What is Guan Yu like in real history?

First, the true historical face of Guan Yu, the headstrong man who stepped down from the altar.

1, a warrior.

A close reading of Guan Yu's Biography shows that Guan Yu in history is extremely lacking in political mind. He didn't understand the importance of uniting Wu against Cao, and refused Sun Quan's marriage, which was very unfriendly. He insulted the suitor: "How can a dog deserve Tigress?" We offended Wu Dong. After that, people became familiar with the story. After Sun Quanmou Jingzhou, Guan Yu and his son were beheaded in Linzhou, and the alliance between Sun and Liu was completely broken.

2. headstrong and conceited.

If the lack of political mind ruined the future of Shu Han, then "aiming too high" is Guan Yu's greatest personal character defect.

In the 19th year of Jian 'an (2 14), Ma Chao came down and Guan Yu sent a letter to Zhuge Liang asking about the truth and falsehood. Fortunately, Zhuge Liang knew his little "abacus" and said that Ma Chao was Guan Yu's enemy, but Guan Yu was relieved and complacent because of Kong Ming's statement.

Guan Yu is still like this to Ma Chao, and the old Huang Zhong is even less important. Guan Yu's attitude towards Huang Zhong is recorded in The History of the Three Kingdoms. In the 24th year of Jian 'an (2 19), Huang Zhong surrendered in Hanzhong. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang intended to make him and several others "five tiger generals", but they were worried that Guan Yu's shame and Huang Zhong were on the same list.

3, a lecherous person.

In fact, Guan Yu is a bit lewd. According to Ji Shu's records quoted in Guan Yu Chuan, in the third year of Jian 'an (198), when Liu Bei and Cao Cao jointly attacked Lyu3 bu4, Guan Yu proposed to Cao Cao that he wanted Du Fu, the wife of Qin Shusheng, after capturing the city.

But after Xiapi City was broken, Cao Cao ordered Du Fu to be arrested and sent to him to see for himself. As a result, the lecherous Cao Cao forgot his promise to Guan Yu and left this woman for himself. Since then, there has been a gap between Guan Yu and Cao Cao.

Second, don't take the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as real history.

After thousands of years, Guan Yu is no longer a mortal Guan Yu. All his temperament and weaknesses have been sublimated by people and gradually become a perfect person.

Master Wise Man, the founder of Tiantai Sect in Sui Dynasty, gave the "Bodhisattva Ring" to Guan Yu, who was named the Galand Bodhisattva. Tang Gaozong pulled Guan Yu into the Wu Temple, neck and neck with Jiang Ziya.

Shi Tian, a Taoist priest, made up a big lie about Guan Yu vs Chiyou, and Guan Yu became the number one immortal of Taoism. Emperors of past dynasties have given him titles many times. Song Huizong named him Zhong and Guan, and Daoguang of Qing Dynasty named him Guan Shengdi, a loyal friend of Wei Xian.

His fame is beyond measure, even surpassing Confucius' Great Works of the Selected Works of the Saint Wang. His cemetery in Luoyang is second only to the emperor's mausoleum and is called "Guan Lin". Like Confucius Temple, his temples are all over China.

Explaining this phenomenon is very laborious. Because of his loyalty, the ruler gave him a knight with a sign to consolidate his rule. As a result, this ordinary man, who had no great achievements to boast about before his death, was deified as a god of war or even a god of wealth beyond history after his death. Finally, he was reborn and became a moral model worshipped by all three religions and nine streams.

Extended data

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is true and false. Many of them are compiled by Luo Guanzhong, but they are very literary. If you want to see the real history, you'd better look at Chen Shou's History of the Three Kingdoms.

Wen Li said that Cao Cao was "greedy for color". As can be seen from the above facts, Guan Yu is probably no less than Cao Cao in this respect, but his strength is not as good as that of the other side, and he is helpless. From this point of view, if Guan Yu surrendered to Cao Cao and Cao Cao really gave him ten beautiful women, I can't guarantee that Guan Yu won't take them to enjoy.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms greatly beautifies Guan Yu in this respect, which does not conform to the real Guan Yu in history.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Guan Yu; Baidu Encyclopedia-Romance of the Three Kingdoms; People's Network-The headstrong warrior who stepped down from the altar? The true face of Guan Yu; People's Network-The Real Guan Yu: Like Cao Cao, he loves vanity and lust.