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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.
On the one hand, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms reflects the relatively real history of the Three Kingdoms and caters to the readers' demand for 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.
The story traces back to the sworn relationship between Liu, Guan and Zhang Taoyuan during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and describes the major historical events that took place in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, as well as many all-powerful heroes.
Through real and touching stories, the author exposed the darkness and decay within the feudal ruling class and accused the rulers of tyranny and ugliness. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, warlords scuffled with each other, and the so-called "18th Route" warlord allied forces conquered Dong Zhuo and engaged in intrigue under the banner of "helping the royal family to save the country", all in order to dominate the country.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms takes Liu Bei, a clan relative who declined in the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao, a clan leader, as the two main lines. The story in the middle and late period takes Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, as the main line, the struggle with Sima Yi, an important official of Wei State, as the main line, and the three countries return to Jin as the ending.
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Baidu encyclopedia-romance of the three kingdoms