Lore from the Romance of the 3 Kingdoms, Part 1

We are taught military classics at young age, and made aware and vigilant of the value of strategic thinking in life.

Life is a battlefield, you do not walk into one without surveillance and a plan.
— Father to Mi’kail (aged 8)

When I was 9, my father told me, “To understand the theory of strategies, one may refer to the classical theses like Sun Tzu’s Art of War, or even derive from the Way of Tao. Yet to comprehend the applications, one may have to find examples in the classic work of ‘Romance of the 3 Kingdoms’. It may not be fully factual, but the parable hints the laws.”

A secret is merely an unrevealed trick, once the technique is exposed, the mystery is dissolved.

Many people have read the ‘Romance of the 3 Kingdoms’, but what has it taught us?

[Chapter 1] Three Heroes Swear Brotherhood In The Peach Garden;
One Victory Shatters The Rebels In Battlegrounds.
Lesson(s): Always form trusted allies. Build thematic bonds, and fuse it with abiding ethos and cherished values.

[Chapter 2] Zhang Fei Whips The Government Officer;
He Jin Plots To Kill The Eunuchs.
Lesson(s): Do not rush into a rash that will subject yourself to a costly quagmire.