Why doesn’t Zhao Yun want to marry the widow Fan?

In an era when all three emperors were widowed, Zhao Yun refused to marry the beautiful Fan family for fear of being "scorned" and fearing that the beauty would lose her dignity if she remarried. These are undoubtedly excuses. What is the real reason why Zhao Yun refused to marry Fan? Zhao Yun is cautious and considerate. The sister-in-law of Zhao Fanxian is unmoved by the stunning beauty. The first thing that comes to mind is your own responsibilities and tasks, which are particularly awe-inspiring.

After the Battle of Chibi in 208 AD, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei pursued Cao Cao to Nanjun and jointly besieged Jiangling. Liu Bei took the opportunity to go south and take the four counties of Wuling, Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang in Jingzhou. At that time, Zhao Yunling led troops to capture Guiyang. Zhao Fan, the prefect of Guiyang, was forced to surrender. He hatched a beauty trap and insisted on marrying his widowed sister-in-law Fan to Zhao Yun. Shi "had national colors" and was a very beautiful woman. Zhao Yun strongly refused. At that time, someone in the army persuaded Zhao Yun to agree to the marriage and marry Fan. Zhao Yun said: Zhao Fan was forced to surrender, "his heart is unpredictable", and there are many women in the world. Why do we want to get engaged at this time? Zhao Fan did not really surrender, but provided another plot to his sister-in-law. The "honey trap" failed and he ran away. Facts have proved that Zhao Yun's handling was correct, not only saving Guiyang, but also avoiding being kidnapped.

In terms of surname, they have the same surname Liu, and in terms of seniority, Liu Bei and Liu Xie are peers. Sun Quan's wife Xu was the biological sister of his father Sun Jian, the granddaughter of Sun Quan's cousin. She was first married to Lu Shang of Tongshun County. Lu Shang died early, and Sun Quan married her. She is not afraid of others laughing at her, but marrying close relatives is not appropriate according to modern science. Moreover, after the Battle of Guandu between Cao Yuan and Cao Cao, the Zhen family who was randomly taken by Cao Pi was Yuan Shao's daughter-in-law and also a widow. Cao Cao also agreed with this and said, "My true wife." Three emperors took the lead in marrying three widows. It's okay for Zhao Yun to marry a widow. There is no issue of Fan being obscene. The key is that Zhao Fan is not sincere. The first two reasons imposed on Zhao Yun are not in line with Zhao Yun's original intention and damage Zhao Yun's image. It is really a failure.

The thirty-ninth chapter "The First Battle of Bowangpo Military Division" writes that Kong Ming was just starting out, and Zhang Fei had already killed Xiahou Lan. These are all fictional touches of the novelist. At that time, he had not yet come out of the mountain, and it was Liu Bei's business to have fun with Xiahou, but he had already been captured by Zhao Yun. Xia Houlan and Zhao Yun are considered "friends of the general". They have known each other since childhood. Zhao Yun told Liu Bei to avoid Xia Houlan's death, but instead of using it on his own men, he recommended him to be a "military judge". Because Zhao Yun knew that Xia Houlan was very knowledgeable about law. In doing so, Zhao Yun not only knew him since childhood, but also avoided others' suspicion. He has good intentions and is careful and considerate about glory.