During the Three Kingdoms period, the battles between military generals often reported to their families first to show their identity and momentum, but there was an exception for one military general, who only used two words to call himself every time he appeared, that is, Guan Yu.
Guan Yu is Liu Bei's righteous brother and one of the five tiger generals of Shu Han, and his military force and loyalty are the first-class level in the Three Kingdoms, and he is called the "Martial Saint" by later generations. In this case, why didn't Guan Yu report his place of origin and business name like other generals?
Today, I'm wondering about the story.
What Guan Yu calls himself
As we all know, Guan Yu has made many miraculous achievements under Liu Bei's reputation, and once fought with Lu Bu in front of the Tiger Prison Pass for 300 rounds without winning or losing, and Cao Cao was righteously explained on Huarong Road, which was called "Guan Gong" by later generations.
In the battle of Guandu, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the generals who killed Yuan Shao, were known as "ten thousand enemies", and they rode alone for thousands of miles to escort Liu Bei's wife and children after nine deaths, which embodies the word loyalty everywhere.
In the battle of Jingzhou, Cao's army was broken by millions, and the flooded Seventh Army beheaded Cao Cao's general Pang Dewei shocked China, even if he was later defeated and killed by Sun Quan, he could not hide the legend and glory of his life, and force and loyalty were models in the Three Kingdoms.
Compared with Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei's fame is weaker than one, and the latter two dare to directly report the names Changshan Zhao Zilong and Yanren Zhang Yide when facing the enemy generals, but Guan Yu only uses a simple title like "Guan", what is the meaning and reason behind it?
Guan Yu's story is tortuous and legendary, he was once an outlaw, then became a prince, and finally died for loyalty. His character is complex and contradictory, with a haughty and conceited side, as well as a modest and reserved side.
These experiences and personalities have affected Guan Yu's way of reporting his home, which is why he has the title of "Guan", let's talk about it in detail.
Guan Yu's background
Let's take a look at Guan Yu's experience, his hometown is Xie County, Hedong County, according to some wild historical materials, his father is Guan Ding, and his mother is Lu.
His family was not wealthy, his father did not have a deep background, and his mother was just a peasant woman. Guan Yu has had outstanding martial arts since he was a child, is good at riding and archery, and likes to read, especially ancient books such as "Spring and Autumn".
Guan Yu's personality is very upright, he doesn't like bullying and injustice, and once became a fugitive by killing the cronies of the county order in order to save a widow who was bullied.
In the process of escaping, he accidentally met Zhang Fei and Liu Bei, and the three became friends and became brothers in Taoyuan.
Since then, Guan Yu has followed Liu Bei to start his entrepreneurial journey, which is his little-known early experience, so what kind of connection does this have with him calling himself "Guan"?
We all know that the ancients cared very much about a person's background, and Zhang Fei's wife was the daughter of Xiahou Yuan, which can be regarded as an aristocratic background. Although Zhao Yun's family is not very brilliant, his background is also very innocent, and he is so noble that even hypocritical people like Yuan Shao can't look down on him.
What kind of identity does Guan Yu have? Although he is highly armed and strong, he is fundamentally a murderer, just like Lu Zhishen in "Water Margin", such an experience naturally does not dare to be known, so he refuses to mention his hometown and name to others, so as not to be found out and cause right and wrong.
Guan Yu's arrogance and conceit
Although Guan Yu has a bad background, his achievements are all made by himself step by step, so he is very arrogant. After Lu Bu's death, he considered himself the number one fierce general in the Three Kingdoms, and did not take other generals seriously, and often used force to measure the value of others.
In the face of Sun Quan's plea, he was nakedly humiliated: "How can a tiger girl marry a dog?" and in the face of many generals, he was full of contempt: "I am Guan Yun Changye, who dare to gossip with us." ”
Guan Yu's words all show his arrogance and conceit, and he disdains to communicate with other generals, so he only uses a simple title like "Guan".
It's okay to know someone else's name, he doesn't need to report himself in other ways, it's redundant to do so, it's self-surrendering, after all, the dying don't need to know too much.
Of course, he is modest and reserved in the face of his own people, although he has excellent fighting talent and legendary experience, but he does not show off to his own people, and has a clear understanding and self-evaluation of loyalty.
To sum up, Guan Yu only uses a simple title like "Guan", on the one hand, his arrogance and conceit, unwilling to be compared with other generals, his identity and status no longer need to be said, the word "Guan" can show his majesty and self-confidence, but also can cover up his past and.
In the early stage, he used "Guan" and did not report his family because he was a murderer and a fugitive, and he knew that he had made mistakes, and he was unwilling to mention his place of origin and business name.
In general, Guan Yu's life is full of twists and turns and sorrow, he is proud of his strength and loyalty, and thinks that he is a hero in the Three Kingdoms, but his background is not as good as Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei.
Perhaps it is this pride that caused Guan Yu to offend Cao Cao and Sun Quan successively, and even refused to let go of his horse and sword in the Battle of Maicheng, which led to his death, which is inevitably regrettable and regretful, and it is also a tragedy of the Three Kingdoms.
What do you think differently about this?