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Chapter 125: Historical Jokes (1)

At noon on February 23, 1907, Chen Hao and others returned to the large manor on the outskirts of Yamaguchi Yoshi.

After lunch, Chen Hao and Xia Lili, Zheng Xuanyu, Qin Luolan, and Lin Juemin sat in the living room for chatting.

After listening to Zheng Tiehao's vivid story about the trip, Xia Lili and Qin Luolan laughed deeply. Qin Luolan said in a crisp voice: "Brother Chen, you are so resourceful. My little sister thinks you are as powerful as Zhuge Wuhou!"

Lin Juemin, Zheng Tiehao and others snorted coldly in their hearts almost at the same time. Zheng Tiehao shook his head and sighed: "Luolan, how can you compare Zhuge Liang with the principal? Zhuge Liang has a good ability to govern the country, but he can't conquer the world. In his entire life, he can't even unify China. How can such a person who has more than enough success and lacks exploration be compared with our principal!"

Lin Juemin continued: "The most misfortune of Zhuge Liang was that he did not know himself! He was not a general like Han Xin, but he liked to fight everywhere and do everything himself. He was not good at generals, nor was he good at risk. Even Wei Yan, who was talented as a good general, did not know how to use it well, but he wanted to conquer the world with his own abilities. As a result, the power of Shu Kingdom was exhausted in vain, and he was destroyed shortly after his death."

Qin Luolan compared Chen Hao to Zhuge Liang as powerful as a god, but was refuted by Lin Juemin and Zheng Tiehao, two old acquaintances. She couldn't help but feel ashamed and aggrieved. Her eyes were red and she lowered her head and dared not speak.

Seeing this, Zheng Xuanyu quickly rescued the situation and said, "Third Brother, Vice General Staff Lin, you guys are really good. Lan Mei just said that Brother Hao is as resourceful as Zhuge Liang, and did not mention anything else. What's wrong with it? Moreover, Zhuge Wuhou is indeed resourceful and very powerful!"

Lu Liwei stood aside, confused. He questioned: "Yes! You said that Zhuge Wuhou has more than enough defense and insufficient territory to open up. But, how could Zhuge Wuhou not be in danger? Borrowing arrows on straw boats and empty city schemes are typical examples of danger!"

Seeing everyone arguing over Qin Luolan's words of praise, Chen Hao was really amused and crying. However, Chen Hao couldn't help but sigh when he remembered the tragic experience of Cao Cao, the most talented and stunning in the Three Kingdoms era.

In real history, Cao Cao was talented, generous, and tolerant. He was not only an outstanding military strategist and politician, but also a great writer and poet.

In order to unify the whole country as soon as possible, Cao Cao spent extensive farming in the north, built water conservancy, and restored local agricultural production. Moreover, he used talents to break the concept of aristocratic families, suppressed the powerful, and quickly restored and developed the social economy of the ruling areas, laying a solid foundation for future generations to unify the whole country.

In addition, Cao Cao was proficient in military tactics and wrote books such as "A Brief Explanation of Sun Tzu", "Meng De's New Book" and "The Integration of Military Books". He was also proficient in music and was good at writing poetry, expressing political ambitions with generous and sad techniques, and reflecting the suffering lives of the people at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao did not believe in destiny throughout his life, changed customs and customs, advocated frugality, attached importance to the development of education and social welfare, and set an example for changing political and civil styles. Chen Shou, the author of "The Three Kingdoms", commented that Cao Cao was "an extraordinary person and a superb master."

However, such a successful supernatural master was captured by Luo Guanzhong, a great writer who disrespected history because of the feudal idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor. Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" runs through a central idea of ​​supporting Shu and opposing Wei, respecting Liu and demoting Cao, believing that Shu Han was orthodox and Cao Wei was usurping, so that Cao Cao became the most attacked hero in history in depression.

Thinking of this, Chen Hao heard Lin Juemin ask Lu Liwei with a smile: "Brig Commander Lu, where did you know about the two typical battle examples of borrowing arrows from straw boats and empty city schemes?"

Lu Liwei replied arrogantly: "Deputy General Staff Lin, although I, Lu Liwei, have seen a lot of history books. I only learned about the two typical battle examples of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" after reading "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"Hahahaha!" Chen Hao, Lin Juemin, Zheng Tiehao and others burst into laughter. Seeing the "Divine Dart" Huang Congli, Lu Liwei and others all had a confused expression. Zheng Tiehao said: "Liwei, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a fictional novel, and the Romance is fictional, do you understand?"

Lu Liwei said in surprise: "Tiehao, what are you talking about? Could "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" be fictional?"

Alas! Xia Chong can't speak Bing, you, Lu Dabang, have no knowledge at all! Zheng Tiehao laughed in his heart, but he still explained the difference between history books and novels to Lu Liwei.

"As the saying goes, it is better to have no books than to believe in books!" Lin Juemin saw Lu Liwei's expression on his face and educated him: "Most history books are written by winners. Even if they are real history books, we must study them with a skeptical attitude. Therefore, we cannot blindly believe in novels such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that distort history."

"Yes!" Chen Hao shook his head and sighed: "Confucian culture originally advocates the people-oriented idea of ​​'the people are the most important, the country is the next, and the king is the least". Mencius, a representative figure of Confucianism, believes that monarchs should take care of the people first, and those who govern should protect the rights of the people. Moreover, Mencius also agreed that if the monarch is unrighteous, the people have the right to overthrow their regime.

However, in order to maintain their dominance, the feudal ruling classes maliciously tampered with the Confucian people-oriented ideas and poisoned the people with extreme loyalty to the emperor. In addition, the wonderful description and portrayal of Luo Guanzhong, a great writer who is good at distorting history, led to the great success of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"Principal, Guan Erge in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is the person most respected by the students. Is his deeds all fictional?" Huang Congli asked dejectedly.

"The deeds of Guan Yunchang don't have much false elements." Chen Hao said in a deep voice: "But Guan Yu was originally a martial artist. In terms of virtue, he could not be worthy of heaven and earth; in terms of ability, he could only fight, kill, and in terms of achievements, he was limited to the small country of Shu Han; in terms of talent, he was the defeated general who was killed. Do you know how he became a god? How did he be deified to this level now?"
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