Liu Bei's measures before his death Historical accidents and precautions
Liu Bei was born in 161 and died in 223 at the age of 62. From participating in the suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion to becoming emperor, Liu Bei spent 40 years. In these 40 years, Liu Bei gained a lot, but also lost a lot.
When Liu Bei was proclaimed emperor, the second brother Guan Yu did not come to congratulate, the brother-in-law did not come to congratulate, and the military advisor Pang Tong did not come to prepare for the scene. Instead, Liu Bei said in an angry tone:"I declare the first edict of the Son of Heaven, and I want to conquer Sun Quan in the east! "Liu Bei's reason for going east is very simple, one is to avenge the killing of Guan Yu by Eastern Wu, and the other is to make Eastern Wu submit in one fell swoop, so that it will be much easier to deal with Cao Wei again.
However, what Liu Bei did not expect was that his third brother Zhang Fei was assassinated before the Eastern Expedition, and when he died, he did not lead troops, and the army had not yet been mobilized, but he lost his main general. At the same time, Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun no longer unconditionally supported his Eastern Crusade as before, but insisted on opposing Wu's Eastern Crusade.
After the second and third brothers died at the hands of Eastern Wu, Liu Bei no longer defended himself, so he did not openly follow Zhuge Liang's advice, but led tens of thousands of troops to attack Eastern Wu. However, the truth eventually awakened Liu Bei, who was defeated in Yiling and was almost captured alive by Lu Xun.
Fortunately, Zhao Yun arrived in time, and Liu Bei explained to him what happened in White Emperor City.
i.Liu Bei rejected Ma Yan.
After Liu Bei returned to the White Emperor City, although he drank tonic medicine and strengthened his body, he still lost the hard work of Lu Xun, a son of Eastern Wu, for decades, and this time he not only lost the former capital, but also almost lost his life. As a result, Liu Bei became more and more disheartened, and finally died of depression.
However, before Liu Bei died, it was impossible to easily give up the foundation he had fought for all his life. Therefore, Liu Bei made careful preparations before his death.
First of all, he forced several of his sons to worship Zhuge Liang as a progressive father, but in fact, this move was a trap for Zhuge Liang. In order to prevent Zhuge Liang from usurping the throne, he did not hesitate to lower the status of his sons. At the same time, he instructed Li Yan to protect Yong'an in case of Sun Wu's invasion. Strictly speaking, Liu Bei did this to get close to Li Yan's attitude of power.
Everything else is to make Zhuge Liang even more miserable.
If the heir can help, I will help him; I can't help it, I can bring about my own destruction! "After Zhuge Liang heard this, he immediately knelt down and announced that he would always be loyal to Shu Han and help Liu Chan forever.
But Liu Bei will not let go of this old driver easily, but Zhuge Liang is indeed a workaholic, he has been working hard for more than 20 years, and he is tired enough, so Zhuge Liang can still be trusted. In addition, let his son recognize Zhuge Liang as a post assistant, Zhuge Liang wants to grab the position of his godfather, but it is impossible after all.
Liu Bei looked at the people around Zhuge Liang and found that there was only one person in the entire corridor, it was the Jingzhou Thorn Shi who had confronted Ma Jian before. Liu Bei took people out of the account and said to Zhuge Liang:"Prime Minister, what do you think of Ma Tan's talent? "Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei:"Ma Jian has good talents and is a person who can hold important positions.
When Liu Bei heard this, he almost didn't come up in one breath! If his physical strength allows, I'm afraid he really wants to jump up and scold Zhuge Liang angrily:"I go, can such a person use it? He just moves his mouth and has no actual ability"。Finally, Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang"In my opinion, this person is too exaggerated to be used! "...
Looking at Liu Bei's face, Zhuge Liang could only pretend to be stupid and accept Liu Bei's opinion. He can't say that Liu Bei is not, and he can't bear Liu Bei's anger, this Zhuge Liang is afraid that he will be recorded in history.
Secondly, Liu Bei secretly left excellent generals for Shu Han and Zhuge Liang to use.
Many people ignore Liu Bei, believing that he is just a stubborn emperor who will do anything to get revenge. If you think so, you couldn't be more wrong.
The first time Liu Bei proposed the Eastern Expedition to Sun Quan, he was opposed by Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and others. Liu Bei listened humbly and did not immediately transfer troops to attack Wu, but made military preparations, including training soldiers and horses, preparing ** and military rations.
Secondly, Liu Bei's main purpose in attacking Wu was not only to avenge Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but also to destroy Wu in one fell swoop. This is also the reason why Liu Bei quickly implemented the Shu system in the towns after capturing some towns in Wu and incorporated the entire population into Shu households.
But in the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei used the wrong strategy and pushed tens of thousands of soldiers into the line of fire. As the saying goes: a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts! But this mistake made Liu Bei suffer a heavy loss!
So Liu Bei and Shu Han dominated one dynasty, didn't he defeat Yiling, and the generals of the base camp also disappeared? First of all, Liu Bei's generals are basically second-rate generals, such as Huang Quan, Zhang Nan, Feng Xi, Liao Chun, Fu Wei, Wu Ban, Chen Shi, etc., I'm afraid there are many people we haven't heard of.
Liu Bei's attack on Wu is a big deal, why should he bring a second-rate general? Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, and even Ma Chao and Liu Bei didn't take him to the front line? Why not take him with you? The reason is very simple, for Shu Han to leave the base camp. In the case of his own defeat, Shu Han will also send generals to save himself in time, so that no matter what the situation, Shu Han will also have a chance to conquer the world.
What generals did Liu Bei secretly leave? The first is Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun has followed Liu Bei for nearly 30 years and can be said to be Liu Bei's favorite general, but in the Battle of Yiling, Zhao Yun did not follow Liu Bei to the battlefield, but stayed in Chengdu Dongwu and was responsible for Cao Wei's defense.
The second was Wei Yan, who was in charge of protecting Hanzhong at the time, and his main mission was to repel Cao Wei's Northern Expedition. Why didn't Liu Bei appoint Wei Yan at that time? There are two main reasons: one is to adhere to Zhuge Liang's strategy and let General Cao Wei guard the important pass. The second reason is to train generals for Shu Han. In addition to Zhao Yun and Wei Yan, does Liu Bei have any other generals?
The answer is yes, this person was cultivated by Liu Bei, and he was deeply appreciated by Liu Bei, he is Xiang Pet. In that year, Lu Xun burned the tomb, Xiang Pet led the tents, soldiers and horses, no one was damaged, and no weapons were lost. Liu Bei immediately said to Zhuge Liang"This person is reusable and very smart! "
In addition to Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, and Xiang Chong, Liu Bei also cultivated a man who would later become Jiang Wei's right-hand man, fighting against Cao Wei's army, and at one point clashing with Deng Ai, so that he did not dare to act rashly. This person is Liao Hua, who also made great achievements during Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition.
In the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei specially trained two generals, one was Liao Hua and the other was Xiang Pet.
In addition to these, did Liu Bei leave other famous generals? The answer is yes. Eleven years after Liu Bei's death, there was one man who could stop Wei Yan's rebellion and save Shu Han's military power. Who is this person? Who is this person?
What is the relationship between Wang Ping and Liu Bei? Why is Wang Ping the general left by Liu Bei? In fact, it is very simple, Liu Bei handed over the general after the first battle with Cao Cao in Hanzhong, Liu Bei saw that this person's power value was good, and his leadership style was also very good, so he directly made him a general, a general, and a general.
You must know that generals and lieutenant generals are very important military positions in the army and are usually trusted by their superiors. In this case, Liu Bei knew and trusted Wang Ping from the beginning. Otherwise, how could Liu Bei give Wang Ping the position of general?
At that time, when Zhao Zilong was a tooth general, he also followed Liu Bei for more than ten years before becoming a tooth general.
c.Wang Ping succeeded in putting an end to Wei Yan's rebellion, which is his credit.
It is known that in 234 AD, Zhuge Liang fell seriously ill in Wuzhangyuan and finally died of grief. However, on his deathbed, Zhuge Liang had been plotting a plan to get rid of Wei Yan, because he was worried that Wei Yan would not have a good relationship with Yang Yi, the minister of Shu Han, and others, which would eventually lead to a rebellion.
After several deliberations, Zhuge Liang decided to get rid of Wei Yan in order to maintain the stability of Shu Han and temporarily prevent Cao Wei from daring to attack Western Shu.
Wang Ping once assisted the Wudang Flying Army, served as a strategist during the Northern Expedition, and was later named the Marquis by the imperial court. During this period, Wang Ping's status has been qualitatively improved, so how did Wang Ping rise step by step? This is inseparable from Liu Bei's promotion and appointment.
Generally speaking, Liu Bei agrees with Zhuge Liang's reuse, such as Liaohua, Shi'en, etc., Zhuge Liang will reuse: Liaohua, Shi'en, etc., Zhuge Liang will also reuse.
After Kong Ming's death, Yang Yi was responsible for organizing the retreat of the entire Shu army, thus completing Zhuge Liang's last order, but Wei Yan was not convinced at that time! He said:"Although the prime minister is dead, Shu and I, Wei Yan, are in the middle, why should we retreat! "For those who understand, Wei Yan's words alone were enough to send him to prison for three months.
Although Wei Yan's words were not rebellion, they also crossed the bottom line.
Yang Yi and Jiang Wei didn't talk nonsense to Wei Yan, nor did they retreat quickly according to the established plan. Wei Yan was worried at this time, so he led his soldiers and horses to burn the roads and battlements of the Shu army's retreat. and prepared to block Yang Yi's way. Just as Wei Yan was about to make a move, Wang Ping appeared.
He cursed the army led by Wei Yan! "The prime minister treats you well, why did you rebel? "Under Wang Ping's angry scolding, Wei Yan's soldiers and horses scattered and fled, and Wang Ping, as the leader of the Wudang Flying Army, was above Wei Yan in strength, even if Wei Yan and Wang Ping went head-to-head, I am afraid that Wei Yan would not be able to take half of the advantage.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms - The Biography of Wang Ping: At the age of twelve, Liang died in martial arts, the army returned, Wei Yan rebelled, defeated in battle, and Pinggong.
Later, Wei Yan ran all the way to Hanzhong City and was killed by Ma Dai.
In short, if Wang Ping hadn't stopped Wei Yan's behavior in time at that time, I'm afraid that the Shu army would have fought very hard, even if Wei Yan didn't have the heart of rebellion at that time, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to control the entire military situation, and in the end, there would be a situation where everyone rebelled and left. However, Wang Ping put an end to all these assumptions.
It can be said that Wang Ping ensured the stability of Shuzhong for more than ten years. In 244 AD, Wang Ping, who was already the Taishou of Hanzhong at the time, once again stopped the attack of Cao Shuang, the general of Cao Wei, and continued to maintain the Shu Han Dynasty.