What is Guan Gong’s historical status, and why do many people still believe in and admire him today?

The reason why our contemporary people admire Guan Yu is because of Guan Yu's loyalty. We, China, are originally a country of etiquette, and we originally admire the qualities of loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and justice. Guan Yu was praised as a model in ancient times, and it is normal for us to still admire him now. In fact, we can see that Guan Yu is a loyal man from passing five passes and killing six generals, as well as Huarong Dao letting Cao Cao go. Of course, people today admire Guan Yu not only because of his loyalty, but many of them are also attracted by his stories of bravery. After all, Guan Yu's strength ranking among the Three Kingdoms is quite high.

Let’s first talk about Five Passes and Kill Six Generals. At that time, Guan Yu and Liu Bei and Zhang Fei got lost. Guan Yu was taken in by Cao Cao because Guan Yu himself did not want to stay in Cao Cao's camp because he still had his sister-in-law at home, who was Liu Bei's wife. He had no choice but to stay with Cao Cao, and he also had an agreement with Cao Cao. As long as he found traces of Liu Bei, he would immediately go to find Liu Bei. Cao Cao thought that with his charisma, he would be able to keep Guan Yu for his use. Guan Yu also made some achievements for Cao Cao in the camp, beheading Yan Liang and punishing Wen Chou, but he has always been relatively resistant to Cao Cao's rewards and did not accept them.

Until one day he learned the news about Liu Bei, Guan Yu immediately went there, but he left in a hurry and did not ask Cao Cao for the customs clearance documents. So he was stopped by the guard, and there was a story of passing five levels and killing six generals. It can be said that Guan Yu must repay his kindness, so when Cao Cao was defeated on Huarong Road, Zhuge Liang asked him to intercept Cao Cao, but he let Cao Cao go because he thought of Cao Cao's kindness in taking him in and his guilt for Cao Cao. After returning home, he was willing to accept Zhuge Liang's punishment. From these two things, it seems that Guan Yu is a complete gentleman, loyal and righteous, and he is brave and courageous.

In today's society, we are all wrapped up in interests. How many of us have these qualities? The reason why we admire Guan Yu is because we can't do it, because it's rare. However, in fact, sometimes we ourselves are actually resisting being such a person. He talks about admiration and admiration, but it's just talk. Let's not talk about loyalty, but how many people can achieve filial piety. Me neither.