The Man of Beautiful Beard Rides On A Solitary Journey; Guan Yu
Slays Six Generals Through Five Passes.  Now of all the officers
in Cao Cao's army, the two friendly toward Guan Yu were Zhang
Liao and Xu Huang. The others treated Guan Yu with respect,
except Cai Yang who was decidedly inimical. So this Cai Yang was
ready to pursue and capture Guan Yu as soon as he heard of his
departure. But Cao Cao accepted Guan Yu's going as natural.  "He
does not forget his old leader, and he was perfectly open in all
his actions. He is a gentleman, and you would do well to follow
his example," said Cao Cao.  So Cao Cao bade the would-be
pursuer be gone and say no more about pursuit.  "You were
exceedingly good to Guan Yu," said Cheng Yu, "but he went off
very rudely. He certainly left a screed behind with his reasons,
but he affronted you, and that is no light matter. Now to let
him join Yuan Shao is to add wings to a tiger. You would better
catch him and put him to death so as to guard against future
evil."  Cao Cao repli