Some generals are very loyal to the lord and the lord, and they have truly achieved loyalty to the lord and not the second lord, but some generals, who are bent on seeking themselves, have no loyalty to the lord at all. Which of the twenty-four generals of the Three Kingdoms are loyal? Which famous generals were never loyal to their lords?
1. The priest dies for the Lord
The general who "died for the lord" was a general who was willing to die in battle for his lord, and the most typical representative was the famous general Dianwei of Cao Wei.
In the Battle of Wancheng, the late Han warlord Zhang Xiu, because his strength was inferior to Cao Cao's, judged the situation and surrendered to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was a lustful man, and he coveted the beauty of Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou Shi and forced her, which angered Zhang Xiu, and he led his troops to attack Cao Cao's camp. Cao Cao was caught off guard by Zhang Xiu, and the entire camp fell into a panic. In order to protect Cao Cao from escaping, Dianwei led dozens of soldiers and Zhang Xiu's army to fight to the death, and he bought time for Cao Cao to get out of danger, but he himself died because he was outnumbered and fought.
The generals who could "die for the lord" were Zhang Fei of Shu Han, Xu Chu of Cao Wei, Xiahou Huan of Cao Wei, Xiahou Yuan of Cao Wei, and Zhou Tai of Jiangdong.
In addition, although Guan Yu had surrendered to Cao Cao, he was very loyal to Liu Bei and was also a famous general who was willing to die in battle for the Lord.
Second, there is only one Lord in a lifetime
"There is only one Lord in a lifetime". A general, whether his lord is virtuous or dim-witted, strong or weak, whether he favors himself or is tired of himself, will be unconditionally loyal to his lord and will never have two hearts. The Three Kingdoms are a chaotic world, and the change of court by the generals abounds, which leads to the experience of changing the lord and prince of the three kingdoms. Therefore, the twenty-four generals of the Three Kingdoms, except for Zhang Fei, Dianwei and other generals who were willing to die in battle for the lord, only one general of the lord followed, leaving only Yan Liang, Wen Ugly, Deng Ai, and Wei Yan.
Yan Liang and Wen Qiu were famous generals under Yuan Shao, and they first helped Yuan Shao and forced Han Fu to cede his Jizhou to Yuan Shao. Subsequently, they led an army to defeat Gongsun Zhan and captured his Youzhou and other places, giving Yuan Shao the land of four states and becoming the most powerful prince in the north. Yan Liang and Wen Ugly, who were relatively loyal to Yuan Shao, had been following Yuan Shao, but were beheaded by Guan Yu at the Battle of Guandu.
Historically, Wei Yan was from Liu Bei's clan and was loyal to Liu Bei, and he also guarded a strategic position in Han for Liu Bei' town, and Liu Bei trusted him. Later, after Zhuge Liang's death, a conflict broke out between Wei Yan and Yang Yi, and Yang Yi asked Ma Dai to kill him on the grounds that Wei Yan was plotting rebellion.
Yan Liang, Wen Ugly, Wei Yan, and Deng Ai only followed one lord in their lives, and although they were not necessarily very loyal to the lord, they never changed the court.
Third, a good subject chooses the Lord and does things
"A good subject chooses the Lord." If you want to do something in the chaotic world, you need to follow the lord, otherwise, you have a skill, but the hero has no place to play, can only do nothing in his life, the most typical representative is the famous Generals of Jiangdong Gan Ning and Tai Shi Ci.
Gan Ning was a general under Liu Biao's general Huang Zu, who was very strong in martial arts, but was not used by Huang Zu, which made Gan Ning depressed, and finally chose to cross the Yangtze River and defect to Sun Quan in Jiangdong. Under Sun Quan, Gan Ning had a stage to show his skills and eventually became a generation of famous generals. Tai Shi Ci was also very capable, but under the hands of Liu Sui, the Mu of Yangzhou, he only worked as a humble scout. Later, when he met Sun Ce, Tai Shi Ci really met a lord who admired him, after which Tai Shi Ci defected to Sun Ce's tent and followed him to fight the world.
The generals who "choose the lord and do things for the good ministers" also included Zhang Liao, Zhang Guo, Xu Huang, and Pang De of Cao Wei, as well as Huang Zhong and Jiang Wei of the Shu Han Dynasty. Among these generals, only Zhang Gao had betrayed his lord Yuan Shao and surrendered to Cao Cao, and the others had not really betrayed his lord.
Fourth, egoists
The "egoist" type of generals, who value personal interests and do not have much loyalty to the protagonist, are typically Lü Bu and Sun Ce.
Although Sun Ce was nominally a subordinate of Sun Ce, after he occupied Jiangdong, he had become a de facto prince of yilu and was not under the control of Yuan Shu.
Later, after Yuan Shu risked the world's great disobedience and claimed the title of emperor without authorization, Sun Ce directly announced that he and Yuan Shu fled their relationship and broke off with him.
Lü Bu was originally a subordinate of the warlord Ding Yuan of Hezhou, and under the influence of Dong Zhuo, he killed Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo for the sake of profit. Later, he killed Dong Zhuo because he was fighting for a woman and opposing Dong Zhuo. Lü Bu was a man who was ignorant of profit and had no loyalty to speak of.
Among the Three Kingdoms, there were also generals such as Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao, who valued their own interests more and did not have much loyalty to the lord. Sun Ce, Zhang Xiu, and Ma Chao lack loyalty to their lords because they are warlords themselves, they do not want to be subordinate to others, and they want to compete for the world, so it is very normal for them to be disloyal to others. For example, Liu Bei has invested in many people, but will not follow them.
From a comprehensive point of view, among the twenty-four generals of the Three Kingdoms, the most loyal general was Dianwei, who died in battle to protect his lord Cao Cao, and the most disloyal general was Lü Bu, who killed the lord twice for his own benefit, and was a man who was disloyal and unjust.