Guan Yu was arrogant and dissatisfied with Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, but Zhao Yun never complained
Guan Yu is Liu Bei's right-hand man, not only deeply trusted by Liu Bei, but also has extraordinary ability. However, Guan Yu has extremely strong self-esteem, and his tragic end is directly related to his character. Because of pride, Guan Yu showed dissatisfaction with Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, but he didn't have any opinion on Zhao Yun, why is this?
The main reason why Guan Yu was repeatedly dissatisfied with Ma Chao and Huang Zhong was that he didn't know these two people.
Although historically not"Taoyuan three knots"But Guan Yu, as one of Liu Beijun's earliest followers, had an extremely close relationship with Liu Bei, and Liu Bei not only trusted him deeply, but also greatly appreciated his talents. When Liu Bei led his army west to conquer Yizhou, he left Guan Yu to lead the army to defend Jingzhou. In Shu Han at that time, Guan Yu was almost equal to the princes' party.
Guan Yu was a brave, loyal, upright, and excellent army commander, almost a perfect general, but there was always a major flaw in his character, that is, excessive pride, which can be seen from Guan Yu's dissatisfaction with Ma Chao and Huang Zhong.
In the summer of 215, the Yizhou dispute between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang ended, and Ma Chao passed it from Zhang Lu to Liu Bei. Liu Bei then gave Ma Chao an army, and Ma Chao led the army into Chengdu and then stationed in the north of the city. Soon, Liu Zhang surrendered Kaicheng, and Liu Bei successfully took Yizhou. After pacifying Xichuan, Liu Bei promoted Ma Chao to general of Pingxi and instructed him to control Linchuan.
According to the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms - The Biography of Guan Yu", after Guan Yu learned that Ma Chao surrendered to Liu Bei, because he didn't know much about Ma Chao, he wrote to Zhuge Liang and asked him who Ma Chao's martial arts could be compared with. Zhuge Liang knew that Guan Yu was strong in martial arts, so he wrote"Meng Qi (i.e. Ma Chao), both martial arts, male and female, the first in the world, the body (cloth) Peng (Yue) ** should be a winged hand (i.e. Zhang Fei), an outstanding righteous man who is not born in the world, and the head of the group (that is, Guan Yu) is also examined. "Guan Yu reads:"Joyful guests"。
In fact, Ma Chao's dissatisfaction with Guan Yu must be evident from his official position. After pacifying Yizhou, Guan Yu's official position was"The eastern capital of Jingzhou is the general of Dangkou", the title is still the Marquis of Hanshou Pavilion. Ma Chao's current official position is General Pingxi, and his title is Marquis of Duting. As far as official positions are concerned, both are pavilion marquis, conferred by the Eastern Han court, and there is no similarity, but Ma Chao's Pingxi general is obviously more senior than Guan Yu's Dangkou general.
Guan Yu didn't know anything about Ma Chao, but when he saw that Ma Chao was transferred to a general and was quickly promoted to such a high position, if he didn't have any military exploits, he would naturally feel a little uncomfortable. However, after Zhuge Liang's answer, Guan Yu was a little relieved, because his official position may not be as high as Ma Chao, but'The eastern capital of Jingzhou'The status is incomparable to anyone.
Let's talk about Huang Zhong. In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Liu Bei and Cao Cao fought for Hanzhong and won the victory. Huang Zhong killed Xiahou Yuan on the battlefield, plundered Cao Cao's supplies, forced Cao Cao to withdraw his troops, and was promoted to general of the expedition to the west. In July of the same year, Liu Bei proclaimed himself the king of Hanzhong, and at the same time appointed his subordinates as generals: Guan Yu as the old general, Zhang Fei as the right general, Ma Chao as the left general, and Huang Zhong as the last general.
Liu Bei then sent the former Yizhou Sima Feishi to Guan Yu's room to give him the official seal. When Guan Yu learned that Huang Zhong's identity was the same as his own, he immediately replied angrily"How can a big husband be in the same league as a veteran! "He refused to accept the appointment. Fei Shi then persuaded Guan Yu and said:"If you want to create a king, of course, you must use all kinds of talents. In the past, when Han Gaozu was in the past, Xiao He and Cao Cao were very good since childhood, and later Chen Ping and Han Xin rebelled, although Han Xin was in a high position, Xiao He and Cao Cao were not so different. Now that the King of Hanzhong commends Huang Zhang's merits, how do you say Huang Zhong compares to you? Besides, the king of Hanzhong and you have the same life, and I don't think you have to care about the level of your official position, the number of titles, and the number of money. "Guan Yu listened to Fei Shi's persuasion and accepted the appointment.
In fact, Zhuge Liang had long expected that Liu Bei would add Huang Zhong as the last general, according to the record of "Three Kingdoms - Huang Zhong's Biography", Zhuge Liang said:"Huang Zhong's name has nothing to do with Yu and Ma Chao's comparability, and he should be kept in the same column as Guan Yu and Ma Chao. "Huang Zhong was Liu Bei's last general. Because of their close relationship, Ma Chao and Zhang Fei know more about Huang Zhong's exploits, and they can't say anything. And Guan Yu is far away in Jingzhou, and he will not be happy to learn about this. "So, Zhuge Liang hurriedly suggested to Liu Bei to revoke Huang Zhong's appointment, and Liu Bei sent Fei Shi to persuade Guan Yu.
Huang Zhong was originally under the command of Han Xuan in Changsha, and later Han Xuan switched to Liu Bei, and then followed Liu Bei into Sichuan to seize Yizhou, and then participated in the battle to seize Hanzhong.
Guan Yu's suspicion of Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, although it has the influence of his love house and Wu character, is mainly because he does not understand the abilities and merits of Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, and always feels that they are promoted too quickly, and he is far away from the political center of Shu Han, so he has doubts.
The reason why Guan Yu did not question Zhao Yun was mainly because Zhao Yun's status was not high.
Although in the biography, Zhao Yun and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and Chen Shou belong to the Three Kingdoms, in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and other film and television literary works, Zhao Yun and Guan Zhang, Ma Huang are called"Admiral of the Five Tigers"。But in fact, in the Shuhan Group, Zhao Yun's official status is higher or slightly lower than that of Guan, Zhang, Ma and Huang.
Therefore, I personally believe that the main reasons why Guan Yu has not questioned Zhao Yun are as follows:
1.Zhao Yun's official status is slightly lower. Although Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei before, and his personal ability was outstanding, he won Liu Bei's trust, but his official status has always been slightly low, first as the main cavalry Changbanpo, stationed in Liu Bei's army to guard Lishui Yamen, and then stayed in Sima Daying, becoming a member of Guan Yu's army. Later, he followed Zhuge Liang and others to attack Shu, and after capturing Chengdu, he was promoted to the general of the Yi army, and Liu Bei was promoted to the general of Zhonglang before his death.
Guan Yu couldn't understand it, because others suddenly became at the same level as him, or were promoted to a higher official position than him, and Zhao Yun's official position was always lower than him, so why bother? Just like Wei Yan, even if he was promoted to General Zhenyuan and Hanzhong Taishou, Guan Yu did not question anything because of his status and official position lower than him.
2.You are familiar with Zhao Yun. As mentioned earlier, the reason why Guan Yu questioned Ma Chao and Huang Zhong at the beginning was because he didn't know them, but Zhao Yun was different, because he had followed Liu Bei before, not only had he worked with Guan Yu for a long time, but in the early days of Jingzhou, Zhao Yunsima, who stayed in the camp, was also an important official position of Guan Yu, so Guan Yu knew Zhao Yun's character, ability, and personality relatively better.
Although Zhao Yun was promoted from an official position, although he was in the same position as Guan Yu, Guan Yu should have no opinion, because Zhao Yun was also a veteran of the Shu Han faction and knew Guan Yu better.
As mentioned above, although Guan Yu is very arrogant, most of his doubts about Ma Chao and Huang Zhong are due to misunderstandings of these two people, resulting in doubts if the status of these two people suddenly increases, but because he is relatively familiar with Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun's official status is always lower than Guan Yu, he naturally feels that there is no need to ask these two people.