Sun Quan sent people to persuade Guan Yu to surrender, but why didn't Guan Yu listen?

Translation

Lü Meng entered Nanjun, found Guan Yu’s family members, comforted them and ordered the officers and soldiers not to offend them or ask for property. In the evening, Lu Meng sent his trusted officers and soldiers to show sympathy to the elderly and see what they lacked. They gave soup and medicine to the sick and clothes and food to the hungry and cold. The treasures hidden in Guan Yu's mansion were sealed and waiting for Sun Quan to come. Guan Yu was still on his way back, so he sent messengers to inform Lü Meng. Lü Meng treated them favorably and sent messengers to inform every household.

After Guan Yu and others returned to the city, they made a private inspection and found out that their family members were safe and sound. They received more care than usual, so Guan Yu's officers and soldiers lost their fighting spirit. When Sun Quan followed, Xiang Yu knew that his end was in vain, so he defeated Maicheng and went west to Zhangxiang. Everyone betrayed Xiang Yu and surrendered. Sun Quan ordered Zhu Ran and Pan Zhang to cut off his retreat. Xiang Yu and his son were arrested, and Jingzhou was immediately settled.

Extended information

Original text

After Meng entered the city, he was comforted by Yu and the families of the soldiers, and ordered the army not to touch other people's homes. Ask for it. ...In the early evening of the twelfth lunar month, the envoys would be close to the elders and show sympathy to them. They would ask about their needs and provide medicine to those who were sick, and clothing and food to those who were hungry and cold. The treasures hidden in the Yu Mansion are all sealed and awaiting the arrival of power. When Yu returned, he sent several envoys to meet Meng on the road. Meng always treated his envoys favorably. He traveled around the city, asking questions from every house, or writing letters in handwriting.

The Yu people returned and consulted privately. They knew that the family was in good health and the treatment was too ordinary, so the Yu officials had no fighting spirit. When Hui Quan arrived, Yu knew that he was alone and poor, so he walked to Maicheng and reached Zhangxiang in the west. Everyone surrendered to Yu and surrendered. Quan sent Zhu Ran and Pan Zhang to cut off its path, and both father and son were captured, and Jingzhou was settled.

(Selected from "Three Kingdoms")

Lü Meng's person

Lü Meng, courtesy name Ziming, lost his father when he was young. He traveled south with his mother during the war, relying on Brother-in-law Deng Dang. When he joined the army at the age of fifteen, he didn't know a single Chinese character, so he was ridiculed as "Wu Xia Amen". Lu Meng was often humiliated in this environment. Once, he couldn't bear it anymore, killed the officials and defected to Sun Ce's camp. Sun Ce appreciated him very much and placed him on his left and right. After Deng Dang died, he was still used to take Deng Dang's place. Sun Quan inherited the great cause. He made contributions in many battles and was promoted to a partial general.

Sun Quan saw that he was quite talented. But when giving oral reports or asking for instructions in writing, I often make jokes. He advised him to read more so that he could speak in a concise manner and impress everyone. He initially argued that he had too much time in the military. Sun Quan said that he had more things to do and less time. Didn’t he study often? He also said that Cao Cao studied seriously until he was very old. So he chose a teacher for Lu Meng. He himself had made up his mind. Since then, I have been diligent in learning and made great progress.

When Lu Su took over as the governor, he thought he was still the same as before. After a long conversation, I realized that everything had completely changed. He was very surprised and praised him for being no longer the same Amen under Wu Xia as before. Lu Meng in turn reminded Lu Su that Guan Yu was eager to learn and heroic. To deal with him, there must be some strategy. Otherwise, it would all depend on his martial prowess, and probably no one would be able to beat him.

It can be seen that at that time, Lu Meng had already put a lot of effort into Guan Yu. Almost all Guan Yu's individuals and groups are analyzed one by one. In terms of knowing oneself and the enemy, Lu Meng has the upper hand, even better than Guan Yu.

A person is most fortunate to have a good mother, a good boss, and a good supervisor in his life. Lu Meng had all three. His mother supported him, Sun Quan taught him, and Lu Su appreciated him. No wonder he soon became an outstanding general in Soochow. Of course, Lu Meng's own determination and perseverance are the real reason for continuous progress.