Although Zhao Yun's ability is not bad in history, he does not have too many opportunities to perform, so although Zhao Yun is highly respected in later generations, he is not a top general. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Recently, the theory of the Four Tigers has appeared, and some people think that Zhao Yun should be excluded from the Five Tiger Generals, because Liu Bei divided the four generals earlier, and there was no Zhao Yun, but they did not figure it out that the theory of the Five Tigers itself was the evaluation of later generations, not the evaluation of the time.

【Zhao Yun's ability】

Although Zhao Yun participated in many battles under Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, he basically appeared in a supporting role.

In the Battle of Bowang, Zhao Yun fought with Liu Bei, mainly because Liu Bei used a plan to ambush Xiahoudun and achieved success; After Cao Cao marched south, Zhao Yun fled south with Liu Bei and others, and eventually reached Jiangxia; When pacifying the four counties of Jingnan, Zhao Yun basically made a soy sauce; When capturing Yizhou, Zhao Yun captured Jiangyang, Qianwei and other counties, and made great contributions; When crusading against Hanzhong, it was Huang Zhong's killing of Xiahou Yuan as the turning point; During Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, Zhao Yun led his troops to occupy Keigu, but was repelled by Cao Zhen.

However, even so, Zhao Yun also has a lot of shining points, such as capturing Xiahou Lan, rescuing the young master in Dangyang, shocking Cao's army in Hanzhong, and retreating calmly in Keigu. All of these showed Zhao Yun's outstanding military capabilities.

Therefore, Zhao Yun has the ability, but he does not have enough opportunities, and I believe that if Zhao Yun also guards one side alone, his performance should not be bad.

【Zhao Yun and Liu Bei】

The relationship between Zhao Yun and Liu Bei is similar to that between Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei, in the early stage Liu Bei thought that Zhao Yun was talented and took him under his command, and later Zhao Yun left, Liu Bei was also reluctant, and when the two of them met again, the relationship between Liu Bei and Zhao Yun not only did not fade, but went further, sleeping in the same bed.

In order to repay Liu Bei, Zhao Yun also did his best, regardless of the danger, returned to the enemy camp and rescued the young master, but with the continuous expansion of Liu Bei's power, the relationship between the two gradually faded, Liu Bei became the emperor, Zhao Yun was directly left in the rear because of his opposition to Liu Bei's westward expedition, and the relationship between the two sides reached a historical low, but Liu Bei did not take any punishment measures against Zhao Yun at that time.

【Five Tigers and Four Tigers】

Later generations will Zhao Yun and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and Ma Chao called the Shu Han Five Tiger Generals, but recently some people have excluded Zhao Yun and put forward the statement of the Four Tiger Generals, they think that when Liu Bei was crowned queen, Zhao Yun can only be regarded as a miscellaneous general, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and Ma Chao are all one of the four generals, so there are only four tigers, no five tigers.

However, this view is actually very one-sided, and it can only be said that we only know one thing but do not know the other, why? Because the statement of the Five Tiger Generals was not necessarily related to Liu Bei's sealing of the four generals, the statement of the Five Tiger Generals was circulated in later generations, not formed at that time, and the theory of the Four Tigers only appeared recently, relying on Liu Bei's official position in the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), rather than a comprehensive evaluation among the Shu Han generals.

And because Shu Han did not implement the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, there were times when the power of the miscellaneous generals was not low, for example, after killing Xiahou Yuan, Zhao Yun served as the general of the Yi army at that time, and Huang Zhong, who had been appointed as the general of Zhengxi, needed Zhao Yun to grant soldiers and horses, Liu Bei Yizi, who was also a miscellaneous general, and Liu Feng, the deputy army general, could also command the general Shen Tan of the expedition to the north. Therefore, a high official position in Shu Han does not necessarily mean a high status, but also depends on the person.

Most of the theories that are circulating now about the five strategists of Cao Wei, the five good generals, the eight tiger cavalry of Cao Wei and the five tiger generals of Shu Han are directly or indirectly related to the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms". For example, the biographies of the first three of Cao Wei's five strategists, Xun Yu, Xun You, and Jia Xu are all in volume 10, and although the biographies of Cheng Yu and Guo Jia are not in volume 10, they are also the first two in volume 14; Among the five good generals, Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Yu Ban, Zhang He, and Xu Huang are all in Volume 17; Cao Wei's Eight Tigers ride Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Xiahou Shang, and Cao Zhen in volume nine; The biographies of the five tiger generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun are all in volume 36.

The five tiger generals said that in fact, the influence of "Three Kingdoms" is the greatest, and the four generals named by Liu Bei actually have limited influence, and in terms of the status of Shu Han generals, Zhao Yun's status is actually not too low. In history, there were so many generals under Liu Bei, and during the Liu Chan period, only five people including Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were posthumously named, which happened to be the five tiger generals that were circulated in later generations.

The theory of the Five Tigers has been carried forward in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the "Three Kingdoms Zhipinghua" before "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has already called it the "Five Tiger Generals", and further forward, these five have been called "Five Generals" or "Five Brothers" in the Yuan song. Whether it is the "Five Tiger Generals" or the "Five Tiger Generals", in fact, they are just a title, a general name, Guan, Zhang, Ma, Huang Zhao, these five people in Shu Han can definitely be called tiger generals, it is meaningless to care whether it is from the romance or the official history.

In addition, the Five Tiger Generals are also found in the folk historical records, including the "Mountain Hall Examination", "Records of Famous Ministers of the Past Dynasties", and the inclusion of the "Siku Quanshu" is a comprehensive affirmation of the official identity of the Qing Dynasty, that is to say, since the Ming and Qing dynasties, historians have recognized the Five Tiger Generals. (Note 1)

On the contrary, the theory of the Four Tigers basically has no historical foundation, and it can only be said that it has only risen recently, and it is not known whether it can be continued in the future. In the final analysis, the evaluation of the Five Tiger Generals by later generations is not the evaluation of the time, and Zhao Yun is worthy of other generals of Shu Han in terms of ability.

【Zhao Zilong in History】

Name: Yun Zhao

Attribute: Commander (B+) Although Zhao Yun did not lead the troops independently, he had already shown considerable military ability

Force (a) Zhao Yun entered Cao's camp in Dangyang and counterattacked Cao's army in Hanzhong, which can be seen in his own strength

General Comment (B+) Although Zhao Yun's influence was not very great during the Three Kingdoms period, no one knew Zhao Zilong in later generations

Aliases (titles): Zhao Zilong, General Huwei

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Official positions: General of the Zhenjun Army, General of Zhendong

Class: General

Title: Marquis of Yongchang Pavilion

Nickname: Shunping Hou

Family background: Yanbei people

Birth and death: --229

Place of birth: Tsuneyama Masada

Main social relations: Son (Zhao Tong, Zhao Guang)

Major Experiences:

Year-200 years earlier followed Gongsun Zhan, back Liu Bei fancied, followed him south, after the death of his brother, left Liu Bei

From 200 to 223, he rebelonged to Liu Bei in Yecheng, and followed him against Cao Cao and captured Yizhou and Hanzhong

After Liu Chan came to power from 223 to 229, Zhao Yun's status was improved, and he died of illness after the failure of the First Northern Expedition

Summary: Zhao Yun is widely known as the savior twice, but few people know that Zhao Yun rejected the Chengdu house and the garden and gave it to the generals, and strongly persuaded Liu Bei to return the property to the people.

Note 1: These two paragraphs are excerpted from Baidu Encyclopedia.