Starting at Changban Slope

Everyone liked Liu Bei in the beginning, so did I. Then, after Yi Zhongtian lectured on the Three Kingdoms, I came to like Cao Cao. After leaving school and developing his own ideas, he came back to admire Liu Bei. Why!

The book is alright, but Guan Ping's calligraphy is awful. It's one thing for the idiots making the new Three Kingdoms series to lack common sense, but did the author also follow suit? A courtesy name is an interpretation of a name, and it represents an elder's evaluation and expectations of a younger generation.

I used to like Liu Bei a lot when I read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but now I prefer Cao Cao. I think Liu Bei was a bit hypocritical.

Xing Daorong reminisces about the past of Lingling, Xing Daorong, a man of unparalleled strength, capable of fighting ten thousand men. His axe cleaved mountains with fury, like a giant spirit, his horse, like a black steed, swept across the sky. He recalls the fifteenth year of Jian'an, when Zhuge Liang's troops swarmed like bees.

Here are two pictures first. Figure 1. Jingzhou Governor's Office of the Han Dynasty Figure 2. Map of the Yangtze River System First of all, the importance of Xiangyang is self-evident. At this time, Yunmengze had not yet been effectively governed, and the area around Xiling, the present-day capital of Jiangxia Commandery, was still half marshland and half arid land.

It's quite an interesting book, except for the beginning which felt a bit too fast and jarring. Overall, it's a very good book with a good pace and a well-developed protagonist. He's not mindlessly charging ahead, nor does he have the kind of superhuman ingenuity found in some historical novels where he builds cement or steam engines.

I've been having such a good time lately 🌊🤫

Lu Su: Smash it! Smash it all! Smash it all! Everyone in the underworld knows you can't sleep with the boss's woman! The marriage was already decided! And then that brat (referring to Guan Ping) interfered! Pah! Disgusting! I was trying to be discreet, if it really didn't work out, couldn't you at least keep it a secret?

It suddenly occurred to me that Zhuge Liang borrowed Jingzhou and never returned it; Guan Yu died; he borrowed the east wind and never returned it; a rainstorm at Shangfang Valley saved Sima Yi. Therefore, it's important to remember that borrowing and returning are both crucial. 😥😥

After reading a few chapters, the author keeps whitewashing Cao Cao, which is infuriating. What's with the claim that following Liu Bei made them rioters? How many civilians in Xuzhou died unjustly? And yet, it's said to be revenge! Cao Cao massacred the civilians of Xuzhou first, which led to his father being killed there. Cause and effect cannot be reversed! And what about Hedong?