Chairman Mao has talked about Liu Bei many times, and he believes that Liu Bei's advantages are mainly that he is good at employing people and is good at uniting people from all walks of life. The shortcomings are manifested in two aspects: one is good emotion; the other is that it is impossible to distinguish between primary and secondary contradictions.
This shortcoming is two-sided, but it is mainly reflected in one thing, that is, Guan Yu's death of Wu. From the point of view of politicians, it is certainly a shortcoming, even a fatal flaw. But from an emotional point of view, it is also an advantage.
In addition to meeting the standards of the sages, Liu Bei in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is indecisive, cowardly and crying, and in history, he is a violent and casual, upright ranger temper. This has been mentioned by many respondents, so I will not repeat it.
However, I am very interested in Liu Bei's early years.
...... The following is a conjecture combined with historical data, when it is not true...
Young orphans and poor people
Liu Bei was a native of Zhuo County, Zhuo County, which at that time belonged to Youzhou in the Hebei region. Youzhou is adjacent to or mixed with ethnic minorities such as Xianbei and Wuhuan.
"Later Han Shu • Ching Period Biography": the land of Hebei, border plugs, people learn to fight, the number is Jingyong.
Due to the constant plunder of the ethnic minority nobles, in order to resist, people are generally full of combat effectiveness. This is also the universal characteristic of Haojie in the northern land (that is, Youzhou, Hezhou, liangzhou) that will traverse the world in the future.
Liu Bei "is less lonely and works with the mother seller to weave mats." He was once called "a seller of shoes" by Cao Cao.
According to the Biography of General Li of the Chronicle of History, Suo Yin: "Ru Chunyun: (LiangJiazi) is not a doctor, a merchant, and a hundred workers. ”
Ru Chun's words should come from the Han Law. "Selling shoes" belongs to "merchants", and "mat weaving" belongs to "hundreds of workers", not "good families".
However, Liu Bei was a relative of the Han Dynasty in the end, and with the Liu family of Zhuo County as a support, it was obviously impossible to leave the "good family" in name, but the bitter cold of birth could not be avoided.
In fact, in the TV series, at the time of the Yellow Turban Uprising, it was impossible for Liu Bei, who was twenty or thirty years old, to still sell straw shoes on the street. That kind of day could only happen when Liu Bei was a child, because when he was fifteen years old, his life ushered in a turning point.
In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it is recorded that there is a mulberry tree on the hedge in the southeast corner of the house, and the children are seen from afar like a small car cover, and those who come and go blame this tree for being extraordinary, or that they are noble. [Han Jin Spring and Autumn: Zhuo ren Li Dingyun: "This family will produce nobles." When the Lord was young, he played with the children of the sect under the tree, saying, "I will ride on this feathered car." The uncle and son respectfully said: "Ru do not speak in vain, destroy wumen also!" ”
Because of Liu Zijing's attention, Liu Bei received funding and began to travel and study.
Studying
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records that in the fifteenth year of (Liu Bei's) year, his mother was studying, and he had an accident with Liu Deran and Gongsun Juanju of Liaoxi, jiujiang Taishou County, Lu Zhi.
Regarding the location of Liu Bei's study, I speculate that it is not Fanyang (Lu Zhi's hometown) near Zhuo County, but the Luo clan near Luoyang, thousands of miles away.
The "Later Han Shu And Biography of Gongsun Zhan" records that Later, Lu Zhi learned from Lu Zhi in Zhuo County, in the Mountains of the Miao Clan, and saw a little book transmission.
During this period, Jiujiang Man repeatedly rebelled, and Lu Zhi served as Jiujiang Taishou twice, and it was basically unlikely that he would have time to take care of the students' studies, so the quality of teaching was worrying. Coupled with the fact that Liu Bei and his good big Gongsun Zhan were not learning billets, the knowledge in this book was basically very limited.
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records that Zhan Shen was friends with the Ancestors. He is old, and the Lord is a brother. The Lord was not very fond of reading, but liked dogs and horses, music, and beautiful clothes.
However, this does not mean that Liu Zijing's money was spent in vain. Lu Zhi was a great Confucian and a scholar and martial artist, and in addition to this year, he also participated in the revision of the Xiping Stone Classic, and the visitors were Cai Yong, Li Tour and other famous people. Moreover, the Jiao clan was close to Luoyang, and with the character of Liu Bei and Gongsun Zhan, they must have a lot of contact with the rangers in the capital.
And in this year, that fateful nemesis also left An indelible mark on Liu Bei for life.
The "Biography of Cao Concealment" records that Taizu first entered wei and ruled the four gates. Make five-colored sticks, more than ten pieces on the left and right of the county gate, and those who violate the prohibition, do not avoid the strong and strong, and kill them with sticks. A few months later, Emperor Ling's uncle Xiao Huangmen walked by night, that is, killed him. Kyoshi traces, do not dare to offend. Recently, Xi's favorite minister Xian Was sick, but he could not be hurt, so he was jointly praised and recommended, so he moved to Dunqiu Ling.
This was big news that shocked Henan, and Liu Bei couldn't have been unaware. Cao Cao may not remember Liu Bei, but if he really had the opportunity, Liu Bei, who was mixed among the brothers of the princes, would definitely remember the unscrupulous, informal, and upright Cao Mengde.
Lu Zhi's teaching basically lasted for just a few months, and Gongsun Zhan and Liu Bei also returned home.
At that time, Gongsun Zhan was old enough to start his own career, but Liu Bei was still young, and even if he really had a conquest, he obviously could not be an official. But Liu Bei, who has grown up to be knowledgeable, well-connected, and has studied the scriptures, do you think he will go back to selling straw shoes in peace?
Zhuo County Ranger
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records that (Liu Bei) was seven feet and five inches long, hanging down on his knees, and Gu saw his ears. Less language, good at people, moody and angry. Good friends, young people fight for it.
Liu Bei's knowledge (compared to other Rangers), appearance, insight, personality, character and even skills have made him the best of zhuo county rangers. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Zhao Zhao, and Xiahou Bo basically all defected to Liu Bei at this time.
Moreover, soon after, the good eldest brother Gongsun Zhan served as the county commander of Zhuo County, there was a big family support, there was Zhang Fei, there was Guan Yu, who had gone south and north and killed people, there was Jian Yong, who was good at making friends and had exquisite skills, there were people with deep connections, and there was a good big brother Gongsun Zhan who had also passed through the window as an umbrella, and Liu Bei's position in the Zhuo County ranger circle was self-evident.
Zhongshan merchants Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang and others paid thousands of dollars, and sold horses around Zhuo County, seeing different things, but many of them had gold and wealth. The lord is to use the disciples.
The appearance of Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang was before Liu Bei joined the army, that is to say, these two big businessmen gave Liu Bei money not because Liu Bei wanted to recruit people to join the army, but because of Liu Bei's status as a ranger leader.
Big traders like Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, who sold horses, traveled to and from the Central Plains, Youzhou, and Saiwai, often needing protection from local forces, and they had to provide corresponding remuneration. And Liu Bei, in Zhuo County, is the existence that can make foreign merchants feel at ease doing business. Under the banner of Liu Bei, it is inevitable that you can travel unimpeded in Zhuo County.
(I don't know whether Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang are behind the Zhongshan Zhen clan who are rich and enemy)
With Liu Bei's personality, it is inevitably impossible to deliberately collect protection fees, nor is it likely to be a security business, so Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang have been giving money for many years, which is more of a reward and respect. It is precisely because of this money that Liu Bei gathered a pair of rangers around himself, which is also the most primitive team for him to fight in the future.
I believe that it will not be long before his influence will either be requisitioned or he will gradually become the most influential and powerful man in Zhuo County.
But the era of the little life was over, and the Yellow Turban Uprising came.
Liu Bei did not forget what his surname was, he resolutely joined the army and began his life of wandering and fighting for the world, for the people, for Yan Han, and for ideals. In his lifetime, he never returned to his hometown under the big mulberry tree. I don't know if the big mulberry tree is still lush.