[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal":3,"chapter-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-418":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heaven-Defying Comprehension: I Built an Eternal Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2164720,3643,"Chapter 418","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-418",418,"\u003Cp>\"Understood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Deng did not say anything more upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Another few days passed,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Ren finally led his troops back and reported to Cao Cao: \"My lord! This time we intercepted Liu Bei and the others halfway, defeated their army, killed over ten thousand enemies, and captured tens of thousands, but ultimately Liu Bei escaped!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"However, the troops they had with them at that time were no more than 2,000!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao rubbed his temples with a headache upon hearing this, looked at Cao Ren, who had a look of seeking credit, and could not help but scold angrily: \"Do you think you did a good job? Should I praise you? Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Ren: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had a bad feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sure enough, the next moment Cao Cao slammed the table, stood up angrily, and reprimanded: \"I told you long ago! I want to capture Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu alive, capture Zhang Fei and Guan Yu alive. You completely treated my words as wind in the ear, didn't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Don't you know that our army currently lacks peerless fierce generals or Heaven-Human divine generals who can settle the outcome?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Ren replied helplessly: \"My lord! I naturally know this, but you also know the strength of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"They are already powerful enough, and on top of that, they formed a military formation to launch a surprise attack. How could we stop them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It is already not bad that we were able to keep most of their troops!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you are not satisfied, I am willing to accept punishment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He felt that his big brother was making things difficult for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since you know the power of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, and you also know that our strength is far inferior to theirs,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>yet you still want us to capture them alive. Isn't this making things difficult for an honest man?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If they could capture them alive, wouldn't they be even more powerful than them?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is not a matter of having more people being stronger or more useful, is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once personal martial arts reach a certain level, if others are determined to leave, human wave tactics simply cannot keep them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not to mention that others can also form military formations to launch surprise attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao’s expression stalled upon hearing Cao Ren’s complaints and rebuttals. He had the heart to continue getting angry, but ultimately sighed and waved his hand: \"Forget it! Let’s not talk about this! It is indeed difficult for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I was just angry and lamenting for a moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Without top-tier Gang-Qi fierce generals or Heaven-Human divine generals, we will always lack confidence when facing Su Boyuan in the future!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Do you know where Liu Bei and the others finally fled to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sure enough, such things cannot be forced.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Ren felt much better upon hearing this: \"Big Brother, you are being too serious! We indeed failed to complete your mission!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As for Liu Bei and the others? We pursued them all the way until we saw them flee into the depths of the Taishan mountain range, and we had to retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"With their strength, the poisonous insects and fierce beasts in this mountain range obviously cannot do anything to them. Judging by the direction, I estimate they should eventually appear in Qingzhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao frowned slightly upon hearing this: \"Qingzhou? I heard that Lord Yuan Shao’s troops are already attacking Qingzhou! Won't this Liu Bei run to defect to Lord Yuan Shao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Ren was also stunned, cold sweat dripping from his forehead: \"No way? Liu Bei was once the King of Qi, wouldn't he be that spineless, would he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Does he have any demeanor of a king left?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That is not necessarily true!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao shook his head: \"That is Liu Bei! This person is extremely good at enduring; he might not be unable to do such a thing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Bei has done even more shameless things; what is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If that’s the case, we will have trouble when we go to war with Lord Yuan Shao in the future!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Ren twisted his brows and said with annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He hated himself for not being able to take down Liu Bei and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is simply letting a tiger return to the mountains!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Forget it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao finally shook his head and comforted: \"Getting it is my luck, losing it is my fate! Since things have come to this, there is nothing to struggle with!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Cao Ren! Next, I want to leave you in Xuzhou to reorganize the military equipment, and at the same time, cooperate with Changwen to govern and stabilize Xuzhou. Any problems?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He still felt uneasy without leaving one of his own people.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even for Chen Qun, he never considered him one of his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Qun and the others are just employees.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>People who prioritize family interests like this can only be used, not fully trusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only the people of his Cao and Xiahou clans can be fully trusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hmm! Old Cao’s full trust is only ninety percent; the remaining ten percent is the final stubbornness of his suspicious nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Ren bowed and took the order: \"Please rest assured, Big Brother, I will manage Xuzhou well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"By the way! Big Brother! What are you going to do about Chen Deng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao glanced at Cao Ren and said irritably: \"Don't worry about this matter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This person did have merit in helping me take Xuzhou, so he cannot be moved lightly;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I plan to leave him to continue assisting Chen Qun in governing Xuzhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Ren was stunned: \"Why? You shouldn't trust him, Big Brother, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That’s right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao nodded affirmatively: \"But what does that have to do with me employing him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This person never truly pledged allegiance to Liu Bei from beginning to end; he has always only cared about the interests of his own family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Although he cannot be heavily used or trusted, his ability is not a problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"How can I let such a great talent go unused?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"In addition, his Xuzhou Chen clan has deep roots in Xuzhou; with his help, we can stabilize and control Xuzhou as quickly as possible;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I will instruct Chen Qun to guard against him, and with you leading the army to watch over here, what could go wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One cannot give up eating for fear of choking, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The talent he can use under his command is also limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"To not be restricted by these scholar-official clans in the future, I still have to learn from Su Boyuan to cultivate my own talent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"After I defeat Su Boyuan and take the whole world, perhaps I can use Su Boyuan’s hands to cultivate talent, suppress these scholar-official clans, and complete the New Policy purge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The more he secretly competes with these scholar-official clans, and the more he understands the results of Su Xuan’s New Policies, the more he feels that the scholar-official clans are a tumor that must be restricted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan’s New Policies are very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, the premise of everything is that he can defeat Lord Yuan Shao and Su Xuan later.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would never reach this step!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That is true!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Ren suddenly realized: \"You are still the best, Big Brother! You have thought everything through clearly! Hehe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>PS: Seeking first subscriptions, custom subscriptions, and support!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>PS: Seeking first subscriptions, custom subscriptions, and support!\u003C\u002Fp>",1247,"2026-06-16T22:49:48.622Z","2026-06-17T08:57:40.402Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","baafd2e9f4216a857b88a66ad9ed71ddcb6602d4b53ad93887d783e02b77e524","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-419","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-417",467,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-cover.jpg"]