In life, when we describe a person who has no talent and does nothing, we often blurt out a sentence - you are really a dou who can't afford it. We all know that in history, there was really Ah Dou, and he was not small, the child of Liu Bei and Lady Gan, the second emperor of the Shu Han regime. Supposedly, how did a person who was born so noble become a naked derogatory term now?
Liu Chan stills
In fact, everyone knows the reason - the Shu Han regime broke up here in Liu Chan, and after being captured, when sima Zhao was questioned, he actually said that the days of being imprisoned were very comfortable and he did not want to return to Shudi. This makes people intolerable, you are the king of a country, although you have become a prisoner of the order, but you don't even have a little backbone. So, is Liu Chan really doing nothing as history says? In my opinion, that is not necessarily true, if you don't believe it, let's take a look.
Let's talk about the first point first, Liu Chan is most criticized by posterity is his mediocrity. Looking at the history books, it is true that this is true, is it really Liu Chan's own fault for doing nothing? Not necessarily. When most of us mention Liu Chan, there will always be a person whose name comes out before him in our minds - Zhuge Liang. After a thousand years, we all feel that the aura of Zhuge Liang, who was called "Xiang Father" by Liu Chanzun, suppressed Liu Chan to death, let alone the beginning of history?
Liu Chan became emperor at the age of 17, who can guarantee that he who is flesh and blood, at the beginning of the succession, did not think at all about governing Shu Han in an orderly manner and carrying forward the foundation created by his father? However, as soon as he ascended to the throne, Liu Chan found that it was not the same thing at all: Zhuge Liang, as the chancellor, firmly grasped the power of the government in his own hands, although he did not have the intention of usurping the throne, but only gave Liu Chan a small amount of power to manage some trivial matters.
Of course, here I am not saying that Zhuge Liang is plotting against him, but his affairs are not big or small, and he has not given Liu Chan any room to play at all. What an emperor should do and can do, Zhuge Liang did not teach Liu Chan at all. Liu Chan was carefully cared for every day as a child by Cheng Xiang, reluctant to be beaten by a little wind and rain, as a flower in a greenhouse, how could Liu Chan learn to deal with military affairs?
Stills of Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan
In the end, many people blame Liu Chan for his own inaction, and the author feels that Liu Chan is actually quite wronged. Since Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, he has not held real power, and after the fall of the country, they have come to resent him. In fact, to a certain extent, Liu Chan is also an emperor with a great sense of the overall situation. After the death of his father Liu Bei, he knew that the Shu Han regime had reached an era of uncertainty, so he completely let Zhuge Liang take charge of affairs.
As an emperor, Liu Chan did not want his own face, preferring to bear the insult of mediocrity on his back, but also to provide zhuge Liang with power and give him the greatest space to display his talents. In the face of the fact that the prime minister had the power to override himself, he not only did not develop jealousy, but instead endured it again and again. What generation of emperors in Chinese history could tolerate their power falling by and remain indifferent? However, Liu Chan did it.
Next, let's talk about Liu Chan's father, Liu Bei. Liu Bei was undoubtedly much stronger than his son, and he was even more famous in history, especially his good name of Corporal Lixian, which was passed down from generation to generation, but he was not a good father. Liu Bei spent all his thoughts on winning people's hearts, and even Liu Chan could be used.
In the Slope of Changshan, Zhao Yun risked his life to save Xiao Adou, and after Liu Bei took over the child, not only did he not appease The Infant Ah Dou, but instead threw him heavily on the ground, saying that it was because of Ah Dou that Zhao Yun almost died, and as a result, Zhao Yun was grateful for Zero, and he even more sold his life for Liu Bei. But let's think about it in turn, is Liu Bei right to do this?
Liu Bei and Zhao Yun stills
Liu Chan is still a small child, he doesn't understand anything, so blaming him like this, what is the difference between that and the attitude of being sorry? As a father, Liu Bei devoted all his thoughts to his career and taught his son very little. Perhaps the greatest teaching is that when the White Emperor City was alone, "Don't do it with good, and don't do it with evil." Liu Bei was an excellent emperor, but not a good father.
On the other hand, Liu Chan grew up all the way to the plain, and it was difficult to ascend to the throne, and he did not have the opportunity to pro-government. From the famous passage "Table of Teachers" throughout the ages, we can know that Zhuge Liang even carefully arranged things after his own expedition. We do not deny that this is Zhuge Liang's loyalty and the bowing of shu Han. But from another point of view, it must be because of How uneasy Liu Chan's ability was, so he wrote such a meticulous sonata.
Stills of Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang
Liu Chan succeeded to the throne from the age of 17 until he was 40 years old, and he did not start to take care of state affairs until he was 40 years old, and for such a long time, he was already accustomed to being a treasurer, how could he manage the government? We often say that Ah Dou can't be supported, but when we think about it, who really went to help him? Those military generals and courtiers gave him all ready-made plans, which could be implemented without any need to use their brains, so how can we be harsh on him to pick a single beam when the Shu Han talents are exhausted?
Therefore, the author believes that Liu Chan is not so mediocre in history, at least he is generous, has the concept of the overall situation, and has done his best for the continuation of the Shu Han regime. What do you think?