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The main contents of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Main content: At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial power declined, and heroes rose up to separate the city and compete in the world.

At first, Dong Zhuo sent his army from Xiliang to take control of the Central Plains. With the powerful Xiliang army, he held the emperor hostage and commanded the princes.

Later, the eighteen princes united to attack Dong Zhuo, but they dispersed due to many factors such as unfavorable war and internal conflicts.

Later, Situ Wang Yun used the beauty Diao Chan to drive a wedge between Dong Zhuo and his general Lu Bu, and Dong Zhuo died.

Later, Cao Cao refined his troops and streamlined his administration, opened up new territories and expanded his territory, gradually embracing the land north of the Yangtze River.

Liu Bei traveled around and sought refuge with Cao Cao, Tao Qian, Yuan Shao, and Liu Biao successively. He did not achieve much, but his reputation for benevolence, righteousness, and virtue was well known all over the world.

Later, he got Zhuge Liang from Fulong as a counselor in Nanyang, and gradually occupied Jing and Yi states, and also conquered Ba and Shu.

In this way, with Cao Cao and Sun Quan, the Three Kingdoms became a tripartite force.

This lasted for more than 20 years. With the passing of the older generation, the Wei Kingdom was controlled by Sima Yi's family. Later, they defeated Wu and Shu one after another, and the three kingdoms returned to Jin.

The book "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" describes wars, large and small, with grand ideas and diverse techniques, allowing us to understand a lot about ancient culture.

Among them, the descriptions of battles such as the Battle of Guandu and the Battle of Chibi are full of ups and downs, making the reading thrilling, soul-stirring, and touching.

Extended information "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is one of the four classic Chinese classics. It is China's first chapter-length historical romance novel. Its full name is "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (also known as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"). The author was a poet at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

The famous novelist Luo Guanzhong.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" uses simple classical Chinese, which is bright and smooth, and is both elegant and popular. The writing style is rich in changes, contrasting, redundant, twists and turns, and swaying.

It also uses a magnificent structure to completely and tightly organize the complicated events and numerous characters over the past century or so. The narrative is methodical, echoes back and forth, is related to each other, closely linked, and advances layer by layer.