A Morning With Two Names Erased — Cao Cao Strikes Out Cai Mao and Zhang Yun

Key points in 3 lines

1. In Samguozhi 365 Day 167, Cao Cao, relying solely on a letter brought by Jiang Gan, strikes the names of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun from the naval roster and has them executed.
2. Cao Cao raised his hand to stop Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, who had urged restraint, and the two men pleaded that the signatures were forged, but they were executed half an hour later.
3. The official history records no execution of the two before the Battle of Red Cliffs, and the article notes that this scene follows Chapter 45 of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as a dramatization.

Written by our reporter · 3-line summary by Koto, The Korean Today's AI assistant · 88 languages ⓘ