Cao Cao tried his best to win over Guan Yu, but what was it that prevented him from getting what he wanted?

Hello everyone, I am Xiao Ou. Today I am here to tell you about this incident between Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Guan Yu. It is said that we are talking about "Being in Cao Ying, feeling in the heart" In Han".

Liu Bei kept a low profile with Cao Cao for a while, and finally he and Zhang Fei and Guan Yu took the opportunity to escape from Cao Cao and return to Xuzhou. Liu Bei thought that he had a destination and could go on a big mission, but Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou again and Liu Bei was defeated again. The three brothers were separated.

At that time, Cao Cao said to the generals: "I cherish this man with superb martial arts very much and want him to serve me. It is better to persuade him and let him surrender." After that, Zhang Liao came to Tushan alone and explained his purpose. The stakes were high, and Guan Yu knew the predicament, so he put forward three conditions for surrender: (1) surrender only to the Han Dynasty, not Cao Cao; (2) give preferential treatment to his second sister-in-law to ensure their safety; (3) with the news of Liu Bei, Go and join him immediately. Cao Cao believed that with Emperor Xian of Han in his hands, the first point was meaningless, and the second point was even more so, not worth mentioning. The supply and safety of Liu Bei's two wives is a trivial matter.

However, if Guan Yu gets the news from Liu Bei and immediately resigns from him, that is not surrender at all. Cao Ti did not agree to this condition. Zhang Jiang had another opinion. He believed that the key to the matter was not the conditions proposed by Guan Yu, but the material treatment. He said to Cao Cao: Everything is just kindness. The prime minister should give him a heavier kindness to influence him. Don't worry about not obeying! After hearing this, Cao Cao accepted Zhang Liao's opinion and superficially agreed with the three points.

After returning to Xuchang, Cao Cao asked him to be a general. Guan Yu saw that it was the title given by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, so he gladly accepted it. Later, Cao Cao held a big banquet, and all the advisers and warriors "treated Guan Gong with courtesy and invited them to sit down. They also prepared silk brocade and gold and silver utensils to send them to each other." Guan Gong did not refuse, but sent people to deliver the things he received as ordered. Two sisters-in-law, let them collect it and store it. After arriving in Xuchang, Cao Cao held a big banquet. As a gift, Guan Yu gave the beauty to his sister-in-law as a maid. Cao Cao also asked people to measure her figure and get high-quality brocade, and made a new jersey for Guan Yu as a gift. , Guan Yu smiled and accepted it, but he only wore it inside every day, and the old brocade robe was still covered on the outside. Cao Cao smiled and asked him: "Why is Yun Chang so frugal?" Guan Yu replied: "It's not that I am frugal, it's me. Because the old brocade robe was a gift from my brother Liu Bei, wearing it is like seeing my brother every day. I don't dare to forget the old gift from my brother with the new gift from the prime minister, so I wear it." After hearing this, Cao Cao felt unhappy. He was happy, but he still covered it up with a smile and only used "kindness" to influence him. The last time he entertained Guan Gong at a banquet, Cao Cao looked at Yun Chang's strange beard and asked: "Yun Chang, do you have a number of long beards?" Guan Yu casually replied: "There are about hundreds of them, and they will fall out in autumn." Three or five strands, and in the winter, I wrap them in soap-colored gauze bags to prevent them from falling off too much. "The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. In order to "please" Guan Yu, Cao Cao immediately asked people to take gauze brocade to make a beautiful one. The pocket was given to Guan Yu so that he could protect his beard.

Another day, Cao Cao saw that Guan Yunchang's horse was very thin, so he asked: Why is the horse so thin? He immediately ordered the horse to be led, but the horse was not only majestic and strong, but also as red as coals without a single hair. Cao Cao pointed to his horse and asked Guan if he had seen it before. Guan Yu was surprised: Could it be a red horse? "When Cao Cao saw this, he immediately asked people to prepare saddles and bridles and gave them to Guan Yu.

When Guan Yu saw this horse as a gift to him, he was surprised and happy. He immediately thanked and accepted it. Cao Cao said displeased: "I have too many I gave you something this time, but I didn't see you receiving it. Today I only gave you a war horse. I saw you not only accepted it happily, but also thanked you repeatedly. Why are you like this?" Guan Yu replied: "I know this horse can survive. After traveling thousands of miles, I got this horse. If I know my brother's whereabouts, my brother and I will see each other soon. How can I not be happy?" Hearing this, Cao Cao felt very uncomfortable. Later, when Liu Bei appeared, he died as expected. Seal the gold, ride thousands of miles alone, cross five passes and kill six generals, and fight with Liu Bei.

Cao Cao was kind and sincere in order to retain Guan Yu, but he was still determined to implement his three principles. , so why is Guan Yu's will to follow Liu Bei so indestructible? Everyone thinks that Guan Yu values ??righteousness over profit. But in fact, Guan Yu is not a saint. Among other conditions, he is also very concerned about fame and fortune. For example, Liu Bei later became the king of Hanzhong and was granted the title. He was the leader of the Five Tiger Generals. When he heard that Huang Zhong was among them, he was very unhappy. He felt that it was insulting for a veteran like Huang Zhong to be ranked among the Five Tiger Generals at the same time as him.

It can be seen that sometimes Guan Yu is not only particular about fame and fortune, but also cares about it!

So talking about "righteousness" and "profit" cannot answer this question. Guan Yu "chooses the master and works" and turns to Liu Bei, with a clear and firm will. Rather than saying that he abandons Cao and joins Liu because of his emphasis on "righteousness", it is better to say that the "like-minded" of Liu, Guan and Zhang is his fundamental reason. When Liu Bei and Liu Bei were together, Liu did not give Guan Yu too many rewards and became friends with each other. However, the three of them were brothers and sisters, and their willingness not to live together but to die together was admired by the world. They relied on this "like-mindedness". The "Taoyuan sworn brotherhood" began.

I think the three sworn ties between Liu Guan and Zhang Taoyuan were different from ordinary sworn ties. It had a clear political purpose from the beginning, which was to put down the Yellow Turban Uprising and help the Han Dynasty. At that time, Liu Bei met Zhang Fei for the first time. When he introduced himself to him, he said: "I am a member of the Han Dynasty, and my surname is Liu. I heard that the Yellow Turbans are promoting chaos, and I am determined to destroy the thieves and bring peace to the people. I hate that my strength is not enough, so I sigh." The three of them sighed. In the oath of sworn vows, people said: "In memory of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, although they have different surnames, as brothers, they will work together to rescue the poor and those in danger, report to the country, and live in peace and quiet... Under the guidance of such an oath, , they opposed everything that was not conducive to the Han Dynasty. For the Yellow Turban Army, they participated in the pacification; for Dong Zhuo, they participated in the crusade; as for Cao Cao? They did not understand their purpose at first, and they had some contacts with each other. The later the traitor "who is called the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty is actually a traitor to the Han Dynasty" reveals his political ambitions. In this way, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are usurping the Han Dynasty and trying to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty. This is their big goal. The incompatibility of water and fire means that Liu and Zhang have always wanted to prosper the Han Dynasty, but Cao Cao's goal is to destroy the Han Dynasty. The goals and ideals of the two sides are so sharply opposed, how can such two people work together? What?

In history, Liu Bei, although he did not publicly communicate and show mutual like-mindedness in order to retain Guan Yu, he used specific actions, especially Guan Yu's "body in Cao's camp and his heart in Han" The specific facts reveal a regular principle in the selection, recruitment, and appointment of talents: "Select talents with like-minded interests to achieve success."

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