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Zhao Yun, one of the famous generals of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, was also one of the five tiger generals of the Shu Han dynasty. Zhao Yun served Liu Bei and fought for him in the Southern and Northern Wars, and made many outstanding combat achievements in the Chuanchuan and Northern Expeditions. He sacrificed his life twice to save Liu Bei's son A Dou. However, it is regrettable that it was not until many years after Zhao Yun's death that he was made a marquis under Jiang Wei's performance. So, why didn't Liu Chan reward Zhao Yun when he was still alive? And why didn't Zhuge Liang, as the prime minister, ask for a reward for Zhao Yun?
【Heroically saving Adou on Nagasaka Slope】
When Liu Bei suffered a defeat in Xinye, his subordinates and his wife were separated, and Zhao Yun broke through the siege of Cao Jun alone, sacrificing his life to rescue his young son A Dou.
[Cut off the river surface to protect Adou]
Zhou Yu hatched an ingenious scheme, Sun Liu and the two married, and Liu Bei married Sun Quan's sister. Sun Quan lied that his mother was seriously ill, and Liu Bei's wife tried to bring Ah Dou back to Eastern Wu, but was intercepted on board by Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei, ensuring the continuation of Liu Bei's bloodline.
First of all, it needs to be made clear that Zhao Yun in history is not the same as Zhao Yun in novels.
In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun is listed as a general of the Five Tigers and is called a brother along with Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. However, the novel is fictional, and the real history does not have the great status and achievements that Zhao Yun shows in the novel. In fact, the title of "General of the Five Tigers" was introduced by Chen Shou during the Western Jin Dynasty when he listed the five people in the "Records of the Three Kingdoms" side by side.
Second, the contradictions between the various power groups within the Shu Han were very sharp. With the existence of Liu Bei's Yan power group, the former Liu Zhang power group, and the Shu sergeant clan gate valve group, the internal contradictions were very intense. One of the purposes of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition was to divert internal and government contradictions. In this case, Liu Bei and Liu Chan had to balance the interests, merits, and rewards of all parties.
The constellation included Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Huang Zhong and others, who made significant contributions on the battlefield, but these feats were also based on sacrificing the former Liu Zhang's power group. As for the way Liu Bei clique seized Yizhou, these power groups have not forgotten.
If Liu Bei and Liu Chan excessively reward Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and other generals, it will cause conflicts between other power groups and lead to political turmoil. As the prime minister, Zhuge Liang is even less likely to ask for a reward for these high-ranking generals.
Compared with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun is more like a martial general. He did not care much about fame and fortune, and willingly shared his battle exploits with his subordinates. During Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, Ma Chen lost the Jieting Pavilion, resulting in the rout of the Shu Han army and had to retreat. During the retreat, all the troops suffered losses of personnel and materials, but Zhao Yun's troops remained morale-high. This made Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang feel very gratified, and they gave Zhao Yun a reward. However, Zhao Yun did not hesitate to transfer the reward to his subordinates.
In fact, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun have not been rewarded. It was not until 260 AD, when the political situation in Shuzhong was relatively stable, that Liu Chan fully controlled the power of the imperial court and successfully balanced the contradictions between all parties, and only then, at Jiang Wei's request, posthumously crowned Guan Yu as the Marquis of Zhuang Miao, posthumously crowned Zhang Fei as the Marquis of Huan, and posthumously crowned Zhao Yun as the Marquis of Shunping.
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