The war-torn Three Kingdoms period was an era in which the weak preyed on the strong, and Liu Bei has been well aware of this since he understood things.
Maybe in the eyes of many people, he is an honest and kind person, but this does not hinder him, he is a very ambitious person.
Liu Bei's ambitions were never put on the surface, but were deeply hidden in his heart, and he was worried that he would expose his ideas prematurely and easily become the target of everyone.
But as shrewd as Zhuge Liang, he still saw Liu Bei's ambition, especially the names he gave to his 4 sons, and if you read them together, you can find that Liu Bei's ambitions really should not be underestimated.
Son fate
Speaking of Liu Bei's son, the public should be most familiar with Liu Chan, the world calls him "Liu Adou" who cannot be supported, if it is not his cowardice and incompetence, how can Liu Bei's hard-earned Jiangshan be transferred to others?
According to the ancient system of primogeniture, many people believe that the reason why Liu Bei let Liu Chan inherit the throne was because Liu Chan was his eldest son.
But in fact, this is not the case, Liu Chan also has an older brother, but this brother, not his own birth, but Liu Bei's righteous son, named Liu Feng, on the road of Liu Bei's establishment of the Shu Han Empire, Liu Feng is indispensable.
In order to commend his merits, Liu Bei also made him a deputy general, and it can be said that it is not easy for Liu Bei to achieve this point in dealing with a righteous son.
However, Liu Feng was only his righteous son and could not inherit Liu Bei's throne in a legitimate capacity, if Liu Feng was Liu Bei's eldest son, perhaps the Jiangshan that Liu Bei had worked so hard to build would not be destroyed so easily.
Liu Bei's second son, Liu Chan, has lived in an environment of stars and moons since he was a child, and in order to cultivate him to become a talent, Liu Bei also specially found Confucian scholars to teach him knowledge, hoping that he could become his successor.
However, Liu Chan was not good at governing the country, and after taking over the Jiangshan that Liu Bei had worked hard to lay, he listened to the rumors of the villains, and was soon destroyed by people and died tragically in Luoyang.
Liu Yong was Liu Bei's third son, although his appearance was talented and not bad, but because he was not the eldest son of a concubine, he could only be named the King of Lu and assist his brother Liu Chan.
Liu Yong's personality is free and free, he is not good at government affairs, and his life is comfortable and comfortable.
Liu Li can be said to be Liu Bei's old son, when he was born, Liu Bei was already very old, for this youngest son, Liu Bei was very fond of him, and he was named the King of Liang.
After Liu Li grew up, he did not follow Liu Bei's instructions and chose to conform to wu, but indulged in cultural knowledge and was a person who liked literature.
Seal Zen Eternal Reason
Liu Bei's four sons, the single name is a word, connecting these four words, is "Feng Zen Yongli", "Feng Zen" is often said to be a sacrifice activity, but the main body of "Feng Zen" is the emperor.
And "Yongli", that is, "eternal governance", these four words fully demonstrate Liu Bei's ambition, he hopes that he can be an eternal emperor.
However, hiding his ambition in his son's name can also be seen that Liu Bei is a deeply hidden person, and from this point, it can also be seen that Liu Bei is really an ambitious person.
However, he no longer liked the dew of the mountains, and his careful thinking still made the shrewd Zhuge Liang see it.
At the beginning, Liu Bei was only a king of Hanzhong, but he always wanted to restore the Han Dynasty, but the emperor At that time, Liu Xie, really had no ability.
On the surface, the country is still Liu's world, but Liu Xie has long since lost any real power in his hands.
Liu Bei originally wanted to consolidate Liu Xie's position as emperor by restoring the Han Dynasty, but after seeing Liu Xie's cowardice and incompetence, he completely dispelled this idea.
Instead of wholeheartedly assisting Liu Xie, it was better to directly launch an uprising and let himself ascend the throne as emperor, so that at least after the revival of the Han Dynasty, it could still be the world of their Liu family.
However, after he worked hard to help Liu Xie revive the Han Room, perhaps he would still let Jiangshan fall into the hands of others because of his incompetence.
In fact, at this time, Liu Bei's thinking had begun to change, and he no longer simply wanted to revive the Han Dynasty, but wanted to "establish himself as king."
Established Shu Han
Liu Bei always showed himself as an old and good man in the early days, which also allowed him to accumulate a lot of prestige, but everyone who had contact with him praised him.
This also allowed him to have a persistent "mass base" on the road to establishing Shu Han in the future, coupled with the two great generals around him, Yu Yu and Zhang Fei, which also greatly improved his chances of success.
Zhuge Liang, as Liu Bei's military master, successively helped him to take Yizhou and other places, and after occupying Yizhou, Liu Bei began to confront Cao Cao.
The confrontation between the two great tyrants was naturally fierce, and after more than a year of war, Liu Bei finally defeated Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan.
As a result, Cao Cao had no choice but to withdraw from the Hanzhong region, and Liu Bei naturally recovered Hanzhong and Yizhou, and returned them to Shu.
Later, Cao Cao proclaimed himself the King of Wei, which also made Emperor Xian of Han at that time very embarrassed, but forced by cao Cao's military power, he could only dare to be angry and chose to acquiesce to Cao Cao's self-proclaimed king.
Finally, in desperation, Emperor Xian of Han abdicated, and Cao Cao's son Cao Pi accepted Emperor Xian's zen concessions, ascended the throne, and established the state of Wei.
By this time, Liu Bei, whether in strength or personal connections, was far superior to Cao Pi, and Cao Pi's establishment of the State of Wei was undoubtedly a substitute for him for the crime of "conspiracy to rebel".
As a result, Liu Bei was proclaimed emperor in Chengdu, historically known as "Shu Han", and Liu Bei's idea of trying to revive the Han Dynasty had changed as early as the time when Liu Xie was proclaimed emperor.
Cao Pi's act of proclaiming himself emperor undoubtedly gave him a good step, allowing him to establish himself as king more "at ease" and establish the Shu Han Dynasty, known in history as Emperor Zhaolie.
Carefully watching Liu Bei's every step, he walked carefully and cautiously, which also made people have to obey.
epilogue
Liu Bei spent the first half of his life in stoicism, seeking opportunities, and he took the revival of the Han Dynasty as his goal in life, but when he saw the cowardly monarch Liu Xie, he changed his mind.
However, he still used the banner of "reviving the Han Room", but in fact he was making plans for himself, which could be known from the names he gave to his four sons.
However, a person like him, who has both connections and strength, does have the necessary premise for a successful person.
Cao Pi claimed to be empress, and he also had a legitimate reason to establish the Shu Han Dynasty without being labeled as a "rebel", and it can only be said that Liu Bei was really a person who could both be tolerant and ambitious.