What position does Zhao Yun hold in Liu Bei's army? Why are some questioning his importance?
It can be said that Zhao Yun is one of the most popular figures in the Three Kingdoms, not only strong in martial arts, brave and strategic, but also loyal to Liu Bei, but in recent years, there has always been a saying that Zhao Yun cannot be reused, and even that Liu Bei is just a bodyguard, and the evidence is what kind of position Zhao Yun has. Is that really the case? Let's take a look at Zhao Yun's position.
Basic driver: Start with Liu Bei.
According to the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms - Shu Shu - Zhao Yun Biography" records:"Zhao Yunben was under the command of Gongsun Zhan, and Zan sent his acting lord Tian Kai to discuss with Yuan Shao, and then followed him and rode as a lieutenant for the lord. "This is Zhao Yun's first position after defecting to Liu Bei, but this"Riding Captain"It is not an official position in the true sense, but a position with the main task of commanding Liu Bei's cavalry, and its duties are similar to those of the cavalry lieutenant in the official system of the Han Dynasty.
As the saying goes,"Total driving"It's the captain of the guard. Personally, I don't think so, at present, Liu Bei's power is still relatively small, he is still in the stage of entrepreneurial development, his fence is just a separate ministry, and the imperial court does not have the power to appoint, appoint and dismiss independently, so the qualifications for officials need to be released. Therefore, at present, Liu Bei cannot give Zhao Yunzheng'er the official position of Bajing, which"Main ride"Apparently this is a strange state of affairs.
At that time, Liu Bei not only had a low official position, but also had few soldiers and horses, and there were not many cavalry under his command, so being able to hand over these cavalry to Zhao Yun to command at least proved that Liu Bei had confidence in Zhao Yun's ability. After all, someone mentioned that Zhao Yun was most likely born in Gongsun Zhan"White Horse Righteous Servant"(Light cavalry under Gongsun Zhan), which means that he must have some cavalry command skills. After all, Zhao Yun was probably born in Gongsun Zhan"White Horse Righteous Servant"(the elite light cavalry under the command of Gongsun Zhan), which means that he must have some cavalry command skills.
Long Bamp said the general's teeth.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Book of Shu - Biography of Zhao Yun contains:"The ancestor was chased and killed by Cao Gong in Dangyang Changsaka, and in order to save the weak son and protect his mother Mrs. Gan, who escaped the catastrophe, he abandoned his wife and went south. He was appointed as the general of the Shamon"。
Tongdian thinks that Zhao Yun's"General Men"is a diversified general, which is definitely not right, because the generals under the door are unique to Shu Han, it was not founded by Cao Wei and Eastern Wu, nor does it belong to the Han official system, it can be said that it is another original creation of Liu Bei. After Zhao Yun, only Wei Yan has held this official position in Shu Han, and judging from Liu Bei's importance to Wei Yan, Zhao Yun's tooth general is not very ordinary.
At present, Guan Yu under Liu Bei is only a partial general, Zhang Fei is a Zhonglang general, Zhao Yun is a general, and Guan Yu's status has not yet been determined.
He remained in the camp: to attack Yizhou.
Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms - Book of Shu - Biography of Zhao Yun" contains Pei's note"The first lord entered Yizhou, and the cloud was the residence of Sima"。When Liu Bei was invited by Liu Zhang to enter Yizhou, Zhao Yun lived in Jingzhou at the beginning, and Liu Bei arranged for Zhao Yun"Juying Sima"a position.
This was clearly an existence independent of the official system of the Han Dynasty, and it seems that this position could only be taken literally"。"Stay in camp"Apparently referring to the soldiers who stayed in Jingzhou when Liu Bei led the army into Sichuan, and"Sima"It refers to the senior ** who is mainly responsible for managing the army in the Three Princes. Therefore, Zhao Yun served"Left-behind camp Sima"This position inevitably means that the daily management of the Jingzhou army is in charge of Zhao Yun, and Jingzhou is Liu Bei's base camp, which is self-evident.
Left behind in the Sima camp"Although it cannot be determined, they cannot be the five divisions of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but must be the young generals of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. At present, Liu Bei's official position is only General Zuo, although he has no right to open a mansion, but he has actually opened a mansion, so"Liu Sima Ying"'s Zhao Yun is actually only from the Jingzhou Legion"Sima"。
This position is called"Camp mentors", which is primarily responsible for administering the army, training recruits, and enforcing military law. Because of Zhao Yun's integrity, this position is not only considered extremely important, but also the place where his abilities can be best displayed.
When General Yijun conquered Chengdu.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Book of Shu - Biography of Zhao Yun contains:"Chengdu Zhiyun is the general of the Yi army"。Here it is"General of the Rebel Army"It is a real existence in the official system of the Han Dynasty, and it is no longer the originality of Liu Bei. However, according to the official system of the Han Dynasty,"General of the Rebel Army"Although he is only a miscellaneous general with a low official rank, he usually follows the monarch and has the military power to be close to the generals.
At the same time, Liu Bei successfully entered Yizhou, and his power grew rapidly, but the troops in his hands were still not much, mainly from the Jingzhou regiment under Guan Yu and the 20 directly under Liu Bei10,000 troops (Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were under different leaders), 20,000 troops recruited by Zhao Yun after he captured Guiyang, and 20,000 troops (led by Huang Zhong and Wei Yan) who surrendered to him when he initially captured the four counties of Jingnan. As for the 50,000 soldiers who surrendered in Yizhou, Liu Bei divided them into different regions.
When Liu Bei captured Yizhou and Hanzhong, the above-mentioned four-way army was also scattered and scattered in various places, Guan Yu led the army to defend Jingzhou, Wei Yan and Huang Zhong's 20,000 troops were stationed in Hanzhong, and Zhang Fei's 10,000 army was responsible for protecting Langzhong. The army around Chengdu actually had only 30,000 men left, including 10,000 under the direct command of Liu Bei and 20,000 under the command of Zhao Yun.
Of course, Liu Bei's army is directly responsible for Liu Bei's security, and the security headquarters of the Chengdu Intermediate Court is of course also stationed in Chengdu"General of the Army of Justice", although there are generals from all walks of life, but they are extremely important.
c.v.: The date of promotion is unknown.
Zhao Yun seems to have been a protector and general of the southern army long before Liu Chan ascended the throne, but the exact time of his promotion is impossible to verify.
In the Shu Han Kingdom, the front, rear, and left generals were Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong respectively, and the Chinese army was led by the monarch"Medium Protector"Zhao Yun is the commander of the monarch's internal army, with a higher status than the front, rear and left generals, and has the right to choose intermediate and low-level generals. He also has the right to select mid-level and low-ranking generals. One might think"Central defender"It's a bodyguard in the end, but that's obviously not true. Zhou Yu of Wu State took advantage"Medium Protector"and Zhang Zhao are in charge of national affairs; The Sima Shi of the Wei State also took advantage of it"Medium Protector"identity selection**, and then assist Sima Yi; Zhao Yun became the Marquis of Yongchang Pavilion shortly after Liu Chan ascended the throne. Soon after Liu Chan ascended the throne, Zhao Yun also became the Marquis of Yongchang Pavilion and was promoted to the general of Zhendong.
To sum up, Zhao Yun was not reused under Liu Bei, and the official position held by Zhao Yun may not be high, but it is definitely power-oriented, and the main reason for this phenomenon is that Liu Bei's own official rank is low, and the speed of promotion is far lower than the speed of power expansion, resulting in the official position under his command having a strong Shu Han"Features:"。Therefore, the official position under his command has a strong Shu Han"Features:"and he even for his own"Master"We have created and invented many unique official positions. The second reason is that Zhao Yun has followed Liu Bei for a long time, so his official position is not promoted quickly, but his role is extremely important.
In addition, the question of whether Zhao Yun is reused can actually be proved from the following pages: first, in Chen Shou's "Three Kingdoms", Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun are listed, and Zhao Yun's significance is no less than that of the other four, and this"Admiral of the Five Tigers"The ** must be the name. Secondly, Zhao Yun was nicknamed after his death"Shun Ping", You must know that there are only about a dozen generals in Shu Han who have nicknames, in fact, there are about Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun, so there are five, even if you count Pang Tong, there are only six.