Lü Bu

Lü Bu, the greatest hero of the Three Kingdoms, was born on the Hetao Plain in Wuyuan Commandery. His father, Lü Liang, was a general stationed there. Trained and raised by his father and military instructors, Lü Bu had become a hero who fought the enemy on the frontier by the age of sixteen. When the court summoned him and his army was about to leave Wuyuan, his father fell for an enemy plot and was killed. With the Han army leaderless, Lü Bu stepped up and led them in driving back the Xiongnu. He searched for his father’s body, but could not find it, and had no choice but to lead the army back to the capital. Lü Bu finally uncovered the truth about his father’s death. Though he had already acknowledged Ding Yuan as his adoptive father, he did not hesitate to kill him to avenge his own father. Dong Zhuo seized the throne and took Lü Bu, the greatest hero under heaven, as his adopted son. Hoping to make his mark, Lü Bu willingly served Dong Zhuo. But Dong Zhuo took Lü Bu’s concubine, filling him with rage at the loss of his beloved. Dong Zhuo was also violent and ill-tempered, often beating and berating Lü Bu. Meanwhile, most of the court’s ministers despised Dong Zhuo, so Wang Yun began urging Lü Bu to assassinate him. Lü Bu killed Dong Zhuo and rescued his beloved concubine. After Wang Yun gained power, he became arrogant and looked down on everyone, even Lü Bu. When Dong Zhuo’s followers attacked, Lü Bu fought desperately to protect the emperor, but he was overwhelmed and defeated. He had no choice but to flee the capital with a small group and seek another path. The realm descended into chaos, and the Three Kingdoms gradually took shape. Lü Bu was a hero of troubled times, famous throughout the land, but in the end Cao Cao killed him at Liu Bei’s instigation.