Zhang Liao is so loyal, why did he abandon Lu Bu and join Cao Cao?

That's because although he was particularly loyal to Lu Bu, he was actually very disappointed in Lu Bu in the end, because Lu Bu didn't particularly reuse him, so in the end he took refuge in Cao Cao.

Because Lu Bu was dead at that time, Zhang Liao could only choose a wiser big man to take refuge if he wanted to exert his talents, and finally chose Cao Cao.

Zhang Liao was willing to follow Cao Cao because Cao Cao was like his Bole, Cao Cao knew his abilities and reused him. Zhang Liao's ability is really strong, he is brave, and once led 800 people to almost capture Sun Quan among 100,000 people.

Zhang Liang had followed He Jin, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu and others before following Cao Cao, and it was because of these that he was always willing to follow Cao Cao. At first, Zhang Liao, under the recommendation of Ding Yuan, went to the side of He Jin in the capital, and He Jin sent him to Hebei to recruit troops. At that time, he happened to encounter a mutiny in the capital, He Jin was killed by Dong Zhuo, and he became Dong Zhuo's subordinate.

But it was not reused under Dong Zhuo, and then Lu Bu seized Dong Zhuo's position, and he became Lu Bu's subordinate again.

But he didn't feel at ease, but later supported his own troops and became the Taishou of the Northland. His journey was not easy, and he failed to find a master who made him happy in the troubled times, which also made him realize the difficulties of the world, and his enthusiasm could not be displayed. This experience also laid the groundwork for him to follow a lord like Cao Cao with all his heart.

After that, until he met his own Bole Cao Cao. Under Cao Cao's hands, he gained unprecedented stability, and no longer changed hands frequently. Cao Cao also attaches great importance to talents, and loyal generals like Zhang Liao make Cao Cao like them even more.

In a contest with Sun Quan, he had only 800 soldiers under his command. But in the face of Sun Quan's 100,000 troops, a rapid attack was launched. Not only did it not fail in this time, but it seized the initiative and broke through.

In this battle, Zhang Liao rushed into Sun Quan's camp in one fell swoop and almost captured Sun Quan alive. Not only that, but he also led his troops to continue the pursuit, and a force of several hundred people defeated Sun Quan's army, causing Sun Quan to suffer heavy losses. This also showed his ability and made Cao Cao use him very much.

Zhang Liao's career was bumpy, he changed hands many times, and finally settled under the account of Cao Cao, who cherished talents, and Cao Cao also cherished her. He is also very capable, and has won the first of Cao Cao's five good generals among many generals, and has performed exceptionally in many wars.

The main reason is that Zhang Liao is a talent and very powerful, and Cao Cao likes talents very much. He's really capable.

This is because Zhang Liao was depressed in the early stage, and after receiving Cao Cao's attention, his personal ability was best revealed, so he was willing to follow Cao Cao and realize his grand dream. Zhang Liao's ability is very strong, and his best battle is the law of escape, which makes his strength the best manifestation.

It may be that he thinks that Cao Cao is very ambitious and very capable, and his ability is actually very strong, and he is very good at fighting in military affairs.

Lu Bu is strong in martial arts, others are not as powerful as Lu Bu when they arrive at Lu Bu, Zhang Liao is also a person who likes violence, and when he saw such a powerful Lu Bu, he has been following.

Because Zhang Liao admired the strong, and Lu Bu was not only famous at that time, but also an absolute strongman.

1.Lu Bu's talent in military affairs is very attractive to military generals; 2.Zhang Liao himself loves force, and he is stubborn and loyal by nature, and he will always follow whoever he decides.

At that time, Lu Bu was also very famous, plus some persuasion from Guan Yu.

For the sake of fame and fortune, Lu Bu killed two fathers-in-law successively: Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, and thus gained a bad reputation as a three-surnamed domestic slave, which also became a stain that Lu Bu could not wash away in his life.

And Zhang Liao, the general under Lu Bu, has been loyal to 4 lords in his life, namely Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu and Cao Cao. So in this case, why is Lu Bu notorious, but Zhang Liao has become one of the five commendable generals?

There are several reasons for this.

First, Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu did not die at the hands of Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao was promoted step by step from the bottom. At first, he was Ding Yuan's subordinate, but later he was sent by Ding Yuan to the side of the general He Jin. After He Jin was killed by the eunuchs, his army was absorbed by Dong Zhuo, and Zhang Liao became Dong Zhuo's subordinate.

Later, Dong Zhuo was killed, and the army under Dong Zhuo was also absorbed by Lu Bu, and Zhang Liao became Lu Bu's subordinate. From this point of view, Zhang Liao's position was not very high before this, and more importantly, Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo were both killed by Lu Bu, and their deaths had nothing to do with Zhang Liao.

And Lu Bu's death was done by himself, because he didn't know how to command, and he was self-righteous, and he died in the hands of Cao Cao, so Lu Bu's death had nothing to do with Zhang Liao's cancellation.

Second, one is active surrender and the other is passive surrender

After Lu Bu was persuaded, he took the initiative to kill Ding Yuan and surrender to Dong Zhuo. Later, after being persuaded by others, he took the initiative to kill Dong Zhuo.

As for Zhang Liao, he was killed by others because the original owner, and he had no choice but to be adopted by the new master with others. This is like Zhang Liao going to work, but after the company was defeated by a competitor and acquired, his own state imitation tour became an employee of a competitor.

But Lu Bu's behavior is to help a competitor kill the current boss and then buy the current company. And then it didn't take long for him to take out the competitor with the others. This kind of behavior is naturally reviled by people all over the world.

Third, the winner is the king and the loser is Kou

Although Lu Bu was the first fierce general of the Three Kingdoms, he still died in the White Gate Tower, and since then he has become the talk of the people. After Zhang Liao surrendered to Cao Cao, he attacked Yuan Shao, broke Wuhuan, guarded Cao Wei's eastern defense line, and defeated the Northern Expedition of Eastern Wu many times, which can be described as a great achievement.

In addition, Zhang Liao is conscientious, hard-working, and a former general in his official position, from this point of view, he is a successful and victor, so he will naturally not be abused by others.

In addition, before Zhang Liao surrendered, he angrily scolded Lu Bu, scolded Cao Cao, and Guan Yu's intercession, as well as the artistic rendering of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", then his reputation is naturally not bad.

The generals under Zhang Liaoshi Lu Bu, who were loyal to Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu and Cao Cao, were not scolded mainly based on: the rule of vertical sales.

First, Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu did not die in the hands of Zhang Liaopei;

second, Lu Bu surrendered actively, and Zhang Liao surrendered passively;

Third, the winner is the king and the loser is Kou

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the official way mainly relied on conquest, and under the conquest system, there was a relationship between two monarchs. Lu Bu served in Bingzhou because of his skillful bow and horse, courage and martial arts. When Ding Yuan was appointed by the Han Emperor as the commander of the cavalry, he appointed Lü Bu as the chief secretary and attached great importance to him.

After Dong Yuruzhuo led the Xiliang army into Beijing, he lured Lu Bu in favor. Lü Bu finally killed Ding Yuan as a qualification for promotion, and was appointed by Dong Zhuo as a cavalry captain, that is, the position before Lü Bu's old lord. Moreover, Dong Zhuo swore to Lu Bu as a father and son, and there was no lack of trust in him.

Despite this, Lu Bu finally conspired with Situ Wang Yun and finally killed Dong Zhuo.

In the beginning, Zhang Liao was famous at a young age and served as a county official in his hometown of Yanmen County. And when Ding Yuan served as the history of Bingzhou Thorn Jujube, Zhang Liao was recruited to engage in it. From this point of view, in addition to Zhang Liao's first-tier monarchical relationship with Emperor Han, he also had a second-tier monarchical relationship with Ding Yuan.

However, at that time, He Jin listened to Yuan Shao's advice and invited the world's heroes and righteous people to enter Beijing to eradicate the eunuchs. Under such a circumstance as Qingyanqi, Ding Yuan sent Zhang Liao to lead troops into the capital and make him obey the command of the general He Jin. Therefore, at this time, Zhang Liao did not leave Ding Yuan on his own, but obeyed Ding Yuan's dispatch, which did not "change jobs".

After arriving in the capital, although He Jin directly belonged to Zhang Liao, he did not leave him appointed in the capital, but asked Zhang Liao to go to Hebei to recruit troops. But the key thing is that although Zhang Liao recruited more than 1,000 soldiers, He Jin was killed by the eunuchs. During this period, Dong Zhuo took control of the capital and annexed He Jin's original subordinates.

Zhang Liao was originally He Jin's subordinate, so Zhang Liao naturally belonged to Dong Zhuo. Under such circumstances, unless Zhang Liao abandons the official and does not do it, he still has to obey Dong Zhuo's orders. Therefore, in this regard, Zhang Liao does not seem to take the initiative to "change jobs", but has no choice but to do so.

After all, Zhang Liao was a general, and when he first entered Cao Ying, he was not reused by Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao was more reused by the children of the Xiahou family and the Cao family, and it was difficult for a military general with a foreign surname like Zhang Liao to achieve a high position overnight. Zhang Liao was also originally appointed by Cao Cao as a Zhonglang general, and his status was not as high as that of Zang Ba, who surrendered with him.

After all, Zang Ba is not only Langya, Cao Cao also entrusted the affairs of Qingxu Erzhou to Zang Ba. But fortunately, Zhang Liao was a talented and courageous general, and in the battle with Cao Cao, Zhang Liao slashed and broke Wuhuan; The Battle of Hefei shocked Jiangdong, and Zhang Liao was promoted to general of Zhengdong.

Because every time Zhang Liao changes jobs, he is looking for a job, and he is sincerely dedicating himself to the work of his master, while Lu Bu is doing it for his own interests every time.

Because Cao Cao likes talented people very much. As long as there is real talent and real learning, Cao Cao likes it very much. That's why I still trust him so much.

Cao Cao first pretended to kill Zhang Liao, like he did to Lu Bu, and then his subordinates would definitely dissuade him, and finally Cao Cao went down the steps, and Zhang Liao was convinced.

Why did Liu Bei save Zhang Liao? We all know that in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei and Guan Yu rescued Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao finally surrendered to Cao Cao, so it is very puzzling that Liu Bei saved Zhang Liao. So, through this article, let's take a look at why Liu Bei saved Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao finally took refuge in Cao Cao!

Guan Yu and Zhang Liao sympathized with each other, and Zhang Liao once withdrew the besieging troops. Although it is not a favor, it must be repaid with Guan Yu's character.

Zhang Liaozi Wenyuan, a native of Yanmen Mayi, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms Wei, is about the same height as today. In the past, it was subordinate to Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu. and Lü Bu was defeated and returned to Cao Cao. Liao followed Cao's army to conquer and made great achievements.

Solve the siege of Baima with Guan Yu, attack Yuan Shang in Yecheng, lead the vanguard to cut Karasuma Shan Yu in the White Wolf Mountain, and pacify Mei Cheng, Chen Lan and other thieves. Cao Cao Chibi was defeated and retreated, and Zhang Liao led Li Dian and Le Jin to guard Hefei to protect Sun Quan, so since Liu Bei knew that Zhang Liao was a loyal figure, and he was strong in martial arts, brave and strategic, why didn't he keep it for himself. That is, why didn't Liu Bei keep it for himself?

I have three explanations for this question:

First, Liu Bei and Zhang Liao did not have the opportunity to meet alone. At this time, Liu Bei was at Cao Cao's place, and his every move was supervised by Cao Cao, and after taking Xuzhou, Lu Bu's soldiers and horses were subject to Cao Cao's control. Liu Bei had no chance or could meet with the generals under Lu Bu, and there was no other way for the captured old generals of Lu Bu to either die or surrender.

Second, Liu Bei did not tear his face with Cao Cao at this time, Cao Cao is now the prime minister of the Han Dynasty and a celebrity around Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and recommended Zhang Liao to Cao Cao, indirectly to serve the imperial court. Cao Cao treated Liu Bei like a brother at this time, and killed Lu Bu, in addition to Liu Bei's troubles, in return, of course, he wanted to dedicate a character like Zhang Liao to Cao Cao.

Third, the only one who can keep Zhang Liao alive is Cao Cao, Cao Cao is the commander-in-chief of the attack on Xuzhou, he wants Zhang Liao's life, and no one can control it. In an emergency, it is important to save your life. Zhang Liao was loyal, Liu Bei and Guan Yu didn't want Zhang Liao to be killed, so they naturally wanted to hand Zhang Liao over to Cao Cao, hoping that Cao Cao would let him go.