The image of Zhang Fei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is rough, savage, bold, simple-minded and developed in limbs. So is there Zhang Fei in history? If so, is he really as described in the novel? You must be surprised after hearing my story!
Zhang Fei, a native of Zhuozhou, Hebei Province, was originally a butcher. One day, he played a game on a whim, put pork in a well, and then moved a big stone to press it on the wellhead. Then he sent word that whoever can move the stone will get the pork in the well. It is precisely because of this that Liu and his wife met. Later, they went to Zhang Fei's home together and kowtowed in his Peach Blossom Garden, which led to the famous Three Masters in Taoyuan. Many people wonder, is Zhang Fei really a butcher in history?
Zhang Fei mentioned in the story of the Three Kingdoms is a butcher, but he has deep pockets and experts are puzzled. If Zhang Fei was a butcher, there were many heroes and wars in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In such troubled times, it is not easy for ordinary people to eat enough, let alone eat meat, but the size of Zhang Fei's manor surprised Liu Bei and Guan Yu. Secondly, it was Zhang Fei's money that swore an oath after the start of the army. So, how did Zhang Feijia become so rich?
Zhang Fei once said that there was a man named Zhang whose real name was Yide ("Yide" in the official history), who lived in the county, owned quite a farm, sold wine and killed pigs, and specialized in making friends with heroes in the world. Explain that Zhang Fei is not as simple as selling pork, but a big landlord. Experts say that Zhang Fei not only owns the slaughterhouse industry, but also grows peaches and wholesale fruits himself. Rotten peaches are used to feed pigs, pig manure is used to fertilize peach trees, and surplus grain is used to make wine. So Zhang Fei also has several fruit industries and wineries. It is conceivable that Zhang Fei's industry at that time was not small, and now he is at least a private enterprise boss.
Do you think that since Zhang Fei was born as a butcher, he is illiterate? In fact, Zhang Fei is not only literate, but also a good calligrapher and painter. According to historical records, when Zhang Fei was appointed as Xin, he wrote the inscription "Xin, Shu Jiang" on the tip of the knife. The inscription written by Zhang Fei on the copper pot is extremely neat, which is simply an iron-painted silver hook. It's very well written
At this point, I believe your glasses have dropped. I thought Zhang Fei was a butcher, but he turned out to be rich and thought he was illiterate. As a result, he could write and draw, and thought he was an idiot. He turned out to be a courageous and resourceful cultural man!