"The world is chaotic, and the tyrants are out" Whenever the world is chaotic, it is the time when the tyrants jump. The chaotic world is the time for talents to emerge, and there are various roles in the world at this time, most of them can only become nameless generalists, and only those who can excel in one skill can stand out.
Throughout Chinese history, there is a period of chaos in the world that is the most eye-catching - the Three Kingdoms period. Compared with other chaotic worlds, the events that occurred during the Three Kingdoms period, hidden schemes and many spirits of loyalty, which is why the Three Kingdoms are better than other periods.
When it comes to the Three Kingdoms, people will think of three people at the first time - Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei, and these three people have become the three protagonists of the Three Kingdoms period, as if everyone is developing and narrating around the three people, but this does not mean that the existence of others is meaningless, Lu Su is so.
"Good old man," Lu Su said
If you want to comment on which figure in the Three Kingdoms period is the mold of an old and good person, then Lu Su will be one of the first choices for people. In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Lu Su's image has always been an inconspicuous, and good old and good character, but such a character has been used by Sun Quan.
Lu Su was born into a wealthy family, even a large landlord family, and lived a life without worrying about money. Such a life is really enviable, after all, no matter what era "money" is a big problem, but Lu Su has no troubles in this regard since he was a child.
It is difficult for people to associate lu su with the image of an old and good man, since the emergence of the class, the oppression of the landlord class on the lower class has not stopped for a day, but Lu Su, who was born as a landlord, has done the opposite, taking a different path from many landlords and heirs.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the rebellion of the Ten Constant Attendants, the dictatorship of Dong Zhuo, and one thing after another that resembled usurpation of the throne gradually caused the world to gradually fall apart. In such a situation, the big landlords in various places took advantage of the fact that the local officials did not care about the people and only considered self-preservation, they began to arbitrarily collect land and squeeze the peasants.
Layer after layer of exploitation made the people who were already living in poverty more and more hopeless about the future, and under the rendering of emotions and environment, many large-scale uprisings broke out in the late years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Eastern Han Dynasty suppressed it, and the people continued to riot, which led to a great increase in the number of displaced people everywhere.
The growing number of displaced people put great pressure on society, and Lu Su, who was supposed to collect the land like other landlords, began to open a granary and sell the land in order to relieve the commoners and make friends with the Magi. Lu Su's move was undoubtedly a foolish act in the eyes of the landlords.
However, in the eyes of commoners and good people, it was noble and chivalrous, and the image of Lu Su's old and good man slowly entered the field of vision of everyone, and many able people and heroes came to befriend him. By chance, Lu Su and Zhou Yu met and formed a deep friendship.
Subsequently, because of his relationship with Zhou Yu, Lu Su also followed Zhou Yu's advice and went to Jiangdong to join Sun Quan. In the fifth year of Jian'an (200), Sun Ce, who ruled Jiangdong, died, and Sun Quan inherited Sun Ce's power as soon as he became an adult. At such an age, there is obviously no significant merit to serve the public.
Thanks to the support of Zhou Yu and Lu Su, Sun Quan sat firmly in Jiangdong. Lu Su, as one of the four famous generals of the State of Wu, was bullied by Zhuge Liang, deceived by Liu Bei, and threatened by Guan Yu. What happened to all these things?
When Lu Su suggested that Sun Quan develop slowly in Jiangdong, Sun Quan seemed to have seen a confidant, and the opinions of the two were immediately in agreement, and Lu Su also won Sun Quan's trust and recognition for this opinion. Based on his recognition of Lu Su, Sun Quan asked him to lead the army with Zhou Yu to deal with the Battle of Chibi.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the alliance between Liu and Wu depended on Zhuge Liang's strong eloquence, which prompted the alliance between the two forces. Zhuge Liang's eloquence caused Lu Su to also propose an alliance with Liu to Sun Quan, and thus there was the Battle of Chibi between Liu and Wu against Cao.
This is an example of Zhuge Liang's intimidation of Lu Su, whose image in the book has always been a faction advocating unity, and the ceding of Jingzhou to Liu Bei became a very strong basis for this statement. After the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei and Sun Quan successfully blocked Cao Cao's southward trend.
It was a powerful blow to Cao Cao's arrogance in the north, but the success of this Battle of Chibi did not hit Cao Cao's forces in the north, and Cao Cao's own development in the north was far more cost-effective than the consumption of his own resources in the south, so it brought great pressure to Liu and Wu.
For this precondition, Lu Su suggested that Wu should "ally" with Liu. After Lu Su's analysis, Sun Quan accepted Lu Su's proposal and agreed to unite with Liu Bei, and "lent" Liu Bei the territory of Jingzhou in his hands to form an alliance, and the story after that is known to everyone, which is Liu Bei's deception.
In addition to the previously mentioned cases, there was also the case of Lu Su being blackmailed by Guan Yu. When the fact that Liu Bei did not return Jingzhou was confirmed, Sun Quan was furious and once had the impulse to go to war against Liu Bei. Compared with Sun Quan's excitement, Lu Su was calm and self-assured, and Mao Sui offered himself to talk to Guan Yu in Jingzhou.
In the face of Sun Quan's threat to send Lu Su, Guan Yu was not afraid, so he had the reputation of going to the meeting with a single knife and the statement that scared Lu Su to death. But are the descriptions in these books true and objective? History tells people the truth, and the author of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has a slight element of blowing Shu.
Think deeply about Lu Su
The real Lu Su is not a generous "good old man", he can be valued by Sun Quan, but he will be an incompetent person, you must know that relying only on "good heart" in the Three Kingdoms can not survive. Relying on the family property left by his father, Lu Su won the popularity of the people for relief.
This is also the reason why various heroes are willing to make friends with them. The so-called Zhuge Liang threatened Lu Su to reach an alliance between Liu Bei and Sun Quan, which obviously has great drawbacks, after all, Cao Cao's southward direction is not only eyeing Sun Quan, Cao Cao's southward movement is intended to reshuffle the southern forces.
Therefore, the alliance between Liu Bei and Sun Quan was an excellent way to ensure that his side was not annexed. Secondly, Lu Su 'lent' Jingzhou to Liu Bei was actually for the sake of Sun Quan's forces, and compared to Yizhou and other places occupied by Liu Bei, Sun Quan's forces did not have a good topographical advantage.
Under such circumstances, Sun Quan's forces urgently needed a "barrier" to defend against their own forces, so there was a case of "borrowing Jingzhou". Jingzhou was located between the forces of Eastern Wu and Cao Cao, which was the best natural barrier. These different perspectives on Lu Su have given people a new understanding of Lu Su.
In addition to these, there are also cases of Guan Yu going to the meeting with a single knife. When Guan Yu and Lu Su met, Lu Su loudly rebuked Liu Bei's untrustworthiness and Guan Yu's foolishness as soon as he came up. In the face of the legendary Martial Saint Guan Yu has such momentum, such a figure would be frightened to the point of fear.
Many of Lu Su's evaluations are actually one-sided, and a character who is favored by Sun Quan and regarded by Zhou Yu as enough to replace himself cannot be just an "old good man". The various suggestions and measures made by Lu Su all show Lu Su's far-sightedness.
In the eyes of others, the old and good people are actually not, Lu Su's true ability is at least great wisdom and foolishness, otherwise how could he become one of the four famous generals of the Wu Kingdom.
brief summary
The authenticity of historical materials has always been discussed, and the so-called correct history is only a relatively reasonable and accepted history, how can we objectively and truthfully record everything at that time without being in the situation at that time.
In summary, people should maintain an inclusive and tolerant attitude toward history, otherwise lu su, a generation of bigwigs, has become an "old and good man".