"Immediately drag the unfilial son Liu Feng down and ask for beheading! "
Father, my son understands his mistakes very well, and I am deeply saddened by the current situation in Jingzhou. Guan Yu was defeated in Xiangfan and had to flee to Maicheng, and was finally killed by Wu general Lu Meng.
When Liu Bei heard the bad news of his second brother, his liver and intestines were broken, and he cried bitterly. Knowing that Guan Yu had asked for help from Liu Feng, the defender of Jingzhou, he was furious, and immediately took Liu Feng ** to the front of the army.
Watching Liu Feng kowtow and confess his guilt in the hall, Liu Bei was tormented in his heart, difficult to decide, and in a dilemma"Kill"with"Don't kill"Between. At this time, Zhuge Liang, who was standing behind him, said a sentence softly, making the Shu Han Empire stage again"Tears slash horses"Historical drama.
Liu Feng, Liu Bei's adopted son, won Liu Bei's love with his brave and strong temperament and superior force. After Liu Bei seized Jingzhou, he was already in the age of confusion, and the two ladies Gan and Mi had no heirs, and the appearance of Liu Feng brought a ray of life to Liu Bei.
In order to revive the Han dynasty and expand the territory of Shu Han, Liu Bei personally led the elite troops to attack Jiameng Pass and attack Liu Zhang in Yizhou. At the same time, Liu Feng, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei and others went upriver from the west road and cooperated with Liu Bei's main force to attack.
Liu Feng showed outstanding combat effectiveness and outstanding military talent on the battlefield, which made the Shu Han generals look up to him, and Liu Bei himself also greatly appreciated him.
In 219 AD, the Shu general Meng Da was ordered to conquer Shangyong. Liu Bei deeply felt that Meng Da was weak, and in order to stabilize the rear, he specially sent Liu Feng to lead troops to support. Liu Feng led the army down the river and joined forces with Meng Da to move forward, invincible.
Shangyong Taishou Shen saw that the momentum of the Shu army was like a rainbow, and he was timid in his heart, and finally chose to abandon the city and surrender, so far, Shangyong officially became the territory of Shu Han.
Feng's outstanding performance in this battle was deeply appreciated by Liu Bei, so he was promoted to deputy army general and guarded Jingzhou together with Guan Yu. However, while holding on to Jingzhou, they also rejected requests for help from all sides.
In the same year, Liu Bei sent Guan Yu to the north to conquer in order to realize his grand cause.
In order to achieve a common goal, the two groups of Cao Wei and Sun Wu reached a cooperation agreement. Against this backdrop, Cao Cao ordered generals such as Xu Huang and Zhang Liao to attack Fancheng, while Sun Quan sent his general Lü Meng to carry out a sneak attack on Jingzhou.
However, in the initial phase, the Cao army besieging Fancheng was in stark contrast to Guan Yu due to its lack of troops. In order to change this situation, Cao Cao quickly dispatched Yin Dai, Zhu Gai and other generals to lead 12 battalions of soldiers and horses to Fancheng to support.
Guan Yu was in a predicament in Fancheng, and his troops were increasing day by day, and he was unable to deal with it, so he urgently repaired a letter and asked the soldiers to quickly send the letter to Jingzhou, hoping that the guard Liu Feng could lend a hand.
However, after receiving Guan Yu's letter for help, Liu Feng fell into deep thought, and finally replied to Guan Yu with eight words: "The mountain county is attached at the beginning, and it cannot be shaken!" ”
Guan Yu was very disappointed after learning the reason for Liu Feng's refusal to rescue. He decided to abandon Fancheng and retreat south along the Han River. However, when news came from Guan Yu's army that Soochow had occupied Gangneung, most of the soldiers' families lived in Gangneung, so they began to worry about the safety of their families, and the morale of the army gradually collapsed.
Guan Yu was besieged by the Wu army in Maicheng, led ten cavalry to break through, and finally died on the battlefield with his eldest son Guan Ping because he was outnumbered. Regarding Guan Yu's death, who is responsible? Should Liu Feng be held responsible?
If there is accountability, do you have to pay with your life?
Since the Yuan Dynasty, when describing the history of the Three Kingdoms, the people have generally tended to "respect Liu and degrade Cao", which is consistent with the view of Luo.
Therefore, there are many subjective interpretations of Liu Feng's refusal to send troops to rescue Guan Yu. For example, in the Three Kingdoms Zhiping Tales published in the Yuan Dynasty, the author fictionalized a plot to the effect that Liu Feng intercepted Guan Yu's letter asking for help, stood by and watched, and repeatedly provoked Meng Da, which eventually led Meng Da to defect to Cao Jun.
In this way, the nature of the incident changed, and Liu Feng was portrayed as a treacherous villain who would not be saved.
There is a claim that Liu Feng's conspiracy to usurp the throne is even more shocking! This statement stems from the book "Huaguan Suo Words", which has a detailed description of Liu Feng's refusal to help.
After Guan Yu sent a distress letter to Jingzhou, Liu Feng, who had the intention of seizing the throne, sent people to kill thirteen messengers sent by Guan Yu to Jingzhou in a row, which eventually led to Guan Yu's death in the chaos.
Although this claim is not confirmed, it makes Liu Feng's image even worse.
Liu Bei did not say that he would pass on the position to Liu Feng, on the contrary, Liu Bei hoped that Zhuge Liang's son Zhuge Zhan would inherit his career, and Liu Feng was not the heir chosen by Liu Bei.
At that time, the Shu Han regime was still in its infancy, and Liu Feng, a young general, how could he be so presumptuous in front of many capable generals? Not to mention intercepting and killing thirteen messengers, even if it was a pawn sent by Guan Yu, he might not have the courage to hurt them at all!
Later, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" portrayed Liu Feng as a rebel general who, like Meng Da, planned to betray Shu Han and defect to Cao Wei. When Liu Bei asked him why he didn't send troops to rescue, he claimed that he was ** by Meng Da, and he was carried away by interests for a while and made an unwise decision.
There is no real historical basis for this story, and according to records, the real reason for Liu Feng's refusal to help Guan Yu was due to a mistake in judging the situation at the time. Jingzhou's strategic position is very important, so Liu Feng adheres to principles and guards Jingzhou for a certain reason.
So, since Liu Feng is not primarily responsible for Guan Yu's death, why did he have to die? What did Zhuge Liang say to Liu Bei to make Liu Bei decide to seal Liu Bei's killer?
Liu Feng's identity is indeed troublesome, he is not only Liu Bei's adopted son, but also a brave general who guards the town. However, the situation of the Shu Han regime at that time was that Liu Bei was about to enter old age, and he had only one son-in-law, Liu Chan, but Liu Chan's qualifications were mediocre and difficult to handle major tasks.
In the feudal era, the blood inheritance relationship was very important, once the identity of the son-in-law was confirmed, whether he was intelligent or not, he would be regarded as the legitimate heir to the future power, which is the so-called "the heir is not virtuous, and the elder is not young".
Therefore, Liu Feng's identity put him in an embarrassing situation.
Zhuge Liang, a Confucian intellectual, always adhered to and practiced the Confucian principle of "loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness". In his "Teacher's Table", he made it clear that the guards were tireless at home, and the loyal men forgot their lives outside, because they deeply missed the special treatment of the former emperor and hoped to be rewarded by His Majesty.
Zhuge Liang attached great importance to the Confucian principle of "loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness", and was even willing to defend the legitimacy of the succession to the throne. This is also reflected in his act of recommending virtuous ministers and loyal people to Liu Chan.
When Liu Bei hesitated on the issue of whether to execute Liu Feng, Zhuge Liang on the side calmly stated his reason for sending Liu Feng to the guillotine: "Liu Feng has a strong personality, and if Liu Bei dies, he may be difficult to control. ”
Zhuge Liang's thoughtfulness had gone beyond the current situation and considered the future of the Shu Han regime after Liu Bei's death. Although Liu Feng's strength is not strong at present, he may become a key figure in the destruction of the Shu Han regime in the future.
Zhuge Liang's thoughtfulness was truly breathtaking, and he foresaw the turbulence of Shu Han's future. After Liu Bei's death, Wei Yan and other brave generals immediately rebelled, and if Liu Feng was still there, he might be used by the rebels, resulting in ** within Shu Han.
Liu Feng's embarrassing position made him have to pay a price for it. Chen Shou, the author of "Three Kingdoms", saw this very clearly, he said: "Liu Feng is in a place of suspicion, but he lacks the ability to defend himself. ”
In the long course of history, countless people have paid a huge price for their power and status, and some have even paid the price of their lives. Shang Ying was executed for angering the Qin Dynasty's relatives and nobles for changing the law, Yue Fei was wrongfully killed by Zhao Gou for resisting Jin, and Yuan Chonghuan became a ghost of the knife because of his overconfidence.
Their fate is a deep testament to the cruelty and ruthlessness of the power struggle.
As an innocent victim, Liu Feng was a victim under the dual pressure of power struggle and feudal etiquette.