Our friends who are familiar with the Three Kingdoms know that most of the rankings of martial generals in the Three Kingdoms follow the principles of one Lü, two, three, three Dianwei, four passes, five horses, and six Zhang Fei, and Zhao Zilong ranks second, and his martial value is even above Guan Zhang, but why does Liu Bei always keep Zhao Yun around, while Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are all sent out to guard the side? For these three reasons, Liu Bei's meticulous thinking had to be impressed.
First, Zhao Yun was still young and had relatively shallow seniority, which was insufficient compared to Guan Yu Zhang Fei's deterrent power
As we all know, Jingzhou can be said to be the gateway to the Bashu region, and the heavy responsibility of guarding Jingzhou must require people living in the surrounding areas with a certain degree of influence to deter. Although Zhao Zilong went in and out seven times, threatening the world, Cao Cao also praised it, but compared with Guan Yu, there was still a certain gap.
First of all, Guan Yu followed Liu Bei first, as early as when Liu Bei was still a small prince, Guan Yu's Wenjiu beheading Huaxiong had already shocked the world, and Zhao Zilong was the first to follow Gongsun Zhan, until five years after Jian'an, Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao, under Yuan Shao's account, Zhao Yun really followed Liu Bei. It can be said that in terms of seniority, Zhao Yun and Guan Yu are not comparable. In Jingzhou, only a general like Guan Yu could take on this big responsibility.
Second, Zhao Yun was an outstanding martial artist and was Liu Bei's loyal bodyguard
Zhao Zilong went in and out seven times, riding the savior alone. It can be said that the individual combat ability is super strong, but if it comes to platooning troops and fighting with soldiers, there is still a certain gap between him and Guan Yu Zhang Fei.
Moreover, the geographical location of Jingzhou is important, not only Jingzhou City, most of the surrounding areas need Jingzhou commanders, so what Jingzhou needs is not a fierce general who can charge into the battlefield, but a marshal who can both strategize and kill the enemy, Guan Yu does not cost a single soldier, flooding the Seventh Army of Pound, which is enough to prove that Guan Yu has very excellent leadership ability and combat ability, while Zhao Zilong lacks the experience of independently commanding the whole army.
As the lord of one side, Liu Bei must have a bodyguard with certain ability to protect Liu Bei's safety, just like Cao Cao has Dianwei Xu chu by his side, and the importance of Zhao Yun relative to Liu Bei is equivalent to The Dianwei and Xu Chu around Cao Cao. He needed to keep Liu Bei safe at all times. Therefore, among the five tiger generals, only Zhao Yun remained with Liu Bei.
Third, Zhao Yun was one of Liu Bei's most trusted people
It is reasonable to say that Liu Guanzhang Taoyuan Sanjieyi, only about Zhang is Liu Bei's closest person, but there is no taoyuan sanjieyi incident in history, Taoyuan sanjieyi is Luo Guanzhong fiction, but in the history books record that Guan Zhang and Liu Bei are close as brothers, Guan Zhang is a confidant, but Zhao Zilong is the most loved by Liu Bei.
When Zhao Yun and Liu Bei said goodbye after they separated, the two slept in the same bed, and it can be seen that Liu Bei really loves Zhao Yun extraordinary. In the seventh year of Jian'an, Liu Beitun attacked Xinye, Cao Cao sent Xiahou Huan and others to attack Liu Bei, the two sides fought a decisive battle at Bowang, Zhao Yun captured Cao Cao's general Xiahou Lan in the battle, but because Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan had a personal relationship, Zhao Yun persuaded Liu Bei to release Xiahou Lan on a horse, and Liu Bei followed Zhao Yun's advice. In the war, only one person's friendship was able to let go of the enemy general, and it is conceivable that Zhao Yun had a high status in Liu Bei's mind.
When the Battle of Yang, Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao, all the people and horses were scattered, Liu Bei also lost his wife and abandoned his son to escape alone, and when Liu Bei and Guan Zhang met, only Zhao Yun was missing, some people said that Zhao Yun went to cao Cao's side to the north, Liu Bei directly went back to "Zilong will definitely not abandon me" Sure enough, Zhao Zilong rescued the young lord Liu Chan in Cao Cao's million army with his own strength. After these few things, Liu Bei trusted Zhao Yun even more, and naturally wanted to keep such an excellent talent as Zhao Yun by his side, and was reluctant to send him abroad.
The above three points are the reasons why Liu Bei is reluctant to send Zhao Yun abroad, but many netizens do not agree, which still caused controversy. After Liu Bei's death, Zhao Yun bowed down and did his best to assist the young lord, and Zhao Yun died in the seventh year of Jianxing, with the posthumous title of Marquis of Shunping.