned it now! Dong Zhuo is still alive, and the power of the princes is still weak. It's not yet the time for the world to fall apart. What's the point?

Realizing that I was staring like an idiot, Sima Hui, looking puzzled, frowned and said, "Gongtai, your expression is creeping me out. Say something if you're not satisfied, and we can discuss it."

"No." I looked away. "You mentioned a plan to divide the world into three, right? Go on!"

"Um..." Sima Hui hesitated, "Do you really want to hear it?"

"Whether I want to hear it or not, stop beating around the bush or get lost. Why so hesitant?" I replied impatiently, "I'm telling you, don't play psychological tricks on me like Su Qin and Zhang Yi. I'm not that easy to mess with."

"You've misunderstood, Gongtai. I was just confirming." Sima Hui, looking embarrassed, stroked his beard and then stood up, gesticulating and speaking eloquently. "At present, the central power has declined, and Dong Zhuo has led his troops from the Western Liang. His general Ma Teng is guarding Chang'an. They have abundant soldiers and provisions. Although Dong Zhuo has appointed Lü Bu as his adopted son and given him an important position, it is just a matter of time before he becomes the victim of the very one he raised, the wolf devouring his father…"

Geez!

Has this old man been reading the script?

"Many at the court are nostalgic for the old master. The Minister of Works Wang Yun is one of them. He is playing along with Dong Zhuo, but surely is planning the downfall of Dong Zhuo in secret. I believe it is not far off! Yuan Shao from Bohai, Sun Jian from Jiangdong, are biding their time, and the great contest is about to begin. Recently, Cao Mengde failed to kill Dong Zhuo and is being pursued by various forces. He is a strongman and will certainly stir up trouble in the future…"

"Stop!" I couldn't help but interrupt him. "The captain just took a head and left. Did you see that?"

My sudden change of topic puzzled Sima Hui. "It seems so. I'm not sure who was killed."

"Cao Cao."

"Who?" He thought he might have misheard me.

"Cao Mengde, from Qiao County, Pei State. The one you said was the strongman of the era."

"Oh, damn!" Sima Hui jumped up as if someone had stepped on his tail, staring at me as if he had seen a ghost. "Chen Gong, did you kill Cao Cao?"

"Do you read the stars? You just said that you came to Zhong County because a world-shaking figure is about to fall. How can you have such a big reaction?"

He calmed down a little and said timidly, "May I ask why you killed him?"

"He was a wanted criminal, so I killed him. What other reason do I need?" Now that things had come to this, all I could do was face it head on.

"Goodbye!" Sima Hui turned around to leave.

"Stop." I pounded the table.

Startled, Sima Hui stood firm in his place, but didn't turn around, subconsciously stroking his beard.

"What do you mean?" I walked towards him slowly, speaking harshly, "If you don't make yourself clear today, I'll make you keep Cao Cao company in the underworld. Do you believe me?"

"You don't dare kill me," Sima Hui coldly huffed. "Although I'm just an insignificant figure. But if you killed Cao Cao, you might be…