Speaking of Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, everyone will think of the allusions in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" such as "Three Qi Zhou Yu", "losing his wife and losing his army", and "if Liang is born, how can Yu be born". Zhou Yu, described by Luo Guanzhong, was narrow-minded and far inferior to Zhuge Liang in military and political abilities, so he always plotted against Zhuge Liang, but his cleverness was always misunderstood, and in the end he was angered to death by Zhuge Liang. But Zhou Yu in history was completely different from the two people in the novel. Whether it is appearance, IQ, or EQ, he is on par with Zhuge Liang, or even worse.
In history, Zhou Yu was an outstanding statesman and military strategist in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He is a perfect man and a great husband with noble conduct, both civil and military skills, talented, handsome, loyal to his friends and loyal to love. Historically, Zhuge Liang was six years younger than Zhou Yu. He was also a famous politician, military strategist, calligrapher, essayist and inventor. He combines loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, and counsel, and can be said to be a recognized wise male god in Chinese history. There is no intersection between Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang in history. In order to meet the needs of the plot of the novel, Luo Guanzhong arranged for the two men to fight wisely and bravely. The editor also wants to express his opinion today and dare to let the two of them have another big competition.
The first round: appearance competition
The description of Zhou Yu's appearance in "Three Kingdoms" is that Yu is tall and strong, and has good looks. Translated into modern literature, Zhou Yu is tall, strong and handsome. Handsome and talented. "Three Kingdoms" is the history book recognized nationwide as being closest to historical facts. Zhou Yu's appearance was recorded in the history books by Chen Shou, which shows that Zhou Yu's appearance is indeed handsome. Even Luo Guanzhong, who was biased against Zhou Yu, praised Zhou Yu's handsomeness in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Zhou Yu's ancestors had all been officials, ranging from Shangguan to Taiwei, so Zhou Yu was truly a rich and handsome man.
Chen Shou's description of Zhuge Liang's appearance in "Three Kingdoms" is that he is eight feet long, which is about 1.84cm, and his appearance is very majestic, and he is different from the people of his time. In modern terms, Zhuge Liang is a tall, mighty, handsome, and elegant man. He is flawless in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and is the dream lover of most girls.
Both of them are handsome men. They are equally good-looking. Who is better? Based on historical facts and the aesthetic standards of the late Eastern Han Dynasty at that time, the editor believes that Zhou Yu should have a slight victory over Zhuge Liang in this game. The ancients called handsome men "lang", and Zhou Yu was called "Mei Zhoulang" by the people at that time. It can be seen that his good looks were recognized by everyone. Although Zhuge Liang was handsome, his reputation for handsomeness was not as great as that of Zhou Yu, so he regretted his defeat. .
The second round: Emotional Intelligence Competition
Liu Bei "visited the thatched cottage three times" and invited the young talent Zhuge Liang to come out, worship him as his military advisor, and obey his words. But Liu Guan and Zhang had a peach garden friendship, a life-and-death friendship. The hot-tempered Zhang Fei and the arrogant Guan Yu followed Liu Bei to conquer the world, and finally gained both fame and fortune. It is completely understandable that they are obedient to Liu Bei, the eldest brother, but Zhuge Liang is not very kind to Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, but the two of them can obey Zhuge Liang, which shows that Zhuge Liang has a very high emotional intelligence. Zhuge Liang's high emotional intelligence is vividly displayed in Zhuge Liang's verbal battles with the Confucian scholars, his praise of Guan Yu as a handsome man, and his affection for Guan Yu.
Historically, Zhou Yu was courteous and gentle, not arrogant or arrogant. Moreover, he is very loyal and has many friends. The little bully Sun Ce is his good friend. He can even accommodate the veteran General Cheng Pu who has great military achievements and becomes a lifelong friend. Cheng Pu was initially dissatisfied with the fact that Zhou Yu had become a military governor at such a young age, but later he was impressed by Zhou Yu's charisma and praised others: "Making friends with Zhou Yu is like sipping fine wine, and you get drunk before you know it!" This shows that Zhou Yu His emotional intelligence is not as low as in the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", just the opposite.
Both of them are highly intelligent people, and it is indeed difficult to tell the winner. However, judging from the trust Sun Quan and Liu Bei have in them, as well as their official positions and power, Zhuge Liang narrowly wins.
The third round: talent competition
Zhou Yu is proficient in swordsmanship and music. The ancients said: "If the music is wrong, Zhou Lang will take care of it." After Zhou Yu's death, Zhuge Liang also lamented that there would be no more mistakes in the world. No one knows music better. It can be seen that Zhou Yu has very high attainments in music, and even the hostile Zhuge Liang praised him. Although Zhuge Liang is also very good at music, he should not be as good as Zhou Yu. But Zhou Yu was not as good as Zhuge Liang in terms of calligraphy and invention.
In the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu, as the commander-in-chief, defeated Cao Jun, who claimed to have an army of 800,000 men, with a small number and a large number, which directly determined the situation of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. It can be seen that Zhou Yu played the most important role.
Zhou Yu had already drawn up a blueprint for Sun Wu long before Liu Bei's "three visits to the thatched cottage": divide the world into two parts along the Yangtze River, occupy Jiangdong, map Jingyi, and then dominate the Central Plains. The policy of "three parts of the world" discussed by Zhuge Liang with Liu Bei in the thatched cottage was also very far-sighted, and their military strategies were equally excellent. Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce in the south and north, and was invincible. He controlled the east of the Yangtze River, conquered the Lujiang River, and defeated Huang Zu. He personally directed every battle, and he was invincible and invincible. However, Zhuge Liang's burning of Bowang Slope, cleverly borrowing the east wind, and borrowing arrows from a straw boat were all fictitious, and were the masterpieces of Luo Guanzhong and Li Dai. However, as a military advisor, Zhuge Liang lost Fancheng, defeated Maicheng and was killed, and returned from Qishan six times without success. This move not only left the Shu Kingdom's treasury empty and the people's taxes heavy, but also proved that he had made military mistakes. Putting aside "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and comparing from a historical perspective, Zhou Yu won this game.
In history, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu had no feud or direct confrontation. From the Battle of Chibi to Zhou Yu's death, Zhuge Liang mainly did logistics work in the three counties of Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang. Never met at all. But the story of the two of them has been passed down through the ages and has been remembered by future generations. Who is more handsome among them? Who has more talent? Who is more capable? The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise see wisdom, let future generations comment!