Compared with the other two people who established the regime, Liu Bei's starting point was surprising, but from the time he did not have a single soldier to the final establishment of political power, to becoming the head of a country, his development was inseparable from the help of the people around him.
His personal charm keeps these capable people by his side, and these people are even willing to give their lives for him. Some of his words are also recorded in the history books, and posterity has seen his words and practices, and some people have criticized him as a hypocrite, regardless of the facts, he has three sentences that illuminate the ages, and are still regarded as classics today.
"Do not seek to be born on the same day of the same month of the same year, but to die on the same day of the same month of the same year"
Liu Bei was a descendant of the son of emperor Jing of Han, his grandfather had been an official in the dynasty because of filial piety, his father died when he was very young, and when he was young, he and his mother lived by making straw mats and selling straw shoes, and life was very difficult, when there was a tall mulberry tree in the southeast corner of his home.
From a distance, the roof of the tree looks very huge, like the cover of a carriage, and some people think that this tree has a strange shape, and the person under the tree must be able to become a nobleman. When Liu Bei was young, he also pointed to the mulberry tree and said to the left and right that he must sit in such a roof car in the future.
In 175 AD, the 15-year-old Liu Bei went out to study, and he and several friends of the same sect worshiped Lu Zhi as a teacher. Because of his excellent performance, he was sponsored by the people of the clan, and at that time, some clansmen said that Liu Bei, a child who was not like an ordinary person, would definitely do something in the future. He didn't like to read at that time, but he was open-minded.
Seven feet tall, the earlobes are also very large, not very fond of talking, very friendly to the people around him, like to make friends with capable people everywhere, and the reputation spread that many chivalrous people everywhere are vying to cling to him. There were also big businessmen who specially brought money and horses, hoping to see Liu Bei, and gave him a lot of help.
During this time, he also met two brothers of the opposite sex, and the three of them married in Taoyuan, and left a sentence at that time, "Do not seek to be born on the same day of the same month of the same year, but to die on the same day of the same month of the same year", which is still used by many people today. The two brothers of the opposite sex whom he worshipped had a very high value of force, and the relationship between him and him was also very good.
After leaving such an oath, he followed his eldest brother Liu Bei to the south to make a lot of merits in the northern war, and even lost his life. No matter what the circumstances, these two brothers did not abandon him.
Qu Shen shou divides, so that when the heavens are waiting, do not fight with fate.
In 194 AD, Cao Cao led an army to attack Xuzhou, Xuzhou Assassin Shi asked Liu Bei for help, Liu Bei led thousands of soldiers to Xuzhou to drive Cao Cao away, Xuzhou Assassin Shi was seriously ill and said to the left and right that Liu Bei would definitely be able to stabilize Xuzhou, and after his death, Xuzhou was handed over to Liu Bei.
Lü Bu had a high reputation at that time, because the combat effectiveness was very strong, and later Lü Bu was defeated by Cao Cao, and had nowhere to go to Xuzhou to join Liu Bei, Liu Bei wanted to take it for his own use, so he took him into Xuzhou, but did not expect that later when Liu Bei led his troops out to fight, Lü Bu actually rebelled and occupied the Xuzhou area.
Liu Bei had no place to settle down, and his wife and children who remained in Xuzhou were also arrested by Lü Bu. Because of a wrong decision, which led to the loss of his wife and daughter in the rear, the blow was still relatively large for any person, and his brother Zhang Fei also thought so.
After a drunken attack, he accused Liu Bei of making a wrong decision, but Liu Bei said a word: Qu Shen shou divide, so that when the day comes, he must not fight with his fate. This sentence also shows his broad mind, even in the face of the ups and downs of life, he can still treat it normally, encounter situations that cannot be changed, and can maintain his original heart.
Not fighting against destiny, only returning to the top when it comes, and to this day, this phrase is often used by people to encourage themselves.
Do not do evil for the sake of being small, and do not do it with the smallness of good
In Liu Bei's later years, the Shu state had no generals to use, compared to the other two countries, the power gradually declined, and the former brothers who had worshiped him also left him, which was also a huge blow to Liu Bei, who knew that the time was short and he decided to hand over the power to his son Liu Chan when he was dying.
This son did not have outstanding ability, Liu Bei as a father clearly knew this, he left a sentence on his deathbed to warn his children to be a person of high moral character, do more good deeds and less bad deeds, do not think that good deeds are too small to be unwilling to do, and do not try because evil things are too small, hoping that children will be a person of high moral character.
That is what we often said later, do not do it with evil and small, and do not do it with good and small. In 223, he entrusted his son to the chancellor to leave a last word, instructing his son to obey Zhuge Liang in everything and regard him as a father. He died on 24 April at the age of 63.
epilogue
Liu Bei can get the support of many people, so that our modern people seem a little strange, perhaps because of this reason, I feel that he is always showing off his own mouth, easily get real benefits, said and did something different, let people have such an impression of a hypocrite for him.
And the three sentences he said can be passed down to this day, but also let us see that he is a sentient and righteous person, with great ambitions, can adjust his mentality, and is definitely a charismatic person.