As a key character portrayed in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Guan Yu's image has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. But friends who are familiar with Guan Yu also know that Guan Yu is a very proud person. Basically. In the same camp, except for Liu Bei's words, the words of other people could not be listened to, even zhuge Liang, who was called a "wise man", Guan Yu also scorned him. For example, when he left Jingzhou, Zhuge Liangqian told Guan Yu that he must abide by the overall strategy of "uniting Wu against Cao", but Guan Yu scolded the minister of Jiangdong as a "rat generation" for a while, and sun Quan's son as a "dog" for a while, which made the eastern Wu people itch their teeth and eventually died because of it. So throughout the Three Kingdoms period, the only people who can suppress Guan Yu except Liu Bei are afraid that these two people are these two?
Flying General Lü Bu
At the time when Lü Bu was already famous in the world, Guan Yu was still a horse archer under Liu Bei at this time. Zhang Fei scolded Lü Bu as "three family slaves with three surnames", and Guan Yu did not say more about Lü Bu. Lü Bu's approach is disgraceful, but from the perspective of Guan Yu's identity, Guan Yu is really not easy to say anything? Because Guan Yu himself has a case background, in today's terms, Guan Yu is a murderer. In ancient China, Guan Yu was born in a very accurate family, Guan Yu's birth was not high and he always felt inferior. This is also why Guan Yu always calls himself "Guan Mou" on the battlefield, unlike the self-designations of Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others.
Secondly, Lü Bu's martial arts impressed Guan Yu. Looking at the Three Kingdoms, before Lü Bu died, Guan Yu was still relatively modest. After Lü Bu's death, Guan Yu became more arrogant and saw that everyone was "inserting bids and selling heads". So why did Guan Yu call Lü Bu? The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes:
Guan Gong hurriedly stopped: "And see what General Lü thinks, then it is not too late to return to the camp to fight." ”
Called General Lü, although not an honorific title! But it is indeed a real title, Lü Bu's martial arts are stronger than Guan Yu's, Guan Yu's origin and what Lü Bu does, both affect the reputation, the two on this half a pound eight two. Therefore, Guan Yu was not very arrogant in front of Lü Bu, and it could also be said that Lü Bu could suppress Guan Yu.
Cao Cao of the "Corporal Li Xian"
In the rendition, Cao Cao attached great importance to Guan Yu and very much wanted to include Guan Yu under his command, which had already entered Cao Cao's heart at the time of Guan Yu's "WenJiu Huaxiong" and Lü Bu's great battle. Five years after Jian'an, Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao, and Liu Bei's scattered generals did not know where Liu Bei had returned. This included Guan Yu, who at this time still had to protect Liu Bei's wife, and was helplessly captured by Cao Cao. Under the persuasion of his friend Zhang Liao, Guan Yu was willing to surrender to Cao Cao, but also put forward three conditions for Cao Cao. One: to lower the Han does not to descend Cao. Although the Han Dynasty at this time was no longer worthy of its name, it was still considered to be the great unification. Liu Bei's dream is to "eradicate the Han thieves", and Guan Yu and Liu Bei have deep feelings and are naturally reluctant to surrender Cao. Second: Treat Liu Bei's two wives kindly, which is also the main reason why Guan Yu did not escape. Cao Cao had no problem hearing these two, the key third Cao Cao could not stand it, and once he learned of Liu Bei's news, he still followed Liu Bei. Under the persuasion of Zhang Liao, Cao Cao reluctantly agreed to guan Yu's conditions.
After Guan Yu arrived at Cao Ying, Cao Cao greeted Guan Yu with a warm greeting, and the high-ranking official Houlu and the money beauty had been confusing Guan Yu, hoping to keep Guan Yu. Guan Yu was deeply touched by Cao Cao's actions, and if he had been replaced by an ordinary general, he would have agreed to stay earlier, but Guan Yu still insisted on following Liu Bei in his heart. Among the gifts given by Cao Cao, Guan Yu left behind a red rabbit horse and a green robe. After learning of Liu Bei's whereabouts, Guan Yu left Cao Cao. In the interpretation, it is described as "cutting six generals through five levels", in fact, Cao Cao intends to release Guan Yu, if Guan Yu's martial arts are high, he will have to escort his sister-in-law, and he will not be able to reach the ancient city at all.
After the Battle of Chibi, Guan Yu once again encountered Cao Cao. In the world, the "Cao Thief" and "Han Thief" are honored as "Cao Gong Cao Cheng Xiang" in Guan Yu's mouth, because when it comes to the old feelings of that year, Guan Yu has no choice but to let Cao Cao go. It can be seen that when facing Cao Cao again, because at the most difficult time, Cao Cao did not embarrass Guan Yu, and this kindness made Guan Yu unforgettable. In the interpretation, Guan Yu is the responsibility of "righteousness", and naturally he is ashamed to face Cao Cao, and Cao Cao's grasp of human nature is very accurate. In terms of Guan Yu's personality, Cao Cao's suppression of Guan Yu was not a problem.
To sum up, the only people who could suppress Guan Yu were Lü Bu and Cao Cao. Lü Bu can suppress Guan Yu in terms of force, as for the bad reputation and being spurned, it is precisely Guan Yu's life that is also stained, so Lü Bu can suppress Guan Yu. Cao Cao was able to suppress Guan Yu, mainly because of Cao Cao's kindness, so that Guan Yu could not face Cao Cao directly. The suppression mentioned here only means that Guan Yu is not so arrogant in the face of these two people, and as for the real suppression, I am afraid that the arrogance in Guan Yu's heart is not unbearable. So who do you think can suppress Guan Yu besides Liu Bei, Lü Bu, and Cao Cao?