Zhang Fei cursed Lu Bu. Why did Guan Yu call him General Lu when he met Lu Bu?

Because Zhang Fei looked down on Lu Bu and thought that Lu Bu was a slave with three surnames and that Lu Bu was not worthy to be the first soldier of the Three Kingdoms, he wanted to take the initiative to challenge him every time. Although Zhang Fei has never beaten Lu Bu, he is still unconvinced. Zhang Fei can say that he would never take Lu Bu, but Guan Yu is different. Guan Yu thinks that Lu Bu is really better than himself, so he is still very modest to Lu Bu, and he has never regarded Lu Bu as a mouse, so he naturally respects Lu Bu, and so does Lu Bu.

I believe everyone knows that during the Three Kingdoms period, the relationship between Zhang Fei and Lu Bu was very poor. Although Zhang Fei was not as good as Lu Bu, Zhang Fei never persuaded Lu Bu. He thought that a villain like Lu Bu should not be better than himself, so he tried to anger Lu Bu many times. Although he lost every time, it is surprising that Guan Yu looked at Lu Bu with new eyes and never looked down upon him, and the relationship between Guan Yu and Lu Bu was OK. Guan Yu always called him General Lu when he met Lu Bu, but Zhang Fei called him a three-surname domestic slave when he met Lu Bu, which also surprised many people. After all, Guan Yu is a very proud man, and his eyes should be higher than Zhang Fei's.

The reason is that Lyu3 bu4 is really better than Guan Yu, and Guan Yu himself admits it, but Zhang Fei never wants to admit it. Guan Yu thinks that a military commander like Lu Bu is qualified to be his opponent, not those so-called rats, so his goal is to surpass Lu Bu, who he regards as the number one opponent. So why didn't Guan Yu go crazy before Lu Bu died? It was not until Lu Bu died that Guan Yu became more and more proud, because at that time he was already very arrogant.

Moreover, Guan Yu is calmer and more rational than Zhang Fei. He thought it was no good offending Lu Bu. His original intention is to narrow the distance with Lu Bu, and even hope that Lu Bu can help Liu Bei make contributions together. After all, Liu Bei's early strength was weak. It may be a good thing to rely on the strength of Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, but Zhang Fei never wanted Lu Bu and Liu Bei to get close. He thinks that Liu Bei doesn't have to get too close to an ungrateful person like Lu Bu, and people won't really treat you as a brother.