<p>Most likely not.</p>

<p>三国演义 is a novel, therefore the stories in 三国演义 are not nessecarily fact. And as described in @songyuanyao's answer, 三国演义 does not say that 司马懿 put on the cloths.</p>

<p>A relevant Story in <a href="http://www.guoxue.com/shibu/24shi/jinshu/jinshu_001.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">晋书</a> (History of the Jin Dynasty) reads as following:</p>

<pre><code>亮数挑战，帝不出，因遗帝巾帼妇人之饰。帝怒，表请决战，天子不许，乃遣骨鲠臣卫尉辛毗杖节为军师以制之。
</code></pre>

<p>[诸葛亮 challenged 司马懿 to fight for multiple times, but 司马懿 did not respond. Therefore 诸葛亮 send a set of women's clothes to 司马懿 (to irritate him). 司马懿 was angry, and he wrote a letter to the king asking for permission to fight, but the king did not allow. The king appointed 辛毗 as 司马懿's military advisor to control him.] </p>

<p>The book you read may not be a bad book, but a little more fictional. Some TV shows also features the similar story where 司马懿 puts on the women's cloth and even shows off in front of 诸葛亮。</p>

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2018-05-08T02:13:46.200Z
2018-05-08T02:13:46.200Z
user12075
<p>我理解他穿上那件诸葛亮送的女人衣服，他是想像使者传递一个信息: "我知道你是有意激怒我，从而达到让我出战的目的。 但我不会上你的当，我已经识破了你的计谋。"</p>

<p>Maybe, more context would help to understand it more clearly.</p>

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2018-05-08T01:48:34.497Z
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dan
<p>I'm reading an abridged version of 三国演义。(I don't think I could read the original, too difficult for me.)</p>

<p>（诸葛亮）故意激怒司马懿，派人送了一套女人的衣服，并辱骂他像女人一样，缩头不战。司马懿心里恼怒，但却穿上衣服，文使者：“诸葛亮忙吗？吃饭睡觉情况怎么样？”</p>

<p>Did 司马懿 put on women's clothes to meet 诸葛亮's envoy? Or is this just a bad book?</p>

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Was 司马懿 a crossdresser?
# Was 司马懿 a crossdresser?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-08)

I'm reading an abridged version of 三国演义。(I don't think I could read the original, too difficult for me.)

（诸葛亮）故意激怒司马懿，派人送了一套女人的衣服，并辱骂他像女人一样，缩头不战。司马懿心里恼怒，但却穿上衣服，文使者：“诸葛亮忙吗？吃饭睡觉情况怎么样？”

Did 司马懿 put on women's clothes to meet 诸葛亮's envoy? Or is this just a bad book?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-08. Score: 2

Most likely not.
三国演义 is a novel, therefore the stories in 三国演义 are not nessecarily fact. And as described in @songyuanyao's answer, 三国演义 does not say that 司马懿 put on the cloths.
A relevant Story in 晋书 (History of the Jin Dynasty) reads as following:
亮数挑战，帝不出，因遗帝巾帼妇人之饰。帝怒，表请决战，天子不许，乃遣骨鲠臣卫尉辛毗杖节为军师以制之。

[诸葛亮 challenged 司马懿 to fight for multiple times, but 司马懿 did not respond. Therefore 诸葛亮 send a set of women's clothes to 司马懿 (to irritate him). 司马懿 was angry, and he wrote a letter to the king asking for permission to fight, but the king did not allow. The king appointed 辛毗 as 司马懿's military advisor to control him.] 
The book you read may not be a bad book, but a little more fictional. Some TV shows also features the similar story where 司马懿 puts on the women's cloth and even shows off in front of 诸葛亮。


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-05-08. Score: 1

我理解他穿上那件诸葛亮送的女人衣服，他是想像使者传递一个信息: "我知道你是有意激怒我，从而达到让我出战的目的。 但我不会上你的当，我已经识破了你的计谋。"

Maybe, more context would help to understand it more clearly.


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