Lu Bu and Diao Chan’s personalities

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The other side of Diao Chan

——Reflections on reading "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

When talking about "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", after guiding Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, While Cao Cao, Sun Quan, etc., I think there is another person that we will never forget, that is Diao Chan. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a book that excludes women. After reading the entire novel, I think she is the only woman who can leave a deep impression in our minds. Without her, the "Four Beauties" would lack a perfect corner; without her, the images of Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo would not be full; without her, we would not have such a beautiful imagination of the "Three Kingdoms" melee period. Although her appearance in the male-dominated "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is definitely short-lived, this appearance makes people feel that she should be the miracle that cannot and should not be forgotten in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

More and more people like to use her to talk about things. She has had more or less entanglements with Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun, Lu Bu, Guan Yu and even Liu Bei, etc., and various jokes and novels have , movies, TV shows, and dramas all focus on her. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a play "Beheading Diao", which tells that Guan Gong thought that "a powerful official usurped the throne, that is, Dong Zhuo and his son, and a demon girl lost her husband, that is Diao Chan", so he decided to kill Diao Chan because she was a "disaster". Destroy human relations and disrupt the court order. These are all to show her from the emotional aspect, that is, to show her "soft" side. But after reading the novel, I feel that the more important thing behind the "softness" is the "hardness" in her character.

In the eighth chapter of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Wang Situ cleverly used a series of tricks to make Master Dong cause trouble in Fengyi Pavilion", it is written that Diao Chan was "only twenty-eight years old, good in both sex and skill" and took the initiative to ask for a concubine. I have been favored by you, trained in singing and dancing, and treated with courtesy. Although I am broken into pieces, I don't want to repay you. I have seen you frowning recently, and there must be some important national affairs, but I don't dare to ask about it again tonight, so I am uneasy. Sigh. I don’t want to be seen by the adults. If I have any use for my concubine, I will never give up!” On the one hand, it can be seen that she is a considerate woman who knows how to repay kindness, but on the other hand, this statement The touching words secretly imply that Diao Chan, as a weak woman, hates evil and has a strong ambition to make achievements. She was born in troubled times. Although she was elected to the Situ Mansion at an early age, she had no worries about food and clothing, and was accustomed to singing and dancing, but she did not How many people in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" can match this ambition and mind to eliminate their concern for national affairs and always be ready to be loyal and serve the country?

When Mao Zonggang commented on "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he said: "The eighteen princes cannot kill Dong Zhuo, but one Diao Chan is enough to kill him; Liu, Guan, and Zhang cannot defeat Lu Bu, but one woman, Diao Chan, can defeat him. ...The female general is so formidable!" The high evaluation and the spirit of Diao Chan show her ambition. Diao Chan's ambition is best revealed in a song she sang for Dong Zhuo: "A bit of cherry opens the crimson lips, and two lines of broken jade spray "Yangchun". Lilac swallows a steel sword to kill the evil and rebellious ministers." It is clear that this song directly expresses her heart. There is nothing flattering about this song. He sang this song when he met Dong Zhuo for the first time, which shows Diao Chan's strong, forthright and bravery. "To kill the traitorous and rebellious ministers" already showed that he wanted to destroy Dong Zhuo. At that time and in that situation, only Diao Chan could say this. She was really brave.

At the age of 28, it is the most wonderful and imaginative years. Diao Chan threw herself into the dangerous and complicated political power disputes. In our opinion, this is cruel and unimaginable. However, Diao Chan was able to deal with Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu with ease. This also showed courage and strategy that ordinary women in their 28s could never match. She was careful and cautious at every step. No wonder many critics throughout the ages have praised her They are called "goddess" and "general".

"It is easy for Xi Shi, but difficult for Diao Chan. Xi Shi only needs to coax the King of Wu, and Diao Chan has to coax Dong Zhuo on the one hand, and Hong Lu Bu on the other. It is not easy to use two faces." In front of Dong Zhuo, he was gentle and kind, but in front of Lu Bu, he was aggrieved and strong; in front of Dong Zhuo, he was extremely loyal, but in front of Lu Bu, he was extremely angry and unyielding. On the one hand, he drives a wedge between the two of them, and on the other hand, he uses provoking methods to arouse their anger, but at the same time, it also makes them feel more important. This is Diao Chan's plan. It seems very vicious and terrible, but it is evil. The environment cannot tolerate innocence and willfulness. Those who achieve great things must first learn to hide. Isn't this the case for Liu Bei and Cao Cao? It is inevitable to hide one's ambitions in the face of kindness, but for Diao Chan, we cannot hate Diao Chan under any circumstances. Some of us can only sympathize, understand and admire him.

"The most dangerous lies beneath the most obedient, the most strong lies beneath the most soft." Behind her weak appearance is a strong heart. Her persistence in ambition and grasp of the situation are her outstanding features. Her ambition is to serve the country through meritorious service. , and take this as his own responsibility. Although in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", this appears in the form of repaying gratitude, I personally feel that the more important and core thing behind this repayment of gratitude is actually to serve the country through meritorious service. In ancient times, it was preached that "women without talent are "Virtue", this is discrimination, suppression and rejection of women. Although it is also the case in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Diao Chan's actions have obviously gone beyond this scope and become a spontaneous and conscious state of meritorious service. This is female autonomy. Awakening of consciousness.

So, I think the appearance of Diao Chan is definitely an accident for "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but it is a beautiful miracle for history.

I talk about Lu Bu

Whether in "Three Kingdoms" or "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Lu Bu can only be regarded as a villain who sees profit and forgets his righteousness. But I don’t think so, and I think: If the country did not have the scene of the White Gate Tower, the possibility of the formation of the Three Kingdoms would be greatly reduced or even impossible.

First of all, let me talk about my hypothesis. Because Lu Bu's martial arts is unmatched, if there was no scene at the White Gate Tower, Lu Bu would have become a rising star under Chen Gong's support. With General Zhang Liao, it would not be impossible to calm down the troubled times. . But Lu Bu also had to be gentler with the people in order to win the hearts of the people. However, it is still very difficult for Lu Bu to do this. Secondly, to take a step back, even if the scene in Baimen Tower happened. As long as Cao Cao did not listen to Liu Bei and accept Lu Bu and Zhang Liao as generals, Cao Cao could rely on the advantages of Guo Jiawu and Lu Bu to calm down the troubled times. However, there is another possibility that this will happen, that is, judging from Lu Bu's selfishness and Cao Cao's cautious and suspicious character, Lu Bu is likely to be disadvantageous to Cao Cao. Therefore, I think the former possibility is good for Lu Bu's character. It is also very beneficial to Lu Bu.

Now, I see that everyone is criticizing and insulting Lu Bu, so I will talk about Lu Bu’s advantages. At first glance, Lu Bu has no advantages, because Lu Bu is written as a villain in history books. But if you read "Three Kingdoms" carefully, you can still find Lu Bu's advantages (of course he doesn't have many advantages.).

(1). Lu Bu’s martial arts can be said to be unparalleled in the world. With Lu Bu here, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu...all of them can't defeat him. To say that Lu Bu lost in battles, he only lost twice. The first time was the famous "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu" in history. Liu, Guan, and Zhang beat up Lu Bu alone. Of course, the three men won. But I think it would be disgraceful to win with three against one. The second time, Cao Cao's six generals (Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Yue Jin, Li Dian) fought against Lu Bu alone. Needless to say, Cao Cao's six generals definitely won this time, but I I still think: It would be disgraceful to win with this style of play!

(2). Lu Bu at least became a loyal minister for a time and accomplished a great feat (although he fell into Wang Yun and Diao Chan's conspiracy). That is to kill Dong Zhuo, the thief who has caused great harm to the country. Let's imagine that without Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo might still be playing tricks on the government for many years. Although Wang Yun set up the chain plan, Lu Bu and Diao Chan also made great contributions to this plan.

Lü Bu died a very unjust death. He could have lived a long life. But it was all the big-eared thief Liu Bei who caused the tragedy. Although I admired Liu Bei very much, I was still aggrieved by Lu Bu's death in this matter. It can also be said that Lu Bu was killed by Liu Bei. However, Lu Bu's death gave Cao Cao a big advantage: not only did he have a worry, he also gained a general-Zhang Liao.

As a brief comment, although Lu Bu had many bad habits in his life, when it came to serial schemes, he could be regarded as a hero who was not a hero.