1. [Song Dynasty] Su Shi's "Niannujiao, Nostalgia for the Past at Red Cliff"
Excerpts from the original text:
As the river goes eastward, the waves are swept away, and the romantic figures of the ages are revealed.
On the west side of the fortress, the humane road is Chibi, Zhou Lang of the Three Kingdoms.
Interpretation:
The water of the river is rolling and flowing eastward, sweeping away all those romantic people through the ages. Heroes of the ages. To the west of the old fortress, people say it is the red cliff where Zhou Yu defeated Cao's army in the Three Kingdoms.
2. [Ming Dynasty] Pu Yuan's "Jingmen Farewell"
Excerpt from the original text:
The Three Kingdoms have been destroyed and the old forts have been left behind, and several families are still living in the deserted city. .
Interpretation:
The Three Kingdoms has ended. Only the abandoned old fortress is left, and a few families still live in this deserted city.
3. [Song Dynasty] "Introduction to the Novel" by Luo Ye
Excerpts from the original text:
Wang Mang was born in chaos in the two capitals, and the three kingdoms vied for supremacy in Wei, Shu and Wu.
Interpretation:
Wang Mang appeared in the troubled times between Chang'an in Xijing and Luoyang in Tokyo, which led to the struggle for hegemony among the three heroes of Wei, Shu and Wu.
4. [Ming Dynasty]? Zhang Kai's "Jinling Nostalgia"
Excerpts from the original text:
Mo Yan said that the scholars of the Three Kingdoms were better than the six courtiers.
Interpretation:
Don’t mention the scholars of the Three Kingdoms, they are still better than the ministers of the Six Dynasties.
5. [Ming Dynasty] Wu Kuan's "Pictures on the Red Cliff"
Excerpts from the original text:
Nowadays, the four seas are one family, and it is really sad that the three kingdoms are competing for supremacy.
Interpretation:
Now that the dynasties have been unified, it is really embarrassing when the three kingdoms are fighting for hegemony.