Famous generals who have been smeared in history include Cao Cao, Zhou Yu, Li Hongzhang, etc. of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The first one is Cao Cao. Anyone who has read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" knows that Cao Cao is a treacherous official who did many bad things. But in history, Cao Cao is a very powerful figure. He is both civil and military, and leads many people. Soldiers can do anything in war. Cao Cao conquered all directions in the name of the Emperor of Han, surrendered the Xianbei, Southern Xiongnu, etc., and unified northern China. Internally, they also eliminated the separatist forces such as Lu Bu, Ma Chao, and Er Yuan. At the same time, Cao Cao also broke the rule that only aristocratic children could be officials, and provided a channel for children from poor families to rise. Such people should not be so miserable.
The second one is Zhou Yu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who was deliberately suppressed by the author of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" because the author wanted to use Zhou Yu to support the orthodoxy of Shu Han. The Battle of Chibi has nothing to do with Zhuge Liang in real history. Jiang Qian was not deceived into stealing books or anything like that. Instead, Zhou Yu personally led the troops to defeat the most famous battle of defeating more with less and the most famous fire attack. Zhou Yu was very talented in military affairs. A general. He is not the hypocritical, insidious, and narrow-minded person described in the book.
The third place is Li Hongzhang in the late Qing Dynasty. He took too many blames. Now when Li Hongzhang is mentioned, the words traitor and traitor will definitely be followed. But if we think about it carefully, we will know that Li Hongzhang, as a great leader, The diplomatic representative of the Qing Dynasty signed many treaties that were humiliating and humiliating the country, but who asked him to sign? Asking him to sign is the real traitor. The Western powers called Li Hongzhang "the only person in the Qing Empire who was capable of competing with the world's powers." If Li Hongzhang had not been around to deal with the powers, he would have been destroyed by the Western powers early in the morning.