People with poor eyesight in the Three Kingdoms~

Currently, the myopia rate among primary and secondary school students in our country is quite worrying. According to a recent joint survey by the Ministry of Education and the Health Department, 40% of primary school students have myopia, while the rate for middle school students is 70%.

In today's highly advanced technological era, eye diseases are still difficult to treat. During the Three Kingdoms period, having an eye disease was even more serious. Let's take a look at the troubles of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

Xiahou Dun: Originally a well-known handsome man in Cao's army, he later became a one-eyed dragon after being injured in his left eye by someone named Cao Xing. The Wei Lue says: At that time, Xiahou Yuan and Dun were both generals, and the army called Dun "Blind Xiahou". Dun hated it, looked in the mirror angrily, and then threw the mirror on the ground. Alas, such a handsome man no longer looked in the mirror and was mockingly called the "General with Complete Body" by Mi Heng.

Symptoms: Arrow wound

Consequences: Irritable temperament, prone to cursing, probably whipping soldiers like Zhang Fei.

Cao Cao: Volunteered to assassinate Dong Zhuo but hesitated to act. Why? Because of poor eyesight, afraid of missing the target, failing to kill Dong Zhuo and losing himself in the process. Due to his own eye condition, Cao Cao was very troubled but couldn't tell his subordinates to avoid affecting his image, thus becoming suspicious. The story of quenching thirst by thinking of plums is known, but it wasn't a way to boost confidence; rather, Cao Cao's poor eyesight made him actually see a plum grove ahead. The story of killing in dreams is also an excuse; the real reason is that Cao Cao's eyes misidentified people. Several times Cao Cao encountered danger, likely due to his eyesight.

There is evidence that Cao Cao had eye problems and didn't want to tell others, so he wrote about it in poetry, expressing his troubles through poems and verses: "The moon shines bright, crows fly south, circling the tree three times, finding no branch to perch on." This means that because of his eye disease, he is like a blind bird, circling the tree three times without finding his nest. Alas, truly pitiful.

Symptoms: Unknown

Consequences: Suspicious nature, adding a few wrongful deaths.

Guan Yu: Due to frequently reading the Spring and Autumn Annals at night, the lighting back then was poor, straining his eyes, leading to at least 800 degrees of nearsightedness. So he usually squints. One would think that with Guan Yu's martial arts skills, he wouldn't be hit by arrows so often, but it's because of his cursed nearsightedness, unable to dodge even Han Fu's arrows. Guan Yu always moves quickly in duels because he has no choice; staying too long puts him at a disadvantage due to poor eyesight. His eventual capture was due to tripping over a horse rope because of his nearsightedness.

Symptoms: Severe nearsightedness and poor memory. If his memory were good, he could recite the thousands of words in the Spring and Autumn Annals backward in no time, instead of reading them every night and straining his eyes.

Consequences: Multiple arrow wounds, ultimately costing him his life.

Wei Yan: The reason why Zhuge Liang did not agree with Wei Yan's strategy for the Zi Wu Valley was his fear that Wei Yan's poor eyesight might cause trouble. Later, when Zhuge Liang prayed for longevity, Wei Yan kicked over the main lamp. Some say Wei Yan did it intentionally, which is incorrect. If Wei Yan wanted to harm Zhuge Liang, there were plenty of opportunities; poisoning or assassination would suffice, no need to act openly in front of Jiang Wei. Others say Wei Yan was nervous and careless, which is also wrong. Wei Yan was a seasoned warrior, second only to the Five Tiger Generals; how could a little alarm from Wei troops scare him? The only explanation is that Wei Yan's eyesight was poor, he didn't see clearly, and kicked over the main lamp, causing the death of the Prime Minister of Shu.

Symptoms: Unknown

Consequences: A famous battle example lost in military history, and the death of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang of Han.

Sun Quan: Sun Quan was born with "blue eyes and purple beard," nicknamed "Blue-Eyed Boy," quite intimidating, not looking like a Chinese person. From a genetic perspective, his father Sun Jian and brother Sun Ce were both famous handsome men, so he shouldn't have looked that way. The only plausible explanation is that Sun Quan was sick, suffering from glaucoma, hence his green eyes. Due to poor eyesight, Sun Quan never won a battle; whenever he led the charge, he inevitably lost.

Symptoms: Glaucoma

Consequences: Eastern Wu lost countless good generals and soldiers, and Zhang Liao gained fame at the Battle of Xiao Yao Jin.

Zhao Yun: It is said that Zhao Yun is the most perfect general, but actually, Zhao Yun's eyesight isn't great either. Evidence lies in the Battle of Changban Slope, where who would wander back and forth seven times unnecessarily? It was because of poor eyesight, unable to find the way out, forcing him to keep fighting back and forth. How many people died needlessly as a result?

Symptoms: Unknown

Consequences: Knocked down two flags, seized three spears; killed over fifty famous generals of Cao's camp with spears and swords.

Sima Yi: Last time I wrote "N Explanations for Sima Yi Falling for the Empty City Stratagem," do you remember? Actually, there was no other reason; Zhuge Liang knew Sima Yi had poor eyesight, so he played tricks. Sima Yi, due to his eye problem, really couldn't figure out Zhuge Liang's intentions and therefore retreated.

Symptoms: Unknown

Consequences: Letting Zhuge Liang escape, rewriting history (well, something that didn't even happen).

Sima Shi: Had a tumor in his left eye, which occasionally itched and hurt, so he ordered a doctor to cut it out and seal it with medicine, recuperating for days, eventually dying when his eye burst, truly terrifying. Due to his eye condition, he delayed the campaign against Wu Qiujian and failed to spot the traitor Yin Dama. Hey, if you're sick, don't lead the army, it affects morale.

Symptoms: Eye tumor

Consequences: Delayed military discipline, allowing Wen Yang to retreat alone with enemies.

Lu Xun: Such a handsome man, but unfortunately, his eyesight wasn't good either. Do you believe that Zhuge Liang randomly stacked some stones into the Eight Trigram Formation, with clouds of energy rising from within? I don't believe it. The actual reason is that Lu Xun's eyesight was poor, and he got lost there.

Symptoms: Unknown

Consequences: Achieved Zhuge Liang's Eight Trigram Formation.

Lü Bu: Lü Bu was invincible, but he also had eye problems. In the Battle of Puyang: Lü Bu galloped from behind, hitting Cao Cao's helmet with his halberd, asking, "Where is Cao Cao?" Cao Cao pointed and said, "The one riding the yellow horse ahead is him." Hearing this, Lü Bu abandoned Cao Cao and chased forward. Alas, Cao Cao was right there...

Symptoms: Night blindness

Consequences: Letting Cao Cao escape, thereby rewriting history.

Dian Wei: In the cavalry unit, a general suddenly appeared, it was Dian Wei, holding two iron halberds, shouting loudly, "My lord, don't worry!" He dismounted swiftly, planted the two halberds, took several short halberds in his hands, and told his followers, "Call me when the enemy is ten steps away!" Then he moved forward, braving arrows. When dozens of Bu's cavalry pursued, the followers shouted, "Ten steps!" Dian Wei said, "Call me when they are five steps away!" The followers again shouted, "Five steps!" Dian Wei then hurled his halberds, each hitting and knocking one off their horse, without a single miss.

This description shows Dian Wei's ferocity, but also indicates his poor eyesight: if he could see clearly, would he need his followers to call him?

Symptoms: Unknown

Consequences: Killed more than ten people instantly, causing more deaths.

Lady Wu Guotai: This old lady herself choosing a son-in-law was originally a good thing, but you are farsighted. Liu Bei was already over fifty at that time, probably older than you, with no makeup or plastic surgery available then. Just look at Liu Bei's appearance, what kind of eyesight do you have, aren't you pushing your own daughter into the fire?

Symptoms: Farsightedness

Consequences: Wasted her daughter's youth.

For now, I can only think of so much, will add more when I remember, let's see whose luck is bad.

Therefore, the tragedies of the characters from the Three Kingdoms remind us how important it is to protect our eyes and vision!

Reposted from: Laughing Proudly Through the Three Kingdoms