Lv Haifeng
In other words, in the world, no matter what historical period, only the masses of the people are the important driving force for promoting the progress of history. However, the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms does everything possible to praise the rulers, and through the character of Liu Bei, repeatedly expresses the importance of feudal monarchs to history. So, what kind of gap does the book of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms actually exist with China's history? Let's go and investigate together.
First of all, the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms exaggerates Liu Bei as an ideal ruler, and even becomes a representative of the implementation of the royal way and benevolent government, while the essence of his feudal ruling class is overshadowed by a large number of false reputations. In particular, the "Yellow Turban Rebellion", which was originally a just act of the peasant army against the feudal court, was described by the author as a bandit and a robber in the book, and did not get the support of the common people.
On the contrary, when the author describes Liu Bei defeating Cao Jun and Banshi returning to Xinye, the people of the whole city looked up to the dust, as if only Liu Bei was the supporter of the people at that time. Moreover, in order to highlight that Liu Bei was deeply loved by the common people, he even added a lot of hypocritical plots, including when Liu Bei's soldiers defeated Xuzhou, the common people actually killed their own pigs and sheep to greet them. Therefore, even Mr. Lu Xun once pointed out in the "Historical Outline of Chinese Novels" that "I want to show Liu Bei's length and thickness and seem to be false."
It is also because of the author's own feudal stance that the Romance of the Three Kingdoms also wrote Liu Bei's opponent Cao Cao as "great treachery and great hypocrisy". In fact, the historical Cao Cao was also an outstanding politician and military figure, poet. He pursued the idea of the Dharma, and during the chaotic Three Kingdoms period at that time, he once vigorously promoted the course of history.
Of course, Cao Cao, as the executioner who suppressed the peasant rebellion, was indeed a sworn enemy of the common people. In particular, Cao Cao's philosophy of life: "I would rather bear the people of the world than the people of the world bear me." It is also a concentrated summary of the naked philosophy of the exploiting class. It can be said that cao cao concentrated the inferiority of all the feudal ruling classes.
However, whether it is Liu Bei or Cao Cao, in front of them, the common people only have a share of prostration, and even, they have been distorted into "gangsters", but what about Cao Cao and Liu Bei? Whether it is a Han thief or an imperial uncle, they are described as the people who made history. From an early age, I have great ambitions and am different. Even, they are natural "supermen".
At the same time, the large number of "heroic" historical views that are filled with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms are closely integrated with the theocratic thought, and in the eyes of the authors of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the reason why these "supermen" can come to the human world to feudalize people is because they have received the will of Heaven. That is, "ordained by heaven." Both Cao Cao and Liu Bei were "destined to return", so they became a huge rope that bound the thinking of the people at that time.
In short, the book romance of the Three Kingdoms is only very close to history, but it is definitely not a true reproduction of history, and there is still a certain gap with history. (Lv Haifeng)