Regarding Guan Yu's surname, there have always been different theories.
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Guan Yu's lineage in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is: "Guan Yu, the character Yunchang, the original character changsheng, Hedong Xie renye." Outlaw Run Zhuo County..."
Hedong Xie County, which is today the town of Xiezhou in the Salt Lake District of Yuncheng, Shanxi, Guan Yu fled his hometown and came to Zhuo County because of his crime.
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Folklore.
Guan Yu was born in Changping Village, Yuncheng, Shanxi, with his original surname xia, his father was a langzhong, and his mother was a famous beauty Hu.
One day, Hu Shi went out to pour swill water and was targeted by a bully in the town.
The bully pretended to be ill and asked Xia Langzhong to come to his home for treatment, and during the banquet, the bully poisoned Xia Langzhong, and then tricked Hu Shi into committing a misdeed.
Hu was three months pregnant at the time, so he falsely promised to marry him when the child was born.
After the child was born, the bully sent the family to kill the child and bury it, and hu heard that his son was killed and committed suicide.
The family couldn't bear it, so they put the child at the crossroads of the town, hoping to meet a kind person to raise.
When an old man in the village surnamed Guan was selling tofu, he met this child and took the child home, and the old two had no children, so they regarded this child as a pearl in their palms, named Guan Yu, and the word YunChang.
Guan Yu was born with a face like a heavy jujube, a crouching silkworm eyebrow, and a Dan phoenix eye, and he had great strength since he was a child, so Guan Laohan let him learn to play iron.
Guan Yu gradually grew up and began to visit teachers and learn martial arts, and he himself built an eighty-two-pound Green Dragon Crescent Moon Knife.
One day, when Guan Laohan returned home with a sad face, Guan Yu asked his adoptive father what was going on.
Guan Laohan said that the bullies in the town had sealed all three wells and only allowed women from various families to fetch water.
When Guan Yu heard the news, he found the bully theory, and in a rage, he killed the bully with a machete and inadvertently avenged his parents.
Guan Yu was wanted by the government, and Guan Yu had to flee to his hometown, passing through Zhuo County.
Met Liu Bei.
Liu Bei had a unique vision, and he saw that although Guan Yu was lonely and arrogant, he was a very affectionate man, so he and Guan Yu became brothers.
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There is also a theory that Guan Yu was originally surnamed Feng.
The "History of the Origin of the Feng Clan in China" records that Guan Yu' original surname was Feng, his name was Feng Xian, and he fled because he killed the bully of his neighbor.
One day, Guan Yu passed through Tongguan and found a notice from the government arresting him.
When passing the pass, Guan Yu was in a hurry to be wise, referring to "Guan" as his surname, and it happened that there were bird feathers falling in the sky at that time, so he called himself "Yu", and luckily passed the pass.
The Qing Dynasty scholar Liang Zhangju's "Guitian Trivia" also has a similar record: "Guan Gongben is not surnamed Guan, the most powerful when he is young, he cannot be checked, and the garden is empty after his parents are angry and closed..."
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There is also a saying that Guan Yu's original name was Feng Xian, and the character life is long.
Yan Xi was born on June 24, 160 AD, in The Fifth Family of Chili, Changping Xiafeng Village, Xiezhou, Shanxi (now part of Changping Village, Changping Township, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province).
Feng Xian's father, Feng Yi, was a local blacksmith with a long history.
Feng Xian learned iron art from an early age, and later learned "Spring and Autumn" and "I Ching", erudite and knowledgeable, determined to save the world and save the people.
When Feng Xian was eighteen years old, he married Hu Yue of a neighboring village and gave birth to a son, Feng Suo, the following year.
A few months later, Feng Xian planned to go out to do big things, and on the way, he angrily killed Lü Xiong and other bullies who colluded with the Ten Constant Attendants and the fish and meat people, and was wanted by the government.
When Feng Xian crossed the Tong Pass, he broke his nose, smeared his face with blood, pulled out his hair and stuck it to his mouth to pretend to be a beard.
The soldiers guarding the pass interrogated, and Feng Xian "referred to Guan as his surname and Wangniao as his name." Calmly, the answer was flowing, and he was quickly let go by the soldiers.