First, did Guan Yu really carelessly lose Jingzhou?
So-called, Guan Yu carelessly lost Jingzhou. But the question is, is it really Guan Yu's paralysis? Whether it is the history of the Three Kingdoms or the answer given by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is actually negative. Let's not stick to the ancient books, because there are some dogmas and boring, just explore the next strange phenomenon of Liu Bei and Guan Yu, we can see the problem.
No matter where Liu Bei goes, he can "gain the power of death", which is the conclusion of the history of the Three Kingdoms. And in order to show Liu Bei's popularity, the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" also specially developed the Three Kingdoms paragraph of "Liu An killed his wife". What is expected to be careless and use too much force, but let modern people are not adapted, and even disgusted with Liu Bei.
But no matter what, Liu Bei won the hearts of the people and did not run. Whenever he ran out of mountains and rivers, there were always noble people to help him. For example, the rich people of Xuzhou: Mi Zhu and Mi Fang, the brothers, not only donated all their family assets when Liu Bei was at his worst, but also married his sister to Liu Bei, which is Lady Mi.
However, it was this loyal and selfless Mi Fang, who gave Guan Yu a fatal knife in the back in the Battle of Xiangfan and surrendered to Eastern Wu, resulting in Guan Yu's defeat and killing. Many people say that this kind of thing is really uncontrollable, no one can think of it, and guan Yu cannot be blamed.
But in any case, comparing Liu Bei, does it prove that Guan Yu has in fact caused a rift within Jingzhou, so that even the uncle of the state who is least likely to rebel has turned against him? And what is even more frightening is that it is not Mi Fang alone, even Liu Feng, Liu Bei's righteous son, who has this attitude.
Guan Yu wrote several times urging him to bring troops to support, but Liu Feng just found an excuse not to go. It should be noted that this same Liu Feng, in the Hanzhong War between Cao Cao and Liu Bei, was more active and courageous than anyone, which made Cao Cao shout: Wait for my yellow bearded child Cao Zhang to come, see how to clean you up! But as soon as he met Guan Yu, Liu Feng became another person in seconds.
Looking at this phenomenon, is there a dime relationship with whether Guan Yu is careless or not? Obviously, Guan Yu's eventual demise had a deeper reason.
And even if we put aside these records of the history of the Three Kingdoms, we can still find relevant evidence if we only look at the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It is also a very interesting phenomenon, that is: Guan Yu does not even pay attention to Lü Bu, why did he avoid fighting when he met Zhang Liao?
Second, this man has the spirit of loyalty
Lü Bu in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is actually a "monster" setting. The reason has long been said that if other famous players want to be heroes, they must be singled out one-on-one. Only Lü Bu is an exception, the so-called "Three British Battles Lü Bu". To put it bluntly: the one who beats Lü Bu is the hero. The same is true on Cao Cao's side, Old Cao said "Lü Bu is not a single enemy", hula, including Xu Chu, the six fierce generals all went up.
This is the fundamental reason why Lü Bu is the first in the list of famous players in the Three Kingdoms. Everyone knows that Zhang Fei is the least afraid of Lü Bu, and when he saw Lü Bu, he was either playing with his life or was brewing the emotion of playing with his life. It seems that Guan Yu is a little afraid of Lü Bu, for example, called "General Lü", which seems very polite and respectful.
In fact, it was not that Guan Yu was afraid of Lü Bu at all, but that he looked down on Lü Bu. This is the result of the personalities of the two men.
Guan Yu was the first to return to Liu Bei, hung up the seal and sealed gold, passed five levels and beheaded six generals, and even Cao Cao praised "the first righteous soldier in the world". However, Lü Bu had milk as a mother, and he killed Ding Yuan for the sake of the Red Rabbit Horse, and Dong Zhuo for the sake of the mink cicada, so he became a prince of the party, and then he took revenge and robbed Liu Bei's Xuzhou.
Therefore, Third Master Zhang's attitude toward Lü Bu was: Once I see you, I will beat you once, even if I can't beat you. Second Brother Guan, on the other hand, disdained to be with Lü Bu and looked at you, afraid that my eyes would be dirty. Fight with you, afraid that my Green Dragon Crescent Knife will be defiled.
As for the evidence, after Lü Bu's sneak attack on Xuzhou, Liu Bei had to live in Xiao Pei. When Cao Cao saw this, he began to talk to Liu Beimei, and it just so happened that a letter he wrote to Liu Bei was searched by Chen Gong from the emissary and hurriedly handed it to Lü Bu. After seeing that Lü Bu was furious, he sent Gao Shun and Zhang Liao to beat Liu Bei.
Xuande closed the door. The next day, Zhang Liao led troops to attack Ximen. Yun Chang said in the city: "The public appearance is not vulgar, why did you lose yourself to a thief?" Zhang Liao bowed his head and said nothing. Yun Chang knew that this person had the spirit of loyalty and righteousness, and he did not add up with evil words, nor did he go to war.
Zhang Fei glanced anxiously, why didn't he fight? The second brother did not go, I always went. Guan Yu hurriedly stopped him and said, "This person's martial arts are not under you and me." Because I feel righteous and have a lot of remorse, I will not wait with me. ”
This is the source and reason why Guan Yu avoids fighting when he encounters Zhang Liao. In a nutshell, there are three. One is that Guan Yu looks down on Lü Bu and bites a "thief". The second is that Guan Yu found that Zhang Liao had an "atmosphere of loyalty and righteousness". The third is that Lü Bu is already a monster level, and Zhang Liao's martial arts are also very high, and he can make fewer enemies than he can make enemies, and it is best to divide them.
However, there was another reason, Guan Yu did not tell Zhang Fei. That is to say, this reason is the most fundamental, reflecting Guan Yu's true state of mind, and it is also the core reason for Guan Yu's downfall.
Third, big brother, why say this
In fact, in addition to Zhang Liao, there was another person, who Guan Yu also wanted to avoid fighting, but did not avoid it. This person is Xu Huang!
After Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, Cao Cao sent Xu Huang to the rescue, and after learning that Xu Huang had defeated Guan Ping and Zhou Cang, Guan Yu disregarded the arrow wound on his arm and came to meet Xu Huang. When the two met, they first blew each other professionally, and then recalled the friendly time of Cao Ying, and Guan Yu turned to the main topic and asked: "Why do you count the poor Wu'erye now?" "That is to say, you know that Guan Ping is my son, so why do you still want to kill him?"
Shaking back at the generals, he shouted loudly, "If you obtain the first rank of The Cloud Chief, you will be rewarded with a thousand gold!" ”
Gong was shocked: "Big brother, why did you say this?"
Huang Yue: "Today is a matter of the state, and a certain person does not dare to abolish the public with private interests." "Verbally, swing a large axe and take Guan Gong directly."
So why did Guan Yu also avoid Fighting Xu Huang? It is not that Xu Huang is stronger than Guan Yu, but Xu Huang and Zhang Liao, like Guan Yu, are all Shanxi compatriots! Therefore, these two people became the candidates for Guan Yu to choose to avoid fighting.
This has actually reflected that Guan Yu has a major shortcoming: too fond of small circles!
Internally, first "Liu Guanzhang", although it is a small circle! But Liu Bei can take into account the heroic talents of the four parties. However, for Guan Yu, don't even think about it, and it is regarded as a private territory where "the wind cannot blow in, and the needle cannot penetrate".
Huang Zhong was able to kill him with one arrow, but his martial arts were not under him, and he was shocked by the killing of Xiahou Yuan. However, when Guan Yu heard that Huang Zhong was also named the "Five Tiger Generals", he was anxious. In the end, he was calmed down by Fei Shi with a small circle, saying: "Although the king of Hanzhong has the title of five tiger generals, he and the general have the righteousness of brotherhood, and they are regarded as the same." The general is the king of Hanzhong, and the king of Hanzhong is about to march. Are you waiting for everyone? ”
Guan Ping and Zhou Cang, this is a small circle that belongs to Guan Yu, and even Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have no choice. For example, after Pang Tong died in Luofengpo, Liu Bei sent Guan Ping back to order Zhuge Liang to lead his troops into Sichuan. And Zhuge Liang also understood and gave Jingzhou to Guan Yu.
So, just because Guan Yu loves to engage in small circles so much, how can he cooperate with others? Mi Fang, Liu Feng, etc., are not sure how they are usually ostracized and despised by Guan Yu. Because Guan Yu, in fact, has already regarded the small circle as a private cheese, no one can move. But he forgot that no matter how invincible he was, no matter how much he could reap the benefits, he could not compete with the "vicissitudes of the rivers and lakes."
Externally, Guan Yu did the same. Eastern Wu was an ally of Shu Han, but Guan Yu scolded the "Jiangdong Rat Generation" every day, and even Sun Quan became a "tiger girl who can marry a dog". When he met a fellow in Shanxi, Guan Yu was either "this person has the spirit of loyalty and righteousness" or "big brother, why did he say this". Completely forgetting that the enemy (opponent) is the enemy (opponent), not a small circle of "fellow countrymen", which can change its nature.
This reflects Guan Yu's short-sightedness, which can only be his small circle eating meat, as for the small circle, even Liu Bei's brother-in-law and righteous son will first drink the northwest wind. And whether it is in the main history or the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there are such relevant records and descriptions, in addition to Huang Zhong, there is Also Ma Chao!
Therefore, this caused the interior of Jingzhou to be torn apart and in danger. Therefore, as soon as the wind blew, there was an extremely abnormal phenomenon, the uncle of the state, Mi Fang, rebelled, and Liu Bei's righteous son could not be saved when he saw death.
This is the harm of loving "small circles". Once there is such an act, even an invincible "god man" like Guan Yu will not be able to escape defeat, and this lesson cannot be described as profound...