I. Author
Luo Guanzhong (about 1330—— about 1400), a famous book with words in the middle, was a novelist in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty and the author of the popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
He is a native of Taiyuan Prefecture in Bingzhou, Shanxi Province. His other major works are novels: Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties, Romance of Tang and Five Dynasties, Biography of Three Demons in Suiping and Water Margin.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (hereinafter referred to as Romance of the Three Kingdoms) is Luo Guanzhong's representative work, which has a profound influence on later literary creation. In addition to novel creation, there is also a drama "Song Taizu Dragon and Tiger Club".
Second, the main characters
1, Cao Cao
Cao Cao (155-0315,220) was born in Mengde, a lucky man and a small character, Asan, from Peiguoqiao County (now Bozhou, Anhui Province). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was an outstanding politician, strategist, writer and calligrapher, and the founder of the Cao Wei regime in the Three Kingdoms.
Cao Cao served as the prime minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty and later named Wang Wei, which laid the foundation for the establishment of Cao Wei. After his death, posthumous title became King Wu. After his son Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he was honored as Emperor Wu, with the temple name Mao.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. In the name of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao conquered all directions, wiped out the separatist forces such as Er Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao and Han Sui at home, surrendered the southern Xiongnu, Wu Huan and Xianbei abroad, and unified northern China.
2. Sima Yi
Sima Yi (179 —25 1 September 7th) was born in Xiaojinli, wen county, Hanoi County (now wen county, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province). During the Three Kingdoms period, Wei was a politician and strategist, a powerful minister of Wei, and the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty.
Because Sima Yi once supported Cao Cao as emperor, he gradually gained the trust of Cao Cao. Cao Caoli Wei Ruyun, assisted by Sima Yi, the son of the Prince, helped Cao Pi win the battle for the throne.
On his deathbed, Xelloss appointed Sima Yi and Cao Zhen as ministers of Fuzheng to assist Cao Cao in Wei Mingdi. At that time, Sima Yi was transferred to important positions such as general, general and Qiu. Ming Di collapse, entrust an orphan to young emperor Cao Fang in sima yi and Cao Shuang.
After Cao Fang succeeded to the throne, Sima Yi was pushed out by Cao Shuang and was promoted to be a teacher with no real power. Ten years ago (249), Sima Yi took advantage of Cao Shuang to accompany Cao Fang from Luoyang to Ping Ling to worship the mausoleum, staged a coup and took control of Luoyang in Kyoto.
Since then, the military and political power of Cao Wei has fallen into the hands of Sima, which is known as the change of Gao Pingling. Sima Yi is good at making ingenious plans and making many expeditions. He once led the army to capture and behead Mengda alive, and twice led the army to successfully resist Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition and pacify Liaodong. It has made important contributions to the development of farming economy such as reclamation and water conservancy.
3. Liu Bei
Liu Bei (160-June 223 10), born in Zhuoxian county (now Zhuozhou city, Hebei province), was the founding emperor and politician of Shu and Han dynasties after Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty. Historians usually call it the late master.
After unremitting efforts, after Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei successively won Jingzhou and Yizhou, and established the Shu-Han regime. Later, because Guan Yu was persecuted, Liu Bei refused to listen to the advice of his ministers and insisted on fighting Wu. The result was defeated by Yiling, and finally Zhangwu died in Baidicheng in 223. At the age of 63, posthumous title Zhaolie was buried in Huiling.
4. Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang (181-23410-8) was born in Xuzhou (now yinan county, Linyi City, Shandong Province) and was an outstanding politician, strategist, diplomat, writer, calligrapher and inventor during the Three Kingdoms period.
In the first year of Shu Zhangwu (22 1), Liu Bei established the Shu-Han regime in Chengdu, and Zhuge Liang was appointed as the prime minister to preside over state affairs. Liu Chan, the ruler in the last years of Shu and Han Dynasties, succeeded to the throne, and Zhuge Liang was made the marquis of Wuxiang, leading Yizhou as a shepherd. Diligent and prudent, big and small political affairs must be done personally, and rewards and punishments are strict.
Make an alliance with Wu Dong to improve relations with all ethnic groups in southwest China; Carry out the reclamation policy and strengthen combat readiness. Most of the six northern expeditions to the Central Plains were based on grain. Eventually, due to overwork, he died in Wuzhangyuan (now Qishan, Baoji, Shaanxi) in the twelfth year of Jianxing in Shu at the age of 54.
5. Sun Quan
Sun Quan (182-2 1 May 252,) was born in Fuchun, Wu Jun (now Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang). The founder of Sun Wu in the Three Kingdoms period (reigned from 229 to 252).
In the first year of Huanglong (229), he officially proclaimed himself emperor in Wuchang, with the title of Wu, and soon moved the capital to Jianye. After the sun rose, agricultural officials were set up, land was reclaimed, counties were set up, and the mountains and Vietnam were continuously suppressed, which promoted the economic development of the south of the Yangtze River. On this basis, he sent people to sea many times. In the second year of Huanglong (230), Sun Quan sent Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi to Yizhou.
In his later years, Sun Quan was capricious on the issue of heirs, which led to the clique's factional strife and unstable situation in North Korea. In the first year of Taiyuan (252), he died at the age of 71. He was in office for 24 years. The great emperor of posthumous title, whose temple name was Mao, was buried in Jiangling.
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