There's the historical record of the Three Kingdoms period.
And then there's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is basically the equivalent of The Illiad and The Odyssey, minus the divine intervention.
It was written by a descendant of the Shu Dynasty, so the account heavily favors Liu Bei's faction, and tries to demonize others.
There's a very good live-action adaptation that tries to portray CaoCao (T'sao T'sao?) more neutrally and is subbed in English.
lastly, THAT TV ANCHOR IS FUCKING AWESOME. I'm pretty sure he knows Beiyang isn't evil, but he's gotta play it up to the people in power.
And then there's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is basically the equivalent of The Illiad and The Odyssey, minus the divine intervention.
It was written by a descendant of the Shu Dynasty, so the account heavily favors Liu Bei's faction, and tries to demonize others.
There's a very good live-action adaptation that tries to portray CaoCao (T'sao T'sao?) more neutrally and is subbed in English.
lastly, THAT TV ANCHOR IS FUCKING AWESOME. I'm pretty sure he knows Beiyang isn't evil, but he's gotta play it up to the people in power.