The truth of Guan Yu's death?

Guan Yu's relationship with Kong Ming and Liu Bei is not very good. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms said that Liu Bei "let out a cry and fainted to the ground" after hearing the news of Guan Yu's death, which was completely invented by Luo Guanzhong. There is no record in historical materials that Liu Bei wept for Guan Yu after his death. On the contrary, after Pang Tong's death, "my father lamented, but I cried". After Fazheng's death, even Liu Bei was deeply saddened by Fazheng's death and wept bitterly for several days. Isn't it strange that there is no record of Liu Bei crying after his sworn brother died? Although the relationship between Liu Bei and Guan Yu has never been doubted, it is only the impression left by literary works, which is not the case. In addition, after Guan Yu's death, it is reasonable to say that he died for his country and died heroically. Liu Bei should seal him and give him posthumous title, but Liu Bei didn't seal Guan Yu. Guan Yu's posthumous title Zhuang Temple was sealed by the late Liu Chan. After Fazheng died, Liu Bei chased his wings. Reflection said that Liu Bei and Guan Yu were "sharing the same bed and being close as brothers", but after Guan Yu's death, the treatment they enjoyed was not as good as that of Fa Zheng, which was totally incredible.

Although Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei were inseparable from Guan Yu's death, they also had great responsibilities. But they didn't borrow the knife or kill him on purpose. They just turned a blind eye and resigned themselves to fate.

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Guan Yu (160-220), a native of Xiexian County, Hedong County (now Yuncheng, Shanxi Province), was a famous soldier in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He followed Liu Bei in his early days and was captured by Cao Cao. He killed Yan Liang, the general of Yuan Shao, in Bai Mapo, and called him an enemy with Zhang Fei.

After Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei helped Zhou Yu of Wu Dong attack Coss of the Southern Army, so he didn't send Guan Yu to the North Road to stop Cao Cao's reinforcements. After Coss retreated, Guan Yu was appointed as the prefect of Xiangyang by Liu Bei. Liu Beijin Yizhou, Guan Yu stayed in Jingzhou.

In the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an, Guan Yu surrounded Xiangfan, and Cao Cao sent reinforcements. Guan Yu captured Yu Jin alive and killed Pound, which greatly shocked China. Cao Cao wants to move the capital to avoid its sharpness. Later, Cao Cao sent Huang Xu to reinforce, and Monroe of Soochow attacked Jingzhou. Guan Yu was caught between Scylla and Charybdis and was defeated and killed.

After Guan Yu's death, he was gradually deified by people and was honored as "Guan Gong", also known as bearded Gong. There have been many awards and titles in all previous dynasties. In Qing Dynasty, it was regarded as "loyal to SHEN WOO, brave to show great sage" and "warrior sage", just like Confucius "Wen Sheng". The Romance of the Three Kingdoms honored him as the leader of the "Five Tiger Generals" in Shu, and Mao Zonggang called him the "righteous person" of the "Three Wonders of Romance".