During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhao Yun, who served under Liu Bei, could be described as loyal and made great contributions to him. However, Liu Bei never reused him during his lifetime, is there really something unspeakable hidden in this?
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and the military revolution continued for years. Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the warlords from all walks of life fought for me. The people are miserable, and the people are struggling to make a living. In such an era, many disgruntled young people responded to the popular uprising and joined the warlords, looking for a way out.
Zhao Yun is such an angry young man. He was originally a small local leader in Changshan County, and he couldn't get used to seeing the decay of the court and the brutality of the local officials, so he led hundreds of local rebel peasants, held high the banner, responded to the popular uprising, and defected to the warlord Gongsun Zhan.
While serving under Gongsun Zhan, Zhao Yun became acquainted with his colleague Liu Bei. Although the two are both generals under Gongsun Zhan, they rarely intersect. This casual conversation and exchange made each other's eyes shine.
I saw that Liu Bei was gentle and elegant, his demeanor was generous, he was not angry but powerful, and his temperament like an elderly man made Zhao Yun feel very friendly. The two talked loudly and were very speculative. Liu Bei's ideals and propositions coincided with Zhao Yun, and both of them hoped to calm the war as soon as possible and let the people get out of the dire situation.
The two became confidants and friends at first sight. During the several years of working together under Gongsun Zhan, Zhao Yun and Liu Bei had a very close personal relationship, regardless of each other. Two elegant, knowledgeable, handsome, young and promising young men talk about everything in the world, are like-minded, and form a deep brotherhood.
However, the good times did not last long, and an accident happened in Zhao Yun's home, and he had to leave the army and go home to deal with family affairs. Before leaving, Zhao Yun and Liu Bei said goodbye to each other and agreed with each other that they would meet again one day.
Fate made people, and after many years, the two finally reunited in Yecheng. After not seeing him for many years, Liu Bei has transformed from a fledgling to a high-spirited and promising leader. Watching his best friend step by step towards glory, Zhao Yun was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
Immediately, he resolutely decided to return to the military camp and follow Liu Bei. Since then, Zhao Yun promised to always follow Liu Bei's loyalty, and never broke his promise.
Since Liu Bei's incarnation, Zhao Yun has followed left and right, incarnating Liu Bei's right-hand man. He participated in all of Liu Bei's conquests and made great achievements.
In the face of a powerful enemy, Zhao Yun never flinched. He is a real battlefield wizard, brave champion of the three armies, and strong in martial arts. Whenever Liu Bei encountered danger, Zhao Yun would always be the first to charge into battle and swear to protect the lord to the death.
However, what is puzzling is that Zhao Yun has never been reused by Liu Bei. Even when he died, Zhao Yun only held the position of General Yamen, and his official position was not large. This seems to be a far cry from his ability and loyalty. So, why did Liu Bei never reuse Zhao Yun during his lifetime? Could it be that the relationship between the two is not as good as before? There must be something unspeakable hidden in this.
In 208 AD, Cao Cao's victorious army marched south and attacked Liu Bei's base camp in Jingzhou. Faced with the situation that the enemy was strong and I was weak, Liu Bei made a slight mistake and had to dismiss the army and abandon the city to break through.
On this day, Liu Bei convened a meeting of his generals to discuss countermeasures. In the conference room, the generals all had deep eyebrows and solemn faces. Liu Bei pondered for a moment, stepped out of the conference room, and came to the city tower to look. He could not bear to see the people suffer because of him.
At this moment, his heart is at war between heaven and man. When the siege is broken, the people will surely follow. And if he leads too many people, he will definitely not be able to escape the pursuers. It's a dilemma.
Zhao Yun caught up from behind and asked with a solemn face, "The loss of Jingzhou is inevitable, what should we do with the hundreds of thousands of people in this city?" If you are captured alive by the Cao thief, I am afraid that you will face the disaster of slaughtering the city! ”
Zhao Yun hurriedly held Liu Bei's hands, with a look of admiration on his face, "It is the benevolence of the lord who loves the people like a son, and that is the root of the people's efforts to help each other." The ministers are willing to obey the orders of the lord! No matter what the arrangement, the minister must go all out! ”
Zhao Yun listened, tears rained down. He sighed in his heart, the lord loved greatly, took into account the overall situation, and valued the lives of the people more than himself, and the next morning, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and other core henchmen left the city. On the way out of the city, Liu Bei anxiously found that Zhao Yun's figure was gone! In an instant, his heart rose to his throat. Could it be that Zhao Yun was taken hostage?
There was also a malicious pawn who suddenly rushed forward and reported viciously: "Zhao Yun has surrendered to the enemy!" I saw him sneaking back to the city, he must have wanted to offer a reward to the thief! ”
After Liu Bei heard this, he was furious and was about to have a seizure, when suddenly, a sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and a horse galloped! When I looked closely, it was Zhao Yun! He held his infant son Liu Chan in his arms, and his wife Mrs. Gan sat behind him.
Zhao Yun stopped and bowed, his face was full of apologies, and Liu Bei was very excited. If it weren't for Zhao Yun, his wife and children would only be afraid that something bad would have happened. immediately ordered someone to behead the pawn to show the public, in order to appease Zhao Yun's grievances. From then on, Liu Bei trusted Zhao Yun's loyalty and named him the general of Yamen as a reward.
A year later, Liu Bei married Sun Quan's sister Sun Shangxiang. This younger sister has a haughty personality and is difficult to discipline. Later Sun Quan took advantage of Liu Bei's expedition to send someone to pick up Sun Shangxiang and return to Wu.
Before leaving, Sun Shangxiang tried every means to abduct Liu Bei's three-year-old son Liu Chan and leave with him. The ministers who received the news were shocked when they heard this, and the crowd was excited. After all, the prince is the bloodline of the Liu family, and if he is captured back to Eastern Wu, it will definitely be a heavy blow to Liu Bei.
Everyone present was indifferent, only Zhao Yun was furious, raised his sword and stood up and said, "That girl is really hateful!" actually hijacked Gongzi, she is nakedly humiliating the dignity of my Han royal family! After speaking, he gathered his soldiers and chased him out of the city.
Zhao Yun led most of the men and horses to chase quickly, and finally surrounded the Dongwu escort team on the way. I saw Liu Chan being tied up with five flowers, his face flushed, and his mouth screaming, obviously frightened.
I saw Zhao Yun taking the lead murderously, pointing directly at the generals of Eastern Wu and scolding: "Let go of my son-in-law!" Otherwise, I'll have your heads on the ground! Seeing this, the commander on the opposite side quickly ordered Liu Chan to be released, and then swore to besiege him to the death and refused to surrender. The two armies were on the verge of breaking out, and the battle ensued.
Zhao Yun watched the battle with cold eyes. When he was about to decide the victory, he waved his sword and said to the commander of Eastern Wu: "Your general trend has gone, surrender quickly." I can spare you a life. If you dare to quibble again today, I will wipe you out!" The commander of Eastern Wu knew that the defeat was decided, and accepted the surrender with humiliation. As a result, Liu Chan also escaped safely under the rescue of Zhao Yun and was able to return to Chengdu unharmed.
saved the life of the prince of the Liu family twice before and after, and Zhao Yun's heroic and witty performance made Liu Bei's father and son impressed with him. As a father, Liu Bei knows better than anyone else the personality and ability of his son Liu Chan. Liu Chan is impetuous, relying on himself to be the prince, and often acts willfully, which makes Liu Bei quite a headache.
Along the way, Liu Bei knew that he would not be by his son's side forever. He understands that after he becomes famous, Liu Chan will face many difficulties and obstacles. This son is straightforward, too impetuous, and needs someone to assist him for a long time. And Zhao Yun is the best candidate.
Zhao Yun is not only strong in martial arts, but also cautious and steady, resourceful, and is a good mentor and friend of Liu Chan. So, Liu Bei made a difficult choice - he decided to leave Zhao Yun behind, entrust him to take care of and assist Liu Chan, and help his son sit firmly in the country.
Because of this plan, although Liu Bei has always trusted Zhao Yun, he has never handed over the important task to him alone. Because he was worried that if Zhao Yun left the capital, no one would be able to restrain Liu Chan's willful and reckless behavior. When he was dying, Liu Bei made his intentions clear. He hoped that Zhao Yun would always stay in the capital, assist Liu Chan, and take care of the future affairs for his heirs. This is the real reason why Zhao Yun has never been reused.
Looking at the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun may not be as dazzling as those famous generals who went out on the battlefield and made great achievements. But in his own way, he did his best for the Lord. It was with the assistance of such loyal ministers that Liu Bei's son was able to sit firmly in the country and continue the Liu dynasty.
Perhaps, the reason why Liu Bei does not reuse Zhao Yun has deeper intentions. He knew Zhao Yun so well, so he naturally understood the strengths and weaknesses of Zhao Yun's character.
Zhao Yun has a straightforward personality, sometimes too sincere, unable to hide his joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and always says whatever comes to mind, and has no city government at all. He is decisive, does what he says, and never drags his feet.
Such a character may be very popular with the military, but he can't deal with the deception. Once in power, it will inevitably attract a lot of criticism or calculation. For this reason, Liu Bei was reluctant to let Zhao Yun charge into battle, and even couldn't bear to let Zhao Yun get too involved in the political situation, for fear that Zhao Yun would be hit.
In addition, Zhao Yun also has congenital deficiencies in military affairs. Since he was a child, he loved to read military books, and there was nothing he didn't understand about the art of war and tactics that could be named. But once on the real battlefield, Zhao Yun could not effectively translate theoretical knowledge into actual command and application. Every time he used troops to fight, Zhao Yun could only barely cope, his command was unfamiliar, and he couldn't control the overall situation.
Zhao Yun, as one of the highly respected generals in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, has indeed left a deep mark on historical and literary works. However, in terms of its military capabilities, in addition to the image of heroic heroes in the text, we cannot ignore some deficiencies in its actual battlefield.