Both " The Investiture of the Gods" and " Journey to the West" are works of early modern fiction.

《封神演义》和《西游记》都是早期现代小说作品。

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there are " Five Tiger Generals" .

三国演义中，有“五虎将”。

In " Romance of the Three Kingdoms, " Zhuge Liang is portrayed as a living immortal.

在《三国演义》中，诸葛亮被描绘成一个活生生的不朽。

Taking a broader perspective on mythology, fantasy novels like " The Investiture of the Gods" can be regarded as mythological texts.

在对神话采取更宽广视角的情况下，像《封神演义》这样的奇幻小说可以被视为神话本。

" Romance of the Three Kingdoms" at least did not write Zhuge Liang to such an absurd level.

《三国演义》至少没有把诸葛亮写这么荒诞的程度。

So why does Zhou Yu in " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" become such a person?

那么《三国演义》中的周瑜为什么会变成这样一个人呢？

However, the real Zhuge Liang in history is indeed very different from the one in " Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

不过，历史上真正的诸葛亮， 确实与《三国演义》中的那个相径庭。

However, " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" hardly mentions these events, and even if mentioned, it is lightly depicted.

然而， 《三国演义》几乎没有提这些事件，即使提， 也只是轻描淡写。

The four great classic Chinese novels are Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Outlaws of the Marsh, Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions.

中国的四名著是指《三国演义》(Romance of the Three Kingdoms)、《水浒传》(Outlaws of the Marsh)、《西游记》(Journey to the West) 和《红楼梦》(A Dream of Red Mansions) 四部著名小说。

The upcoming film revolves around Yang Jian, a mythological figure who, just like Nezha, is also from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) novel " The Investiture of the Gods."

这部即将上映的电影围绕杨戬展开，他是一个神话人物，和哪吒一样，也是明朝（1368-1644）小说《封神演义》中的人物。

The first difference is that for a long period of time, Zhuge Liang was not like what " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" wrote.

第一个不同之处在于， 在很长一段时间里，诸葛亮并不像《三国演义》所写的那样。

The box-office sensation is adapted from Chinese mythology and loosely based on the novel Fengshen Yanyi, or The Investiture of the Gods, which was written during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

这部票房奇迹改编自中国神话，并部分借鉴了明代（1368-1644年）小说《封神演义》。

In this case, is the author of " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" a failure?

既然如此，《三国演义》的作者是不是失败了呢？

Why do many people like Cao Cao after reading " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" ?

为什么很多人看完《三国演义》后，都喜欢曹操呢？

However, we must say that " Romance of the Three Kingdoms, " as a novel written by a literati, has actually pulled Zhuge Liang's image back a lot.

不过， 不得不说，《三国演义》作为一部人写的小说， 其实已经把诸葛亮的形象拉回了不少。

Perhaps for this reason, those who have only read " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are easily become fans of Cao Cao.

或许正因为如此，只看过《三国演义》的人，很容易成为曹操的粉丝。

However, the parts that uglify Cao Cao in " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are mostly about deceiving the monarch and persecuting famous scholars.

不过，《三国演义》中丑化曹操的部分，多半是关于欺骗君主和迫害名书豪。

Do you think Cao Cao's image in " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is positive or negative?

你觉得曹操在《三国演义》中的形象是正面的还是负面的？

At this point, we can summarize that under the pull of various forces, " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" both beautifies and uglifies Cao Cao.

至此， 我们可以总结出， 在各种力量的拉扯下，《三国演义》既美化又丑化了曹操。

So the answer seems to be certain, Cao Cao is an absolute negative character in " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" .

所以答案似乎是肯定的，曹操在《三国演义》中是一个绝对的反面角色。