Chapter 93 9. Guan Yu's Privacy

Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, one out of the south gate, one out of the north gate, Zhang Fei fled to the ancient city, Liu Bei fled to Yuan Shao.It made Cao Cao look south and north, not knowing which one to chase. Simply don't chase anyone, just take Lu Xiapi directly. Cao Cao rode on a horse, wobbled to the foot of Xiapi city, and shouted to the city: "Guan Yu, you are so alive, open the door quickly." Guan Yu poked his head out from the city: "What's the matter?" Cao Cao pointed with his finger: "Guan Yu, if you don't open the city gate and surrender quickly, don't blame me for telling all about you!"

Guan Yu: "...what's the matter with me?" Cao Cao: "Why are you pretending to be confused? You forgot, the last time we fought Lv Bu here, you fell in love with the daughter-in-law of Lv Bu's general Qin Yilu..." Guan Yu: "Don't shout, don't shout... I can surrender, but you can't do that, bully my boss's wife, otherwise, I will fight you." Cao Cao: "Who cares about your boss's wife? Lu Bu has snatched those two women countless times. Open the door quickly and boil some water for washing. I have to soak my feet." Guan Yu opened the door and surrendered, and the battle between Cao and Liu in Xuzhou came to a perfect end.

The full stop was drawn, but the historians were all worried.What is the reason? The matter involved the ambiguous affair between Guan Yu and Lu Bubu's wife. This incident was recorded in Pei Song's "Shu Ji". The original text has no punctuation, and the content is as follows: 〖Dr. Cao and Liu Bei encircled Lü Bu in Xiapi Guan Yu Qi announced that Qin Yilu would go to ask for help and beg to marry his wife. Gong Xuzhi was about to break, but he was repeatedly enlightened by his father-in-law because he suspected that he had a different color. He would welcome him and see him because he was uneasy about the feathers he kept.〖

What does this record mean? In the early years, historians Liu Kongfu and Pan Liangchi translated and said: "Guan Yu wanted to occupy Qin Yilu's wife, but he failed to occupy it. Cao Cao took it. Guan Yu deeply felt that Qin Yilu had entrusted him..." This explanation was once popular in the history world, and all historians read it Here, everyone was full of tears and grateful, saying: "Lao Liu and Lao Pan, you two are really amazing, such a mysterious historical suspense has been solved by you two, it's amazing..." Until one day, I don’t know which historian inadvertently moved his brain, and suddenly found out: “It’s not right, there is something wrong with this translation, you see here, Guan Yu wanted to occupy the wife of his friend Qin Yilu, but if he didn’t, he felt sorry for Qin Yilu... The emotions of the characters in it are all misplaced and twisted, which is not what normal people should have."

So what is going on?Probably...maybe...maybe, in short, this Qin Yilu, who everyone feels unfamiliar with, should be begging Guan Yu to take his wife out. One thing... and Guan Yu is a person who values ​​affection, and he deeply feels that he is sorry for his friends. As for Cao Cao, knowing that Guan Yu cherishes his reputation, he uses this as an excuse to blackmail Guan Yu. If the handle is pinched, there will be no mantras.From then on, Guan Yu and Lv Bu partnered with Zhang Liao, the old general, and became Cao Cao's vanguard, clearing the way for Cao Cao.