Author: Zhou Xiaodong
The literary and artistic value of the four famous works ranks in order: "Dream of the Red Chamber", "Journey to the West", "Water Margin", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" I read the most times, for its original I am a word by word carefully read, such as the meaning of the word slightly confused, I searched or looked up the dictionary on the Internet, many paragraphs, plots and TV series, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" detailed comparison, repeated thinking, simply to the level of "nerves" intoxicated. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is very much like a flowing account, but the words are concise, containing many allusions, provenances and knowledge, and there are many detailed descriptions in the plots of the Battle of Chibi, the death of Guan Yu, the death of the White Emperor Chengtuogu, and the death of Kong Ming.
Xia Zhiqing's "Classical Chinese Novels" is an important reason for me to re-read the famous works this time, and there are still new gains from reading them. Xin abandons the disease: who is the most adversary of the heroes in the world? Cao Liu. Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou.
But the only one who can really be called a hero in the whole novel is Cao Cao.
Cao Cao is my favorite fiction character. Although the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is full of the tendency of "respecting Liu and suppressing Cao", gold is difficult to hide its light, and it is obvious that only Cao Cao is suitable for being a commander, and only Cao Cao can meet and gather the concepts and characteristics of heroes. Compared to others, Jane is really far behind.
First, incomparably tough psychological qualities.
Cao Cao's life was full of ups and downs and magnificent waves. He was born in a family of official eunuchs, and during the Rebellion of the Ten Constant Attendants, he repeatedly gave advice and advice to He Jin's side, but he was always scorned by He Jin.
But he remained steadfast in his beliefs and more slander. When Dong Zhuo came to power to deceive the emperor and chaos the law, and everyone was helpless, he stepped forward to assassinate Dong Zhuo, but was discovered, immediately responded to the situation, panicked and did not pretend to be calm and sacrificing the sword, and his good treatment psychology and ability were thus evident. After the incident, he fled back to his hometown, which was equivalent to starting from scratch, starting from scratch, planting righteous banners, issuing corrections, and stoicly righteously begging Dong Zhuo, so that many princes responded.
Cao Cao had many defeats in his life, and he had been put in danger several times. For example, in several battles against Lü Bu, Against Zhang Xiu, and Against Ma Chao, his life was hanging on the line, and he escaped from death and almost finished playing. Lü Bu's paintings all touched the helmet, and he was almost stabbed by Ma Chao's shot and "cut his beard and abandon his robe", and he saw that he was about to be destroyed, but he could always correct his mentality in time, never discouraged, and never made a desperate gesture and "led the neck to kill himself" (on the contrary, Liu Bei had it). Instead, it is to think calmly, change and adjust the corresponding strategic layout and tactical steps in a timely manner, and strive to find the place to defeat the enemy so as to turn the tables into victory. Can it be achieved without a good mental quality and wisdom mind?
Second, an incomparably broad mind.
Cao Cao never executed a single person for the negligence or mistakes of his generals. Instead, they are often forgiven and comforted by saying "not the fault of Ru" also. The killing of the literati Yang Xiu was actually because he was involved in the struggle for the throne. Cao Cao's pattern was so large that no one could match it.
Zhang Xiu was considered to be his tooth-cutting enemy, killing his eldest son, nephew, and fierce general Dianwei, the depth of his hatred could not be described as unworthy.
However, when Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao for the second time, Cao Cao was able to shake hands with him and say, "There were some minor mistakes in the past, let it pass", and later let his son marry Zhang Xiu's daughter and marry him.
If only the average person could do it?
At least Liu Bei and others absolutely can't do it. There was also Chen Lin under Yuan Shao who wrote the "Plea for Cao XunWen", scolding him a dog with a bloody head, but when he was captured, Cao Cao praised him for his good literary skills, not only pardoning his sins, but also recording him as a post. Of course, Among them, Cao Cao also had a growth process, when Tao Qian's men killed his father and family, he was furious and repeatedly beat Xuzhou. Its heart and mind are cultivated.
Third, extraordinary intellectual ability.
Cao Cao was both literate and martial, talented, and familiar with military books. He was even more proficient in poetry and song, leaving behind many famous works of poetry that have been recited to this day. Among them, "Short Song Line" produced the time of the Chibi Battle, when Cao Cao drank wine on the river, crossed the hammer to give poetry, blurted out, and chanted on the spot, and his talent and agility were not inferior to Cao Zhi's seven-step poem.
When teaching his generals to fight, they often uttered wonderful sentences and quoted from the sidelines. If you lose Huarong Dao and plead with Guan Yu, you will use the classic story example to open your mouth, and it will be difficult to do it without reading a lot of books. Therefore, he also taught his sons to be generous, and Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were also a generation of talents. Cao Cao cherished caicai, respected the literati, and also favored wufu. Cao Cao was good at applying what he had learned, was able and pragmatic, never stubborn, and finally won more with less and calmed the complex north.
What about Liu Bei? Although the novel has spent a lot of effort to sing praises. But in detail, Liu Bei has too many problems and shortcomings, and he is the one I dislike the most. Is Liu Bei True Benevolence or False Benevolence? I think it is a false benevolence, it is pretended, and at best it is a small benevolence.
Based on the following three points:
1. Before Lü Bu was executed, Liu Bei pretended to help him intercede. So much so that Lü Bu said, "He is the most unbeliever";
2. The truth was revealed after Liu Bei was drunk. For example, after drinking with Liu Biao once, he lost his words and then removed his disguise, saying "those who are doing things in the world are not worried";
3. Execution of elk. When Lu Fang returned to Liu Bei, Liu Bei did not think about his old feelings at all, did not think that he was the brother of his ex-wife, did not think that he was the uncle of his son Liu Chan, and did not care that Lu Fang himself sincerely repented of his mistakes, and resolutely and resolutely beheaded him. Not only is the heart of benevolence gone, but the pattern is too small.
Liu Bei did not possess handsome talents, and his mind was full of personal vendettas, and when Zhao Yun advised him not to cut down Wu, and pointed out: "The enemy of the Han thieves, gongye" and other words, Liu Bei could not listen to it at all, and even said that "Shuo cannot be a brother, although there are thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, it is not enough to be noble" With a narrow mind.
Liu Bei is not a good old man. Misshapen women, there is a famous "brothers like brothers and sisters, wives like clothes", so when Sun Shangxiang was earned back to Eastern Wu, he did not ask. After entering the river, he remarried and gave birth to two sons. You can't marry someone like Liu Bei. Liu Bei shed tears at every turn, took the Han dynasty relatives, and went around swindling and cheating, completely relying on the brotherhood of Zhuge Liang and Guan Zhang to achieve a third of the world.
Zhuge Liang is clearly exaggerated in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and it is no wonder that Lu Xun said that he was "as wise as a demon". Some of the details about him are made up at first glance.
Zhuge Liang's foolishness and small wisdom to let Guan Yu guard Jingzhou alone, and then to make him go north, was his biggest foolish mistake. He did not listen to Wei Yan's advice, and he sent troops out of the Meridian Valley to risk surprise soldiers, which also needed to be considered.
In addition, he killed Ma Chen and Chen Shi, which were all mistakes, and the Shu generals were already few.
Also, as a minister, Zhuge Liang must be personal in everything, everything is not big or small, and it is not what a handsome person should be, and others can't listen to it when they are persuaded.
Zhuge Liang only coveted and learned when he married his wife, preferring to marry Huang Yueying, a talented woman with a very ugly appearance. So it's hard to call a hero.
As for Sun Quan, he is more suitable for being a businessman. He built his father and brother's inheritance, distinguished himself from his appearance, and listened to the sound of the truth. He can analyze, be good at speaking, always in a complicated situation, drill when he sees a loophole, and fish for benefits.
As soon as the situation was unfavorable to him, he was immediately timid and afraid of things, changed his position, and even turned his knees on his knees and called him a tribute. Likes to bargain, so it is a typical businessman's face, such as business may become the richest man.
As for daring to fight in the Battle of Chibi, it was mainly because Zhou Yu repeatedly complained about the pros and cons and came to power. But he was stronger than Liu Bei.
Finally, let's talk about Lü Bu, as the first general of the Three Kingdoms, he has no political brains and no strategies. See the righteousness of the righteous, see the color and forget the body.
But he was a good husband. Respecting his wife and concubine, when Yuan Shu proposed to marry his children, he consulted the opinion of his daughter's mother, that is, his wife. Before dying, he still could not give up his wife and the sable cicada's attachment. In the end, I missed the point of not being able to go out all day and accompany them.
Therefore, through the above various analysis and explanations, it is not difficult to know that Cao Cao is a heroic figure of the Three Kingdoms who is most worthy of our study, study and reference. His cultivation, his behavior in the world, has many, many merits.
Whenever I sit alone in my free time, I always think of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", I think of Cao Cao, so I always sing that song in my ears in the middle of the night: The Yangtze River deliberately turns into tears, and the Yangtze River has a song...
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