Before Guan Yu was defeated and killed, he begged Sun Quan for surrender many times. Why was Sun Quan rebuffed every time?

In the 24th year of Jian 'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, in 22 AD, Guan Yu, a general of Shu, was captured by Wu in Maicheng while fighting with Wei Jun, but he was not taken advantage of by Wu Jun, and was later beheaded in lin ju. In fact, before Guan Yu was beheaded, he also asked Sun Quan to surrender, but in the end, he was rejected by Sun Quan. This once all-powerful general finally went to the guillotine. Then, why did Sun Quan refuse?

Guan Yu, born in 161 AD, left his hometown when he was young because he committed something. Later, in 184 AD, he joined the uprising army organized by Liu Bei in Zhuoxian

. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guan Yu was famous in the world at that time with his own skills.

However, most people only know that Guan Yu is a general with superb martial arts, and he is very proud and has his own character. However, this is slightly different from his image before his death. Why a man like that would make a surrender is really puzzling to many people.

Actually, it is not difficult to understand empathy. At that time, after Guan Yu was captured, it seemed that there was no better choice. Continuing to resist would only lead to more lives in vain. Instead, surrender seemed to be the best choice for a while. Although he is an arrogant man, in this case, it is really admirable to be flexible.

However, Sun Quan did not agree to Guan Yu's request. At that time, although there was an alliance between Sun and Wu, this alliance had long since lost its meaning after Battle of Red Cliffs. Therefore, in 219 AD, the Sun-Wu Alliance can be said to exist in name only. Now that this is the case, there seems to be no reason for Guan Yu and Sun Quan to kill or not.

In fact, Sun Quan didn't make a decision on his own. After Guan Yu proposed to surrender, Sun Quan consulted with the ministers in the court. However, in view of his understanding of Guan Yu, everyone felt that Guan Yu's surrender was unreliable, so he finally agreed that Guan Yu's surrender could not be accepted, so Guan Yu was beheaded.

Before that, Guan Yu actually staged a surrender at Cao Cao's place. At that time, Cao Cao also warmly entertained Guan Yu, but Guan Yu finally "rode alone" and escaped and returned to Liu Bei's side. Therefore, Sun Quan's refusal to accept Guan Yu's surrender is probably a lesson from the past.

However, Guan Yu's final failure is also closely related to his own personality. Although he is really upright and capable all his life, he also has his own defects in character, not only some are ambitious, but also some are conceited. Only then did Sun Quan want Guan Yu to marry his daughter to his son, but Guan Yu scolded him and refused.

So, details determine success or failure, and in many cases, they have already laid the groundwork for the final outcome.

Although Guan Yu was finally killed because he was captured

, later generations still liked him very much. Later, Guan Yu's image was gradually deified, and now we can still see the "Guan Gong Temple", especially in the Qing Dynasty, when Guan Yu was regarded as a "warrior saint", which shows that the later world is particularly fond of Guan Yu.