Liu Bei has always been known for his benevolent and generous gentlemanly demeanor. He had many wise men and good generals following him, enabling him to dominate the Three Kingdoms and achieve great things. However, Liu Bei was unable to build an evergreen foundation, only because he mistakenly killed a person when he ascended the throne, and the Shu state embarked on the road of defeat from then on.
Wrongly kill the virtuous, and the heart is exposed
This person's name was Yongmao, and he was originally an official of the Han Dynasty, who served as an errand under Liu Bei.
After Cao Pi deposed Emperor Xian of Han, Yongmao wanted to help Emperor Xian of Han regain imperial power, but Liu Bei established himself as a state and ignored Emperor Xian of Han.
YongMao was deeply dissatisfied with Liu Bei's ulterior motives, and he thought that Liu Bei's move was tantamount to wolf ambition. He approached Liu Bei and spoke up about him, persuading Liu Bei to abandon his wrong choice and help Emperor Xian of Han quell the chaotic party.
However, Liu Bei was furious with Yongmao, believing that Yongmao was not inferior in his words and did not obey his will. He insisted on defending his own selfish desires and establishing a new authority, and sentenced yongmao, who was loyal and outspoken, to death in order to kill a hundred people.
Seeing that Liu Bei had executed the loyalist YongMao, the ministers knew that Liu Bei was actually full of heart and cunning when he said that he was thirsty for meritocracy, and was not a loyal and courageous person in essence, so they gradually alienated Liu Bei in order to protect himself.
What kind of person is Liu Bei?
Liu Bei was born poor, originally a cloth cloth, relying on weaving mats and meals to survive many times, inspiring many years to become famous in the world. He was originally generous, courteous and loving the people, and established a good reputation and reputation for himself for many years.
Once Cao Cao attacked Liu Bei, Liu Bei's army had a large number of people accompanying him, which dragged down the efficiency of the march. Some people advised Liu Bei to abandon the people and give priority to ensuring the strength of the army. And Liu Bei could not bear to abandon the unarmed villagers, and would rather die to protect the safety of the people.
Therefore, Liu Bei was supported and loved by the people.
During the difficult period, Liu Bei took the initiative to take his rations and property to the relief of the people, and ate and lived with the grass-roots personnel, without any official shelf, and was very close to the people.
He also gathered a group of capable people such as Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Pang Tong to form an excellent team.
All this shows that Liu Bei is a wise and wise leader who brings hope to all those who want to do great things and deserves to be followed by everyone. Such a brilliant person as Zhuge Liang was willing to personally help Liu Bei, let alone ordinary people?
Liu Bei's noble sentiments, even those who want to harm Liu Bei, can be moved by it, and can't bear to put him to death.
For example, Lü Bu, he has always been opposed to Liu Bei, and finally seized the opportunity to harm Liu Bei's family, but in the end he could not bear to be cruel.
Another time, the assassin wanted to assassinate Liu Bei, and when Qianjun was attacked, he was also influenced by Liu Bei and put down the butcher knife.
Liu Bei can also be regarded as a blessed person who is difficult to not die, it seems that the heavens and the earth have been touched in the darkness, and even the heavens have blessed him, so that he can become auspicious in the face of death and turn the crisis into safety.
Self-reliant portal, nature exposed
However, in the face of the deposing of Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Bei's measures were lamentable. He originally wanted to make a contribution to the Great Han, but the plan he had painstakingly worked for many years was destroyed. Emperor Xian of Han was forced by Cao Pi to give up the throne, which made Liu Bei feel mixed feelings and was distraught.
Liu Bei was not willing to give up the Great Han Dynasty to Cao Pi, and even more unwilling to hinder his future, he decided to set up his own portal.
Liu Bei's move made the old ministers who had previously been loyal to Emperor Xian of Han very dissatisfied, and originally everyone had followed Liu Bei in the war for many years because they believed in Liu Bei's loyalty and benevolence, and were willing to support him in pacifying the world and helping the Han restore social order.
As a result, in the end, Liu Bei went against his original intention and became emperor himself. This was like telling a big lie to everyone, which made it difficult for everyone to accept, and for a while people were trembling, and there was a lot of discussion inside and outside the government and the public.
Liu Bei claimed to be empress dowager, but his temperament also changed greatly, inflated his conceit, and squeezed and suppressed the old ministers who targeted him as emperor one by one.
He demoted Fei Shi, a loyal minister who had been hand-picked, to Yongchang County. He also excluded Liu Ba, a sage who had told him advice.
Liu Bei ordered Zhao Yun to lead troops to attack Eastern Wu, and Zhao Yun was kind enough to persuade him, but Liu Bei did not adopt Zhao Yun's advice at all, and also punished Zhao Yun.
The other side of Liu Bei
Although Liu Bei usually treats people with generosity, he is not without a bottom line. He believes that even if it is a rare grass, if it is in his way, it must be cut and rooted.
There was once a great prophet named Zhang Yu in Shuzhong, who became famous at a young age, was proficient in divination, and was extremely talented. He was born from a family of people, was a famous person, and had a lot of social influence.
At that time, divination prediction was prevalent in both military and political circles, so Zhang Yu was reused by Liu Bei to provide divination services for Liu Bei.
Zhang Yu, because of his superior family background, is high-profile and straightforward, and it is inevitable that he will not be inferior to Liu Bei, who is born in cloth.
Once at a banquet, Liu Bei joked with Zhang Yu and ridiculed Zhang Yu's beard, which made Zhang Yu very embarrassed. Zhang Yu sneered at Liu Bei for being a "hairless pig", which made Liu Bei very uncomfortable.
Later, Zhang Yu privately predicted that Liu Bei would die nine years after occupying Yizhou. When Liu Bei learned of this, he thought that Zhang Yu's rumors had confused the public, so he found an excuse and arrested Zhang Yu and put him in prison.
Zhuge Liang had intervened to intercede for Zhang Yu, but Liu Bei resolutely refused to release Zhang Yu. In fact, after Liu Bei gained power, he was also dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang and no longer obeyed Zhuge Liang's words.
The reason why Liu Bei's attitude toward Zhuge Liang has changed dramatically is mainly because Guan Yu carelessly lost Jingzhou.
Jingzhou was originally an important strategic place in Liu Bei's heart, and capturing Jingzhou would help Liu Bei dominate the world. However, at this important juncture, Zhuge Liang made a strategic mistake.
Zhuge Liang was supposed to be responsible for guarding the safety of Jingzhou, but he left with his troops, leaving Guan Yu alone to guard Jingzhou, and before leaving, he told Guan Yu to live in harmony with Sun.
However, Guan Yu did not humbly accept Zhuge Liang's suggestion, and he was self-conscious, provoking Sun Quan many times. Sun Quan was originally opposed to Liu Bei, and Guan Yu's doing so was tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, which further angered Sun Quan and led Sun Quan to kill Guan Yu. As soon as Guan Yu died, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei did not have time to save the sudden situation and rescue Jingzhou, so that Jingzhou fell and greatly weakened the Shu Han regime.
Liu Bei naturally blamed Zhuge Liang in his heart. On the one hand, Liu Bei painfully lost Guan Yu, a major general, and if he did not avenge his brother, he was too unwilling to go. On the other hand, liu bei's painstakingly planned overall situation, because of the loss of Jingzhou and the chess game was confused, Liu Bei's own future was also seriously hindered.
In fact, Liu Bei had long had ambitions to make himself the king.
People familiar with history know that when Liu Bei was proclaimed emperor, Emperor Xian of Han did not die. Cao Pi forcibly deprived Emperor Xian of his rights. Liu Beiming knew this, but instead of helping Emperor Xian of Han, he spread rumors that Emperor Xian of Han was dead.
Those Elders of the Han Dynasty saw through this and naturally understood Liu Bei's selfish intentions, and no loyal subjects were willing to "sacrifice their lives to accompany the gentleman" for Liu Bei. Liu Bei's loss of people's hearts is equivalent to losing the world, which is also the result of his own hand.