Zhou Yu
In "Three Kingdoms", Chen Shou's evaluation of Zhou Yu is that he is far-sighted and loyal in politics; he is "bold and strategic" in military, both wise and courageous; in terms of personality cultivation , "the character is magnificent" and the taste is elegant. A perfect man indeed. A hero should be "a hero who is smart enough to show off, and a hero who is bolder than others" (Liu Shao's "Characters"), plus a high moral character. In addition to meeting the three points mentioned above, Zhou Yu’s perfection can be said from another perspective that he is a virtuous, talented, graceful and energetic person
Let’s talk about virtue first: he The virtuous recommendation can be compared to Uncle Bao; the sacrifice of integrity for the country can be compared to Lin Xiangru; the humility and loyalty to the emperor are unparalleled; the generals are sincerely convinced by his magnanimous character.
Second talk about talents: He made great contributions to the founding of Soochow in his weak crown conquest; Chibi turned the tide and made the first contribution; later he personally risked the stone to open up Jingzhou for Soochow. Not to mention his great achievements, just talk about the people at that time. Regarding his evaluation, his versatility in civil and military affairs has attracted much attention in the eyes of people at the time. "Excellent talent"; "talent of Wang Zuo"; "Beautiful talent at a young age"; "Elite of ten thousand people in civil and military skills", these are the evaluations of Zhou Yu's talent by people at that time, and those who said these words were all top-notch people at that time. figure. Zhou Yu's talent has been recognized for a long time and there is no need to make any more fuss about it.
As for his demeanor, Zhou Yu is a well-known Confucian general. His magnanimity is high and there is a popular saying that "the song is wrong for Zhou Lang's consideration". He is a graceful and outstanding figure compared to those rough warriors. Just saying "I remember Gong Jin's time" already makes people fascinated by his appearance. Finally, let’s talk about his vitality. Zhou Yu not only has virtue, talent, and demeanor, but he also has a unique kind of vitality, a heroic spirit of being enterprising, confident, and heroic. He is humble and courteous to his own people, but he shows contempt and fearless heroism towards enemies and challenges: when Liu Bei and Zhou Yu met before the battle of Chibi, when Liu Bei said that his troops were too few, Zhou Lang "is self-sufficient." The answer of "fuck you and seek death" is so powerful, and Liu Bei's delay is so despicable in comparison. Zhou Yu's strategies all reveal this preemptive, determined and courageous temperament. This is the most enviable "genius". But there is an essential difference between Zhou Yu's heroism and the arrogance of Guan Yu and others, because his self-confidence is based on reasonable analysis and planning. Compared with Guan Yu and others' senseless arrogance, they only get ruined. Because of this, Zhou Yu is successful. His temperament is similar to that of Sun Ce, but Sun Ce is frivolous and bloodthirsty, but Zhou Yu is calm and elegant. Just like some people say that his temperament is a combination of Sun Ce and Zhuge Liang. In Zhou Yu, he is just as strong and soft. Just the right combination. Such a man of both strength and softness has an impeccable character and admirable civil and military talents. In addition, God has given him a handsome appearance. He is both beautiful and graceful both inside and outside. If he cannot be called perfect, who can? Can you get on? There is no better way to describe Zhou Yu than in one sentence. He lives up to his name: Zhou Yu is just like his name, a piece of flawless jade.