For the deeds of the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, I think everyone is no stranger. Just as the so-called "tiger father has no dog", it is reasonable to say that even if its descendants cannot surpass their fathers, at least they are not far behind, and they should not embarrass their fathers. But will this be the case? I am afraid that this is not the case, at least as a result, most of them are far from their parents, not worthy of heavy responsibilities, and mediocre. However, the son cultivated by Zhang Fei can stand out and be highly valued in Shu Han, why is this?
First, Zhang Fei's son is strong and courageous. Shu Han was extremely short of talents in the later period, and the performance of Zhang Fei's son Zhang Bao gave Zhuge Liang hope and injected fresh vitality into Shu Han, Zhang Bao was not only brave and fearless, but also quite strategic, really quite quite the style of Zhang Fei at that time. Therefore, Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition often took him with him, and in 229 AD, Zhang Bao led his army to march all the way, breaking Yinping and Wudu, Guo Huai, and Sun Li were beaten to the point of abandoning their armor and fleeing to the mountains.
Zhang Bao chased after the two all the way in order to catch them, but unfortunately he slipped off the cliff too quickly on horseback and died a few days later. Zhang Bao's death dealt a heavy blow to Zhuge Liang, and according to the record, "Kong Ming heard this, cried loudly, vomited blood in his mouth, fainted on the ground, and everyone woke up." It can be seen from this that Zhang Bao was so important to Zhuge Liang and To Shu Han, and his death not only made Zhuge Liang sad, but also a great loss for Shu Han. This also reflects the reason why Zhang Bao was more valued, not because his father was Zhang Fei, but because Zhang Bao was indeed a rare military talent in the late Shu Han Dynasty. His unexpected death made Zhuge Liang feel very sad and regretful.
Second, Zhang Fei's two daughters were both Empresses of Liu Chan. Zhang Fei's two daughters were very lucky, both married to Liu Chan successively, and became the empresses of Shu Han in turn. And we know that Zhang Bao has the ability but unfortunately died young, so Zhang Fei also has a son Zhang Shao, the official to Shangshu servant, which is a very high official position. However, Zhang Shao's ability was not as good as his brother's, zhuge liang did not see him during the repeated northern expeditions, and even Jiang Weijiu did not have Zhang Shao in the Central Plains.
Even later, when Deng Ai smuggled into Yinping and was about to reach the door of the Shu Kingdom, Zhuge Zhan and a group of people struggled to resist, but he still did not see Zhang Shao, but he was highly valued in Shu Han, not only did his official position become large, but also his status in Shu Han was also very high. Why? Quite simply, just because he is the uncle of the state, his sisters are all empresses, and Liu Chan is his brother-in-law, there is such a layer of relationship, is his official function small? Of course, it was heavily weighted.
It was just that Zhang Shao failed to act as a hero, but played a disgraceful role at the time of the fall of Shu Han. Zhang Shao, as one of the members of the delegation, surrendered to Deng Aiwonan, and later followed Liu Chan to Luoyang, where he also lived a life of leisure.