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Cao Zheng
Cao Zheng is a fictional character in "Water Margin", one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Knife Wielding Demon", he ranks 81st among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 45th among the 72 Earthly Fiends.
Background.
Cao Zheng is a butcher from Dongjing (東京; present-day Kaifeng, Henan), the imperial capital of the Song Empire. Due to his excellent skills in butchery, he earns himself the nickname "Knife Wielding Demon". He
Guo Yuan (Zini)
Guo Yuan ( 190s – 210s), courtesy name Zini, was an official and scholar serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
Early life.
Guo Yuan was from Gai County (蓋縣), Le'an Commandery (樂安郡), which is around present-day Shouguang, Shandong. In his younger days, he studied under the tutelage of the Confucian scholar Zheng Xuan. At the time, although Guo Yuan was a nobody, Zheng Xuan regarded