Brief introduction of the author
Chen Shou (AD 233-297) was born in Han An, Brazil (now Nanchong, Sichuan) in the Western Jin Dynasty. He is not very studious, so he is interested in history, and has made in-depth research on such historical books as Shangshu, Chunqiu, Shiji and Hanshu. Qiao Zhou, the top scholar studying in the same county, used to be an official. At that time, eunuch Huang Hao was authoritarian, and his ministers followed suit. Chen Shou was repeatedly dismissed because he refused to give in to Huang Hao. After entering Jin, he served as a writer, scholar and suggestion. In 280, the gold was destroyed, ending the separatist situation. Chen shou was forty-eight years old and began to write the reflection. Before Chen Shou wrote the History of the Three Kingdoms, there were already some historical works about Wei and Wu, such as (? -266) Shu Wei, Yu Qian's Wei Lue, Zhao Wei's Wu Shu, etc. Shu Wei and Wu Shu in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms are mainly written according to these historical books. The regime of Shu did not set up historians, and there was no special person responsible for collecting materials and compiling the history of Shu. Shu Shu's materials were collected and edited by Chen Shou. Chen Shou's writing time is close to the Three Kingdoms, and there are not many achievements for others to learn from. In addition, as a private writer, he has no access to a large number of documents and archives. When we read the History of the Three Kingdoms, we will find that Chen Shou has the difficulty of lacking historical materials and the content is not sufficient. Chen Shou had no chronicle and knew the laws and regulations of the Three Kingdoms period, so he had to turn to the Book of Jin. Chen Shou also wrote Lu Bu Biography, Ancient Country Records and other books, and edited Zhuge Liang Collection. It's a pity that these books were lost later.