What is the truth of Zhao Yun's death? Was he really scared to death by an embroidery needle?

How could Zhao Yun be scared to death by an embroidery needle? This is totally against the historical trend. There is another truth about Zhao Yun. As an ever-victorious general, Zhao Yun naturally went to the battlefield and fought all the year round. His body could not bear it. Zhao Yun suffered an injury attack in his later years and eventually died. Throughout the Three Kingdoms period, Zhao Zilong, a general of Changshan, never missed many battles, and Zhao Yun never suffered any injury or shed a drop of blood during his war career. From unofficial history, Zhao Yun died of an embroidery needle. How did this happen?

In some folklore, there are two accounts of Zhao Yun's death. One is that Zhao Yun fought all his life and was not injured. Once he boasted to his wife, "I have killed countless enemies, and no one can make me hurt and bleed." His wife gently stabbed him with an embroidery needle. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun immediately bled to death. Another way of saying this is that Zhao Yun has been fighting all his life without leaving any scars. His wife threatened to stab him with an embroidery needle. As a result, Zhao Yun was scared to death. Obviously, this kind of death is untenable. This is very fantastic and belongs to unofficial history.

It is recorded in the history books that "to die a natural death" means to die of old age, and life naturally ends and dies. In troubled times, it is not easy to die a natural death. Zhao Yun worked under Gongsun Zan for many years, and then returned home to deal with family affairs. It took another seven or eight years. Later, he fought with Liu Bei for nearly 3 years, so when he died, he was at least 6 or 7 years old. Generally speaking, the life span of the ancients was not long. In the Three Kingdoms period, the average life span of the ancients was only about 3 years old, which was a good ending for Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yunrong's life, even if he didn't suffer any serious injuries, should leave many roots. Although these problems cannot be exposed when he is young, they will inevitably appear when he is old. He died in 229 AD, but he didn't go to the second Northern Expedition at the end of 228. At this time, he was likely to be seriously ill or even bedridden. Otherwise, he would definitely give orders. After all, his determination to participate in the Northern Expedition was no less than Zhuge Liang's. After such analysis, Zhao Yun, a famous general, could never have died at the hands of his wife, let alone been stabbed to death by an embroidery needle.