Throughout the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang has always given us the feeling that everything is clear to us since he came out of the mountain. He was calm and unmoved even by landslides. He never showed weakness when faced with any failure.
When Liu Bei died, Zhuge Liang took over the power of Shu. He understood the weight of the burden on his shoulders, but he did not express his depression on his face.
Although Zhuge Liang tried hard to control his emotions, he ultimately failed to control his emotions when faced with the death of Zhao Yun and Zhang Bao's death.
Faced with the death of Zhao Yun, who had followed him throughout his military life, Zhuge Liang felt extremely sad and fell to the ground and burst into tears. However, not long after, Zhang Fei 's son Zhang Bao also died of serious injuries after falling from the mountain. This time Zhuge Liang's reaction was stronger than the last time.
So, a question arises in front of us, why did Zhuge Liang only feel sad when Zhao Yun died, but Zhang Bao's early death made Zhuge Liang cry so much that he vomited blood? Today, let’s talk about the story.
The old man Zhao Yun
As a general who fought in the world with the late emperor Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, who lived into the Liu Chan period, has become the oldest living fossil in Shu like Zhuge Liang. In Zhao Yun's own words: "I have been fighting with the late emperor for half my life since I was a boy!" Zhao Yun's achievements in fighting all his life are so shining.
Since Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei in Jingzhou , Battle of Bowangpo, Zhao Yun was ordered to lure the enemy deep, and successfully completed the task of Xiahou Dun's army into the encirclement. In the Battle of Changbanpo , Zhao Yun relied on his own courage to fight in and out of hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops, and rescued Liu Chan.
Later, when Mrs. Sun returned to Soochow , Zhao Yun was the first to react and rescue Liu Chan. It can be said that Zhao Yun really went through life and death for Liu Bei, especially Liu Chan, who has a close relationship with Zhao Yun.
Later, when the Five Tiger Generals were conferred, Zhao Yun became one of the Five Tigers because of his merit and qualifications. Many years later, among the five tiger generals, Guan Yu Zhang Fei died due to Soochow, Huang Zhong also died in the battle with Soochow.
Liu Bei himself became depressed and ill because of the defeat at Yiling, and died of illness in Baidi City. At this point, Zhao Yun has become one of the few remaining veterans of the late emperor in Zhuge Liang's hands. Although Liu Bei's death made Zhao Yun a little confused for a while.
But looking at Adou, Zhao Yun put aside all confusion and chose to continue fighting for the Kingdom of Shu. Zhao Yun was an active figure in the Southern Expedition Meng Huo and the first Northern Expedition. However, after the first Northern Expedition, seventy-five-year-old Zhao Yun ushered in the end of his life.
passed away with regret for the failure of the great cause of the Shu Kingdom. Zhao Yun's death meant that the Shu Kingdom lost another general. It also meant that the veteran generals from the late emperor Liu Bei's period had basically withered away, leaving only a few people.
General Huzi Zhang Bao
Zhang Bao is different from Zhao Yun. As the son of the second generation general Zhang Fei, Zhang Bao was chosen by Zhuge Liang as the new generation general at the beginning or more.
As a new generation of generals, Zhang Bao's greatest assets are his boldness, carefulness, youthfulness and promise, and Zhang Bao himself is also an extremely outstanding young general.
When Liu Bei was conquering Wu, he gradually acquired the experienced Guan Xing Zhang Bao. When Zhuge Liang left Qishan for the sixth time, they already had the ability to stand on their own, enough to be regarded as Zhuge Liang's right-hand man.
Zhang Bao made great achievements in the battle against Wu, which made Liu Bei sigh with emotion as the "tiger son of the general". Since then, Zhang Bao has also been used as a trump card by Liu Bei. Under Zhuge Liang's command, he also made many achievements with Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition , and became the successor of the older generation of Shu generals.
However, it can only be said that it is not a holiday. Zhang Bao accidentally fell into a mountain stream while chasing Guo Huai Sun Li. His life entered a countdown. Within two years, he suffered internal injuries caused by falling into the mountain stream. And when he passed away, it really made people feel jealous of the talented person.
This time, after learning the news of Zhang Bao's death, Zhuge Liang was even more grieved, and even vomited blood, leaving the root cause of his illness. Why did Zhuge Liang have two completely different attitudes towards the death of Zhao Yun and the death of Zhang Bao?
The reason is revealed
In fact, this cannot be blamed on Zhuge Liang for favoring one over the other. On some levels, this should be the attitude Zhuge Liang should have. The reason why Zhuge Liang had such a reaction was fundamentally caused by the slight differences between Zhao Yun and Zhang Bao.
The first difference is the difference in age. Although it is true that Zhao Yun is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for decades, it also means that Zhao Yun is already very old at this moment.
According to the records of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Three Kingdoms", when Zhuge Liang went on his first Northern Expedition, Zhao Yun was already an old man who was over seventy years old.
For such an old and strong warrior, although his ability can still compete with that of young people, in the Three Kingdoms era when life was generally short, it was rare for a veteran to live into his seventies.
Being old means that Zhao Yun has reached the last stage of his life, so Zhuge Liang will not be too surprised no matter when Zhao Yun dies, because Zhuge Liang is already prepared to say goodbye to Zhao Yun. However, when the news of Zhao Yun's death came, Zhuge Liang was still unable to control himself with grief.
Decades of fate all disappeared with the death of Zhao Yun. Zhuge Liang felt so helpless in the face of the decline of the former emperor's old ministers. Apart from crying in sorrow, he could not do anything else. .
Zhang Bao was different. As a young general, he was in the prime of his life. Just as he was inheriting his father's ambition to contribute to the Kingdom of Shu, Zhang Bao ended up dying young because of a misfortune.
Ordinary people felt sorry for him, let alone Zhuge Liang, who held the power of the Shu Kingdom. Faced with the untimely death of a young talent, Zhuge Liang was not mentally prepared to lose Zhang Bao at all.
Secondly, the roles of the two are different. Zhao Yun was already over seventy years old during Liu Chan's reign. As the only one of the Five Tiger Generals still alive, his role at this moment is actually more like a symbol. The symbol of Shu's generals.
Zhao Yun was evaluated by the late emperor Liu Bei as a courageous person. After following Liu Bei into Hanzhong , he never had the opportunity to make contributions alone. Changbanpo 's seven entries and seven exits became the starting point and end point of Zhao Yun's reputation as a hero. After that, Zhao Yun's chance to make achievements alone was basically gone.
As he gets older, Zhao Yun has become the idol in the hearts of every new generation military commander in the Shu Kingdom, but he is just an idol. Zhang Bao is different. As a second-generation general, he was in his prime during Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, and he is one of the few talents in Shu who can truly be called the backbone.
As Zhang Fei's son, Zhang Fei's bravery is vividly reflected in him, but Zhang Fei's alcoholism, whipping soldiers and a series of bad habits can not be found in Zhang Bao. Such an outstanding new generation Talents are what Zhuge Liang needs to value and what Shu needs.
You must know that all the new generation talents of Shu were destroyed after Liu Bei's defeat at Yiling. Shamoke, Fu Tong and other outstanding generals were all killed in this battle. Facing the surviving Zhang Bao, Zhuge Liang was naturally very pleased and regarded Zhang Bao very highly.
Therefore, Zhang Bao's death means that Shu has lost a new generation of talents. How can Zhuge Liang not be sad? In unbearable pain, Zhuge Liang, who was struggling to hold on, would vomit blood repeatedly.
In general, Zhuge Liang feels sorry for Zhao Yun because of his feelings, while he feels sorry for Zhang Bao because no one can use the future of Shu.What do you think about this?
