"Jiu Mu was righteous and bold, and poor blood stained the old robes. From si tang temple heroic soul stationed, mighty green dragon crescent moon knife. ”
People who are familiar with the Three Kingdoms can clearly feel Guan Yu's loyalty and bravery, and Guan Yu, as a famous general at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, can be described as shocking the world. I would like to ask, who in the whole world does not know that Second Master Guan rode thousands of miles in the dust, and the five levels will be chopped to Zhen Kunqian?
As we all know, Guan Yu once vigorously advocated the Northern Expedition, captured in the forbidden zone, and killed Pound, which can be described as a mighty earthquake in Huaxia. Guan Yu used the strength of Jingzhou to fight against the two states of Cao Wei and Eastern Wu, and was extremely inferior, but was finally defeated after Cao Wei and Eastern Wu had almost all their elites mobilized.
Guan Yu is brave and fierce, can be described as well known to the world? However, even when Guan Yu was shaking China, he also laid the foundation for his descendants.
Guan Yu captured and killed Pound, and had a deep hatred with Pound, and when the Shu kingdom was destroyed, Pang's descendants rushed into Guan Yu's house and quickly killed his descendants. Speaking of this, a very big doubt appeared, when the Shu kingdom was broken, Guan Yu was close to cutting off his children and grandchildren, why are so many descendants of Guan Gong emerging now? What is the reason for this?
First, the rise and fall of the Guan Yu family
According to the "Biography of Guan Yu", "In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, the first lord was the king of Hanzhong, and Bai Yu was the former general. At the age of one, Yu led the crowd to attack Cao Ren Yu Fan. Cao Gong dispatched him to the Forbidden Aiding Ren. In autumn, the rain was heavy, the Han River overflowed, and the Seven Armies of the Forbidden House were gone. Forbidden to descend feathers, feathers and beheaded general Pound. Liang, Yu, and Lu Hun were thieves or remotely received the Yuyin number, and they were all supported by the Party, and Yu Wei zhen Huaxia, and Cao Gonghui migrated xu to avoid its sharpness. ”
This historical record means that Guan Yu responded to Liu Bei's Northern Expedition in the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, and Guan Yu used the strength of half of Jingzhou to render Cao Wei powerless, and in this Northern Expedition, Cao Wei's general was forbidden to surrender, and the pioneer Pound was beheaded by Guan Yu. For a time, Guan Yu was invincible and no one could match.
As the war progressed, Cao Wei felt deep fear, and at this time, Cao Wei sent Sima Yi as an envoy to join forces with Sun Quan to defend against Guan Yu. Just when Guan Yu was going all out to go north, Eastern Wu sent Lü Meng to cross the river in white clothes and took the opportunity to sneak up on Jingxiang, and Guan Yu was attacked by the enemy on his stomach and back, and could only defeat Maicheng, and was eventually killed by Lü Meng.
After Guan Yu's death, Guan Yu's descendants were still taken care of by Liu Bei in Chengdu, after all, Guan Yu's descendants were also considered to be the imperial princes and nobles of the Shu Han regime, and they could still enjoy extraordinary treatment. Later, because of Guan Yu's son Guan Xing, the Guan family once again shined on the lintel.
In the late Three Kingdoms period, The Guan Yu clan also suffered a catastrophe. According to historical records, Guan Yu formed a deep hatred with Pang's descendants because of the beheading of Pound. In 263, Cao Wei's army successfully conquered Shu, and just after the army conquered Chengdu, Pang De's son Pang would lead people to rush into Guan Yu's house and destroy Guan Yu's family.
Second, the theory of Guan Yu's descendants
As we all know, when the Shu Han fell, Guan Yu's family had already been slaughtered by Pang Hui. It is reasonable to say that at that time, Guan Yu's entire clan was destroyed, and there should be no posterity. But why, more than a thousand years later, there are so many descendants of Guan Gong?
One day in 2012, a woman who claimed to be a descendant of Guan Yu presented a copy of the Guan family tree. It is reported that this Lady Guan is the 68th descendant of Guan Yu, and she carries a ten-centimeter-thick Guan clan genealogy. The appearance of Ms. Guan caused a sensation in all walks of life for a time, and everyone had heard that Guan Yu's people were wiped out by pangs, so everyone was very curious about Guan Yu's descendants.
Ms. Guan sent the "Guan Clan Genealogy" to the Wuhou Ancestral Hall Museum, and at that time, she solemnly took out the family tree, her expression was very serious, and she looked very religious from top to bottom. Subsequently, Ms. Guan held out a large wooden box, and the lid of the box was engraved with eight characters of "Guan Gong's Hometown Guan Clan Genealogy", surrounded by carvings. From Ms. Guan's words and deeds, we can see how much Ms. Guan attaches importance to the Guan family tree.
Ms. Guan also said that since 2000, they have devoted themselves to the work of collecting the descendants of Guan Gong, and after two years of collection and investigation, a total of 91 branches of Guan Yu descendants have been counted. I have to say that the details of this Guan clan genealogy provided by Ms. Guan, which details the details of Guan Yu's 91 descendant branches, can be said to have a picture and a truth, but nevertheless, the authenticity of this Guan clan genealogy still needs to be investigated.
Third, the truth about the many descendants of Guan Yu
1. The authentic descendant of Guan Yu
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records that guan Yu's clan was all killed when the Shu kingdom collapsed, which has always been instilled in the consciousness of posterity as a correct history. Although the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a very authoritative history book, it must have been written out, and after the research of later scientists, it was found that when the Guan Yu family was destroyed, there were people who escaped from the Guan family.
It is reported that this descendant of Guan Yu, who escaped the pursuit and killing, once hid his name in anonymity, and spread his branches and leaves in the deep mountains, and when the limelight passed, this real descendant of Guan Yu restored his original surname and recorded the deeds of the descendants of the Guan clan. The big knife Guan Sheng in the Water Margin is similar to Guan Yu's face, making a big knife, he is likely to be Guan Yu's descendant.
Therefore, some of the many descendants of Guan Yu today are real descendants of Guan Yu, and they are the only surviving descendants of Guan Yu. Now that there are many descendants of Guan Yu, it is likely that it is the result of the scattered leaves of the survivors of the Guan family. If this is the case, then this survivor is the benefactor of all the clans involved.
2, deliberately climb the relatives
After Cao Wei destroyed Shu, although Guan Yu's clan was killed, Guan Yu's unparalleled reputation of loyalty and righteousness was left forever, and most of the later dynasties and dynasties highly respected Guan Yu and honored Guan Yu as a martial saint, so that the title of Guan Yu's descendants became very valuable.
Many kings of the dynasty vigorously promoted Guan Yu's loyalty and righteousness, and vigorously rewarded Guan Yu's descendants. Many people with the surname Guan or people who are related to Guan Yu have been close to Guan Yu and openly acknowledged the identity of Guan Yu's descendants, and as Guan Yu's status has become higher and higher, there are more and more people who are related to Guan Yu.
Until now, there has been a very common phenomenon, many people with the surname Guan claim to be descendants of Guan Yu, and their intentions are very clear, and they want to use the special status of Guan Yu's descendants to obtain some privileges.
3, made up out of thin air
With the imposition of Guan Yu by successive dynasties, the image of Guan Yu has become sharply tall, and with the height of Guan Yu's image, the story of Guan Yu has become more and more, and later, some people simply fabricated a son for Guan Yu out of thin air, that is, the Guan Suo of folklore, and the world not only hyped up Guan Suo as the only survivor of the Guan family, but also imposed many legendary things on Guan Suo.
With the emergence of Guan Suo's statement, Guan Yu's descendants became more numerous. In fact, it is also understandable that Second Master Guan added a son out of thin air, and how could there be no more descendants in his future generations?
The world knows that Guan Yu's clan was slaughtered by Pang Hui, but why more than a thousand years later, Guan Yu's descendants are still thriving on the world. What is the reason for all this?
epilogue:
The authenticity of Guan Yu's descendants has always been a controversial topic, and historical records record that Guan Yu's entire clan was exterminated, but after later research, it was found that it is indeed related to the survival of Yu's descendants, and they have been linked and have also written a family tree.
Is it false that Guan Yu's entire clan was killed? Or the descendants of Guan Yu today are false, but no matter what, everyone will definitely choose to believe the former. As a model for the Chinese nation, Guan Yu, the people of the world really can't bear to let him cut off his children and grandchildren.
Regarding the authenticity of the Guan family tree, it has always been an uncertain topic, no one has evidence to prove the authenticity of this family tree, and at the same time, no one can prove that this family tree is fake. Therefore, this genealogy is placed there as a corroborative evidence for the study of Guan Yu's family history.
In fact, then again, whether this genealogy is true or not, it is a precious treasure and a treasure of the Chinese nation.
Although the historical records record that Guan Yu has no descendants, everyone is more willing to believe that his descendants are all over the world out of respect for Second Master Guan. Therefore, our research on Second Master Guan should not only look at historical materials, but also combine them with the actual situation. Although Guan Yu was in a different position because of his defeat, Guan Yu was still a recognized hero and loyal representative of the Chinese nation.
Reference: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Biography of Guan Yu
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