Liu Beinu ended badly after being captured by Cao, no wonder she was ashamed to mention it
After Liu Bei's two daughters were captured by Cao Cao, what was the final outcome? I'm afraid that even Liu Bei himself is ashamed to look back, because this incident may be the most unbearable stain in his life.
Although Liu Bei has always been regarded by the world as the king of benevolence and virtue, in the era of the Three Kingdoms, his way of survival does not rely only on the word "benevolence". In fact, this image of Liu Bei is a vivid interpretation of the ancients' concept of "those who achieve great things are not informal".
For example, in the Battle of Changbanpo, in order to protect himself, Liu Bei did not hesitate to leave his wife and children behind, leaving them separated on the chaotic battlefield. As the saying goes, "Tiger poison does not eat children", Liu Bei's behavior obviously deviates from the standard of "benevolence" in the eyes of ordinary people.
However, it was this seemingly unkind act that allowed Liu Bei to preserve himself in the troubled times and finally establish his own country.
Liu Bei is not an ordinary person, as a hero, his behavior naturally exceeds common sense. Therefore, Chen Shou, the author of "Three Kingdoms", spoke highly of his move, saying that it showed "the style of Gaozu".
Who does "Gaozu" refer to? It is Liu Bang, because he has done similar things in the process of dominating the world. In the Battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang's coalition of 500,000 princes was defeated by Xiang Yu's 30,000 iron cavalry, and he quickly had Xiahou Ying flee in a car, meeting his two children, Emperor Liu Ying of Han Hui and Princess Lu Yuan, on the way.
At that time, the horses pulling the carriage were already very tired, and the Xiang Yu cavalry behind was in hot pursuit, and they were about to be caught up by the enemy, Liu Bang kicked his son and daughter off the carriage several times, and each time it was Xiahou Ying who picked them up again.
Liu Bang was resentful and wanted to kill Xiahou Ying at a critical moment and escape alone. However, due to his lack of proficiency in driving skills, if he killed Xiahou Ying, no one would drive.
Therefore, he eventually chose to abandon the idea. Fortunately, Xiahou Ying's superb driving skills allowed Liu Bang to finally escape. However, Liu Bang's abandonment of his children at a dangerous moment left him with a less than glorious episode in his life growth.
From a father's point of view, Liu Bang and Liu Bei's behavior obviously cannot be compared with "benevolence". In fact, Liu Bei and Liu Bang have both had the experience of abandoning their wives and children.
When Liu Bang captured Luoyang, his subordinates advised him to take his family members living nearby as soon as possible so as not to fall into the hands of Xiang Yu and become hostages.
I used to be brothers with the overlord, your father is my father, if you really want to cook your father, I have no opinion, just don't forget to share a bowl of soup with me. Xiang Yu failed to threaten, but was half angry to death, and finally under the persuasion of Xiang Bo, he released Lu Pheasant and Liu Taigong.
The ancients believed that in order to achieve great things, it was a virtue to be informal, and it was not surprising that even leaders like Liu Bang and Liu Bei even sacrificed their families in order to achieve their goals.
Liu Bei has not always presented himself as a loving father. He once left his original wife and son behind when he was defeated in Xuzhou, just to save his life. In the Battle of Changbanpo, he abandoned his wife and children again, but fortunately, the lone hero Zhao Zilong rescued Liu Chan.
In order to win people's hearts, Liu Bei even almost threw Liu Chan to death. Although this move won the loyalty of Zhao Zilong and other generals, his actions as a father clearly lacked kindness.
In addition, in the Battle of Changbanpo, Liu Bei also lost two daughters, but he never mentioned this.
In the Battle of Changbanpo, the tiger and leopard cavalry led by Cao Chun became the main force chasing Liu Bei. Although they failed to capture Liu Bei and his son Liu Chan, they succeeded in capturing Liu Bei's two daughters.
Cao Chun immediately offered these two daughters to Cao Cao, who believed that these two daughters were valuable trophies that could be used to threaten Liu Bei. However, Liu Bei, like his father Liu Bang, shrugged off Cao Cao's threats and instead claimed that the two daughters had been killed by Cao Bing in the chaotic battle.
Seeing this, Cao Cao gave these two daughters to Cao Chun. However, Cao Chun is already very old, only 9 years younger than Liu Bei, and he is old enough to become the father of two daughters.
Fortunately, Cao Chun was upright by nature and did not embarrass Liu Bei's daughters, but raised them in the mansion and used them as singers.
Cao Chun passed away, and the whereabouts of Liu Bei's two daughters are unknown, and it is expected that they may have fallen into the hands of Cao Pi, and the results may not be optimistic. In fact, those overlords who are determined to win, their successes and failures have long been closely linked to their subordinates, so they seem to be extremely ruthless when dealing with family affairs, focusing on the overall situation.
As the saying goes, once the emotion is deep, the heroism will weaken, let alone dominate the world? For these ancient heroes, their behavior often cannot be measured by common sense.