Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao Is Too Competitive

In the first year of Jian'an (197 AD), at the beginning of the year, Cao Cao led his troops to attack Zhang Xiu at Wancheng, and the army camped by the Yu River.

It was midday. The generals were dining in the main tent, and Cao Cao was present as well.

Suddenly, a loud fart echoed through the tent.

"Outrageous!"

General Li Feng, Cao Hong, slammed his palm on the table and glared at everyone with his bull-like eyes.

"Who did it? How dare anyone be so brazen before the Prime Minister? Show yourself and apologize at once!"

The generals glanced about, food boxes in hand, but no one admitted guilt.

"Let it be, Zilian. It's only a fart, nothing worth pursuing," Cao Cao said, waving away the smell from his nose.

"Prime Minister, we can't let this go. Today, this scoundrel dares to break wind before your very face; tomorrow, he might dare to urinate in public, and the day after, rebel. Such a black sheep must be rooted out early," Cao Hong thundered indignantly.

A snicker escaped from the corner table, where Cao Xin couldn't help but laugh.

Having lived at the end of the Han for over four years, he had met many remarkable historical figures, and Cao Hong was certainly one of the more amusing. Because he had been among Cao Cao's earliest followers, saving his life at Yingyang and Bianshui, he had earned Cao Cao's trust. Since Cao Cao's rise to Prime Minister, Cao Hong had grown ever more arrogant, often invoking authority over trivial matters and