Chapter 78

"Tell a story through characters, tell history through characters, tell culture through history, and tell human nature through culture! Today, I will give everyone a segment of 'Tasting the Three Kingdoms'! I think this should be grand and impressive enough, right?" Tang Feng said with a smile.

Upon hearing Tang Feng's words, many people were stunned. 'Tasting the Three Kingdoms'? Talking about history? What's going on?

Song Tiande was also taken aback, suddenly feeling a vague sense of unease. However, he quickly laughed.

'Tasting the Three Kingdoms'? Talking about history? Discussing human nature? A young upstart dares to speak such grand words. Indeed, this is grand and impressive, but the premise is that you, a high school graduate, can actually say something meaningful about history and human nature? It's simply laughable!

In fact, at this moment, many people thought that Tang Feng was so angry from Song Tiande's scolding that he had lost his mind. Otherwise, why would he choose such a topic? In many people's eyes, talking about history should be something only older people do, and Tang Feng was simply too young.

Many of Tang Feng's friends were also watching his live stream. When they heard that Tang Feng was going to talk about the Three Kingdoms, history, characters, and human nature, they were all stunned and couldn't help but worry about Tang Feng. This was something they had never expected.

Only Tang Feng himself was calm, taking a sip of tea from the cup on the table and then putting it down. "Since we're talking about 'Tasting the Three Kingdoms,' we'll naturally be discussing the events of the Three Kingdoms period."

"What kind of era was the Three Kingdoms? It was an era of turmoil, an era of suffering, and an era of heroes. When we talk about the Three Kingdoms, we think of the famous Battle of Red Cliffs. When we talk about the Battle of Red Cliffs, we think of Su Dongpo's famous poem 'Nian Nu Jiao: Red Cliffs.'"

"Great rivers flow eastward, washing away all the heroes of old. On the west side of the old fort, they say, is the Red Cliffs of the Three Kingdoms, where Zhou Yu once fought... "

"Su Dongpo's poem is grand and majestic. His poem makes us think of the heroic spirit and romantic sentiment of the Three Kingdoms period. The Red Cliffs mentioned by Su Dongpo is not the real Red Cliffs of the Battle of Red Cliffs. He knew this, which is why he wrote 'they say' the Red Cliffs of the Three Kingdoms, meaning 'some people say.'"

"Let's talk about the 'Zhou Lang' in 'the Red Cliffs of the Three Kingdoms.' This Zhou Lang, I think everyone should know, refers to Zhou Yu, the front-line commander of the Sun-Liu alliance during the Battle of Red Cliffs. Those who have read 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' listened to the Three Kingdoms storytelling, or watched the Three Kingdoms TV series often have a misconception that Zhou Yu was a narrow-minded person. This is because we remember the story of 'Three Provocations of Zhou Yu,' the story of 'If Zhou Yu was born, why was Zhuge Liang born,' and the story of 'Zhou Yu's brilliant plan to save the world, but losing his wife and his troops.'"

"But in fact, the real Zhou Yu was not like that! The real Zhou Yu was not the narrow-minded person described in 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' but rather a very loyal and heroic figure." When Tang Feng said this, many viewers were stunned.

As one of the four great classical novels, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' has been adapted into several TV series. Those who have watched it know that Zhou Yu was killed by Zhuge Liang's provocations. In many people's eyes, Zhou Yu was a narrow-minded person, and it seemed hard to associate him with a hero.

Song Tiande, however, laughed with satisfaction. Indeed, a young upstart who talks without thinking. Zhou Yu a hero? Laughable. Talking about history without knowing it, spouting nonsense. Just as he thought, Tang Feng started talking nonsense right from the beginning. Grand and impressive? It's just a case of not knowing one's limits.

Wu Xi, whose online name is Piggy, was one of Tang Feng's earliest fans. She was sitting in front of her computer, frowning as she watched Tang Feng speak.

Especially when Tang Feng said that the historical Zhou Yu was not a narrow-minded person but a loyal hero, she began to worry about him.

Wu Xi had read books and watched TV series about the Three Kingdoms. In her view, Zhou Yu was a narrow-minded person, a well-known fact. How could Tang Feng make such a mistake? But seeing Tang Feng's confident demeanor, Wu Xi couldn't help but feel doubtful. Since she knew Tang Feng, he had never disappointed her. Could it be that her previous understanding was wrong?

Thinking about this, Wu Xi suddenly stood up and walked out of the door. She wasn't a history major and didn't know much about history, but her grandfather was a famous history professor. To find out if Tang Feng was right, she decided to ask her grandfather.

"Grandpa!" Wu Xi pulled open the door and walked to her grandfather, Wu Zhenqiu, who was sitting on the sofa watching the news, blocking his view and calling out.

"Dear granddaughter, what's wrong? Is there something you need?" Wu Zhenqiu, whose view was blocked, was taken aback and asked.

"Grandpa, come with me, I have something I want you to see!" Wu Xi said, pulling Wu Zhenqiu's arm.

Wu Zhenqiu looked puzzled but still followed his granddaughter to her room.

"Grandpa, you're a history professor, and Feng Shao is talking about the history of the Three Kingdoms. See if what he says is correct." Wu Xi pointed to the computer screen where Tang Feng was speaking confidently.

"History of the Three Kingdoms? Let me see!" Wu Zhenqiu became interested, but when he saw Tang Feng, he was taken aback. Tang Feng was too young. How could such a young person talk about the history of the Three Kingdoms? Wu Zhenqiu shook his head.

At this moment, Tang Feng was saying, "When Zhou Yu was 24 years old, Sun Ce appointed him as the General of the Vigorous Army, and people in Wu called him Zhou Lang, meaning 'young man.' They called Sun Ce Sun Lang, meaning 'handsome young man.' 'Lang' means 'young man,' and calling them 'Lang' was a way of praising them. So Sun Lang was 'Sun Handsome,' and Zhou Lang was 'Zhou Handsome.' Handsome men are always popular with beautiful women, and handsome men also like beautiful women. Our ancestors had two sayings: 'Since ancient times, beautiful women have loved heroes,' and 'Since ancient times, the moon goddess has loved young men.' So the most beloved are young heroes, and Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were exactly such young heroes. Moreover, they both married the most beautiful girls in Jiangdong, the two daughters of Qiao Gong, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. At that time, Zhou Yu was truly successful in his career, on the battlefield, and in love, making him a true winner in life!"

"So think about it, a young man in his twenties, who at a young age was appointed as a high-ranking general and married the most beautiful woman, with a successful career and a happy love life. As a life winner, how could he possibly be jealous of others? We might be jealous of him, right?"

"Then, how could he be provoked to death? It's simply impossible!"

"Ha!" Wu Xi couldn't help but laugh. Tang Feng's explanation was too amusing.

"Grandpa, what do you think? Is what he said true? Was Zhou Yu really like that? Was he really not provoked to death by Zhuge Liang?" Wu Xi asked.

"Provoked to death by Zhuge Liang? Who said that? 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'? That's a novel, not history! Your generation, you can't even distinguish between history and novels. It's really..." Wu Zhenqiu said with a sigh.