The story of Guan Yu

Guan Yu, Yun Changchang, lived in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. His ancestral home was in Xiafengcun, Baodi, Xie Xian County, Hedong, which is now Changping Township, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. There are many stories about Guan Yu in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, most of which are household legends. According to folklore, Guan Yu didn't have a surname at first, because he killed the talented person and changed his name. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guan Yu was very prominent, and was called the "warrior sage", standing shoulder to shoulder with Confucius "Wen Sheng", so Guandi Temple was also called the martial temple. People believe that Guandi has many magical powers, such as managing imperial examinations, treating diseases and eliminating disasters, exorcising evil spirits, inspecting secret departments, and even making money to protect businessmen. Therefore, people from all walks of life, women and children of all ages, worship the "Almighty God", which far exceeds Confucius'. Besides, Guan Yu is a long-term and faithful hero. "Taoyuan Sanjieyi" is a model of loyalty in rivers and lakes and an idol in people's minds. Rulers of past dynasties are also willing to use Guan Yu, who combines loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, to "educate" his subjects and maintain feudal order. These are the reasons why Wu Temple is spread all over the world.

The story of Guan Yu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms contains several classic stories: Taoyuan became sworn in three times, Hua Xiong was defeated by warm wine, Lu Bu was defeated by three British forces, Wen Chou was defeated by Yan Liang, six generals were defeated by five customs, seven armies were flooded by one knife, and Maicheng was defeated. The outline of the story is as follows:

1. Taoyuan Sanjieyi: At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, government 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 also willing to do something 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.

2. Warm wine to kill Hua Xiong: Cao Cao recruited troops and joined forces with Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, Sun Jian and other 17 troops to attack Dong Zhuo.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei went with Gongsun Zan. Hua Xiong, the general of Dong Zhuo, defeated Sun Jian, the pioneer of the Tenth Eighth Route Army, and killed two generals before the battle. He is very proud. The 18 th Route Warlord panicked and was at a loss. Yuan Shao said, "It's a pity that my generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou are not here, otherwise I am not afraid of Hua Xiong." As soon as the voice fell, Guan Yu shouted, "The young man is willing to cut off Hua Xiong's head!" . Yuan Shao thought Guan Yu was just an archer on horseback and said angrily, "We have hundreds of generals on the 18th Route, but we want to send an archer on horseback. Doesn't it make Hua Xiong laugh? " Guan Yu said loudly, "If I can't kill Hua Xiong, please cut off my head." Cao Cao was very grateful, so he poured a cup of hot wine and handed it to Guan Yu, saying, "General, drink this glass of wine before you kill the enemy." . Guan Yu took the glass and put it on the table and said, "I'll drink it when I come back!" " "Say that finish, carrying a sword on the horse. Guan Yu was so skilled in martial arts that he soon cut off Hua Xiong's head. Back to the barracks, Cao Cao picked up the glass on the table and handed it to him. The wine in the glass is not cold yet.

3. Britain's three wars against Lu Bu

"Three British Wars against Lu Bu" is a story in the long historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The background of the story is the story of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei fighting with Lu Bu in Hulao Pass after Yuan Shao joined forces with the 18th Route Governors to crusade against Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu defeated the generals one after another. See Chapter 5 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. "Sanying" refers to Liu Bei (word Xuande), Guan Yu (word Yunchang) and Zhang Fei (word Yide).

Liu Bei has the ambition of the world. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have their own unique skills, which have never been shown. Only Guan Yu beheaded Hua Xiong from the beginning. Since then, Liu and others have become famous all over the world. Although it was Lyu3 bu4 who retreated first this time, Lyu3 bu4 had already beheaded the generals before the three men and won the victory with one enemy and three for Lyu3 bu4. Although Lu Bu was defeated on the surface, in fact. However, Lu Bu's bravery is unparalleled in the three armed forces, and his first encounter with his opponent naturally boosted the morale of Yuan Shao's army.

4. Kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

At first, Yan Liang's Hebei army was deployed on the plain, regardless of the advantage of Cao Cao's army occupying high altitude areas. It is estimated that they think that their troops are too strong, and the enemy cavalry can't move and don't care, so they made the mistake of pride and failure. When Guan Er rushed to the enemy line, he went alone with great intelligence. From then on, the enemy couldn't guess his real intention, so he didn't take him as a charge. This may be the reason why the enemy never stopped Guan Yu with a bow and arrow. In the face of Guan Er's charge, Yan Liang sat at the beginning, underestimating the enemy is on the one hand, and I don't know the opponent's intention is on the other hand. His location is Zhong Jun, which is the headquarters. According to common sense, no one would be so stupid as to rush into the enemy group, so he was a little careless. Yuan Jun didn't understand Guan Yu's behavior. He wouldn't move without an order. It is estimated that Guan Yu didn't attack Batman, and everyone is puzzled. Guan Yu's horse runs really fast. When Yan Liang found out that he was coming for himself, it was too late to make a correct response. Plus at the last moment, Yan Liang was not sure what Guan Yu was going to do, and Guan Yu didn't have a common name. Yan Liang didn't behead an unknown general for the sake of general demeanor, let alone mount a horse and carry a knife. Guan Yu's knife is also very distinctive. The first attack was not a big cut, but a straight stab. It was fast and hidden, and Yan Liang was not easy to dodge. This is also a key point. Generally speaking, Guan Yu used a very despicable means to kill Yan Liang by strength.

Wen Chou is even simpler. Cao Cao's ambush disrupted Wen Chou's army. In this case, retreat is the first, otherwise the other side's soldiers will catch themselves. It happened that Guan second brother wanted to fight with him at this time, and Wenchou was of course speeding. Feeling that his opponent could not solve it with several moves, he immediately retreated. I didn't expect Ma Chao, the second brother, to be shut down soon. Even though Wen Chou was severe, he failed to make a comeback in the panic and was cut back.

5. Go through five customs and kill six generals

Killed Kong Xiu when crossing Dongling Pass; Killed Han Fu when crossing Luoyang City; Kill Bian Xi when crossing Si Shuiguan; Kill the satrap Wang Zhi when crossing Xingyang; Killed Chyi Chin when crossing the Yellow River ferry; Cai Yang was killed outside the ancient city occupied by Zhang Fei, hence the name "going through five customs and killing six generals". It is also the most famous Guan Yu story in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Go to the meeting alone

In 2 15, Liu Bei took Yizhou, and Sun Quan ordered Zhu Gejin to ask Liu Bei for Jingzhou. Liu Bei refused, and Sun Quan was very angry. He sent Monroe to fetch Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang. Changsha and Guiyang Shu will surrender immediately. When Liu Bei learned of it, he personally rushed to the police from Chengdu (now Hubei Public Security Bureau) and sent General Guan Yu to compete for the three counties. Sun Quan also immediately stationed in Lukou and sent Lu Su to station troops in Yiyang to resist Guan Yu. At this critical juncture, in order to maintain the alliance between Sun and Liu and not give Cao Cao an opportunity, Lu Su decided to discuss it face to face with Guan Yu. "Sue invited us to meet each other, and each of us kept a hundred paces, and all the generals were alone." After the talks, the two sides eased the tension. Subsequently, Sun Quan and Liu Bei agreed to divide Jingzhou equally. "Taking Hunan as the boundary, so the army will stop." The alliance between Sun and Liu was maintained. This "one-knife meeting" was perfunctory by dramatists and novelists in the story of Guan Yu in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Guan Yu became a hero, while Lu Su became a short-sighted and timid dwarf. This is an artist's creation, not a historical truth. Lu Su single-handedly promoted the alliance between Sun and Liu, and it was "difficult to keep for life" (Wang Fu's words). So Liu Bei and Sun Quan became stronger and established Shu and Wu to compete with Cao Wei. The Three Kingdoms period only appeared in the history of China.

7. The submerged Seventh Army

Guan Yu attacked Fancheng, and Cao Cao ordered General Yu Ban to be the general of the Southern Expedition, with Pound as the pioneer to command the Seventh Route Army to save Fancheng at night. Guan Yu received the letter and went to meet the enemy himself. Guan Yu and Pound fought for more than a hundred rounds, regardless of the outcome. On the second day of the battle, the two generals came out together without answering. After fifty rounds of flattery, Pound pulled his horse and fled, followed by Guan Yu. Pound was hit by an arrow, but Guan Yu couldn't dodge the arrow, and he was hurt by nutrition. Ten days later, the arrow wound healed. I also heard Guan Ping say that Cao Bing moved to the north of the city. Guan Yu didn't know what he meant. He rode up the hill to watch. He saw many people in the North Valley. He saw that the Xiangjiang River was so fierce that all seven armies were flooded. So he ordered his men to prepare boats and rafts, pack up rain gear, and send people to block the water inlets everywhere. Pound discussed with the generals that it was not easy to stay in the valley for a long time, and he was going to transfer the sergeant to the highlands tomorrow. That night, it was stormy, and Pound was in his tent, only to hear a lot of shouting. As soon as I saw this account, the flood surged from all directions. The soldiers of the seventh army drifted with the waves and drowned a lot. Yu Jin and Pound led the troops to climb the small dirt mountain to escape, and Guan Yu came to kill them with an army. Yu Jin saw that there was no way around and surrendered to Guan Yu. Pound and the defeated soldiers without armor were surrounded by Guan Yu's military forces. After a short battle, all the people surrendered. Only Pound caught a boat and tried to go down the river, but Zhou Cang's raft hit the water and was captured alive.

8. Beat Maicheng

In the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an, Guan Yu attacked Fancheng, and the seven imperial armies flooded and the military strength increased greatly. Cao Cao once proposed to move the capital to avoid its sharpness. In October of the 24th year of Jian 'an (2 19), General Monroe of Jiangdong attacked Jingzhou and captured Guan Yu's stronghold Jiangling when Guan Yu confronted Cao Ren, commander of Fancheng. Guan Yu was attacked on both sides, so he quickly withdrew from Fancheng and returned to the west to station in Maicheng. Lv Meng adopted the strategy of disintegration, which made Guan Yu's soldiers unwilling to fight and gradually dispersed. Guan Yu was isolated and stuck to Maicheng. Sun Quan sent someone to induce Guan Yu to surrender. Guan Yu pretended to surrender, put up a flag at the head of the city and pretended to be a sergeant, but he escaped, only a dozen riders followed. Sun Quan sent Zhu Ran and Pan Zhang to cut off Guan Yu's various ways, captured Guan Yu and his son Guan Ping in Linzhou, and immediately executed them. This is the most tragic story of Guan Yu's story in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Most fans of the Three Kingdoms can't bear to die because they love Guan Yu.

In the old comic books of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, most of the links of Guan Yu's story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms have been adapted into scripts of various themes, which are widely circulated, and even spread by online reading of old comic books and movie comic books, which shows people's love for Guan Yu.