In people's hearts, although Liu Chan is not a tyrant such as the Sui Emperor and the Qin II Emperor, he is a mediocre lord and a "Ah Dou" who cannot be supported, because of the allusion of "Happy not thinking about Shu", people have always ridiculed and despised Liu Chan, thinking that he is incompetent, has no liver and no lungs, and only knows pleasure.
But in fact, after Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan also served as emperor for 29 years, indicating that Liu Chan had certain abilities, and the most emblematic of Liu Chan's political wisdom and political skills was that after Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan killed 3 important ministers in a row, ensuring the stability of the Shu Han Dynasty.
1. Liu Yan
Liu Yan was a shu Han heavy minister, but not a capable minister, and the reason why he was able to get the favor of Liu Bei and Liu Chan was because he followed Liu Bei very early, and Liu Bei had already followed him around during Liu Bei's time as pastor of Yuzhou. Liu Bei took Yizhou and became the queen of Hanzhong, but he did not forget Liu Yan, who had followed him for many years, and gave him the high-ranking official Houlu. After Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, he made Liu Yan the Marquis of Duxiang and promoted him to the rank of Cheqi general.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the highest official position of a military general was the great general, who was the head of the military generals, followed by the general of the hussar and the general of the cheri, these three positions can be compared with the three dukes (Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong) among the civil servants. Guan Yu's former generals, Wei Yan's Zhenbei generals, etc., were not as good as Liu Yan's generals, which showed that Liu Yan's official position was high. Although Liu Yan's position was high, his ability was not strong, and Zhuge Liang looked down on him.
During Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, liu Yan, a general on horseback, also followed Zhuge Liang in the Northern Expedition, but he did not participate in military affairs. Later, after a conflict between Liu Yan and Wei Yan, although Liu Yan was of higher rank than Wei Yan, Zhuge Liang decisively sided with Wei Yan and sent Liu Yan back to Chengdu.
Liu Yan was abandoned by Zhuge Liang, but Liu Chan did not punish him, and still let Liu Yan be a general on the horse and hold an important position, but Liu Yan felt unambitious because of this, and often behaved abnormally and looked confused. In 234, Liu Yan's wife Hu Shi entered the palace to congratulate the empress dowager on the new spring, and because she was in love with the empress, the empress dowager left her in the palace for a month. Liu Yan felt that it was Liu Chan who coveted his wife's beauty and kept her. Liu Yan did not dare to enter the palace to investigate the authenticity of the incident, and could only take his wife out of anger, and he punched her in the face with his shoes.
Hu Shi was angry, but went to Liu Chan to file a complaint. Liu Chan was furious when he was thrown sewage by a courtier, but Liu Chan was very sensible, and if he killed Liu Yan on the grounds that Liu Yan had framed himself for having an affair with Hu, he might have jumped into the Yellow River and could not be washed away, after all, Liu Chan could not prove to the people of the world that he and Hu were innocent. Liu Chan eventually executed Liu Yan on the grounds that the shoes were worn on the feet and could not be punched in the face. Subsequently, he ordered that the minister's wife should not be allowed to enter the palace again. Through this method, Liu Chan skillfully maintained his prestige.
2. Li Miao
Li Mi's official position in Shu Han was General An Han and was an important figure in the Yizhou clique of Shu Han. Zhuge Liang was the representative of the Shu Han Jingzhou clique. The Yizhou Group and the Jingzhou Group have always been at odds, they are in a competitive relationship, and they are hostile to each other. After Zhuge Liang became the chancellor of the Shu Han Dynasty, he reused the ministers of the Jingzhou Clique, making the people of the Yizhou Clique dissatisfied with him. Zhuge Liang's prestige in Shu Han was too high, and he still held great power, and the ministers of the Yizhou clique dared to be angry with Zhuge Liang and did not dare to challenge Zhuge Liang's authority.
After Zhuge Liang's death, the ministers of the Yizhou clique began to fight back, and Li Mi wrote a letter slandering Zhuge Liang, saying that Zhuge Liang had the intention of rebellion. Liu Chan was very Jingzhou Zhuge Liang in his heart. At the same time, many ministers within the Shu Han Dynasty were also very Jingzhou Zhuge Liang, and if Liu Chan connived at the ministers of the Yizhou clique and framed and slandered Zhuge Liang, many ministers would be implicated and let Shu Han fall into infighting, so Liu Chan ordered Li Mi to be executed, promptly snuffing out the signs of infighting between the Yizhou clique and the Jingzhou clique ministers. At the same time, it also affirmed and maintained Zhuge Liang's reputation.
3. Yang Yi
Yang Yi and Wei Yan were both important vassals of the Shu Han Dynasty, but the two were often in a state of fire and water, and there was constant infighting. Zhuge Liang cherished the talents of the two and was unwilling to deal with either of them, but only sent Fei Yi to mediate the relationship between the two, and did not deal with anyone. When Zhuge Liang was alive, the two did not dare to make a mistake, but after Zhuge Liang's death, Fei Yi, Jiang Huan and others in the Shu Han Army could not suppress Wei Yan and Yang Yi, and the contradictions between the two completely broke out.
Wei Yan and Yang Yi almost met each other, and because Wei Yan did not listen to Zhuge Liang's death arrangement, the Shu Han generals felt that Wei Yan was at fault and abandoned Wei Yan, resulting in Wei Yan being killed by Ma Dai sent by Yang Yi. Yang Yi still refused to give up and destroyed wei Yan's entire clan.
Although Yang Yi was talented, but his temperament was impatient and narrow-minded, and he was not suitable for being a minister, Liu Chan obeyed Zhuge Liang's arrangement and let Jiang Yi do The Shang Shu Ling, and Yang Yi was Jiang Wan's subordinate. Yang Yi thought that he was more senior than Jiang Huan and had good talents, but he often spoke out and was unwilling to obey Jiang Huan, which led to him being degraded by Liu Chan. Later, Yang Yi wrote another letter to slander, Liu Chan wanted to arrest and interrogate, and Yang Yi was forced to commit suicide. Liu Chan killed Yang Yi, that is, to ensure Jiang Huan's position in shu Han. At the same time, it also avoided infighting within the Shu Han and ensured the stability of the situation in the Shu Han Dynasty.
After Zhuge Liang's death, although Shu Han launched turmoil, Liu Chan established his prestige by killing Liu Yan, Li Mi, and Yang Yi, and also avoided the struggle of ministers, achieved a smooth transition of power, stabilized the overall situation of Shu Han, and also showed Liu Chan's good political skills.