Characters in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms include Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, etc.
1. Liu Bei: Han nationality, named Xuande, a native of Zhuo County, Zhuo County (now Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province). After Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty, he was the founding emperor and statesman of the Shu Han Dynasty. Historians often call him the first master. Liu Bei worshiped Lu Zhi as his disciple when he was young, and later participated in activities such as suppressing the Yellow Turban Uprising and the crusade against Dong Zhuo.
2. Cao Cao: his courtesy name is Mengde, his first name is Ji Li, and his nickname is Aman. It is said that his real surname is Xiahou, and he was from Qiao County, Peiguo (now Bozhou City, Anhui Province). An outstanding statesman, military strategist, writer, calligrapher, and poet in ancient China. Prime Minister in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the son of Taiwei Cao Song and the founder of Cao Wei.
3. Sun Quan: courtesy name Zhongmou, a native of Fuchun County, Wu County (now Fuyang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province). The founding monarch of Wu State during the Three Kingdoms period (reigned from 229 AD to May 21, 252 AD), politician, and military commander.
4. Zhuge Liang: courtesy name Kongming, nickname Wolong, native of Yangdu, Langya (now Yinan County, Shandong Province), prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, and an outstanding statesman, strategist, inventor, and writer in ancient China . Zhuge Liang followed his uncle Zhuge Xuan to Jingzhou in his early years. After Zhuge Xuan's death, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong.
5. Guan Yu: whose courtesy name is Yunchang and whose real name is Changsheng, he was a native of Jie County, Hedong County (now Jiezhou Town, Salt Lake District, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province). A famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. At the end of the Han Dynasty, he fled to Zhuo County and raised troops from Liu Bei with Zhang Fei. After Liu Bei captured Xuzhou, he sent Guan Yu to serve as the prefect. In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 years), Cao Cao marched eastward, defeated Liu Bei, and captured Guan Yu. He followed Cao Cao to attack Yuan Shao's army in Guandu, assassinated Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang among the crowd, and granted him the title of Hou Tinghou of the Han Dynasty. Soon he resigned and returned to Liu Bei. Later, Liu Bei attached himself to Jingzhou and became the herdsman of Liu Biao.
6. Zhang Fei: named Yide (named Yide in "Huayang Guozhi"), a native of Zhuojun (now Zhuozhou City, Baoding, Hebei), a famous general of Shuhan during the Three Kingdoms period. Zhang Fei was so brave that he and his sworn brother Guan Yu were known as "the enemy of ten thousand people". Guan Yu was several years older and his brother Zhang Fei took care of him. When the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out in 184 AD, Liu Bei organized a volunteer army in Zhuoxian County to participate in the war to exterminate the Yellow Turban Army. Zhang Fei joined Guan Yu and followed Liu Bei around.