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As deep‐seated cultural in Sino sphere, Confucianism thoughts run through the Chinese and Korean classic novels-- <Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義> and <Imjin war 壬辰錄>. It particularly displayed strongly emotion and trochaic in characterization. Concretely speaking, in two novels, five virtues of the two general Zhao Yun and Lee Soonshin are strongly praised for “kindheartedness and justice”; Sun Quan 孫權 and Seonjo of Joseon 朝鮮宣祖 are described by mixed love‐hate feelings, for Sun Quan, praising his capacity and having little patience with his dishonest, but for Seonjo of Joseon, sympathizing with him in his misfortune and disgusting his incapable; Dong Zhuo 董卓, Lv Bu 呂布and aggressor, are consuming animadverted as betrayer. This kind of character description mode carrying strongly individual affection, is deeply associated with Confucianism which advocate kindheartedness, justice and orthodox idea. Confucianism philosophy represented by Confucian is a kind of ethics philosophy, pursuing a kindheartedness, justice, wisdom, loyalty, and etiquette personality. This kind of description with which had a strong trochaic showed us a Confucianism’s value standard. For which, foundation is worship for morals, wisdom, and orthodox idea. This kind of evaluation standard can bring some creative interpretation of history. Reflected the Confucian values and aesthetic ideals of the two authors, formed an independent valuation system, established a historical fictional writing mode, provided some successful art experience for futurity. So <Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義> and <Imjin war 壬辰錄> had some identical standard to record the history, criticism or praise. Not copy the history simply, but rethink of the history and lighter the world.

Chinese and Korean Classic Novel, Confucianism, Trochaic, Kindheartedness and Justice, Five Virtues