Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 罗贯中luóguànzhōng, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 刘备liúbèi Shu Han 蜀汉shǔhàn as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操cáocāo Wei 魏wèi as villains