At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the masses rose together, and Liu Bei, as a small prince who sold straw shoes, was not a martial artist, and what he had was nothing more than the pursuit of kuangfu Han and the attitude of leniency and sincerity, but this is exactly what a hero should have. With this, he also gained some martial generals with superior martial prowess, such as Guan Yu Zhang Fei Zhao Yun in the early stage and Huang Zhongma Chao in the later period. And at his side there are also first-class strategists such as Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng, who are superior in wisdom. We all know the allusion of Sangu Maolu, but there is a man Liu Bei who has more difficulty convincing him, like falling in love and chasing him half of China. Which juncai is he, he is Liu Ba.
So who is Liu Ba? What kind of ability does he have that makes Liu Bei look at him differently and pay more attention to it?
Liu Ba was born in Jingzhou and was a family of official eunuchs. His grandfather Liu Yao was the Taishou of Cangwu Commandery in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his father Liu Xiang was also the Taishou of Jiangxia County and the general of Langkou. Liu Ba was very famous when he was young, and at that time, Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou, used liu biao many times and held Liu Ba as Maocai, but Liu Ba ignored it.
In July of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao moved south to Jingzhou. After Liu Biao's death, Liu Chun decided to surrender. At this time, Liu Bei, who was a hermit who heard of Liu Chun's surrender, led the people to retreat south to Jiangling, and at this time, Emperor Liu's uncle Liu Huang won the support of many Jingxiang celebrities in the name of benevolence and righteousness, and followed him south.
Liu Ba, on the other hand, went north to join Cao Cao. Liu Ba promised to help Cao Cao conquer the three counties of Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang in southern Jingzhou. After the Defeat of Cao Cao at the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei completely occupied Jingzhou, and Liu Ba did not fulfill this promise. However, he still refused to serve Liu Bei and ran to Yizhou, making Liu Bei angry and hateful. Later, in order to resist Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang asked Liu Bei to enter Sichuan to help, liu ba resolutely opposed, and repeatedly advised Liu Zhang to beware of Liu Bei's anti-guests, but Liu Zhang did not listen. After Liu Bei occupied Yizhou, he treated Liu Ba very generously, treated Liu Ba with courtesy, and strictly ordered the three armies not to bully him, and Liu Ba thanked Liu Bei for his sincerity and chose to submit. Liu Bei was overjoyed and promoted Liu Ba to the position of General of the Left.
When Liu Bei and Liu Zhang went to war, they made an agreement with the generals: "If great things can be accomplished, I will not interfere with the things in Liu Zhang's mansion and let you take them." When Chengdu was captured, the generals all threw down their weapons and went to the treasury to get the treasure, resulting in insufficient military use, and Liu Bei was very worried. Liu Ba suggested to Liu Bei: "This matter can be easily solved, and it is enough to cast copper plates worth a hundred dollars, unify prices, and implement a public sale system." Liu Bei followed Liu Ba's advice, and sure enough, within a few months, the treasury was replenished. Liu Ba, together with Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Li Yan, and Yi Yuan, formulated the Shu Ke, which laid the legal foundation for the Shu Han regime. It can be seen from this that Liu Ba does have real talent and practical learning, and Zhuge Liang praised him so much: "Strategizing in the drapery, I am not as good as the beginning of the son! It is a pity that Liu Bei claimed that Liu Ba died a year after emperor, otherwise Shu Han would have developed better.
So why did Liu Ba not want to see Liu Bei so much?
Professionals believe that there are two reasons: first, although Liu Bei is a descendant of the royal family, he was born poor and has no foundation and influence; second, after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he occupied the Central Plains and was most likely to unify the Jiangshan, and Tianzi was also on Cao Cao's side, which belonged to orthodoxy. What do you think about that?