Adaptation Expansion: Greatly expands on the life and role of Sima Yi and his family. Adaptational Badass: Cao Cao, who was depicted lording over the imperial court and the emperor even before his victory at Guandu. Historically, he would be about 11 when his grandmother Zhang Chunhua died. Sima Yan, Zhao's son and the future Emperor Wu of Jin, was also not depicted. note Du was also the originator of two Chinese idioms: "势如破竹" ('shi ru po zhu' literally "(a) situation like breaking bamboo", used to describe easy and complete victories) and "迎刃而解" ('ying ren er jie' literally "splitting upon contact with (a) blade's edge", used to describe solutions which resolve a problem easily and completely), as he used the two terms to describe the ease of eliminating Wu. Yi also had two daughters the younger daughter, Princess Gaolu, married Du Yu, another prominent general who led an army in the final conquest of Eastern Wu. Among them, the more famous ones left out are Sima Liang (like his half-brother Lun, one of the titular princes in the "War of the Eight Princes") and Liang's full brother Zhou (who led an army in the final conquest of Eastern Wu and whose grandson became the first emperor of the Eastern Jin). Historically, Sima Yi had nine sons, born to four women. Historically, Ding Yi had a brother whose name sounded similar (丁廙), who also assisted Cao Zhi in the fight to become Cao Cao's heir. Also, Lady Bian had four sons the fourth, Cao Xiong, died at a young age. Cao Chong's mother Lady Huan was also the grandmother of the last Wei emperor Cao Huan (who was her son Cao Yu's note the one who lost Cao Fang's regency to Cao Shuang, although historically he also had the intention of resigning after being General-in-Chief for a few days son). 
In records which have survived, he had at least 15 concubines (including one ex-wife Lady Ding, who left him after Cao Ang's death Lady Bian was elevated as her replacement), 25 sons and 6 daughters.
Adapted Out: Historically, Cao Cao was well-known for his harem and many sons. Ambadassador: Sima Yi serves as one to convince Sun Quan in lending aid to defeat Guan Yu and reclaim the territories of Jing. Xiao Yuan, while Lady Bai's personal maid, is also trained in martial arts from the Investigation Bureau and is not afraid to jump into action at the slightest provocation. She was also one of the few women of the Three Kingdoms era to have killed someone on record. 
note Historically, Zhang was a mother of three boys (Her youngest son Sima Gan died in his late 70s and survived the Sima dynastic strife that is the War of the Eight Princes).
Action Girl: Despite being a mother of two and living in a society where women are heavily oppressed, Zhang Chunhua is not above openly taunting a well respected general in front of his men and kicking an arrow back to him. The Advisor's Alliance contains examples of:
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