Lu Bu was at the end of his rope and was once a slave with three surnames.
During the Three Kingdoms period in the third century AD, many loyal and brave ** and generals were active on the stage of history, and in order to resist the uprising of the Yellow Turban Army, they tried their best to protect the peasants' land from being deprived and stabilize the people's hearts.
However, the abuse of power and corruption of the eunuchs within the imperial court plunged the imperial government into a deep darkness.
The various forces in the capital were incompatible, and this contradiction eventually led to He Jin being killed by the Ten Standing Servants, and the traitor Dong Zhuo took the opportunity to enter Beijing and take control of the government. Although the Han dynasty was in danger of falling apart, there were still loyal courtiers who fought against Dong Zhuo.
Lu Bu became his cronie because he was appreciated by Dong Zhuo, which allowed Dong Zhuo to sit back and relax. In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Lu Bu is known as the first military general of the Three Kingdoms, with a strong combat power of "one Lu, two Zhao, three Dianwei, four passes, five horses and six Zhang Fei".
However, in the later period of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Bu's image changed dramatically, and he was labeled as a "three-surnamed slave", which became notorious. was once ranked No. 1 in the world, but in the end he ended up at a dead end.
When he was a teenager, Lu Bu was famous in the village for his skillful bow and horse, courage and good fighting.
Lü Bu was adopted as a righteous son by Ding Yuan because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the war in Bingzhou, and after years of conquest, his talents were tapped and Ding Yuan's power was stabilized. However, when the rebellion of the Ten Standing Servants occurred in the capital, Ding Yuan was stationed in Luoyang under the secret order of He Jin, but he did not expect that Dong Zhuo had already arrived and grasped the power of the court and government.
Ding Yuan fought against Dong Zhuo because of this, and was hated by Dong Zhuo. Lü Bu was originally an ungrateful man, and Dong Zhuo used his talents to appoint him as a cavalry lieutenant and accept him as a righteous son again, so as to control him.
With Lü Bu's assistance, Dong Zhuo succeeded in driving out Yuan Shao and other courtiers who opposed him, making his power in the court more secure. As a result, Dong Zhuo became more and more arrogant and domineering, and even regarded himself as the real emperor.
And Lu Bu also won Dong Zhuo's appreciation, was named Zhonglang General, and was crowned Duting Marquis, and became one of the princes at a young age. Although Dong Zhuo's behavior in the capital was outrageous, and he also realized that the forces everywhere wanted to get rid of him, he still relied on his Xiliang heavy troops and Lu Bu's bravery.
In 190 AD, Yuan Shao, who was forced out of the capital by Dong Zhuo, called on the princes from all over the country to form an alliance against Dong in the Kanto region as the fourth and third dukes of the city, and elected him as the leader of the alliance to raise an army against Dong.
In the face of this alliance, Dong Zhuo did not care and sent his general Hua Xiong to meet the battle. Although Hua Xiong is strong in martial arts and brave in battle, his opponent is Sun Jian, a famous general who is rare to see in a century.
Although "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" describes Guan Yu's warm wine beheading Huaxiong, in fact, it was Sun Jian who really beheaded Huaxiong. After Hua Xiong's death, the morale of the alliance increased greatly, and the army was overwhelmed in an instant.
Dong Zhuo was greedy and sent Lu Bu to lead the army to fight. However, although Lü Bu was brave, he did not agree with his subordinates, which eventually led to his defeat at Sun Jian's hands again. In desperation, Dong Zhuo had no choice but to lead Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to move the capital to Chang'an.
At this time, Dong Zhuojun's heart was unstable, and there were already signs of collapse after moving the capital to Chang'an. Dong Zhuo is no longer the arrogant and domineering person he was in Luoyang, he always wears soft armor when he goes out, and has Lu Bu accompany him, which shows that he has lost the hearts of the people.
Dong Zhuo was brutal by nature, and became even more suspicious after moving the capital to Chang'an. Once, when he was drunk, he even threw the halberd in his hand at Lu Bu. Lu Bu was an ungrateful person, and this experience planted the seeds of hatred for Dong Zhuo in his heart.
Situ Wang Yun saw the opportunity and began to frequently woo Lu Bu, persuading him to seize the opportunity to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and after success, he could enjoy ** Houlu and beautiful women like clouds. At this time, Lu Bu had already lost Dong Zhuo's trust, and he was unwilling to work for him anymore.
Finally, during a trip, Lu Bu successfully assassinated Dong Zhuo in the name of the Son of Heaven. Dong Zhuo's era of autocracy came to an end, and Lü Bu was also named General Fenwu and Wen Hou, making him famous.
However, the good times were short-lived. Dong Zhuo's subordinate Li Dao Guo Yan led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to capture Chang'an again, and Lü Bu could not resist the powerful enemy army and fled from Chang'an in the chaos.
At this time, the princes of the world no longer obeyed the orders of the so-called emperor of the Han Dynasty, and supported their own troops to stand on their own, forming their own separatist forces, and the world officially entered the chaotic era of the princes' melee.
Under these circumstances, Lü Bu could only wander around, looking for a reliable princely force to take refuge in. At this time, the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu relied on the powerful power of the Fourth World and the Three Dukes, especially Yuan Shu, who had occupied most of the Jiangnan region.
Lu Bu won Yuan Shu's appreciation for his bravery, but was rejected by Yuan Shu because of his capriciousness. In desperation, Lü Bu turned to Yuan Shao, who asked him to attack Zhang Yan, and Lü Bu successfully defeated Zhang Yan.
However, Yuan Shao became suspicious of Lü Bu's merits, and Lü Bu decided to establish himself as a vassal on the advice of his advisors. He traveled to the Hanoi region to seize Xuzhou with Zhang Yang, hoping to establish himself on this basis.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao attacked Tao Qian's base camp Yanzhou, giving Lu Bu a good opportunity. Chen Gong suggested that Lü Bu directly attack Cao Cao's Yanzhou, which was also a feasible strategy.
When Cao Cao and Tao Qian confronted each other in Xuzhou, he was forced to withdraw his troops in order to rescue Yanzhou. In this battle to defend the city, Lü Bu almost succeeded in killing Cao Cao, and if things really developed like this, the history of the Three Kingdoms would be completely rewritten.
However, although Lü Bu was a brave general, he could not be a commander in charge of the whole situation. Cao Cao's advisers are like clouds, as well as Guo Jia, who is known as a ghost talent.
In the end, Cao Cao succeeded in subduing Lü Bu with a strategy, and Lü Bu's army was also defeated in the ambush circle, and Lü Bu fell into a situation where there was no way out, and his original plan to capture Xuzhou finally came to naught.
Lü Bu looked around and found that Xuzhou had been occupied by Liu Bei, who was known for being a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, so he could only go to Liu Bei to seek refuge.
Liu Bei took Lü Bu as an ally and temporarily handed over the city of Xiapi to Lü Bu, and in the face of the era of princes and conquests, he had to fight side by side with Guan Yu, while Xuzhou, where Zhang Fei was staying, was occupied by Lü Bu, and Liu Bei's wife and concubine were also captured.
Although Liu Bei was unwilling, in order to survive, he could only follow Lu Bu's arrangement to live in Xiaopei. However, Yuan Shu did not let him go, and sent troops to attack Xiao Pei again. Lü Bu was bribed by Yuan Shu and did not send troops to aid Liu Bei.
However, Chen Gong saw Yuan Shu's true intentions, and Lü Bu was in a dilemma, and he decided to go to mediation, hoping that the two sides could live in peace.
Shoot the halberd", which is a famous event in history. Lu Bu set a harsh condition: if he could shoot the small branch on the Fang Tian painting halberd erected at the entrance of the barracks with an arrow from Dianjiangtai, then Ji Ling must withdraw his troops to relieve Liu Bei's urgent need.
To the surprise of both parties, Lu Bu really did it, which allowed Liu Bei to solve the dilemma. Knowing that he couldn't stay in Xiaopei for a long time, Liu Bei could only go to Cao Cao to find refuge under the pressure of Lu Bu.
Cao Cao had already invited Emperor Han Xian to Xuchang at this time and began his"coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes"of the plan. In order to eliminate the hidden danger of stabilizing the regime, Cao Cao decided to send troops to attack Lü Bu, who occupied Xuzhou, to take Xuzhou to consolidate his position and open the way for the march to the south.
At the critical juncture when Cao Cao's soldiers were approaching the city, Lu Bu listened to his wife's advice to retreat into the city, but he didn't expect that this would directly lead to his final defeat. In the end, Lü Bu could only choose to surrender the city, and tried to survive with Cao Cao, offering to conquer the world for him.
However, Liu Bei's reminder made Cao Cao categorically order Lü Bu to be hanged, and in the end, Lü Bu's fate was extremely tragic.
If Lu Bu hadn't betrayed Liu Bei and captured Xuzhou City, maybe there would not have been such an ending today. What Lu Bu did put him on his back"Three surnames are domestic slaves"'s infamy also made him go to the end of the road like today.