158.Romance of the Three Kingdoms- The Strategists

In the story of the Three Kingdoms, the most fascinating parts were never really the flashing blades and clashing weapons on the battlefield. They were the conversations inside military tents, the calculations hidden in letters, and the tests carried out over wine at banquets. In Chinese popular culture, there is a saying: young people should try not to read Water Margin, because that book mainly tells stories of fighting. Water Margin is full of violence, rebellion against the court, brotherhood, revenge, and personal justice. Young people who read it may easily imitate the behavior of those heroes, using violence or brotherly loyalty to solve problems, and may even end up breaking the law. So why do people also say, “Old people should not read Romance of the Three Kingdoms”?