How did Liu Chan spend the rest of his life after surrendering to Cao Wei?In the dispute between the Three Kingdoms, the fate of Shu has always been closely linked to one person, that is, Liu Bei's son and the queen of Shu, Liu Chan. His whole life seems to be shrouded in the aura of his father and courtiers, from his carefree childhood to the rest of his life after the fall of Wei, every step is full of helplessness and twists and turns.
Liu Chan's childhood was not ordinary. The military disaster on the slope of Changsaka, Mrs. Mi throwing herself into a well to save her son, and Zhao Yun riding the savior alone, these famous events in history are all related to him. However, behind these heroic deeds is a fate that a child cannot choose. Then, under the protection of Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei, he almost lost hope of returning to his mother.
In 223 AD, Liu Chan, who was only 16 years old, succeeded to the throne, and Kong Ming assisted him. At this time, although the Shu Kingdom had Kong Ming's wisdom and the courage of Shu generals, it was full of internal contradictions and surrounded by strong external enemies. In 263 AD, the state of Shu finally fell, and Liu Chan chose to surrender to Cao Wei.
Sima Zhao took good care of Liu Chan, named him the Duke of Anle, and gave him residences, silk, and maids. Behind this superficial generosity, however, was Sima Zhao's close surveillance of Liu Chan.
Once, Sima Zhao set up a banquet to entertain Liu Chan and Shu officials, first with Wei Le dance drama in front, Shu officials were sad, but Liu Chan was happy to see it. Sima Zhao also made the Shu people pretend to be happy in front of Shu, and the Shu officials were all in tears, but Liu Chan laughed freely.
When Liu Chan changed his clothes, he taught him how to answer Sima Zhao's questions. When Sima Zhao asked him again if he missed Shu, he wept and replied according to Yin Zheng's teaching: "The graves of the ancestors are far away in Shu, but the heart is sad and thinks about it every day." However, Sima Zhao suspected that this was what Xun Zheng had taught him. Liu Chan exclaimed: "It is indeed the words of Xun Zheng. This answer made Sima Zhao feel that Liu Chan was honest and had no dissent, so he was able to spend his old age in Luoyang.
However, such a life in old age is undoubtedly a great irony for a monarch who once ruled the world. Countless people made great efforts and sacrifices for the establishment of the Shu Kingdom, but Liu Chan ruined all this because of his own incompetence. Whenever we think of all this, we can't help but feel sorry and sad for the ancestors and loyal ministers of Shu. However, history is always history, and we can only read and evaluate it. What does the guest officer think, just come!