In fact, Guan Yu has experienced thousands of years of long history as a military sage in China. It can be said that the acquisition of the title of Guan Yu's military sage, the admiration of Buddhism and Taoism and the vigorous advocacy in the Qing Dynasty played a key role. In the 400 years after Guan Yu's death, his deeds were not exaggerated, but with the changes of the times, Guan Yu gradually became a warrior in China.
As we all know, Jiang Shang, a martial arts hall built in the Tang Dynasty, was called the "warrior saint" by Jiang Shang, followed by Sean, and was called the "elegant saint". Zhuge Liang, Bai Qi and Han Xin lived in the second-class martial temple, and they were also the figures with the highest military achievements in the Three Kingdoms period. At this time, it was just the same level as Zhang Fei, Zhang Liao and Zhou Yu, and they were not very famous.
In the Song Dynasty, there were no Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in the Wu Temple, because they were both considered to have died of defeat, not natural death. Of course, more than 20 other celebrities were expelled from the Wu Temple and replaced by more than 20 other heroes such as Guan Ying and Ban Chao. In this way, more than a hundred years later, the list of Wu Ci was adjusted again, and only 72 people, including many people, were invited back again.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, Taoism began to flourish, so these military commanders began to have some immortal or ghost factors, and Guan Yu was regarded as a god by Taoism during this period. Let's take a look at Yue Fei again. After Yue Fei's death, he was appointed by posthumous title as the shepherd of Hubei and loyal to King Wu of Hubei. The honor behind him is beyond Guan Yu's ability.
In the Ming Dynasty, Yue Fei was one of the 37 ministers in ancient and modern times, but Guan Yu was away. Their status is very obvious, and their level can be seen. But it soon changed, because of the widespread spread of Buddhism and Taoism, and the emergence of the late Ming Dynasty, Guandi temples spread all over the country, and incense was very strong.
Not to mention the Qing dynasty, Nurhachi and his descendants can be said to know the romance of the Three Kingdoms like the back of their hands. Influenced by this book, Guan Yu is the god of war in their hearts. Before sending troops, you should worship Guan Yu and pray. I once wanted to ask Guan Yu's idol of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, when he arrived at the emperor shunzhi's side, Guan Yu was named the loyal SHEN WOO Guan Sheng the Great. Not to mention the later emperor. Anyway, there are more and more titles of this seal.
But why did Yue Fei lose the election? The reason is that in the fourth year of Yongzheng, Yue Fei was expelled from the Wu Temple, and Yong Zhengdi also sealed Guan Yu for three generations. Yue Fei was expelled from the Wu Temple in the Qing Dynasty, and his deeds spread for hundreds of years less than Guan Yu's. Later, the Manchu Dynasty was overthrown, and the gods were changed to Guan Yu and Yue Fei, namely Guan Yue Temple. So Yue Fei's admiration was suppressed by the Qing Dynasty for hundreds of years.
Therefore, Guan Yu's ability to become a samurai in China is actually the spread of the two religions. This method soon spread among the people, but due to the suppression of the Qing Dynasty, Yue Fei's image in people's minds was naturally not as tall as Guan Yu's, so Guan Yu became a warrior.