刘关张三结义辩考

On the Sworn Brothers of Liu, Guan and Zhang

《三国演义》中刘关张桃园三结义的故事源远流长,人们将刘关张视为兄弟结拜的典范。但是文学作品中的这一故事情节,在历史文献中却难以找到确切的记载。通过相关史料发现,刘关张三人有着非常亲密的关系,刘备与关羽都有兄弟结义倾向,汉末三国时期有结义风尚,所以,刘关张三人很可能是兄弟结义关系。

The story of the sworn brothers of Liu, Guan and Zhang inThe Romance of the Three Kingdoms has a long history, which is regarded as a model of sworn brothers by people. But we cannot find reliable documentary records about the story. According to related historical documents, we find that there was a close relationship among them, both Liu Bei and Guan Yu tended to make sworn brothers, and it was a social fashion of making sworn brothers during the Three Kingdoms period. Thus, it can be concluded that Liu, Guan and Zhang were sworn brothers.