Good sentences in the romance of the Three Kingdoms in Taoyuan

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Taoyuan Sanjieyi is the first story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. When Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are mentioned, people will always associate them with the Taoyuan that flourished after Zhang Feizhuang in Zhuo Jun County in their early years. They prepared black cows and white horses, sacrificed to heaven and earth, burned incense and worshipped again, and became half-brothers. They don't expect to be born on the same day in the same year, but only want to die on the same day in the same year. People have been telling this story, and others have followed it again and again. Liang Qichao said in an article: "Today, our national heroes are everywhere, and they worship in Taoyuan every day ..." ("On the relationship between novels and group governance") In the Qing Dynasty, some social parties, such as triads, would definitely not forget to insert peach branches in their solemn joining ceremony, symbolizing taking an oath in Taoyuan.

Ada went out to recruit volunteers. Bangwen went to Zhuoxian, which led to a hero in Zhuoxian. That man is not very good at reading; Broad-minded, taciturn, unknown; Known as ambitious, specializing in making friends with heroes all over the world; Born seven feet and five inches long, with two earlobes and two shoulders, hands over the knees, eyes that can shine on the ears, face like a crown jade, and fat on the lips; After Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan, Han Jing is your great-grandson, surnamed Liu Mingbei and named Xuande. Yesterday, Liu Zhen, the son of Liu Sheng, sealed the pavilion of Zhuolu in Hanwu. Later, he lost power with gold plating and left this branch in Zhuoxian. Liu Xiong, the father of Xuandezu and Li Jia. Hong once gave filial piety and tasted the taste of being an official. He died early. Xuande is young and lonely, and his mother is filial; The family is poor, and selling woven mats is a business. He lives in Lousang village in this county. In the southeast of his home, there is a big mulberry tree more than 50 feet high. From a distance, Tong Tong looks like a car hood. Xiang Zheyun said, "There must be noble people in this family." When Xuande was young, he played with children under a tree in the country and said, "I am the son of heaven, so I should take this car cover." Uncle Liu said strangely, "This son is very human!" Seeing that Xuande's family was poor, he often gave it to him. At the age of fifteen, my mother studied abroad, studied under Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi, and became friends with Gongsun Zan.

Liu Yan was twenty-eight years old when he made a list of recruits. I saw the announcement that day and sighed deeply. Then a man said sternly, "If a gentleman doesn't contribute to his country, why sigh?" Liu Bei looked back at the man, eight feet long, with a leopard head, leopard eyes and a beard. He shouted angrily and galloped on his horse. Seeing his unusual appearance, Liu Bei asked his name. The man said, "A certain person's name is Zhang, and his character is also virtuous. Living in Zhuo Jun, I have quite a farm, selling wine and killing pigs, and making friends with heroes all over the world. I just sighed when I saw the public looking at the list and asked. " Liu Bei said, "I am a relative of the Han family. My last name is Liu and my name is Bei. I heard that the Yellow Scarf advocated chaos. I wanted to break the thief and protect the people, but I couldn't hate it, so I sighed. " Fei said, "I have a lot of money. How about recruiting rural brave people and doing great things with the public? " Xuande was very happy, so he went to the village shop to drink.

While drinking, I saw a big man pushing a car, stopping at the door of the store, sitting down in the store and calling the bartender, "Pour the wine quickly, I'm going to rush into the city to join the army." Liu Bei looked at him: nine feet long and two feet bearded; If the face is like a heavy jujube, if the lips are coated with fat; Cheng, lying silkworm eyebrow, beautiful and dignified. Liu Bei invited him to sit with him and knocked on his name. The man said, "My name is Guan Mingyu, and my words are immortal. Later, it was changed to Yunchang, and Hedong was also a good man. I killed you and fled the Jianghu for five or six years because we were strong and powerful. I heard that the army is recruiting thieves here, and I have come to recruit them. " Liu Bei told him his will, and Yunchang was overjoyed. We went to Zhangfeizhuang to discuss something important. Fei said, "There is a peach garden behind my village, and the flowers are in full bloom; Tomorrow, we will worship heaven and earth in the garden, and the three of us will become brothers and work together to achieve great things. " Liu Bei and Yun Chang said in unison, "That's good."

The next day, in the Peach Blossom Garden, a ceremony of black cow and white horse was prepared. The three of them burned incense and worshipped again, swearing, "I miss Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Although the surnames are different, since they are brothers, Qi Xin must work together to help the poor. " Serve your country, rest in peace. I don't want to be born on the same day in the same year, I just want to die on the same day in the same year After heaven and earth, I will take this heart as a mirror, ungrateful, and kill people in heaven and earth! "After the oath, Liu Bei was sworn as a younger brother, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were younger brothers.

Sworn brothers

Anecdotal anecdote:

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, North Korea's political corruption, coupled with years of famine, made people's lives very difficult. Liu Bei intends to save the people, and Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are willing to work together with Liu Bei. The three of them hit it off and chose Zhangfeizhuang as the Peach Blossom Garden. At this time, the peach blossoms are in full bloom and the scenery is beautiful. Zhang Fei prepared a green cow and a white horse as sacrifices, burned incense and prayed, and took the oath. Three people recognized their brother by their age. Liu Bei became the eldest brother, Guan Yu the second and Zhang Fei the third. This is the famous "taoyuan sworn" in the romance of the three kingdoms.

Are there three outstanding men in Taoyuan in history?

When Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are mentioned, people will always associate them with the Taoyuan that flourished after Zhang Feizhuang in Zhuo Jun County in their early years. They prepared black cows and white horses, sacrificed to heaven and earth, burned incense and worshipped again, and became half-brothers. They don't want to be born on the same day in the same year, they just want to die on the same day in the same year. So, in the history of the Three Kingdoms, is there any matter of Taoyuan becoming sworn?

The relationship between Liu, Guan and Zhang is really extraordinary in history. Guan Yu Biography of the Three Kingdoms records that Guan Yu ran to Zhuo Jun in desperation, Liu Bei was an apprentice in the village, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei voted for him. Later, Liu Bei was a plain, and Yu Hefei was another Sima, divided into different parts. Liu Bei and the two of them "sleep in the same bed and are brothers." Guan Yu often sits in the crowd and stands all day. Later, Xuzhou fell, Guan Yu was captured, and Cao Cao sent people to surrender. Guan Yu also said, "I was sworn to death by General Liu, and I can't recite it." "Biography of Zhang Fei" also records: "Zhang Fei ... and Guan Yu is young, and how old he is, Brother Fei will take care of him."

Judging from Guan Yu's "swearing to die", it seems that they made some vows in those years, but the history books only say "brothers", not sworn brothers.

It may be based on the fact that the three men are "favored brothers", which led to the legend of loyalty and righteousness in Taoyuan being circulated among the people, while the Yuan people wrote the story into the stories of the Three Kingdoms and zaju according to folklore. It is generally believed that The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Prior to this, Pinghua of the Three Kingdoms, one of the five kinds of all-round Pinghua published from Yuan Dynasty to Zhi Zhi (132 1323), although only 80,000 words, initially had the main outline of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. One of them is "Make a Wish in Taoyuan". First, Guan Yu killed the county magistrate who was greedy for money and bribes and harmed the people, and fled to Zhuo Jun. Seeing his good looks, Zhang Fei invited him to the hotel for a drink. Just after Liu Bei sold shoes, he also entered the hotel. After a few drinks, the three of them hit it off, so they invited each other to the back Taoyuan of Zhangfeizhuang, and every year, they "killed the white horse to worship the sky and the black cow to worship the ground" and "sat and slept together and swore to be brothers". This is similar to the description in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. According to Fu Xihua's Catalogue of Complete Works of Zaju in Yuan Dynasty, there were more than 40 kinds of Zaju with the story of the Three Kingdoms as the theme in Yuan Dynasty, and almost all the main characters of the Three Kingdoms were put on the stage, which also played an important role in the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms. There is also a special play "Liu Tao Jie Yi", whose plot is different from Pinghua. According to records, Guan Yu killed Zhou Yin, who was king in the chaos, and then fled to Fanyang, Zhuo Jun. One day, he went to Zhang Fei's butcher's shop to buy meat and drink, but Zhang Fei held down the butcher's knife with a thousand pounds of stone in advance. Guan Yu moved huge stones, which made Zhang Fei admire. Zhang Fei flew to the inn to visit, first worshiping Guan Yu as his brother and then seeing Liu Bei. Look at him. He is handsome, rich, and a descendant of the emperor. He and Guan Yu * * * became brothers, and three * * * went to Taoyuan outside the city to kill cattle and horses, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and vowed to live and die together to help the Han Dynasty.

The story of loyalty in Taoyuan also has the shadow of real life. During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a custom of killing white horses as allies. In the seventh year of Jian 'an (202), Cao Cao attacked Nanpi and killed Yuan Tan. Yuan Ji touched the Ministry and turned his back on Cao. They vowed to kill the white horse during the uprising, which was found in the reflection of Yuan Shaozhuan. But this is just an oath, not a sworn brother. Later, many leaders of the peasant uprising used this form when they became sworn brothers. For example, in the Red Scarf Uprising of Liu Fushun and others in the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Shiji described their sworn relationship as "killing white horses and black cows, swearing with heaven and earth, and wanting to make a joint insurrection". ?

Romance of the Three Kingdoms may be based on folklore and absorb the deeds of peasant uprising, or it may be related to the author's own experience. According to Lu Xun's research, Luo Guanzhong, the author of Romance, lived at 1330- 1400. His life story is countless. Some people say that he is from Taiyuan (now Taiyuan, Shanxi), some people say that he is from Dongyuan (now Dongping, Shandong), and some people say that he is from Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang). I only know that he was born in troubled times and has rich experience. There are two points worthy of attention: First, Qi's Historical Records said that he was an "ambitious king"; second, wei ren and the inscription in "A Hundred Scenes of the Water Margin" said that he was related to Zhang Shicheng, one of the leaders of the peasant uprising at the end of Yuan Dynasty. He has a drama "Zhao Kuangyin Dragon and Tiger Club". Besides The Romance of The Three Kingdoms, his novels include The Thorn, The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties, The Romance of Tang and Five Dynasties and The Biography of Three Sui Dynasties by Xiao Qin Wang, and he participated in the compilation of The Water Margin. These novels and operas are all based on heroic deeds in troubled times, which should be related to his experience and ambition. A lot of descriptions in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, first describing the loyalty of Taoyuan, should also be related to his experience.

As far as the artistic conception of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is concerned, the writing method of "three vows in Taoyuan" not only leads to the three main protagonists in the book, but also reveals the theme of loyalty and righteousness in the book in many ways, which may be one reason why the author wrote "three vows in Taoyuan" at the beginning of the Romance.

A theory or school of thought.

"History of Cooking Wine" and "unofficial history San Yi" Liu Bei was the real murderer who killed Guan Yu with a knife.

Recently, there was a book called The True Face of Zhuge Liang: Zhuge Liang who stepped off the altar, which was quite popular. In the book, the author Zhu Ziyan put forward the view that the death of Guan Yu was caused by Zhuge Liang. In his view, it is precisely because Guan Yu did not send a single soldier and stand by while attacking Xiangfan, escaping from the Forbidden City, beheading Pound, and encircling Coss until he left Maicheng that Guan Yu finally failed and lost his head.

According to the author Zhu Ziyan, Zhuge Liang wanted to kill Guan Yu with the knives of Cao Cao and Sun Quan because Guan Yu's position was too high and he was too close to Liu Bei, so once Liu Bei died, Zhuge Liang might have no power.

Although Ah Yuan doesn't think Zhuge Liang is particularly noble, although Ah Yuan doesn't think Zhuge Liang is a model of loyal officials, Ah Yuan doesn't agree to impose Guan Yu's death on Zhuge Liang.

The first reason why Zhuge Liang didn't do Guan Yu's death is that even though Zhuge Liang saw Guan Yu as the first obstacle in his power struggle, he was unable to kill Guan Yu with one knife. If you have to, you can't

Why do you say that? The reason is that after Zhuge Liang took refuge in Liu Bei, he did not hold power from the beginning as written in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, after Zhuge Liang arrived at Liu Bei, although he got along well with Liu Bei and made Liu Bei feel at home, Liu Bei did not give him any official position, but he was still a Ding Bai. After arriving in Battle of Red Cliffs (AD 208), Zhuge Liang was given a miscellaneous title: "Liang is a military commander", but he was not in charge. He only controlled Jingzhou, Lingling, Guiyang and Changsha, and levied taxes on these three counties to expand the food expenditure of the army. After Liu Bei won Yizhou, he only gave Zhuge Liang a general strategist with a rank of 2000 stone, which was equivalent to the prefect of the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, an official at the mayor level.

When Liu Bei called the king of Hanzhong, Guan Yu was a former general and Zhang Fei was a right general, all of which were three things, almost the same as Quan Geliang. At that time, the person Liu Bei trusted most was Fa Zheng. Before Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang did not stay with Liu Bei for a long time, and Zhuge Liang could not rely on all kinds of military and political events. To attack Liu Zhang in Shu was a plan with Pang Tong. The capture of Hanzhong was also attributed to Fazheng and Liu Bei, and had nothing to do with Zhuge Liang. During this time, Zhuge Liang did not have much power and was not trusted by Liu Bei. For example, after Guan Yu's death, Liu Bei wanted to levy Sun Quan on the east, "to restore Guan Yu's shame". Everyone felt uncertain about it, so they advised Liu Bei not to do it, but Liu Bei wouldn't listen. What did Zhuge Liang say at this time? "Liang sighed and said,' If there is filial piety, you can accuse the Lord. If you don't reach the east, you will go back to the east, and you won't be in danger. What do you mean by "(Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Volume 37, True Story of Law)? It's good that this method is still alive, because Liu Bei can only listen.

Also, at that time, Liu Bei "took (Fazheng) as the prefect of Shu County and General Yang Wu, and the external system was the capital, and the internal system was the main one", which means that Comrade Zheng was very secretive and held important positions at home and abroad, gaining Liu Bei's absolute trust.

Therefore, at that time, Fa Zheng ignored people and took revenge with "the virtue of one meal, the hatred of one person". In other words, he retaliated against those who had offended Fa Zheng, even if you only glanced at him. In this respect, the beam has nothing to do. "Filial piety is the wing of jade, which makes it take off and cannot be copied. How to prohibit the law from doing evil? " What does this mean? Legality, that is, filial piety, is Liu Bei's right-hand man. What can I do with him?

All these situations show that the military and political power at that time was firmly in Liu Bei's own hands, and there was only one justice that could speak. At this time, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei positioned him as an internal affairs talent, equivalent to the logistics minister. Do you think Zhuge Liang has the right to send troops to save Guan Yu under such circumstances? What ability does he have to kill Guan Yu with a knife?

Besides, on the road of power struggle at that time, Zhuge Liang's biggest obstacle was the righteousness, not Guan Yu. At that time, "he was a secret officer and general" (Romance of the Three Kingdoms), that is, the secretary-general of Hanzhong King's court, and also served as a general. At this time, Zhuge Liang was just an ordinary strategist with similar status. Judging from this situation, if Fazheng does not die later, he is more likely to become prime minister than Zhuge Liang, which should be the first stumbling block in Zhuge Liang's power struggle. If Zhuge Liang is really so bad and wants to remove all the stones that stand in his way, he should also move the law first.

Besides, Guan Yu is just a military commander, about the same age as Liu Bei. Do you know which of them died first? So the author Zhu Ziyan's statement also has the possibility of deifying Zhuge Liang.

Guan Yu is a military commander, but in Zhu Ziyan's view, Zhuge Liang wants to kill Guan Yu with the knives of Cao Cao and Sun Quan because Guan Yu's position is too high and his relationship with Liu Bei is too close, so once Liu Bei dies, Zhuge Liang may have no power.

But Guan Yu's death is really strange. For more than half a year, only Guan Yu, who was short of troops, fought alone until he left Maicheng and lost his head. He didn't expect a soldier. Liu Bei, on the other hand, ignored his second brother and stood idly by. What happened? Is it really someone who wants to kill Guan Yu with a knife?

The answer is yes, but this person is not Zhuge Liang, but Liu Bei.

Hearing the conclusion of A Yuan, people may jump up and say that A Yuan is talking nonsense. This Liu Bei and Guan Yu are brothers and have a good relationship with each other. How could they kill Guan Yu with a knife? This is not nonsense. What is this?

First of all, Liu Bei and Guan Yu are not sworn brothers. Taoyuan Sanjieyi, a model of loyalty and righteousness since ancient times, was compiled by Luo Guanzhong, which has never existed in history. Second, the relationship between Guan Yu and Liu Bei is not as good as people think. For example, in Xuzhou, Guan Yu betrayed Liu Bei, and unlike the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there was a statement that Mrs. Gammy had a conditional surrender. In the biography of the Three Kingdoms and Guan Yu, it is said that "Cao Gong took the feather back and worshipped it as a partial general." "The History of the Three Kingdoms Zuliezong" said, "Prepare Guan Yu to attack again, and the feather will drop." And after Sun Quan finally caught Guan Yu, Guan Yu also wanted to surrender. Said: "Liu and Cao are enemies and want to live their feathers. The left and right said:" Wolves can't be raised, and they will be harmed in the future. Instead of getting rid of it, Zuo Gong brought himself great trouble, so he proposed to move the capital. Can you give birth today! "Just cut it." It means that after Guan Yu is arrested, Guan Yu has to surrender, otherwise he has no right to live with Cao Liu. If people are willing to surrender, how can you let him live against Cao Cao?

These things prove that Guan Yu is not as indomitable and ambitious as people think, but almost like Lu Bu. Surrender immediately when you can't beat him.

Moreover, because Guan Yu was arrogant to the scholar-officials, that is, he looked down on educated people, he had a contradiction with Liu Bei when Zhuge Liang had just defected to Liu Bei. Seeing that the relationship between Liu Bei and Guan Yu was too good, he knocked over his jealousy and went to Liu Bei for advice with Zhang Fei. "So (Liu Bei) and Liang Qing are very close. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were unhappy, and the late master explained, "There is a hole in the sky alone, and there is water in the fish. "I wish you wouldn't say anything." Feather, flying is the only way. What does this mean? Liu Bei was too kind to Zhuge Liang. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were unhappy and said that we had been with you for so long. Why are you so nice to a new person? Liu Bei hurriedly persuaded him for a long time, but Guan Yu stopped nagging.

Besides, Guan Yu is quite proud. In Liu Bei Group, no one refuses. It is estimated that even Liu Bei may not value it. This can be seen from Guan Yu's attempt to kill Liu Bei's brother-in-law Mi Fang. It can be seen from Liu Bei's acceptance of Ma Chao. After Liu Bei accepted Ma Chao, Guan Yu immediately wrote to Zhuge Liang and asked, "Who is the super talent?" Who is Ma Chao? Who can he compare with? Knowing that Yu was narrow-minded, Zhuge Liang wrote to Guan Yu and said, "Meng was a great hero because he was both civil and military. He is the best player in the world and a disciple of Fu and Peng. He should compete with Yide for the first place, but he is not as good as the peerless group. " Ma Chao's martial arts is better, just like Qing Bu and Peng Yue, and it's ok to fight with Zhang Fei, but how can Guan Yu compete with you?

As for Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu didn't take it seriously. It was Zhuge Liang's national policy to unite Wu against Cao, and Liu Bei agreed, but it went bad when he arrived at Guan Yu. When Sun Quan wanted to marry him, Guan Yu called Sun Quan a pig, but in fact he broke with Soochow openly.

Also, Liu Bei called him the Queen of Hanzhong, and Guan Yu had a direct conflict with Liu Bei because of his pride. At that time, Liu Bei wanted to use Huang Zhong as a post-general to fight alongside Guan Yu. Guan Yu quit. I am no longer an official.

In this regard, "The Biography of the Three Kingdoms and Fei Shi" wrote: "Liu Bei School (Fei Shi) worshipped Guan Yu as a former general and heard Huang Zhong as a post-general. Yu was furious and said, after all, a gentleman is not in the same column as a veteran, so you can't worship him. "

Guan Yu's refusal to worship is actually a blatant confrontation with Liu Bei. At that time, it was a feudal society, an era when you told me to die and I had to die. Do you want to go against your master?

Not only that, after that, the confrontation between Guan Yu and Liu Bei began to escalate. This new confrontation is the battle of Xiangfan launched by Guan Yu. Guan Yu launched the Xiangfan campaign against Liu Bei because in all the history books you can find, there is no evidence that Liu Bei wants to fight the Xiangfan campaign.

Then why did Guan Yu attack Cao Cao when Liu Bei didn't give an order and Cao Cao didn't take military action? One of the reasons may be that Guan Yu has no credit.

Before the battle of Xiangfan, Guan Yu's only contribution in the war was that whether he killed Wen Chou or Cao Cao, the others were defeated. You said you watched Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and others make great contributions in the war of cutting Liu Zhang and destroying Hanzhong. Do you think the arrogant Guan Yu can stand it? First of all, Kong Ming is like a duck to water, and Huang Zhong is equal. If you continue to mix, Guan Yu will lose face. So Guan Yu wants to fight.

Second, it may be spoiled and arrogant. I feel that Liu Bei and I are no strangers. Who Are We? Isn't yours mine? This kind of thought was already shown when Guan Yu reached out for an official position. I am your brother. How can you give me some officials? You have to give me a word side by side. Just because he didn't treat Liu Bei as an outsider, Guan Yu treated himself as Liu Bei, so he reached out and hit Cao Cao without asking for instructions or reporting.

Third, Guan Yu may want to be king of Jingzhou. This guess is a bit bold, but Liu Bei may also think so. At that time, a soldier was the grass king. Guan Yu may suddenly find himself with more room for development. Jingzhou alone has the final say, just like after Han Xin laid the foundation of Qi. I feel that I have such great ability, why not be a king? And Han Xin's performance is similar, Han Xin is you don't make me king, I will stay put, guan yu, is to want to shoot the whole jingzhou, I'll give you the whole fait accompli, see what you do with liu bei. If you don't seal me, I'll kill you, too.

There is also evidence that Guan Yu wanted to kill Liu Bei because Liu Bei's brother-in-law, Mi Fang, failed to transport grain after launching the Xiangfan Campaign. Is this disrespectful to Liu Bei?

But no matter what Guan Yu thought, he sent troops without asking. In Liu Bei's eyes, he is almost rebellious, if not rebellious. This is not just Liu Beihui's idea, any expert will think so. In those days, Cao Cao once went out to war. Because there were pursuers behind him, the general didn't ask Cao Cao for instructions, so someone immediately reported that he was going to rebel. Then Guan Yu sent his troops without saying hello. Isn't this rebellion?

Besides, even if Liu Bei believed that Guan Yu would not rebel, wouldn't it be a disaster to leave such a disobedient general in his hands sooner or later? Your refusal to accept the title of former general by Guan Yu has made Liu Bei lose face. Why should Liu Bei put his face away this time? Besides, I don't understand this brother myself. A hundred years later, can his son Liu Chan control Guan Yu? The answer is definitely not!

It is for these reasons that Liu Bei stood idly by when Guan Yu sent troops to launch the Xiangfan campaign privately. Guan Yu won, and neither praised nor rewarded; If you are defeated, I won't send troops to save you.

Some people may say, why doesn't Liu Bei talk about brotherhood at all? This may be Guan Yu's emphasis on brotherhood. For the emperor, the biggest politician in China feudal society, interest is everything. They have no eternal friends and no eternal enemies. Liu Bei left his own flesh and blood twice (once in Xuzhou and once in Changbanpo). Can he tell you how he feels as an outsider? Guan Yu may have forgotten that he has a good relationship with Liu Bei because Liu Bei has no one and needs him. Second, because Liu Bei is sitting, he has to stand; Liu Bei pouted when he stood. This Liu Bei was so able to pretend when he was a small official. Will he spoil you when he becomes king?

Therefore, in Liu Bei's heart, there may be the idea of killing Guan Yu. Therefore, when Guan Yu launched the battle of Xiangfan, although he didn't ask for instructions or report it, I don't care about you, I will see when you toss.

Liu Bei is so calm because Guan Yu's troops are not many. The expert's research results show that after two moves to Shu, Jingzhou's army is only 30 thousand. With the strength of 30,000 people, challenging Cao Cao, Liu Bei can imagine that Guan Yu has no possibility of winning with his ankles.

The course of the war also proved this point. Guan Yu hit Xiangfan, escaped from the Forbidden City, hacked Pound and besieged Coss, and finally found himself on the iron plate.

Cao Cao not only mobilized the troops of Huang Xu and Zhang Liao to attack Guan Yu, but also personally led hundreds of troops to sit in the rear. At this time, Guan Yu thought of deploying troops to Jingzhou. Now, many people blame Lu Meng and Lu Xun for Guan Yu's death. In fact, even if Wu Dong does not send troops, Guan Yu's fate will only be failure. Of course, it may take longer, and Jingzhou may fall into the hands of Cao Cao. This is what Wu Dong didn't want to see, so Sun Quan didn't care about forming an alliance with Liu Bei, which added a straw to Guan Yu's failure.

At this time, Guan Yu's lack of strength also revealed that the person who wanted to kill him was Liu Bei. Guan Yu attacked fiercely, but his troops were insufficient. In the absence of war in Shu, why didn't he send troops to help? There is only one reasonable reason, that is, Liu Bei refused to nod. In the case of no way, Guan Yu first pulled the Ministry stationed in Jingzhou, and then asked Liu Feng and Meng Da for help. Why not ask Liu Bei for help? Because after Guan Yu sent troops privately, Liu Bei's attitude has made Guan Yu understand that his eldest brother no longer wants him.

The reason why Liu Bei killed Liu Feng after Guan Yu's death was that Liu Feng and Meng Da didn't send reinforcements, just for show. Besides, killing Liu Feng is of great benefit to Liu Chan.

But although we say that Liu Bei killed Guan Yu with the knives of Cao Cao and Sun Quan, it was actually his character that killed Guan Yu. If Guan Yu was not willful, if Guan Yu was not arrogant, in other words, if Guan Yu was not poor and honestly became his former general, none of this would have happened, and history might have changed.