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三国演义 Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 3

罗贯中《三国演义》

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Author: Luó GuànZhōng

Translator: Moss Roberts

Chapter 3


東漢 / 後漢

东汉 / 后汉


Founder

刘秀 Liú Xiù

汉光武帝 Hàn Guāng Wǔ Dì

He served as an emperor of the Han dynasty by restoring the dynasty in AD 25, thus founding the Eastern Han (Later Han) dynasty. He ruled over parts of China at first, and through suppression and conquest of regional warlords, the whole of China proper was consolidated by the time of his death in AD 57. During his reign, Taoism was made the official religion of China.



漢朝 / 汉朝 Hàn Cháo


董卓 Dǒng Zhuō

仲穎 Zhòng Yǐng


1 刘辩 Liú Biàn

汉少帝 Hàn Shǎo Dì (May 15 to September 28, 189)

弘农王 Hóng Nóng Wáng


2 刘协 Liú Xié

陈留王 Chén Liú Wáng

汉献帝 Hàn Xiàn Dì


Older Maternal Uncle of 刘辩 Liú Biàn

何进 Hé Jìn


袁绍 Yuán Shào


吕布 Lǚ Bù

奉先 Fèng Xiān


Horse gifted to 吕布 Lǚ Bù by 董卓 Dǒng Zhuō as a bribe

赤兔馬 Chì Tù Mǎ




十常侍 Shí Cháng Shì


张让 Zhāng Ràng



曹魏 Cáo Wèi


曹操 Cáo Cāo

孟德 Mèng Dé



Themes


Nepotism versus Meritocracy

Using history as a guide

Adoption/Mentor



Thoughts


p. 26 middle

Killed by mistake


p. 26 bottom

Not sure who to trust



Definitions


pennon noun

a distinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight




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