Luo Guanzhong's portrayal of Zhou Yu in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not very glorious. In the novel, he was so angry by Zhuge Liang that he almost portrayed Zhou Yu as a nobody. But in history, Zhou Yu was very tolerant. "Sanyu" does not exist. Judging from the historical background of Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang at that time, the political status and historical role before and after Battle of Red Cliffs, it was Zhou Yu who really played a decisive role, not Kong Ming. Zhou Yu is brilliant, shrewd and sophisticated, and has actually overshadowed Zhuge Liang, a budding artist.
Zhou Yu was generous and gave Sun Ce thousands of soldiers and horses. It was with this military force that Sun Ce swept across Jiangdong and laid the foundation of Sun Wu. He was honest, took the lead in respecting Sun Quan wholeheartedly, fulfilled the courtiers' courtesy, and stabilized the state affairs. Zhou Yu also generously tolerated Cheng Pu, who bullied Zhou Yu many times because of his age. Zhou Yu always puts down his attitude, tolerates each other and never cares.
Therefore, Zhou Yu's small temper is just a fiction in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The real Zhou Yu is an elegant, romantic, magnanimous and general figure. Zhou Yu is considerate and generous. Won the respect of many generals.