One is the popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the original version of Luo Guanzhong, called "Robben". The earliest edition was published in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty.
One is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Mao Zonggang and his son added or deleted the understanding storytelling on the basis of Robben. When Mao Zonggang revised it, he removed many original mistakes and polished the sentence. After the book was published, Robben was lost in obscurity.
The current editions are generally revised by Modern People's Literature Publishing House on the basis of the rough edition. Shi Mao's comments were deleted, some mistakes were corrected and some comments were added. This version is the best.
There is also a version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms published by Jiangsu Ancient Books Publishing House for reference. Correct a large number of "technical mistakes" in the book, and list them in turn in the form of "checklist", point out where the mistakes are, put forward correction opinions, and explain the basis for correction; At the same time, comment on what readers don't know or what is specious, and explain it in simple terms, giving people a new understanding. This is not suitable for ordinary readers.