The real relationship between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang
Whether in history or in **, Zhuge Liang is undoubtedly an important member of the Shuhan Group. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" often makes us feel that they are extremely close, and in recent years, various statements about Liu Bei's protection of Zhuge Liang have also appeared on the Internet. I think they were wrong, Zhuge Liang must be an important member of Liu Bei's think tank, and the other lords and ministers in history are not as close as they are in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but they are not as destined as people in the Internet speculate.
Zhuge Liang was only a member of Liu Bei's think tank, which was the inevitable result of the decentralization of power.
Not to mention that in the years before the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei did not have his own territory, almost all of them were under the fence, of course, he was a little high. Since the Battle of Chibi began to occupy Jingzhou, Liu Bei also entered the actual stage of the history of the Three Kingdoms, had a certain territory, and began to form his own think tank, Zhuge Liang still reused him, but only as a member of the think tank.
Liu Bei has a certain territory, he is on an equal footing with the princes of one side, he will not allow his subordinates to dominate, it will threaten his position, so even if Zhuge Liang is reused, he will not be given too much power, and there will inevitably be many courtiers to balance it in order to achieve the purpose of mutual checks and balances. The rise of Pang Tong and Fa Zheng in the past, Li Yan's self-confidence is like this, but this is only one reason, and another important reason is power sharing and the inevitable development of power.
Zhuge Liang's ability is beyond doubt, before the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei had little strategic vision, and Zhuge Liang also took care of military affairs, but Liu Bei's strength increased greatly, and the division of power was more refined, although Liu Bei's development still roughly followed"Longzhong matching", but after that, Zhuge Liang's main responsibility was only to be responsible for borrowing one from the city and managing internal affairs.
After seizing Jingzhou, Liu Bei took Pang Tong into Sichuan, and Zhuge Liang led Jingzhou until Pang Tong died; Eastern Wu attacked the three counties of Changsha, Liu Bei personally led troops to resist Eastern Wu with Guan Yu, and Zhuge Liang stayed in Yizhou until"The boundary of Xiangshui"；Hanzhong resisted Cao, Liu Bei led Fa Zheng back to his teacher, and Zhuge Liang stayed in Chengdu; In the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei personally led a large army to fight in Chengdu. In the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei brought back Fazheng, and Zhuge Liang stayed in Chengdu; In the battle of Yiling, Liu Bei personally led the troops, and Zhuge Liang stayed in Chengdu.
First of all, it can't be said that Liu Bei doesn't trust Zhuge Liang enough, on the contrary, if he doesn't trust Zhuge Liang enough, Liu Bei is not sure to make a big deal about him, but even if he believes in Zhuge Liang, he will not let Zhuge Liang be easily overwhelmed again, militaryly, militarily, and politically.
Of course, this is only the inevitable development of power, the expansion of power, the improvement of ability, and the more detailed division of tasks are inevitable, on the one hand, because people's energy is limited, even if the ability is strong, it is impossible to be responsible for all aspects of work, otherwise there will be vacancies everywhere, or sooner or later it will be used up. On the other hand, it is also a way to attract talent. If you can only reuse one person, then others will know that they will not be reused, won't they run away?
Therefore, Zhuge Liang can only be a member of the think tank, which is inevitable for the development of power, and Liu Bei does not trust Zhuge Liang enough.
Liu Bei could defend Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang was completely loyal to Shu Han.
So, is Liu Bei wary of Zhuge Liang? I think so, this can be reflected from the fact that Liu Bei was obedient to Zhuge Liang's words.
In the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms - Shu Zhi - The Biography of Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang:"The beauty is ten times that of Cao Pi, and he will be able to stabilize the country and achieve great achievements. If you can help, you can help, and if you can't help, you will take power yourself"。Of course, this sentence is Zhuge Liang's cautiousness, but at the same time, Liu Bei himself is not too successful and more than defeated, he will definitely be able to stabilize the country, this is human nature. Moreover, it can be said that Liu Bei has never doubted Zhuge Liang in his life.
You must know that before Liu Bei, Sun Ce also said the same thing to Zhang Zhao, in "Three Kingdoms - Wu Shu - Zhang Gu Zhuge Bu Biography", Sun Ce said to Zhang Zhao:"Zhongmu is not the fault of the people, and the king takes it for himself. "Zhang Zhao said:"Zhongmu is not the fault of the people, and the king takes it for himself. "Did Sun Ce say the same thing? Didn't Sun Ce trust Zhang Zhao either? In fact, this is just Sun Ce's worry about what happened after his death.
As for Liu Bei's trusteeship, although there was a balance between the two ministers, Zhuge Liang was considered the leader of the inner Ying, Li Yan was considered the head of the outer Ying, and Li Yan represented the Yizhou faction. As mentioned above, this is also because of the clear division of labor, one is responsible for internal affairs and the other is responsible for the military, similar to what Sun Ce left to Sun Quan"Zhang Zhao Zhou Yu", one internal, one external, to assist the government.
Liu Bei knew that his feelings were not wrong, but at the same time he was completely loyal to Shu Han, which was extremely admirable. After the fall of Li Yan, Zhuge Liang could be said to have been in power for a while, but he never betrayed the usurper's heart.
To sum up, the relationship between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang is actually no different from the relationship between the monarch and the ministers in history, Liu Bei has the grace of knowing the situation, and Zhuge Liang repays grievances with virtue, although it is not as intimate as described in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but it is not as intriguing as others speculate.