The most impressive of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms must be the "Five Tiger Generals" of the Shu Kingdom. This is the most luxurious lineup of warriors in the Three Kingdoms, and it is also the ceiling of the combat effectiveness of the warlords of the Three Kingdoms. However, in this group, one person is the lowest status person, that is, Zhao Yun.
In fact, in the records of the history books, Zhao Yun would not be selected as the General of the Five Tigers. Because he was just Liu Bei's security captain. When Liu Bei was dying, he did not forget to warn Zhuge Liang that Zilong could not be reused. That Zilong was loyal to Liu Bei, why would Liu Bei say this?
Zilong's loyalty to Liu Bei
Zhao Yun was not originally a subordinate of Liu Bei, but a subordinate of Gongsun Zhan. However, this Gongsun Zhan was originally a good card, and the last mess. Gongsun Zhan, the skill of Zhao Yun, did not know how to appreciate him, but Liu Bei threw an olive branch at Zhao Yun.
However, Zhao Yun also did not turn to Liu Bei for a while. Zhao Yun was particularly loyal because he had illusions about Gongsun Zhan. However, Gongsun Zhan committed suicide, and after his defeat, he chose to protect his life. This self-preservation means only to abandon everyone to protect oneself.
Zhao Yun looked at it, wasn't Gongsun Zhan killing a donkey now? Enough is enough, I won't him anymore. Zhao Yun took his own disciples and soldiers from Changshan, looked around, and found Liu Bei. Although Liu Bei was poor and destitute, he still firmly made a promise to Zhao Yun.
As long as you follow me and do a good job, we can do anything. Then Zhao Yunfeng began to work. Then Zhao Yun first entered and exited seven times in Cao Cao's 100,000-strong army, almost killing his own Changshan disciples, before recapturing Ah Dou.
Without Zhao Yun, Liu Bei could be said to be the last queen. From this incident, Liu Bei said to Zhao Yun, you are protecting me by my side. For Zhao Yun, this matter was a breeze.
According to records, before Liu Bei sent troops to Hanzhong, Zhao Yun shielded Liu Bei at least three times. Once, in order to stop Liu Bei, Cao Cao could be said to have mobilized as a whole. After blocking Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's army, he surrounded Liu Bei with an army of five thousand men.
Zhao Yun was now joined by an army of only 500 men around Liu Bei. However, with such a large gap between the enemy and us, Zhao Yun withdrew to withstand several attacks by the Cao army and broke through the encirclement with Liu Bei.
Liu Bei then cooperated with Sun Quan to destroy Cao Cao at the Battle of Chibi. After this battle, Liu Bei grew bigger and stronger. Eventually, after Liu Bei occupied Hanzhong, he established the State of Shu and continued to work in the Han Dynasty.
The difference between Liu Bei and Zhao Yun
Zhao Yun was absolutely loyal to Liu Bei, at least not inferior to Zhang Fei and Guan Yu. Therefore, the two guan zhang brothers also had special respect for Zhao Yun. What Liu Bei liked about Zhao Yun the most was that Zhao Yun could not form a party or stand in the ranks.
If Liu Bei let Zhao Yun go east, Zhao Yun would definitely not go west. In such a complicated situation, such a loyal person was the last of liu bei, but soon after entering Hanzhong, the two had differences. After Liu Bei captured the castle, there was a plundering of the people's property and grain. This was not Liu Bei's direct intention, but Liu Bei never stopped this. The reason is simple, marching to fight requires money.
But Zhao Yun was a loyal and righteous person, and in the face of this behavior of some officers and soldiers, Zhao Yun became angry on the spot. For this reason, Zhao Yun also clashed with Zhang Fei. Liu Bei had no choice but to comfort Zhao Yun, and you said that if you don't take us, you won't take it away.
In front of Zhao Yun, Liu Bei still tried to protect his gentleman's influence. But in Liu Bei's heart, he deeply understood that people like Zhao Yun would not become a big deal. Because Zhao Yun is too serious, important people do not stick to small things. That is to say, Liu Bei rarely let Zhao Yun lead his troops to fight.
After Liu Bei's defeat at the Battle of Yiling, he fell in the White Emperor's City and was isolated by Zhuge Liang when he was seriously ill. Except for telling Zhuge Liang, Zilong cannot be reused. It was returned to Zhuge Liang. If Liu Chan could not become emperor, Zhuge Liang could replace him.
In Liu Bei's heart, he did not let Zhuge Liang reuse Zhao Yun, in fact, in addition to the differences between himself and Zhao Yun, Liu Bei also had ulterior motives. That is to divide Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun into two factions to restrain each other.
Because when Liu Bei died, the Five Tiger Generals were only Left zhao yun and Ma Chao. Ma Chao is the Western Liang Army, and a smart person like Zhuge Liang will not reuse Ma Chao. However, Liu Bei did not let Zhuge Liang reuse Zhao Yun now. Then, after Zhuge Liang accepted the great task, could no one use it?
Doesn't Liu Bei understand this? The answer is that Liu Bei understood and pretended to be stupid, and let a wise man named Zhuge Liang think about his reasoning. From Liu Chan's attitude toward Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun after Liu Bei's death, it can be seen that there is some cattiness.
Liu Bei's bodyguard
As Liu Bei's most trusted military master, after Liu Chan took power, he first let Zhuge Liang pay homage to the prime minister, let Zhuge Liang take full responsibility for major state affairs, cut first and play later, and the power was large enough to exercise power for Liu Chan.
This seems to be Liu Chan's trust in Zhuge Liang, but this is also Liu Chan's temptation and weakness to Zhuge Liang. Because after the death of the father, he is not left to himself, and he can be trusted unconditionally.
If Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were still there, Liu Chan's heart would still be very stable. However, now the only person he could trust was Zhao Yun. As a result, Liu Chan designated Zhao Yunbai as an official position similar to that of the "Protector of the State".
Liu Bei's will said that Zhao Yun would not be allowed to reuse it, but liu Chan did not know about it? Liu Chan must have known. It's just that my father said this to Zhuge Liang, not to himself.
What Liu Chan meant was that I reused Zhao Yun not to guard against Cao Cao and Sun Quan, but to guard against Zhuge Liang. Everyone is a smart person, and Zhuge Liang knows that.
So what the father didn't do was actually what he wanted his son to do. Liu Bei did not let Zhuge Liang reuse Zhao Yun, in fact, it was also to protect Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun was loyal to himself, and Liu Bei must remember his benefits. Zhao Yun quarreled with himself, and Zhao Yun was also for himself. Liu Bei said that he asked Zhuge Liang to replace Liu Chan, fearing that Zhuge Liang would have two hearts for himself. Because Zhuge Liang was too clever, Liu Bei knew that he could not control him, nor did he know what the real thoughts in Zhuge Liang's heart were.
If after his death, Zhuge Liang really mutinied. Zhao Yun was not reused and might have survived. Liu Bei also had the intention of letting Zhao Yun continue to guard his son.
When Zhuge Liang was in difficulty, Zhao Yun could protect Liu Chan for the first time. Don't say let Liu Chan complete the great cause, at least he will not be hacked to death. Although Liu Chan did not have any ability, after all, he was his own son, and Liu Bei must protect him thoroughly.
So Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang to reuse Zhao Yun. It's not as simple as others think. Liu Bei had his own intentions, but it was only a small meaning of those in power.