209), courtesy name Ziyi, was a debater and scholar who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
In the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the entire incident not only takes place before the battle, but is also heavily dramatised and exaggerated.
In the fifth century, Pei Songzhi added excerpts from the Jiang Biao Zhuan in his annotated version of the third-century historical text Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) by Chen Shou.
Zhou Yu said: "I may not be as good as the musicians of ancient times, but I still know how to appreciate a beautiful piece of music."
After the meal, before he left, Zhou Yu told Jiang Gan: "I have something confidential to attend to, and I need to leave now.
"[5] Three days later, Zhou Yu brought Jiang Gan on a tour of his camp, including his granaries and armouries.
Even if Su Qin, Zhang Yi and Li Yiji were to return from the dead, they won't be able to affect his loyalty towards his lord.
Zhou Yu knows Jiang Gan's true purpose of the visit, so he tricks Jiang Gan into believing that two of Cao Cao's naval commanders (Cai Mao and Zhang Yun) are planning to assassinate their lord and defect to his side.