The "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written by the Western Jin Dynasty historian Chen Shou was originally circulated separately from the "Book of Wei", "Book of Shu" and "Book of Wu", because after Cao Wei there was also the "Book of Wei" that recorded the history of Northern Wei, in order to avoid confusion between the two, so during the Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty combined the three books into one book and collectively called the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms is a total of sixty-five volumes, of which the Book of Wei is thirty volumes, the Book of Shu is fifteen volumes, and the Book of Wu is twenty volumes, because the Shu Han did not establish a historian, so the historical materials of the Shu Han were lacking, which is the reason why the Book of Shu is relatively small.
The Book of Shu has only a biography and no Benji (the Book of Wu is also only a biography, only the Book of Wei has both a biography and a benji), of which the first volume is the biography of Liu Yan and Liu Zhangli, the second volume is Liu Bei's "Biography of the First Lord", the third volume is Liu Chan's "Later Main Biography", and the fourth volume is the "Biography of the Second Lord's Concubines", that is, the biographies of Liu Bei and Liu Chan's concubines and sons, such as Empress Mu, Liu Yong, Liu Li, Liu Xuan, and so on.
However, the strange thing is that Liu Bei's eldest son Liu Feng adopted in Jingzhou is not among them, although Liu Feng was forced to commit suicide, but Liu Feng was adopted by Liu Bei Zheng'er Bajing, and he is also an adopted son who is included in the family tree and has the right to inherit, it is reasonable to say that Liu Feng should be listed with Liu Bei's son, but the "Biography of the Second Concubine" does not have Liu Feng, so why did Liu Feng not list it with Liu Bei's sons? After reading the list, I suddenly realized that the reason was actually very simple.
The tenth volume of the Book of Shu is the Biography of Liu Pengliao, Li Wei, and Yang, and this volume is listed by Liu Feng, Peng Xi, Liao Li, Li Yan, Liu Yan, Wei Yan, and Yang Yi, so why did Liu Feng list the biography with these people? It turns out that they all have a common feature, that is, they are not liked by Zhuge Liang or have been suppressed by Zhuge Liang to varying degrees.
Liu Feng
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms - Biography of Liu Feng records that Zhuge Liang was worried about the fierce sealing, and it was difficult to control the emperor after the Yi Dynasty, so he persuaded the first lord to get rid of it. So he sealed himself and cut himself off.
Although Liu Feng did not send troops to rescue Guan Yu and lost the Three Counties of the East, he was not guilty of death, and his forced suicide was fueled by Zhuge Liang.
Peng Xi
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records that although Zhuge Liang received Qiu on the outside, he could not be good on the inside. Repeatedly speaking secretly to the Lord, with a broad heart and a wide ambition, it is difficult to be safe.
Peng Xi was known for his talents, and Pang Tong and Fa Zheng unanimously recommended him to Liu Bei, but Peng Xi had an arrogant and arrogant personality, and was not liked by Zhuge Liang, and under his advice Peng Xi was sent down as Jiangyang Taishou.
Peng Xi's emotional intelligence is very low, he and Ma Chao have a good relationship, and actually ran to encourage Ma Chao to rebel, and as a result, he was denounced by Ma Chao and imprisoned, and finally executed.
Liao Li
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records that Liao Li, a lieutenant of the Changshui School, sat on his own nobles, Zang denied the masses, and publicly said that the state did not appoint a virtuous and a common official, and said that all those who led the people were children; slandered the former emperor, and destroyed the courtiers", "Li Feng Xian emperor had no loyal and filial piety, and Shou Changsha opened the door to the enemy, lingba County had a min and a humble affair, and the generals slandered and ridiculed, and the servants of the Zi Palace cut off people's heads on the side of the Zi Palace.
Zhuge Liang was originally very optimistic about Liao Li, comparing him to Pang Tong: "Pang Tong, Liao Li, Chu Zhi Liangcai, when the praise of the world is also." After the Battle of Xiangfan, Liao Li fled from Jingzhou back to Chengdu and was still trusted by Liu Bei, but after Liu Chan ascended the throne, Liao Li felt that he was not valued, so much so that he disparaged the courtiers and believed that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had improperly employed people, and as a result, Zhuge Liang impeached Liao Li for degrading him to a commoner and exiled him to Wenshan County.
Li Yan (Li Ping)
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records: Ping was a minister, overly favored, did not think of loyalty, made unprovoked, did not do anything in danger, was confused and reckless, abandoned the prison, led people to commit adultery, narrow-mindedness, and if there was no heaven and earth. Self-inflicted adultery, suspicion is born.
Li Yan was one of Liu Bei's two ministers before his death, and his status was only below Zhuge Liang, liu Chan ascended the throne and successively left the towns of Yong'an and Jiangzhou, in the ninth year of Jianxing (231) Zhuge Liang's fourth Northern Expedition, Li Yan's failure to transport grain led to the abandonment of the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang impeached Li Yan for demoting him to a commoner and exiled to Zitong County.
Liu Yan
The "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" records: Ten years after Jianxing, he was at odds with the former military master Wei Yan, and his words were vain, and he was reproached.
Although Liu Yan's imprisonment and killing had nothing to do with Zhuge Liang, he was rebuked by Zhuge Liang because of the discord between Liu Yan and Wei Yan during the Northern Expedition, as well as his arrogance and absurdity, and was sent back to Chengdu by Zhuge Liang, and Liu Yan was depressed.
Wei Yan
Wei Yan was the first general in the late Shu Han Dynasty, but he was not reused by Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang's last will and testament before his death: "After the order is extended, Jiang Wei is second; if he prolongs or does not obey the order, the army will spontaneously." ”
Wei Yan's reluctance to comply led to an outbreak of conflict between him and Yang Yi, and he was eventually killed by Ma Dai.
Among these people, only Yang Yi and Zhuge Liang have a relatively close relationship, but Zhuge Liang also commented that Yang Yi was "narrow-minded".
Although Chen Shou's evaluation of these people was: "Look at their measures, trace their rules, invite disasters and blame, and all of them themselves." That is to say, the blame is self-inflicted, but it has to be said that in addition to Yang Yi, the other Liu Feng, Peng Xi, Liao Li, Li Yan, Liu Yan, Wei Yan and other people were degraded or killed, all of which had something to do with Zhuge Liang.