"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
(a novel written by Luo Guanzhong)
"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is China's first chapter-length historical romance novel, which describes the war. The Lord reflects the political and military struggles between the three political groups of Wu, Shu and Wei. It is divided into five parts: the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, the Heroes' Competition, the Three Kingdoms' Tripod, and the Return of the Three Kingdoms to Jin. On the vast background, scenes of majestic war scenes were staged. The editor Luo Guanzhong blends the Thirty-six Strategies of War between the lines, with both plot and military strategy. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" reflects rich historical content. The names of characters, geographical names, and main events are basically the same as those in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The character's character is also based on the fixed image left by "Three Kingdoms", and is re-developed, exaggerated, beautified, vilified, etc. This is also the routine of historical romance novels. On the one hand, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" reflects the true history of the Three Kingdoms and takes into account readers' needs to understand the true history; on the other hand, it exaggerates, beautifies, vilifies, etc. the characters of the Three Kingdoms based on the actual conditions of Ming Dynasty society.
"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is one of the four classic Chinese classics. Its full name is "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The author is Luo Guanzhong, a novelist in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. It is China's first full-length historical romance novel. It describes the historical events of nearly 105 years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty. The whole book reflects the political and military struggles of the Three Kingdoms era, reflects the transformation of various social struggles and contradictions in the Three Kingdoms era, summarizes the great historical changes of this era, and creates a group of all-powerful Three Kingdoms heroes
Characters Introduction
Main characters
Liu Bei
Liu Bei (161 AD - June 10, 223 AD), named Xuande, lived in Zhuojun, Youzhou in the late Eastern Han Dynasty A native of Zhuo County (now Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province), he is a descendant of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty. He was the founding emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, a statesman, and historians also call him the first master. Young Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan studied under Lu Zhi, and then participated in suppressing the Yellow Turban Uprising. Together with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he rescued Kong Rong in Beihai and Tao Qian in Xuzhou. After Tao Qian died of illness, he ceded Xuzhou to Liu Bei. Liu Bei was displaced in his early days and took refuge with many princes. Later, he allied with Sun Quan to defeat Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi, took advantage of the situation to seize Jingzhou, and then advanced to Yizhou to establish the Shu Han regime. Chen Shou commented that Liu Bei was not as powerful as Cao Cao, but he was formidable and generous, knew people well and treated people well, was perseverant, and eventually became an emperor. Liu Bei himself once said that when he does things, "every time he goes against his will, he will succeed." In 221 AD, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu. His country was named Han, his reign was Zhangwu, and he was known as Shu or Shuhan in history. He occupied what is now Sichuan, most of Yunnan, all of Guizhou, Hanzhong in Shaanxi and part of Bailongjiang in Gansu. In 223 AD, Liu Bei died of illness in Baidi City at the age of 63. His posthumous title was Emperor Zhaolie, his temple name was Liezu (some say Taizong), and he was buried in Huiling. There are many literary and artistic works in later generations with him as the protagonist, and there is Zhaolie Temple in Wuhou Temple in Chengdu to commemorate him.
Sun Quan
Sun Quan (182 AD - May 21, 252 AD), courtesy name Zhongmou, was a native of Fuchun, Wu County (now Fuyang, Zhejiang), and was born in Xiapi (now Jiangsu) Pizhou, Xuzhou City). The founder of Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period. His father, Sun Jian, claimed to be after Sun Wu, a great military strategist in the Spring and Autumn Period. After his brother Sun Ce was killed, Sun Quan inherited his father's and brother's legacy, retained Jiangdong, and became a prince. Cao Cao expressed his authority as the general against the captives and led the governor of Kuaiji. Sun Quan sent troops twice to pacify Shanyue and stabilize the situation in the six counties in Jiangdong. In 208 AD, he led an army to personally conquer Huang Zu and captured Jiangling. He reunited with Liu Bei and won the Battle of Chibi. In 211 AD, Liu Bei personally led an army to attack Wu in order to avenge Guan Yu. On the one hand, Sun Quan took Lu Xun as the commander-in-chief to fight, and on the other hand, he professed his vassalship to Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi. Cao Pi worshiped him as King of Wu, and defeated the Shu army in March of the following year. Died of illness in 252 AD. Through a series of vivid examples, the author Luo Guanzhong creates an image for readers of a politician and military strategist with a unique appearance, extraordinary courage, good governance of the country, and efficient military management.
Cao Cao
Cao Cao (155 AD - March 15, 220 AD[8]), whose courtesy name was Mengde, whose first name was Jili, whose nickname was Amo, who lived in Qiao County, Pei State (now Bozhou, Anhui), Han nationality.
He was an outstanding politician, militarist, writer, and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the founder of the Cao Wei regime in the Three Kingdoms. When the Yellow Turbans uprising broke out, he served as a cavalry captain and participated in the suppression of the Yellow Turbans. From the second year to the sixteenth year of Jian'an (197-211), he used troops to defeat powerful heroes such as Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao, and unified the north. He was defeated by Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang using fire attacks in Chibi. In the 21st year of Jian'an, he was granted the title of King of Wei. Four years later, he died of illness in Luoyang.