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Romance of the Three Kingdoms, full name of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, by Luo Guanzhong. As one of China's four classical novels, it is a classic of historical romance novels. Introduction to Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Guangling Bookstore) The Romance of the Three Kingdoms begins with the Yellow Scarf Uprising in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and ends with the national reunification in the early Western Jin Dynasty, with the formation and evolution of political and military blocs in Wei, Shu and Wu Sanda as the main line, and finally the whole country is unified by Jin, and the country is reunified. On the broad social and historical background, the novel shows the sharp, complex and distinct political and military conflicts of that era, which has a far-reaching influence on the military and political strategies of later generations. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is China's first novel. The development of China's novels from short stories to long stories is related to storytelling. In Song Dynasty, storytelling became popular and became a profession. Storytellers like to take the stories of ancient characters as the theme, but The History of the Three Kingdoms written by Chen Shou and Pei Songzhi is the best material for writing stories. Some scattered stories of the Three Kingdoms have also been circulated among the people. In addition, the storyteller takes a long time to draw materials, the content is getting richer and richer, and the characters are getting fuller and fuller. Finally, many independent stories gradually combined and grew into a masterpiece. These isolated stories have been passed down from mouth to mouth in the society for a long time, and finally they were processed and compiled into a book, which became China's first novel. This is an amazing collective creation, which is different from the novel written by a single author in form. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is believed to have some enlightening effect on later novels. Romance of the Three Kingdoms was very popular in ancient China. Song and Yuan dynasties came to the stage, and Jin and Yuan dynasties performed more than 30 kinds of Three Kingdoms operas. In the Yuan Dynasty, the Pinghua of the Three Kingdoms in the Township published by Yu's family in Xin 'an came out. At the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, Luo Guanzhong synthesized folklore, drama and scripts, combined with historical materials such as the History of the Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou and Pei Songzhi's notes, and based on his personal understanding of social life, he created the well-known Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The earliest existing edition was published in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, commonly known as "Jiajing Edition", with a total of 24 volumes. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Mao Lun and Mao Zonggang distinguished historical events, added or deleted words, and revised them into the current 120 Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a map of the Three Kingdoms period, which describes the historical situation of nearly a hundred years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty. The book reflects the political and military struggle, the infiltration and transformation of various social contradictions in the Three Kingdoms period, summarizes the historical changes of this era and shapes a group of all-powerful heroes. In grasping the history of the Three Kingdoms, the author showed an obvious tendency to support Liu and oppose Cao, focusing on the description of Liu Bei Group, praising the main figures of Liu Bei Group and trying to expose and lash Cao Cao. Today, we should rationally understand the author's tendency to support Liu and oppose Cao. Respecting Liu and opposing Cao is the main tendency of folklore, and the time when Luo Guanzhong lived implied people's hope for the revival of the Han Dynasty. Romance of the Three Kingdoms has created a large number of vivid characters, and Luo Guanzhong occupies an important position in the history of China literature. Among the nearly 200 characters portrayed, Cao Cao, Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Liu Bei, Zhao Yun and others are the most successful. Cao Cao is a treacherous man. His life creed is "I would rather teach the world to be negative than teach the world to be negative to me". He is a very great politician, schemer, strategist and poet. He is not only brilliant, but also good at using tricks. Zhuge Liang is the incarnation of the "saint" in the author's mind. He has a just mind of "devoting all his efforts to death", and he has the ambition to save the world, save the people and rebuild a peaceful and prosperous world. Moreover, the author endowed him with the peculiar ability to call the shots. Guan Yu is a brave and resolute "American past". Liu Bei was portrayed by the author as a caring person, a virtuous corporal, and a man with lofty ideals who knows how to do well. In fact, the real Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang and The Romance are very different in history. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes wars, big and small, with grand ideas and various techniques, which makes us know more about ancient culture. Among them, the description of the battle of Guandu and Battle of Red Cliffs is ups and downs, ups and downs, and it is thrilling to read. With its outstanding literary achievements, its influence has penetrated into all aspects of China's literature, art and social life. Romance of the Three Kingdoms initiated the historical novel and represented the highest achievement of historical novel. Since then, scholars have followed suit. This novel originated from outstanding talents, followed by The Journey to the West, a ghost story novel, and Water Margin, another historical novel. In the history of China literature, historical novels have become a mainstream. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a historical novel that enjoys a high reputation in the literary world. China's history of thousands of years, most of which has been written into various historical novels, is attributed to Luo Guanzhong.