In the year 208, the warlord Liu Bei was escaping from Central China as his archenemy, Cao Cao, pursued him. In the chaos of his escape, his son was left behind. His general, Zhao Yun, without telling anyone, rode alone to rescue the son, killing countless enemies to ensure that his lord’s heir made it back alive.
When Zhao Yun returns with Liu Bei’s son, Liu Bei proceeds to throw his son to the ground, claiming that he could have just made a new one, but losing Zhao Yun to a reckless mission like that would be an irreplaceable loss. Baller move, as at the time, Liu Bei’s wife had died in this same battle.
Historically, Liu Bei never lost his son, and Zhao Yun was simply unaccounted for in the chaos, leading his aides to believe he’d defected. Liu Bei was so irate at his aides that he threw a spear and argued Zhao Yun was loyal, and was proven right when he returned. The above story was a fictionalised account of the battle as per Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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In the year 208, the warlord Liu Bei was escaping from Central China as his archenemy, Cao Cao, pursued him. In the chaos of his escape, his son was left behind. His general, Zhao Yun, without telling anyone, rode alone to rescue the son, killing countless enemies to ensure that his lord’s heir made it back alive.
When Zhao Yun returns with Liu Bei’s son, Liu Bei proceeds to throw his son to the ground, claiming that he could have just made a new one, but losing Zhao Yun to a reckless mission like that would be an irreplaceable loss. Baller move, as at the time, Liu Bei’s wife had died in this same battle.
Historically, Liu Bei never lost his son, and Zhao Yun was simply unaccounted for in the chaos, leading his aides to believe he’d defected. Liu Bei was so irate at his aides that he threw a spear and argued Zhao Yun was loyal, and was proven right when he returned. The above story was a fictionalised account of the battle as per Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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tbf the son was… less than capable