——In the era of mass entrepreneurship and innovation, where are entrepreneurs at ease?
Note: The calculation of age in this article involves the difference in the count of imaginary years and years of age, which is hereby explained.
Liu Bei, who started from scratch, crossed countless difficulties and obstacles to establish the Shu kingdom, this history is familiar to us. However, today, in the era of "mass entrepreneurship and innovation", our interpretation of Uncle Liu Huangshu cannot only stay in a few pages of records in the history books. Liu Bei's path of leapfrogging and transforming is by no means something that can be summarized in a few lines of the history books. Life is uncertain, in the adversity, after the rout, Liu Bei's tenacious character of being patient, Taoguang cultivating obscurity, and waiting for the sky is far beyond our imagination...
In 161 AD, in the Liu family of Zhuo Prefecture (zhuo county, then known as Zhuo County) in present-day Baoding City, Hebei Province, a boy fell to the ground, which was Liu Bei, who later became famous in the world.
When he was a teenager, although Liu Bei was a descendant of Liu Sheng, the King of Zhongshan Jing, he did not live a rich and carefree life. Due to the early death of his father, the poor family, and the early home of the poor children, the young Liu Bei could only pick up the burden of life early. The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records that Liu Bei and his mother worked as mat weavers and peddlers, doing the business of small traders and peddlers.
But all the strange people in the world always have something strange in the process of growing up.
There is a mulberry tree in front of the Liu family that grows tall and special, and people at the time think that this is an auspicious omen, indicating that the Liu family will be a nobleman. It is said that when Liu Bei was a child, when he was playing with his friends, he pointed to the mulberry tree in front of the door and said, I will definitely take a car like this tree in the future. Later, people with achievements will always have some words and deeds that are different from ordinary people when they are young, which has become evidence of Liu's lofty ambitions.
"Dreams still have to be had, in case they come true." Isn't it? ”
However, the road to pursuing dreams is not a smooth one. Lofty ambitions, like a bright light in the distance, inspire people to move forward, but the twists and turns and bumps on the road to chasing dreams can only be experienced by dreamers themselves.
In 175 AD, Liu Bei was 15 years old. His mother encouraged Liu Bei to study abroad. Although the Liu family was poor, the family's ambition to study and enter the family and support the society has not changed. This feeling is quite similar to the situation in which college students leave their hometowns with dreams to study in economically developed big cities to earn a living. Liu Bei, Gongsun Zhan and others worshiped under Lu Zhi's door. In today's words, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zhan were classmates. Liu Bei and Gongsun Zhan had a good relationship. Due to Gongsun Zhan's old age, Liu Bei often treated him like a brother.
Liu Bei has a generous personality, is humble to others, and likes to make friends with chivalry, so there are many young people who are attached to him.
Liu Bei's career started luckily, he was funded by rich merchants and magnates, and gathered some people in the Zhuo County area. It's a bit like venture capital in the startup process today. A small entrepreneurial team, mastering promising technologies and attracting the favor of capital managers, will be supported by venture capital.
The so-called heroes of the times, people who start a business in the blue ocean situation are more likely to stand out, and Liu Bei has encountered such an opportunity. In 184 AD, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and Liu Bei was 24 years old. The rebellious populace swarmed together to form a rebel army to attack the city. As a subject of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei participated in the battle against the Yellow Turban Army and made military achievements, so he was appointed as an an xi lieutenant. While Liu Bei was in office, there was an incident in which he beat the postmaster (an official name) out of anger. In order to escape punishment, Liu Bei abandoned the official and fled. A good official position, say give up and give up. It can be seen that Liu Bei is not greedy for small officials and small posts. This is Liu Bei's first escape, it is magical, the wheel of fate is like Mount Tai pressing the top, I did not expect that the escape would accompany Liu Bei's life...
First, the Central Plains had almost no foothold, and the rout, attachment, and escape accompanied Liu Bei for most of his life
1. Attached to Gongsun Zhan
There is always a next chance in a troubled world. After the last time liu bei beat the postmaster and escaped, Liu Bei soon got a new opportunity to make a county order. However, the good times did not last long, and the Yellow Turban Army attacked Liu Bei's territory, and Liu Bei once again fled into the wilderness. This time, Liu Bei defected to Gongsun Zhan and became a subordinate of his classmates.
2. Attached to Tao Qian
The world is in chaos, and the crowds are chasing deer. At that time, there were many warlords fighting each other in the Central Plains. Just in time for Cao Cao to conquer Xuzhou, Xuzhou Taoqian asked for help, and Liu Bei participated in the rescue of Xuzhou Taoqian. According to the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei had an army of more than 1,000 people at that time. At that time, although such a scale could be started, the strength was not large. In the process of Liu Beichi's aid to Xuzhou, he supplemented the team. At the same time, Tao Qian also gave Liu Bei a certain subsidy. Liu Bei's army gradually grew, with about 10,000 people. The troops had a certain size, but at this time, Liu Bei did not have his own base, but was attached to Tao Qian in Xuzhou, and the garrison was Xiao Pei near Xuzhou. After Tao Qian died of illness in old age, Xuzhou Mi Zhu and others followed Tao Qian's intention to welcome Liu Bei to preside over Xuzhou. At this time, Liu Bei finally had a base area of his own. At this time, Liu Bei was about 36 years old, ambitious and full of spirit.
With a base area, there is sufficient supply and capital, and it is possible to rely on the map to seek a greater cause. I thought that I had also become a prince of the party, and I could take the opportunity to realize my ideal ambitions in life. However, Shi Yun did not take Liu Bei's side.
3. Attached to Lü Bu and Cao Cao
Liu Bei won Xuzhou, his ass was not yet seated, Yuan Shu, Lü Bu and others had already pounced on him. As a result, Liu Bei was once again defeated under the attack and conspiracy of all sides. During this period, for a period of time, Lü Bu tolerated Liu Bei's deep sleep on the side of the bed, and did not rush to attack him, but allowed him to temporarily stay in Xiao Pei. Later, Lü Bu was displeased and defeated Liu Bei.
After Liu Bei was defeated by Lü Bu, he defected to Cao Cao. Companion is like accompanying tiger. Cao Cao ostensibly treated Liu Bei kindly, often traveling in the same car and sitting at the same table. However, Liu Bei, who had been regarded by Cao Cao as a hero in the world, inevitably became a major problem for Cao Cao after all.
Liu Bei became a major problem for Cao Cao, and there was another reason. While attaching himself to Cao Cao, Liu Bei was not idle. He was involved in a conspiracy to kill Cao Cao's edict. There are no impermeable walls in the world, and there are always times when conspiracies are leaked. The matter of the edict was finally revealed, and Liu Bei had to flee again. Fortunately, Liu Bei's reputation was outstanding, and some counties and counties were attached to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei's strength grew again, gathering tens of thousands of people. At this time, Liu Bei's strength is constantly growing, and he will definitely feel that the time has come. The god of fate always likes to joke and grow stronger, which later turns out to be a flash in the pan.
4. Attached to Yuan Shao
In 200 AD, Liu Bei was 40 years old and Cao Cao was 46 years old. In this year, Cao Cao conquered Liu Bei, Liu Bei was defeated, Liu Bei's wife and children became prisoners, and Guan Yu was captured alive by Cao Cao. Tao Qian, Gongsun Zhan, Lü Bu, Yuan Shu and others had already returned to dust at this time, and there was almost no place for Liu Bei in the Central Plains. In the borders of Hebei and Shandong, except for Yuan Shao, there was no one who could protect Liu Bei. Therefore, this time, Liu Bei traveled thousands of miles to yuan shao. Unsurprisingly, Liu Bei was received a grand reception from Yuan Shao.
When the time is unlucky, drinking cold water will stuff his teeth, not to mention Liu Bei, who sent people under the fence like a dog that lost his family. He caught up with the famous Battle of Yuan Cao's Guandu in history, and for other reasons, Liu Bei had to embark on a wandering journey again shortly after he defected to Yuan Shao...
5. Attached to Liu Table
Along with Liu Bei's wanderings, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao. After solving Yuan Shao, Cao Cao began to pursue Liu Bei. Liu Bei was once again defeated and fled thousands of miles to Liu Biao, who defected to Jingzhou. I also blame Uncle Liu Huang's popularity, and he will be warmly received everywhere he goes. It can be seen from this that the importance of dealing with people in the world, good people set at critical times can really save lives.
Liu Bei arrived in Jingzhou, met Liu Biao, and temporarily found a place to live. If you count the time, this year is 201 AD, and Liu Bei is 41 years old.
Combing through the first half of Liu Bei's life, from the age of 24 or so to the time when he began to surround and suppress the Yellow Turban Army, to the age of 41, he went south to Jingxiang to attach himself to Liu Biao, and experienced a full 17 years. During this long time, Liu Bei was always accompanied by six words: defeat, attachment, and escape. According to rough statistics, Liu Bei attached a total of 6 people, escaped 5 times, and the number of routs was even greater...
Hey, how difficult is the process of entrepreneurship!
In the era of mass entrepreneurship and innovation, I would like to ask an entrepreneur if he has failed so many times, and he does not know whether he still has the courage to live. However, Liu Bei still insisted on being on the road to entrepreneurship...
This time to Liu Biao, different from the past. We know that in 201 AD, the 41-year-old Liu Bei lost his soul and ran to Liu Biao. In 208 AD, the famous Battle of Chibi occurred in history, and Liu Bei was 48 years old. After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao was defeated and returned to the north, and Liu Beifang occupied a place in Jingzhou. It can be imagined that in the 7 years from 201 to 208 AD, Liu Bei was stationed in a small Xinye, with not many people, insufficient food, and not extensive land...
What a situation for a hero trapping a beast. Ordinary people still can't stand it, let alone heroes? Liu Bei, worthy of Liu Bei, such a reclusive, people who walk on the road of entrepreneurship, can they not admire and admire!
Second, the hero's twilight years usher in the spring of life and establish merit
On the eve of the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei, 47, took zhuge liang, 27, under his command. Since then, Liu Bei has started a new life, occupying Jingzhou, capturing Xichuan, and establishing the country as emperor...
In 221 AD, the 61-year-old Liu Bei, proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu, the kingdom of Tianfu, completed the transformation of his life from a white-clothed man to an emperor.
The autumn and winter in Chengdu are unusually cold, I don't know when the autumn wind strikes, Liu Bei, sitting on the palace, thinks back to his hometown, looks back at the road he has traveled, and whether there will be the sighs of the wandering people at the end of the world!
Third, the wealth left by Uncle Liu Huang's entrepreneurial history to future generations
Liu Bei's arduous entrepreneurial road leaves posterity with more than just a shining crown...
Looking back at Liu Bei's lifelong road to entrepreneurship, how can people on the road of entrepreneurship not pour a cup of spirits, let the souls of worship freely travel through the time and space of history, and take a deep sip for Uncle Liu Huang, who has repeatedly lost battles...