It is said that Liu Chan is a Dou who cannot be helped, and the "foolish" emperor has given away the Jiangshan that Liu Bei has worked so hard to lay down. In particular, the words he said to Sima Zhao after his surrender, "Enjoy here, don't think about Shu", pushed his whole person to the peak of public opinion. He thought that not only did he not have the pain of national subjugation, but he was still a little happy, and if Liu Bei knew, it was estimated that he would jump up from the coffin. However, Liu Chan, who has been scolded for more than a thousand years, is actually not stupid.
Zhuge Liang, as one of the best advisers in the Three Kingdoms, once said that Liu Chan was "gifted and benevolent, corporal of charity", which shows that Liu Chan may not be what everyone thinks. Maybe he really covets the traitors, but it seems far-fetched to say that he is stupid. Have you ever thought that what he said at Sima Zhao's place at the beginning may have been an expedient measure to protect himself. Why? Looking at the fact that he killed 3 ministers in a row before and after Zhuge Liang's death, we know that he is not cowardly and incompetent in most people's eyes.
After Liu Bei's death, Shu Han basically relied on Zhuge Liang for support, and Liu Chan also listened to him. In the eyes of outsiders, Liu Chan was like a puppet, but at that time, Liu Chan was only 17 years old, and he certainly could not cope with the undercurrent of the government, so he had to be surrounded by a governing genius like Zhuge Liang. In 11 years, it is not long to say that it is long, and it is not short to say that it is short, Liu Chan is by Zhuge Liang's side, and he must have learned a lot of ways to govern the country. Or perhaps it is precisely because of Zhuge Liang's assistance in the early stage that Liu Chan was able to continue to rule for more than 30 years in the later period, and the government and the opposition were harmonious.
Liu Chan killed Liu Yan
Liu Yan was a figure of the Shu Han Dynasty, who began to follow Liu Bei when he was still working as a pastor in Yuzhou, although the status of the DPRK was after Zhuge Liang, but he had no reputation in his life, if it was not a ridiculous thing, it was estimated that it would be ignored by history.
In the first month of 234 AD, Liu Yan's wife Hu Shi entered the palace to ask Empress Wu for peace, and was deliberately left behind to chat and relieve her boredom, and did not return home until a month later. Although Hu Shi is not confused in her old age, she still has charm, so when she first entered the house, she was suspected by Liu Yan of having an affair with Liu Chan. Not only did 500 soldiers take turns slapping her, but they also whipped her with shoes and finally expelled her from the house.
Hu Shi was very aggrieved, because he spent a month with the empress dowager in the palace, he was suspected of divorcing his wife by her husband, so he was angry and ran to sue the imperial court. This accusation did not matter, the result was known to all the dynasties, and coupled with the reputation of the emperor, the small things became big things. Liu Chan arrested Liu Yan in a fit of rage, and finally decided that the official was not the one who beat his wife, and his face was not the place to bear the shoes, and Liu Yan framed the emperor out of thin air, and his crime was punishable. Soon, Liu Yan was beheaded, and from then on, Liu Chan also forbade the minister's wife to enter the palace.
Although this sentence is a bit nonsensical, it kills chickens and monkeys, minimizes the impact, and saves Liu Yan's face. From this point of view, Liu Chan is not stupid and has a bit of a human touch. However, Liu Yan also died, turning a small thing into a ridiculous big thing, and finally turned his head in a different place. If it is placed in other dynasties and the emperor is framed, it is estimated that the whole clan will have to be buried.
Liu Chan killed Li Mi
Li Mi was purely a curse that came out of his mouth and cut himself off from people. When he was appointed by Liu Bei to work in Yizhou, he denounced Liu Bei's disdain for seizing Yizhou in person at the wine table. Originally, he was about to be executed, but it was Zhuge Liang who interceded for him to save his life, and after that, he often followed Zhuge Liang's side. Later, he and Zhuge Liang disagreed on whether to kill Ma Chen, and were beaten back to Chengdu by Zhuge Liang, and fell out of favor ever since.
"If you want to kill him, Zhuge Liang will be spared" - Huayang Guozhi
Although Li Mi later did not attract Zhuge Liang's favor, Zhuge Liang was a lifesaver for him. However, just after Zhuge Liang's death, he wrote to slander Zhuge Liang and publicly stated:
"Bright scepters are strong soldiers, wolves look at tigers, the five majors are not on the side, and the subjects are often in danger." Now that the light is gone, the Gai clan is complete, the Xi rong is quiet, and the size is celebrated" - "Huayang Guozhi"
This means that Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition has wounded the people and money, and now that he is dead and the war has stopped, the whole country should celebrate! Liu Chan was furious and directly killed Li Mi, ensuring the stability of Shu Han's internal affairs, which showed that he was also simple and rude in handling, vigorous and vigorous, but the effect was very good. If he hesitated slightly, he would not be able to achieve the effect of killing chickens and scaring monkeys, and he would not be able to establish his prestige, let alone monopolize the military and political power of the Shu Han Dynasty.
Liu Chan killed Yang Yi
Zhuge Liang's death caused a huge imbalance in the Shu Han Dynasty, and if he wanted to survive smoothly, Liu Chan must grasp the power and distribute it properly. Everyone knows that the recovery and redistribution of power since ancient times will be an uphill battle, and a little carelessness will cause great chaos.
Faced with this thorny problem, Liu Chan completed it in two steps:
1. Abolish the office of minister. As long as there is no such position, then the power will naturally return to Liu Chan's hands.
2, following Zhuge Liang's will, he appointed Jiang Huan as Shang Shu Ling and disposed of Yang Yi.
After Yang Yi gained military power, he regarded himself very highly and wanted to be Zhuge Liang's successor. However, the position of chancellor no longer existed, and power was also distributed to Jiang Huan, and Yang Yi was not Jiang Huan's opponent. Therefore, when he returned to the DPRK, he was deprived of the military power in his hands by Jiang Huan and was given a vacant post in the Chinese military. At this time, Yang Yi was bitter and could not speak, and began to talk about it, and even said words of rebellion. As a result, he was killed, but before Liu Chan could catch him, he committed suicide in fear of sin.
Although this incident was Liu Chan's obedience to Zhuge Liang's last wishes, he also did a very good job, smoothly transitioning the Shu Han to the period of Jiang Wan's reign, and also fully demonstrated that Zhuge Liang's material was like a god.
brief summary
It can be seen that Liu Chan was not stupid, he killed three ministers in a row before and after Zhuge Liang's death, eliminating the risk of internal turmoil, and was wise. Although he was not as good as the overlords who broke through the knife edge, he was also the lord of the city. To say that he is stupid is only to see one side of him, and we cannot define it one-sidedly by one thing. What do you think?