Chapter 2: Zhang Yide angrily whipped the postal supervisor, and uncle He Guo planned to kill the eunuchs
Liu Bei served as an Anxi county captain for his meritorious service in the crusade against the Yellow Turbans. Less than four months after taking office, a supervisor came to the county. He was arrogant towards Liu Bei and wanted to ask for bribes. He ordered the county officials to falsely accuse Liu Bei of harming the people. Liu Bei and other elders wanted to see the governor several times, but they were stopped by the gatekeepers. Zhang Fei passed by the post on horseback after drinking. He was so angry that he pulled the governor out and tied him to a horse post and whipped him. Liu Bei later dissuaded him. Liu, Guan, and Zhang released the governor and abandoned their posts to find another way out. Extended information
"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" describes the historical events of nearly a hundred years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty. It mainly describes wars and tells the story of the war between the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the conflicts between Wei, Shu, and Wu. The political and military struggle between the three kingdoms ended with Sima Yan unifying the three kingdoms and establishing the Jin Dynasty.
It reflects the transformation of various social struggles and contradictions in the Three Kingdoms era, summarizes the great historical changes of this era, and creates a group of all-powerful heroes of the Three Kingdoms.
The whole book can be roughly divided into five parts: the Yellow Turban Uprising, Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, the Competition of Heroes, the Three Kingdoms, and the Return of the Three Kingdoms to Jin. On the vast historical stage, majestic war scenes were staged. The author Luo Guanzhong integrates the Thirty-Six Strategies of War between the lines, with both plot and military strategies.
The artistic achievements of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are more important in its military and political description and character creation. Novels are best at describing wars and can write out the characteristics of each war. Pay attention to describing the use of different strategies and tactics under specific conditions, and guide the display of subjective initiative in combat, instead of spending the main text on pure strength and martial arts competition.
For example, the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Chibi, the Battle of Yiling, etc. The writing method of each war also changes with the characteristics of the war. While writing about the war, other activities are also written as a prelude to the war. The aftermath, or the auxiliary means of war, makes the intense and thrilling war appear to be tense and relaxed, slow and fast.
For example, before the Battle of Chibi, it describes the cooperation between the Sun and Liu families, the conflicts between Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, Cao Cao's temptation, the preparations of the Sun and Liu coalition forces to lure the enemy in, etc., in terms of character creation. , the novel pays special attention to placing the characters in the sharp contradictions of real struggle, and expresses their thoughts and characters through their words, deeds or surrounding environment.
For example, Cao Cao is treacherous, and every move seems to be hiding a conspiracy; Zhang Fei is outspoken, but also naive and reckless; Zhuge Liang is clever and clever, and he can always handle the situation easily and calmly.
The famous Guan Yu "warmed wine and killed Hua Xiong", "passed five passes and killed six generals", Zhang Fei "shocked the Changban Bridge", Zhao Yun "rided alone to save the young master", Zhuge Liang "captured Meng seven times" "Capital", "The Empty City Strategy to Scare Sima Yi Off" are even more widely circulated chapters.
Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Romance of the Three Kingdoms