Therefore, Liu Bei captured Hanzhong and became king on his own. At the same time, he made Guan Yu a former general, Zhang Fei a right general and Zhao Yun a Yi general.
Before Liu Bei prepared to enter Sichuan, he gave Guan Yu an important task of guarding Jingzhou. At the same time, Zhao Yun was given the task of staying in Chengdu.
Zhao Yun's character belongs to the brave and resourceful style, and he is a person worthy of reuse. He once defeated Cao Cao with a feint.
Chengdu belongs to the fortress of Shu. Therefore, if it were not for Liu Bei's confidant and a person with both ability and political integrity, Chengdu would not be competent, and Zhao Yun happens to be such a person. He is low-key, cautious and careful, and cooperates with Zhuge Liang to ensure that Chengdu is foolproof.
So this time, everyone thought that Liu Bei would hand over the task of guarding Hanzhong to Zhang Fei, but Liu Bei handed this task to Wei Yan and made him the satrap of Hanzhong.
About this matter, there is a detailed record in the "History of the Three Kingdoms": "The first Lord was the king of Hanzhong and moved his capital to Chengdu. When he is most important, he will take Hanchuan town. Many people think that he must be flying with his heart in Zhang Fei. The late Lord appointed Yan as the commander-in-chief of Hanzhong Town and took charge of Hanzhong Prefecture, which surprised the whole army. -biography of the reflection of Wei Yan
And Wei Yan didn't live up to Liu Bei's expectations. Since he was guarding Hanzhong, Hanzhong has been indestructible, and even Cao Cao dared not attack. In this way, Wei Yan does have the demeanor of a general, and Liu Bei's choice is also very wise.
As the most trusted person of Liu Bei, why didn't Liu Bei hand over the task of guarding Hanzhong to Zhang Fei? There may be several reasons:
Zhang Fei once fell into Xuzhou because of drunkenness. This incident impressed Liu Bei, who dared not hand over the task of guarding Guanzhong to Zhang Fei at will.
Another reason is that Liu Bei thought there was a more suitable task for Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei to Langzhong. Zhang Fei was a Brazilian satrap, guarding Langzhong for seven years.
Many people thought that Liu Bei wanted to suppress Zhang Fei, so he was sent to Langzhong, a fortress that was neither the border nor the capital.
But in fact, the geographical location of Langzhong is as important as the heart to Shu.
Starting from Langzhong, you can go directly to Hanzhong. If there is a critical war in Hanzhong, you can quickly go to support. If you flow eastward, you can reach Jiangzhou to prevent the attack of Sun Quan in Jiangdong. And Langzhong is not far from Chengdu. If there is a mutiny in Chengdu, Zhang Fei can also react quickly and go to Chengdu to fight. In a word, Langzhong is more like the hub of Shu, which can be defended and attacked. It is a very important geographical fortress.
However, Zhang Fei had some fatal flaws in his character, which led to his death at the hands of villains. Liu Bei had expected this. He had warned Zhang Fei before: "Not only is the punishment not good, but also the athletes are whipped every day, making them run around." This is also the way to take trouble. "
However, the defects in character cannot be changed. It was difficult for Zhang Fei to control his emotions, which made his men Fan Qiang and Zhang Da finally unable to help him, killed Zhang Fei, carried his head all the way to Yunyang, Chongqing, and then threw it into the river until it was salvaged by a fisherman. I have to say that this is also the tragedy of Zhang Fei.
Wei Yan's reflection and Zhang Fei's reflection.