Chinese Storytelling

Chinese Storytelling

Sagas of Storytelling

Three Kingdoms


  1. Introduction

  2. Beheading Yan Liang
    -told by Fei Zhengliang

  3. Curing the Patient
    -told by Gao Zaihua

Curing the Patient
told by Gao Zaihua

Introduction: The following episode takes place several years later. Cao Cao stands with an enormous army north of the Yangzi River, while Liu Bei and his allies are preparing their counter-attack from the south of the river. This time the focus is shifted to the side of Liu Bei and his military advisor Zhuge Liang. A short time before the famous battle at Red Cliff, a general on Liu Bei’s side, Zhou Yu, also called Zhou Gong-jin, has fallen ill. Lu Su, the general’s trusted official, decides to send for Zhuge Liang, who is spending the days in pleasant leisure on board a small riverboat. When Lu Su enters the boat, the two men begin a conversation.

Curing the Patient told by Gao Zaihua:
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