On the deification and uglification of characters in Romance of the Three Kingdoms: the outline of the paper was written by a real master, which is a good bonus.

The best writers must be Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang. Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms obviously deified Zhu Gekongming and vilified Cao Cao.

Speak of the devil first. I think Cao Cao is the most powerful strategist, politician and poet in the late Han Dynasty, and also an enlightened and wise monarch who is good at employing people.

Let's start with talent. This evaluation directly reflects his ability to govern the country. As a captain when I was young, I invented a seven-color stick with clear rewards and punishments. Later, Dong Zhuo's appreciation showed his ability to govern the country.

Let's talk about the army Chen left his army, let Dong Zhuo attack Xuzhou with Lu Bu, Yuan Shao pacify Hebei, then swept Jingzhou and defeated Ma Chao to pacify Hanzhong. Although The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes the defeat of Chibi, it can't hide the military talent.

Besides, political vision. Confronted with Dong Zhuo, we saw 18 princes cheating each other. When Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty was down and out, he was the first to meet Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, and made the vassal's national strength prosperous with various strategies such as military tactics.

Perhaps Luo Guanzhong vilified Cao Cao because this man has no compassion from a woman. Things like killing the Lv Boshe family who entertained him and poisoning the Queen seem inhuman now, but for him, they are just rational self-protection and some political struggles. Instead of asking the whole world to be negative to me, teach me to be negative to the whole world. Cao Cao is really talented.

Both Zhuge Liang and Chen Shou said that running the army is a long-term strategy, but it does not mean that Zhuge Liang's military talent is not good, but that Zhuge Liang's political talent is higher than military talent, and the weather forecast function should not be found in TV dramas. But he must be extremely clever, and his loyalty to defending the country and helping the weak is really touching the world. My personal evaluation is the first prime minister of the Three Kingdoms, but not the first strategist of the Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang is also good at invention and creation. His invention of locks, wooden oxen and horses, Zhuge crossbows, etc. was indeed the first of its kind at that time. After the founding of Shu, his rule of law also made Shu stable. As for the failure of Qishan, although there are considerable factors, it indirectly shows that Zhuge Liang is also a mortal. However, his image of being loyal to the young master left a deep impression on later generations, which is probably the reason why Luo Guanzhong deified Zhuge Liang.

I have been talking nonsense for a long time. I hope it helps you.