Guan Ping

Guan Ping is a character who first appeared in the prequel of Chaos of the Three Kingdoms 3. He is the eldest son of Guan Yu who wants to surpass his sister Guan Li (Guan Yinping) so that he can lead his family clan one day.

Description
Guan Ping is depicted as a fiery young man who is devoted to his father Guan Yu and wishes to be his successor to lead their family clan one day. However he sees his second eldest sister Guan Li (Guan Yinping) as an obstacle and orchestrates some unusual activities in attempt to snuff her out so he can defeat her. Guan Yu eventually had enough his son's actions and decided to berate him by telling that he'll never be able to gain the respect the people of Shu and his fellow generals if he's going to behave this way. Guan Ping took those words to heart and decided to challenge his sister the right way possible, so he'll be able to surpass her and his father into taking up the mantle as the leader of the Guan family.

Life[edit]
Guan Ping was the eldest son of Guan Yu. Little about him is documented in historical records except that he was captured along with his father west of Maicheng (麦城, southeast of present-day Dangyang, Hubei) by the forces of Sun Quan sometime between 23 January and 21 February 220. They were executed in Linju (臨沮; in present-day Nanzhang County, Xiangyang, Hubei) later.

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms[edit]
Guan Ping appears in the 14th century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. He is the second son of Guan Ding (關定), a farmer. His elder brother is Guan Ning (關寧). Guan Yu encounters Guan Ding and his family during his journey across five passes to find Liu Bei. He is so impressed with Guan Ping on first sight that he accepts him as his foster son. During the Battle of Runan, Guan Ping, Guan Yu and Zhou Cang lead 300 men to rescue Liu Bei, who is under attack by Cao Cao's general Zhang He. Guan Ping participates in some of Liu Bei's subsequent military exploits, including the Battle of Bowang against Cao Cao's general Xiahou Dun, and the Yi Province campaign against Liu Zhang. Later, he is relocated to Jing Province to join his foster father in defending Liu Bei's territories in Jing Province. In 219, Guan Ping follows Guan Yu to the Battle of Fancheng and scores some initial victories over Cao Cao's forces, including flooding seven enemy armies. However, in the meantime, Sun Quan (Liu Bei's ally) secretly breaks the alliance and sends his general Lü Meng to attack and conquer Jing Province in a stealth invasion. Guan Yu is completely caught off guard and eventually isolated in Maicheng with a fraction of his remaining forces. While trying to break out of the siege, Guan Yu and Guan Ping are captured in an ambush by Sun Quan's forces. Sun Quan tries to persuade them to surrender, but they refuse so Sun has them executed.