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http://willowvision.ycool.com/post.1975280.html一句“乱世桃花逐水流”，加上千百年被人传说的“红颜薄命”，与江东大小乔并称三大美人的甄宓之命运，打自出生一刻起就有了定数。

果然，经过一场丈夫翻脸下手、二奶在旁帮凶的血淋淋的谋杀，甄后终于成为一缕长发覆面、米糠塞口的冤魂。

但文学史上，却为这位冤魂留下佳话——那就是她跟她的小叔子曹植的一段爱情。

真正的爱情是不识权贵的，而曹植的文学造诣以及气质的潇洒，都远在他流氓气的哥哥曹丕之上，再加之甄宓的倾城倾国貌，一出才子佳人的大戏就此上演。

TVB一早找到了这个“一女乱三曹”的买点所在，27集的中篇电视剧《洛神》虽是戏说，但也以一种现代人的独到方式让甄宓在世人心中留下印记。

往事一一化烟，甄后的花容月貌、心思慎密、大仁大义、德才兼备却通过一扇由电视剧打开的小窗，悄悄地传递。

做到如此的效果，自然不能忘记监制梅小青和众多编剧们的功劳。

电视剧最为我欣赏的，除了跌宕的情节，当中的古诗词以及各个事件的原型典故所流露出来的文化底蕴，也让人深感此剧幕后工作之用心。

电视以甄宓的梦境开篇，讲述了《山海经》中，河伯、后羿以及洛水之神宓妃三人的恩怨：宓妃嫁得的是年年娶新妻的河伯，因此就与其妻奔月的后羿有了同病相怜之感，二人生情，自然招来河伯的妒忌。

河伯后羿争斗不休，引得天帝插手，最后受罚被贬凡间的却是洛神。

甄宓的梦至此醒来，是为全剧的第一次点题。

而此处除了道出甄宓为洛神转世的传言外，更揭示了她今后命运的大体走向。

除此之外，编剧还安排了甄宓对《山海经》中的故事发表看法，控诉了洛神的委屈与无奈、天帝的不公以及河伯与后羿的软弱，终于算是突破了传统。

一个有独立之思想的女性形象呼之欲出。

水灯传情，是电视剧对于曹植的出众才华与浪漫情怀的第一次展现。

约会佳人来到廊桥水榭边，自己却“人未见，礼先行”， 让《美人篇》以水灯载着先行来到佳人面前。

美女妖且闲，采桑岐路间。

柔条纷冉冉，落叶何翩翩。

罗衣何飘飘，轻裾随风还。

顾盼遗光彩，长啸气若兰。

容华耀朝日，谁不希令颜？

佳人慕高义，求贤良独难。

以上的《美人篇》虽为原诗的删节版，但删却删得有理。

首先，此诗是曹植后期的作品之一，与电视剧所想表达的事件的时间不合。

其次，按寻常理解，曹植作《美人篇》，意在用比兴、象征的手法，反映内心的怀才不遇的不平与哀怨。

而这一思想在删去的最后两句中显露得尤为明显：众人徒嗷嗷，安知彼所观？

盛年处房室，中夜起长叹。

相似的情况，在后续的故事中也有出现：曹植的表妹崔芣因嫉妒甄宓得表哥所作的《美人篇》，将他困在水榭里逼子建也为自己作一首能与之媲美的诗。

文思枯竭恍恍惚惚之时，忽见面前水上有一酷似甄宓的仙子翩然起舞，遂作出了《美女篇》：南国有佳人，容华若桃李。

朝游江北岸，夕宿潇湘沚。

加之删去的：时俗薄朱颜，谁为发皓齿？

俯仰岁将暮，荣耀难久恃。

曹植把《九歌》中所谓“美人迟暮”的哀怨与汉乐府民歌的风格相结合，抒发自己怀才不遇的苦闷和对有限生命的惋惜，浅显而雅丽。

较之曹丕比较单纯地模仿民歌的《燕歌行》一类，更富于个性，内涵也更为曲折丰富，耐人寻味。

类似的手法，描写这类似的情感，聪明的编剧避重就轻的剔去了其中的政治意味，却在不同时刻给剧情带来不小的推动。

因此对曹植的原诗做出删节，对剧情的发展仍是百利而少害的——至少，甄宓飘然若仙的风骨，曹子建的满腔爱慕万丈才情都通过一首有删减的古诗刻画得淋漓，岂非妙事。

而既然一早就说明了电视剧所讲的“故事纯属虚构”，并非真正的历史书文学史，那么又何必拘泥于细节呢？

在另一方面，《洛神》中的人物个个都是有名有姓的历史人物，因此除了加入了人物本身所作的诗词歌赋以追求故事的真实度之外，剧中的重大情节大多以《三国演义》、《三国志》、《世说新语》等名作的记载作为蓝本。

譬如曹植的七步诗，又如杨修的“鸡肋事件”，再如曹娥碑的“绝妙好辞”的字谜，一一都来源于各式的文学读本，编剧在此基础上更加以与剧情相关的润色，为故事再添一份真实感的同时更添了新意。

比较出彩的改动莫过于歌姬刘惜惜这个角色的加入。

与别的情节一样，她也是有原型的。

刘义庆的《世说新语·忿狷第三十一》中有如此一篇：魏武有一妓，声最清高，而情性酷恶。

欲杀则爱才，欲置则不堪。

于是选百人一时俱教。

少时，还有一人声及之，便杀恶性者。

此篇短文延续了《世说》一贯的风格，短小却精彩。

但歌姬的形象描绘却因为不够翔实而显得不太真实，她为何会对曹操情性酷恶？

她是怎样的情性酷恶？

文中均未交待，又框架却又有发展空间，这都为一个新人物的塑造提供了条件。

剧中歌姬刘惜惜作为卞夫人向王夫人挑战的筹码出现，未见其人，她天籁般的歌声就已令司空府上下的所有人——当然包括曹操为之折服。

她生活在自己的世界里，不管他人的看法，只将唱出最美妙的歌诗做自己的全部。

然而白璧也有微瑕，刘姬天生有哮喘顽疾，因此不能天天为曹操长时间歌唱，但为了保持自己歌喉在曹操心目中的完美形象，她并没有把这一秘密告诉这位司空大人。

刘惜惜的结果还是没有逃出《世说》上的命运，她的地位最终为王夫人的侍婢所替代，而编剧更是为曹操想了一个看似仁慈，实则更为残忍的处置刘姬的手段：赐哑药。

“人如花飞云如短歌”，一语成谶。

只可惜曹操不是惜花之人。

失去了引以为傲的歌喉，就是失去了赖以为生的天赋，刘惜惜就再不是刘惜惜。

依然是太透彻的女子，所以选择了死亡。

刘姬与甄宓，都是红尘俗世里高洁的女子，只是，刘姬是出世的，甄宓是入世的，换作是甄宓失去了众人称道的绝世美貌，是断然不会选择结束自己生命的。

甄宓说的好，“惜惜姐姐不能唱了，就让宓儿为你唱。

”但刘姬有刘姬的骄傲和尊严，失去这些，她生不如死。

哀痛于刘姬，却又不得不佩服编剧的独具匠心。

纵观整部《洛神》，它既涵盖了《山海经》、《诗经》等著作的精妙，又包括了魏晋才子们的建安风骨，看来，它实在是因为其中深厚的文化底蕴才做到不凡的光芒万丈，简直可以算是一本魏晋文学的简易读本。

而笔者在此限于篇幅与文笔的限制实在无法将其中的所有一一展现，唯有诚邀各位看官移步一品《洛神》这算不上视觉盛宴，却一定是精致的家常便饭。

戏就那样结束 涕泪看到剧终 我今天就只是做了这一件事剧中曹操说过一句 再深的伤痛 时间都能让它慢慢愈合很久很久没有接触电视剧 看完静卧很久 还是心痛不已 正如一网友的留言：真想改写历史！

古代的感情 仍然令我艳羡我已很久不看现代的东西 我已很久不对现代的东西动情心中永远存着一段感情 不管世事如何变迁 这种情怀 已很难拥有曹操死时 我想到死亡的命题两个人相处至老 总有一个要先行 那么剩下的那一个 如何面对这悲恸 如何面对之后漫长而寂静的余生 若我这一生 最终有幸得一人与我相伴相生 我可不可以自私地比他早死当子建开始想要与崔芣白头偕老 当甄宓定然地依偎在子桓身边 明白 也许两情相悦并不是生活必须的命题最后记得的一句：心慈则貌美其实生不在长 病痛有时 失意有时 悲哀有时 虽是短短20几年 已觉漫漫 时有感叹命运对我的戏弄人生有诸多无奈 愿有生之年做一个美好的女子

（1）这部电视剧或许更多在于体现甄宓的为人，教化的意义似乎并不强。

例如在故事的结尾，虽然郭嬛被甄宓的儿子下令在死后要口塞糠糟，披发盖脸，但其仍然安度晚年，又如司马懿又如下一个曹操，最终篡魏。

当然，历史无法改写，编剧或许和我们一样也恨剧中的反派，但最终迫于历史，仍没有强行迎合观众的心理。

这是大历史剧无法避免的局限。

（2）曹植此人更像是个文人，而不是务实的治国者，其之感怀多于智慧，这样的人在乱世难有用武之地，倘非盛世，难有大成。

曹植在剧中的儿女情长太多，缺乏沉稳和冷静，无法在慌乱时绝地反击。

这注定了曹植必定一生不得志。

（3）曹丕争强好胜，但缺乏智慧。

在剧中，曹丕虽然总是能够绝地反击，随机应变，但其生性要强，因此内心狭隘，残酷冷血，缺乏仁爱之心。

这样的人正如曹操所言，适合做开国者，但不适合做长期治理国家之君。

但曹丕坚韧不拔，永不言败，值得学习。

（4）曹操虽有宏图大志，但过于注重大局，忽视其他布局，因此他虽然预见曹丕会篡汉，但由于一心想要曹丕实现其遗愿，以至急于求成，忽视其他对曹丕的制衡，最终导致失去制衡的曹丕羽翼丰满，反噬曹操。

再由于曹操鼓噪曹丕以不正当手段篡汉，实际上也为日后自己政权的倒台埋下祸根。

在曹丕篡汉后40年，司马炎也篡了曹魏政权。

可见，开启恶开始，就会有恶的循环。

（5）甄宓为人善良，宅心仁厚，足智多谋，但缺乏必要的锋利。

在剧中，甄宓是一个几乎完美的女性，她知书达理，足智多谋，胸怀天下，仁德善良，但她过于善良，以至好坏不分，对坏人过于仁慈，三番两次容忍坏人步步为营，终于自食恶果。

甄宓救郭嬛并非过错，但当郭本人逐渐异化为坏人时，甄宓三番五次容忍。

她以为世人都和她一样，但她把人性想得太美好。

一旦坏人一次两次怙恶不悛时，她就应该果断除之。

但遗憾的是，这些都没有做。

最终导致郭嬛此人日益强大，最终终于杀了甄宓。

足见，善良不能是无底线的，更不能是没有牙齿的。

当然，虽然正如我在一开始所言，虽然这部剧最大程度地尊重了历史，没有选择迎合观众强行更改结局，但我认为这部剧仍不失为一部好剧，当然其意义不是在于教化（即善有善报恶有恶报），而是从三国时期的一个女子为切入，让我等可以一窥三国那个时代的个人命运与整个大时代的关系。

剧中之人个个都是人杰，却仍无法摆脱时代之困，不能不令人唏嘘。

这里要赞一下TVB《洛神》的七步成诗故事的处理。

影视剧里有很多版本的七步成诗，但TVB这版是最为独特的。

有的版本是曹丕走七步后曹植作诗，有的是曹植自己走七步然后作诗，央视版的类似于话剧风格。

但TVB的处理是前三步曹丕走完后，曹植与他一同迈出了第四步，然后每一步吟一句，而每一句二曹各自的表情都步步递进，曹植的悲愤到心如死灰到眼中含泪，曹丕的冷漠到惊讶到羞愧脸红同时眼角也有泪光。

我觉得这个处理真的是精妙，那种戏剧冲突的感觉一下子就出来了。

剧里曹丕提的要求和一些版本也不同，明确提出自己七步内成诗，以兄弟为题但不得出现兄弟二字，而且这里不像其他版本的拖沓，曹丕说完后立刻开始迈步，这种节奏感非常抓人，也突出了本意就是刻意为难。

而整个七步之中，除了中间的回忆部分，其余都是快节奏，却余韵绵长。

与此同时，剧中的配乐和人物的动作环环相扣，且非常适合剧情走向，而镜头不断地在各个不同人物之间快速切换，每个人可能只有一两秒，必须快速表现出人物的表情，这使得剧情节奏不拖沓而又面面俱到。

再回到人物的演技塑造，这里穿插了甄宓以帕遮面，笑中含泪，意欲用自己的笑激发曹植的灵感，这一个动作蔡少芬诠释得非常的好，而马浚伟饰演的曹植看到甄宓后的惊喜表情，然后闭目定神稍作思考后，迈步作诗。

同时在场的包括司马懿等人各自的表情都照顾到了。

美中不足的就是最后甄宓和曹植的对话略显不符合场合。

这样的佳作如今的TVB中也逐渐少了，但过去在武侠片中却比比皆是，包括人物的对白设计，相比而言国内的很多武侠剧胜在服化道不假，但在这些细节方面始终有不少差距。

诚然，TVB的布景，服装现在看来都很廉价，有时候限于经费比较敷衍，但TVB的古装剧始终那股特殊的味道，就在于对影视最重要体验的打磨。

乱世桃花逐水流文：尹享泽历史是一枚钉子，文人用手中的笔给它挂一件衣裳，影象工作者在这件衣裳上做文章，做的好便是一朵精致的绣花，做的不好便是一个碍眼的补丁。

TVB剧集《洛神》应该算是一朵做工精细的花儿，可能囿于材料的质地，会有一些不精美，但神韵浑然天生。

剧中亲情浓如短歌，友情珍如仙酿，爱情淡如飞花，一些超越时空的感动在观者的思绪里才下眉头、又上心头。

“人如飞花，云如短歌，谁曾爱我，时而风光，时而坎坷，谁怜惜一个我？

镜花水月，没法断绝，我心媲美是明月。

情如孤舟，愁如深秋，对酒当歌，人生几何。

花虽美，也在期待你留下结果。

”《洛神》看过很多次了，“惜花”这首歌也听过很多遍。

每看一次都会没来由的感叹，每听一遍都会无端的忧伤。

为爱情的无辜心痛，为世事的无常难过，为剧中慧质兰心的女人注定的薄命落泪。

刘惜惜，歌冠群芳，才情无双。

她遇到枭雄曹操，歌声有了价值，在曹府有了一席之地。

她原以为自己如美玉遇到识玉之人，一心想要做出更多更好的曲子，以人生最美犒享知已。

哪成想，枭雄不是钟子期，他要的只是一个供娱乐的玩物，只要嗓子动听，杜娟的歌声，他也可以入耳。

悲莫大于心死，面对他赐来的毒酒，她也只有一饮而尽。

来给她送行的，惟有知已甄宓一人。

忆起旧时，与宓儿、子建、杨修一起，击杯为乐，对酒当歌，剑舞翩翩，是何等开心。

此时只有宓儿的泪，自己的歌，同往黄泉碧落。

歌声远去，魂也远去。

崔苤，一生钟情子建，兜兜转转终成夫妻，虽然刁蛮任性，虽然做事鲁莽，却是真正用心爱着子建的女人。

人的一生如果不能跟自己爱的人在一起，就应该接受爱自己的人。

毕竟爱一个人要牺牲的东西很多很多，被爱伤透的你如果一直感觉不到她的付出，那只能让本就不公平的上天更加的不公平。

当子建打算接受崔苤的真心，跟她一起开始新的生活的时候，崔苤却没有时间了。

一杯毒酒又了解了一个女人的一生。

不知情的崔苤喝着赏赐的毒酒，是开心的，她以为自己会一直过着富贵荣华的生活，她的夫君是人中之龙，她的将来是母仪天下。

当毒酒攻心时，她握到了子建的手，看到了子建的泪，听到了子建的不舍，那些都是为了她的。

她轻轻的闭上眼，也许她一生所想的只是跟这样的子建生活在一起，不需要富贵，不需要权利。

甄宓，论貌，江南有二乔，河北甄宓俏；论德，得甄宓即得天下；论才，与天下才气独得八斗的子建不相上下。

如此佳人，生于乱世。

情无所依，才无所匹。

遇子建，情投意合，却无天时，有缘无份。

遇曹丕，情不得已，却是地利，无缘有份。

遇孟德，情同知已，幸之人和。

孟德一死，她怀抱幼儿痛哭此生再无可靠之人。

那时，她只料自己终落得以貌侍君，珠黄便是恩断时。

哪知青春未逝，因馋殒命。

曾经自夸爱惜她如爱惜珍宝一样的夫君赐来毒酒一杯，她无语，坦然一饮而尽。

宓儿将死，她倒在曹丕的怀里。

这个曾经深爱过她的男人，用力的抱着她。

他后悔了，他没有相信过她，他没有爱她到底。

但是，她选择死在他的怀里，因为他是她的夫君，她从未对他不起。

宓儿将死，她望着子建，这个她深爱的男人。

他的泪，他的伤痛，她都记在心底。

忆起初识时花灯传诗的惊喜，山顶共赏日出的默契，殿前含泪一笑的无奈，子建七步成诗的悲痛，她暗叹已不能再为心爱的他做什么了。

此时，她的心中纵有万般不舍，也只这最后一眼了。

人生无情，有些真相，到死也不能揭开。

宓儿将死，为了孩子的清白，为了夫君的声誉，她亲自洗干净了酒杯。

从此，在这世上她没有牵挂了。

岁月如流水，历史终究只是钉子，让世人嗟叹的是那朵后人臆想的花，也是那段世间永远不老的情。

惜惜已死，崔苤已死，宓儿已死。

世上的爱恨终究湮灭，多情的佳人终究远游。

思之念之，注定是场无情殇。

南有大小乔，河北甄宓俏!南国有佳人，容华若桃李。

朝游江北岸，夕宿潇湘止。

甄宓：*善人者，人亦善之。

*民情放之四海，人皆有之。

*众星何历历，点点入长梦。

*唯宽可以容人，唯厚可以载物。

*徒善不得以为政，徒法不能以自行。

*《女箴》：人有纤微之过，戒之在省，恭敬执勤，勿羡勿妒，修身莫若敬。

*人忠而能仁，则国德彰。

*不妄求，则心安；不妄作，则身安。

*行仁则有爱，怀爱亦生仁。

*为夫妻者，义以和亲，恩以好合。

*为七步诗作劝：兄须爱其弟，弟必敬其兄；勿以纤毫事，伤此骨肉情。

*甄宓对郭女王：心慈则貌美，心恶则貌丑。

*甄宓对曹丕：为夫妻者，义以和亲，恩以好合。

你存心欺骗于我，是失义，为司马懿斥怒于我，是恩断，你我夫妻情已尽，今后，你好自为知。

子建对甄宓：*弱水三千，只取一瓢。

*自从心中至爱离开子建，就带走了我一点灵犀，也带走了我无穷的智慧。

*欲加之罪，何患无辞。

*智者顺时而谋，愚者逆理而动。

*琴已断，曲难终（惜惜临死时）*哀莫大于心死。

*此生虽有尽，恨似影随身。

*人如花飞，云如短歌，谁曾爱我，时而风光，时而坎坷，谁怜惜一个我，镜花岁月，没法断绝……*飘零逢似水，自有惜花人。

*新君痛恨，往昔全非，怀念手足，怜弟寂寞，归藩承命，当释解，难保平安。

*子建对子桓说：我和宓儿一见如故、再见倾心，早已是两情相愿、三生情定。

*时移势异，我们都身不由己。

*青青子衿，悠悠我心。

但为君故，沉吟至今。

甄宓是洛神的转世，因为天帝认为是洛嫔妄动情心而贬她下凡间饱受人间的苦楚。

这首诗一语道破了人生的无奈和轮回之苦。

寒来暑经春复冬，看得浮生总是空。

金也空，银也空，死后何曾在手中。

官也空，侯也空，尽是苦债恨无穷。

妻也空，子也空，黄泉路上不相逢。

曹植《七步诗》煮豆燃豆萁，豆在釜中泣。

本是同根生，相煎何太急。

前兩天沒忍住，又把TVB的《洛神》又複習了一遍，在以前，只把他當成歌詠才子佳人標準偶像劇來看，因而大罵無良編劇，爲什麽沒有讓才子佳人有狗血卻又讓大家歡喜的大團圓結局。

再看《洛神》，暮然發覺，甄宓這個女人的智慧和氣度風華，是她所謂的丈夫——曹丕所無法理解的，就連與她心意相通，她所深愛的曹植也無法企及，所以美人的薄命又成了必然，想想那小氣的老天，連紅顏都要妒忌，又何況是如此聰慧風華的紅顏。

或許，她最大的錯誤，就在于她太過於美好，那樣的烽煙亂世如此破敗，又怎么容得下這份耀目的美好？

作為愛美之人，實在為美人扼腕，沒忍住，提了筆……她，是當世的三大美人之一，才德兼備，艷絕京華。

他，是天下第一才子，才思敏捷，詩名冠絕天下。

是誰在唱：“窈窕淑女，君子好逑……”他不遠千里來到她的家鄉，假扮廟祝為她解籤，將題有詩詞的風箏放飛入她家，只為一賭美人芳容。

被他的心思與才情打動，她終於答應赴約，奈何他曹家的大軍就在那時攻入鄴城，城內大亂，二人終於無緣得見。

多年以後，他們是否會想，如果就這樣擦身而過，會不會，挺好，他還是他的才子，她仍做她的佳人。

只是，歷史沒有如果。

再見她時，她居然以他父親故友之女的身份成為府上的貴賓，那刻，他相信上天是眷顧他的。

他因她的到來而文思泉湧，靈感勃發，“美女妖且閑，採桑歧路間，柔條紛冉冉，落葉何翩翩。

”他欣賞她的美，他傾慕她的妖嬈風姿，但他對她的愛與欣賞沒有半絲的猥瑣與嬌柔，滿目的磊落光明；在府中的時光，他教她騎馬，他陪他撫琴下棋，他離府辦事時為防她無聊，給她留下二十一張花簽，囑她每天拆解一個；爲了讓飽受戰亂的災民過上安定的生活，他與她合力智懲奸商，幫助百姓重建家園。

他的才情，他的心思，他與她共同抱有的濟天下蒼生的抱負情懷終於讓她芳心付許。

一對才子佳人，一段金玉良緣，一切本該有個美滿的結束。

如果只有他們倆……可是，上天卻為這出戲安排了太多的配角，就像得知自己被賜婚曹操時，她對他說的：“可惜這世上不僅有你我，還有曹大人，還有你大哥，還有天下蒼生。

”是的，亂世不僅僅只有曹子建和甄宓，她甄宓早在進入曹府的那一刻，便註定是曹操到手的獵物，只是讓他沒想到的是，她耀眼奪目的美貌，她不讓鬚眉的胸襟與智慧，像太陽，灼燒著每個人的眼睛，他的是，大兒子曹丕也是，曹植更是。

不愧是亂世的梟雄，這位遲暮的英雄是自持而清醒的，他自知強佔甄宓只徒傷父子之情，對他以曹代漢的千秋大業百害而無一利，但他更知她的好，她的智慧與仁德風範必能助其子打理天下，捍衛他創下的萬事基業。

她，是他留給他繼承人一件最美的禮物。

他說：“子建仁厚賢良，若在太平盛世，必能成為一代賢君。

可是，現在是亂世，群雄并起，只有子桓這樣善於權謀機變，為大事不拘小節之人，才能成為開國聖主。

宓兒的夫君與這開國聖主，必只能為一人。

”她說：“我只不過是個普通女子，我想找的，只是一個與自己心意相通的人，與他比翼連枝，振翅高翔，這個人，只能時曹子建……”然而，這聲音就像那英花，在颯颯秋風中四處飄散，沒了聲影……終是“亂世桃花逐流水”，甄宓突然憶起初見曹丕時她對他說的話，誰曾想，一語成箴……

What, when, where and who 
This story is base on the the parts in the very famous Chinese novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdom". The story focuses on one of the kingdom, the Cao family. Ada Choi plays the character Yun Fok, who is a real life historical person. Due to her intelligence and her beauty, everybody wants her, including Cao Cao, Cao Zhi and Cao Pi. Also, because of she is way too perfect, she has a very tragic story... Steven plays Cao Zhi, who is a very intelligence son of Cao Cao, but he is way too kind, so that Cao Cao could not give his power to Steven, instead, he gives his power to the oldest son Cao Pi (played by Moses). Cao Pi is more cruel than the others, that's why Cao Cao wants Ada to marry Cao Pi to help him, and advise him. However, Ada and Steven were deeply in love, but for Steven's protection, Ada had to marry Moses instead... Sonija plays the most evil person you can ever imaging, she gets jealous about everything Ada has. She thought Ada is always on top of her. Sonija plays many tricks and finally got Moses' attention and soon becomes Moses' second wife. Later, Sonija causes many people's death and even tries to get rid of Ada...I thought this series is pretty close to the history, because I know lots of the characters, and lots of the small stories in here, it reminds me a lots of things related to "The Romance of the Three Kingdom", which is my favorite Chinese classical novel.THE FACTORS 
- Hate Factor 
Let's start with the character you will hate to the bone: Sonija Kwok's Kwok Hsuan 
This is about the worst character you can ever imaging! Kwok Hsuan is not only evil, she is also cruel, ugly, and stupid! First of all, she like Steven, but Steven rejected her because Steven is in love with Ada. Kwok Hsuan gets really jealous and mad, and tries to get the second brother's attention. However, the second brother falling in love with someone else. Later, Kwok Hsan started to get Moses' attention, and uses tricks to marry Moses and becomes his second wife. Kwok Hsuan caused many people's death, such as the prostitute XiXi, Steven's wife, Steven's teacher, and Ada. I think her ending is way too nice, she should suffer a lot more than just illness.Second, the famous evil guy from the history, Sima Yi 
You might hate this character very much, because he basically changed Moses, and makes him become very cruel. However, Sima Yi himself is not as cruel as Kwok Hsuan, he is just very ambition, he wants to help Moses become the king, so that he can easily take over. I didn't think he was that bad when I read "The Romance of the Three Kingdom", but in this series, you will hate this character because of his ambition. In the real history, his son Sima Zhao is the more evil one.- Love Factor 
Ada Choi 
I think Ada gave her best performances in this series! However, her character is such a tragic (you will know why when you read further). I think Ada is the best at playing tragic characters, because she can cry really well! Have you notice most of her characters are really tragic? And, the people around her character is most likely to turn evil! For example, Louis Koo in ATE II, Nick Cheung in Secret of the Heart and in this series, it is Sonija Kwok. Poor Ada, she has to face all these terrible facts!Steven Ma 
Steven Ma was really good in this series as well. His character is also very tragic because he is too kind and too smart, just like Ada. I didn't like Steven Ma before, but after this series, I will start to pay more attention to him, because he can act and cry really well.- Pity Factor 
To all the characters who died in this series, this is the section contributed to you... 
There are lots of pity factors and lots of emotional scenes in this story, especially towards the end, the characters started to die one after another.Let's begin with the prostitute Xi Xi (played by Kei Kwan Gu) 
At the beginning, Cao Cao's first wife did not like Ada at all, so she bought this very beautiful and talented prostitute named XI XI The first wife plans to use XI XI to get Cao Cao's attention, so that Ada will be ignored. However, XI XI and Ada becomes great friends. XI XI has a very good voice, but she also has an illness that could destroy her voice. So, she tried to protect her voice really well. That's why she often rejected Cao Cao and refuses to sing to him, that makes Cao Cao really mad. Sonija uses this chance to let somebody else to learn from XI XI and tries to replace XI XI So, Cao Cao killed XI Xi's voice because he felt XI XI is not useful anymore! Poor XI XI, her life is depends on her voice, now her voice is gone, so she suicide!The second character who died is Yang Suo 
Yang Sui is a very famous person, his death is really famous, too. He is very intelligence, he can guest what Cao Cao is thinking, and he is always right. However, because of his intelligence, Cao Cao wants him dead, and the excuse Cao Cao used was the chicken ribs, that's why it makes Yang Suo's death really famous. Poor guy, he is too smart, but he died because of the chicken ribs! Ok, here is what happens: there is once, Cao Cao did not want to fight in the war, so he uses "chicken ribs" as his military order. Yang Suo knew Cao Cao will not fight the war, because of his military order. (The chicken ribs' taste is not tat great when you eat it, but if you throw it away, you will feel pity, in this case, Cao Cao was not sure if he wants to fight the war or not, so he uses chicken ribs as his order.) Yang Suo knew about Cao Cao's thinking so he tells others don't have to get ready for the war, that makes Cao Cao really mad, and he uses that excuse to kill him!The third one is Steven's wife Cui Fok 
You will probably not enjoy this character at the beginning, because she is not that nice. But, after she married to Steven, she changed a little. Cui Fok loves Steven very much, and she wants him to become the king, so her uncle and her started to help Steven by building relationships with the emperor's officers. Because of that, Cao Cao killed her... Poor girl, she completely changed to a better woman after she married to Steven, and she wants to spent the rest of her life with him and support him, but because of that, she died!The fourth one is Steven's teacher 
He is also a very smart person, also the best friend of Cao Cao. However he got killed by Sima Yi, who do not allow him to exist, because Steven's teacher is very smart, and he always support Steven.The fifthe one is Cao Cao , in the history, he is evil, but he is also a hero. In this series, the producers tried to make Cao Cao a better man. Cao Cao has a very big ambition as well, and he knew Moses is the only one that can finish his job and be the king, so he had to give the power to Moses even thoughhe likes Steven more. Cao Cao killed so many people because of Moses, because he needs to clear out any difficulties that Moses might encounter in the future. However, Cao Cao did not realized there is a more ambition guy behind Moses, which is Sima Yi. When Cao Cao realized that, he wants Moses to kill Sima Yi, but Moses would not do it, that makes Cao Cao so angry and died... Poor man, hetried so hard to work out a future for Moses, but Moses would not kill the man who is going to destroy everything for Cao family...Thesixth one is the second brother , Moses poisoned him! I can't believe he killed his own brother just like that! Poor guy, he has a wife and a daughter waiting for him, but he can never come home!The last one, the most emotional one perhaps, which is the one and only Yun Fok , her entire life is a tragic! (I will mention that more later) Sonija and Sima Yi made up the rumor that Yun Fok's son is Steven's son, and Yun Fok is still in love with Steven, that makes Moses decided to poison Yun Fok to death! Yun Fok knew about it, but she still drink the poison, so that she can protect her son, she wants to use her death to prove her son is Moses' real son...- How Come Factor 
How can Kwok Husan be so evil all of the sudden? I mean, at the beginning, she was very nice and saved Ada many times, that's why Ada and her becomes sisters. All of the sudden, she is in love with Steven, Steven rejected her, and all of the sudden she changed... I think she changed way so fast.FAVORITES 
- Cast 
Ada Choi 
As I said above, Ada did really well in this series- Character 
Ada's Yun Fok 
Okey, Yun Fok is such a tragic character, she is way so perfect, way so smart, and way so kind! Because of that, she has to go through a tragic life. Her story is like the tragic tale of the fairy Lok Sun, who is well known as the fairy in the Lok River. Lok Sun was punished into the mortal world for being the cause of rift between her husband and another god. It is not hard to guess that Yun Fok is the reincarnation of Lok Sun and will have a similar fate. Yun Fok is in love with Steven and even agreed to marry him, however Cao Cao chose Moses to be the king, and Cao Cao wants Ada to marry Moses, because he wants her to help Moses, and to advice him, remind him of kindness, also the main reason is to protect Steven Ada had to accept the marriage and helps Moses, however, Moses did not treat Ada well. After Sonija also becomes Moses' wife, Moses begins to treat Sonija better because Sonija likes to use tricks. Poor Ada, who is slowly lost faith in her husband and her friend Sonija... At the end, she died because of the two, poor girl!Steven Ma's Cao Zhi 
Cao Zhi is just like Ada, really smart, really perfect and really kind. Because of his kindness, Cao Cao could not gives the power to Steven even though Steven is his favorite son. Cao Cao knew if he gave Steven the power, Moses will not able to give up, he will try to destroy everything. For Steven's protection, Cao Cao gave the power to Moses and let Steven's true love Ada also marry to Moses! Poor guy, he had to face his true love as his sister in law! Steven married to Cui Fok, who is truly in love with him, but she was killed by Cao Cao because of the way she is trying to help Steven... Later, he had to face the fact his brother is going to kill him, but he uses his intelligence to produce the very famous "seven-steps" poem, and that poem finally makes Moses regret about his way of pushing away his brothers... - Couple 
Ada Choi and Steven Ma 
These two would be perfect together, however, they can not be together because one of them is the most beautiful girl, the other one is the smartest son of the Cao family... Their destiny meant to separate them apart...- Scene 
Here comes the list: 
1. When Steven propose to Ada 
2. When all the pity factors (as I listed above) died, emotional scenes! 
3. Everytime you see Ada and Steven together, they are the perfect couple... but they can not be together... so pity for them! LEAST FAVORITES
- Cast 
Sonija Kwok 
Sorry to all the Sonija fans, I really don't think Sonija can act. I hate the way she cries or talk. Her performances skills have disapproved since "A Step Into the Past"... I don't know why the TVB producers decided to let her play in a villain role.. Her acting skills are not that good to be a villain.- Character 
Sonija's Kwok Husan 
As I said above, you will hate this character to the bone. Usually, I enjoyed the villain, because they made the stories interesting, but this character is just too stupid and too cruel. Plus, her ending is a little better than I thought, she deserves a much worse ending that just illness...Moses Chan's Chao Pi 
Moses' acting skills are average, he is good at being bad, like the character he played in Armed Reaction III. In this series, his character is not that enjoyable... - Couple 
Sonija and Moses 
I hate to see these two together! They make me sick!- Scene 
Everytime you see Moses and Sonija together!COMMENTS 
Overall, I really enjoyed this series, because it is emotional, it is tragic, I like tragic stories , I think TVB did a good job of producing the series, the outfits are wonderful, especially the girls' outfits. There are characters you will love and hate, there are performances you will love and hate, there are scenes you will / might cry, there are scenes you will hate. It is well balanced...IS IT WORTH WATCHING? 
For all the Steven and Ada fans, this is a must see! All the Sonija fans, you might like to skip this one, because it might offend your feelings!

看了一半，才百度到这句剧是2002年的TVB出品，怪不得这么好看。

马浚伟的演技的确有功力，中途有好几次都看得我忍不住流眼泪。

蔡少芬的颜值当时也算是巅峰了吧，演技也不错，想想后来的宜修皇后，真无法想象是同一个人演的，到位。

连程可为这种配角的戏都很出彩，送别子文和子建那场的老泪纵横，让人潸然泪下。

没想到这句剧还挺尊重史实的，历史上曹丕的儿子继位后，曹植的确积极上书提建议，可是仍然不获采纳，怪不得40岁就英年早逝了。

If I should stay,I would only be in the way.So I'll go, but I knowI'll think of you every step of the way.今天把下了很久的洛神看完了，看到最后很有泪点。

也才有些时刻真正懂了 上面的这一段歌词。

她不想淹没他一生的才华，所以不和他在一起。

即使深深的伤心欲绝，仍然选择了不在一起。

曹操说：你要择的是夫君，我要择的是良君。

而世上女子只有你能母仪天下，所以要她嫁给那个明君。

她不是因为曹操的话，而是因为深知不顾一切的出走对他的一生对他的才华所造成泯灭。

胸怀仁义却不能够普及苍生，所以她放手了，然后告诉他，这辈子我只能是你的大嫂。

他成婚，取了一个到最后都用命爱着他，虽然做着很多不经头脑的事但最后一心一意爱着他的人。

她成婚，嫁给了一个爱着她，但是在岁月里却没有实现诺言，被权利欲望，被甜言蜜语所左右，最后负了她一生，要了她命的人。

他永远都爱着她，她最爱的也是他。

只是她选择了不和他厮守的时候，爱情成了彼此的仰望。

每次繁华之后，她和他在花园偶遇，称呼着大嫂，三弟，说着当下的事情。

他失去了她的妻子，在他要开始真正地去爱这个妻子，爱这个家的时候。

然后他们就开始了长久的分离，每次相见，礼数之下，却是永远不能言说的爱恋和等待。

他看她成了皇后，却再没有当初那一份开心。

她嫁给了那个曾经信誓旦旦说不怕你容颜老去的人，不是因为多爱他。

因为她的心中早已经做出了抉择。

然而她是这样一个恪守的女子，他也是。

所以不再迈出一步。

她难产，只是每每相聚，难有这样的知己述说心愁。

每每分离，眼中无限的伤痛依恋无人可说。

他丧妻，带着孤子远赴他处，再回来，却是父亲亡忌，她做说客阻拦兄弟相残生灵涂炭。

于是再分离，在最后，他终于失去了她。

还有那个负了她一生的她的夫。

一误误终生。

她不知道有没有后悔后。

她只知道嫁了人，相夫，教子。

却一次次被夫所伤，当说出夫妻情分已尽的话时，就只剩了保全儿子这最后的心愿。

直到最后天人相隔。

他带着一生的眷恋，带着玉枕走了。

不知是否回想起当初爱慕而生而千里追寻，不知是否回想起她当初答应求婚的那一抹笑和羞涩。

她鼓励他关心儿子，重整信心那心痛。

只是到了最后，年华已逝，垂垂老矣，去见了她的儿子，然后再悄然落幕。

他走在河岸，看着她划船而至，说，你来接我了。

然后走去。