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Romance of the Three Kingdoms is China's first historical romance novel, which mainly describes the war and reflects the political and military struggle among the three political groups of Wu, Shu and Wei. It can be roughly divided into five parts: the Yellow Scarf Uprising, the Dong Zhuo Uprising, the competing among the heroes, the tripartite confrontation among the three countries, and the return of the three countries to Jin. On a broad background, a series of ups and downs and magnificent war scenes were staged, and more than 1000 characters were successfully portrayed. Among them, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, [1] and so on were household names, and they did not treat the historical descriptions of all parties in the way of friend or foe, which had a far-reaching impact on future generations. Editor Luo Guanzhong combined thirty-six strategies of Sun Tzu's Art of War between the lines, including both the plot and the strategy of Sun Tzu's Art of War. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms embodies rich historical contents, and the names, places and major events are basically the same as those in the History of the Three Kingdoms. The characters are also based on the fixed image left by the Three Kingdoms, and then play again, exaggerating, beautifying, uglifying and so on. This is also the routine of historical romance novels. Historical romance novels are mostly mixed with reality, emphasizing reality and nothingness; Give consideration to both ancient and modern times, criticize the ancient and evaluate the present; A story tells the feelings of two dynasties, one character, both dynasties. On the one hand, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms reflects the real history of the Three Kingdoms and caters to the readers' needs to know the real history. On the other hand, according to the actual situation of Ming society, the figures of the Three Kingdoms were exaggerated, beautified and vilified to a certain extent, which inspired readers and took care of the needs of readers who wanted to increase their knowledge and rulers who wanted to consolidate their rule. It not only reflects the true face of the history of the Three Kingdoms, but also reflects many social contents of the Ming Dynasty. The Three Kingdoms is a completely different era from the Ming Dynasty. It has no brothels or casinos. Both the government and the people pursue Confucian culture, advocating benevolence, righteousness, Taoism, morality, propriety, faithfulness, loyalty, filial piety, honesty, goodness, beauty and truth, which is the re-embodiment of Chinese culture. Compared with Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, there are a large number of brothels and casinos. Although Confucian culture is the official culture, Buddhist culture has a greater influence at all levels of society. Due to the long-term development of foreign folk customs such as brothels and casinos, people are gradually pursuing a market culture with both Chinese and Western cultural characteristics. The ideas of arrogance, extravagance, lewdness, loss, falsehood, ugliness, evil, rape, crime and extortion are widely publicized among the people. The romantic style of Indian society and Buddhist literature also developed for a long time in the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Romantic literature such as legendary novels and historical novels has been greatly developed, and officialdom and battlefield have also become playgrounds. Romanticism is popular, and Yue Fei's unwarranted charges are typical. Compared with the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the Three Kingdoms period has great differences in ruling ideology, official atmosphere, social ecology, social conditions and public opinion, and has a strong contrast between ancient and modern times. It can give full play to the artistic characteristics of historical romance novels, make the words more humorous and interesting, make the characters more artistic, and retain the knowledge content at the same time, so it becomes the first historical romance novel assembled into a book. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the first historical novel and a model of "presenting history and reproducing historical facts". Since then, poets have followed suit, making China's 5,000-year history written into various romance novels, but its achievements are far from surpassing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes the history of nearly a hundred years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty, reflecting the political and military struggles and the infiltration and transformation of various social contradictions during the Three Kingdoms period. In the attitude towards the Three Kingdoms, it is the mainstream tendency of the people to respect Liu and oppose Cao, but it also shows an obvious tendency to support Liu and oppose Cao. Taking Liu Bei Group as the center of description implies people's hope for the rejuvenation of the Han nationality and the orthodoxy of imperial power, although these old views are no longer suitable today. When Shi Mao and his son collated The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the Qing Dynasty, they deleted the irony and Machamp's confusion in the version handed down from the Ming Dynasty. Lu Xun said in "Historical Changes of China's Novels": "Because things in the Three Kingdoms are not as chaotic as in the Five Dynasties; Not as simple as Chu Han; It is not simple or complicated, and it is suitable for writing novels. Moreover, the heroes of the Three Kingdoms era are very touching, so people like to use them as the base of novels. " The book also depicts nearly 200 characters, among which Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, Guan Yu, Liu Bei and others are the most successful. Zhuge Liang is the incarnation of the "saint" in the author's mind. He has the lofty spirit of "devoting all his efforts to death" and the ambition to help the people and rebuild a peaceful and prosperous world. The author endowed him with the peculiar ability to give orders and calculate skillfully. Cao Cao was portrayed as a traitor who "would rather teach me to be negative to the world than to teach the world to be negative to me". He is a political careerist and schemer, both clever and treacherous. Guan Yu is "brave and resolute" and "righteous as Mount Tai", but it is mainly based on personal grievances. Liu Bei was molded into a kind-hearted and caring person, a corporal with courtesy, righteousness and shame, and a typical benevolent gentleman who knows how to be kind and do his duty. In the war, there are various methods, and readers will often feel the bloody war scenes. Among them, the description of the Battle of Guandu and Battle of Red Cliffs is considered to be ups and downs, ups and downs, which makes people soul-stirring, and describes the plot that is not in the history books in great detail. However, in the first 33 chapters, it was 24 years from Taoyuan to Cao Cao's unification of the north, and in chapter 7 1, it was 27 years from Liu Bei's visit to the cottage to Zhuge Liang's death in Wuzhangyuan. In the next 46 years, it only took 15 and a half chapters to end. Due to the spread and influence of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms among the people, it is unique in China's ancient historical novels, which makes ordinary people, even some experts and scholars, lack correct common sense about the general situation, events and characters of the historical period described in the novel from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period. To some extent, the content of the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms has occupied a real historical position in the minds of Chinese people. This phenomenon has recently occurred. People have been arguing about this phenomenon. Extraordinary narrative ability, panoramic war description, artistic typical characterization and simple classical Chinese constitute the main features of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not only an earlier historical novel, but also represents the highest achievement of ancient historical novels. The novel uses simple classical Chinese, which is vivid, fluent, elegant and popular; Brush strokes are full of changes, contrasts, redundancies, twists and turns, and swaying. The structure is magnificent, and the events of about a hundred years and many characters with complicated clues are organized completely and closely, and the narrative is orderly, echoing, interrelated, interlocking and advancing layer by layer. The artistic achievement of The Romance of Three Kingdoms is more important in the description of war and characterization. Novels are best at describing wars and can write the characteristics of each war. Pay attention to describing the application of different strategies and tactics under specific conditions, and guide the subjective initiative of combat, instead of spending the main pen and ink on the simple strength and martial arts contest. For example, the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Battle of Red Cliffs and the Battle of Yiling. The writing of each war also changes with the characteristics of the war. While writing about the war, other activities are also written as the prelude, aftermath or auxiliary means of the war, which makes the tense and thrilling war seem relaxed and slow. Such as the cooperation between Battle of Red Cliffs's former grandson and Liu, the contradiction between Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, the temptation of Cao Cao, and the in-depth preparation of Sun Liu's allied forces to lure the enemy. In the aspect of characterization, the novel pays special attention to putting the characters in the sharp contradiction of real struggle and expressing their ideological character through their words and deeds or the surrounding environment. Such as Cao Cao's treachery, every move seems to hide intrigue; Zhang Fei is outspoken, with naive and reckless colors everywhere; Zhuge Liang has a well-thought-out plan, and he is always comfortable and leisurely in the face of things. The famous Guan Yu's Wen Jiu Chops Hua Xiong, Zhang Fei's Wei Zhen Tian Chang Ban Bridge, Zhao Yun's Riding Alone to Save the Young Master, and Zhuge Liang's Seven Rescue Meng Huo are even more widely circulated chapters. Although The Romance of the Three Kingdoms takes history as its theme, it is not a history book after all, but a literary work. Because of artistic processing, there are many fictions. The artistic achievements of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms are various: 1. It has successfully created many characters. There are 1798 people in the book, among which the main characters are typical artists with distinctive personalities and vivid images. All kinds of roles have their own * * *; People of the same kind have their own personalities. When describing the characters, the author is good at grasping the basic characteristics, highlighting one aspect, exaggerating, and using the methods of comparison and contrast to make the characters vivid and vivid. This is a basic principle of the author's characterization. The best explanation for applying this principle in novels is what people have always called "three unique skills", that is, Cao Cao's "technique of treacherous men"-treacherous men; Guan Yu's "absolute righteousness"-"righteousness is as heavy as a mountain"; Kong Ming's "unique wisdom"-extraordinary wit. The methods of portraying characters in novels mainly include: putting characters in thrilling military and political struggles and shaping them in sharp and complicated contradictions and conflicts. For the main characters, their complex personalities are often expressed through a series of storylines and characters' language. 2. It is good at describing war. This book * * * has written more than forty wars, showing thrilling war scenes. Among them, the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Battle of Red Cliffs and the Battle of Yiling are the most prominent. For several key battles that determine the rise and fall of the Three Kingdoms, the author always focuses on describing and writing all aspects of the war, such as the strategies and tactics of both sides, the comparison of forces, and the transformation of status. , colorful, ever-changing, unique, fully embodies the complexity and diversity of war; It not only writes about the fierceness, tension and adventure of the war, but also does not seem miserable. Generally, they are in a high-spirited style, and some of them are calm, quiet and relaxed. Its structure is magnificent and exquisite. The time is as long as a hundred years, with hundreds of characters, complicated events and complicated clues. Description should not only conform to the basic facts, but also pay attention to the coherence of artistic plots. So it is very difficult to arrange the structure. However, the author can write methodically and clearly, and each chapter can be independent, and the book is a complete artistic whole. This is mainly due to the author's grand and rigorous conception. He organized the story of the whole book with Shu Han as the center and the contradiction and struggle of the three countries as the main line, which was both tortuous and coherent. There is a master and a slave, and the master and the slave work closely together. 4. The language is concise and fluent. This language seems to be semi-written today, but it was close to the vernacular at that time; Writing novels in this language is a pioneering work, which is an obvious progress compared with the rough and mixed language of some novels in the past.

Lyu3 bu4 in three English wars: Lyu3 bu4 was defeated by Sun Jian in Hulao Pass, and Liu Bei and others did not join the joint crusade against Dong. Guan Yunchang's warm wine killed Hua Xiong: Hua Xiong actually died in a confrontation with Sun Jian's army. Ten Regular Attendants: The ten regular attendants in history are Zhang Rang, Zhong Zhao, Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Sun Zhang, Bi Lan, Song Li, Duan Gui, Gao Wang, Zhang Gong, Han Jian and Song Dian. Taoyuan Jieyi: Fictional plot, Liu is like a brother, invented by the author to highlight the American past of the following three people. Famous vessels: double-edged sword, dragon crescent moon blade, Zhang Ba snake spear, Tian Fang painted halberd, Lu Qingjian and other famous vessels are all fictitious. Zhang Fei whipped Du You: It was Liu Beigan. Because Du You refused to see Liu Bei, Liu Bei was furious and beat Du You with a stick. Zhang Fei didn't do this. Cao Cao offered a seven-star knife: it is also fictional. In Romance, Cao Cao tried to assassinate Dong Zhuo with a knife. In the history of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao thought that Dong Zhuo would eventually lose and rushed back to his hometown overnight. I'd rather teach me to be negative to the whole world than to be negative to me: the original words of Cao Cao's famous saying should be "I'd rather be negative to others than to anyone", and the description with ulterior motives in romance novels is actually belittling Cao Cao.

Sun Jian's death: When he was chasing the enemy, he only took a few followers, but he was ambushed by Huang Zu and died in Xianshan. Dong Taihou's death: Dong Taihou died of disease, not poisoning. Tao Qian: Tao Qian's personality is inconsistent with historical facts. Guan Yu executed Che Zhou in Xuzhou: It was Liu Beigan, not Guan Yu. There are three points about Tu Shan: there is no such thing in historical facts. Imperial edict with blood in clothes: Yes, but Marten is a bandit warlord, and attacking LiGuo is only a personal vendetta. Red hare: Red hare disappeared after Lu Bu's defeat. Did not become Guan Yu's mount. Guan Yu killed Wen Chou: Wen Chou died in Cao Jun's rebellion, probably by soldiers of Guan Yu, Zhang Liao or Huang Xu. Sun Ce's death: Killed by the domestic slave and guest assassin of Xu Gong, the former prefect of Wu County, not by witchcraft. Go through five hurdles and kill six generals: a fictional story. After Guan Yu left Cao Cao, he didn't go through five customs, and Kong Xiu, Meng Tan, Han Fu, Bian Xi, Wang Zhi and Chyi Chin were not recorded in the history books. Guo Jia left a plan for Liaodong: a fictional plot. Guo Jia died suddenly at the age of 38, leaving no plans. This plan is Cao Cao's own plan. Guan Yu beheaded Cai Yang in the ancient city: Liu Beigan did it, not in the ancient city. Xu Shuzhi: Xu Shu is not recorded much in the official history, and he is a figure that the author tries his best to describe in order to highlight Zhuge Liang's wisdom in the following. Xu Shu entered Cao Cao's camp: Cao Cao marched south, Xu Shu fled with Liu Beinan, Xu Mu was captured in the mutiny, Xu Shu bid farewell to Liu Bei and entered Cao Cao's camp, and later became an important minister of Wei State. Zhuge Liang burned Bowangpo: Liu Beigan did it. Zhuge Liang had not yet come out of the mountain. Zhuge Liang set fire to a new field: it is not recorded in history and was invented for Luo Guanzhong. Zhao Yun of Changbanpo went in and out seven times: In history, Zhao Yun only saved Mrs. Gan and Dou, but did not record those seven times. Wen Pin vs. Liu Bei in Changbanpo: Liu Beijun, defeated by butch riding led by Cao Cao in history, rode 5,000. Mrs. Mi jumped into the well: It is not recorded in the official history. Liu Cong was killed: after being given to Jingzhou, he was appointed as the secretariat of Qingzhou by Cao Cao, and was made a marquis, but he was not killed. Later, in recognition of his achievements, Cao Cao suggested becoming a doctor. Wu Guotai: A fictional character, Sun Quan's mother died before He Lv. Debate among Confucians: It is only recorded that Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan met, and the warring factions and pacifists in Soochow are increasingly contending. Zhuge Liang is just a thrifty messenger. After Zhou recounted Jiang Gan, Jiang Gan and Battle of Red Cliffs, lobbying Zhou Yu failed. Taishi Ci's Death: Taishi Ci died in 2007 and did not participate in the Battle of Hefei. Zhuge Liang challenged Zhou Yu: It should be Zhou who challenged Sun Quan. Borrowing an arrow from a straw boat: There is no such thing in Battle of Red Cliffs, but there is an example of Sun Quan borrowing an arrow from a straw boat in the battle of ruxu Dock. Bitter plan: Huang Gai did have a fake surrender, but there is no historical record of the bitter plan. Kan Ze: Kan Ze is an important minister of Wu Dong and deeply respected by Sun Quan. He has never taken part in military action. Pang Tong offered a series of tricks: It was Cao Cao's decision to go to the forest, and Pang Tong had never been to Battle of Red Cliffs. Kong Ming Begging for the East Wind: It is pure fiction, which was added to the novel by Luo Guanzhong to brag about Zhuge Liang's "psychic calculation". Battle of Red Cliffs: Both Shu Wei and Shu Shu recorded that Cao Cao was defeated in the war with Liu Bei. Sun Quanjun did take part in the battle, but it was difficult to get all the credit. In fact, Zhou Yu's fire attack was in the front, and Cao Cao burned the ship behind. Huarong said, Liu Bei led the troops to chase Cao Cao, but he was defeated, but he was late and Cao Ran took him away. South county dispute: it didn't happen. After Zhou Yu's death, Lu Su advised Sun Quan to lend Jiangling to Liu Bei. Borrowing Jiangling (Jingzhou was divided by Cao, Sun and Liu at that time, and Sun Quan did not "borrow Jingzhou") in order to give Cao Cao a powerful enemy. Guan Yu fought against Huang Zhong: Liu Bei was in the south of Jingnan, and the governors of the four counties suffered from the wind, so Huang Zhong surrendered with Han Xuan, the prefect of Changsha. Sun Liu's marriage: the marriage between Mrs. Sun and Liu Bei is only a political marriage, but there is indeed a record in the biography of the fierce woman that she threw herself into the river. Moreover, it was not Zhou Yu's idea, but Sun Quan volunteered. Losing his wife and losing his soldiers: Sun Quan did not adopt Zhou Yu's honey trap, but only voluntarily married his sister to Liu Bei. Sanyu: The history books record Zhou Yu's rational, generous and friendly style. And I haven't even seen Zhuge, so Zhou Yu's three spirits are pure fiction. Zhou Yu died of illness in Baqiu on the way to cutting Shu, not because of Zhuge Liang's cleverness. Wolong funeral in Sanjiangkou: Zhou Yu was hanged by Pang Tong, not Zhuge Liang. Ma Chao raised soldiers: Contrary to historical facts, Ma Chao raised soldiers first and killed his father Ma Teng. Tell Cao Cao's villain: Qin Qingtonghe didn't see the map of Zhang Song recorded in the history books: the salary of the military forces in Zhang Song and Shuzhong should be asked of Liu Bei, so Zhang Song drew a map for Liu Bei. Luo Fengpo: Pang Tong was killed by an arrow when he attacked Luocheng, not by disorderly arrows at Luo Fengpo. Ma Chao hit Zhang Fei: Ma Chao wrote to Liu Bei privately, demanding surrender. There is no plot in the novel in which Zhang Fei and Ma Chao fought for more than 200 rounds and were later surrendered by Zhuge Liang. Hanzhong: Liu Bei is the commander-in-chief of Hanzhong, and Fa Zheng is the staff officer. Planning to seize the sky and swing the mountains: pure fiction. Battle of Dingjun Mountain: Xia was killed by Huang Zhongqi. Although it was indeed beheaded by Huang Zhong, it was by no means beheaded before getting on the horse as mentioned in the romance. Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu: Yang Xiu was not killed on the eve of Cao Cao's withdrawal. In fact, he was killed after Cao Cao withdrew. In the official history, there is no case that Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu and fought with the Shu army, and Wei Yan knocked out his front teeth. General of the Five Tigers: Liu Bei did not name Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong as the former, left, right and last four generals respectively. The Five Tiger Generals were named after the biography of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun was put in the same chapter in The History of the Three Kingdoms. Zhou Cang and Hu Ban: Fictional characters, not going down in history. Guan Yu's Single Knife Meeting: In fact, Lu Su invited Guan Yu to discuss Jingzhou before the war, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement. Bone curettage: Bone curettage does exist, but the surgeon was not Hua Tuo, because Hua Tuo died before Battle of Red Cliffs. Guan Yu Maicheng refused to surrender: there is no record, but he refused to surrender and was beheaded after being captured. Mr. Yuquan, Pursuing Life Lv Meng: Mr. Yuquan was adapted from the story of building a temple in yuquan temple in the Tang Dynasty, but Lv Meng died of illness. Seventy-two suspected graves: Cao Cao was buried in Gaoling. Zhang Fei: Zhang Fei should be a handsome man with both calligraphy and painting, and history books and statues have evidence. Guan Ping: Guan Yu's eldest son, not his adopted son, joined the army, and his name only appeared twice in the History of the Three Kingdoms. Guan Xing: The weak crown (nearly 20 years old) is highly valued by Zhuge Liang because of his ability to do things and supervise the army. The battle of Yiling died a few years later. Zhang Bao: Although he died young, he left a son, Zhang Zun. Mi Fang: There was no case of being executed by Ling Chi when he fled to Shuying. After the battle of Yiling, he did go to Qichun area of Wei with He Qi. Fan Jiang and Zhang Da: We have never seen Sun Quan escort him and Zhang Da back to Shu to avoid war. After they took refuge in Sun Quan, it was gone. Kan Ze recommended Lu Xun: Lu Xun was Monroe's deputy in Jingzhou. After Monroe's death, it was naturally Lu Xun who took over the defense of Wudong West Line. The battle of Yiling: 50,000 to 60,000 in Wu Jun and 40,000 in Shu. It is not that fewer people are not as good as more people, but that the morale of the Shu army is really low. Pan Zhang's Death: Pan Zhang made a meritorious military service for Sun Quan in the battle of Yiling, hacked Feng and others, and died in 234. Bai Di entrusted orphans: When Liu Bei died, he entrusted orphans to Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, but he still didn't say to Zhuge Liang, "If you are only ten times better than Cao Pi, you will be able to settle down in the world and eventually achieve great things." If the heir can supplement it, supplement it; If you are incompetent, you can take it yourself. "Eight-array map: Eight-array map is the art of war array made by Zhuge Liang, not a strange stone array or a maze. Seven captures of Meng Huo: There is no record of seven captures of Meng Huo in The History of the Three Kingdoms. However, there is a saying of "seven captures and seven verticals" in Han Shu Jin Shu Hua Yang Guo Zhi Chun Qiu, but the specific process is not recorded. E Huan, Zhu Rong, Meng You and Muluwang were all created by novels. Six trips to Qishan: Zhuge Liang cut Wei five times, but only for the first time and the fourth time, five of which were as follows: the first time, because Ma Su violated the festival, he was defeated by Jieting; For the second time, he cooperated with Wu Dong to attack Chencang, but killed the general Xinmeile Co., Ltd. in the retreat (the incident of Chencang was basically the same as the romance); For the third time, Wudu and Yin Ping counties were successfully captured, and Guo Huai was defeated; The fourth defeat Sima Yi; Sima Yi didn't dare to go out for the fifth time, and Zhuge Liang died of illness (the Shu army advanced the border a lot in this battle, and later Jiang Wei advanced the Northern Expedition again). Jiang Wei: Jiang Wei has never fought against Zhao Yun or defeated Zhuge Liang. But because Ma Zun suspected that Jiang Wei and others had infidelity, he also took the night with Guo Huai to the supreme stage. Jiang Wei was helpless when he found that Ma Zun had left. When Jiang Wei returned to yi county, yi county officials and people were overjoyed and recommended Jiang Wei to see Zhuge Liang. Zhao Hao: It was Cao Zhen who recommended Hao Zhaoshou Chen Cang, not Sima Yi. Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang: During Zhuge Liang's first three northern expeditions, Wei Jun was not commanded by Sima Yi, but by Cao Zhen. Cao Zhen: Cao Zhen in the official history is not a waste like in the romance. He is not only brave, but also excellent in all aspects. Moreover, he basically played against Zhuge Liang. Lost Street Pavilion: The commander in chief of Wei Jun is Zhang He, not Sima Yi. Empty plan: After the defeat of Jieting, Wei Jun did not pursue the Shu army. Zhuge Liang just moved the people and food in the west county. At that time, Wei Jun was not Sima Yi. The real empty plan was hired by Wei and used by Zhao Yun, a general of Shu. Angry Cao Zhen: Cao Zhen died of illness in Luoyang. Zhuge Liang cursed Wang Lang's death: Wang Lang died in 228 and did not go out with the army. Zhuge Liang's fourth Northern Expedition failed: there is no record of Gouan in the history books. In fact, the failure of the Northern Expedition was due to Li Yan's mistake in raising grain and lying about Liu Chan's imperial edict to withdraw troops, and the Shu army was in a hurry. It is estimated that Luo Guanzhong wanted to show that Sima Yi won by luck and burned the valley above: Zhuge Liang defeated Wei Jun in Lucheng, and Sima Yi only kept the camp with his body. The Three Kingdoms did not mention what tactics were used to break Wei Jun, and there was no big difference between Shaanxi rural legends and romance; The valley above, when it comes to Hulu Valley, is suspected to be the nickname of Lucheng. Zhuge Liang's death scared away the living Zhong Da: It did happen, but it was not Zhuge Liang's legacy. It is recorded in Hanshu, Jin Shu, Chunqiu that after Zhuge Liang's death, the Shu army quietly retreated, and Sima Yi noticed it and led the army to catch up. When the two armies approached, Jiang Wei, the general of Shu, and Yang Yi, the chief historian, ordered the Shu army to feint, but Sima Yi dared not approach and had to retreat, and the Shu army went into the valley to send out obituaries. At that time, the joke "Zhuge died, Zhong Dasheng" spread all over the country. Wei Yan rebelled and was executed by Ma Dai: It is true, but first, Ma Dai rebelled with Wei Yan without pretence, and second, Wei Yan was beheaded when he escaped. Thirty years ago, Wei Yan never shouted "Who dares to kill me".