Is “In official history, Liu Bei sent troops to intercept, while in the novel it was changed to a banquet where he threw a cup as a signal to kill.” true?
In official history, Liu Bei directly sent troops to intercept and killed Yang Feng and Han Xian when they were plundering. In the novel, it was changed to Liu Bei holding a banquet, throwing a cup as a signal, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei killing them during the feast. Records of the Three Kingdoms records: 'Yang Feng and Han Xian raided Xu and Yang, and the Lord (Liu Bei) intercepted and killed them all.' In Chapter 17 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is changed to: 'Bei then set up a banquet, pretending to invite them to discuss matters; during the drinking, he threw the cup as a signal, and had his two brothers Guan and Zhang kill them, and all their troops surrendered.'
The specific manner in which Liu Bei killed Yang Feng
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