In thousands of years of ancient history, many household names were born, and their deeds were widely spread in the folk and are still remembered today. In fact, many of these ancient historical celebrities are fictional in novels, and there are no such people in history. For example, the 3 people who do not exist in history mentioned below, each of which is a household name, are actually all fictional.
Number one: Mulan
Hua Mulan is a well-known hero, her story of serving in the army on behalf of her father is very touching, and she was posthumously awarded the title of "General of Filial Piety" by the emperor during the Tang Dynasty. Many people may mistakenly think that Mulan is a real historical figure, but in fact there is no one in history, she is a fictional character in ancient literature.
The story of Mulan's father's military service can be widely circulated, mainly thanks to a folk song from the Southern and Northern Dynasties. This folk song everyone should have learned when they read, called "Mulan Ci", is a long narrative poem of the Northern Dynasty, telling the story of a girl named Mulan, dressed as a man, serving in the army for her father, establishing meritorious service on the battlefield, and not wanting to be an official after returning to the dynasty, only seeking to return home to reunite.
"Mulan Ci" not only shaped the famous heroine Mulan, but also had a very high status in literature, and was collectively known as "Lefu Shuangbi" with "Peacock Southeast Flying". After the adaptation of many operas, film and television works in later generations, Mulan's image has become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become a well-known heroine in the folk. Although she is a fictional character in literary works, her brave and kind qualities and enthusiasm for defending her family and defending the country are still very worthy of respect, which is the main reason why "Mulan Ci" can endure.
Second place: Mu Guiying
The Ming and Qing dynasties were the peak of classical novels, and in this period of ancient Chinese popular literature, many classic characters were shaped, such as the 108 good men in "Water Margin", which are classic group portraits in literary history. Mu Guiying was able to become a well-known heroine, but also thanks to the popularity of classical popular novels, she is a fictional character in the Ming Dynasty Xiong Damu's novel "The Biography of the Yang Family", and there is no one in history.
Along with Mu Guiying's famous stories of the Yang family's female generals, these stories can be said to be well-known and have been adapted into operas, film and television works widely circulated by later generations. Mu Guiying and the Yang family will fight on the battlefield together and make many achievements in battle. After the fall of the Yang family, She Taijun took command at the age of 100 and led twelve widows to expedition to Western Xia, And Mu Guiying hung up the pioneer seal in middle age, went deep into the dangerous situation, fought hard against the generals, won a great victory, and then took command of Pingnan, which is a typical heroic image in Chinese popular literature.
Mu Guiying, Hua Mulan, Fan Lihua and Liang Hongyu are known as the "Four Heroes of ancient times", and their stories can be widely circulated because they all have noble qualities that ordinary people do not have, bravery, kindness, loyalty and patriotism. It is precisely because of these noble qualities that their stories have endured and become well-known and famous people.
Third place: Sable cicadas
The mink cicada is one of the "four beauties" in ancient times, her story can be said to be a household name, And the story of Lü Bu playing the mink cicada and Guan Gongyue's sable cicada are widely circulated. In the ancient "four beauties", Yang Yuhuan, Wang Zhaojun, and Xi Shi really had their own people, while the mink cicada was fictional in ancient literary works, there was no mink cicada in history, and her story was also fictionalized in literary works.
The mink cicada is a character in the classical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms and its spin-offs, and was the adopted daughter of Situ Wang Yun at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In order to save the Han Dynasty and get rid of the traitor Dong Zhuo, she accepted the request of her adoptive father Wang Yun and staged a series of songs and tears, circling between Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo, successfully separating the relationship between the two, and finally borrowing Lü Bu's hand to get rid of Dong Zhuo. Later, Sable Cicada became Lü Bu's concubine, and after Lü Bu was defeated by Dong Zhuobu to defeat Li Dai, he came to Xuzhou with Lü Bu. After the defeat at the Battle of Xia Pi, Lü Bu died at the hands of Cao Cao, and Sable Cicada was moved by Cao Cao to Xuchang along with Lü Bu's family and has since disappeared.