The differences and allusions between Guan Yu in red robe and Guan Yu in green robe

1. Allusion: A passage in Cao Ying in public siege reads: Cao Cao saw that Guan Gong’s green shirt was scarred with knives, stained with dirt, and very old and thin, so he ordered to get a new one for Guan Gong. The clerk came with a red brocade war robe and asked Guan Gong to change it, but Guan Gong thought of Liu Bei and couldn't bear to change it, so he put the red robe on the inside and the green robe on the outside. Cao Cao was displeased, but he immediately smiled and said: General Guan is worthy of being the best righteous man in the world!

2. Difference: The police worship Guan Gong in green robe, because the green robe means there is no war and represents peace in the world. The underworld worshiped Guan Gong in red robe, and the green robe turned into red robe, which represented bloody battles on the battlefield and great rewards. The police worship morality, and the underworld worships loyalty.

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There is really another story about why Guan Yu, the martial sage of the Three Kingdoms, preferred green hats and green robes.

In all modern operas and film and television works, Guan Yu of the Three Kingdoms gives people the impression that he has a face as heavy as a jujube, wearing a green hat and a green robe, with a green dragon and moon sword in his hand, and a red horse under his crotch. Rabbit and Horse, both wise and brave. However, in ancient times, although green had many meanings, among the people, the image of green was often not very good. Even today, it has become a joke in society.

In fact, before the Yuan Dynasty, green was still good. It represented the wood of "gold, wood, water, fire, and earth", symbolizing uprightness, loyalty, courage, benevolence and righteousness. Green can also symbolize "lucky green". In ancient times, Chaozhu and Ruyi were all green in color, representing peace. Many funerary objects unearthed from ancient coffins in archaeology, such as agate and Ruyi, are all green.

However, after the Yuan Dynasty, the court issued such a policy: any man whose family was engaged in the "prostitute" industry must be cuckolded when going out. As a result, after the Yuan Dynasty, the term "cuckold" became a powerful weapon for men.

However, the dynasty that Guan Yu lived in was the Three Kingdoms, which was still relatively far away from the Yuan Dynasty. Although it was "green" in terms of clothing status, it had a much better metaphor than the Yuan Dynasty. .

Of course, given Guan Yu's status and being one of the Five Tiger Generals, he should have worn purple. However, Guan Yu is a man who values ??love and justice. When he was under Cao Cao, Cao Cao once gave Guan Yu a set of red robes, but Guan Yu only wore the red robe inside and the green robe on the outside.

This is because Guan Yu's green robe was a gift from Liu Bei. Guan Yu was grateful for Liu Bei's brother's kindness and kept wearing it. Of course, we can't be sure that Guan Yu is a complete "green maniac". In short, Guan Yu's green hat and green robe are the best if they are comfortable for the old man to wear and can walk straight.