Zhang Fei is upright, rugged, rude and reckless. There are also thick, medium and thin sides. He dares to love and hate, and is clear about love and hate; his brave character is the most outstanding.
Zhang Fei in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is one of the most familiar and favorite characters among readers. However, this image was created by Luo Guanzhong on the basis of maintaining the basic characteristics of the historical figure Zhang Fei who was loyal to Liu Shu and brave and good at fighting, and modified it according to the ethics and aesthetics of the citizen class. Many people may not be familiar with Zhang Fei in history, and there are even some misunderstandings or unfounded speculations.
First of all, what did Zhang Fei look like in history? You may say: "Leopard's head and eyes, swallow's jaw and tiger's beard." In fact, this is just a popular literary saying, "Three Kingdoms" in the history book "Three Kingdoms" "Book of Shu·Biography of Zhang Fei" does not contain a single word about Zhang Fei's appearance. There is a classic description of Zhang Fei's appearance in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms": "Eight feet long, with a leopard's head and eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's beard, his voice is like a huge thunder, and his power is like a galloping horse." (Chapter 1) From then on, Zhang Fei Fei's appearance has been fixed in the minds of readers. In order to show Zhang Fei's uprightness, later operas "gave" him a black face. Some people also say that "Zhang Fei in history was a handsome man." This can only be a speculation...
Secondly, what is the origin of Zhang Fei in history?...Although Liu, Guan, and Zhang originally had both In terms of market atmosphere, Zhang Fei's family background is better than that of Liu Bei and Guan Yu, but only Zhang Fei can make all living beings feel friendly.
Thirdly, what was the character of Zhang Fei in history? According to the records of "Three Kingdoms·Book of Shu·Biography of Zhang Fei", although Zhang Fei in history had the virtues of respecting virtuous people and admiring gentlemen, he also had a bad temper. , encountered the serious flaw of Xiao En. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is based on "The Story of the Three Kingdoms" and transforms the "brave and violent" character of the historical figure Zhang Fei into the "brave and reckless" character. This is a very important change...
To sum up, the Zhang Fei in the minds of the vast majority of Chinese people is actually no longer the historical figure Zhang Fei, but mainly after the transformation and development of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" The reshaped image of Zhang Fei. He is not only based on the historical Zhang Fei, but also has great development and changes. This endearing artistic image is not only unique among the thousands of characters written in "The Romance", but also started a series of heroic characters characterized by "rough and reckless" in Ming and Qing novels, and became one of the most popular characters in this image series. "This one" that cannot be replaced by anyone and has the most far-reaching influence.