Three Kingdoms Little People Chronicle 0034: The super dragon set created by Yanyi - Huaxiong
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When it comes to the character of Huaxiong, everyone's first impression is definitely the classic bridge section in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" "Wenjiu Chopping Huaxiong" (from the 005th time in the novel "Send corrections to the towns ying Cao Gong break the guanbing three Ying Battle Lü Bu").
The general process is that Dong Zhuo's entry into The Beijing Hegemony and Chaos, the abolition of the Shao Emperor, and the establishment of the Emperor Xian, caused dissatisfaction throughout the world. At the call of Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others, a total of 18 princes marched together, and hundreds of thousands of horses and horses were slaughtered to Luoyang to fight against dong Zhuo, a national thief who was angry with heaven.
Dong Zhuo sent troops to engage the combined forces of the princes, and Lü Bu should have come out of the battle, at this time Hua Xiong stood up and proposed himself, and led the vanguard of the Western Liang Army to fight. Successively defeated Bao Xin, retired Sun Jian, killed Zu Mao, cut Yu Shi, beheaded Pan Feng... It can be said that the gods are invincible, and the princes of the Eighteenth Road are all shocked and restless, and no one dares to fight.
At this time, Guan Yu, who was behind Liu Bei's seat, stood up and volunteered to fight as a "horse archer". And before leaving the tent, he put down the wine cup in his hand and declared, "If you pour the wine, so-and-so will come"...
Just listening to the beating of war drums on both sides, the cheers of the generals were like thunder, and the crowd was still terrified, Guan Yu had already beheaded Hua Xiong under his horse and returned with his head down. And the wine just placed on the desk is still residual, it can be seen that it is really "going to come", and in a few moments of kung fu, huaxiong was killed...
It can be said that the scene of "Wenjiu Chopping Huaxiong" is the first plot climax in the whole book of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the author uses clever foil techniques and virtual and real descriptions of the battlefield inside and outside to render the tense atmosphere to the extreme! Not only is it gripping, but it is also wonderful, highlighting Guan Yu's mighty image vividly and vividly.
And Hua Xiong, as a background board, naturally also became the first dragon set king of the Three Kingdoms, from the fifth time to the vigorous debut, but also in the fifth time of the wind and fire to withdraw, in the end, only became the stepping stone of Guan Yu's heroic and prestigious name...
However, all this is only the original in the novel. In the real historical records, Liu Bei did not participate in the actions of the princes to beg Dong, and the so-called "Wenjiu beheading Huaxiong" and the subsequent "Three Ying Battles Lü Bu" are all fictional stories of Luo Guanzhong...
And Hua Xiong, the famous character in the novel, is actually very different from the real image in history.
Today, according to the records of the history books, we will explore the character of Hua Xiong and restore his true face in history.
First of all, regarding Hua Xiong's identity, he was not a general or main general of Dong Zhuojun's side, but only a governor of Dong Zhuojun's Hu Xuan department, and his official position was not high.
Moreover, Hua Xiong's unit was not Dong Zhuo's vanguard against the combined forces of the princes. According to historical records, Dong Zhuojun took the lead in fighting the princes was the general Xu Rong, that is, in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Xu Rong, who was beheaded under the horse after several rounds of fighting with Xiahou Huan...
Obviously, this is again a random fiction of a paraphrasiac novel. In fact, the real Xu Rong in history, his military ability is completely enough to rank among the first-class generals of the Three Kingdoms. He led the vanguard of the Western Liang army, first destroying Shi Kongling (almost completely annihilated) of Yuzhou, then defeating Wang Kuang of Taishou in Hanoi (also a total annihilation), then breaking Cao Cao at the Battle of Xingyang and defeating Sun Jian at Liangdong.
Moreover, after Sun Jian was defeated by Xu Rong, the soldiers fled and collapsed into an army, because he wore the iconic Scarf (Red Turban), which was very conspicuous on the battlefield and became the target of Xu Rong's pursuit. Fortunately, thanks to the general Zu Mao changing his turban with him and leading the pursuing soldiers, Sun Jian was able to successfully escape and gather the remnants of the soldiers...
Is this paragraph somewhat familiar?
Yes, in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there was a similar plot, but Dong Zhuojun's general was replaced by Hua Xiong... Just as the so-called three points of historical facts, seven points of fiction, Luo Guanzhong played a "flower transfer" method here, transplanting the achievements and plots that originally belonged to Xu Rong to Hua Xiong, who was originally unknown. The protagonist of the original story, Xu Rong, was dwarfed into a third-rate general in the rendition, and he could not stand up to a dead ghost for a few rounds under Xiahou Huan's sword...
So, when did the real Huaxiong appear? This point is clearly recorded in the history books:
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Shuyi, and Sun Shao's Rebellion against the Enemy records that "Jian (Sun Jian) regained his troops, fought together with the Yang people, broke the Zhuo army, and took over Huaxiong, the capital of Qiqi."
The Zizhi Tongjian, Vol. 60, records: "The cloth and the cloth are not compatible, and they attack strongly, and they are greatly broken, and they are the governor of Huaxiong." ”
Taken together, these two records probably mean that after Sun Jian's defeat at Xu Rong, he gathered his troops and prepared for another battle, while Dong Zhuo sent Hu Yun Lü bu and others to lead an army to pursue the victory. However, due to the contradictions between Hu Yun and Lü Bu, the two sides internally consumed their own strength, and as a result, Sun Jian saw the opportunity to fight back and defeated the Western Liang army. And Hua Xiong, who was the governor of the army, was also led by Sun Jian in this battle...
Yes, these are all of HuaXiong's records in the historical data. It is completely the end of being beheaded as soon as he appears, similar to the supporting role in the TV series that does not survive one episode (it should be a supporting role in the supporting role). Perhaps, it is not enough to say that he is a scum of the war (a good villain is a military governor), but in the history records, he is only worthy of the treatment of "leaving a name"...
If huaxiong in the novel is a dragon runner, then the real Huaxiong in history is not even a dragon set role. In Luo Guanzhongdu's pen, Hua Xiong can be described as a "re-created" character, and he is also one of the characters with the biggest gap with historical facts in the entire novel.
So, what is the purpose of Lao Luo deliberately plucking Gao Huaxiong, even at the expense of transferring flowers and trees, and transplanting other people's achievements to him?
It is generally believed that this is just to highlight Guan Yunchang's heroic image. In fact, highlighting Guan Yu is only one aspect, and what Luo Guanzhong really wants to highlight here is the three Liu Guan zhang brothers, including Guan Yu.
Readers familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms will find that although the passage "Wenjiu Chop Huaxiong" is very famous, it does not become a separate chapter in the book, but is attributed to the "Three Ying Battle Lü Bu" this time. Obviously, from the description of "Three Ying", it can be seen that the plot of this chapter is to let Liu Guanzhang and the three people officially appear on the stage of history and become famous figures in the world.
According to the story structure of Yanyi, in the previous few times, Liu Guanzhang's three people taoyuan married righteousness, were like-minded, dependent on words and deeds, and rose up in the chaotic world. However, their opponents were only the rabble-rousers of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and although they had won more victories with less than a few times, they were somewhat invincible, and in the end Liu Bei was no more than an official county order.
If you want Liu Guanzhang's characters to really take the stage and become well-known characters, it is necessary to have a large enough stage for the three of them to stage enough roles to truly highlight the heroic image of the three people.
Obviously, the section where the princes ask Dong Zhuo is the best performance stage. At this time, the whole world rose up, and there were big people with names and surnames on the land of Shenzhou, who basically participated in this military operation. Here, let liu guan zhang three brothers appear on the scene, to play the role of a big hero, naturally can make the three people famous to the greatest extent, and shock the world.
Therefore, the author also regarded Gongsun Zhan as one of the eighteen princes (in fact, according to the historical records, at most 14 roads), and took Liu Bei's three people as his retinue, and embarked on the march against Dong Zhuo.
Then, it is Hua Xiong's appearance, only to see that he is "nine feet long, tiger body wolf waist, leopard head ape arm", just look at this appearance description, you know that this is a super fierce general. First defeated Bao Xin and Sun Jian, then beheaded Zu Mao, Yu Shi, Pan Feng... Hua Xiong's record is indeed as fierce as his appearance, leaving people with an unbeatable majestic impression.
Not only that, the princes of the Eighteenth Road of the Tangtang Dynasty were not only unfavorable to the division, but also frightened by Hua Xiong, and fell into the embarrassing situation of "not daring to fight, retreating is humiliating". At this time, which general can stand up, defeat Huaxiong, and revitalize the glory of the coalition army?
Of course, Guan Yunchang, who is "nine feet long, two feet long, Dan phoenix eyes, lying silkworm eyebrows, face like a heavy jujube, and sound like a giant bell". A wonderful performance of warm wine and huaxiong not only cleanly removed the obstacles that blocked the advance of the coalition army, but also revived the prestige of the eighteenth road princes!
However, the story is not over yet, Hua Xiong is just a small boss, and there is a more powerful character behind him...
Sure enough, under the tiger prison, the combined forces of the princes were once again blocked. This time, it was Lü Bu, who was known as the first fierce general of the Three Kingdoms. Just as the so-called "Lü Bu among people, red rabbit among horses", a description of the appearance of a magnificent and exuberant, purple and gold crown, hundred flower robe, serial armor, lion belt... Coupled with the outstanding record of "defeating Wang Kuang, cutting Fang Yue, stabbing Mu Shun, and seriously injuring Wu Anguo", it once again became an insurmountable obstacle for the princes.
At this time, someone needs to stand up and play the role of a hero, and clear the way forward for the allied princes to clear the way again...
Since in the previous battle to cut Huaxiong, Guan Yu had already spared Shen Wei, so this time, it was Zhang Fei who appeared. Only to see "round eyes, upside down tiger whiskers", Zhangba Snake Spear came out, not only saved Gongsun Zhan, who almost died under Fang Tian's painting, but also successfully curbed Lü Bu's ferocious attack (the battle of fifty or sixty was not won or lost).
Next, here's the real climax:
Seeing that although Zhang Fei was brave and fierce, and his spirit was in a fierce battle, he could not defeat Lü Bu independently, and Guan Yu and Liu Bei also joined the battle group one after another. Zhangba Snake Spear, Green Dragon Crescent Knife, Double-Stranded Sword, all pressed against Lü Bu's Fang Tian Painting Blade, the three of them surrounded Lü Bu to fight, and the princes around them were only the audience's share...
Finally, Lü Bu could not resist the siege of the three people, dragged the painting upside down, and the Pegasus fled, while the combined forces of the princes followed Liu Guanzhang's victorious Yu Wei and killed until the Tiger Prison Pass, which was another big victory...
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In this way, there was Hua Xiong in the front, then there was Lü Bu, and Luo Guanzhong adopted the technique of foiling and contrasting, first rendering these two as mighty fierce generals, and then letting Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei appear in turn and defeat them.
I would like to ask, Hua Xiong and Lü Bu are such powerful figures, blocking the Eighteenth Road Princes twice in a row, making it impossible for hundreds of thousands of horses to march.
And the three heroes of Guan, Zhang, and Liu came out of nowhere, defeated the enemy in minutes, and completely became the savior of the combined forces of the princes, which is really mighty and famous all over the world!
In this regard, Liu Guanzhang's three people really stood firm in Luo Guanzhong's pen and became a figure admired by the people of the world...
In summary, the "Wenjiu Chopping Huaxiong" and "Three Ying Battle Lü Bu" in the rendition novel can actually be fully interpreted as the first and second half of the same scene. Similar to the same level in the video game, Hua Xiong and Lü Bu are both beaten into the size boss in this level. And this level, liu Guanzhang's fame battle, is also specially created for the three of them...
However, all this is all fiction in the novel, the real battle of the princes against Dong, the main attack forces on the side of the coalition army are Sun Jian and Cao Cao, and there is nothing to do with Liu Beiguan Yu Zhang Fei; and on dong Zhuo's side, the main generals who lead the army to fight are Xu Rong and Hu Yi, as for Lü Bu and Hua Xiong, they are only marginal small roles...
In this regard, we can make a simple summary of the character of Huaxiong.
First, Hua Xiong was not the vanguard general of Dong Zhuo's army, but only the governor of Hu's army, with a low position and no reputation to speak of.
Second: all of Hua Xiong's achievements in the novel are basically transplanted from Xu Rong, and there is no record of his achievements in the historical data.
Third: Hua Xiong's influence in the battle of the coalition against Dong is basically negligible, not even a dragon set. In the end, he was killed in the counterattack, and he died at the hands of Sun Jian, not by Guan Yu.
Finally, about Huaxiong's real name, in fact, there is also a controversy in history. The Qing Dynasty historian Pan Mei, based on the records of the Northern Song Dynasty official Xiu Yun book "Guang Yun", believed that Huaxiong should have originally been surnamed Ye, called "Ye Xiong", and that chen Shou's original recorded name was also Ye Xiong. It is only because the traditional characters "Hua (Hua)" and "Ye (Ye)" are similar in shape, so that during the Song Dynasty, they were copied incorrectly, misrepresented as "Huaxiong", and passed on to future generations.
However, what is recorded in the Guangyun is "Duwei Yexiong", if the ye (葉) character can be mistaken for the Hua (華) character, will the "尉" character also be mistaken for the "Governor" character? Moreover, in just four words, there were two transcription errors, which is a bit too coincidental.
Perhaps, in addition to Hua Xiong, who served as the governor of the capital, There was also another Ye Xiong who served as a lieutenant in Dong Zhuo's army, who also died at the hands of Sun Jianjun, and maybe...
It's just that whether it is Hua Xiong or Ye Xiong, they are only small people in history, and their status in the history books is only a little higher than that of passers-by... Therefore, whether it is the surname Hua or the surname Ye, whether it is the same person or two different people, in fact, has no impact on history, and it does not matter...
PS: Due to the wide influence of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" novel, the story of "WenJiu Chopping Huaxiong" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, not only has it been praised to this day, but it has also become one of the famous plays in Peking Opera.
Why is it that a plot that is obviously fictional is so sought after, and even many people believe it?
Perhaps, it is because the Chinese people have a "hero complex" in their hearts, and they are willing to believe that this is true...