“Zhao” means majestic, dignified, bright, inwardly virtuous, keen enough to discern the subtle, leaving no distant place unseen, renowned far and wide, and ending in glory.
“Lie” means upholding virtue and following one's calling, generously helping the people, governing with solemnity, acting with resolve and integrity, achieving great deeds without regret, and possessing vast sage-like merit.
“I, Liu Bei, have fought north and south, campaigned east and west, relying on four words: loyalty, righteousness, benevolence, and virtue.
“Loyalty means devotion to the state, the realm, and the people. Heaven, earth, sun, and moon can bear witness.
“Righteousness means that anyone who follows me will never be let down by me, so long as they don't let me down first. That's the kind of man I am!
“Benevolence means dealing with conflicts among the people with tolerance, kindness, and compassion.
“Virtue means first using civil virtue to win over our enemies. If they refuse, we use military virtue to win them over. That is what it means to ‘win others over with virtue.’
“Only the worthy and virtuous can win people's allegiance.”
“China must not become a land of chaos where ‘people eat one another’!
“There must be no ‘superior men’ who oppress the good!”
The lighthearted version:
“I, Liu Bei, have been in this game a long time, and I owe it all to three things: being ruthless, being loyal, and having lots of brothers!”
Guan Yu: “Xuande is a man among men, a rare hero through the ages. I'll be his sworn brother for life.”
Zhao Yun: “His virtue shines bright! His principles burn fierce! Liu Bei will always be my big brother!”
Zhuge Liang: “To accomplish great things, you need three things: money! Money! And more money! Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, and wars are fought with wealth and resources.”
Cao Cao: “I've said my piece. Who's in favor? Who's opposed?”
Yuan Shao: “I can talk too. I can restore the Han dynasty too.”
Gongsun Zan: “Bencu, I hear you've been looking for me lately. Still not done, huh? Looks like you really want to have a go at me. You think you have what it takes to fight me, Gongsun Zan?”
Great Han: I Kicked Liu Bang Out of the Car from the Start
Emperor of Longevity: Emperor Xian of Han
Aren't You the South American Tyrant? Why Are You Fighting the Empire?
Do We Not All Have the Same Blood?
Reconstruction After the Plague
Late Han: The Han Dynasty Shall Not Fall
The Glorious Journey at the End of the Han Dynasty
The Top Immortal of the College Entrance Exam
A Pair of Living People
After Guandu, Invite Liu Bei to Enter Shu
Duke Xuande, Hold On a Moment!
Three Kingdoms: My Brother Xu Shu and I Will Restore the Han Dynasty
Speechless
You yourself said that his grandfather was a county magistrate and his father was a county commandant. The Liu family was considered a powerful local family in Zhuojun. How dare a lowly wandering official scheme against Liu Bei? Moreover, Liu Bei was a chivalrous figure from a young age, practically a local gangster.
It's quite meticulous, but in the first chapter, the term "Youjiao" is used to refer to someone else's parents or elders. Before the Ming Dynasty, calling someone "Youjiao" was equivalent to calling them "Dad."
Forehead
The time-travel background wasn't explained well. In one instance, the previous life was in modern times, and in another, it was Liu Bei's death and his subsequent return to his childhood. Secondly, he wanted to rebel even before the Yellow Turban Rebellion. The Han Dynasty was still recognized and had a strong foundation, just like Yuan Shu, who was the first to declare himself emperor but died a tragic death.
Why does the author keep using emotions to manipulate the eleven or twelve-year-old Zhang Fei into his actions?!
A perfectly good Three Kingdoms story, and the introduction is so slick and vulgar, like a bunch of gangsters.
The novel's title should be changed. Liu Bei's "Zhaolie" was his posthumous title, not his usual imperial title. Just like your name, if the story starts with someone dying, it's doomed! No wonder it won't do well!
After being granted a title, my writing style suddenly felt quite immature.
After the Heavenly Furnace Strategy was completed, the Luoyang storyline felt particularly disjointed, focusing on characters rather than the overall situation. It was essentially a power struggle between factions, and the writing was extremely immature and disjointed, as if written by two different people.
The pacing is a bit too fast. Wasn't the big boss like the Xianbei Khan supposed to be defeated at the very end? He was defeated right from the start. Does this mean Cao Cao was the ultimate boss?
The pacing is too slow! It's already chapter 75 and we still haven't left the starting area. 😥
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