Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Author: Luo Guanzhong (Ming Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, eunuchs held absolute power, and the land was divided among rival warlords. Through a series of intense struggles in politics, strategy, military force, and human hearts, as Zhuge Liang (Sleeping Dragon) once said, the situation eventually formed a three-way division, with the Eastern Han descendant Liu Bei's Shu, Sun Quan's Wu (the dominant force in Jiangdong), and Cao Cao's Wei (who claimed the title of Son of Heaven to command the). However, the struggle did not stop. The three factions—Wei, Shu, and Wu—continued to preserve their strength while attempting to eliminate the other two to unify the realm. In times of chaos, heroes emerge, but ultimately, they are washed away by the waves, and right and wrong, success and failure, turn into emptiness. Only the heroic deeds that can be sung and lamented remain for later generations to admire. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is an outstanding historical novel created based on the historical facts and folk legends of the Three Kingdoms period. Its content is rich and varied, leaving readers with profound and multifaceted value. The story begins with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei sworn brotherhood in the peach garden during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, describing major historical events of nearly a century in the late Eastern Han and the Three Kingdoms period, as well as numerous heroic figures who shook the world. Through vivid and moving stories, the author reveals the darkness and corruption within the feudal ruling class, condemning the cruelty and vileness of the rulers. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, warlords fought in chaos. The so-called "Eighteen Routes of Allies" conquered Dong Zhuo under the banner of "supporting the royal family and saving the people," but in reality, they engaged in intrigue and deceit, each harboring their own ambitions to become kings.