His deification began in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was revered as an emperor by Confucianism, by Buddhism as Protector Jialan, and by Taoism as a god. He could be called the most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms.
In real history, he can only be regarded as a medium-level military general. does not have to kill Hua Xiong with warm wine , nor can he kill six generals through five passes, nor does he use the Qinglong Yanyue Sword .
Liu Chan posthumously named him " Zhuang Miaohou ". This is an evil posthumous title , which shows that at that time, people did not think highly of him. But he is indeed the embodiment of loyalty and our belief in loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, which no one can replace.
He is from Shanxi. He killed a bully in his early years and fled his hometown to live in Youzhou. It happened that Liu Bei had just started his business. There were no files at that time. As long as you have the ability, no matter how dark the background is, you can use it.
Liu Bei broke up with Cao Cao and went to Yuan Shao . He was defeated and captured alive. Love at first sight also exists between men. Cao Cao fell in love with him when he saw him and tried his best to keep him. But he has his own heart. No matter how sugar-coated Cao Cao is, he only has Liu Bei in his heart. Because of this matter, everyone in the world says that his loyalty is as high as the sky .
Although he did not kill Wen Chou, he did kill Yan Liang. This was also to repay Cao Cao's kindness. In this battle, he charged on horseback, breaking through layers of enemy troops, and took off Yan Liang's head among the thousands of troops, creating a legend in the Three Kingdoms era when there were so many powerful generals.
After Liu Bei captured the four counties of Jingzhou, he asked him to guard it. During this period, he had no outstanding achievements, but there was an incident that highlighted his bravery. He was once shot by a stray arrow, and in order to completely solve the hidden danger, he needed surgery. The famous scene appeared, he and the generals were drinking and chatting, while the doctor was cutting the flesh next to him, and blood flowed everywhere. Thinking about the picture makes me shudder, but he can talk and laugh with ease. This kind of heroism is unmatched by .
Liu Bei launched the Battle of Hanzhong , Huang Zhong killed the commander of Cao's army Xia Houyuan , and Cao Cao personally led the army to Hanzhong to put out the fire. He seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack on Xiangfan. When it rained heavily, he took advantage of the rising Han River to flood the Seventh Army. He surrendered Yu Jin, one of the five good generals of Cao Wei, and killed Xiliang. The famous general Pound has a powerful reputation in China . In the end,
was defeated in Maicheng because of his arrogance, and was ambushed by Ma Zhong, and died in Linju. Liu Chan named him "Zhuang Miaohou", which roughly means that he was brave but had no achievements and was not worthy of his name. This was an evil posthumous title, which showed that people did not think highly of him at that time.
Why can he be called the Martial Saint by later generations?
In the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, folk literature emerged. His image of loyalty and righteousness won the hearts of the people, so he gradually became a myth and even entered the martial arts temple.
In the martial Yuan Dynasty , his popularity among the people was even higher. The court also actively promoted the idea of loyalty to the emperor and directly named him King Wucheng. replaced Jiang Taigong in the Wum Temple.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, he was named Martial Saint, achieving a counterattack on the road to becoming a god.
No matter what era we are in, we all need heroes. Maybe he is not perfect, but he is indeed the embodiment of loyalty and our belief. pays tribute to him here!
