Did Guan Yu's death lead to the decline of Shu?

After losing Jingzhou for a period of time, Guan Yu was full of pride and did not talk about strategy. He abandoned Liu Bei's and Zhuge Liang's policy of uniting the sun to resist Cao, went his own way, refused the friendship of Soochow messengers, and undermined the United front. Wu Dong's "courtship" to Guan Yu was rudely rejected by him ("Tiger girl is willing to marry her son"), which put him in a passive situation and prompted Sun Quan to make up his mind to take Jingzhou. Moreover, Wangfu, the military Sima, once told Guan Yu to be more wary of Wu Dong taking Jingzhou, but Guan Yu, because of his arrogance, simply looked down on Wu Dong, didn't take Wangfu's words to heart at all, and only set up more beacon towers, which led to the fall of Jingzhou and his trip to Maicheng. It can be seen that Guan Yu has the talent of a general, but not a king. The loss of Jingzhou can also be regarded as a turning point in the cause of Shu and Han. Not to mention the wealth of Jingzhou, just look at it from the military fortress. Jingzhou is a barrier to resist enemy attacks and ensure the peace of Shu and Han; At the same time, it is also the entrance. Only by opening the gap here can we further invade the mainland. Losing Jingzhou and being in a strategic position, Shu has been in a passive position. Look again, the loss of Jingzhou and the death of Guan Yu made Zhang Fei and Liu Bei grieved. In order to get revenge, they lost their minds, forgot the basic line of uniting the sun to resist Cao, and passed away one after another. Since then, Shu Han has been devastated and gone from bad to worse. Although Zhuge Liang saved the day and helped the building collapse, he failed to avoid the tragedy of national subjugation. It can be said that Guan Yu's headstrong and arrogant attitude not only killed himself, but also indirectly killed Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, causing huge and irreparable losses to the cause of Shu Han. It can be said that Guan Yu is hard to blame for the decline of Shu and Han countries, hurting others and harming himself and the country, and his tragic fate is deplorable and pathetic. The masterpiece Romance of the Three Kingdoms successfully shows us the whole process of Guan Yu's continuous growth, maturity and destruction. Because of his bravery, wisdom and courage, and his previous stay in the United States, he made China a great success. This also makes him proud and willful. In the end, he lost a lot because of some small things, which caused irreparable losses to Shu Han's career. Conceited at home, competitive, not good at getting along with people around you. Lack of long-term strategic vision, indecision and even rudeness. Release the enemy chief, lose allies, lose lives, hurt a brother and a brother, and defeat the imperial industry of Shu Han. It can be seen that although he is brave and unparalleled, he has no vision. He can only be handed down from generation to generation with his loyalty and courage, but he can't have the foresight of politicians and strategists. Let's first look at its inherent competitiveness and inhumanity. Chapter 35 Guan Yu heard that Liu Bei had accepted Ma Chao. He knew that Ma Chao was skilled in martial arts and had to enter Shu from Jingzhou to compete with Ma Chao. Fortunately, Zhuge Liang advised him to avoid this move. This incident is not fictional, and it is also recorded in the biography of Guan Yu: Guan Yu heard that Ma Chao had come down, and the old man was not an old friend. Yu Shu and Zhuge Liang asked who was better than who. Before knowing how to protect Yu Liang, he replied, "Meng Qi (Ma Chao) is a great hero, with both civil and military skills. He is a disciple of pengpeng (referring to Qing Bu and Peng Yue, the generals of Emperor Gaozu). He should be compared with Yide (Zhang Fei) for the first time, but it is not as good as the unparalleled school. " (4) feather province book big yue, to show the guests. Similarly, when Liu Bei became the king of Hanzhong, Zhao, Ma and Huang were listed as "Five Tiger Generals", and Guan Yu was not convinced. (seventy-four) Zhuge Liang's letter and Fei's words all affirmed that Guan Yu was superior to several others, which satisfied Guan Yu's arrogance to some extent and made him cancel his unreasonable demands. This is a thousand miles worse than his brother Liu Bei. Although Liu Bei was in danger at the beginning, he couldn't bear to abandon the people and cross the river with them. So far, it has been handed down as a widely circulated story. Similarly, in order to win the heart of General Zhao Yun, he even ignored the safety of his own son Dou. This kind of mind, tolerance and foresight are really rare in the world. ) Look at the section on Huarong Road. Cao Cao said, "Cao Cao's army is in danger, and there is no way out here. I hope that the general will attach importance to the past. " Yun said, "In the past, although Guan Mou was the Prime Minister, he was very kind and virtuous. He beheaded Yan Liang, fined Wen Chou and freed the white horse. How dare you waste the public today? " Cao Cao said, "Do you remember when you got the general through five customs? A gentleman values faith. The general knows the Spring and Autumn Annals like the back of his hand, but don't you know that Zizhuo's obedient son was pursued by Wa Gong? " Yun Chang, a righteous man, remembered Cao Cao's many kindness that day, pulled back with the leader and said, "Spread out." This clearly means releasing Cao Cao. When Cao Cao saw that Yun Chang had returned to his horse, he rushed over with his people. By the time Yun Chang turned around, Cao Cao had already left many people. Cloud long drink, all the troops dismounted, crying and kneeling on the ground. Yunshang turned around and couldn't bear it. Is hesitant, Zhang Liao longitudinal horse. When Yunshang saw it, he felt old feelings again, sighed, and everything went with the flow. Here, "righteousness" has bound Guan Yu's normal thinking and action. The thought of repaying old feelings made Guan Yu blur the minimum boundary between himself and the enemy. Huarong Yi Dao released Cao Cao and let the embarrassed enemy chief go, which of course raised Guan Yu's "righteousness" to a higher level. Even Wang Guowei, who doesn't admire the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, admits that "it is not a great writer to release Cao Cao by telling Guan Yu (that is, chasing Hou)" (5) (classical Chinese). However, Guan Yu's achilles heel is also exposed here. Because of the old love, he forgot the price paid by Sun and Liu, hesitated before the right and wrong, and missed the opportunity. It's really not worth the loss, but you get what you pay for. He knew that Huarong Road was related to the overall situation of Wu and Shu. Before he came, he signed a written document with Zhuge Liang. In his conversation with Cao Cao, he also said, "How dare you waste public affairs with private affairs today?" But between public and private, he hesitated, as if to kill Cao Cao, which would blind his "righteousness." It can be said that he abandoned the great cause of Wu and Shu for himself. Let Cao Cao and others go, and it is inconvenient to explain to the strategist. In fact, the strategist has already made a decision on such a major policy, and has repeatedly explained it, for fear that Guan Yu will be "righteous" when he sees grace. Guan Yu at this time is not the one who was hunted by Xu Tian. He has always been too concerned about the gains and losses of his personal reputation, leaving behind "serving the country and settling down in the world". It can be said that he has been carried away by heroism and has no wind of generals at all. As a literary image and hero in feudal times, Guan Yu's personality is very complicated and prominent. We should look at Guan Yu's literary image from a developmental perspective, instead of looking at the complexity of Guan Yu's character from two aspects or two sides of a simple thing. He used to be a hero in Once upon a time in America, a brave and excellent soldier. However, with the passage of time and the development of the story, Guan Yu has grown from an ordinary horse archer to the head of the "Five Tigers General Army" with remarkable achievements. His personal heroism expanded rapidly and became headstrong. He violated Zhuge Liang's diplomatic line of "rejecting Cao Cao in the north and Sun Quan in the south", went his own way, refused the friendship of Soochow messengers and undermined the United front. He looked down on Lu Xun and thought that Sun Quan was short-sighted. He used an obedient son as a general, and finally he was taken in by Lu Xun, lost Jingzhou and went to Maicheng. The development of Guan Yu's personality is the direct cause of his personal tragic fate, and it also brings great losses to the cause of Shu Han. But if the author is a modern man, it will not affect the splendor of Guan Yu's heroic image, but will be more authentic and credible, so that readers can confirm that Guan Yu is a man rather than a god.