Why do you always watch The Three Kingdoms and The Water Margin?

Mr. Jin Shengtan once said, never look at the water margin, but always look at the Three Kingdoms, because the water margin teaches rebellion and the Three Kingdoms teaches strategy.

The reason why we don't watch Water Margin is that teenagers are not deeply involved in the world. If the teenagers in the society read the Water Margin and understand it, they all imitate the behavior of these "heroes" and can't see through the sadness behind the plot.

It is easy to be attracted by the joy, kindness and hatred of the protagonist in the book, because it is easier to be brave and ruthless, so that ugliness becomes the norm. Besides, teenagers don't pay attention to anything, and the world is terrible. Therefore, when the youth's world outlook has not been finalized, never read the Water Margin.

The reason why the so-called old people don't look at the Three Kingdoms is that the old ideas in ancient times are different from those now. Old people now refer to people over 60. The ancients lived a short life, so they always refer to people over 30 and people with political minds.

Seeing the Three Kingdoms, the "old people" understood all kinds of conspiracies and could not help thinking of their past experiences. They suddenly woke up and began to retaliate against those people and things, so they encouraged the elderly to stop looking at the Three Kingdoms and cultivate their own morality.

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms vividly interprets the basic spirit of China traditional culture, namely, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faithfulness and courage, which are the core factors in the value system of China traditional culture.

Liu Bei is the representative of benevolence, Guan Yu is the representative of righteousness, Zhang Fei is the representative of courage, Zhuge Liang is the representative of wisdom, Zhao Yun is the representative of loyalty and so on. Liu Bei is the central figure in the novel and the embodiment of "benevolence" in China's cultural spirit.

When Liu Bei was introduced for the first time in the novel, he said, "This man was born seven feet and five inches, with his ears hanging over his shoulders, his face like a crown jade, and his lips painted with cinnabar." Later, he "stepped off the yellow mane horse and pulled out a double-edged sword", thus forming the overall image of Liu Bei in the novel:

The work not only depicts Liu Bei's ambitious, respectful and capable personality through a large number of specific stories and character evaluations, but also renders Liu Bei's generous and kind personality:

The author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms portrayed Liu Bei as a typical example of benevolence, which is the foundation of Liu Bei's character, and Liu Bei is the embodiment and personification of benevolence in China's traditional culture.

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