When Zhuge Liang died, why did Liu Chan kill 3 important ministers in one go? I learned how clever he was in hindsight
Whenever it comes to the famous Emperor of Xia, I believe that many readers will mention Liu Chan's name, after all, the impression of "Happy not thinking about Shu" is really too deep, from the main history, the demise of Shu Han, the favored eunuchs, and the rejection of the loyal Liu Chan absolutely have an unshirkable responsibility, but after Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan was still able to maintain the regime for 29 years, or it can be shown that he also has a certain ability and level.
In 234 AD, when Zhuge Liang died, Liu Chan chose to kill three important ministers in a row, why is this, in fact, I know how clever he is afterwards, so let's take a good look.
The first person: Liu Yan, the general of the cheri
In the late Shu Han Dynasty, Liu Yan was considered a senior figure in the Shu state, Liu Bei had been conscripted to engage in it during his time in Yuzhou, after which he gained the trust of Zhuge Liang and others, and waited until 231, because Li Yan was not transporting grain, Zhuge Liang and hundreds of officials wrote to impeach Li Yan, Liu Yan was second only to Zhuge Liang in the order of names among the impeached ministers, and his status was evident.
However, later, Liu Yan also became more and more arrogant, which caused Zhuge Liang's dissatisfaction, "words are vain, and Liang blames them", so he returned to Chengdu. However, his death was somewhat unjust.
It turned out that Liu Yan had a very beautiful wife, called Hu Shi, in the new spring of 234, Hu Shi entered the palace to visit Empress Wu, the two talked very happily, so the empress dowager left Hu Shi in the palace for a month and did not return home, who knew that Liu Yan saw that his wife did not go home, he actually thought that she was having an affair with Liu Chan, beat her, the scarred Hu clan directly came to Yamen to file a complaint, for a time the rumors spread all over the city, Liu Chan was furious after hearing it, and immediately ordered Liu Yan to be arrested and imprisoned, and then beheaded in the downtown area.
The second person: Cheng Xiang joined the army, and the General Li Mi of An Han
After Zhuge Liang's coffin arrived in Chengdu, the later lord Liu Chan personally wore white clothes to mourn for Zhuge Liang, but at this time, Li Mi, who was ignorant of current affairs, wrote a "Xiang Xiang Liang Pawn Shang Shu", which read: "Liang body is strong in the army, the wolf looks at the tiger, and the subject is always in danger." Now liang is dead, the Gai clan is complete, Xi Rong is resting, and the size is celebratory. The implication is that Zhuge Liang was once arbitrary and dictatorial, which put the country in danger, and now that he has died, it should be celebrated.
This article is equivalent to directly negating the contribution of Zhuge Liang's period, and after Liu Chan saw it, he did not say a word, put Li Mi in prison, and then killed him.
The third person: Yang Yi, a division of the Chinese Army
Zhuge Liang died of illness in the Northern Expedition, Yang Yi often regarded himself as the successor of the Chancellor, and on the grounds of rebellion, killed Wei Yan, who was not in harmony with him, and even flew in the imperial court, waiting until 235, the Lord of Shu exiled him to Hanjia County, did not expect Yang Yi to repent, still wrote slander, the wording was fierce, the imperial court sent people to arrest again, and finally Yang Yi, who knew that he would not be able to escape death, chose to commit suicide and ended his life.
Why did Liu Chan kill these three people, but why did he reflect his cleverness? The reasons are nothing more than the following points: First, Liu Chan finally got the opportunity to take charge of the pro-government power, and used the power of thunder to deal with Liu Yan and others who damaged his reputation, which was considered to maintain his dignity.
Second, for a long time, the internal clique of Shu Han was not monolithic, the local Yizhou officials and the foreign Jingzhou clique never dealt with each other, Zhuge Liang's frequent northern expeditions were also taking into account the process of contradiction transfer, and after Zhuge Liang's death, the attack of the Yizhou official Li Mi could be understood as a challenge, and Liu Chan's killing of Li Mi was actually a statement to safeguard Zhuge Liang's reputation and promote the balance between the two factions.
Third, after Zhuge Liang's death, in the Shu Dynasty, there were successively Jiang Wei and other people, but there were no more figures like Zhuge Liang who wielded great power, so that the power was firmly in the hands of Liu Chan, and he was able to continue to sit firmly in the Jiangshan.