Admiral of the Five Tigers"refers to the five outstanding generals of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, namely Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong. All five of these generals have left behind outstanding achievements and high reputations in history. However, Guan Yu's nickname is somewhat special, and he was given a vicious nickname - "Martial Saint".
Guan Yu's nickname of "Martial Saint" reflects his bravery on the battlefield and his outstanding contributions to Shu Han. Guan Yu is one of Liu Bei's cronies, and he is also a member of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei's "Taoyuan Three Alliances". He once made great achievements in the Battle of Chibi and was known as a hero who "passed five levels and killed six generals". Guan Yu was loyal and brave all his life, and won people's respect with his strong character and elegant demeanor.
However, the "evil words" in Guan Yu's nickname originated from an experience he had after the fall of Jingzhou. After Liu Bei's death, Guan Yu was entrusted by Liu Bei's son Liu Chan to guard Jingzhou. However, due to various reasons, Guan Yu eventually lost Jingzhou and was captured by the enemy. Under Cao Cao's persuasion, Guan Yu finally chose to be loyal to Cao Cao and turned his back on Shu Han.
This betrayal ruined Guan Yu's reputation and became the root cause of the "evil slander" in his nickname. In ancient China, nicknames often represented a person's lifetime honor and prestige, while "evil insults" were punishments for disloyalty and betrayal. The reason why Guan Yu's "Martial Saint" nickname is accompanied by "evil sage" is precisely because of his betrayal at a critical moment.
However, Guan Yu's betrayal is not blindly belittled, but a complex and profound historical story. Behind Guan Yu's choice to be loyal to Cao Cao was a series of political, familial, and existential considerations. Guan Yu may have been forced to be helpless to some extent, and his choice also reflected, to a certain extent, the political complexity of that turbulent period.
Although Guan Yu's "Martial Saint" nickname is mixed with "evil words", it also makes his image more vivid and diverse. Guan Yu's life not only has heroic exploits, but also twists and turns in fate and profound human considerations. Such historical figures, precisely because of their contradictions and complexity, have far-reaching historical significance.
In evaluating Guan Yu, we should not only see his bravery and loyalty, but also understand the difficult choices he made in the difficult situation. The "evil scorn" in his epithet reminds future generations that history is not an immutable conclusion, but a complex picture composed of many factors and character choices. Guan Yu, as a part of history, the contradictions in his epithet are the true portrayal of history, and also make us more deeply aware of the complexity of human nature and the multifaceted nature of history.
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