1. Oath in the Peach Garden
In the waning years of the Eastern Han, the court was corrupt and the people could scarcely live. Zhang Jiao rose in revolt at Julu. Liu Bei...
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms begins with the collapse of the late Han court and follows the rise of rival warlords who eventually form Wei, Shu, and Wu. Blending history with fiction, it traces nearly a century of strategy, warfare, loyalty, and ambition through figures such as Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan, before closing with the reunification of the realm under Jin.
Chapters
7 chapters
2. Dong Zhuo Enters the Capital
This volume recounts the late Eastern Han struggle for power between imperial relatives and eunuchs, when He Jin summoned Dong Zhuo into the...
3. Capturing and Releasing Cao Cao
Dong Zhuo seized absolute power and threw the court into chaos. Bearing the seven-star treasured blade, Cao Cao entered the chancellor's res...
4. Hulao Pass
In the Romance, the lords of the Eight Passes muster to chastise Dong. Wenhou Lü Bu beheads Dong Zhuo; Liu and Guan join battle with him; Gu...
5. Crossing the River to Strike Liu Biao
In the tale, Shao followed Dong Zhuo. Lord Liu held firm, then crossed the river with Sun Ci to swear brotherhood, vowing life and death tog...
6. Fengyi Pavilion
After moving the capital to Chang'an with Emperor Xian in his grasp, Dong Zhuo relied on Lü Bu as his closest strongman and ruled with bruta...
7. Chang'an in Peril
Following Dong Zhuo's death, his lieutenants Li Jue and Guo Si struck back at Chang'an, killed Wang Yun, seized Emperor Xian, and once again...