On Guan Yu's Five Killings

In the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, in 220 AD, Guan Yu, a general of Shu, was captured by Wu in Maicheng and fought with Wei Jun, but he was not exploited by Wu Jun, and was later beheaded in Linzhou. In fact, before Guan Yu was beheaded, he also asked Sun Quan to surrender, but in the end, Sun Quan refused. The once all-powerful general finally went to the guillotine. So, why did Sun Quan refuse?

Guan Yu, born in 16 1, left his hometown when he was young. Later, in 184, 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.

But most people only know that Guan Yu is a general with superb martial arts and heavy feelings and righteousness, and he is a proud person with his own personality. However, this is slightly different from his image before his death. Why such a person would surrender has puzzled many people.

In fact, empathy is not difficult to understand. When Guan Yu was captured, there seemed to be no better choice. Continued resistance will only make more lives die in vain. On the contrary, for a period of time, surrender seems to be the best choice. Although he is an arrogant man, it is really admirable to be flexible in this situation.

However, Sun Quan did not agree to Guan Yu's request. At that time, Sun and Wu had an alliance, but after Battle of Red Cliffs, this alliance had already lost its meaning. Therefore, in 2 19 AD, the Sun-Wu Alliance can be said to exist in name only. In this case, Guan Yu and Sun Quan seem to have no reason not to kill them.

In fact, Sun Quan didn't make his own decision. After Guan Yu offered to surrender, Sun Quan consulted with his ministers in the imperial court. However, in view of his understanding of Guan Yu, everyone thought that Guan Yu's surrender was unreliable, so he finally agreed that Guan Yu's surrender was unacceptable, so Guan Yu was beheaded.

Before this, in fact, Guan Yu also staged a surrender in Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao also warmly entertained Guan Yu, but Guan Yu finally escaped by riding alone and returned to Liu Bei. Therefore, Sun Quan's refusal to accept Guan Yu's surrender is probably a lesson from the past.

However, Guan Yu's ultimate failure is also closely related to his own personality. Although he was honest and capable all his life, he also had his own shortcomings in character, not only ambitious, but also conceited. Sun Quan wanted Guan Yu to marry his daughter to his son. Guan Yu scolded him and refused.

Therefore, the details determine success or failure, and many times they have laid the groundwork for the final outcome.

Although, Guan Yu was finally killed because he was captured.

However, later generations still like 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, Guan Yu was regarded as a "warrior saint", which shows the special love of Guan Yu in later generations.