Why did Guan Yu go from man to king to god?

Guan Yu is no stranger to everyone. The general of Shu in the Three Kingdoms, with a long word, was from Xiezhou in Hedong (now southwest of Linyi, Shanxi). He is beautiful, superb in martial arts and brave. Defend Jingzhou for Shu, defeat Maicheng, and seal Zhuang Miaohou. However, it was this famous soldier in Shu who released Cao in Battle of Red Cliffs, and then lost Maicheng and Jingzhou. It can be said that Guan Yu in history and Guan Yu in the history of the Three Kingdoms are still living people. He has something that others can't reach, and he also has irreparable mistakes and mistakes. So why did Guan Yu change from a man to a king, an emperor and finally a god? I think this is closely related to the core values advocated by China traditional culture. China's culture is profound and has a long history, but it is not difficult to find something similar to its bones and veins. Since Buddhism was introduced into China, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have complemented each other, and isomorphism has become the basic pattern of China culture. China people's values are gradually formed by integrating the essence of Taoism and Buddhism under the guidance of Confucianism as the core and subject. This kind of values is unified in the theory of five elements, an important philosophical thought created by ancient people in China. The theory of five elements regards five substances, namely gold, wood, water, fire and earth, as the basis of all things in the universe and the changes of various natural phenomena, and the five elements constitute the five stars of gold, wood, water, fire and earth in the sky. There are five substances on the ground: gold, wood, water, fire and earth. People have five virtues: benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. These five virtues are scattered in Zhong Zhang, the founder of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism (if carefully analyzed and studied, we will find the Confucian values of "courtesy, righteousness, honesty, shame, benevolence, love, loyalty and filial piety" and the Taoist values of "kindness, frugality, forbearance, simplicity, love, honesty, faithfulness, righteousness, truth, purity, emptiness and quietness". Guan Yu's life is full of loyalty and righteousness, and he is famous for "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faithfulness": looking for a brother for benevolence in a thousand miles, explaining Cao for righteousness in Huarong Road, holding a candle for the purpose, driving the seven armies for wisdom, and going to the meeting alone for faith. His outlook on life coincides with the core values advocated by China traditional culture. Therefore, Guan Yu's official worship began in the late Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, the Jin army continued to go south, and the Northern Song Dynasty was in jeopardy. Song Huizong believes that Guan Yu's "loyalty, courage and faithfulness" can boost morale and unite people. In more than 20 years, Guan Yu was crowned king of China, security and security for three times, and became king. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Miao Zhuang, wangyi and Wang Yingji were added. Under the praise and admiration of Song Dynasty, Guan Yu became a model of the world, calling for loyalty and integrity, and also became a god who prayed for rain and sunshine to save lives. In the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Wenzong made Guan Yu the king of spirits in Wu 'an, and sent envoys to worship his temple. In the 18th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1590), the God Sect named Guan Yu as Emperor Loyalty and Wang Jin as Emperor. In the forty-second year of Wanli (16 14), it was named the Three Realms Demon Conquering Emperor, and Guandi Temple was named the Wu Temple, also known as the Confucius Temple, dedicated to Confucius. Since then, Confucius and Guan Yu have been called the two sages of civil and military affairs. In the ninth year of Shunzhi (1652), the Qing ancestors conferred Guan Yu as the emperor of Guan Sheng, SHEN WOO, a loyal man. In the thirty-third year of Qianlong (1768), he was also named loyal minister SHEN WOO to bless Guan Sheng the Great. By the fifth year of Guangxu (1879), Guan Yu's title had reached 26 words. Guan Yu, who was highly praised by the dynasty, became lord protector, and his position among the people also reached its peak. Guan is regarded as a miraculous god and widely worshipped by all walks of life. The broad masses of the people regard Geng Jie as a great god to exorcise evil spirits and protect the people. Scholars regard their loyalty, honesty and shame as moral idols; Soldiers regard SHEN WOO as an army god who is good at fighting and defeating the enemy; Businessmen also regard it as the God of Wealth and the God of Wealth. Since the Han Dynasty, China folk religions have gradually merged with Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. However, most of the gods in folk beliefs can form their own systems. But Guan is the god of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and there are not many gods who have such an important position and achievements in Chinese folk beliefs. Confucianism honored Guan Gong as one of the five Wenchang, and honored him as "the king of culture, education and health", or as "elegant sage" and "elegant sage". Taoism regards him as the near servant of the Jade Emperor, and respects him as "the God of Heaven", "the God of Heaven thanks" and "the Emperor of Guan Sheng". Buddhism can also protect the Buddha with loyalty. According to legend, Yuquan Mountain, a sage, converted to Buddhism and respected it as "the Buddha who built the ancient times" and "the protector of Galand". It can be said that Guan Yu is like an observation point in the long history of Miao Ruoxing Sea. Through him, people finally unveiled the mystery of culture, found the excitement of beauty, and found a perfect image that can be trusted, relied on, pursued and worshipped. As a result, some religious feelings that can be entrusted and some values that can be respected together have a three-dimensional image of God, so that his shortcomings have become. This meets the aesthetic requirements of most people. So Guan Yu was used by the ruling class, pushed by the three religions and admired by the people. Guan Yu at this time has become a symbol, an idol and a spiritual sustenance for many people. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that Guan Yu broke away from the true colors of Guan Yu in the Three Kingdoms and became a diversified god. The core value of China traditional culture based on Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism is "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith". In Guan Yu, people found a meeting point and created a generation of gods. For thousands of years, Guan Jun had a great and far-reaching influence on China culture. This core value formed in traditional culture still has its historical and practical significance even today.