What does it mean to hate Guan Yu but not Zhang Fei?
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The first half of this couplet means that the bird is locked in a cage, just like its wings are bound by people, and there is no freedom. Here, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are used to bring Guan Yu's situation. The bird here refers to Guan Yu. The second half of the couplet means that time flies when people are on earth. We shouldn't be too demanding. We should give ourselves some space and relax. Excessive pursuit of perfection will only make us too tired. We should learn to take things as they are and leave some space for our lives. This is also a good way of life. The usage of the names Bajie Wukong here is the same as the meaning of the first half sentence. They all want to express what they want to express by borrowing the distinctive character of the characters. It's just that the Eight Rings here belong to the Eight Rings in The Journey to the West, and Wukong is not the Monkey King. Wukong means understanding here.
This pair of couplets is a neat but humorous couplet compiled by people familiar to the public in the four classical novels, but the couplet means to lament that life is alive and bound by various reasons, or that one's understanding is not enough to see something clearly, which makes one's life more tired. I hope I can change the status quo, but I can't. Just a feeling.
What is Guan Yu's weapon in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in history? As we all know, it's a dragon crescent moon blade. The story of Guan Gong riding a red hare all the way and riding this heavy broadsword alone has been circulated since ancient times and has become the most classic ancient hero image in China people's minds. However, is the real history really like this? An adult man weighing not less than 130 kg is riding on horseback with a broadsword with a long handle of not less than 80 kg. Did such a scene really happen during the Three Kingdoms period? The conclusion of modern scientific research is likely to be false.
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In fact, the long-handled broadsword did not appear in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. This weapon first appeared in the Sui Dynasty and prevailed in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Because of its heavy weight, it is not easy to carry, and it is not used when the two armies are at war. At most, it is used as a weapon for honor guards or military drills.
In the era of cold weapons, generally speaking, the weapons used against the enemy on the battlefield should be light, which is conducive to the users to play martial arts. Therefore, in this sense, although Qinglong Crescent Moon Knife conforms to the hero's position, it may not be suitable for the battlefield of the enemy.
For example, there is a record about Guan Yu's beheading of Yan Liang before the war in The Story of the Three Kingdoms: "Shao sent Yan Liang, a general, to attack the Taishou, and Tsao Gong ordered Zhang Liao to be the pioneer. Cover it when you see it, get on the horse and stab it in the crowd. He beheaded it and returned it. He showed the generals what they couldn't do, so he solved the problem of white ponytail. " Through the word "stab", it is not difficult to see that the weapon used by Guan is by no means a "heavy weapon" such as the dragon crescent moon blade, but more likely a light weapon such as a short knife or spear. Therefore, the stories of Guan Yu and Qinglong crescent moon blade are mostly invented by later generations.
What does Guan Yu do? We are all familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, especially many fragments about brotherhood and chivalry. Among them, Guan Yu's "Taoyuan Sanjieyi" is a well-known fragment.
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The chapter "Three Marriages in Taoyuan" tells the story that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei became sworn brothers because of mutual affection. As we all know, before that, they were all unknown people and lived an ordinary life. The legendary life of the three of them also began with the Three Oaths in Taoyuan.
Before, Zhang Fei was a pig killer, while Liu Bei, who had the title of "taking care of humble abode", was only a basket seller. They all maintain their lives in this most common way. We already know what Zhang Fei and Liu Bei do, so what did Guan Yu do before the Three Oaths in Taoyuan? Now let's have a look.
In fact, there is nothing in the book about what Guan Yu did before. But from some of his performances, we can still know what he does.
Guan Yu was originally born in a family of literati, but at that time, literati were not easy to survive. And we all know that when he fled later, Guan Yu had no money and sold dates all the way. We all know that he is on the run at the same time, so naturally he won't buy goods like other regular vendors, and of course he won't rob them. Isn't this obvious exposure? So he had to play by himself, and all the dates he played were sold by himself. Because of his own struggle, this is a career without foundation. Even Guan Yu, who has no potential as a businessman, still makes a living. So Guan Yu's occupation is selling goods.
Sun Quan killed Guan Yu. In history, Guan Yu was finally killed by Sun Quan, which is disputed by many people. Some people think that it is wrong for Sun Quan to kill Guan Yu, but who can say these things clearly?
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In that war-torn era, killing people like Sun Quan was really nothing. Who can guarantee that Sun Quan will be better in Guan Yu's hands? None of us can say for sure. However, history is history, Guan Yu failed in the end, and Guan Yu was also killed. In fact, when Guan Yu was caught, Sun Quan hesitated whether to kill him. When Guan Yu was arrested, Sun Quan's advisers immediately reflected on their own ideas and thought that Guan Yu could not be killed and should be persuaded to surrender. He also said a lot of his own understanding, but Sun Quan decided to kill Guan Yu after several thoughts. So why on earth is this? Guan Yu is such a great man. He is so brave. Isn't it better to surrender? Why did you kill him?
First of all, Guan Yu is Liu Bei's brother, and their friendship is extraordinary. Whether they can persuade him to surrender or not, it is said that Guan Yu is loyal to Liu Bei and bent on surrendering to the Han Dynasty. You should know that Sun Quan was rebellious at that time, so did Guan Yu surrender himself?
Then Guan Yu, a very loyal man, took a fancy to his friendship with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. With his character, he would never betray Liu Bei. Letting him go is tantamount to releasing the tiger to the mountain. In the future, the two will still be together.
Finally, Jingzhou, which Guan Yu is responsible for guarding, is a treasure trove of geomantic omen, and owning this treasure trove greatly enhances Sun Quan's strength. Another is to kill Guan Yu and frame Cao Cao, then Liu Bei will definitely settle accounts with Cao Cao. He just took advantage of it. It can be said that it is several things.
Zhou Yu's fear of Guan is a rare wizard in the world. He is proficient in melody. "Qu Cuo Gu" says that he can still distinguish music when he is drunk; In his early years, he was able to dispatch troops to help Sun Ce defeat Liu You and gain Jiangdong. Later, he assisted Sun Quan, presided over military affairs, and helped Sun Shi stabilize local political power many times. The greatest contribution was to command Battle of Red Cliffs to defeat Cao Cao, thus laying a three-point world situation. Unfortunately, he was very young when he died, so he was jealous of talents.
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Guan Yu is Liu Bei's sworn second brother and general, and he has the courage of thousands of people. He fought many wars with Liu Bei. After Battle of Red Cliffs, Guan Yu was entrusted by Liu Bei to guard Jingzhou, the most complicated place. In 2 19 AD, Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren and Wei to take Pound to Jingzhou. Guan Yu defended first, then took the initiative to attack, led troops to surround Fancheng and defeated Coss. Later, Cao Cao sent reinforcements to Yu Ban, and Guan Yu defeated Yu Ban and killed Pound. Later, Cao Cao sent Huang Xu, Zhang Liao and others to reinforce, and Soochow Lv Meng came to sneak attack. Guan Yu was beaten between Scylla and Charybdis, retreated to Maicheng, fled to Linzhou, and was ambushed and killed.
Zhou Yu and Guan Yu only met once. Zhou Yu lured Liu Bei to Dongwu on the grounds that he wanted to marry Sun Quan's sister, intending to put him under house arrest or kill him. Later, Liu Bei fled with Sun Quan's sister, and Zhou Yu came to chase Liu Bei himself. When he was about to catch up, Guan Yu suddenly jumped out of the mountain with a big knife, which was very scary. Zhou Yu quickly turned his horse's head and ran in the opposite direction. The whole world thinks that Zhou Yu is afraid of Guan Yu. In fact, he was not afraid of Guan Yu, but knew that Liu Bei was ambushed and prepared. Liu Bei is on guard. Of course, Zhou Yu won't chase him. He must have walked back.
Zhang Fei's ancient city called Guan Yu a two-part allegorical saying-everyone knows the misunderstanding. Two-part allegorical saying is a special form of our language. Generally, a sentence is divided into two parts to express the last meaning. The first part is usually a story or a hidden metaphor, which will be explained later Two-part allegorical sayings are gradually created by us in our daily life, with strong national characteristics and life flavor.
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Xiehouyu's special humor makes us feel very interesting and is loved by everyone. There are many ancient two-part allegorical sayings circulating now. For example, the two-part allegorical saying of Zhang Fei's ancient city called Guan Yu is derived from the story. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are sworn brothers. At that time, when Zhang Fei was a county magistrate, he learned that Guan Yu had taken refuge in Cao Cao and was very sad. He cursed Guan Yu in the back garden for being heartless.
When Cao Cao attacked Xiao Pei, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei broke through in the melee, and Guan Yu was surrounded by Cao Cao and escorted Liu Bei's family. Cao Cao cherished Guan Yu very much and wanted him to be used by himself, so he asked Zhang Liao to be a lobbyist, hoping that Guan Yu could be under his command. In order to ensure the safety of Liu Bei's family, Guan can only temporarily pretend to surrender to Cao Cao for his use.
Cao Cao cherished Guan Yu very much and gave Guan Yu all his red rabbits. At that time, Guan Yu helped Cao Cao kill his opponent Liang Wenqiu in return for his kindness. Zhang Fei didn't know these things, thinking that Guan Yu had completely forgotten the pledge of allegiance, surrendered to Cao Cao and betrayed his brother Liu Bei, so he scolded Guan Yu in the ancient city. This is a misunderstanding. Later, this story became a misunderstanding that Zhang Fei cursed Guan Yu.