英语翻译The film opens with a scene in the Imperial Court of the

英语翻译
The film opens with a scene in the Imperial Court of the Han Dynasty in Xuchang in the summer AD 208.The Prime Minister Cao Cao requests for the Emperor Xian's permission to launch a campaign against the warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan in southern China,whom he considered to be rebels against the Han Dynasty.The Emperor hesitated,but reluctantly agreed after Cao Cao spoke of his contributions and loyalty to the Han Dynasty (rescuing the Emperor when he was in exile,uniting northern China).A court official Kong Rong openly challenged Cao Cao,denouncing him as a traitor with the intention of usurping the throne.Kong also claimed that Liu Bei and Sun Quan had no intentions of rebelling,especially when the former was the Emperor's uncle.Subsequently,Kong Rong was executed and Cao Cao was put in command of the Imperial Army and set forth on his campaign.