三国演义 Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

三国演义 · by Luo Guanzhong · translated by C. H. Brewitt-Taylor

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The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. As the Han dynasty crumbles, warlords, strategists, and sworn brothers battle for the Mandate of Heaven. Follow Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and the legendary strategist Zhuge Liang through decades of war, cunning, and shifting loyalty in China’s greatest historical epic.

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Chapters

  1. 1 Feast In The Garden Of Peaches: Brotherhood Sworn: Slaughter Of Rebels: The Brothers Heroes
  2. 2 An Official Is Thrashed; Uncle Ho Plots To Kill The Eunuchs
  3. 3 Tung Cho Silences Ting Yüan: Li Su Bribes Lü Pu
  4. 4 The Deposition Of The Emperor: Prince Of Chʻên-Liu Becomes Emperor: Schemes Against Tung Cho: Mêng-Tê Presents A Sword
  5. 5 Sending Out The Call: Many Respond: Destroying An Army: The Three Brothers Fight Against Lü Pu
  6. 6 Burning The Capital, Tung Cho Commits An Atrocity: Hiding The Seal, Sun Chien Breaks Faith
  7. 7 Yüan Shao Fights With Kungsun Tsan At Pʻanho: Sun Chien Attacks Liu Piao
  8. 8 Governor Wang Prepares The “Chain” Scheme: Tung Cho’s Rages At The Fengi Pavilion
  9. 9 Lü Pu Helps To Suppress Disorder: Chia Hsü Counsels An Attack On The Capital
  10. 10 Ma Tʻeng Serves His Country Well: Tsʻao Tsʻao Avenges His Father’s Murder
  11. 11 Liu, The Emperor’s Uncle, Rescues Kʻung Jung: Lu, Marquis Of Wen, Defeats Tsʻao Tsʻao
  12. 12 The Prefect Tʻao Thrice Offers His Charge: Tsʻao Tsʻao Fights A Great Battle
  13. 13 Great Battle Between Li Tsʻui And Kuo Ssŭ: The Emperor Rescued
  14. 14 Tsʻao Mêng-Tê Moves The Court: Lü Fêng-Hsien Raids Hsüchun
  15. 15 Tʻaishih Tzŭ Fights For Friendship’s Sake: Sun Po-Fu Does Battle With Yen, The White Tiger
  16. 16 A Feat Of Archery: A Battle Lost At Yushui River
  17. 17 An Army Of Seven Divisions Marches Out: Three Generals Are Brought Together
  18. 18 Chia Hsü Engineers A Great Victory: Hsiahou Tun Loses An Eye
  19. 19 Tsʻao Tsʻao Fights At Hsiapʻei: Lü Pu Perishes At The White Gate Tower
  20. 20 Tsʻao A-Man Organises A Hunting Expedition: Tung, “State Uncle,” Receives A Command In The Palace
  21. 21 Tsʻao Tsʻao Discusses Heroes: Kuan Yu Slays Chʻê Chou
  22. 22 Yüan And Tsʻao Both Take The Field: The Two Brothers Capture Two Captains
  23. 23 Mi Hêng Slips His Garment And Rails At Traitors: Cruel Punishment Of The Physician Chi
  24. 24 Murder Of A Kuei-Fei: Liu Pei Defeated; Flight To Yüan Shao
  25. 25 From Tʻushan Camp Kuan Yü Makes Three Conditions: The Rescue At Paima Releases Tsʻao Tsʻao
  26. 26 Yüan Shao Is Defeated And Loses A Leader: Kuan Yü Abandons Rank And Wealth
  27. 27 “Beautiful Beard” Rides On A Solitary Journey: And Slays Six Men At Five Passes
  28. 28 Tsʻai Yang Put To Death, The Brothers’ Doubts Disappear: Meeting At Kuchʻeng, Lord And Liege Fortify Each Other
  29. 29 The “Little Chief Of The Feudal Lords” Slays Yü Chi: The “Blue-Eyed Boy” Lays Hold On Chiangtung
  30. 30 Yüan Shao Defeated At The Ferry: Tsʻao Tsʻao Burns The Wuchʻao Granaries
  31. 31 Tsʻao Tsʻao Overcomes Yüan Shao: Liu Pei Seeks Shelter With Liu Piao
  32. 32 Chʻichou Taken: Yüan Shang Strives: The Chang River Cut: Hsü Yu’s Scheme
  33. 33 Tsʻao Pʻei Finds A Wife: A Plan For Settling Liaotung
  34. 34 A Woman Overhears A Secret: A Warrior Leaps A Stream
  35. 35 Yüan-Tê Meets A Recluse At Nanchang: Tan Fu Meets A Noble Lord At Hsinyeh
  36. 36 Capture Of Fanchʻêng: Chuko Liang Recommended
  37. 37 Another Scholar Introduced: The Three Visits To The Recluse
  38. 38 Plan For Three Kingdoms: The Suns Avenge Themselves
  39. 39 At Chingchou The Son Of Liu Piao Thrice Begs Advice: At Powang Slope The Master Directs His First Battle
  40. 40 The Lady Tsʻai Discusses The Renunciation Of Chingchou: Chuko Liang Burns Hsinyeh
  41. 41 Liu Pei Leads His People Over The River: Chao Yün Rescues His Lord
  42. 42 Chang Fei’s Great Fight At Chʻangpan Slope: Liu Pei, Defeated, Goes To Hanchingkʻou
  43. 43 Chuko Liang Disputes With The Scholars: Lu Su Denounces The Majority Opinion
  44. 44 Kʻung-Ming Stirs Chou Yü To Action: Sun Chʻüan Decides To Attack Tsʻao Tsʻao
  45. 45 Tsʻao Tsʻao Loses Soldiers: Chiang Kan Victim Of A Ruse
  46. 46 Kʻung-Ming “Borrows” Some Arrows: Huang Kai Accepts A Punishment
  47. 47 Kʻan Tsê Presents The Treacherous Letter: Pʻan Tʻung Suggests Chaining The Ships Together
  48. 48 Banquet On The Yangtse; Tsʻao Tsʻao’s Song: The Northern Men Fight On The Chained Ships
  49. 49 On The Seven Stars Altar Chuko Sacrifices To The Winds: At The Three Rivers Chou Yü Liberates Fire
  50. 50 Chuko Liang Foresees The Huayung Episode: Kuan Yün-Chʻang Releases Tsʻao Tsʻao
  51. 51 A Great Battle Between North And South: Kʻung-Ming Angers Chou Yü
  52. 52 Chuko Liang Talks Cunningly To Lu Su: Chao Yün, By A Ruse, Captures Kueiyang
  53. 53 Kuan Yu, From A Sense Of Righteousness, Releases Huang Chung: Sun Chʻüan Fights A Great Battle With Chang Liao
  54. 54 The Dowager Marchioness Sees Her Son-In-Law At A Temple: Liu, The Imperial Uncle, Takes A Worthy Consort
  55. 55 Yüan-Tê Rouses The Spirit Of His Bride: Kʻung-Ming A Second Time Angers His Rival
  56. 56 A Banquet In The Bronze Bird Pavilion: Kʻung-Ming Provokes Chou Yü A Third Time
  57. 57 “Sleeping Dragon” Mourns At Chʻaisang: “Phoenix Fledgeling” Intervenes At Leiyang
  58. 58 An Expedition For Revenge: Expedients To Conceal Identity
  59. 59 Hsu Chʻü Strips For A Fight With Ma Chʻao: Tsʻao Tsʻao Writes A Letter To Sow Dissension
  60. 60 Chang Sung Turns The Tables On Yang Hsiu: Occupation Of Shu Discussed