Welcome to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms podcast.

This is episode 6.

Before we pick up where we left off, I want to tell you about a couple new features on the website.

First, I've started doing something I'm

calling Three Kingdoms Life Hackers. There are basically quotes from the novel that I think are pretty

funny when taken completely out of context and applied to modern life. Second, and I am pretty

excited about this, I've started creating network graphs for each episode to show how

the characters are interconnected. I'm hoping that this will help you keep better track of who's

who, who's serving whom, and who's killing whom, as the number of characters multiply.

So go check out these new features, along with other supplemental material on 3Kingdomspodcast.com,

spelled with the number 3.

Also, if you like what I'm doing so far, consider rating the show on iTunes, Double Twist, Stitcher,

or whatever platform you're using to listen to the show.

Thanks.

So where were we?

Ah yes, Cao Cao had just fled the capital after his failed assassination attempt on Dong Zhuo,

but he was picked up by the guards at Zhongmou County and brought in front of the county magistrate.

Cao Cao tried the, You Got the Wrong Guy trick,

but the magistrate called him out on it and told the guards to throw him in jail and that they were going to take him to the capital in the morning to collect their reward.

That night, however, the magistrate had his personal attendant secretly bring Cao Cao out of his cell and to the magistrate's room for questioning.

I've heard that the Prime Minister treated you very well.

Why did you bring this trouble upon yourself?

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