Indeed, objectively speaking, the Three Kingdoms, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms are all chaotic worlds, but there is still a difference between a chaotic world and a chaotic world. The Three Kingdoms are naturally all familiar to us, but what about the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms?
The Southern and Northern Dynasties lasted for more than a year from the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, during which there were more than a dozen large and small countries. The time of the five dynasties and ten kingdoms is less than a hundred years, but there are also more than a dozen countries. This began with the fall of the Tang Dynasty and continued to the Northern Song Dynasty established by Zhao Kuangyin, during which there were also many tyrants, but the chaos continued.
Let's put it this way first, there are actually two reasons why the Three Kingdoms period is famous.
First of all, this is related to the novel of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is also related to film and television dramas.
After the Three Kingdoms, folk began to circulate various stories and legends of the Three Kingdoms, the key is the masterpiece "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which is one of the four famous works in ancient China. In contrast, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is more easily accepted by the common people than the general history. And there are too many film and television dramas in the Three Kingdoms, and the Three Kingdoms alone have been remade several times. Not to mention the forms of drama, book commentary, etc., it can be said that it is diverse, and the Three Kingdoms are also quite famous in foreign countries, such as the Three Kingdoms Game in Japan.
Secondly, the historical events and personal events of the Three Kingdoms period are in line with the positive values that have been handed down.
The Three Kingdoms are a period of division, and they are also chaotic enough, and you are the master of the world. But the Three Kingdoms has always been an era of "morality", and such positive energy is very powerful.
For example, Guan Yu's culture of loyalty and courage, Liu Bei's culture of benevolence, Zhuge Liang's bowing to death and then dying, and Zhao Yun Changsakapo's seven in and seven out searches for Adou can all reflect the concept of loyalty and filial piety. The words and deeds of the characters of this period are in line with the values of traditional consciousness.
For example, Cao Cao, although we always say that he is bad, he can also blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but after all, he did not seize the throne. The reason why we are not ashamed of Sima Yi's family is because he has a heart to seize the throne.
If we look at it from these two perspectives, then we may wish to look at the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
It is also necessary to say that the stories and characters of the Three Kingdoms have been circulated for many years, and the forms are also diverse, and their circulation and influence are self-evident. In contrast, the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms are much inferior. Who said that these two chaotic worlds also have the emergence of film and television dramas, but the time is too late, and the influence is naturally not as good as that of the Three Kingdoms.
As for the second point, it is even less comparable.
The Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms are very similar. Today you are the emperor, tomorrow I am the emperor, and such things are almost often played out. It can be said that there are dark and violent means such as usurpation of the throne everywhere, coupled with five nonsense, and excessive killing. Even more exaggerated is that there are even sons who kill their fathers to seize the throne, which are events that violate traditional concepts and will not be respected.
And there is also a point to note, the Three Kingdoms is chaotic enough, but the chaos is very clear, basically a lot of things can be understood according to the passage of time. However, the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were even more chaotic, and in the same period there were both annexations and internal turmoil, and the change of dynasties was too frequent and turbulent.
Therefore, it is difficult to really understand this history, and it is not easy to sort out. Because for the chaotic world, we are better to take the country as the main body and understand the context of time. But the dynasty changed so quickly that it was overthrown before it was clearly understood.
There are too many countries, and among them there are minority regimes, all kinds of strange names. All kinds of languages, cultures, and religions have appeared in this chaotic world, and ordinary people look at their heads, where is the mood to understand? So don't talk about the Three Kingdoms, I'm afraid that many people prefer a unified dynasty.