The Yuan family in Runan was the largest family in the Eastern Han Dynasty. When Yuan was mentioned in 2000, "four generations and three publics" were often mentioned. But Liu Bei mentioned Yuan Shao's "four generations and five families" in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Why are there two descriptions? Who is right and who is wrong? The so-called "three positions" are the senior positions of more than 10 thousand people in the past dynasties. In the Western Han Dynasty, the Prime Minister, Fu and Doctor were regarded as three public officials. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qiu, Situ and Doctor were regarded as three great officials. At that time, it was not easy for a family member to be promoted to three high positions. There are many in luna, because there are many officials from the governments of the three countries at home, which is the best in the world.

In the history of the Three Kingdoms, we often see "three officials and four generations", among which "three officials" is a noun, indicating that Yuan family in Runan has produced three extremely important officials for four consecutive generations. So, which generation of Yuanshi County in Runan produced three officials? The first book, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, published by Runan in Yuanshi County was Yuan An, Yuan Shao's great grandfather. He lived in the era of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, Zhang Han and Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, and served as Minister of Air Force and Minister of Si Tuleideng. Yuan An's son Chang Yuan once served as director of Kong, Chang Yuan's nephew Tang Yuan once served as director of Kong and Qiu, and Tang Yuan's sons Yuan Feng and Wei Yuan were among the three candidates. This is the origin of the "Three Kingdoms" in the Yuan Dynasty.

In, Liu Bei's "four generations and five people" meant that Yuan An, Chang Yuan, Yuan Tang, Yuan Feng and Wei Yuan owned five companies. However, it is worth mentioning that Yuan Feng's nephew, Yuan Shao, served as general and Qiu successively. It can be seen that before the demise of the Yuan family, there were six or three positions and many local dignitaries. From this point of view, when we evaluate the Yuan family in Runan, we must praise the Yuan family's "five generations and six ministers, knowing friends all over the world".