Today is Mother's Day, first wish the world's mothers good health and happy holidays!
On this great day when the whole world is praising motherly love, let us reminisce about the three ordinary but great mothers in the world of the Three Kingdoms. Let the brilliance of maternal love shine forever.
01 Liu Bei's mother
Liu Bei's childhood was undoubtedly tragic. The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records that when Liu Bei was very young, his father Liu Hong died. The family lost its top pillar, and Xiao Liu Bei and his mother depended on each other for their lives, relying on the seller of mats for a living.
In the southeast corner of Liu Bei's courtyard, there is a tall mulberry tree, more than five meters high, with lush branches and leaves, looking at it from a distance, like a royal car cover. When Liu Bei was a child, he also loved to play under the mulberry tree and play with his friends, and he often said: "I will take this feather to cover the car." ”
His uncle Liu Zijing heard this and scolded: "This bear child said such disrespectful words, because he wanted my Liu family to destroy the door!" ”
And Liu Mu, who called Liu Bei home for dinner, must have heard this sentence. But when Mother Liu heard these words, her heart may have been overjoyed and weeping.
Thinking of Liu Jiazu, after Liu Sheng, the Prince of Zhongshan Jing, the Emperor of Hanjing, in the generation of Liu Bei's grandfather Liu Xiong, he could still be promoted to filial piety and become an official in the prefecture and county; and her husband Liu Hong, who died early, was also a petty official. Who knew that Liu Bei's generation had fallen into the embarrassing situation of setting up street stalls.
"Oh boy! You must stand out and win glory for your ancestors! You must ride on this feather car! Therefore, when Liu Bei was 15 years old, despite the family's poor living conditions, Liu's mother still saved tuition for her son for him to study at The Late Han Dynasty celebrity Lu Zhi. Liu Zijing, who had scolded Liu Bei, was also a "good uncle in China", and he had long seen that Liu Bei must be very human, so he ignored his wife's opposition and also spent money to fund Liu Bei to study.
Is Liu Bei really as his mother wished, and has he learned something? History gives us the answer – no! The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records that Liu Bei was not good at reading, but he liked "dogs and horses, music, and beautiful clothes", which were the things that the idiots were keen on.
But Liu Bei is destined not to become a scholar, what he wants to do is to be a tyrant in the world. Reading outside, Liu Bei exercised his quality and increased his talents, he "spoke less, was kind to people, and moody and angry", this kind of trait, without seeing the world, is impossible.
Moreover, during his studies, he also met the future nobleman Gongsun Zhan, and he was very iron as a brother. Later, when Liu Bei fell into disgrace and defected to Gongsun Zhan, it was Gongsun Zhan who helped him dig up the first pot of gold in his life.
Therefore, Liu Bei's success has a lot to do with his mother's hard-working upbringing and sending him out on a study tour.
02 Lady Mi
The second mother mentioned today is also related to Liu Bei.
In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liu Bei is the embodiment of Rende, and as his wife, he must also be a female Haojie who understands the great righteousness.
The Battle of Changshanpo cast Zhao Yun's ancient prestige. But in this battle, there was a weak woman, but she was more respectable than Zhao Yun.
Because of her weakness, her death is even greater. Suicide was originally the choice of the coward, but her suicide proved that she was a real warrior. She was Liu Bei's wife, Lady Mi.
The lone hero Zhao Yun rushed back and forth in cao's army to kill, and it was difficult to meet Lady Mi and the young lord Ah Dou. However, at this time, Zhao Yun only had one horse, and if he took Lady Mi with him, he would certainly not be able to break out of the siege.
In order to give Liu Chan hope of survival, Lady Mi did not hesitate to protect him with her death. "The general can protect this son and teach him to see his father, and that there is no hatred for concubines!" , Lady Mi's last words, the words Jiezhu, after saying that she threw herself into the well and died.
Lady Mi is no better than Sun Shangxiang, she is just a weak woman, and she was born in xuzhou since she was a child, pampered and habitual, at this time she can have this bold speech, and can sacrifice her life for righteousness, and she is indeed the heroine of Changsakapo.
What is even more valuable is that Liu Chan is not the son of Lady Mi, but the son of Lady Gan. According to some of today's "palace fight drama" routines, it is better not to be his own son, and it is better to die. However, Lady Mi was able to regard Liu Chan as her own, and in order to continue Liu's bloodline, she was willing to die, and this spirit was undoubtedly more touching.
03 Xu Shu's mother
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Shu was the first reliable military division that Liu Bei encountered. Liu Bei, who was suffering from the lack of a wise man around him, found for the first time in Xu Shu a way to infinitely enlarge the combat strength of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun.
However, Cao Cao used despicable means to deceive Xu Shu's mother into Xu Du and threatened her to write a letter to bring Xu Shu back to Xu Du. Cao Cao also promised to play the court, and the mother and son would be rewarded heavily.
But Cao Cao still underestimated Xu Mu. In his eyes, the woman who only knew how to teach her husband and son was a strange woman who understood the great righteousness. She scolded Cao Cao for "entrusting himself with the name of Han Xiang, but he is actually a Han thief", and said, "Isn't it shameful that Wu'er turned his back on the light and threw himself into the dark"? After saying that, she picked up the Yantai prepared by Cao Cao and threw it at Cao Cao. This throw is comparable to the Warring States period when Gao gradually left to attack Qin Shi Huang, and Zhang Liangbo langsha stabbed The Qin Emperor at the end of Qin.
When Xu Shu was finally deceived by Cao Cao to Xu Du, Xu Shu's mother saw her son, and instead of the joy of a long-term reunion, she was furious and scolded him:
"Don't you know that Cao Cao is a thief who deceives the king... Abandon the light and throw the dark, make yourself notorious, really fools also! What is my face to meet Ru? Ru Defied his ancestors and was born in the ears of heaven and earth! ”
Xu Mu's words were deafening, both scolding Cao Cao for being shameless and hating Xu Shu. However, at this point, Xu Shu could no longer leave Cao Cao and assist Liu Bei. In order to cut off the possibility of Xu Shu serving Cao, Xu Mu actually left these few words, and hanged herself, saying that she would die.
Later generations wrote a "Xu Mu Zan", which used the phrase "born to get his name, and die to get what he wants." Xianzai Xumu, flowing through the ages! "Come and praise Mother Xu."
Such a strange woman who regards the interests of her family and country above the interests of her own small family, and this kind of heroic mother who regards "great righteousness" as more important than the reunion of mother and child, is indeed rare in ancient and modern times.
Justice is far more important than success, and Xu's mother used her own death to teach her son this.