"Taoyuan Three Knots of Righteousness" is a strong stroke in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". On that bright spring day, the beautiful peach blossoms flew with the wind, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei three hot-blooded young people came to the peach garden together, burned incense and bowed their heads and made a vow: "Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, although they are of the opposite sex, they are brothers, work together to help the poor and help the poor; report to the state, and make peace and limin." I do not want to be born on the same day of the same month of the same year, but I hope to die on the same day of the same month of the same year. Emperor Tianhou Earth, true to this heart, betrayal of righteousness and ungratefulness, heaven and man together! "People have been reciting this story, and some people have followed their example of burning incense and righteousness. From their vows, we read not only the depth of brotherhood, but also their foresight.
Is there really such a thing as a peach orchard in history?
According to the plot of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Liu Bei is the eldest and respected as the eldest brother, and Guan Yu is in the middle of his age and respected as the second brother. Zhang Fei was the youngest of their third brothers. But the strange thing is that the historical data does not record this.
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records: "Liu Bei died in the third year of Zhang Wu (223) at the age of sixty-three. "The ancients calculated age by imaginary age. According to this, Liu Bei was born in the fourth year (161) of the Han Huan Emperor Yanxi.
Guan Yu's tombstone was dug up during the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, when digging a well in Xiezhou, Guan Yu's hometown. Based on this, Zhu Dan wrote the "Tombstone of Guan Houzu", which states that Guan Yu was born in June of the third year (160) of the han Yanxi. Then the problem comes, the historical Guan Yu is actually a year older than Liu Bei. This does not coincide with the plot of "Taoyuan Three Knots of Righteousness".
In addition, some people have specifically examined Zhang Fei's age, according to the "Cihai": Zhang Fei died in 221, but the year of birth is unknown. According to the "Guan Gong Annals" "Zhang Fei Xiao Liu Bei was four years old", it should be 165 to 221 years. To sum up the historical data, if there is really a Taoyuan Sanjie righteousness, Guan Yu should also be the eldest brother, not Liu Bei. Moreover, the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and the "Zizhi Tongjian" have never mentioned the worship of Liu, Guan, and Zhang in these canonical histories.
Although the three of them did not worship, historically, the relationship between the three of them was indeed extraordinary.
According to the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Fei's Biography", Guan Yu and Zhang Fei defected to Liu Bei early, and at that time Liu Bei had not yet recruited people of insight. That is to say, the two brothers have long been optimistic about Liu Bei, the three of them know each other early, and they have a temper with each other. Despite this, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were still commensurate with Liu Bei's master and servant in the plains.
After Guan Yu was captured by Cao Cao, he once said: "I have been generously favored by General Liu, and I have sworn to die together, and I must not betray it." The use of "General Liu" to refer to Liu Bei shows that Guan Yu and Liu Bei are not brothers, but are referred to as kings and subjects. Later, Guan Yu was unfortunately killed, and the Wei emperor Cao Pi, fearing that Liu Bei would avenge him, summoned his ministers to discuss. One courtier said that he had long heard that Liu Bei and Guan Yu were "righteous as kings and gentlemen, enyou father and son", and now that Guan Yu was killed, Liu Bei would definitely avenge him. "Righteousness is a king." Enyou father and son", that is to say, in the Three Kingdoms era, Liu Bei and Guan Yu's intimate relationship with Guan Yu was well known, and the theory of brotherhood and righteousness could not be believed.
Conclusion: There are many inconsistencies between "Taoyuan Three Knots" and historical records. "Taoyuan" He Zeng "three knots of righteousness". Although Luo Guanzhong's "Taoyuan Three Knots of Righteousness" is a fictional plot, the brotherhood described in the novel is envied by the chivalrous people of the world, and it has also made the brothers who have loved and righteous for thousands of years follow suit.
References :Romance of the Three Kingdoms:先主傳,Cihai,Guan Gong Chronology,Romance of the Three Kingdoms:Zhang Fei
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