Following a series of disasters including the yellow turban rebellion which started in 184 c. Three kingdoms unveiling the story china online museum. San guo zhi zhu by pei songzhi 372451 is an annotation completed in the 5th century of the 3rd century historical text records of the three kingdoms, compiled by chen shou. Mythical version of the three kingdoms chapter 789 mtl. Xu shu or guo jia scholars of shen zhou, kongmings archives discussion forum, is an online community devoted to the chinese novel romance of the three kingdoms, the three kingdoms period of chinese history, and all related games. Rotk, aka three kingdoms, is the most popular novel in asia. Xu shu turns back to recommend zhuge liang to liu bei. Sanguo yanyi officer biography author notes in blue authored by j. It is attributed to a mysterious fourteenthcentury writer called luo guanzhong.
Records of the three kingdoms wikipedia republished. Written by chen shou in the third century, the work combines the smaller. The book depicted the loyalty character manifested by people during the warring period between the three kingdoms wei, shu, and wu. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In weis alternate story, xu shu is convinced to serve cao cao, and would rather. List of fictitious stories in romance of the three kingdoms. If xu shu didnt leave liu bei the scholars of shen zhou. The han dynastys decline at the end of the second century ignited a prolonged power struggle between unrelenting military leaders. Together with the records of the grand historian, book of han and book of the later han, the records of the three kingdoms is part of the early four historiographies of the twentyfour histories canon. In 1930, it was compiled and published as a complete novel by the shanghai qingyun book company. As other answers did mention, the romance of the three kingdoms is biased toward liu bei. Greatest generals of the three kingdoms period history forum. Romance of three kingdoms by luo guanzhong table of contents.
Some stories say that he was as big around as he was tall. For the faction, see huang shao faction huang shao is a playable and historical character featured in total war. Xu shu was probably born sometime between ad 168175 because he is described as a youth when he kills a man near the end of emperor lings reign ad 168189. Sometimes i look at this old story and marvel to see it glow as the time goes by. In romance of the three kingdoms novel, cao cao was impressed by xu shus intelligence and. Sanguo shidai from 220280 ad was the tripartite division of china among the states of wei, shu, and wu. He first served dong zhuo, followed by li jue and zhang xiu before surrendering to. However, after running into trouble with the authorities, he renounced his old ways and took up scholarly pursuits. He is an official of the wei kingdom during the three kingdoms period of china. Guan yu, zhang fei, and xu shu serve liu beis faction. The journey to the west, revised edition, volume 1 volume 1 by anthony c.
Xu shu is featured as a fairly prominent character in the historical novel romance of the three kingdoms. Xu shu was affiliated with the shu kingdom and the wei kingdom. It contains 65 volumes and about 360,000 chinese characters which are broken into three books. Annotations to records of the three kingdoms wikipedia. Dec 14, 2017 xu shu forgets to tell liu bei about a very talented man named zhuge liang so he turns back to discuss his whereabouts. As important for chinese culture as the homeric epics have been for the west, this fourteenthcentury masterpiece continues to be loved and read throughout china today.
In dynasty warriors and romance of the three kingdoms, the country is symbolized by the color blue and a chinese phoenix. Served liu bei, then later, through trickery, cao cao. He started his career as a bodyguard to the warlord cao cao and later became a general in the state of wei during the three kingdoms period. It started with the end of the han dynasty and was followed by the jin dynasty. Xu shu forgets to tell liu bei about a very talented man named zhuge liang so he turns back to discuss his whereabouts. The item xu shu is personally affiliated with in warriors orochi 3 ultimate, the forged letter, refers to the famous incident regarding him switching sides in romance of the three kingdoms. Fragments in records of the three kingdoms edit book of wei 1 annals of emperor wu cao cao edit. Rather than romance of the three kingdoms, the direct translation of the original chinese name. Images and videos of shu strategic officer xu shu from the 14thcentury chinese classic novel romance of the three kingdoms by the late luo guanzhong, and its multiple adaptations. When cao cao knew xu shu had arrived, he sent two of his confidants, xun yu and cheng yu to receive the newcomer at the city gate, and so xu shu was led first to the prime ministers palace. In kessen ii, their army is symbolized by the color red.
Well in the novel, if i remember correctly, one the notes said that xu shu was. Xu chu sanguozhi during the end of the han, at a young age xu chu and his family clan numbering a thousand held strong and defended against bandits. Join the romance of the three kingdoms discussion with our. The book was the very first novel written in episodechapter format. I have been a fan of romance of the three kingdoms since i was a teenager, having read the novel a couple of times, and also large parts of records of three kingdoms. The former is 70% history and 30% fiction based largely on the latter, but somewhat romanticised.
If we look at the koei stats about man chong, sun qian, and deng zhi those three guys has kingly charm. Xu rong, the true greatest general under dong zhuo three. The three books in the records of the three kingdoms end at different dates, with the main section of the book of wei ending with the abdication of cao huan in 265, the book of shu ending with the death of liu shan in 271, and the book of wu ending with the death of sun hao in 284. Upon the dissolution of the han dynasty in the early third century ad, china found itself thrust into a bloody conflict between three warring states that claimed rule over the old empire the wei state in the north, the wu state in the south and the shu state in the west. I had the event when xu shu got recruited in my court. Records of the three kingdoms gongjins campaign memorials. Updated with a new foreword by moss roberts for this fifteenth anniversary edition, three kingdoms tells the story of the fateful last reign of the han dynasty 206 b. Just as the name implies, there were three regimes during the three kingdoms period, wei, shu and wu, originated in 220 ad when wei replaced the eastern han dynasty 25 ad220 ad and ended in 280 ad when the wu was defeated by the court of jin.
A historical novel abridged edition by luo guanzhong, moss roberts isbn. He has been described as a person who shares the same intellect as chen ping and zhang liang. The primary body of the text was written by chen shou in the third century and combines the smaller histories of cao wei, shu han and eastern wu into a single text. Three kingdoms portrays a fateful moment at the end of the han dynasty 206 b.
Xu shu turns back to recommend zhuge liang romance of the. After leaving his native land, pei songzhi became the gentleman of texts under the liu song. Xu shu yuanzhi romance of the three kingdoms sanguo yanyi. Xu shu serves cao cao gongjins campaign memorials fandom. When wu was conquered by jin in 280 ad chen shou began work on the records of the three kingdoms. Writing some twelve hundred years later, the ming author luo guanzhong drew on histories, dramas.
On three kingdoms and ancient china, a gamefaqs message board topic titled xu rong, the true greatest general under dong zhuo page 3. At the time the ru nan thieves numbered over ten thousands that attack xu chus walls. Quotes from romance of the three kingdoms boardgamegeek. A biography profile from the romance of the three kingdoms encyclopedia.
Records of the three kingdoms project gutenberg self. Written by chen shou in the third century, the work combines the smaller histories of the rival states of cao wei, shu han. Xu shu yuanzhi romance of the three kingdoms sanguo yanyi officer. The following is a chronologically arranged list of apocryphal stories in romance of the three kingdoms sanguo yanyi, one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature.
My point here is that even you based this question on the novel. Romance of three kingdoms luo guanzhong chapter 37. The three kingdoms of china this book covers one of the most turbulent periods during the era of the three kingdoms of china, starting from 184 ad as the han dynasty began to collapse after the yellow turban rebellion and ending at 280 ad when the last of the three kingdoms fell to the jin dynasty. Chen shou 233297, courtesy name chengzuo, was a chinese historian, politician, and writer who lived during the three kingdoms period and jin dynasty of china. In 265 ad wei was abolished by sima yan, who founded jin chen shou was born in the year 233 ad and thus spent the first thirty years of his life in shuhan, then two years in wei before. Xu shu tells liu bei that zhuge liang should be found at long zhong. One of the most dramatic and well known eras of human history, the three kingdoms period of china took place towards the end of the 400 year old han empire. The country was split into three kingdoms called wei. Annotations to records of the three kingdoms simplified chinese. Romance of the three kingdoms was written sometime around the 14001500s late yuan to midming and tells a dramatized version of the fall of the han dynasty and the three kingdoms period, spanning 168280 a. This special exhibition at the tokyo national museum includes recent discoveries regarding chinas tumultuous transition from the han dynasty 206220 to the three kingdoms period 220280. The three kingdoms period is one of the most interesting sagas of chinese history. In video games alone, i know 5 titles related to rotk. The records of the three kingdoms is a chinese historical text which covers the history of the late eastern han dynasty c.
Jia xu is a character in the 14thcentury chinese classic novel romance of the three kingdoms by the late luo guanzhong, and its multiple adaptations. Echoing the rhythms of chinese history itself, the monumental tale three kingdoms begins. Aug 26, 2019 this special exhibition at the tokyo national museum includes recent discoveries regarding chinas tumultuous transition from the han dynasty 206220 to the three kingdoms period 220280. Upon hearing of xu shu s talents after hearing of cao rens defeats, cao cao attempted to get xu shu s mother to convince her son to defect but was slapped.
The story has been adapted in numerous forms, including films, television series, manga and video games. The book of wei contains 30 volumes, the book of shu 15 volumes, while the. It is set in the turbulent years towards the end of the han dynasty and the three kingdoms period in chinese history, starting in 169 ad and ending with the reunification of the land in 280. An illustration from a ming dynasty edition of romance of the three kingdoms. He started his career as an official in the state of shu during the three kingdoms era but was demoted and sent out of the capital for his refusal to fawn on huang hao, an influential court eunuch in shu in its twilight years. Three kingdoms shu, wei, wu useful notes tv tropes. The records of the three kingdoms, also known by its chinese title sanguozhi, is a chinese historical text which covers the history of the late eastern han dynasty c. He was described to be a big and strong man, yet simple minded and. Xu shu described every detail of the secret plot and said it may be enough to. He was born in the late eastern han dynasty and used to be a vigilante swordsman in his early life.
Although the novel is a romanticised retelling of the history of the late eastern han dynasty and the three kingdoms period, due to its widespread popularity, many people believe it to be a real account of the. The antagonists, cao cao, sun quan and their followers, on the other hand, were often denigrated. The part about wu was likely not started on before jins conquest of wu. Romance of the three kingdoms ix events faq playstation 2.
Xu shu turns back to recommend zhuge liang romance of. The strategist xu shu will join your faction and hell tell you of wise men in need of a liege. Records of the three kingdoms military wiki fandom. It is not known when chen completed the manuscrupt for records of the three kingdoms. Written 600 years ago, it tells the epic of han dynasty in china during the 2nd and 3rd century. Three kingdoms is a historical novel set between ad 184 and ad 264, and based on real people and real events. Xu shu yuanzhi romance of the three kingdoms sanguo. It is widely regarded as the official and authoritative historical text for that period. He is a strategist who has been highly praised for his sly wit. Romance of the three kingdoms novel san guo yan yi, was a shu fanboy.
The following is a list of media adaptations of romance of the three kingdoms, one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature. They did provide the answers by basing on the actual history, so i wont repeat. He is also depicted as being able to drink a large amount of booze. The annals and biographies of the xu han shu are lost, but fragments of it remain through pei songzhis annotations to records of the three kingdoms, which you can see below. The three kingdoms period is a popular topic of poetry, fiction, and drama in later times, with shu and wu playing central roles in the saga. It is considered to be a special historical period full of power struggles and sophisticated. Xu chu has a friendship and a rivalry with another one of. On a side note, ive vassalized yuan shao, unified zheng jiang, and yet, liu biao still doesnt want to unite with me. The three kingdoms of china wikibooks, open books for an. He is one of the scholar class heroes, part of yellow turban rebellion factioer is only available after obtaining yellow turban rebellion warlord pack. Romance of the three kingdoms is one of the four great chinese classic literature masterpieces.
A recent volume of chinese literary history summarizes the three kingdoms literature in the following char. Mythical version of the three kingdoms chapter 789. Romance of three kingdoms by luo guanzhong table of. He is one of cao caos most trusted and loyal generals and a supporting antagonist in romance of the three kingdoms. Useful notes dont get subpages creating red links in 0 articles. The part about shu han couldve been finished even before the fall of shu han. Liu bei, xu shu and zhuge liang are all alive and well. Three kingdoms xu shu turns back to recommend zhuge liang. Scholars of shen zhou, kongmings archives discussion forum, is an online community devoted to the chinese novel romance of the three kingdoms, the three kingdoms period of chinese history, and all related games. If we assume zhuge liang made the comment in ad 230, then xu shu must have. Fan sanguo yanyi literally reverse of romance of the three kingdoms is a novel by written by zhou dahuang. List of media adaptations of romance of the three kingdoms.