"Cunning rabbits die, lackeys cook" is an eternal imperial art. Before the unification of the world, the emperors of the past, the corporals of the Lixian Dynasty, and the generals were righteously married to Jinlan, and the liver and gallbladder looked at each other, and the kings and subjects were happy and harmonious. However, after unifying the world, these emperors were like a changed person, becoming ruthless and ruthless, seizing on the mistake of these veteran generals who followed them to conquer the world, and destroying the Three Tribes and the Nine Tribes at every turn.
Although Liu Bei was married to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei Taoyuan, "he did not seek to be born in the same month of the same year, but to die in the same month of the same year", as an emperor, he would not be exempt from the customs. If Liu Bei had not died of illness in the White Emperor's City, destroyed Cao Wei in the north, swallowed Sun Wu in the east, and unified the Three Kingdoms, he was most likely to kill Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at the first time. According to the relevant content in the interpretation, the analysis from the two aspects of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei is as follows.
Why Guan Yu was killed
Roughly imagine the situation in which the Shu Han unified the three kingdoms, if the Shu Han unified the three kingdoms, it should be based on Zhuge Liang's proposal in Longzhong to wait for the world to change, and send troops from the two directions of Jingzhou and Hanzhong. The first route was Guan Yu from Jingzhou, occupying Xiangyang and Fancheng, killing Ben Xuchang and Wei Zhen huaxia. The other route, led by Liu Bei or Zhuge Liang, set out from Hanzhong to capture Cao Wei's Yongliang Prefecture, and then joined Xuchang and Luoyang. After the Shu Han swept away the Central Plains, guan Yu should lead the powerful Jingzhou water division down the Yangtze River to fight a decisive battle with Sun Wu and destroy Eastern Wu.
If Shu Han destroyed Wei and Wu according to this idea, Guan Yu would have half of the work of destroying Wei and swallow all of Wu's labor, and would be the most powerful person under Liu Bei of Shu Han. Guan Yu will master most of the elite soldiers of shu han, and the protégés and former officials will be all over Shu Han, leading the whole body with one shot. Guan Yu, as the second in command of the Shu Han clique, sat in Jingzhou, had great power, and controlled half of the elite soldiers of the Shu Han. If Guan Yu's yellow robes were added, he would fight against Liu Bei, and even destroy Liu Bei's Yizhou, it would be effortless. Therefore, Guan Yu became the object that Liu Bei wanted to get rid of at the first time after unifying the Three Kingdoms.
Before the unification of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu certainly had no idea of rebellion in his heart, and if he succeeded, it was not clear to anyone whether he would have the idea of establishing himself as king. Guan Yu is like Han Xin during the time of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, who worked hard for the Han Dynasty and fought on the battlefield. If it were not for the "Bing Immortal" Han Xin's "Returning the Three Qins, Capturing Wei, Replacing, Breaking Zhao, Wei Yan, Attacking Qi in the East, and Destroying Chu in the South", there would be no four-hundred-year-old Han River And Mountain. However, after Liu Bang's unification, he first seized Han Xin's military power, then demoted Han Xin to the title of Marquis of Huaiyin, and then Lü Hou beheaded Han Xin at Changle Palace on the charge of "false accusations".
Liu Bei's ancestor Liu Bang was able to do the work of "crossing the river and demolishing the bridge", and Liu Bei may also inherit the "fine tradition" and wait for the opportunity to get rid of Guan Yu, the "martial saint" who has achieved high merit. In fact, it is not difficult to understand that Liu Bei and Guan Yu were brothers who treated each other before the unification of the world, but after the unification of the world, they became enemies who were jealous of each other. There are many heroes who have been killed in the past, such as Wen Zi who was killed by Gou Jian, Bai Qi who was killed by Qin Shi Huang, Li Shanchang, and Lan Yu, who were killed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
If the Shu Han Dynasty unified the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu would not only be a hero of high merit, but most importantly, he would be arrogant and arrogant, and he would not understand the principle that "a big husband can bend and stretch", and it would be easy to be caught and finally die.
Why was Zhang Fei killed?
Zhang Fei has a bold personality, can mingle with all his colleagues, and has a good relationship with Liu Bei. He did not yet have the intention of rebellion, even if someone fanned the flames next to Liu Bei's ears, Liu Bei would not believe it. According to the reason, whoever is killed, Zhang Fei will not be killed because of his high achievements. Yes, even if Zhang Fei has great power, he will cherish the love of friendship with Liu Bei and Guan Yu in Taoyuan, and will not rebel rashly. In the face of Zhang Fei, who had no intentions and a big grin, Liu Bei would not extend the butcher knife to him.
However, readers have overlooked a situation, Zhang Fei is the most righteous, if Guan Yu is ruthlessly killed by Liu Bei, he will not sit idly by, and will certainly do justice for Guan Yu and seek justice for him. At this time, Zhang Fei had to face the "murderer" directly, the former eldest brother Liu Bei. According to Zhang Fei's character, either you die or I die, and he will not compromise with Liu Bei on the fact that Guan Yu was killed for financial gain.
For example, in the rendition, after Guan Yu's death, Zhang Fei spent his days with wine, "weeping on the eve of the day, wetting his clothes with blood", and often whipping the generals, and beating them to death in serious cases. He heard that Liu Bei only cared about himself as emperor, forgot about Guan Gong's deep hatred in the sea of blood, personally went to Chengdu, met with his eldest brother Liu Bei, and said that if Liu Bei did not avenge Guan Yu, he would rather die than see Liu Bei.s words. The relevant descriptions in the speech are as follows:
Fei Yue: "Your Majesty is a king today, and he has long forgotten the oath of Taoyuan!" How can the revenge of the second brother not be repaid? The First Lord said: "Many officials have advised and obstructed, but they have not dared to act lightly." Fei Yue: "Do others know about the old alliance?" If His Majesty does not go, the subject will give up his body and take revenge on the second brother. If you can't tell the time, you won't see Your Majesty when you die! ”
Therefore, if Guan Yu was killed for his meritorious service, Zhang Fei would immediately raise the banner of opposing Liu Bei and avenge Guan Yu's hatred and never die. As a result, Zhang Fei, who had hastily raised an army, was defeated by Liu Bei, who was scheming and calculating, and was defeated and killed. Or there is also such a possibility that Liu Bei, who is well versed in the art of emperors, when he got rid of Guan Yu, designed to trick Zhang Fei into the capital and have a cup of poisoned wine.
Summary: If Liu Bei did not die and unify the Three Kingdoms, what he most wanted to get rid of were Guan Yu, who was the lord of gong gao zhen, and Zhang Fei, who lived and died together. Perhaps when Liu Bei married in Taoyuan, what he thought in his heart was to let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei fight for their lives through the righteousness, rather than a pure brotherhood and friendship. For example, why Liu Bei, after Guan Yu's death, was first declared emperor, and only two years later did he crusade against Eastern Wu and avenge the common era. As for Zhuge Liang, he was a wise man like Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Liu Bowen, who could retreat in a hurry, who could retire early, not the big man that Liu Bei wanted at the first time.
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