Fei Yi, one of the Four Phases (四英) of the Shu Han Dynasty, was the pillar of the Shu Han Dynasty after Zhuge Liang and Jiang Huan. During Fei Yi's reign, the economic and military power of the Shu Han Dynasty increased to a certain extent. Moreover, because Fei Yi was humble and sincere, although he held a high position and was not proud, he was deeply supported by his colleagues and the people of Shu Han. In the sixteenth year of Yanxi, when shu Han held a first meeting, Fei Yi was stabbed to death.
The concept of "Fei Yi does not die, Shu Han does not perish" is actually an exaggeration to a certain extent. Just like the more famous views such as "Guo Jia does not die, there will be no Three Kingdoms", "Sun Ce does not die, there will be no Three Kingdoms", and "Ma Teng does not die, the Great Han does not perish", etc., all of which exaggerate the overall strength of the individual to some extent.
On the issue of countries and in the face of the social trend of the current, it is not that individuals do not have influence, but that the influence of individuals is limited in the face of the general trend. Moreover, at that time, Fei Yi was only a Shang Shu Ling, a great general, and although his assassination would have a certain impact on Shu Han, it was far from reaching the level where Shu Han perished because of his death.
Of course, although "Fei Yi does not die, Shu Han does not perish" has a certain exaggerated component, fei Yi can become one of the four phases of Shu Han, his personal talent is still relatively prominent, and he did play a very important role in the development of Shu Han. It is mainly manifested in three aspects.
First, although shu Han was weak, its momentum could not be weak. Among the three states of Wei and Shu, the strongest overall strength was Cao Wei, followed by Eastern Wu, and the last of shu and Han. After all, whether it was in terms of the area occupied or the number of troops, shu Han suffered relatively well. Moreover, the alliance between the Shu Han and Eastern Wu families was not so much an alliance cooperation as it was that after the Battle of Yiling, the position of the Shu Han in the alliance was lower than that of Eastern Wu.
However, although the Shu Han state was weak, every time Fei Yi sent an envoy to Eastern Wu on Zhuge Liang's orders, in the face of the difficulties of Sun Quan, Zhuge Ke, and others, Fei Yi answered on the basis of reason, never succumbed, and preserved the momentum and appearance of Shu Han's diplomacy.
Second, although he was a civilian official, he was well versed in the military. Don't look at Fei Yi as a civilian official, but he is not inferior to others in terms of military strategy. In the seventh year of Yanxi, Cao Wei's general Cao Shuang led an army to attack Hanzhong. On the one hand, the general of Zhenbei guarded the siege of Xingshi, and on the other hand, he sent people to Urgently Ask for Help from Chengdu. After receiving Wang Ping's urgent letter, Fei Yi stayed in Chengdu and led his army to the rescue. In this battle, able to repel Cao Shuang, Fei Yi has a good performance.
Third, judge the hour and size up the situation. During Fei Yi's reign, many of his policies and views were roughly similar to those of Jiang Huan, with the meaning of Xiao Zhi Cao Sui. In the face of the weak Shu Han, Fei Yi believed that the main thing was to develop the population and economy of the Shu Han first, and then wait for the opportunity. Instead of following the pace of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, he dragged Shu Han to an unfavorable position step by step. Therefore, when Jiang Wei wanted to ask for orders for the Northern Expedition many times, Fei Yi suppressed it.
But unfortunately, after another sixteen years, Fei Yi was stabbed to death. Without Fei Yi's suppression, no one in Shu Han could restrain Jiang Wei. Although Jiang Wei was valued by Zhuge Liang and also had military talent, his poor military skills made the Shu Han, which had not been easy to develop, tossed away and became the "gravedigger" of the Shu Han.