In Mr. Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhou Yu was narrow-minded, proud and strong, and intolerable, and deduced one after another such well-known and wonderful stories as "Zhou Yu of the Three Qis", "Lost His Wife and Folded Soldiers", "Shengyu, He Shengliang", etc., so that those who have watched the TV drama version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms have greatly discounted Zhou Yu's image, and his personality is in stark contrast with Zhuge Liang's calm and far-sighted thinking.
In the film and television drama, Zhou Yu was finally killed by Zhuge Liang, and before he died, he sighed, both Shengyu and He Shengliang?
But is the historical Zhou Yu really as narrow-minded, jealous of the wise, and clever as described in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
The real Zhou Yu in history is actually very good. Handsome, emotional, complete in culture and martial arts, broad-minded, sincere to friends, kind to soldiers, loyal to the lord, considerate to women, almost perfect man, known as the first Confucian general at home and abroad. He was one of the main contributors to the military success and division of the Eastern Wu forces. He is praised as "the hero of the world, the beautiful husband of Jiang Zuo".
Zhou Yu (175–210), courtesy name Gongjin, was a native of Shu County, Hefei, Anhui Province. He was the first strategist and outstanding military figure of Eastern Wu. He befriended Sun Ce when he was young, and at the age of 21 followed Sun Ce to the battlefield to pacify Jiangdong. Sun Ce was assassinated, Sun Quan succeeded him, and Zhou Yu sent his troops to the funeral, with the Zhonghu Army and Changshi Zhang Zhao in charge of everything. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Zhou Yu led an army to unite with Liu Bei and defeated the Cao army at the Battle of Chibi, thus laying the foundation for the "three divisions of the world".
关于周瑜有这样一个典故："周瑜在音律方面颇有造诣，哪怕是酒过三巡后，依旧能听出弹奏中的错误之处。 而且，每当有人弹错的时候，周瑜便会回头看去微微一笑。 According to legend, at that time, many women would deliberately play the wrong bullet to attract his attention in order to get Zhou Lang's review. It can be seen that Zhou Yu was a very famous "star figure" at that time.
Zhou Yu's military ability was excellent. After Sun Ce's death, Zhou Yu has been following Sun Quan's side to help him stand firm. When Cao Cao's army attacked, Zhou Yu advocated joining forces with Liu Bei, thus leaving a strong mark on the history books. Zhou Yu has a long-term vision, whether it is pattern analysis or talent selection, he can provide advice to Sun Quan. The most important point is that Zhou Yu was loyal to Sun Quan and did not change his original intention because of Sun Ce's death.
Zhou Yu's marriage was happy. Zhou Yu was a well-known talent, and his wife Xiao Qiao was a famous beauty at that time, and the combination of the two could not be more perfect. Whether in terms of career or love, Zhou Yu's life experience is very smooth, so he absolutely cannot be a narrow-minded person. When facing talents, Zhou Yu treats people modestly and does not hesitate to ask for advice; when facing the enemy, Zhou Yu is brave, fearless, heroic and confident. In any way, he was a perfect man.
Unfortunately, in 210 AD, Zhou Yu led an army to attack Xichuan, and when he reached Baqiu (present-day Yueyang, Hunan), he suffered an arrow wound and died of illness at the age of 36.
Su Shi wrote in the word Nian Nu Jiao Chibi Huaigu, . The great river goes east, the waves are exhausted, and the characters of the ages are flowing. To the west of the old fortress, humanity is, three kingdoms Zhou Lang Chibi. ...... The country is picturesque, and there are many heroes at a time. In the year of Gongjin, Xiao Qiao was married for the first time and was majestic and heroic. Lupine scarf, between talk and laughter, the tree ashes disappear. ...... He lamented that Zhou Yu, the famous general of the Wu Kingdom, was young and promising, majestic, and talented, and expressed his admiration, admiration, and praise under the thousand autumns. From this poem, it is enough to see Su Shi's admiration for Zhou Yu. Similarly, there are Li Bai's "Chibi Song Farewell", Du Mu's (Chibi Song) and so on.
In the face of the misunderstanding of Zhou Yu by future generations, if Zhou Yu had known about the underground, it is estimated that he would look up to the sky and sigh, both Born Yu and He Sheng's Three Kingdoms Speech.