Guan Yu is one year older than Liu Bei, why can t he be the boss?

Everyone in the world knows that Liu Bei was humble and humble, his father died when he was young, and he depended on his mother for his life, and lived a hard life by weaving mats and selling shoes. When he was a little older, his mother saved money and sent Liu Bei to study at Lu Zhi, the great Confucian of the Guishi Mountain. In just a few years of study, Liu Bei did not learn much Confucian classics, but under the words and deeds of his senior Gongsun Zhan, he learned to fly eagles and squander.

Taoyuan three righteousness, almost no one knows. It is said that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei are like-minded, and they are brothers with different surnames, Liu Bei is the eldest brother, Guan Yu is the second brother, and Zhang Fei is the third brother. Therefore, most people will think that since Liu Bei can be the eldest brother, he is naturally the oldest, but in fact, reading it carefully, this is not the case.

In the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", there are not many records about the ages of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, only two. One is about Liu Bei, "Zhang Wu was three years old, Xia and April were gone, and the first lord died in Yong'an Palace, at the age of sixty-three"; The second is about Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, "Yu is a few years older, and Brother Fei is a matter of time". From the above, we can see:

1.Liu Bei was born in 161 AD; 2.Guan Yu wants Zhang Fei to be a few years old.

Other than that, there is no record of the age of the three men.

Although it is not in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", other historical materials have clear records. In the temple of Emperor Guan in Changping Village, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, there is a "Tombstone Inscription of Former General Guan Zhuang Mu Houzu" erected in 1680 AD, which records that Guan Yu was born in 160 AD. Not only this place, but also the "Monument to the Field" erected by Guan Yuzu in Shipangou in 1629 A.D., and the "Guan Di Zhi" compiled in 1756 A.D., all believe that Guan Yu was born in 160 A.D.

In this way, it can be concluded that Guan Yu is one year older than Liu Bei. In this case, when Liu Guan and Zhang were righteous, why couldn't Guan Yu be the boss?

In fact, the answer is very simple, in ancient times, formal worship was not based on age, but on ability and status. Liu Bei was a member of the royal family, Guan Yu was just a rogue criminal, and although Zhang Fei was rich, his status was not high. Therefore, although Guan Yu is the oldest, it is Liu Bei who is the boss.

In ancient times, worship did not come according to age, but according to ability.

Because he is just a common man, and Liu Bei is the emperor's uncle, just like the rich brother in modern society.

Being a big brother has little to do with your age, and is often determined by your comprehensive strength.

First of all, Liu Bei's background is larger than Guan Yu's, Guan Yu is a cloth cloth, on the other hand, Liu Bei is the king of Zhongshan, it can be said that he is the descendant of the Han royal family.

You must know that in this kind of troubled times, what kind of identity is the most bluffing, it is this kind of Liu Bei's royal identity, it is easy for people to take you as the backbone.

Although Liu Bei's early life was very miserable, he didn't even have a place for himself to stay, and he went to other forces to help others, for a righteous person like Guan Yu, he liked Liu Bei's style of acting, fair and righteous, for the sake of the people of the world, put down his dignity to do things for others.

And at that time, Liu Bei's fame phase liquid base was much bigger for Pi Yan and Guan Yu, so for people like Guan Yu who wanted to make achievements in the troubled times, he urgently needed to seek a famous lord as a springboard for his own achievements.

He burned the resources around him, and only Liu Bei met his requirements.

If he was asked to take refuge in the name of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao at the beginning, I believe that it would be impossible to do this kind of thing with Guan Yu's character, compared to doing things for people he doesn't like, he would rather continue to be a cloth cloth, this is Guan Erye's character.

And Liu Bei's mouth is very slippery, that is, the acting skills we commonly call are particularly good.

In front of Guan Yu, he can perform the appearance of a big brother, which makes Guan Yu admire him from the bottom of his heart.

And at the beginning, Liu Bei set the goal very grand, if nothing else, just to help the Han family, just this sentence Kuang Fu Han Room to a certain extent The impact on Guan Yu is very big, because it coincides with Guan Yu's own thoughts.

Guan Yu was born a year earlier than Liu Bei. Liu Bei was born in 161 A.D., Guan Yu was born in 160 A.D., and historically, Liu Bei died in Zhang Wu for three years and lived to be sixty-three years old. If you push it back, you will know that Liu Bei was born in the fourth year of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty (161), and the year Guan Yu was killed in Maicheng was the twenty-fourth year of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty (219).

In which year Guan Yu was born, there is no relevant information recorded in the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, but later generations made a chronology for Guan Yu, but set his birth year in the third year of Emperor Yanxi of Han Huan, and the year of his death was exactly sixty years old. Therefore, it should be supported by relevant records. According to this, Guan Yu is one year older than Liu Bei.

A lot of the Dongdong in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is fake.

After the rebellion in the past, the brothers were usually ranked according to age, but Guan Yu was older than Liu Bei, but he was the eldest of Liu BeiThe main reason for this is because of Liu Bei's background. Liu Bei's ancestors were relatives of the emperor and the country, and they were all figures with heads and faces.

But because of the decline later, Liu Bei became a seller of straw sandals for a living. Because Liu Bei's father and grandfather died early, Liu Bei could only rely on his own hands to support himself. Although selling straw sandals was not a noble profession, there was nothing to be ashamed of at the time, as long as you worked with your own hands.

Since the three of them have been married, they just want to break out of the world. At that time, identity was a very important thing. Although Liu Bei is in decline, after all, he still has the blood of the royal family.

So it is only right for him to recruit troops.

In the past, "justification" was a very important thing, and if the name was not right, then even if the reason was high-sounding, it would still be poked in the backbone and gossip.

Although Zhang Fei is very rich and a local tyrant, the money for recruiting troops and horses was all made by Zhang Fei, which can be regarded as money and effort, but if they want to start their own careers, they must rely on Liu Bei's identity.

Although Guan Yu is older than Liu Bei, has martial arts, and has good looks, he still needs Liu Bei's identity as a background. Therefore, the three of them tacitly respected Liu Bei as the eldest brother and started a life of working hard for the eldest brother.

At that time, there were Cao, Sun and Liu San's family, and the Sun family had no background. The later positions are all fought by oneself, but even so, the presence of Soochow in the Three Kingdoms was the weakest one. This is because he was born from a humble background and has no background.

This is enough to prove how important Liu Bei's identity was at that time!

Liu Bei is a person with status, his father was a civil servant, his grandfather was a county magistrate, count forward, and he is a direct descendant of Liu Sheng, the son of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty. It's a pity that Liu Bei's elders lost their titles and became declining nobles.

Since Liu Bei boasted that he was a member of the royal family, Liu Bei's status was high, and according to the concept of people at that time, Liu Bei should be the person in charge. Brother Mian also has absolute dominance over his younger brother in feudal culture, and in order to unify the two, he can only let Liu Bei be the eldest brother.

Because Liu Bei is a person with status, his family has been an official, his background is relatively high, and Liu Bei has a flexible mind.

Because in ancient times, people paid more attention to morality, status, and blood identity, although Liu Bei was not the oldest, but he had royal blood, so he was respected as the eldest brother.

Because Liu Bei is the leader of this team, it is a bit inappropriate for him to call Guan Yu the eldest brother. Secondly, Guan Yu admires Liu Bei's personality very much, and the age difference between the two is not big, so he is willing to call Liu Bei his eldest brother.

Because of the bloodline. Liu Bei is an authentic descendant of the royal family, and in ancient times, he paid great attention to these bloodlines, so Guan Yu could not become a big brother.

Because Liu Bei is a relative of the emperor and has high prestige, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are convinced of him, so Guan Yu is not a big brother.

Because Liu Bei is a descendant of the Han Dynasty. That's why I think of him as the big brother. In this way, he can also recruit troops in his name.

Because Liu Bei's strength is stronger than Guan Yu, and his status is much higher than Guan Yu, making Guan Yu his brother-in-law is also high.

Because Liu Bei had a natural charm at that time, and he lied about his age at that time, he became the eldest brother among the three.

Because his status is not as high as Liu Bei, Liu Bei is a member of the royal family, while Guan Yu is just a commoner.

When several people worshipped brothers at that time, they mainly worshipped according to generation, not according to age, so Liu Bei became the eldest brother.

In ancient times, the eldest brother was not called the eldest brother because he was the eldest brother, but the people who called the eldest brother respected their eldest brother very much and had a different brotherhood.

Because Liu Bei is of royal blood and has a noble status, and Guan Yu is born in cloth, Liu Bei is the eldest brother.

Because at that time, although Liu Bei was not so famous, his virtue and prestige in the township and neighborhood were the highest among Liu Bei, so they broke the age limit.

Because at that time, it was mainly based on Liu Bei's own identity, so he carried out the Taoyuan Three Righteousness. After that, he used these identities to suppress the snobbery of the two of them.

In ancient times, it was not the age that looked at the eldest brother, but the prestige of the people and the size of the official position, and Liu Bei's reputation was higher at that time, so he was the eldest brother.

Because at that time, he mainly looked at his own identity to carry out the Taoyuan Three Knots, so he called Liu Bei the eldest brother.

This is naturally related to Liu Bei's identity, Liu Bei was known as the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan at that time, and his identity naturally suppressed the two of them.

Taoyuan Jieyi is fictional in **, and does not exist in reality.

Because Liu Bei is a relative of the Han family. Guan Yu didn't dare to be Uncle Liu's eldest brother no matter how awesome he was. The worship here is about prestige and status.

In ancient times, it was not about age to say who was older and who was younger, but about fame by generation.

Because Liu Bei's identity is not simple, you can't just look at it from age, you also need to look at this person's background, power or something.

Mainly because Guan Yu and Zhang Fei respect Liu Bei very much, so they will regard Liu Bei as their eldest brother. For Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, when they worship the seniority, they do not come according to age, but according to prestige. Among the three of them, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both admired Liu Bei, so they called Liu Bei the eldest brother.

In the Three Kingdoms, the more famous scene is the Taoyuan alliance of Liu Guan and Zhang. In the peach orchard, they burned incense and worshipped, and said the vow that decided their lives, and successfully became righteous brothers. But after the worship, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu unanimously recognized Liu Bei as the eldest brother as how to call him.

From here, we can see that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei sincerely recognize Liu Bei as their eldest brother. For Guan Yu, he was wanted because he killed the bully Haoqiang, and it can be seen from here that Guan Yu does not have much background. As for Zhang Fei, he just likes to make friends with heroes, as long as he approves of it, even if he shouts big brother, it doesn't matter.

And Liu Bei is a descendant of the royal family, and has lofty ideals, for such a person, there is an identity and an identity, and he must be benevolent and righteous, and he will not recognize him as a big brother and who will be a big brother. And Liu Bei is the eldest brother, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both agree with him. But if you rank the size according to age, I guess Zhang Fei will have a little temper.

For Zhang Fei, who to choose between Liu Bei and Guan Yu to be his eldest brother, I estimate that he will choose Liu Bei. First of all, Liu Bei's reputation and identity are a little taller than Guan Yu's, and secondly, Liu Bei has the ambition to be a master, so Zhang Fei and Guan Yu will willingly recognize Liu Bei as their eldest brother based on these two points.

Therefore, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei's seniority are mainly based on their own abilitiesLiu Bei's ability convinces them, so they recognize Liu Bei as their eldest brother.

Because in terms of identity, Liu Bei is the most noble of the three, and Liu Bei says every day that he is a descendant of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, so Guan Yu is also willing to give Liu Bei this face.

There are actually certain reasons for this, and I think it is mainly based on the following two points:

First, everyone knows that Liu Bei is a descendant of the royal family, and in such a feudal era, even if the children of the royal family are in a downtrodden, their status is much higher than that of ordinary people. Then, if the three of them use Liu Bei as their elder brother to form a righteous union, their reputation when interacting with others in the future will also be better.

Second, among the three, Liu Bei's ambitions are more ambitious, and his leadership skills are much stronger than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Getting to the crux of the matter, it seems that the word "righteousness" of this righteous brother is also based on the powerful. Uncle Liu Huang was born noble and became a brother. If Liu Bei was born in a civilian family like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Guan Yu should be the eldest brother.

Guan Yu and Liu Bei do not determine the eldest brother and younger brother by age. Liu Bei is a descendant of the royal family, although Liu Bei was very depressed when Taoyuan was righteous, Guan Yu still can't be a big brother. This is not just a question of title, but a matter of leadership, Cao Cao Qingmei boiled wine, saying that Liu Bei and himself are heroes, Guan Yu is a general, he can only fight, and playing scheming is not Guan Yu's strong point.