Sun Jian beheads Hua Xiong with warm wine——Reposted

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This post was last edited by Shutong on 2015-10-26 at 22:52. After reading the title, my fellow netizens, please don’t laugh at me – compared to Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, Cao Cao had an advantage from the start. But compared to the older generation, Cao Cao was still just a minor figure. At least, until the heroes of the land rose up to fight against Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, with his small number of troops, was nothing more than a guerrilla leader. Who was the real historical figure behind beheading Hua Xiong after warming the wine? At that time, Yuan Shao, who had grown up alongside Cao Cao, had already become the leader of all the forces in the land. 　　Yuan Shao was appointed as the leader of the alliance aimed at fighting Dong Zhuo because, after Dong Zhuo entered the capital, he was the only one who wasn’t afraid of his power and dared to confront him head-on. Although he didn’t achieve much in this struggle, all the others agreed with him while he alone remained skeptical; yet he still managed to gain a reputation as a leader. Of course, the price to pay was extremely heavy; the Yuan family had produced officials for generations, yet because Yuan Shao offended Dong Zhuo, the temperamental Dong Zhuo mercilessly wiped out the entire family. 　　After that, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao each fled. With the strong support of Yuan’s faction, they were safe once they left the capital city. Cao Cao was rather unlucky; as soon as he fled the capital, he was caught by local officials. However, the local magistrate, aware of the chaos reigning in the country, thought that it would be better to let a fugitive like Cao Cao cause some trouble, in the hope that this might lead to some kind of outcome. 　　So Cao Cao fled back to his hometown, sold his houses and land—everything he could sell—and then raised flags to recruit soldiers, gathering five thousand men. 　　Upon receiving the urgent message from the supreme leader Yuan Shao to deal with Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao rushed there at top speed, hoping to create chaos and reap some benefits from it. Unfortunately, in this historical drama of confronting Dong Zhuo, neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao reaped any benefits; their efforts were in vain. 　　What kind of busy work is it? The situation at that time was as follows: the supreme leader Yuan Shao led his allied forces out of the pass, while Dong Zhuo sent Hua Xiong to confront them. Yuan Shao said, “Who dares to go fight?” ”Then General Yu She appeared behind him and said, “I, a young general, am willing to go.” ”Yuan Shao was overjoyed and said, “Taking Hua Xiong’s head will be as easy as reaching into a bag for something…” No sooner had he spoken than a messenger on a fast horse arrived with news: “Report! General Yu She fought against Hua Xiong for less than three rounds before being struck by Hua Xiong with his sword, whose head was cut off!” ” 　　“It was cut down so quickly? ”Everyone was horrified. At that moment, the governor Han Fu said, “I have a great general named Pan Feng, who is highly skilled in martial arts; taking Hua Xiong’s head would be as easy as reaching into a bag to take something.” ”He then ordered the general Pan Feng to go into battle. Pan Feng appeared mighty, wielding a huge axe capable of splitting mountains, and rushed forward to confront Hua Xiong. Soon, a messenger rushed over to report: “Report! General Pan Feng fought against Hua Xiong for a short while before being defeated by him; his head was cut off as well.” ” 　　“What? Was Pan Feng’s head cut off too? ”At that moment, Yuan Shao was somewhat stunned. He looked around and muttered, \"If only I had known Hua Xiong was such a skilled fighter, I wouldn’t have become this worthless leader...\" As he was muttering, a man stepped forward from the crowd and declared, \"I am willing to go and cut off Hua Xiong’s head, bringing it to you.\" ” 　　Everyone stared at that person and shook their heads, saying, “Don’t make such jokes.” This is a battlefield where two armies fight; making such bold claims will make people laugh their heads off. ” 　　The man grew anxious and said, “If I am unable to succeed, then please behead me.” ” 　　Everyone said, “Is this serious?” If you lose, your head will definitely be cut off by Hua Xiong – there won’t be any chance for us to do it It’s really like taking off one’s pants to fart – nothing but empty talk. ” 　　Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Cao Cao brought over a cup of hot wine and said, “Please drink this wine before mounting your horse.” ”The other person said, “Pour the wine first; I’ll be back right away. It’s just a quick trip to the bathroom…” He left the tent, took up his sword, and mounted his horse in an instant. When the lords heard the loud drums and fierce shouts coming from beyond the passes, as if the heavens were collapsing and the mountains were shaking, they were all filled with terror. Just as he was about to inquire, the sound of bells was heard; a horse arrived at the camp headquarters, and there he saw him holding Hua Xiong’s head in his hand, throwing it on the ground. Its wine is still warm. 　　Later generations composed a poem in praise of him: “His greatest achievement was bringing order to the universe; the drums at the palace gates sounded continuously throughout winter.” Sun Jian put down his cup and showed bravery; while the wine was still warm, he slew Hua Xiong. ” 　　This is Sun Jian, the hero of Jiangdong! 　　Speaking of Sun Jian... No, I’m sure many people reading this will exclaim, \"That’s not right! In ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’, it’s clearly written that Guan Yu beheaded Hua Xiong while the wine was still warm – so why is it Sun Jian here?\" ” 　　As I’ve said, although it’s hard for the public to accept, in history Hua Xiong was indeed killed by Sun Jian, not Guan Yu. Not only did Guan Gong never defeat Hua Xiong, but the famous battle of the three heroes at Hulao Pass against Lu Bu is also entirely fictional. 　　While Yuan Shao led the various warlords in opposition to Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei was in a small, remote county called Anxi, where he tied up the imperial inspector and beat him mercilessly. As he beat him, he cursed, \"It’s your fault, it’s all your fault! It’s because of you that I ended up in such a low-ranking position. How can I face people with any dignity now?\" How do you expect me to go to Hulao Pass to fight Lu Bu alongside those three heroes? How do you expect Guan Yu to warm the wine in order to slay Hua Xiong? You have deprived me of the chance to become famous on the stage of history; you must take responsibility for this, I’ll kill you! “I’ll kill you…” It’s likely that the poor imperial envoy at that time was beaten to the point of crying bitterly: “Please, brother, you can’t go to Hulao Pass; you can’t fight against Lu Bu alongside those three heroes, nor can you slay Hua Xiong with warmed wine. But this isn’t my fault – it’s your own fault for starting out so late. Why did you have to beat me up like this…” Due to Liu Bei’s young age and late start, it became difficult for him to achieve any notable accomplishments. Fortunately, the novelist Luo Guanzhong came up with an idea after a quick thought. I thought to myself, why not create a fake resume for Liu Bei? I’d take a look at history to see who might be easy to exploit, and then just assign that person’s achievements to Liu Bei’s group... This idea of Luo Guanzhong’s led to an unprecedented act of theft in history. It was the Sun family from Jiangdong who were robbed by Bao Li. Calculating the losses from the Sun family’s ordeal in Jiangdong, it can be said that they suffered tremendous losses: Sun Jian killed Hua Xiong by heating wine to use as a weapon, but that weapon was taken away by Guan Yu. 　　Sun Quan’s plan to borrow arrows with straw boats was stolen by Zhuge Liang. 　　Sun Quan’s horse leaped across the Chanxi River, only to be taken away by Liu Bei. 　　General Wen Pin of the Wei state was also robbed; his strategy of using an empty city was stolen by Zhuge Kongming as well. 　　In short, Luo Guanzhong went to great lengths to create Liu Bei’s unfortunate fighting team; he kept pressuring the Sun family of Jiangdong, which ultimately led to the remarkable achievements of Liu Bei’s team as depicted in \"Romance of the Three Kingdoms\". 　　As mentioned before, Liu Bei’s team started from scratch and managed to seize control of the Shu region from ten powerful armed groups – an achievement that is truly astonishing. Liu Bei’s team didn’t need to raid, but later generations insisted on adding more, going ahead and causing chaos through raids – what could you do about that?