In ancient my country, tattoos were called tattoos, and they were usually used by the court to mark prisoners. Due to the influence of Western culture, tattoos have now become a fashion and a way for young people to express their personality, thoughts or commemoration. Some couples tattoo each other's names out of love, and some entrepreneurs tattoo famous quotes on themselves to inspire and spur themselves.
There are also many tattoo designs, including cartoons, characters, and people. Perhaps you may have discovered a phenomenon, that is, in all Guan Gong's tattoo designs, Guan Gong almost always has his eyes closed. Many people may not know why, let’s talk about it.
The portrait is like this
The historical Guan Gong had red and phoenix eyes. The eyes looked slender and sharp. This is one of the characteristics of Guan Gong's image. And Guan Gong likes to close his eyes very much because he wants to think. Before Hua Xiong was beheaded, no one knew him. After beheading Hua Xiong, he became famous. In that era, there were no newspapers or portraits. Many things were passed down by word of mouth, and they were inevitably embellished on the way. Over the past few years, it was said that Guan Gong killed Hua Xiong with his eyes closed. This can highlight Guan Gong's ability and mystery. Common people like this image very much. Guan Gong guarding Jingzhou was the highlight of his life, because at this time he was actually the ruler of Jingzhou, and he could decide the life or death of tens or hundreds of thousands of people with a single thought. Because of his high position and authority, every strategy and every move must be very careful, which causes him to close his eyes and think longer, deepening people's impression of his closed eyes. Especially later, Cao Cao ordered someone to carve his body out of fragrant wood. Next to his tomb stood a statue with closed eyes. Because it came from the image closest to Guan Yu, many people took the above look as a reference for Guan Gong's image. What can be seen is that since the end of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, because the ruling class valued Guan Yu's spirit of loyalty and publicized it, almost no eyes were visible in the portraits that were circulated! In order to save trouble (and of course not to highlight the sharpness of Guan Gong's eyes), the craftsmen responsible for carving the statues invariably carved the statue of Guan Gong with his eyes closed. The image that has been passed down for thousands of years has been passed down to the present. Naturally, no one dares to change it, and no one is willing to change it.
Guan Gong will kill people when he opens his eyes
The second reason is that there is a saying that Guan Gong will kill people when he opens his eyes. The result after adding oil and vinegar. As mentioned above, Guan Gong closes his eyes because he often thinks, but whenever he encounters a big event, Guan Gong's closed eyes will always open, followed by a series of subsequent actions. And these actions can often turn the situation around, or even turn the tables! During the Battle of Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo's fierce general Hua Xiong successively beheaded the generals sent by the Kwantung Allied Forces to fight, scaring the Kwantung Allied Forces out of their wits. Even the leader Yuan Shao himself had the idea of ????retreating, and no one from all the princes dared to do so. Send people to fight Hua Xiong. Just when the scene was silent, Guan Yu, who had closed his eyes next to Liu Bei, suddenly opened his eyes and walked to the stage with the Qinglong Sword to ask for a fight. Yuan Shao wanted to scold him after learning that he was still an infantryman, but Cao Cao thought that Guan Yu was very magnanimous and suggested that Guan Yu give it a try. Anyway, there would be no loss if he died. Guan Yu raised his sword and mounted his horse to fight Hua Xiong, but within three rounds he came back with Hua Xiong's head. The princes in the world were shocked.
During the Battle of Guandu, Guan Yu temporarily stayed in Cao Ying. Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang led his troops to besiege Cao Cao in Baima City. At that time, Cao Cao's generals Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Xiahou Dun and others were unable to fight anymore, so Cao Cao had no choice but to ask Guan Yu to surrender Yan Liang. Guan Yu, who was still closing his eyes to recuperate, opened his eyes again, holding the Qinglong Sword and riding the red rabbit horse towards the battlefield. Before Yan Liang had time to fight, he was killed by Guan Yu on the spot. Cao Cao took advantage of the enemy's loss of commander to command a counterattack and made a comeback on the spot. This incident created the myth of Guan Yu and was described with added detail by storytellers. ?
Another time, Guan Yu led the Jingzhou troops to attack Cao Ren northward. Cao Cao specially ordered Yu Jin and Pang De to lead 30,000 infantry to support Cao Ren. When the Shu Han soldiers heard the news, they were terrified. After all, the enemy army now had 60,000 troops and our army only had 30,000 troops. Guan Yu just closed his eyes and asked the scouts, where were Yu Jin's troops? The scout replied that he was approaching Fancheng. After hearing this, Guan Yu suddenly opened his eyes and ordered his troops to build a dam to store water. After Pang De arrived at Fancheng, he immediately ordered people to break the embankment and release the water, and with the help of the power of the flood, they were all wiped out. Yu Jin's troops can be said to be Cao Cao's last trump card, but they were surrendered by Guan Yu. So far, Cao Cao no longer had any power to stop Guan Yu, and even had to move the capital to avoid Guan Yu's attack.
If you can’t carry it, the price is too high
People who have Guan Gong tattooed on their bodies may admire Guan Gong’s loyalty, and may also want to become a person like Guan Gong. No matter what the reason is, but They all have one thing in common: they respect Guan Gong very much! Due to the blessings of past dynasties, Guan Gong has actually become a "Martial Saint" today, and his status is very respected.
An old man said this: To be comparable to such a person, the tattooed person must have the same character and aura. But in fact, most people do not have Guan Yu's ability and aura. In the words of ordinary people, they are not strong enough to carry it! Many people once had Guan Yu with his eyes open tattooed on their bodies, but most of them had experienced disasters at one time or another.
Because I couldn't find the reason, I thought of the saying "I can't carry it back" under the influence of fear, which is very scary.
For this reason, we can only settle for the next best thing and get a tattoo of Guan Gong with his eyes closed on his body. Later, I was surprised to find that I didn't suffer any "backlash" after getting the Guan Gong tattoo, and it also made me more confident and confident. At this point, Guan Gong's tattoo has become a fixed image, and no one dares to break it, and no one dares to find another way.
In fact, now, Guandi temples can be seen everywhere across the country, and the common people regard Guandong as more than just a veteran on the battlefield. In some areas, Guandong is also regarded as the god of wealth. On the 15th or when going out to do business, you will always pay homage to Guan Gong first. The people who run around in the world regard Guan Gong as a god and believe in him. No matter whether they are forming a sworn brother or performing something, they will always ask Guan Gong to testify first.
There are many famous generals in history, and there are even more famous generals whose records exceed Guan Gong. But in terms of fame and impression, there is really no one who can compare with Guan Gong. This may be due to his personality charm. But no matter what the reason, or what image it is, it is actually the spiritual sustenance of the common people. It is the most respected expression of the earliest people. It can only be good and not bad.