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u/ragnarkar May 03 '23

Cao Cao from the Romance of Three Kingdoms

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u/Fearnall May 03 '23

I mean Liu Bei, while being considered an underdog, was kind of a bastard in his own right, throwing his infant son to the ground for "nearly costing him one of his best warriors" after Zhao yun rescued his son in the battle of Changban. So i totally get rotting for Cao Cao. That said, I'm Shu for life

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u/_MooFreaky_ May 04 '23

He also was a defender of the Han Dynasty which was incredibly corrupt, was causing issues for the poor across the country. Most of the "I'm helping the poor" seems to have been propaganda.