He can beat him. There are many things related to Zhao Yun. He can definitely beat him. If you want to know more, here is the latest and best one I saw: Not long ago, I read Zhou Zexiong’s comments on Zhao Yun, a man of the Three Kingdoms. He thinks Zhao Yun is actually a character whose talent cannot be put to much use and is only qualified to be a bodyguard. However, like Zhuge Liang, he is a figure mythologized by Luo Guanzhong. The arguments therein are full of flaws and even self-contradictory, making them unworthy of debate.
Prior to this, people's evaluation of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was: the most mythical characters are Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu, and the most faithful description of the character to historical facts is Zhao Yun. (This seems to be Jin Shengtan's comment)
However, when I browsed the Internet these days, I saw many people saying that Zhao Yun is the second most mythical figure in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" after Zhuge Liang. Zhao Yun in history was actually useless, so he was shocked.
After all, Zhou Zexiong is a professor of the Department of History. Since he has this argument, there are naturally many people who agree with him. Since Zhao Yun was treated unfairly during his lifetime, and he was still criticized thousands of years after his death, I would like to add a few words.
We might as well take a look at the image of Zhao Yun in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" first. For this, I summarized the image of Zhao Yun in "The Romance" in five words: righteousness, courage, prudence, strategy and integrity.
But isn’t this inconsistent with historical facts? Even Zhou Zexiong admits that most of the deeds about Zhao Yun in "The Romance" are based on "Three Kingdoms". So, with the important position of "Three Kingdoms" in Chinese history books and Chinese historical research, we can say that it Isn’t it historically accurate to write too much? Moreover, Chen Shou, the author of "Three Kingdoms", was pro-Cao Wei who demoted the Shu Han. Is it necessary for him to give such an exaggerated description to an ordinary general in the Shu Han who originally had a low status? So I think the description of Zhao Yun in "Three Kingdoms" is believable.
So, does Zhao Yun in "Three Kingdoms" also possess the five advantages of righteousness, courage, prudence, strategy and integrity?
According to "Three Kingdoms", Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei in the wanderings. After Liu Bei's death, he followed Zhuge Liang to assist Liu Bei's son Liu Chan. He never had any dissatisfaction or complaint until his death. Dedicate yourself to death. This is loyalty and righteousness. But I only said it was righteousness, not loyalty, because Liu Bei actually didn't think Zhao Yun was loyal enough to him later. This is the fundamental reason why Zhao Yun cannot be reused, so I won’t talk about it here for now.
It is said in "The Romance" that Zhao Yun intercepted Wen Chou and rescued Gongsun Zan. Wen Chou ranked higher than Zhang He, the four famous generals in Hebei. If this is true, it will fully show the bravery of Zhao Yun. However, there is no record of this matter in "Three Kingdoms", so let's ignore it for now. Let's take a look at the following story recorded in "Three Kingdoms".
When Cao Cao and Liu Bei fought for Hanzhong, Huang Zhong led his troops to rob Cao Cao's grain and was trapped by Cao's army. When Zhao Yun saw that Huang Zhong did not return the goods after the due date, he led dozens of cavalry into the enemy formation (please note that there were only a few dozen cavalry) to rescue Huang Zhong. At this time, Cao Cao's army arrived. Zhao Yun ordered the cavalry to retreat first, and he personally broke up the rear, charging left and right. , fought and retreated. Later, Cao's army arrived again and surrounded Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun rushed out of the encirclement. ("The public army was defeated and had reunited. Yun was trapped in the formation and returned to the encirclement.") However, he found that his general Zhang Zhang was injured and trapped. He rode back and rushed into the enemy formation to rescue Zhang Zhang.
Zhao Yun retreated to the camp. At that time, there were only a few hundred people in the camp. Zhang Yi, the commander of Mianyang, advocated abandoning the camp and fleeing. However, Zhao Yun ordered the archers to lie down in the camp, silenced all banners and drums, and opened the camp gate. Geng Hengqiang immediately stood in front of the camp gate.
At this time, Cao Cao's army arrived. Seeing this situation, Cao Cao suspected that there was an ambush and did not dare to attack rashly. At this time, Zhao Yun made a move to make the camp beat drums and fire crossbows and arrows. Cao Jun was panicked and defeated. Zhao Yun led his troops to cover up the enemy. Cao Jun trampled on each other and fell into the Han River, killing countless people.
From then on, Cao Cao's army became disorganized and had no intention of fighting. Soon Cao Cao led his army away and abandoned Hanzhong.
From this incident, we can see not only Zhao Yun's courage, but also Zhao Yun's conspiracy. What's more, Zhang Yi during this period was no ordinary person. After Liu Bei's death, he, like Wei Yan, became one of Zhuge Liang's capable generals. After Zhuge Liang's death, he and Jiang Wei made several expeditions to the Central Plains and became a general whom Jiang Wei had to rely on even though he was not friendly to him. Later, he became the general of the Western Conquest. But judging from this battle, Zhang Yi's talent is obviously still far below Zhao Yun.
To dare to block Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops with dozens of cavalry requires not only bravery, but also courage. Moreover, there are not many fierce generals such as Xu Huang and Xu Chu in Cao's army. I would like to ask, throughout the history of the Three Kingdoms, which fierce general has achieved such a feat. Of course, the courage to charge like this must be based on bravery. People with mediocre martial arts like Liu Bei will never have this kind of courage. It can be seen that Zhao Yun is very brave and quite confident in his own martial arts. Some people assert that Zhao Yun's martial arts were mediocre just because he didn't kill famous generals during his lifetime. I wonder which heavyweight generals Lu Bu had killed? Which famous general has Ma Chao killed? But why doesn't anyone say that Lu Bu's martial arts is mediocre and Ma Chao's martial arts is not good?
As for Zhao Yun's empty camp plan, it can be said that it is unprecedented and unprecedented. If Zhao Yun had no plan, how could he be lucky enough to do it? As soon as Zhuge Liang came out of Qishan, Ma Su missed the street pavilion, causing Zhao Yun to defeat Jigu. "However, he gathered the crowd and stood firm to avoid a major defeat." This shows that although Zhao Yun was defeated, he was not in chaos. Otherwise, how could he "avoid a major defeat"?
As the saying goes, victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism. However, if a general can achieve defeat without chaos, can you say that he cannot lead troops to fight, so he is not a general? What's more, Zhao Yun was not responsible for this defeat.
In fact, Zhao Yun has never killed a heavyweight general. One is due to luck, and the other is mainly related to his character. Zhao Yun has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, does not like to be in the limelight, and is not bloodthirsty, but he can see the overall situation and assess the situation. Although he is not reused, he can always act decisively at critical moments, playing an unexpected role and showing his extraordinary talents. He is not like Guan Yu who thinks too highly of himself, unlike Zhang Fei who is violent and ungrateful, not like Ma Chao who is brave and foolhardy, and he is not comparable to the likes of Wei Yan who loves great achievements.
As for Zhao Yun’s caution, there is no doubt about it. Liu Bei, who has always been known for his knowledge of people, said that Zhao Yun was "cautious and prudent".
When Liu Bei was conquering Jingnan, after Zhao Yun surrendered to Zhao Fan without a fight, Zhao Fan wanted his widowed sister-in-law to marry Zhao Yun, but Zhao Yun refused. He told people that Zhao Fan was just succumbing to the situation, and he might not have sincerely surrendered. Soon Zhao Fan actually fled. Zhao Yun's caution is evident from this.
After Liu Bei entered Chengdu, he wanted to distribute the farmhouses in Chengdu to his subordinates, but Zhao Yun persuaded Liu Bei with Huo Qubing's story that "the Huns are not destroyed, how can we take care of the family?" and asked Liu Bei to distribute the farmhouses among his subordinates. To the people of Chengdu. This shows that Zhao Yun is honest and loyal to the public, not for personal gain.
But in this case, people with lofty ideals like Zhuge Liang will respect Zhao Yun very much, but what about others? A considerable number of other people will definitely resent Zhao Yun for blocking their way to make money.
Yes, you don’t want to get rich yourself, but don’t block others from getting rich. It can be seen that Zhao Yun must have been ostracized by a considerable number of people under Liu Bei, and this must have something to do with his not being reused.
Of course, whether he is reused or not depends mainly on the employer, that is, Liu Bei.
Would Liu Bei be unhappy with Zhao Yun’s persuasion?
It's hard to say. Liu Bei's move was originally intended to win over his subordinates, but it was destroyed by Zhao Yun. However, Zhao Yun said it righteously and selflessly, and had Zhuge Liang's support. Regardless of whether Liu Bei was unhappy or unhappy. Listen to him.
But what would Liu Bei think? Would he think that Zhao Yun was just trying to gain fame? Whether Liu Bei would think so, no one knows, and there is no way to study it. If Liu Bei really thinks this way, Zhao Yun will be in serious trouble.
In the eyes of emperors and monarchs of the past dynasties, how can you, as a minister and subordinate, gain fame and reputation?
However, no matter what Liu Bei thinks, according to the "Three Kingdoms", it is obvious that Zhao Yun's courage, prudence, integrity, and integrity are what he has, and there is no exaggeration. So, if a person possesses the five advantages of righteousness, bravery, prudence and integrity, can you say that he is useless? Don't say five words, just three words: courage, strategy and prudence. Looking at the famous generals of the Three Kingdoms, how many of them have it?
As a well-known historical scholar, Zhou Zexiong said that Zhao Yun was not worthy of great use just because Zhao Yun was not reused by Liu Bei (it is a fact that Zhao Yun was not reused by Liu Bei, but it is still open to question whether Zhao Yun was not reused by Zhuge Liang). It would be a bit ridiculous to say that "The Romance" mythologized Zhao Yun. Aren’t there so many talented people in history who were not reused by emperors and monarchs?
Even today, are all talents reused? Are all those who are being reused talented?
Zhou Zexiong also said that one of the reasons why Zhao Yun was not reused was that Zhao Yun was born in civilian life, which is even more ridiculous.
History books say that Liu Bei was the most powerful hero in the world.
Liu Bei is a hero, and so is Cao Cao. Cao Cao advocates meritocracy, so why not Liu Bei? How could people like them use others because of their origins? Wasn't Guan Yu also born in commoners? If Liu Bei chose a person based on his birthplace, why did he still have a sworn relationship with him?
It’s not uncommon for people to employ people based on their background. Yuan Shao is an example, so he changed from being to nothing. But Cao Cao and Liu Bei are definitely not, otherwise they would not succeed and would not create something from scratch.
So, since Liu Bei values ??talents and Zhao Yun is talented, why is he not reused?
In fact, everyone has forgotten that Liu Bei and Cao Cao were both heroes of the generation. They were essentially monarchs, and Liu Bei later became the emperor. People like them certainly value talent, but they value loyalty even more. Although talents are talents, what is the use if they are not loyal to themselves? Not only useless, but harmful. This is the logic of emperors and monarchs throughout the ages.
So although Cui Yan was talented, Cao Cao killed him, and although Wen Ruo was talented, he eventually died of depression.
So, is Zhao Yun disloyal to Liu Bei? From the above analysis, of course not. But loyalty is always relative. Whether a subordinate is loyal to his master is of course important, but whether the master thinks his subordinate is loyal to him or not is sometimes even more important.
Loyalty.
Some people may say that Liu Bei is in exile and Zhao Yun has never left him. How could Liu Bei think that he is not loyal enough?
This may not have been what Liu Bei thought before he won Jingzhou, but it was different after he won Jingzhou. What's more, Liu Bei now had two new tiger generals, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, so he didn't need to rely too much on Zhao Yun, and he gradually became indifferent to Zhao Yun. This may have something to do with Zhao Yun's character of daring to offend Yan Zhijian. You must know that among the emperors and monarchs of the past dynasties, there are actually not many who can really do good things. Even Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, was sometimes indignant towards Wei Zheng.
In fact, Liu Bei's neglect of Zhao Yun can be seen from the following details.
At that time, Liu Bei's wife, Sun, relied on her being Sun Quan's sister to "defeat Wu officials and engage in lawlessness" many times. Liu Bei believed that Zhao Yun was "centered and prudent, and he would be able to keep things in check", so he asked Zhao Yun to do so. In charge of internal affairs. This is actually a thankless job. Once it is done, it means that you have done your job well, and there is no merit at all. If you don't do it right, you will be suspected of dereliction of duty, and even your life may be in danger. Because Mrs. Sun has a special status. Internally, she is Liu Bei's wife. The wind blowing by your pillow often can make Zhao Yun unable to eat and walk around. Externally, she is Sun Quan's sister. Although Sun Liu was then Although they belong to an alliance, the relationship between the two has always been quite subtle. Therefore, we cannot give up the restraint and monitoring of her.
Perhaps God took pity on Zhao Yun and asked Mrs. Sun to try to take Adou back to Soochow, so Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei cut the river to save Adou. Zhao Yun then made another great contribution.
When Liu Bei took Hanzhong, Huang Zhong said that he killed Xia Houyuan at Dingjun Mountain, but that was before Cao Cao's army arrived in Hanzhong. What really stopped Cao Cao from competing for Hanzhong was Zhao Yun's empty camp plan that defeated Cao Cao in the Han River. Therefore, even if Zhao Yun's credit is not greater than Huang Zhong's, it is not inferior to Huang Zhong's.
However, when Liu Bei was promoted to King of Hanzhong, he granted the title of four generals: Guan, Zhang, Ma, and Huang. However, Zhao Yun was still a general of the Yi Army with a mixed military rank, and his status was even lower than that of Wei Yan.
Isn’t the mystery of this worth pondering?
Zhou Zexiong said that Zhao Yun is only qualified to be a bodyguard. We know that this is a prejudice against Zhao Yun. But even if Zhao Yun is just a bodyguard, the treatment he receives is quite unfair.
In fact, in the history of the Three Kingdoms, there are two people who can truly be called bodyguard-type generals, one is Dian Wei and the other is Xu Chu. Both are subordinates of Cao Cao. Among them, Dian Wei died early to save Cao Cao. Xu Chu followed Cao Cao and fought in all directions. He rose to the rank of prince, and his status was no less than that of Cao Cao's famous generals such as Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Zhang He and others.
However, Zhao Yun's status at this time was not as good as that of Wei Yan.
Is it Zhao Yuncai who Zhou Zexiong said is not useful? No, otherwise Chen Shou, the author of "Three Kingdoms", would not have written a biography of Zhao Yun and Guan Zhangmahuang, who were far below Wei Yan. This shows that even if Zhao Yun's talent is not as good as Guan, Zhang Mahuang, he is at least far above Wei Yan. What's more, Chen Shou's evaluation of Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong is still higher than Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao. (Yu is strong but conceited, Fei is violent but merciless, and they are all defeated by shortcomings. Ma Chao hinders the army and betrays his courage, and overthrows his clan. What a pity... Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun are strong and powerful, and they serve as minions. , Qi Guan and Teng's disciples? ) This shows that Zhao Yun is not only talented, but also as talented as Guan Zhang and Ma Huang.
So as Zhou Zexiong said, is it because Zhao Yun is from a commoner background? Of course not. Because Liu Bei is not a monarch who chooses people based on their birthplace.
I wonder if Zhou Zexiong’s prejudice against Zhao Yun is because Zhao Yun was born a commoner? If so, then as a historian, Zhou Zexiong is actually not as broad-minded and knowledgeable as Chen Shouzhiwan.
Taiwanese Chen Wende believed that this was a sacrifice Liu Bei made to Zhao Yun in order to balance the official positions of his subordinates between the old and new factions. Another reason why Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's number one planner, was under the rule of law was because This kind of sacrifice. This makes some sense. The so-called old faction is a group of people Liu Bei brought from Jingzhou, also called the Jingzhou faction. The so-called new faction is a group of people who originally belonged to Liu Zhang, also called the Yizhou faction. The relationship between the old and new factions is indeed quite delicate. In fact, Liu Bei had a lifelong headache of balancing the relationship between the two factions. Even after Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang, the actual leader of the Shu Han Dynasty, did not dare to take it lightly.
The question is why Zhao Yun was sacrificed? When Liu Bei took Hanzhong, as a counselor, Fazheng's contribution was indeed superior to that of Zhuge Liang, and it is understandable that he was superior to Zhuge Liang as an official. But as a general, Zhao Yun's achievements were definitely higher than those of Wei Yan, but his official position was far below him. Chen Wende said that this was because Zhao Yun had always been indifferent to fame and wealth, and had followed Liu Bei for a long time, so he was better able to understand Liu Bei's difficulties. Wei Yan has recently taken refuge, so of course he must win over him carefully.
This certainly makes sense. But it is a bit thought-provoking for Liu Bei to have Wei Yan guard Hanzhong with such an important task. At that time, Guan Yu was in Jingzhou, and Ma Chao guarded Yangping Pass to watch over the Qiang people, because the Qiang people had always been intimidated by Ma Chao's martial arts. Zhang Fei was an alcoholic and Huang Zhong was old, so only Zhao Yun and Wei Yan were able to take on this important task. From our above analysis and Chen Shou's evaluation, Zhao Yun is far superior to Wei Yan in terms of talent and virtue. What's more, Zhao Yun is from the old department, but Wei Yan has recently joined.
It should be said that when arranging the guards of important places such as Hanzhong, talent is important, but trust is even more unquestionable, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. Didn’t Meng Da of Shu Han dedicate the new city to Cao Wei?
It can be seen that Liu Bei no longer trusts Zhao Yun as much as Wei Yan at this time.
It is a bit incredible that the trust in a subordinate who has been with him for many years is not even as high as that of a general who has recently joined him.
Why is this? What made Liu Bei compromise on Zhao Yun's trust?
I have been thinking about this problem for a long time and have not understood it. There is another problem that I have not been able to understand before.
For a man like Liu Bei who was living in precarious situations and was constantly on the move, even having food was sometimes a problem. Yuan Shu ridiculed him as a lost dog. Why did Zhao Yun follow him so wholeheartedly? Even if Liu Bei loses his territory, he would rather become a bandit than serve others.
He is not Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and he has a peach garden relationship with Liu Bei. What's more, Guan Yu once took refuge in Cao Cao. Could it be that Liu Bei used some magic power on Zhao Yun?
As for why Liu Bei’s trust in Zhao Yun was compromised, I didn’t understand until recently when I read Yi Zhongtian’s analysis of questioning Liu Bei’s trust in Zhuge Liang.
The relationship between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang has always been unquestionable, but Yi Zhongtian boldly raised the question, and the arguments were very reasonable, and he also suggested that Liu Bei actually did not trust Zhao Yun.
Yi Zhongtian said that the main reason for the rift between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang was the ideological differences between them.
Zhuge Liang has ideals. His ideal is to restore the Han Dynasty and establish a new social order so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment.
Taiwanese Chen Wende made a more detailed analysis of this in "The Biography of Zhuge Liang", which I think is credible.
So, does Liu Bei have the ideal to restore the Han Dynasty? It's hard to say. Liu Bei used this slogan at the beginning, but after he got Yizhou, he rarely mentioned it. Yi Zhongtian said that Liu Bei had forgotten this ideal after entering Sichuan, or he had no ideal at all, and restoring the Han Dynasty was just a cover. This is actually not unreasonable. In history, when the founding monarch wanted to overthrow another monarch, which one didn't always use a high-sounding slogan, but then it changed?
In fact, even Cao Cao was under the banner of helping the Han Dynasty at the beginning, but didn’t he change his tune later?
In fact, Liu Bei had the idea of ??becoming emperor very early on. How can you see it? Liu Bei's two sons are named Liu Feng and Liu Chan. Don't they mean Feng Chan together? The first person in history to enshrine Mount Tai was Qin Shihuang. In subsequent history, enfeoffing has always been the prerogative of the emperor. So it’s unclear. Does Liu Bei want to be granted Zen status or become emperor?
But even if Zhuge Liang discovers that Liu Bei is no different from Cao Cao, what can he do? Where could he go? You can't let him betray Liu Bei and escape. Even if he escapes, where can he escape to? Which monarch is not all the same? What's more, with his personality and political ideals, he can at least do something for the people of Yizhou. Besides, as Yi Zhongtian said, this kind of thing is very delicate and cannot be discussed openly on the table, so everyone can only understand it tacitly. Zhuge Liang did his political work well, while Liu Bei relied on Fa Zheng to fight everywhere to obtain greater benefits.
So in the later period, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang actually had ideological differences. It is precisely because of this disagreement that Zhuge Liang did not say a word when Guan Yu fought against Fancheng (facts proved that the overall strategy of Guan Yu's battle against Fancheng was wrong) and Zhuge Liang did not say a word when Liu Bei conquered Wu, because Zhuge Liang knew that even if he said Even Liu Bei wouldn't listen to him. It is precisely because of this disagreement that the intriguing Liu Bei Tuogu came to be in Baidi City. Yi Zhongtian has already made a thorough analysis on this point, so I will not say more.
So, is Liu Bei's trust in Zhao Yun greatly reduced because of differences in their thoughts?
If you say so, then Zhao Yun also has ideals.
Among the many tiger generals in the Three Kingdoms, few have ideals. Guan Yu actually has no ideals, at least before he met Liu Bei. He is originally a desperado. If it were not for Liu Bei, he would probably be an outstanding knight. He has the blood of a knight in his body. And Zhang Fei should have ideals, but if he doesn't have ideals, he doesn't have to follow Liu Bei to wander around the world, because he originally has a good home, and Zhang Fei, like Zhao Yun, has never sought refuge with anyone since he followed Liu Bei. As for what his ideal is, it is difficult to find out.
So, does Zhao Yun have ideals? If so, what is his ideal?
With this question in mind, I checked "Three Kingdoms" again, and the conversation between Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun made me suddenly realize.
When Zhao Yun first came to vote for Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan laughed at him and said, "Everyone in your state ran to seek refuge with Yuan Shao, why did you come to vote for me?" Zhao Yun said to him sternly: "The world is in turmoil, and we don't know who is going to be. The people are in danger. Let's discuss it in this state and follow the benevolent government. Don't neglect the generals of Yuan Gong and private Ming."
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The general meaning of this sentence is that today, the situation is chaotic, and we don’t know who is right or wrong. However, the people are in dire straits. I heard that you, general, implement benevolent government and care for the people, so I It's not that I don't think highly of Yuan Shao. From this sentence, we can see that Zhao Yun is actually a benevolent gentleman who cares about the world, so it can also be seen that Zhao Yun has ideals. The ideal is to relieve the people from the hangover and enable them to live a good life.
Of course, Zhao Yun knows that it is impossible for him to realize this ideal alone. This requires someone who can truly understand the situation. He is a good monarch for all people in the world and re-establishes a good social order.
At this time, Zhao Yun actually had not restored the concept of the Han Dynasty. He only wanted to help anyone who could save the people from the fire. Who.
According to historical records, Zhao Yun initially sought refuge with Yuan Shao, but he soon discovered that Yuan Shao was actually a false person, so he turned to Gongsun Zan. However, when he got to Gongsun Zan, he discovered that Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao were actually the same. Along the way, he was busy grabbing territory for himself and did not really think about the people, so he later left Gongsun Zan because of his brother's death.
But it was while under Gongsun Zan that he met Liu Bei. .
We know that before he became famous, Liu Bei often talked about the slogan "Restore the Han Dynasty and save the world". In addition, he is famous for knowing people, so he must be able to recognize Zhao Yun at a glance. He was a benevolent gentleman who cared about the people, so he deliberately repeated the slogan. How could Zhao Yun not be impressed when he heard it? I think when Zhao Yun met Liu Bei at that time, he must have felt as if he was in a daze after hearing Liu Bei's words of benevolence and righteousness. As if he had found a bright light in his future, he couldn't help but feel his blood surge and couldn't help himself.
When Liu Bei defeated Xinye and saw Liu Bei insisting on crossing the river with his people regardless of the pursuers, Zhao Yun saw him again. How could one not be so heartless and swear loyalty to Liu Bei? How could one not fight to the death to protect Liu Bei's wife and children?
Some people may say that in Cao Cao's jurisdiction, he also adopted a series of measures to break up with the people. Policy? This shows that Cao Cao also implemented benevolent policies. Why didn't Zhao Yun go to him?
But don't forget that Cao Cao conquered Tao Qian out of personal hatred and made many mistakes. Kill him. He is so angry at the people for his own selfishness, and treats people's lives as nothing. How can Zhao Yun be convinced by him? What's more, Zhao Yun has known Liu Bei since he was a subordinate of Gongsun Zan, and he has great respect for Liu Bei's "benevolence and righteousness". He was greatly impressed by his ambition, so how could he surrender to others? In fact, Zhao Yun has never served anyone else since he met Liu Bei. The reason is that he believes that Liu Bei is the one in his mind who can save the people from hanging.
After Liu Bei took control of Chengdu, Zhao Yun persuaded Liu Bei to distribute the farmhouses in Chengdu to the people of Chengdu so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment and the country could collect more taxes. This does not reflect Zhao Yun's behavior. Is it the style of a benevolent person who cares about the country and the people?
Because of his admiration for Liu Bei, after Zhao Yun got to know Liu Bei, he was naturally influenced by Liu Bei's "restoration of the Han Dynasty". From then on, Zhao Yun's ideals There may be only four words "restoring the Han Dynasty" in it. Later, when he met Zhuge Liang and was influenced by Zhuge Liang, I believe that Zhao Yun's belief in "restoring the Han Dynasty" became even stronger at this time.
So when Liu Bei attacked Wu, Zhao Yun was loyal and upright, and he did not hesitate to offend Yan Zhijian: "The national thief is Cao Cao, not Sun Quan...We should not ignore Wei and fight Wu first. If the army moves, , it cannot be solved."
However, at this time Liu Bei seemed to have forgotten his previous ideal of "restoring the Han Dynasty", and had long thrown out the idea of ??"the Han and the traitors are not at odds", let alone saving the world. The common people are dead, how can they listen to Zhao Yun's advice? Not only that, he almost killed another Qin Mi who tried to dissuade him.
We cannot determine exactly when Liu Bei forgot his ideal of "restoring the Han Dynasty and saving the common people." Mr. Yi Zhongtian said that it was after taking Chengdu but before taking Hanzhong. But there is a detail that few people may discover.
Liu Bei's eldest son Liu Chan, nicknamed Adou, is the empress of the Shu Han Dynasty.
Before Liu Bei took Yizhou, anyone who mentioned Liu Chan would always call him by his nickname "Adou". Before that, no matter whether they read "The Romance" or "Three Kingdoms", no one knew that Adou's original name was Liu Chan. It was only when Liu Bei and the White Emperor left him alone that people knew that Adou's real name was Liu Chan.
The ancient Chinese people have always had a habit of naming. Many people only have nicknames when they are born, but do not have proper names. When they enter school, they have scientific names, and they do not have proper names until they grow up. , some also have characters, and some directly use the scientific name to correct the name. For example, Zhao Yun was named Yunzi Zilong, and Zheng Chenggong was named Senzi Damu, but this was originally the scientific name given to him by his teacher when he was in school.
We don’t know when Liu Bei rectified Adou’s name, but it was probably after he captured Chengdu. When Liu Bei renamed Adou "Zen", Liu Bei's ambition was fully exposed. Because Liu Bei has an adopted son named Liu Feng, one is named "Feng" and the other is named "Zen". Doesn't the combination mean "Feng Chan"? "Female Zen" has always been the privilege of emperors, and not every emperor is qualified to be granted Zen. Generally, only the founder of a country or the lord of a prosperous age are eligible. It can be seen that although Liu Bei did not dare to say that he wanted to be "Liu Bang who founded the country", he definitely wanted to be "Liu Xiu who revitalized the Han Dynasty".
At this moment, Liu Bei was as smart as Zhuge Liang and as prudent as Zhao Yun, how could he not see Liu Bei’s thoughts? At this time, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and Liu Bei began to have differences in their thoughts. It's just that Zhuge Liang is smart and simply keeps his mouth shut and immerses himself in doing his job. However, the loyal Zhao Yun may naively think that Liu Bei is going astray due to the changing times and greed for profit, so he still doesn't care. He was unfailingly loyal to Liu Bei and even violated Yan Zhijian many times, which caused Liu Bei to be dissatisfied and distrustful of him.
There are two details that everyone should pay attention to.
First, when Liu Bei ascended the throne as King of Hanzhong, Zhao Yun's name was not in the above list of Liu Bei's subordinates, but Zhuge Liang was.
Secondly, when Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, the list of Liu Bei's subordinates was divided into two lists. Zhuge Liang was not included in the first list, but Zhuge Liang was only included in the second list, and it was not placed in the list. The one at the front (Zhuge Liang is the chief planner of Liu Bei, so if it is to be listed, it should be at the front, not to mention it is only the second time it is jointly signed). There is no Zhao Yun in the two lists above.
Isn’t the mystery of this worth thinking about?
I think that Zhuge Liang agreed with Liu Bei's promotion to the king of Hanzhong, but Zhao Yun did not agree with it, because Cao Cao had learned from the past. Cao Cao was not the king of Jin and Wei, so he added Jiuxi next, and his ambition was not Is it obvious? Otherwise, how could Cui Yan die, and how could Wen Ruo die in depression?
When Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, Zhuge Liang disagreed at first, but later realized that he could not stop him, so he had no choice but to go with the flow. However, he must have felt quite awkward in his heart. And Zhao Yun already disagreed with Liu Bei's promotion to the throne of Hanzhong, so how could he agree with Liu Bei's proclaiming the emperor?
In this case, how could Liu Bei trust Zhao Yun again? Even Liu Bei had a grudge against Zhuge Liang. Otherwise, Zhuge Liang would not have sighed and said after Liu Bei's defeat in the eastward expedition: "If Fa Xiaozhi (Fa Zheng) is there, he will be able to control the emperor and prevent him from going eastward." ."