The Zizhi Tongjian records that Fu Xie: "The former truth is not consulted, such as after a hundred years, who can do great things, so he will return his ears." After begging for Jiang Huan, who can do it? Liang Yue: "Wen Wei can follow." Asked again, Liang did not answer.
In 234, Zhuge Liang was seriously ill at Wuzhangyuan, so Liu Chan sent Li Fu, a servant of Shangshu, to the front to offer condolences and inquire about state affairs. After Li Fu came to the front line, he chatted with Zhuge Liang, the prime minister, and then went back. A few days later, he returned to the front line and saw Zhuge Liang again. It turned out that he had left in a hurry, forgetting the instructions of the later lord Liu Chan, and asking Zhuge Liang who could take on the heavy responsibility after a hundred years. Before Li Fu could inquire, Zhuge Liang said, "I know what you mean by returning, the answer to the question you want to ask is Jiang Huan." After Jiang Huan, Zhuge Liang recommended Fei Yi again, and as for what happened after Fei Yi, Zhuge Liang did not know.
Before Zhuge Liang died, through his answer to Liu Chan's emissary Li Fu, he found that liu Chan was not as simple as it seemed, and he found that Liu Chan's city government was very deep.
In Zhuge Liang's eyes, for so many years, Liu Chan is a "big ah dou"
In 223 AD, when Liu Beibai was alone, he said these intriguing words to Zhuge Liang. This sentence is from the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shushu, Zhuge Liang's Biography", the original sentence is "If the heir can be supplemented, supplemented; if he is not talented, the king can take it himself." ”
This shows that before Liu Bei, a generation of tyrants, died, he was not confident in whether his son Liu Chan could sit firmly in the jiangshan and whether he could control the old minister Zhuge Liang. At that time, the older generation of civilian and military generals who followed Liu Bei to fight in Jiangshan were killed in battle (such as Gong Guanyu), some died of illness (such as Huang Zhong, Ma Chao), some were killed (such as Zhang Fei), and some defected to the enemy (such as Huang Quan and Mi Fang). In short, most of these heroes and generals who established the Shu Han are gone, whether it is identity or official position, Zhuge Liang is second to none in the Shu Han and is a leading figure.
As for Liu Chan, he was only 17 years old this year, and he was still a minor. A minor ascends the throne as an emperor, and the auxiliary chancellor holds great power in the government, which is a typical "suspicion of the lord and the country". Before Liu Bei died, he moved the idea of handing over the jiangshan he had worked so hard to build to Zhuge Liang, and it could be seen that he had no confidence in Liu Chan. He knew that the "stupid" Liu Chandou was no more than the "wise" Zhuge Liang, and the change of power was very cruel, and perhaps the blood would flow like a river. In ancient times, because of the struggle for power, father and son were killing each other and brothers were opposed, and the power lords treated the replaced emperor even more ruthlessly.
Before Liu Bei died, he was worried that Zhuge Liang, the chancellor, would one day think of an addiction to the "emperor" and poison Liu Chan. Therefore, he said helpless words to Zhuge Liang like "replacing him". Subsequently, Liu Bei issued an edict to his son Liu Chan: "Ru and Xiang xiang are engaged, and things are like fathers." In fact, this edict was not only given to Liu Chan, but also showed to Zhuge Liang, so that Zhuge Liang treated Liu Chan like a "son" and did not do anything too out of the ordinary.
After Liu Chan ascended the throne, Zhuge Liang was given the title of Marquis of Wuxiang (武乡侯), the governor of Kaifu, and soon after he was given the title of Governor of Yizhou. At this time, Zhuge Liang was really under one person in Shu Han and above ten thousand people, and he held the power of the government. After that, Zhuge Liang worked diligently, working day and night for the Shu Han, "everything was too big and small" in political affairs, and in the military, "everything above twenty military sticks had to pass through his hands." He regarded liu chan as a "child" who did not grow up, and worked hard for him day and night.
Before Zhuge Liang died, he learned that Liu Chancheng's mansion was very deep
Liu Chan, born a year before the Battle of Chibi (207 AD), was born to Liu Bei's concubine Lady Gan. It is rumored that Lady Gan became pregnant because she swallowed the Beidou in a night dream, so Liu Chan's nickname was "Adou". Little Ah Dou had just turned one year old and had experienced war. In 208, Liu Chun surrendered to Cao Cao, and Liu Bei fled, only to be caught up by Cao Chun's 5,000 tigers and leopards at Changshanpo. Although Liu Bei had more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians, he was defeated in the face of the elite tiger and leopard riding.
He escaped with only Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and dozens of other horses, and threw his wife and children to Cao Jun, who was like a "jackal, wolf, tiger and leopard". At this time, Ah Dou was still a baby, in the arms of his mother, if it were not for Zhao Yun's death and rescue, Xiao Ah Dou might have been captured by Cao Chun. At that time, Liu Bei and Cao Cao's two armies were at war, and if Liu Bei's precious son Ah Dou fell into Cao Cao's hands, the end could be imagined how tragic it would be.
In 212 AD, if it were not for Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei stopping by the river, the 6-year-old Xiao Adou would have been taken to Eastern Wu by his stepmother Lady Sun and became a hostage. Ah Dou, who has experienced war and chaos since childhood, has learned how to protect himself, what to do in different situations, and how to deal with it. At the time when Zhuge Liang was monopolizing power, Liu Chan was very clever, and did not fight against Zhuge Liang, but boldly delegated power to Zhuge Liang and let Zhuge Liang take full responsibility.
The later lord Liu Chan almost achieved "the government is controlled by Ge's family, and the sacrifice is widowed", that is to say, Liu Chan was a hand-throwing treasurer and handed over all the administrative affairs to Zhuge Liang, and he himself only needed to do the sacrifice every New Year's Festival.
On the surface, Liu Chan has not "grown up" and has not been "pro-government". And now, Zhuge Liang understood that the later lord Liu Chan was not what he appeared to be, but an emperor who was "deeply hidden and deep in the city government". And Liu Chan, who is "very deep in the city government", is her true face, the real Liu Chan in history. When Zhuge Liang was alive, Liu Chan did not interfere with Zhuge Liang's decision-making, and before he died, he sent an emissary, Li Fu, to touch Zhuge Liang's bottom to see how Zhuge Liang planned. Liu Chan was afraid that Zhuge Liang was dying, and he also wanted to give power to his only son Zhuge Zhan, and when his eight-year-old son Zhuge Zhan grew up, he would continue to control the government.
When Zhuge Liang saw Li Fu, he also understood Liu Chan's good intentions, so he recommended the sages Jiang Huan and Fei Yi to Liu Chan, without mentioning how to give preferential treatment to his son, which was to dispel Liu Chan's concerns. Soon, Zhuge Liang gave Liu Chan another table and indicated his property, "Chengdu has eight hundred mulberry trees, fifteen acres of thin fields, children and clothing, and their own surplus." "He has 800 mulberry trees and 15 hectares of land, and when he knows enough, his son can be self-sufficient."
After Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan's political talents were revealed. He first accurately judged that it was the general Wei Yan who plotted rebellion, not the rebellion of Changshi Yangyi, and supported Yang Yi in getting rid of Wei Yan. Subsequently, Liu Chan dismissed the post of chancellor, and he monopolized power and controlled the government. The later lord Liu Chan reigned for 41 years, the longest reigning emperor during the Three Kingdoms period, not the "Unsupportable Ah Dou".
epilogue:
Before Zhuge Liang died, a conversation with Li Fu revealed that liu chan was not a "small ah dou", but an emperor who was "very deep in the city government", which was the real Liu Chan. At this time, Liu Chan' imperial skills were no less than his father Liu Bei's, and he had grown up, and Zhuge Liang felt very relieved and worthy of the entrustment of the previous lord Liu Bei, and he died without regrets.