As we all know, Guan Yu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, is a tough and self-respecting person, and his personality is short-lived. This characteristic of his is not only clearly recorded in the historical materials, but also preserved in the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". For example, in the face of Yan Liang, a general under Yuan Shao's command, he arrogantly said, "I look at Yan Liang, like a bid to sell the first ear"; in the face of Sun Quan, who took the initiative to request a marriage, he responded that "Wuhu's daughter is willing to marry a dog"; in the face of Huang Zhong, a veteran general who does not lose his martial arts, he rejected and said, "The big husband is not in the same line as the old pawn"; even, in the face of Ma Chao, who had defeated Zhang Fei, he was not convinced, and asked Liu Bei to transfer him back from Jingzhou to Chengdu to compete with Ma Chao, and so on.
And Ma Chao, who is also a five-tiger general, is not a fuel-saving lamp, and the most feared thing is provocation. Therefore, when he fought against Ye Mengguan, Zhang Fei shouted loudly, "Do you recognize the Yan people Zhang Jide", and the momentum was magnificent, but Ma Chao responded lightly, "My family has been a prince for many generations, do you know the village no Pifu", so angry that Zhang Fei screamed and swore to die with him. Then, why did Ma Chao, who dared to face Zhang Fei's provocation, choose silence in the face of Guan Yu's doubts and provocations? Was it because he was afraid of Guan Yu? Xiaobian believes that the answer is no, and the reason why Ma Chao did not pay attention to Guan Yu's provocation may be related to the following reasons.
First, Ma Chao did not get the news
If Guan Yu provoked in person, Ma Chao would certainly not be embarrassed; if Guan Yu's provocation was conveyed to Ma Chao, it is estimated that Ma Chao would not choose silence. However, if we read the novel carefully, we will find that although Guan Yu wanted to enter Sichuan and compete with Ma Chao, which seemed to be a very serious provocation, this matter could not reach Ma Chao's ears at all - Guan Yu asked his righteous son Guan Ping to speak, Guan Ping conveyed it to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and then was sent by Zhuge Liang with a letter. Therefore, it is not that Ma Chao does not dare to respond, or does not want to respond, but that he has not received Guan Yu's provocation at all.
Second, choose to be low-key after being beaten
However, if Liu Bei really told Ma Chao that Guan Yu wanted to challenge him, Ma Chao's reaction was not expected to be too fierce, and it was even possible to be modest. Why? At the beginning, he and Zhang Fei fought in the Three Lilys of Ye MengGuan, after a battle of wits and courage, no one could tolerate anyone, which made Ma Chao realize that there was a sky outside the sky, and there were people outside the people, he was not invincible, so he converged a lot. After he surrendered to Liu Bei, Liu Bei deliberately hosted a banquet on the city tower and sent Zhao Yun to show the strength of killing two enemy generals in a second in front of Ma Chao, which further deepened Ma Chao's awe of the elders of Liu Bei's camp.
At this time, as a newcomer, even if provoked, he also needs to pay attention to his attitude, otherwise it is easy to be worn in small shoes, after all, Guan Yu is Liu Bei's brother-in-law, and he is only a simple courtier. Speaking of this, some people may say that Zhang Fei is also Liu Bei's brother, and when Ma Chao first provoked Zhang Fei, he did not show mercy? This is because when Ma Chao and Zhang Fei were facing each other, the two were still in a state of hostility, and even at that time, Ma Chao had not yet thought about surrendering to Liu Bei, so he did not have to have any scruples at all.
After the analysis, it is not difficult for us to know that Ma Chao in the rendition is not a fuel-saving lamp, but he is arrogant, but in the face of Guan Yu's provocation, he did not respond. On the one hand, it was because Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang did not let the news reach his ears at all, and on the other hand, it was because after surrendering to Liu Bei, he had to clear his position and could no longer ignore it as before, so he could not respond strongly. However, this does not mean that Ma Chao is afraid of Guan Yu.
All the information in this article comes from books such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the editor guarantees the authenticity of the content, and there is no innuendo or politics involved.