![]() Meanwhile, Cao Cao was put down to be an evil minister, a character far from what he really was in history.Īs the Three-Kingdom Period really existed in Chinese history, and the stories about the Three Kingdoms, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, just like Outlaws of the Marsh and Journey to the West, are well known to almost every family in China. By elevating and magnifying the virtues of Liu Bei′s side, the author presented us the image of a military counselor with wonderful foresight, an image firmly established in the whole nation. This preference is partially ascribable to the author′s belief that Liu Bei′s side is the orthodox branch from the Han royal family. Both Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu, as described in the novel, have admirable wisdom and prowess, yet are free of any defects of ordinary people. Many stories about him have been told with much relish throughout history, like “Guan Yu rides on a solitary journey”, “Guan Yu, single handed, goes for a feast set up as a trap”and“having a scraped-bone surgery.” Unlike unscrupulous heroes in other popular stories who may visit brothels, abuse alcohol and pick up fistfights, Guan Yu is an impeccable character. He was righteous, loyal, and possessed invincible martial prowess. The strategies described are so many, even the same one might vary or be adopted in a different way for different targets: beauty trap, self-torture scheme, interlaced stratagems, turn the enemy’s agent against him, fight by fire or water, so on and so forth.Īs an image in keeping with Confucianism, Zhuge Liang really accomplished doctrines like “in a humble position, keep virtuous in a prominent position, mind the suffering of the broad masses.”He maintained an easy state of mind when living a secluded life, when in a high position,”bending his back to a task until his death.” Meanwhile, Guan Yu was another kind but equally admirable. ![]() Intense wisdom competition and power struggles, employing a strategy or defeating one, makes the novel’s major fascination. The period of the Three Kingdoms is a chaotic era in which heroes and capable people of various kinds rose and vied for a position. This belief meets the common Chinese historical philosophy: situations cycle every five hundred years. The fiction contains many values and beliefs that were prevalent among Chinese people at the time. ![]() Romance of the Three Kingdoms, authored by Luo Guanzhong (whose dates of birth and death remain unknown), describes political and military struggles that last more than ninety years between the late Eastern Han dynasty’s time until the union during the Western Jin Dynasty (169-265).
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