Summary: The Han court hits rock bottom, at which point Cao Cao is all too happy to ride in and … umm … defend the honor and dignity of the throne. Yeah, that’s it.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.3kingdomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/3Kingdoms018.pdf">Transcript (PDF)</a><br> * <a href="http://www.3kingdomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ep_018_map.png">Map of Key Locations</a><br> * <a href="https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?docid=18378xkF-ybBvehBQPh7QZZKifJR3jZUNFX9M0Q7B">Graph of Key Characters and Relationships</a><br> <br> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.3kingdomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ep018_caocao.jpg"></a><br> A mask of Cao Cao. (Image from <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/%E6%9B%B9%E6%93%8D#mediaviewer/File:Mask_of_Cao_Cao.jpg">Wikipedia</a>)<br>
