Romance of the three kingdoms

About this eBook

Author

Luo, Guanzhong, 1330?-1400?

Title

San kuo; or, Romance of the three kingdoms (volume 1 of 2)

Original Publication

Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1925.

Credits

Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania

Subject

China -- History -- Three kingdoms, 220-265 -- Fiction

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77416

Release Date

December 7, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

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

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