During the Three Kingdoms period, there were two military generals who were known for their bravery, they were Lu Bu and Zhang Fei. The grievances between them are also a major attraction in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Why did Zhang Fei dare to find Lu Bu to fight each other again and again, but Guan Yu remained silent? What is the underlying reason behind this?
We must first understand the personalities and experiences of Lu Bu and Zhang Fei. Lu Bu is a person who is proud of his strength, he has the world's first horse Chitu, the world's first weapon Fang Tianhua halberd, and the world's first beauty Diao Chan. His martial arts are also unrivaled, and he once fought against Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei alone in the Tiger Prison Pass, and they were unable to fight back. Lu Bu is also very ambitious, he wants to become the overlord of the world, but he lacks loyalty and resourcefulness, often betrays his lord, and is despised as a slave of the three surnames. He once killed his father-in-law Ding Yuan, took refuge in Dong Zhuo, and killed Dong Zhuo for Diao Chan, and later took refuge in Yuan Shu, and then betrayed Yuan Shu, and was finally besieged by Cao Cao in Xiapi, and killed by Chen Gong, who was subordinate to Cao.
Zhang Fei is a rough person, he has a lion's roaring voice, a snake spear, and a horse with dark clouds and snow. His martial arts are also very strong, and he once shouted loudly on the Dangyang Bridge, scaring Cao Cao's million-strong army. Zhang Fei attaches the most importance to loyalty, he is loyal to Liu Bei, and does not hesitate to go to the soup for him. What he hates the most is a traitor, he once misunderstood Zhao Yun's defection to the enemy, so he wanted to kill him, and he also misunderstood Guan Yu's surrender to Cao, so he wanted to fight him to the death. Zhang Fei's hatred for Lu Bu was also due to Lu Bu's treachery, and Lu Bu took advantage of Liu Bei's absence to sneak attack Xiapi, taking away Liu Bei's wife and subordinates, leaving Liu Bei with nothing. Since then, Zhang Fei has regarded Lu Bu as a mortal enemy, and every time he meets him, he has to angrily scold more than three family slaves and challenge heads-up.
So, why didn't Guan Yu compete with Lu Bu like Zhang Fei? In fact, Guan Yu is a wise and brave person, with a Qinglong Yanyue Knife, a superb martial arts, and a beautiful beard and long hair. His martial arts are also first-class, and he once killed Yan Liang with a knife in Baimapo and rescued Cao Cao's crisis. Guan Yu attaches the most importance to righteousness, he once did not hesitate to let Cao Cao go in order to repay Cao Cao's kindness, and he also did not hesitate to kill six generals in five passes in order to find Liu Bei. Guan Yu's respect for Lu Bu is also due to Lu Bu's martial arts, he once fought with Lu Bu in the Tiger Prison Pass, and he knows Lu Bu's strength, so he will not easily clash with Lu Bu, but remain silent and wait for the opportunity. Guan Yu didn't have a chance to kill Lu Bu, he once had the opportunity to kill Lu Bu with a knife when he shot a halberd at Yuanmen, but he didn't do so, but shot Lu Bu's painted halberd, making Lu Bu retreat. This is because Guan Yu knows that Lu Bu is Liu Bei's ally, and if he kills Lu Bu, he will offend Liu Bei, and it will also give Cao Cao an advantage. Therefore, Guan Yu chose to let Lu Bu go to show his generosity and wisdom.
The grievances between Zhang Fei and Lu Bu are due to the differences in their personalities and experiences, Zhang Fei is a rough person, he hates Lu Bu's treachery, so he dares to find Lu Bu to fight each other again and again, and Guan Yu is a wise and brave person, he respects Lu Bu's martial arts, so he keeps silent and does not compete with Lu Bu. This also reflects their different life realms, Zhang Fei is a person who only knows how to solve problems by force, he was eventually killed by his own subordinates, and Guan Yu is a person who can deal with problems with wisdom, he eventually became a generation of heroes in the Three Kingdoms, and was revered as Guan Gong by later generations. People who read a lot can have a lot of temperament