Later, many scenes came from this. As a novel, this is undoubtedly an exciting opening. Burning incense tells the world that in a place full of peach blossoms, * * * has made an oath of "I don't want to be born on the same day in the same year, I just want to die on the same day in the same year". How intense and intense this is!

Because this romantic legend was widely circulated, countless people began to follow suit, and the custom of sworn brothers with different surnames became popular in China society. It is absolutely necessary for Taoyuan to make a contribution and kowtow to relieve guard.

It can be seen that Liu, Guan and Zhang have deep feelings for life and death, so what is the truth?

Read the original story first:

Words: At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was chaos in the world, and macho men from all over the country fought for the Han Dynasty. They fight with each other, and the law of the jungle prevails. Liu Bei, a descendant of the Han Dynasty, made a living by selling straw sandals, but he had the ambition to revitalize the Han Dynasty and help the poor. He is congenial to Zhang Fei, a fellow villager in Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province, and Guan Yu, a jujube seller in Xie Liang, Shanxi Province. Qi Xin decided to help the poor, serve the country and live and work in peace and contentment.

In Zhang Fei's Taoyuan, he slaughtered cattle and sheep and sacrificed them to heaven and earth. Swear to heaven: "I don't want to be born on the same day in the same year, I want to die on the same day in the same year." If I am ungrateful, heaven and man will die. " In this way, the three became sworn brothers.

The above is fabricated by Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is not true. So what is the truth? Look at the history books first.

Throughout history, the History of the Three Kingdoms and History as a Mirror have not mentioned this matter, which makes us know that this matter is unreliable.

Not only that, but the age of the three people is also problematic. The biggest one is actually Guan Yu, not Liu Bei. Their age order should be Guan, not Liu.

Liu Bei's age-Liu Bei's birth year is not recorded in the History of the Three Kingdoms, only that he died in 223 AD at the age of 63. The ancients calculated that the age was nominal, so Liu Bei should have been born in the fourth year of Emperor Yan Xi 16 1.

So the year of birth and death of Liu Bei should be 16 1 -223.

Guan Yu's age-the reflection is not recorded. In the reflection Zhang Guan Macelo Wong Zhao Chuan, Guan Yu is a few years older than Zhang Fei, so he has to rely on Fei Ge to take care of him. Guan Houzu's tombstone was unearthed in Guan Yu's hometown, during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. According to records, Guan Yu was born on June 24th, the third year of Emperor Yan Xi of the Han Dynasty, 160. So Guan Yu is one year older than Liu Bei.

Guan Yu's birth and death year should be 160 -2 19.

According to the Chronicle of Guan Gong, the year of birth and death of Zhang Fei is 165 -2 10.

According to textual research, Liu's three sworn ages in Taoyuan should be Liu Bei 24, Guan Yu 25 and Zhang Fei 20.

However, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a novel, not a history, so it is reasonable to fabricate three meanings. Therefore, saying that Liu Bei is the eldest brother is actually an imagination and attachment to the "kindness" of the Zuowei Liu brothers in the history book "The History of the Three Kingdoms", which is not credible.

Why do folklore and Romance of the Three Kingdoms call Liu Bei the eldest brother of Taoyuan? The reason is simple, because Liu Bei is the monarch and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are ministers. From the administrative level, Liu Bei is always greater than Guan He Zhang.

Biography of the Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei "is a lonely boy, who weaves a seat with his mother to do business, is not very happy to study, and is good at making friends with heroes." He is seven and a half feet long, with his hands hanging down on his knees. " A British image. He also said that he was modest and smart. So "young people try to attach it."

Later, Liu Bei was sponsored by Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, a great businessman in Zhongshan. When he had money, he took action. So what were Guan Yu and Zhang Fei doing during Liu Bei's uprising?

"Biography of the Three Kingdoms and Guan Yu" records that Liu Bei "joined the disciples in the village, and Yu and Fei defended it." It can be seen that Zhang Guan is Liu Bei's bodyguard and subordinate, not Liu Bei's sworn brother.

Since the suppression of the Yellow Scarf Army, Liu Bei has held numerous official positions, occupied numerous sites and fled countless times. With the expansion of Liu Bei's power and the improvement of his status. The status of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei is only gradually showing off. Although Liu didn't become sworn brothers, they shared weal and woe everywhere. * * *, they are superior and subordinate, in personal relations, they really like brothers.

"The History of the Three Kingdoms-Biography of Zhang Fei": Zhang Fei "and Guan Yu are both masters in advance, and how old I am, Brother Fei will do it."

Guan Yu Biography of the Three Kingdoms: "If the late master slept with two people, they were brothers. The two of them stand all day long, dealing with their ancestors and not avoiding danger. "

Liu Bei especially likes Zhang Guan, not only because they are bosom friends, but also because Zhang Guan is famous for his bravery. Zhou Yuzhan of Soochow praised Zhang Guan as "the general of the bear and tiger", and Wei Chengxian praised Zhang Guan as "the enemy of ten thousand people".

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms only magnifies the feelings of this monarch and minister, and finally carries out artistic processing, and finally achieves a legendary story of three outstanding men in Taoyuan.