The "Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Zhi, and The Biography of the Ancestors" records that Liu Bei's family was poor and lonely, and "worked with the mother seller to weave mats for the sake of business". Youyun: "The first lord is not very happy to read, likes dogs and horses, music, beautiful clothes and food, good friends with heroes, young people compete with them." "At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, smoke and dust rose, Liu Bei abandoned his studies to join the army, and then conquered the four sides, bumped and displaced, and entered Chengdu from Jingzhou, before crossing the Jing and Yi prefectures, called Emperor Yu Shu. Cao Cao Qingmei boiled wine on heroes, referring to Liu Beiyun: "The heroes of the world are only lonely and make the king's ear!" Guanghan Peng Xian (Zi Yongnian) was frustrated and scolded Liu Bei for being "old and absurd". It means that Liu Bei is a veteran and has no way out. It can be seen that Liu Bei has been in the military for many years and has no time to study.
However, Liu Bei is not a person who does not learn and does not like to read. At the age of fifteen, he studied under the name of Zhuo County, Ru Lu Zhi. In the military service, the three Gu Maolu discussed the situation in the world with Zhuge Liang, and his use of troops to carry out the division was deeply rooted in the purpose of the art of war. And the White Emperor Chengguo, the will said to the later lord Liu Chan: "Only the virtuous and virtuous can obey people." Er, father is thin, do not imitate it. You can read the Book of Han, the Book of Rites, and the Book of Shangjun, which is beneficial to people's minds. Wen Cheng wanted to write "Shen", "Han", "Guan Zi", "Liu Tao" all passed, did not send, Dao died, but he could ask Wen Da for more. In addition, in his will, "Do not act with evil and small, and do not act with good and small" has become a famous sentence for eternity. In this regard, Liu Bei often read the Confucian Classics and the Book of the Hundred Families of the Sons even when he was in the army, thinking that he was using them for his own use, otherwise he would not have been able to say the above.
He is different from Liu Bang Xiangyu, who "Did Not Read In the Past", although Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gaozu, attached importance to talents, he did not like Confucianism and cursed people, and Xiang Yu did not attach importance to talents. Liu Bei was not very happy to read, not not to read, and this was still the situation in his youth, when he wanted to achieve great things and establish a great cause, he was no longer like the "Wuxia Amun of the past", he was thirsty for talents, and enriched himself with the books of scripture, history, and sons, and used it for politics, which can be said to be a hero of three points of the world. Some people quote the "Biography of Liu Xian" as saying that Liu Bei "is not very happy to read" to accuse Liu Bei of lack of learning, which is very fallacious. It must be known that no one is perfect, and gold is not enough gold. Liu Bei is a politician and a military man, not a Confucian!
In terms of employing people, Liu Bei really has superiority. At a glance, he saw that Ma Mo had nothing to do with Zhang Zhiyong, let alone the wisdom of Kong Ming, but was only a staff officer, and before he died, he specifically said to Zhuge Liang, "Ma Mo is exaggerated and cannot be of great use." However, Zhuge Liang valued Ma Mo the most, and used Ma Mo to guard the street pavilion when cutting Wei, which directly led to a major failure. It can be seen that Liu Bei is a person who does not like to talk about rhetoric, and reuses people with real talents and practical skills.