In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there are many famous horses, such as Liu Bei's mount Lu, Cao Cao's mount Shadow, Claw Huang Feidian, Cao Hong's mount White Crane, Sun Quan's mount Frightening Sail and Fast Voyage, Sima Yi's mount Wusun, Zhang Liao's mount Gray Shadow, and Zhang Fei's mount Wang Chai, all of which are the top foals in the Three Kingdoms. However, the best BMW in the Three Kingdoms is still the Red Rabbit Horse, which is praised by people as "Lü Bu among people and red rabbit among horses".
Although the Red Rabbit Horse is a top BMW, its 5 owners mostly have unfortunate endings, four of them died tragically, and the other one ended up?
The first owner of the Red Rabbit Horse was Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo was a native of Lintao, Longxi, and as an adult, he served as an official in the Longxi County Government, responsible for local security. At that time, the Xiongnu often invaded the frontier, and Liangzhou recruited Dong Zhuo to engage in it. Subsequently, Dong Zhuo led his troops to break the Xiongnu and captured thousands of people. After this, the imperial court began to reuse Dong Zhuo, asking him to lead troops to resist foreign enemies such as the Qiang and Xiongnu, and Dong Zhuo made a lot of contributions, and was promoted by the imperial court to the rank of general of the crackers and enfeoffed as the Marquis of Xiangxiang.
Dong Zhuo also participated in the suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Liangzhou Rebellion. After the death of Emperor Ling of Han, the foreign general He Jin and the eunuch Shi Changshi competed for power. The internecine killing between them allowed Dong Zhuo to seize the opportunity, and he led his troops into Beijing and took control of the imperial court. Dong Zhuo transformed himself into a powerful vassal of the Han Dynasty. After seizing power, Dong Zhuo began to commit acts of death, deposing the emperor and poisoning Emperor Shao of Han and Empress He.
Killing Jun was a felony against the Nine Tribes, and Dong Zhuo's actions provoked the anger of the people of the world, and Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and others began to raise troops against him. In the face of the fierce alliance of princes, Dong Zhuo resisted for a while, burned the capital Luoyang, and took Emperor Xian of Han and his ministers hostage and fled to Chang'an.
After arriving in Chang'an, Dong Zhuo still lived a life of drunkenness and dreams, but in the end he was killed by Lü Bu because he competed with his subordinate Lü Bu for a woman.
The second owner of the Red Rabbit Horse was Lü Bu.
Lü Bu was originally a subordinate of Mu Dingyuan of Hezhou, and Dong Zhuo used treasures such as red rabbit horses to lure Lü Bu, causing Lü Bu to betray Ding Yuan and turn to himself.
After arriving under Dong Zhuo's men, Lü Bu took the aid of the state soldiers and helped Dong Zhuo control the court. Lü Bu could betray Ding Yuan for the sake of profit, or he could betray Dong Zhuo for the sake of profit. During his stay in Chang'an, Dong Zhuo angered Lü Bu for competing with Lü Bu for a woman, and he took advantage of Dong Zhuo's lack of preparation and killed Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo's death, Lü Bu defected to Yuan Shao and Zhang Yang, but could not gain their trust and could only leave.
Later, with the help of Chen Gong, Lü Bu gained Cao Cao's Yanzhou, but was defeated by Cao Cao and lost Yanzhou. After being defeated by Cao Cao, Lü Bu went to defect to Liu Bei in Xuzhou. Liu Bei took In Lü Bu in order to give him one more reinforcement, but Lü Bu betrayed his faith and seized Liu Bei's Xuzhou when Liu Bei led his troops to recruit Yuan Shu. After returning, Liu Bei could only lead his troops to garrison Xia Pi.
Lü Bu was a stumbling block for Cao Cao's battle for the world, so Cao Cao quickly came to recruit him, and eventually captured him in Xia Pi, and then killed Lü Bu.
The third owner of the Chibi horse was Cao Cao.
After Cao Cao killed Lü Bu, he obtained his Red Rabbit Horse. In order to bribe Guan Yu, Cao Cao gave the Red Rabbit Horse to Guan Yu. After Dong Zhuo rebelled, Cao Cao recruited soldiers and horses to join Yuan Shao and others in a crusade against Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo's defeat, Cao Cao took the opportunity to obtain Emperor Xian of Han.
Subsequently, Cao Cao "blackmailed the Son of Heaven to order the princes" and began to compete with Yuan Shao and others for the world, and he defeated yuan shu, Lü Bu, Yuan Shao and other strong enemies in succession, becoming the largest prince in the north. In the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao lost to Zhou Yu, which gave Liu Bei and Sun Quan the opportunity to develop, allowing the two to take the opportunity to grow stronger, and finally divide the world with Cao Cao. After Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei fell into a stalemate and it was difficult to unify the world, they chased after their own positions. He had Emperor Xian of Han crown himself king of Wei, and his son Cao Pi (曹丕) was made empress dowager, posthumously making Cao Cao emperor.
The fourth owner of the Red Rabbit Horse was Guan Yu.
After Guan Yu got the Red Rabbit Horse, he was very grateful to Cao Cao, and in the Battle of Guandu, he repaid Cao Cao's favor by killing Yan Liang and Xue Wen ugly for Cao Cao.
After the Battle of Guandu, Guan Yu left Cao Ying and defected to his brother Liu Bei.
After arriving under Liu Bei, Guan Yu helped Liu Bei defeat Cao Jun many times, and gradually became a prince of the party. During the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao was defeated by Zhou Yu, and when he led his troops to flee, he was blocked by Guan Yu at Huarong Road. After it was difficult to escape, Cao Cao personally stepped forward and told Guan Yu about his kindness to Guan Yu. Guan Yu was very affectionate and righteous, and he chose to release Cao Cao. Because of the military order, he was almost punished by Zhuge Liang.
Subsequently, Guan Yu defended Jingzhou for Liu Beizhen, and Liu Bei personally led a large army to capture Yizhou and Hanzhong, and finally divided the world with Cao Cao and Sun Quan.
In 219, Guan Yu led an army to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng. Although Cao Ren personally guarded the "paper paste Fancheng", making it difficult for Guan Yu to break through for several months, Fancheng was also in danger. Cao Cao sent Yu Ban to rescue Cao Ren, but Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army and captured him alive. After this battle, Guan Yu shook Huaxia and his prestige reached its peak. Sun Quan then stabbed him in the back, seized Guan Yu's Jingzhou, and killed Guan Yu.
The fifth owner of the Red Rabbit Horse was Ma Zhong.
In the Battle of Xiangfan, after Ma Zhong captured Guan Yu, Sun Quan rewarded Ma Zhong with the Red Rabbit Horse. At this time, the Red Rabbit Horse was very old, and after Ma Zhong got it, the Red Rabbit Horse went on a hunger strike and died. During the Battle of Yiling, Ma Zhong was assassinated by Mi Fang and Fu Shiren, and the first rank was dedicated to Liu Bei.