In his article on Wei Yan, Shen Bojun said that as a historical figure, Wei Yan surpassed Zhao Yun in talent and contribution to Shu Han, but as a novel figure, Zhao Yun's image was much more glorious than Wei Yan's, even more worthy of respect than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The image of Zhao Yun, which is simply combed out from the History of the Three Kingdoms or History as a Mirror, is undoubtedly thin. Because of Luo Guanzhong's preference for this character, under the carving of Luo Guanzhong, Zhao Cai Yun stood out among the generals of the Three Kingdoms and became one of the readers' favorite generals.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun appeared for the seventh time, and only after the 91st time did he take a curtain call from the book because of his death. This span can be regarded as a star in the Three Kingdoms. At that time, Gongsun Zan crusaded against Yuan Shao and was defeated by Yuan Shao's general Wen Chou. When he fled, "I saw a young general turn out on the left side of the grassy slope. Pegasus took a gun and Wen Chou and Gongsun Zan straight up the hill. Look at that young man, who is eight feet long, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, broad-minded and dignified. He has fought Wen Chou fifty or sixty times, and the outcome is not divided. " Great people came to save the army, and Wen Chou called back his horse. "Grass snake and pulse grey line are thousands of miles apart. When Zhao Yungang appeared, he was an image of saving people from danger, and later development also continued this feature to some extent. Gongsun Zan was naturally overjoyed when a little-known teenager defeated the Hebei star, but strangely enough, Zhao Yun was not raised. Saving Gongsun Zan is not in history. It was invented by Luo Guanzhong, which set the tone for Zhao Yun's bravery.
Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei
The relationship between Zhao Yun and Liu Bei doesn't seem new. Perhaps it is more interesting to discuss the relationship between Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei.
Zhao Yun's bravery was fully demonstrated in Changbanpo. In the last article, it was said that there were only a few figures in the history of the Three Kingdoms for Zhao Yun's savior. In the forty-first chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun's image became real and sensible under the wonderful pen of Luo Guanzhong. Luo Xian shook out a burden and let Mi Fang, Zhang Fei and others say that Zhao Yun betrayed Cao Cao. Zhang Fei, who was as hot as fire, even said, "I'll find him myself and shoot him if I meet him." This makes the reader's heart one of them. Liu Bei firmly believes: "Zilong is in trouble from me, and his heart is as firm as a stone, and he will not be shaken by wealth." On the one hand, Zhao Yun's bravery in killing and riding the savior alone dispelled Zhang Fei's misunderstanding, and at the same time confirmed the mutual trust between the monarch and the minister. On the way to save Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi, Zhao Yun also stabbed Chunyu to save the bound Mi Zhu. In this series of vicious battles, Zhao Yun not only rescued Mrs. Gan and Dou from the disorderly army, but also stabbed more than 50 generals. Winning the green sword from Xia Houen became a weapon in his hand. Zhao Yun's bravery against the four generals made Cao Cao suddenly love him: "What a tiger general! I should be born for it. " With a good order, it is not easy for Zhao Yun to get it. It is Jin Shengtan's novel skill to highlight Zhao Yun's courage from Cao Cao's appreciation of Zhao Yun. When Zhao Yun defeated Zhong You and Zhong You, Wen Pin came to fight. At this moment, Zhao Yun is holding a weak child in his arms, and he is exhausted in the face of the wheel war that started in the middle of the night. Just at this critical moment, Zhang Fei, who suspected Zhao Yun, came and said, "Zilong is quick, I'll go after him myself."
However, Zhang Fei was still not convinced by Zhao Yun, who later joined Liu Bei's team. Before the battle of Guiyang, Liu Bei asked, "Who dares to take Guiyang County?" Zhang Fei is probably not as talkative as Zhao Yun at the moment. Zhao Yunxian said, "I am willing to go." Zhang Fei said angrily, "I'd like to go." Finally, Liu Bei finally handed the task to Zhao Yun. Zhang Fei refused, and Liu Bei drank it back. This is another burden.
When Zhao Yun captured Zhao Fan alive and managed Chen Weiying in the military academy, Zhao Mo was intimidated by Zhao Yun's prestige and surrendered to the city directly. Zhao Fan wants to marry his widow. Luo Guanzhong tampered with the text in Reflections on the Reasons for Zhao Yun's Rejection of Zhao Fan. Zhao Yun, written in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, heard this sentence and screamed: "Since I am your brother, your sister-in-law is also my sister-in-law. How can I do such a disorderly thing? " Some scholars, such as Zhou Siyuan, complained about adding feudal ethics to the figures in the Three Kingdoms period.
However, it can also prove that Zhao Yun is not greedy for beauty. How did Zhao Yun solve the marriage problem? When were his sons Zhao Tong and Zhao Guang born? Although Zhao Yun said that "there are many women in the world", this is the only woman who saw Zhao Yun's possible marriage.
Zhao Yun's achievements in Guiyang deepened Zhang Fei's understanding of Zhao Yun.
Let's look at the battle between Zhang Fei and Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren pretended to be defeated, earning Zhang Fei to go deep into the army alone and be surrounded by Wu Yi's army. Zhang Fei "was helpless, only to see a group of men fighting from the river, one of whom was a general prancing with a gun and confronting Wu Yi." Only one match, Wu Yi was captured alive, defeated the enemy and rescued Zhang Fei. At first sight, it was Zhao. "The contrast between the first time and the second time witnessed the life-and-death friendship between two people who don't know each other very well.
Zhao Yun's character
In the heroic spectrum of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the characters portrayed by the author are all typed, but some minor characters, such as Guan Yu's loyalty and courage, have been added on the basis of the main characters, and he has not forgotten to make up for his pride. Zhang Fei is brave and good at fighting, but he also has the shortcomings of beating and scolding his subordinates after drinking. It goes without saying that Zhao Yun's bravery in fighting, meticulous thinking and calmness in dealing with things among Shu and Han generals have also been recognized by Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang sent an envoy to Wu Dong, asking Zhao Yun to take him back on the appointed date. Liu Bei went to Jiangdong to get married, and Zhuge Liang said, "I made three plans, which are not feasible but not feasible"; After Zhou Yu's death, Zhuge Liang went to Chai Sang to pay his respects, which was also protected by Zhao Yun. From big things to small things, Zhao Yun can win respect with excellent performance.
Zhao Yunchang Banpo rode alone as a savior and became the most famous battle he will be remembered in the future. Fifty-fourth time, when Zhao Yun went to Soochow with Liu Bei to marry Sun Quan's sister. East Wu Guotai took a sword and asked Liu Bei's bodyguard, "Who is this?" Liu Bei told him: "Changshan Zhao Zilong is also." Mrs. Guo suddenly remembered and said, "Is it really when the sun is shining, Nagano is holding a bucket?" Xia was beheaded by Huang Zhong, and Cao Cao took a lot of rations to capture Hanzhong. Huang Zhong lost the rice and didn't return it until noon. Zhaoyun rushed into Cao Jun with people, saved Huang Zhong, and saved the injured Zhang Zhu, and led the horse back to camp. Because since the battle of Hanbo, Zhao Yun has never confronted Cao Jun head-on. Cao Cao no longer knows Zhao Yun's face and asks his men who he will be and who has the courage to be here! Someone told him, "It's Zhao Zilong of Changshan." Cao Cao suddenly remembered Zhao Zilong riding a savior alone: "The former Nagano hero is still there!" Changbanpo is the brightest medal on Zhao Yun's shoulder.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms has made great efforts to interpret history, and faithfully wrote Zhao Yun's "two exhortations"-you know, under the same circumstances, only Zhao Yun's speech was written, and the official history and the author of the novel thought that Zhao Yun's opinion was the most representative, so it was recorded-but the author was able to jump out of history and invent some events to make the characters more full and vivid. "Zhao Zilong beheaded five generals" is such an example. Compared with history, Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi led the army to defend the valley in their later years. The history books did not clearly introduce the situation. Thanks to Luo Guanzhong's ingenious writing, the missing link in history was completely natural.
Zhao Yun in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a general with both wisdom and courage. His "empty camp plan" to scare off Cao Jun in Hanshui is also a classic battle. At that time, Zhao Yun led the troops to retreat. Zhang Yi, the Ministry, suggested closing the stockade gate. Zhao Yun shouted, "Don't close the stockade door! You don't know that when I was in Nagsaka in Dangyang, I was alone and treated Cao Bing like dirt! Now that we have an army and a general, what are we afraid of? " He also ordered the crossbowmen to ambush outside the village. Cao Jun saw that the gate of the village was wide open, and he suspected that there was an ambush, so he turned and retreated. Zhao Yun's army was shot by thousands of arrows. In the panic, Cao Jun was shot dead by an arrow, and a large number of people followed suit, and countless people drowned in the Hanshui River. When Li Zhuowu (or Ye Zhou) read this passage, he excitedly praised: Zilong is not only full of courage, but also full of knowledge.
Careful readers may find that although Luo Guanzhong has a preference for Zhao Yunyou and is satisfied with Zhao Yunyou's image, it is undeniable that Zhao Yun's position in Han Shu Group has not been very high. Liu Bei became the queen of Hanzhong and went to the dining table of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. There is a list of 120 people in front of the desk. This list lists many generals and advisers of Shu Han, even Lai Gong and Li Yan, but there is no Zhao Yun.
The reasonable explanation is that Zhao Yun is a loyal person. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun never showed strong interest in awards, but Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were very concerned. When Zhao Yun took Guiyang, Zhang Fei said angrily, "Zhao Yun can take credit, but I am a useless person." After Huang Zhong was blocked, General Guan Yu heard about it in Jingzhou and said angrily, What did the veteran do and dare to come to me? I'm going to Shu to fight Huang Zhong. In the seventh year of Jianxing, a strong wind blew down the trees in front of the hospital. Zhuge Liang learned a lesson and said, "This wind will definitely damage the generals." When Zhao Yunzi, Zhao Tong and Zhao Guang came to report the death of Prime Minister Zhao Yun, Kong Ming knelt down and cried, "Zilong is dead, the country is missing a pillar, and I am missing an arm." Even the late emperor Liu Chan cried: "I was young, but I died of chaos!" " The main leaders of the country spoke highly of Zilong. This doesn't seem to conform to his actual position.
Even if it doesn't match, we haven't seen any complaints from Chen Shou or Luo Guanzhong.