Cao Cao tried his best to win over Guan Yu. What prevented him from getting what he wanted?

Hello, everyone, I'm Xiao Ou. Today, I want to tell you a story that happened between Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Guan Yu. It is said that we are in Cao Cao's camp and our hearts are in Han.

Liu Bei kept a low profile around Cao Cao for a while, and finally he, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu took the opportunity to escape from Cao Cao and return to Xuzhou. Liu Bei thought that he could do a great job with his family, but Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou again and Liu Bei was defeated again. The three brothers were separated in the war.

At that time, Cao Cao said to the generals, "I cherish this man with superb martial arts very much and want him to work for me." It is better to persuade him to surrender. " Later, Zhang Liao came to Tu Shan alone to explain his purpose and interests. Guan Yu also knew his predicament and put forward three surrender conditions: (1) only surrender to the Han Dynasty, not to Cao Cao; (2) Give preferential treatment to yisow to ensure its safety; (3) When you hear from Liu Bei, go and see him at once. Cao Cao thinks that Han Xian Di is in his hands, the first one is meaningless, and the second one is not worth mentioning. The supply and security of Liu Bei's two wives are trivial matters.

However, if you get news of Liu Bei, Guan Yu will immediately resign him, which is not healthy at all. Cao Ti disagreed with this condition. However, Zhang Jiang has another view. He believes that the key to the matter is not the conditions put forward by Guan Yu, but the material treatment. He said to Cao Cao: Everything is just and kind. The prime minister should give him more goodwill to influence him, and don't worry about disobedience! Upon hearing this, Cao Cao accepted Zhang Liao's opinion and apparently agreed to three items.

After returning to Xuchang, Cao Cao made him a general. Guan Yu accepted it gladly when he saw that it was sealed by Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. Later, Cao Cao gave a big banquet, and all the counselors and warriors "treated Guan Gong with courtesy and sat down for a while;" And prepare brocade and gold and silver utensils to send. " Guan Gong did not refuse, but sent someone to give what he received to his two sisters-in-law for them to keep. After coming to Xuchang, Cao Cao gave a big banquet; To send a beautiful woman, Guan Yu gave her to her sister-in-law as a maid; Cao Cao also measured Guan Yu's figure and made a beautiful brocade as a gift. Guan Yu smiles to his face. He only wears it inside every day, and the outside is covered with old brocade grass. Cao Cao smiled and asked him, "Why is Yunshang so frugal?" Guan Yu replied, "It's not that I'm frugal, but that old brocade robe was given by my brother Liu Bei. Wearing it is like seeing my brother every day. I dare not forget my brother's old gift with the new gift of the Prime Minister, so I put it on. " Cao Cao was not happy when he heard this, but he still smiled and concealed it, and only influenced him with "great kindness and great virtue." After the banquet, Guan Yu looked at Yunshang's strange beard and asked, "How many beards does Yunshang have?" Guan Yu casually replied: "There are probably hundreds, and maybe three or five will fall in autumn. In winter, I will wrap it in gauze with soap to prevent it from falling off too much. " The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart. In order to "please" Guan Yu, Cao Cao immediately had a beautiful bag made of gauze for Guan Yu to protect his beard.

Another day, Cao Cao saw that Guan Yunchang's mount was very thin and asked, "Why is the horse so thin?" Immediately ordered to lead the horse, but the horse is not only magnificent, but also red as fire, without a hair. Cao Cao pointed to his horse and asked Guan if he had seen it. Guan Yu was surprised: is it red without a horse? "Cao Cao immediately prepared a saddle and gave it to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu was surprised and delighted at the sight of giving him this BMW, and immediately thanked him. Cao Cao said unhappily, "I sent you things many times, but I didn't see you bow down." Today, I only give you a pony. I saw that you not only accepted it happily, but also bowed again and again. Why are you doing this? " Guan Yu replied, "I know this horse can walk thousands of miles every day." I got this horse. If I know my brother's whereabouts, I will see him soon. How can I be unhappy? " Cao Cao was very unhappy. Later, Liu Bei appeared, really hung up the golden seal, rode thousands of miles alone, passed five customs and killed six generals, and turned around Liu Bei.

Cao Cao's retention of Guan Yu was kind and sincere, but he was still determined to carry out his three principles. So why did Guan Yu obey Liu Bei's will so indestructibly? Everyone thinks Guan Yu values righteousness over profit. But in fact, Guan Yu is not a saint. Among other conditions, he is also a bit famous. For example, Liu Bei later promoted the king of Hanzhong, making him the first of the five generals. He was very unhappy when he heard that Huang Zhong was among them. He felt that a veteran like Huang Zhong was among the five generals at the same time, which was an insult to him. It can be seen that sometimes Guan Yu not only pays attention to fame and fortune, but also haggles over every ounce!

So saying "righteousness" and "benefit" can't answer this question. Guan Yu's determination to vote for Liu Bei is clear and firm. It is not so much that he abandoned Cao for Liu because of his loyalty, but that he is "like-minded" with Liu, Guan and Zhang. When he was with Liu Bei, Liu didn't give Guan Yu much reward, but the three of them were brothers and sisters and didn't seek a common life. But this willingness to die together makes the world admire it, relying on this kind of "like-minded", which began with "Taoyuan sworn".

I think the three vows of Liu Guan and Zhang Taoyuan are different from the general vows. From the beginning, they had a clear political purpose, that is, to calm the yellow turban insurrectionary and help the Han Dynasty. When Liu Bei met Zhang Fei for the first time, he introduced himself to him and said, "I am a relative of the Han family, and my surname is Liu Mingbei. Today, I heard that the Yellow Scarf advocates chaos and is determined to break the thief and protect the people. I can't hate it, so I sigh. " The three of them said in their vows: "Although they miss Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, although their surnames are different, they are brothers after all, so we should make concerted efforts to help the poor and serve the country ... Under the guidance of this oath, they will oppose everything that is not conducive to the Han Dynasty. For the yellow turban insurrectionary army, they participated in the pacification; For Dong Zhuo, they took part in the crusade; Where is Cao Cao? At first I didn't understand its purpose, and there was some contact between us. However, the more later, the adulterer "Han Xiang, really a Chinese thief" exposed his political ambitions. In this way, Cao Cao and Liu Bei tried to prosper the Han Dynasty on the one hand. This is the incompatibility between fire and water on the big goal, which is called the incompatibility between ambition and Tao. Liu Zhang is based on Xing Han. Cao Cao's aim is to destroy the Han Dynasty, and the aims and ideals of both sides are so sharply opposed. How do two people like this cooperate?

In history, although Liu Bei did not publicize Guan Yu everywhere to show common interests, he revealed a regular principle of selecting, recruiting and appointing talents from the opposite side with concrete actions, especially the fact that Guan Yu was "in the heart, in the Han Dynasty": "Like-minded people can achieve something."

So, let's call it a day. See you next time.