Guan Yu's Three Conditions
Cao Cao and Liu Bei joined forces to attack Lü Bu in Xu Province (徐州; covering parts of present-day Shandong and Jiangsu), eventually defeating Lü Bu at the Battle of Xiapi. Cao Cao put Che Zhou (車冑) in charge of Xu Province. Liu Bei broke ties with Cao Cao later and seized control of Xu Province after Guan Yu killed Che Zhou. Cao Cao led an army to attack Liu Bei and take back Xu Province. In one battle, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei led a force to attack Cao Cao's camp but fell into an ambush and were separated during the chaos. Guan Yu, who remained behind to defend Xiapi (Xu Province's capital), was lured out of the city and isolated on a small hill. Cao Cao's forces took control of Xiapi and captured Liu Bei's spouses. Cao Cao sent Zhang Liao to ask Guan Yu to surrender and Guan agreed, provided that three conditions were fulfilled:
- Liu Bei's spouses must not be harmed and must be well taken care of.
- In name, Guan Yu surrenders to the emperor and not Cao Cao (who actually wields state power).
- Guan Yu is allowed to leave and reunite with Liu Bei if he one day he ever finds out the latter's whereabouts.
Cao Cao agreed to Guan Yu's three conditions and Guan served under him temporarily before leaving to rejoin Liu Bei later.
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