Cao Cao's troops catch up to Liu Bei and inform him the prime minister wants him to return to the city, but Liu Bei refuses. When the generals return and tell Cao Cao about not accomplishing their mission, Cao Cao basically shrugs it off.
Liu Bei's men intercept and decimate Yuan Shu's troops. More importantly, Zhao Yun has lines! Yuan Shu and what few men he has left, as well as that damn seal he's always caressing, are holed up in a temple. Liu Bei sends Zhao Yun in with a letter which advises Yuan to not be captured and humiliated but to take care of business. Yuan Shu agrees and slashes his throat with his sword.
Liu Bei sends the much coveted imperial seal back to Cao Cao but he keeps the 50,000 men the prime minister lent him and goes on to conquer Xu Province once again. Cao Cao collapses at hearing the news. For the first time in twenty-one episodes we learn Cao Cao has sons. As they hover at their father's beside, Cao Cao asks Cao Pi how his military studies are going and asks Cao Zhi how his poetry is doing.
Meanwhile, Yuan Shao is holding court and debating whether to march against Cao Cao or not. Some ministers are for it while others ask that it be postponed for a couple of years so the army and the land can recover. In the end Yuan Shao orders the army to assemble and start moving out immediately.
When Cao Cao learns of this, he pulls himself out of his sickbed and announces he will personally lead his army into the field against Yuan Shao. Dong Cheng runs to tell the good news to the emperor, who is in his toilet. Not only that, but Dong tells how the court doctor, a one Ji Ping who has been treating Cao Cao, is actually a faithful servant to the emperor.
Later, Dong Cheng and Ji Ping have dinner and discuss plans of the doctor slipping some poison into Cao Cao's medicine. Ah, but Cao Cao has ears and eyes everywhere. When next the prime minister is supposedly down, Ji Ping brews him some medicine. When he brings the bowl over to his patient, Cao Cao asks that the doctor taste the medicine first. When the old man is hesitant, the heretofore unknown Cao boys leap into action and restrain the doctor. Cao Cao asks who put him up to this but Ji Ping claims he was acting on his own. The prime minister doesn't believe him and orders the doctor to be tortured.
Next, soldiers storm into the home of Dong Cheng and "insist" he come to the palace for a banquet. Cao Cao asks Dong Cheng to join him in a toast. Dong Cheng claims he isn't feeling well so he can't drink alcohol. He doesn't feel well? Then Cao Cao has just the person to treat him. The bloodied and tortured Dr. Ji is dragged into the room and dropped at Dong Cheng's feet.
Meanwhile, Yuan Shao is holding court and debating whether to march against Cao Cao or not. Some ministers are for it while others ask that it be postponed for a couple of years so the army and the land can recover. In the end Yuan Shao orders the army to assemble and start moving out immediately.
When Cao Cao learns of this, he pulls himself out of his sickbed and announces he will personally lead his army into the field against Yuan Shao. Dong Cheng runs to tell the good news to the emperor, who is in his toilet. Not only that, but Dong tells how the court doctor, a one Ji Ping who has been treating Cao Cao, is actually a faithful servant to the emperor.
Later, Dong Cheng and Ji Ping have dinner and discuss plans of the doctor slipping some poison into Cao Cao's medicine. Ah, but Cao Cao has ears and eyes everywhere. When next the prime minister is supposedly down, Ji Ping brews him some medicine. When he brings the bowl over to his patient, Cao Cao asks that the doctor taste the medicine first. When the old man is hesitant, the heretofore unknown Cao boys leap into action and restrain the doctor. Cao Cao asks who put him up to this but Ji Ping claims he was acting on his own. The prime minister doesn't believe him and orders the doctor to be tortured.
Next, soldiers storm into the home of Dong Cheng and "insist" he come to the palace for a banquet. Cao Cao asks Dong Cheng to join him in a toast. Dong Cheng claims he isn't feeling well so he can't drink alcohol. He doesn't feel well? Then Cao Cao has just the person to treat him. The bloodied and tortured Dr. Ji is dragged into the room and dropped at Dong Cheng's feet.
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