Logically, a loyal person like Gao Shun should be appreciated by Cao Cao and surrendered. But in reality, the more loyal you are to your master, the harder it is for you to be tolerated by your political enemies. Gao Shun did not have the "flexibility" of Zhang Liao and Zang Ba, and chose to die with Lü Bu, and for Cao Cao, he did not lack people like Gao Shun.
Gao Shun, a person, is capable, and second, he pays great attention to personal cultivation, and is a rare general with both moral integrity and ability under Lü Bu's account.
Gao Shun was brave in battle, and the soldiers he brought out were very strong in combat, and the Book of Later Han said that he "ordered the crowd and would conquer every battle." He has a "special forces" of seven hundred people, and because he is good at fighting tough battles, he is called the "trap camp" by the world. Liu Bei and Xiahou Huan were both defeated generals under Gao Shun.
Gao Shun was not only a military general, but also very knowledgeable, and he often bluntly said that he advised Lü Bu to do things sloppily and improperly, but unfortunately Lü Bu often could not adopt it.
Gao Shun
Although Gao Shun was a military general, he did not have the vulgarity that military generals usually had, he was not good at drinking, did not accept gifts from others, paid attention to personal cultivation, and was loyal to Lü Bu.
Lü Bu held a treasure in his hand but did not know it, and turned a blind eye to Gao Shun's loyalty. Lü Bu's jealousy, after Hao Meng's rebellion, became more pronounced, and he only believed in his wife and brother-in-law, and regarded the loyalty of Chen Gong, Gao Shun, and others as donkey liver lungs.
Lü Bu even had his brother-in-law Wei Ji deprive Gao Shun of his leadership over the "trapped camp", and only in the event of a major war would he return military power to Gao Shun. In the face of this naked distrust, Gao Shun did not complain.
After being defeated by Cao Cao, Gao Shun faced the danger of killing and had no intention of surrendering, and as a result, together with Lü Bu, was killed by Cao Cao. Sima Guang commented on Gao Shun's death as follows: "Shun Lü Bu, although he is prepared to be a general, there is no distinction between being entrusted. The cloth people repeatedly chaotic people, unable to assist the Han Room, but also rape and no plot, the defeat is proven. Dengzhi made a few moves to survive and perish, Xu and Yu Keqing, and the people Su Xi. Shunto was lost and lost, in order to trap the great slaughter. It is easy to call it a bandit, and it is called Shunye. Although his talent is beautiful, he has not been able to climb it. From the point of view, the advantages and disadvantages are clear. ”
Sima Guang
Sima Guang's words have some truth, and they cannot be said to be completely reasonable, for example, Lü Bu, who killed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, was called a family slave with three surnames, was Ding and Dong loyal to ZuoHan? According to Sima Guang, Lü Bu's behavior was just, so why did he call people with three surnames as family slaves?
Therefore, the human mouth is very unreliable, and it can be said in any way. Gao Shun was killed, to put it bluntly, he was too clumsy in his vision and chose the wrong person of allegiance. He cherished feathers too much, did not see his talent, and could play a greater role, ending the great righteousness that should have been embodied with the small righteousness of death.
Therefore, in essence, the pattern of Gao Shun is too low, the vision is too narrow, and I do not understand the righteousness! That was one of the reasons he was eventually killed.