| Issue No. |
VOL.33（Autumn） |
| Title |
How do Yu Huan Construction’s the Three Kingdoms history image in his book Weilüe |
| Author |
Wang, Wen-chin |
| Page |
1-34 |
| Abstract |
In Pei Songzhi's Commentary to Records of Three Kingdoms, materials from Yu Huan’s Weilüe (or Brief Account of the Wei Dynasty) were extensively quoted, which not only replenished the insufficiency in Chen Shou’s Records of Three Kingdoms but also provided important basis for historians to study the truth of the history of Cao Wei. In his works, Yu Huan not only revealed the cunning tactics employed by various powerful figures at the end of Han Dynasty, but also did everything he could to demolish the legend of the ‘harmonious’ friendship between Liu Bei and Kong Ming, as the one between the lord and the liege, via destroying the myth of “Liu Bei’s thrice personal visit.” He also attempted to fabricate a ‘Zih Wu Scheme’ for Wei Yan and exaggerated the oppressive side of ‘The surrender of Meng Da’ so as to emphasis Kong Ming’s failure in war planning and his being unable to see through people. Furthermore, he described in detail the battle achievements of warriors of Wei as an attempt to intensify his preference of Wei. As it turned out, the preference for Wei was already visible in Yu Huan’s works, which in turn exemplified the intense situation between Northern and Southern China during the Three Kingdoms era. Yu Huan’s works revealed how Kong Ming had become a huge threat to the Wei Kingdom at that time, and in effect made Kong Ming a focal point for Yu Huan to develop antagonistic discourse to the extend that motivated Yu Huan to destroy Kong Ming’s legendary image by every means. |
| Keyword |
the history of Three Kingdoms, Pei Songzhi's Commentary to Records of Three Kingdoms, Yu Huan, Weilüe (or Brief Account of the Wei Dynasty), Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei’s thrice personal visit, Zih-Wu Dao Scheme, conflict betw |
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