Guo Jia
Zhang QianLiaoning People's Publishing House2024
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- Series
- Historical Novel Series
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- 9787205109721
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History Historical Fiction Epic Historical NovelEmotional BondsCao CaoStrategic WisdomHuman NatureMoral DilemmaThree KingdomsLate Eastern HanContemporary Chinese LiteratureYouthSummary
This is a historical novel by Zhang Qian centering on Guo Jia (courtesy name Fengxiao), the strategist who served under Cao Cao in the final years of the Eastern Han. It follows his brief life from youth to his death from illness. The story opens in the chaos of the late Han: the young Guo Jia, whose brilliance draws the jealousy and scheming of his clansmen, escapes danger and rescues a girl named Daodao. Master and servant in name, the two are in fact partners, resolving grievances and settling cases for the common people, and Guo Jia becomes a widely respected young magistrate. As the realm descends further into strife, he travels widely, befriends heroes, and seeks a worthy lord to serve, eventually joining Cao Cao and becoming one of his most trusted strategists. The main text runs to fifty-nine chapters, from "First Meeting in the Chicken Coop" to "Final Chapter." It shows Guo Jia the master planner—welcoming the emperor, defusing crises, and steeling Cao Cao's resolve against Yuan Shao with his "ten victories, ten defeats" argument—as well as his bonds with Daodao and his family, and a body increasingly eroded by illness on campaign. With a clear throughline and a tight cast, the novel takes liberties within the historical record, restoring a "wild genius" strategist who lived only thirty-eight years as a complete figure: shrewd, passionate, and vulnerable.Editor's review
三国故事千头万绪，落到一个人身上才好读。这本书选了郭嘉——那个被后世反复讨论「若不死会怎样」的谋士，从他在颍川卷入族内纷争写起，一路写到曹营决策、白狼山前病殂。作者张前是历史专业出身，写这种题材不容易露出年代错位的破绽，官制、刑狱、世族门第的细节都落在生活层面，读来不像在背史料，而像亲历一趟汉末的旅程。 本书最讨喜的地方，是把「谋士」从军帐里请了出来。郭嘉不是一味算无遗策的符号，他会因为锋芒太露而遭人暗算，要为一个没有名分的少女取名、示范规矩，也要面对亲人离世和自己的身体一天天垮下去。刀刀这条线索贯穿全书，让一本讲权谋的书并不冷。五十九章的节奏偏紧凑，每章一个事件，睡前读一两章不费力。 如果是想读纯正的学术评传，本书不是那个路数；但若想在通勤路上或周末补一段有血肉的三国故事，它足够撑起几个晚上。Who it's for
A good fit for
- 喜欢三国题材、希望从谋士视角看乱世的历史小说读者
- 对郭嘉、荀彧、曹操等人物关系感兴趣，想看文学化演绎的三国爱好者
- 习惯读长篇、喜欢章节短小、节奏明快的读者的通勤读物
- 在校学生或初学者，想借故事记住汉末人物与大事梗概
Not a good fit for
- 期待严格按《三国志》等史书考据、不接受虚构人物的严肃历史研究者
- 偏好快节奏爽文式权谋、追求强力金手指的网文读者
- 对古代断案、家族内斗这类生活细节描写缺乏耐心的人
Reading tips
- 先通读五十九章主线，不必纠结某处与史料不符；遇到想深究的事件再回头查《三国志·郭嘉传》。
- 留意「十胜十败」「迎奉天子」等关键章节，它们对应真实史事，读时可与史书对照，体会作者取舍。
- 读到郭嘉病殂前后几章放慢速度，那是全书情绪和主题的收束处。
- 若为睡前阅读，可以每章为一个单元，隔日续读，不影响理解。
About the publisher
Liaoning People's Publishing House China · Founded in 1951Liaoning People's Publishing House is a local publisher focusing on works in the social sciences. Its publishing areas cover philosophy, politics, economics, history and law, and also include dictionaries and reference books. It currently has 332 titles in the database. Its publishing profile is best reflected in translations of foreign literature and Western philosophy, with common categories including foreign literature, Western philosophy and Eastern philosophy. Representative books include English-language editions or translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Cervantes's Don Quixote, Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and The Idiot, Hugo's Les Misérables, Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature and Eliot's Middlemarch. Its author resources involve Homer, Cervantes, Dostoevsky, Victor Hugo, David Hume, George Eliot and Alexis de Tocqueville. As public information is limited, its specific publishing features require further confirmation through more bibliographic data.
Contents
- Historical Novel Series
FAQ
这本书是史实考据还是虚构小说？
是历史题材小说。作者以郭嘉生平为骨架，加入了少女刀刀等虚构人物与家族恩怨情节。主要历史事件大体对应史书，但具体对话、人物关系和细节属文学创作，不宜当作史实引用。书里有没有刀刀这个人物？
有。刀刀是小说中的重要角色，郭嘉在脱险途中救下她并为其取名，两人名为主仆、实为搭档，此后一起断案、行走天下。她属于文学虚构人物，不见于正史。全书有多少章、篇幅如何？
正文共五十九章，从「鸡窝初遇」到「终章」，每章篇幅不长，事件推进较快，适合分段阅读。全书共572页。需要先了解三国历史才能读吗？
不需要。书中汉末背景交代得比较清楚，主要人物随情境登场。若对曹操、袁绍、荀彧等人的基本关系有粗略印象，阅读会更顺畅。This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
Zhang Qian AuthorZhang Qian is a Chinese author whose works span a notably wide range of genres. Public information about him is limited, and neither his dates of birth and death nor his nationality are clearly recorded. The library holds 29 of his works, covering categories such as life and general knowledge, travel, education and study, textbooks, history, and historical fiction. His representative work, 90 Days: Crossing America by Bicycle, belongs to travel writing and appears to focus on the observations and experiences of a long-distance cycling journey. At the same time, he has taken part in compiling several primary and secondary school music textbooks, including the Grade 3 volume of the compulsory education textbook Art: Music and the Grade 2 volume of Music, as well as the senior high school textbooks Music Compulsory 3: Performance, Compulsory 5: Music and Dance, Compulsory 1: Music Appreciation, and Elective Compulsory 1: Choral Singing. He has also written a historical work, Guo Jia. Overall, his writing crosses travel reportage, textbook compilation, and historical narrative, addressing both general readers and students.