Cao Cao wanted to kill Lu Bu not only because of what Liu Bei said, but because Cao Cao felt that he could not control Lu Bu from Lu Bu's behavior, and he was likely to be backfired by Lu Bu in the end, so he simply killed him.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos and all heroes rose up. After Dong Zhuo took the emperor to command the princes, various places fell into a situation of warlords' melee. Although the eighteen miles of princes attacked Dong Zhuo, they still failed in the end. After Dong Zhuo died at the hands of Lu Bu, the world was in chaos. The warlords attacked each other. In the end, after Emperor Xian of Han fell into Cao Cao, Cao Cao began to use the emperor to command the princes and became the most powerful separatist force.
At that time, Liu Bei had just taken over Xuzhou , but he was beaten by Lu Bu and had to surrender to Cao Cao. Later, Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeated Lu Bu together. Lu Bu can be said to be the most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms period at that time. There is a saying that "the red rabbit in the horse, and the Lu Bu in the people". At that time, Lu Bu wanted to surrender to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was also very moved, but due to Liu Bei's words, Cao Cao eventually killed Lu Bu. Let's talk about why Cao Cao killed Lu Bu:
1. Lu Bu's past experience made him lose his credit
Lu Bu first defected to Ding Yuan , then killed Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo. He was hit by a beauty trap under Dong Zhuo, and eventually killed Dong Zhuo. It is undeniable that Lu Bu is indeed a rare general, but doing too many treacherous things naturally makes people doubt his character. Cao Cao was also afraid that Lu Bu would backfire him in the future, so he did not dare to use Lu Bu.
2. Cao Cao's personal personality determines Lu Bu's life and death
Cao Cao can be said to be a hero of a generation, and he is suspicious by nature. Since he dare not reuse Lu Bu, if he is let go, he may pose a great threat to himself in the future, so he simply killed him. Moreover, Liu Bei and Lu Bu had a great hatred at the beginning. Killing Lu Bu could also buy Liu Bei's hearts, which can be said to have multiple goals.
Why do you think Cao Cao killed Lu Bu? Is it really because of what Liu Bei said? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.
