Why didn't Liu Feng send troops to save Guan Yu?

Liu Feng refused to send troops to save Guan Yu. According to historical records, Liu Feng thought that he had just captured the land of Shang Yong, fearing that sending troops would lead to emptiness in Shang Yong and loss of three counties in Shang Yong. In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is written that Liu Bei wanted to make Liu Feng a prince and was discouraged by Guan Yu, so Liu Feng was dissatisfied with Guan Yu and refused to send troops.

Liu Feng was originally named Koufeng, and his uncle Liu Bi was of the same clan as Liu Bei. When Liu Bei was attached to Jingzhou Liu Biao, he was in his forties. Without a son, he adopted Liu Biao's nephew Koufeng as his adopted son. At that time, Koufeng was about a teenager, and Liu Bei changed his name to Liu Feng and fought bravely. When he captured Xichuan, Liu Feng "fought bravely" and repeatedly made meritorious deeds. Later, he followed Liu Bei to capture Hanzhong.

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Cultural belief

Taoism regards Guan Yu as "Guan Sheng Di Jun", which is often called "Guan Di", and is one of the four handsome protectors of Taoism.

The belief of Buddhism in Guan Yunchang is limited to sacrifice, and there is no prayer, praise or sacrifice ceremony. In Tibetan Buddhism, there are many masters who have written down rituals for praise, such as Master Zhang Jia, Master Tu Guan, King Dabao of the Present Age and A Qiu Rinpoche of Yaqing Temple. The learned Rinpoche also wrote a short article praising Guan Yunchang.