As one of the four famous works, the literary value and artistic value of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" have always been loved and recognized by readers. Especially in the portrayal of characters, the author Luo Guanzhong can be said to have worked hard. When it comes to Cao Cao, the world will think of "adulterous males". In the same way, Liu Bei is "Ren", Guan Yu is "Righteousness", Zhuge Liang is "Zhi", and Zhang Fei is "Mang". The successful shaping of this series of character images has also allowed the story of the Three Kingdoms to be passed down to this day and has entered thousands of households. However, Luo Guanzhong was still influenced by the limitations of the times and regarded "loyalty to the king and patriotism" as the mainstream idea, which led to the derogation of many non-Shu figures in addition to the orthodox Shu state. There are even many people who have been deliberately smeared, which is extremely unfair to them.
Top5: Cao Zhen - "Wine Bag Rice Bag"
Cao Zhen, as Cao Cao's righteous son, ate and lived with Cao Pi and others from an early age, and was carefully cultivated by Cao Cao. When he became an adult, Cao Cao saw that Cao Zhen was brave and fierce, so he placed him in the most elite tiger and leopard riding. Less than a year after his establishment, Cao Zhen walked to the front of the stage step by step with countless military feats. However, Cao Zhen in the rendition is a "wine bag rice bag" who rises to power by nepotism. In order to highlight Zhuge Liang's clever calculations, Cao Zhen had all kinds of stupid moves, which made people laugh.
But in fact, Cao Zhen's military talent was extremely excellent, even among the talented Cao Wei military generals, he was also first-class. After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, Cao Zhen was promoted to the rank of general, and repeatedly went south to fight against Eastern Wu, and defeated the Eastern Wu generals several times. Zhuge Liangxing's Northern Expedition was also Cao Zhen's first to come to the front. He first sent Zhang Gao to capture the street pavilion, and then sent Hao Zhao to focus on defending Chen Cang, which made Zhuge Liang return in vain and the emperor retreated.
Top4: Zhang Zhao – "Capitulationism"
Speaking of Zhang Zhao, many readers subconsciously feel that he is a "capitulationist", a weak and incompetent mediocre minister. In the main history, Zhang Zhao did advise Sun Quan to surrender before the Battle of Chibi, but that was all. Considering the situation at that time, Zhang Zhao's move was firstly for the sake of the people, he was worried that Cao Cao would be angry and angry, and would bring the slaughter of Xuzhou to Jiangdong; second, for the sake of the family, he was only the spokesman of the Jiangdong Shi clan in front of Sun Quan.
But in any case, Zhang Zhao's contribution to the Jiangdong Group deserves the title of the head of his civil servants. Sun Ce fought in Jiangshan, relying only on a group of warriors, if there is no Zhang Zhao from it, it is difficult for the Sun clan to obtain the support of the Jiangdong Shi clan, and how to govern Jiangdong? In addition, Zhang Zhao also helped the Sun brothers to build the political system in Jiangdong, and many ministers had to be selected by Zhang Zhao. It is no wonder that before Sun Ce died, he only appointed one Zhang Zhao as an auxiliary chancellor.
Top3: Yuan Shao - "Zhi Da Cai Shu"
Yuan Shao, the largest prince in the north at the end of the Han Dynasty, has always been a very contradictory person. To say that he is incompetent, but he can use his family's resources in a short period of time to successfully take down the land of The four prefectures of Qing, You, and Hebei, and even Gongsun Zhan, who is on the border of Wei zhen, was defeated in his hands; to say that Yuan Shao was talentless, he was good at winning people's hearts, and the civilian and military generals under his command were also loyal; to say that he had no virtue, but Yuan Shao was sometimes very generous, treated his subordinates very well, and was deeply loved by the people of Hebei.
It can be seen from this that Yuan Shao is not a stupid person who is useless. However, in the rendition, Yuan Shao is completely a mediocre lord with great ambition and short-sighted vision, which is far from the image of Yuan Shao. In this way, cao cao could defeat Yuan Shao, but it was also a matter of course. From another point of view, Yuan Shao in the main history is quite talented, but he still loses in the hands of Cao Cao, so how amazing should the latter's means and strategies be?
Top2: Zhou Yu - "Small Amount of Qi"
Among the many characters, Zhou Yu is undoubtedly the most "aggrieved" one. Until now, many readers have talked about Zhou Yu and are still laughing at his narrow-mindedness. It can be seen that Zhou Yu's strength and talent have shown negative growth in the interpretation. According to the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms? The biography of Zhou Yu records that Zhou Yu not only looks different from ordinary people, but is a beautiful man, and his Wenzhi martial arts are the best in the world.
In fact, the Battle of Chibi did not involve Zhuge Liang. In the course of this battle, Zhou Yu discovered Cao Cao's weak points, and together with Huang Gai, set fire to Cao's army in Wulin. Regarding the style of this battle, the later Su Shi also wrote a lyric to praise Zhou Yu: "Majestic and heroic hair, lupine scarf, talking and laughing, the tree ashes and smoke." Not only that, the views of successive dynasties on Zhou Yu are also highly praised, and the world knows Zhou Lang and the people love him.
top1: Lu Su - "Unremarkable"
There were four major governors in Jiangdong, except for the unfortunate Lu Su, Zhou Yu, Lü Meng, and Lu Xun were all listed among the famous generals of the ancients by posterity. The reason for this is that Lu Su has no amazing record and no outstanding skills, which has led many readers to think that he is a "bastard". However, in the author's opinion, the mediocre Lu Su is the most neglected one.
Lu Su was from the Hao clan, and when the war was raging, Lu Su rose up and got to know Zhou Yu. First, Lu Su was a man of great spirits and generously sent grain to Zhou Yu; second, Zhou Yu was both literate and martial, and his intelligence was outstanding, which made Zhou Yu admire. Therefore, Lu Su successfully entered Sun Quan's vision. Lu Su's strategy of "dividing the world into two parts" takes Jingzhou as the starting point and points out a clear path for the development of Jiangdong. But with this, it was enough to make him juxtaposed with Zhuge Liang and Xun Yu, and he could be called a first-class strategist in the world. When Cao Cao was in power, Lu Su had a long-term vision, personally paid homage to Liu Bei, and promoted an alliance with Zhuge Liang to Sun Liu, which led to the three-legged pattern after that.
Reference Books: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Romance of the Three Kingdoms