Differences between Zhuge Liang in Romance of the Three Kingdoms and History of the Three Kingdoms

Speaking of Zhuge Liang, I think most people's first reaction will be the image of Zhuge in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which borrows the east wind and prays for the stars. However, comparing the images of Zhuge in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, we can easily find that these two images are quite different. Some personal views are analyzed as follows:

First, Zhuge's true image is not so "fate". In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, we can find many jokes about Zhuge praying for heaven, such as borrowing the east wind when he was at Chibi and looking at the core monument of his life when he was dying. As for the death of Guan Zhao and others, it can be inferred from the fall of fuses iconic, and now we are even more impossible. As Mr. Lu Xun said: Zhuge is wise and close to a demon.

In Zhuge Liang's The History of the Three Kingdoms, it is difficult to find this word when we read it carefully, which of course reflects the different ways in which official history and novels treat history. But there is no doubt that the image of Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms is more in line with the facts. Zhuge Liang in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is more for the author's loyalty to the monarch.

Second, the real Zhuge Liang is not like the general fighting spirit in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. As far as most viewpoints are concerned, Zhuge Liang actually prefers politicians to militarists. According to the reflection, it can be described as a talent for knowing politics and management. However, after years of mobilization, it still failed. Can be used as an important basis for this statement.

In The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge's military achievements need to be distinguished, except the Lost Street Pavilion and Beiyuan Wei Qiao, which are obviously exaggerated. It is the author's intention to respect Liu. In the History of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge's military talent did not reach the level of ghosts and gods, but it was quite objective compared with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Just at the top.

Third, Zhuge Liang's position. In the History of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang's position and personal feelings are not very prominent. Admittedly, this may be related to the official system, but for more reasons, I think Chen Shou's rational analysis occupies a dominant position. He didn't have such a strong sense of respecting Liu as Luo Guanzhong, so he could keep more truth.

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge was the first counselor of Liu Bei Group. Of course, I have no doubt about it. Although some scholars put forward the theory of Fazheng and others, it is not so solid in the traditional view. Personally, I regard Zhuge as the first counselor of Liu Bei Group. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge, as the number one counselor of Liu Bei Group, we all know that the keynote of the book is to respect Liu Wei's orthodoxy.

So it is greatly exaggerated by the author, so that we have the unprecedented wisdom of Zhuge Liang and the feeling of chinese odyssey. From the official analysis, Yu Xun, Guo Jia and Jia Xu of Cao Cao Group, Zhou Yu and Lu Xun of Sun Quan Group are not necessarily inferior. Personally, I think that when Chen Shou wrote The History of the Three Kingdoms, he didn't expect future generations to admire Zhuge so much, so it was objective, or relatively fair to other counselors.

In a word, personally, Zhuge, as the first counselor of Liu Bei Group, is undoubtedly the best among the three countries. He should stay without discussing the different events of the counselors. It's hard to compare, and all kinds of rankings are boring and useless after all.

Fourth, the importance of Zhuge's political achievements. In Zhuge Liang's "History of the Three Kingdoms", we can see many records about Zhuge Liang's rule of the country, such as "comforting the people, showing etiquette, taking office, obeying the power system, being sincere and fair". Compared with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there are few descriptions of Zhuge's political achievements (I just have the impression that I haven't seen the Romance of the Three Kingdoms for ten years, which may be too absolute). It may also be out of the need to serve readers, after all, the scene of war is more eye-catching. Political descriptions will be boring and difficult to arouse interest.

But as a rigorous history, it really doesn't make sense. Various descriptions of Zhuge War in the book, such as rhetoric, have been exhausted by later generations, so there is no need to repeat them. Personally, I have mentioned in my second article that I prefer to regard Zhuge as a politician rather than a strategist.

Therefore, by comparing the different emphases of these two books on Zhuge, we can clearly understand their different requirements for Zhuge's image, that is, Chen's records are more in line with historical facts, while Luo Shu is more for his own purposes, such as serving readers. The latter is more criticized by scholars. Personally, I think Zhuge's political achievements should be more widely known on the basis of the present. Comparatively speaking, I personally think we should pay more attention to his political governance of Shu. Only on the basis of politics and economy will there be further military action.

To sum up, the image difference of Zhuge Liang in the two books is quite large. In the process of research, there is no doubt that we should refer to the records in the History of the Three Kingdoms, sort out our own ideas, determine our own views, and find our own methods in our own research for our own use. Restore a real Zhuge Liang in history.

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