Romance of the Three Kingdoms tells the story of the warlord melee and the political and military struggle between Wei, Shu and Wu in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Finally, Sima Yan unified the Three Kingdoms and established the Jin Dynasty.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, mountains and rivers were in turmoil, and Liu Han declined. Ten regular attendants turned black and white, which brought disaster to the outline; Outside, the Zhang brothers shouted the slogan "Heaven will die, and the yellow sky will stand", which set off a massive peasant uprising. At that time, there were wars everywhere, and Liu Chaoting was like a building that was about to collapse.

As the saying goes, there are heroes in troubled times, including Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang. The curtain of the magnificent Three Kingdoms era slowly opened.

Theme of the work

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms vividly interprets the basic spirit of China traditional culture, namely, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faithfulness and courage, which are the core factors in the value system of China traditional culture.

Liu Bei is the representative of benevolence, Guan Yu is the representative of righteousness, Zhang Fei is the representative of courage, Zhuge Liang is the representative of wisdom, Zhao Yun is the representative of loyalty and so on. Liu Bei is the central figure in the novel and the embodiment of "benevolence" in China's cultural spirit. When Liu Bei was introduced for the first time in the novel, he said, "This man was born seven feet and five inches, with his ears hanging over his shoulders, his face like a crown jade, and his lips painted with cinnabar."

Later, the overall image of Liu Bei was formed by "yellow mane dismounting and double swords holding" The work not only depicts Liu Bei's ambitious, respectful and capable personality through a large number of specific stories and character evaluations, but also renders Liu Bei's generous and kind personality.

The author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms portrayed Liu Bei as a typical example of benevolence, which is the foundation of Liu Bei's character, and Liu Bei is the embodiment and personification of benevolence in China's traditional culture.