It is said that Guan Yu was ordered to guard Jingzhou. At that time, the general of Wu was Lu Su, who took care of the overall situation, so his relationship with Guan Yu was handled very well. However, Jingzhou guarded by Guan Yu was borrowed from Dongwu, so Sun Quan of Wu has been urging Lu Su to find a way to get Jingzhou back. Lu Su is a loyal minister and embarrassed to ask for it, but national affairs must be given priority, so Lu Su thought of a way to ask Guan Yu for it.

Lu Su knew Guan Yu was difficult to talk to, so he had to find a way to deal with him. Lu Su sent someone to invite Guan Yu to dinner. Guan Yu certainly knew that this was a trap of Wu, but he was very proud, so he felt that there was nothing to be afraid of in the Dragon Pool and Tiger Cave, not to mention "Jiangdong Rat"! Guan Yu generously agreed.

Lu Su took Guan Yu to the territory of Wu, and then personally toasted Guan Yu. After a while, he asked Guan Yu when to borrow Jingzhou. Before Guan Yu could speak, Zhou Cang behind him suddenly asked Lu Su when the borrowed Dongfeng would be returned. Lu Su didn't expect Zhou Cang to ask, so he was speechless. The soldiers in ambush suddenly rushed out. Guan Yu suddenly shouted, pulled out his sword and scolded Zhou Cang, saying, "How dare you interrupt us!" Lu Su pretended to kill Zhou Cang, and hurried to persuade Guan Yu. Guan Yu suddenly put the sword around Lu Su's neck, and Lu Su and Jiangdong people were scared to change color.

Guan Yu followed Lu Su to the riverside, and then got on the boat and returned to Jingzhou.

Going to the meeting with a single knife comes from the biography of the Three Kingdoms Wu Shu Lu Su: "Su invited Yu to meet each other, and each stationed in a hundred paces, but invited the general to go to the meeting with a single knife." Interpretation: single knife: a knife refers to a person. It turned out that Guan Yu only took a knife and a few followers to Lu Su's party. Later, it generally refers to a person taking risks to keep an appointment. There is a feeling of praising the wisdom and courage of the participants.

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In the 20th year of Jian 'an (2 15), Liu Bei refused to return Jingzhou after occupying Yizhou. Sun Quan ordered Monroe to forcibly capture Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang counties, and ordered Lu Su to guard Baqiu (now Yueyang, Hunan) to guard against Guan Yu's reinforcements. After Lv Meng fell into three counties, Guan Yu really went south and was blocked by Lu Su. Lu Su focused on the overall situation. In order to persuade Guan Yu to maintain the alliance, he invited Guan Yu to the appointed place for talks.

Before the negotiation, Lu Su's subordinates were worried that the other party would have a "banquet at the Hongmen Gate" and did not agree with him to venture to see Guan Yu. But from the overall situation, Lu Su resolutely took several ministries and attended the meeting.

At the negotiating table, regardless of the danger, Lu Su argued that "his voice was harsh and his words were very sharp", refuting Guan Yu's blushing and arguing. In particular, Lu Su's bold remarks made Guan Yu speechless: "When Liu Bei was in Changbanpo, he was short of horses and tried his best. The Lord of the State of Wu sympathized with Liu Beiju because he had no fixed place, so he gave up his love and borrowed Jingzhou to help him and give him asylum.

But Liu Bei pretended to be having an affair and became Yizhou, trying to annex Jingzhou. This kind of behavior even ordinary people can't bear to do it, let alone be a leader! I know there is a saying: it is a disaster to be greedy and abandon righteousness. General, you and I are both responsible people. If you can't understand the truth and help the Lord with righteousness, but blindly protect its shortcomings, how can you help? "

Finally, Sun and Liu reached an agreement: Jingzhou was divided equally. "The Xiangjiang River is the boundary, so the army stopped." At this point, Lu Su not only won the negotiation, but also maintained the unity of the Sun-Liu alliance, which can be described as outstanding.

The protagonist who went to the meeting alone was obviously Lu Su, but the result was on Guan Yu. Romance of the Three Kingdoms, as one of China's four classical novels, is of great value, but the most important thing in the novel is to make the characters have their own characteristics, so arrogance is inevitable.

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