Those who have seen the >> of the << Romance of the Three Kingdoms must remember that after Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou, Sun Quan sent Lu Su to repay Jingzhou unsuccessfully, and Zhou Yu took advantage of Liu Beigan's new death to offer a plan to Sun Quan: he wanted to deceive Liu Bei to Eastern Wu in the name of marrying relatives in exchange for Jingzhou. Unexpectedly, this beauty plan was recognized by Zhuge Liang, and under Zhuge Liang's careful planning, a light comedy around the recruitment of relatives was officially launched. In this play, there is a accompanying role: Wu Guotai, who has become the key figure in promoting the marriage of Sun Liu. Just by relying on her few words, Liu Bei was able to hug the beauty back. Although this move made Eastern Wu lose his wife and fold his troops, from the overall situation at that time, it was a correct decision, prompting the formal formation of Sun Liu's alliance, and Cao Cao learned of this news and was surprised to be "flustered and threw his hands and feet to the ground".
So, who is Wu Guotai? In the seventh episode of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is said: "Sun Jian has four sons, all of whom are born to Lady Wu... • The sister of Lady Wu, that is, Sun Jian's second wife, also gave birth to a son and a daughter: the son's name is Lang, the word is good morning, and the female name is Ren." "This second wife is Wu Guotai." In the thirty-eighth time, the author also made a supplementary explanation, when Sun Quan's mother, Lady Wu, was dying, she specially instructed Sun Quan to say: "My sister and I marry ru father, then Ru's mother is also ru; after my death, my sister will do as I do." Fifty-fourth time, Wu Guotai also said to Sun Quan, "You have treated me like nothing!" When my sister is in danger, what will she pay you!" "It's really clear and clear, no problem. I didn't want this to make a joke later: Mr. Bai Ding of Hong Kong mixed these two different Wu ladies into one in his "Three Kingdoms Fun Talk", and the introduction of Wu Guotai in the article "Zhizha Wu Guotai" is: "(Wu Guotai in the novel) is the wife of Sun Jian, one of the famous warlords who divided the side at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the biological mother of Sun Quan, the leader of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period, before and after the death of Sun Ce, she came forward to stabilize the overall situation; Liu Bei, the son-in-law of Ganlu Temple, promoted Sun Liu's alliance Before the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan was reminded to recall Zhou Yu's decision." Obviously, the two different characters who appeared in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were regarded as one by Mr. Bai.
However, when you go through Chen Shou's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and other related materials, you will be surprised: it turns out that the existence of this Wu Guotai cannot be found at all. The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms and the Biography of Concubines records: "Sun broke the prisoner Of Wu, and Wu Sovereign's mother was also. Ben Wuren, qian tang, lost his parents early, and lived with his brother Jingju. Sun Jian heard of his talent and wanted to marry him. So he was promised to marry and give birth to four boys and a woman." Two problems can be found from this: the historical Lady Wu does not have the sister of Wu Guotai mentioned in the novel, this sister is purely imaginary, that is, Lady Wu and Wu Guotai in the novel should be one person; Lady Sun who Liu Bei marries is not Sun Quan's half-sister in the novel, but Sun Quan's sister.
For this period of history, Luo Guanzhong should say that it is very clear, otherwise he would not have made the three special explanations mentioned earlier in the novel. Such an arrangement, it should be said that it was deliberate, was a split between Luo Guanzhong and its motives could not be examined. However, Luo Guanzhong made a small mistake in his handling: he took the real male in history, Sun Ren, as Lady Sun and married Liu Bei.
The problem is sorted out, now let's talk about the real Wu Guotai in history. Speaking of this Wu Guotai, she was a very insightful woman in the early Three Kingdoms period, and she can be called a hero. According to the << Huiji Canon record>> Zhongcheng: Once, Sun Ce was furious because the opinions of his subordinate Cao Weiteng did not match his own, and "he will be killed", at that time, none of his men dared to intercede for Wei Teng, "nothing can be done". At this time, Wu Guotai, "Nai Yi Dajing", said: "You have just pacified Jiangnan, and the people's hearts are still unstable, you should pay homage to corporal Xian and give up your meritorious deeds." Wei Gongcao is quite famous in the Jiangnan area, and if you kill him today, there will be a rebellion in a few days. I can't bear to see that day, and now I'm going to die in a well. This remark made Sun Ce stunned, "Sui Shi Teng." After Sun Ce's death, the eighteen-year-old Sun Quan took power. In order to help Sun Quan govern the country, Wu Guotai "helped to govern the military state, which was very beneficial." Once, Cao Cao asked Sun Quan to send his son as a hostage, but Sun Quan had to "make a decision before yu Yimu", because of the different opinions of his subordinates. Zhou Yu believed that as soon as a hostage was sent, it was necessary to be willing to obey Cao Cao's command, and the advantages of doing so were only to be crowned marquises, and could not dominate the world, and he suggested that Sun Quan see the situation clearly and then say. This opinion coincided with Wu Guotai's idea, so Wu Guotai praised Zhou Yu and asked Sun Quan to treat Zhou Yu like his brother. Here is an incidental mention: the so-called "Ganlu Temple Wu Guo Tai Zhao Kin" is also a fiction. Because Wu Guotai had already died of illness seven years before Liu Bei married.