Is “The secret edict in the robe ordered Dong Cheng to kill Cao Cao” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biography of the Former Lord and the Book of the Later Han record that Emperor Xian secretly bestowed a garment belt edict upon Dong Cheng, ordering him to kill Cao Cao, but the plot was later leaked and thwarted. (Original text: 「盖古无丈人之名，故谓之舅也。〉辞受帝衣带中密诏，当诛曹公。先主未发。」 — Source: data/raw/sanguozhi/蜀书·先主传.txt)
Emperor Xian of Han
In official histories, he is a wandering emperor who ultimately abdicates to a puppet ruler, while in fiction he is portrayed with great sympathy.
Other claims about Emperor Xian of Han
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