Zhao Yun , in the Romance of Legend, is a brave general who is the best in the three armies. He rushed left and right among the tens of thousands of Cao troops on Changbanpo, as if he had entered a no-man's land, and rescued Mrs. Gan and Xiao A Dou. In official history, Zhao Yun was also very powerful and led the Changshan County Yi to join Gongsun Zan . He was Gongsun Zan's cavalry general and he was brave enough to take the lead every time he fought. Zhao Yun was in 191 AD. Zhao Yun surrendered to Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan died in battle in 199 AD. It took another year (200 AD) before he surrendered to Liu Bei. Therefore, Zhao Yun was under Gongsun Zan for several years, but he was not valued. Why is this? Based on relevant historical materials, the analysis is as follows.
First of all, Zhao Yun is not a confidant of Gongsun Zan.
Changshan County where Zhao Yun is located is affiliated with Jizhou . It was originally under the jurisdiction of Yuan Shao . Many heroes in Jizhou defected to Yuan Shao, the family of the fourth generation and the Three Dukes, and became Yuan Shao's generals, but Zhao Yun did the opposite and abandoned Yuan and returned to Gongsun. Zhao Yun traveled thousands of miles from Changshan County, Jizhou to Gongsun Zan, and it was difficult to gain Gongsun Zan's trust because Gongsun Zan suspected that Zhao Yun was probably a spy sent by Yuan Shao. Even if Zhao Yun was not a spy sent by Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan would not trust Zhao Yun.
In ancient times, a general trusted his clan most, such as his cousins Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan, followed by fellow villagers. Gongsun Zan trusted the people of Liaoxi Lingzhi (now Qian'an, Hebei), so he trusted more. Zhao Yun is neither a relative of Gongsun Zan nor a fellow villager of Gongsun Zan, so it is difficult for him to be trusted, so he is not a close confidant of Gongsun Zan.
Secondly, Zhao Yun and Liu Bei have a deep friendship.
The ancient generals were very suspicious of their subordinates, but Zhao Yun had a relationship with Liu Bei who was temporarily dependent on Gongsun Zan, which had to make Gongsun Zan suspicious. At that time, Zhao Yun was a general of Gongsun Zan, and Liu Bei was only temporarily dependent on Gongsun Zan, and had strong independence and could leave at any time. Although Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan are classmates, they are studying at Lu Zhi , but they know people but not their hearts. If Liu Bei turns to the scene, contact Gongsun Zan's subordinates and annexes Gongsun Zan, it is also very likely (refer to Liu Bei's entry into Sichuan and take the opportunity to seize Liu Zhang 's Yizhou ). Zhao Yun not only had a good relationship with Liu Bei, but also had a deep relationship. What should Gongsun Zan think in his heart?
In order to test Zhao Yun, Gongsun Zan temporarily "lent" Zhao Yun to Liu Bei and asked Zhao Yun to follow Liu Bei to fight to control the cavalry for him. Zhao Yun was happy to look forward to it, and this action undoubtedly widened the distance between Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun.
Third, Zhao Yun has his own ideas.
In ancient times, a person's loyalty was most valued, and the loyalty of subordinates to the chief generals. Even if the Lord General issues incredible orders, the general should execute them without hesitation.
And Zhao Yun is not a person who only obeys the order of the commander and general. He knows the righteousness and understands the truth. He wants to assist a wise ruler and do a great cause. He saw that Yuan Shao had a false reputation and was not a wise ruler, so he abandoned Yuan Shao and came to join Gongsun Zan with his reputation. But Gongsun Zan was still a wise ruler in his early days, and was more and more cruel later.
At that time, the Guard of Youzhou was Liu Yu . Gongsun Zan was controlled by him and was just a general of Youzhou Mu Liu Yu. However, Gongsun Zan did not take Liu Yu seriously. In the battle with Liu Yu, he killed him and occupied the entire Youzhou. After occupying Youzhou, he became even more arrogant and extravagant and imposed heavy taxes on the people, and the people lived in dire straits.
In order to enjoy, Gongsun Zan dug more than ten trenches in Yijing Linyi River, built five or six feet of soil mounds, and built camps on them. Gongsun Zan lived in it and only allowed his wives and concubines to enter, and men over seven years old were not allowed to enter. After he moved in, he rarely came out, let alone fought. Because Gongsun Zan was unpopular with the people, he was defeated and burned himself in the battle with Yuan Shao.
Gongsun Zan's actions are a thousand miles away from the standard of a wise ruler who implements benevolent government in Zhao Yun's mind. Therefore, Zhao Yun later lent his excuse to hold a funeral for his brother, so he left Gongsun Zan and never returned.
Later, when Liu Bei was conquering the country's troops to conquer Eastern Wu and avenged Guan Yu , Zhao Yun jumped out and persuaded Liu Bei to put national affairs first, put down his private grudges, and attack Wei first. From this we can see that Zhao Yun is not a subordinate who is obedient and obedient. He has his own ideas.
Conclusion
In official history, Zhao Yun was an ideal and ambitious young man during the Three Kingdoms period. However, because he was born at the wrong time, he voted for the wrong lord. After several years under Gongsun Zan, he was not valued by Gongsun Zan. There are three main reasons above: Zhao Yun is not Gongsun Zan's confidant, and he has a good relationship with Liu Bei, and he has his own ideas. .
(This article mainly refers to " Three Kingdoms ")
