Sadness is also "beauty"--Reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

After reading "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it is inevitable that there will be such a question: Since Liu Bei's Shu Kingdom is unparalleled in terms of morality, wisdom, quality, and bravery, why is the ending so tragic?

From the works we can see that Liu Bei, the leader of the Shu Kingdom, is the embodiment of Renyi and is the epitome of Confucian "benevolence" thought. The section "Liu Xuande with the People Crossing the River" concentrated on his benevolent thoughts, so he got the extreme love of the general public. In order to warmly entertain Liu Bei, the hunter Liu An took Liu Bei and killed his wife to make dishes. It can be said that Liu Bei is a character in the novel. Other people are not like this. Zhou Yu can tell the truth of the battle of the Red Cliff of the 800,000-strong army of Cao Cao, but all his plans are in the expectation of Zhuge Liang, and he can only confess to others in the sigh of "Hesheng Yu He Liang Liang". An "empty city plan" can repel Sima Yi's army of 150,000, which is "smart". The loyalty of Guan Yu, who is also known as "Yuan Yu Yun Tian", is even more portrayed as a three-pointer. He does not drop Cao, Bing Dan Da Dan, walks a thousand miles, crosses the five customs, the ancient city, Cai Ming, and later in Huarong. Interpretation Cao Cao. He is loyal to the Lord, and descends for the two shackles, but once he learns the message of the Lord, he will go to vote thousands of miles. I think that he is not only loyal, but also a rare loyalty. "Zhang Yi De clamored for the Long Banqiao", it can be seen that Zhang Fei is "courageous."

However, it was such a country that was defeated. This cruel reality made me feel shocked, and I was deeply sympathized and could not help but think about the reasons for its failure.

The failure of Laos has its own reasons. The most prominent point is that in the political and moral balance, leaders such as Liu Bei always put "righteousness" in the first place and "politics" in the secondary position. This is undoubtedly a fatal weakness for a leader with political pursuits as the ultimate goal. "Hua Rong Dao's interpretation of Cao Cao" released Cao Cao, indicating that Guan Yu clearly put "righteousness" in the first place and the "political" interests in the secondary position. Although this shows his "righteousness", he put Cao Cao! Northern command! When Liu Bei heard that Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were killed, they disregarded the persuasion of the people and led the army to conquer the Soochow. Once again, the "political" interests were placed behind the brothers' "loyalty." I think this is the direct cause of the demise of Liu Bei. Therefore, in exchange for political success, it is necessary to sacrifice moral "righteousness" when necessary. There are countless examples in history, and the home of the emperor is not a storm. For example, after Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Yu, took the throne, he worried that Cao Zhi would be a squatter and asked Cao Zhi to make a seven-step poem. In the end, Cao Zhi gave poetry. Cao Yu also recited his hand and foot. He did not kill Cao Zhi, but he also placed him under house arrest. Emperor Yang Guang was good at concealing it. He won the favor of his parents and successfully destroyed the prince Yang Yong. In the end, he killed his father and Yang Yong was also killed by him. Prince Li’s cost came to avoid Li Shimin’s merits and talents. He wanted to get rid of him. Li Shimin also understood that he could not ensure his own safety without killing Li Jiancheng. He then launched the Xuanwumen change, killing the Prince Li Jiancheng and Qi Wang Li Yuanji, forcing the father to give way.

Another reason is that from the perspective of writing, the author describes Liu Beiyu as such a beautiful one, and at the same time puts him in a state of failure. In this way, readers will be deeply cherished, subjected to strong tragic beauty, and taste the charm of tragic beauty, which will bring intoxication to people and leave a space for people to think about.

Therefore, although the ending of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms ended in the failure of Laos, in my opinion, "sadness" is also "beauty."

Fifth grade: Wang Yicheng