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After the Shu Han was destroyed, how was Guan Yu's family treated?

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court was corrupt and the Yellow Turban Army rebelled. Liu Yan, the herdsman of Yizhou, issued a notice to recruit troops. A man who was seven feet five inches tall, with ears hanging down from his shoulders and hands above his knees, shook his head and sighed after looking at the list. At this time, a voice suddenly came from behind: "A man doesn't want to serve the country, so why are he sighing here?"

Liu Bei stills

The man looked back and saw a leopard. A dark-faced man with a ring on his head and eyes was standing behind him. The man hurriedly raised his hands and said: "May I ask your surname?" The black-faced man was also very cheerful and replied: "A certain Zhang Mingfei, named Yide, lived in Zhuo County for a long time. His family still has some land, and he kills pigs and sells wine. To make a living. I usually like to make friends with heroes in the world. I saw you just looking at the list and lamenting, so I asked. "

Zhang Fei stills

Hearing that the other party is a rich man, the man can't help but look at him. He showed joy and hurriedly revealed his identity: "I am originally from the Han Dynasty clan. My surname is Liu, my given name is Bei, and my given name is Xuande. I was worried when I saw the Yellow Turban Army causing chaos. I wanted to destroy the thieves and calm the people, but I couldn't even afford weapons. , I can only sigh here." Zhang Fei laughed, patted Liu Bei on the shoulder and said, "Things that can be solved with money are no big deal. Let's go back and sell the manor."

Three Brothers in Taoyuan

Liu Bei was overjoyed and thought: "I'll have to look at the almanac when I go back today to remember this date. With such a rich man, why should I worry about succeeding in my great career?" Then Liu Bei happily followed Zhang Fei to the village hotel for a drink. When the two of them were waiting for their son to be served in the hotel, a man with a heavy face suddenly burst in outside the door. As soon as he entered the door, he hurriedly shouted: "Waiter, get me a few bowls of wine quickly. I have to rush after drinking." I’m going to join the army!”

Guan Yu stills

Liu Bei saw that this man was no ordinary person, so he invited him to share the table with him. After the man sat down, Liu Bei asked him his name and origin. Like Zhang Fei, this man is also cheerful. Not only did he tell Liu Bei that his name was Guan Yu, but he also carried a murder case on his back, had killed people in Hedong, and had been wandering in the rivers and lakes for many years. Liu Bei really didn't expect that he could be so honest when they first met. When he heard that Guan Yu was going to join the army, Liu Bei wooed him: "It's better to work with me than with others. We brothers can still take care of each other."

Guan Yu was still a wanted criminal at the time, and he thought that joining the army would be punished. Others refused, so Liu Bei agreed. Later, at Zhang Fei's suggestion, the three of them became brothers in Taoyuan. They probably would not have thought that many years later, Liu Bei would become the founding emperor of Shu Han, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would also become famous generals in the world. But it is a pity that the second half of the three people's lives went downhill. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were killed, and Liu Bei failed to conquer Soochow and died of illness in Baidi City.

The different situations of the descendants of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu

As for the descendants of the three people, the situations are also completely different. As a member of the royal family, Liu Chan surrendered, but his emaciated camel was bigger than a horse. Although the Emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty humiliated him in every possible way, he did not take his life. Therefore, the descendants of the Liu family also became princes of the Western Jin Dynasty. Zhang Fei's descendants did not do well. Not only did they save the lives of their entire family, but they were also named marquises by the Emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty. After the fall of Shu Han, all the descendants of Guan Yu were wiped out.

Why were Guan Yu’s entire family wiped out, but Zhang Fei’s descendants were safe and sound? Mainly because Zhang Fei's political layout is relatively clever.

First of all, from the perspective of his son's career development, Zhang Fei advocated advocating literature and martial arts, and being prepared for both civil and military affairs. In many people's minds, Zhang Fei is a rough guy. But that's just an image in Luo Guanzhong's novel. Zhang Fei in history was not only good at drawing pictures of beauties, but he might also be a handsome man. So when it came to choosing a career for his son, he asked his two sons to make different choices.

Still photo of Zhang Fei

The eldest son Zhang Bao served in the army, and the second son Zhang Shao served in literature. Eggs cannot be put in one basket, so that even if one son dies, there will be another son to inherit the family business. In fact, this is exactly the case. Zhang Bao died young, and after the fall of the Shu Han Dynasty, Zhang Shao followed Liu Chan to the Jin Dynasty and preserved his family. However, Guan Yu's two sons, Guan Ping and Guan Xing, both joined the army and died on the battlefield.

Still photos of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei

Secondly, Zhang Fei chose a powerful marriage partner. As we all know, Zhang Fei's two daughters were both married to Liu Chan. As Liu Chan's father-in-law, Zhang Fei's family must be extremely prominent. In addition to the Shu Han forces, Zhang Fei also has a good relative, the Xiahou family.

Zhang Fei stills

In 200 AD, when Zhang Fei followed Liu Bei to retreat to Xuzhou, he robbed a woman who was going out of the city to collect firewood. This woman is Xiahou. Her uncle is Xiahou Yuan, a famous general of Cao Wei, and her elder brother is Xiahou Ba, a general of Cao Wei. The Xiahou clan was quite powerful in Cao Wei and was deeply trusted by Cao Cao. Therefore, when the Shu Han Dynasty fell, there was a Xiahou clan in the Western Jin Dynasty who spoke for Zhang Fei's clan, and they would not be implicated.

But Guan Yu’s wife did not even have a name in history, and she must not have come from a wealthy family. After great difficulty, Sun Quan of Soochow proposed to marry his daughter, but Guan Yu refused. Without the help of external forces, after the demise of the Shu Han Dynasty, it would be alone and in a passive position.

In the end, Guan Yu killed Pang De and made a great enemy. In the Battle of Xiangfan, Guan Yu flooded seven armies and captured Yu Jin and Pang De. Guan Yu wanted Pang De to surrender, but Pang De refused and even scolded Liu Bei. Guan Yu then cut off Pang De's head. Pound also has four sons, who must avenge their father. When Zhong Hui and Deng Ai attacked Shu Han, Pang De's son Pang Hui went with the army. After Shu was defeated, Pang Hui found Guan Yu's descendants and killed them all. Although Zhang Fei also killed many people, he did not form such a deadly feud. So Guan Yu's family was wiped out, but Zhang Fei's family was safe and sound.