The core characters are Cao Cao, Sima Yi, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Sun Quan.
1. Cao Cao
Cao Cao (155-March 15, 220), whose courtesy name was Mengde, whose last name was Jili, and whose nickname was Amo, was born in Qiao County, Peiguo (now Bozhou, Anhui Province). )people. He was an outstanding statesman, militarist, writer and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, 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 was later granted the title of King of Wei, laying the foundation for the founding of Cao Wei. After his death, he was given the posthumous title of King Wu. After his son Cao Pi became emperor, he was honored as Emperor Wu, with the temple name Taizu.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. In the name of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao conquered all directions, internally eliminated the separatist forces such as Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao, and Han Sui, and externally surrendered the Southern Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei, etc. , unified northern China.
2. Sima Yi
Sima Yi (179-September 7, 251), courtesy name Zhongda, was born in Xiaojingli, Wen County, Hanoi County (now Wen County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province) . During the Three Kingdoms period, he was a statesman, military strategist, powerful minister of the Wei State, and the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty.
In the 13th year of Jian'an (208), after Cao Cao became prime minister, he forcibly appointed Sima Yi as a literary official. Because Sima Yi once supported Cao Cao in proclaiming himself emperor, he gradually won Cao Cao's trust. Cao Cao granted the title of Queen of Wei and made Sima Yi the crown prince's bastard to assist Cao Pi and help Cao Pi win the battle for the throne. When Cao Pi was dying, he ordered Sima Yi, Cao Zhen and others to serve as auxiliary ministers to assist Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui.
During the Ming Dynasty, Sima Yi repeatedly moved to Fujun general, general, lieutenant and other important positions. When Emperor Ming died, he entrusted the young emperor Cao Fang with Sima Yi and Cao Shuang. After Cao Fang succeeded to the throne, Sima Yi was first ostracized by Cao Shuang and moved to the post of Tai Tu with no real power.
In the tenth year of Zhengshi (249), Sima Yi took advantage of Cao Shuang and Cao Fang to leave Luoyang to Gaopingling to worship the mausoleum, staged a coup and took control of Luoyang, the capital. Since then, the military power of Cao Wei fell into the hands of the Sima family, which is known as the Gaopingling Incident in history.
In the third year of Jiaping (251), Sima Yi died of illness at the age of 73. He resigned from the county and was buried in Shouyang Mountain with the posthumous title of Xuanwen. The second son, Sima Zhao, was granted the title of Queen of the Jin Dynasty, and Sima Yi was given the posthumous title of King Xuan. After Sima Yan became emperor, Sima Yi was given the posthumous title of Emperor Xuan, with the temple title of Gaozu.
3. Liu Bei
Liu Bei (161-June 10, 223), Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty (reigned from 221-223), courtesy name Xuande, Eastern Han Dynasty A native of Zhuo County, Zhuo County, Youzhou (now Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province) in the late 1960s, he was a descendant of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty. He was the founding emperor and statesman of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. Historians call him the first master of the Shu Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei worshiped Lu Zhi as his disciple when he was young. He wandered around in his early years and took refuge with many princes. He participated in suppressing the Yellow Turban Uprising and led the army to rescue Beihai Prime Minister Kong Rong, Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian and others. After Tao Qian died of illness, he ceded Xuzhou to Liu Bei.
During the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei and Sun Quan allied to defeat Cao Cao and took advantage of the situation to seize Jingzhou and Yizhou. In the first year of Zhangwu (221), Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu, and the country was named Han. It was also known as Shu or Shuhan in history.
In the third year of Zhangwu (223 years), Liu Bei died of illness in Baidi City at the age of 63. His posthumous title was Emperor Zhaolie, his temple was named Liezu, and he was buried in Huiling.
4. Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang (181-October 8, 234), courtesy name Kongming and nickname Wolong, was born in Yangdu, Langya, Xuzhou (now Yinan County, Linyi City, Shandong) , Prime Minister of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, an outstanding statesman, strategist, diplomat, writer, calligrapher, and inventor.
In his early years, he followed his uncle Zhuge Xuan to Jingzhou. After Zhuge Xuan's death, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong, Xiangyang. Later, Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times to invite Zhuge Liang, and joined forces with Sun Yat-sen to fight against Cao Cao, and defeated Cao's army in the Battle of Chibi. It formed a tripartite power among the Three Kingdoms and captured Jingzhou.
In the 16th year of Jian'an (211), Yizhou was captured. Then he defeated Cao Jun and captured Hanzhong. In the first year of Shu Zhangwu (221), Liu Bei established the Shu Han regime in Chengdu, and Zhuge Liang was appointed prime minister to preside over the government.
The six Northern Expeditions to the Central Plains were mostly spent on food but in vain. He eventually became ill due to overwork and died of illness in Wuzhangyuan (now Qishan, Baoji, Shaanxi) in the 12th year of Jianxing Shu (234) at the age of 54.
Liu Chan named him Zhongwuhou, and later generations often called Zhuge Liang the honorific name Wuhou.
5. Sun Quan
Sun Quan (182-252), named Zhongmou, was a native of Fuchun, Wu County (now Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang). The founder of Sun Wu during the Three Kingdoms era (reigned from 229 to 252).
Sun Quan’s father, Sun Jian, and his elder brother, Sun Ce, laid the foundation of Jiangdong in the separatist rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the fifth year of Jian'an (200), Sun Ce was assassinated and Sun Quan took over and became a prince.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), he established the Sun-Liu Alliance with Liu Bei and defeated Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi, laying the foundation for the establishment of the Three Kingdoms. In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Sun Quan sent Lu Meng to successfully attack Liu Bei's Jingzhou, greatly increasing its territorial area.
In the first year of Huangwu (222), Sun Quan was canonized as King of Wu by Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi. In the same year, Liu Bei was defeated in the Battle of Yiling. In the first year of Huanglong (229), Sun Quan officially proclaimed himself emperor in Wuchang, and his country was named Wu. Soon after, the capital was moved to Jianye.
After Sun Quan became emperor, he established agricultural officials, implemented farming, established counties and counties, and continued to suppress Shanyue, which promoted the economic development of Jiangnan. 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.
Sun Quan mishandled the issue of heirs in his later years, which led to a party dispute between Prince Sun He and King Sun Ba of Lu. This was known in history as the "Controversy of the Second Palace", which caused instability in the court. He died of illness in the first year of Taiyuan (252) at the age of seventy-one. He reigned for twenty-four years. He was given the posthumous title of Great Emperor and the temple name of Taizu. He was buried in Jiangling.
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