It is preceded and concluded by a brief song noting how the events of the story failed to inspire lasting change upon the world: "same are loss and gain."
It is preceded and concluded by a brief song noting how the events of the story failed to inspire lasting change upon the world: "same are loss and gain." In the beginning of this work, three strangers declare eternal brotherhood and get exceedingly drunk, and later their leader is informed that another has tied up and begun thrashing a prominent official. Other events include a minister's use of his adopted daughter in a palace plot and the triumph of Dong Zhuo over Zhang Rang and the eunuchs. The work also describes a dramatic battle at Guandu and Sun Quan and Liu Bei's victory at Red Cliffs over Cao Cao. Featuring a plot set in motion by the Yellow Turban rebellion, FTP, identify this Chinese classic by Luo Guanzhong, a work named for the Wei, Wu, and Shu dynasties, which vied for power.
It is preceded and concluded by a brief song noting how the events of the story failed to inspire lasting change upon the world: "same are loss and gain."
{Romance of the Three Kingdoms} or {Sanguo Yanyi}