Reflections on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

I read the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms today and benefited a lot.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a classic novel with dynastic style, which tells a series of stories from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the unification of the Jin Dynasty. First of all, I saw a poem as familiar as "The Yangtze River Rolling East …", and then I introduced it into the text. The first sentence is like this: "It is said that the general trend of the world will be combined for a long time, and it will be combined for a long time." This sentence is not unreasonable. At the weekend, the seven countries divided and ruled, merged into one and merged into Qin. After the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, Chu and Han contended and merged into the Han Dynasty ... There were hundreds of characters and countless military strategies in the book. The author himself expounded the truth of loyalty, teaching, benevolence, righteousness and love through historical figures, which was deeply loved by the people. It describes mediocre masters Xian Di and Liu Chan, incompetent people Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, narrow-minded Zhou Yu, long and thick Lu Su, brave Zhang Fei, Xu Jun and Dian Wei, all the way to Jiang Gan, which made people laugh for generations. These characters gave me a deep education. Aside from these characters, what impressed me most was the heroes described in this book.

One of the most impressive people in the world. He refused to send Cao into Han, took a candle to Dan, rode a thousand miles alone, passed five customs and killed six generals, and the ancient city was beheaded. Later, Huarong Road released Cao Cao. He was loyal to his old master, and because of his defeat and surrender, he made an appointment to know the news of his old master, so he didn't know how far Wan Li was. I think coming back after defeating the enemy is not only loyalty, but also a rare loyalty. The method of expressing Guan Yu in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is also very simple: "The phoenix eye, the silkworm eyebrow, the face like a heavy jujube, the dragon crescent moon knife", and later added "Red Rabbit Horse" and read Spring and Autumn Annals, making it almost invincible in the world. What he has done is worth learning.

During the feudal rule, loyal ministers were needed, and loyal ministers who could do their best and die. This is Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang is well versed in astronomy and geography, capable of writing and martial arts, and resourceful all his life. He borrowed the east wind, the straw boat borrowed the arrow, Zhou Yu, the three souls, the wisdom of Huarong Road, the ingenious arrangement of the eight arrays, the death of Wang Lang, the empty city plan, the seven-star lamp, the return of the puppet Sima Yi, and the trick to kill Wei Yan were all unexpected. I thought this kind of person should look extraordinary, but the description in the book is simple: he is eight feet long, with a face like a jade crown, wearing a black silk scarf and a crane. What he did left a deep impression on later generations.

Now speak of the devil. Cao Cao was called a traitor in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, probably because his son usurped the Han Dynasty. He said that Liu Bei and he were contemporary heroes, which made Liu Bei afraid to listen, but he didn't kill Liu Bei, although Liu Bei was just a turtle in a jar. This made me feel Cao Cao's generosity, which Zhou Yu never dreamed of. Zhou Yu only sees Zhuge Liang, not swearing. As long as Zhuge Liang is killed, the world in Soochow will be peaceful. Later, I found out that Liu Bei was not an ordinary person, so I wanted to kill Liu Bei, at least leave him in Soochow, where the world was at peace. Short-sighted, narrow-minded, not a hero. This is also in sharp contrast with Cao Cao. Cao Cao is also a doer. He once assassinated Dong Zhuo and ordered the vassals to gather against Dong Zhuo. These let me feel the greatness of Cao Cao.

Generally speaking, after reading this book, I opened my eyes, and the people above also gave me deep feelings. They are worth learning.