In the year 263 AD, when the Shu Han dynasty fell, Guan Yu's family suffered a purge, while Zhang Fei's family was treated well by the Wei regime. What were the reasons behind this?

It is said that Zhang Fei's wife was the niece of Xia Houyuan, a veteran of the Cao Wei dynasty, so there was a marital relationship between the Zhang Fei family and the Cao Wei royal family. This may be one of the reasons why the Cao Wei regime treated the Zhang Fei family well, but it is not the whole reason.

In fact, when Cao Wei overthrew the Shu Han dynasty, the Xia Houyuan family's status in Cao Wei had already become awkward. As early as after Sima Yi launched the "Gao Ping Ling Coup", those who were dissatisfied within the Cao and Xia Hou clans had already begun to be purged, including Xia Houba, the second son of Xia Houyuan, who even surrendered to the Shu Han dynasty. Under such circumstances, if Zhang Shao dared to claim kinship with the Xia Houyuan family, it would be politically suicidal.

So, why did the Zhang Fei family receive good treatment from the Cao Wei regime? In fact, this is thanks to Zhang Shao, the only son left by Zhang Fei. He surrendered to Wei on behalf of Liu Shan, and then took the remaining members of the Zhang family to Luoyang with Liu Shan. In this process, Zhang Shao's half-royal identity became the real reason why he and his family were spared from massacre. If he had to thank someone, it was not his mother Xia Houshi, who was related to Xia Houyuan by marriage, or Sima Zhao, who spared his family, but Liu Shan, and perhaps Jiang Wan, the successor of Zhu Ge Liang.

In conclusion, historical events are often not black and white, and there are often more complex reasons and causal relationships behind them. The reason why the Zhang Fei family was treated well by the Cao Wei regime was not only because of their marital relationship, but also because of Zhang Shao's half-royal identity. More importantly, it was due to historical coincidences and various reasons. And behind these reasons, there may also be the complexity of human nature and the profoundness of history.

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