The Ranking of the Generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a classical Chinese novel with many famous generals and civil officials. Due to the novel's influence and popularity, there was a heated discussion about its ranking. The following are some common rankings and discussions: The three civil officials Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei were considered to be one of the three strongest civil officials in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the novel, Zhuge Liang was the prime minister of Shu Han. His resourcefulness and talent were widely regarded as one of the greatest strategists. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and other famous generals of the Three Kingdoms period were also considered to have a high status in the novel. In addition, some famous writers and ideologists such as Cao Cao's advisor Xun You, Liu Bei's advisor Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu's foster father Guan Yunchang, etc. were also regarded as important characters in the novel. Different readers and researchers might have different opinions and evaluations about the ranking of the literary generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. But no matter what, the characters and plots in the novel were deeply loved and praised by people, becoming an important part of Chinese culture.