What is important is the actual didactic impact of his cult on the masses and his ability to pacify the people. This is what makes him a really outstanding god. (Laura Li / photos by Pu Hua-chih / tr. by Christopher Hughes)
關公在歷史上是怎樣的「人」並不重要，重要的是祂的信仰的確發揮教化眾生、安定民心的力量，也就可稱是「神」威顯赫了吧。