Introduction: Yuan Shu is called emperor, where does the confidence come from? Is he really as incompetent as he is in Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, presenting a scene of a group of males chasing deer. People who have seen the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" should all know that the first person to call the emperor was Yuan Shu, and many readers felt that Yuan Shu's title of emperor was a very wrong decision, not only did posterity feel so, cao Cao, Liu Bei and others also thought so at that time, but we must be sure that Yuan Shu at that time had such a confidence, but only broke a good hand of cards.
When there was no situation in which the Three Kingdoms were established, Yuan Shu was undoubtedly the most powerful prince, and he occupied a great advantage, so he was not confused for a while, on the contrary, he had a family foundation and strength, if you want to sum up what is the bottom line of Yuan Shu? Then there is no doubt that it occupies: the time, the place, and the people.
First of all, talk about the origin of Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu ancestors are the fourth and third dukes, and as the eldest son, fiercely dump other princes a few streets, we all know that in ancient times, it was more important to pay attention to blood, that is, identity, otherwise Liu Bei would not call himself after the King of Zhongshan Jing.
It was Yuan Shu's origin, and as a concubine, that he inherited the family's strong family foundation and connections, everyone should know that at the beginning, Sun Jian was all allies of Yuan Shu, at that time Yuan Shu paid for it, and Sun Jian led the troops to charge into the battlefield, and later after Sun Jian's death, his descendants also began to fight for Yuan Shu, and then another prince at that time, Gongsun Zhan, and Tao Qian were all all allies of Yuan Shu, it can be said that at that time, as long as the princes with some strength in the world were related to Yuan Shu, and Lü Bu had been rejected.
In addition to Yuan Shu's several powerful allies, there were countless strategists around him, such as: Liu Xun, Ji Ling, Li Feng, Yang Feng, Yan Xiang and so on. Looking at the number of their soldiers and horses, Yuan Shu was at his peak, holding nearly 200,000 troops, while the other people in the same period, After Yuan Shu's death, Cao Cao only had 20,000 people, and Yuan Shao only had 100,000, so Yuan Shu was undoubtedly the strongest prince at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Look at the location of Yuan Shu, at that time Yuan Shu was in the Jianghuai area, which was the richest place at that time, not only had rich resources, but also had no war, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, although the territory was small, but at that time Cao Cao and Liu Bei were in a state of uncertainty.
Why did Yuan Shu want to be called emperor? At that time, the social situation, Cao Cao blackmailed tianzi to order the princes, at this time the tianzi had lost its actual role, just decoration, Cao Cao also suffered defeat, there was no strength to confront Yuan Shu, on strength, Yuan Shu was not afraid of Cao Cao at all. Although Yuan Shu got the jade seal and gave him the idea of being called emperor, it should be understood that Yuan Shu has confidence, and it is unfortunate that Yuan Shu's character is poor, and so many allies do not want to see him in the end, so he calls him empress, and others do not approve of it.
At this time, Sun Ce became the first person to rebel, he took the backbone to Jiangdong to establish a self-reliant portal, Yuan Shu not only lacked a large piece of territory, but also lost a lot of people and horses, Lü Bu wanted to follow Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu was not happy, and finally Lü Bu made trouble, although Lü Bu lacked INTELLIGENCE, but the battle was very brave, and finally Yuan Shu lost.
Later, there was another incident that added fuel to the fire, Yuan Shu was called emperor, and there was a famine in the Jianghuai area, and Yuan Shu was very deductive, did not think of opening a warehouse to release grain to win the hearts of the people, and finally lost the people's hearts, resulting in rebellion and separation, so all of a sudden, Yuan Shu's power collapsed.
Therefore, Yuan Shu is not incompetent, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was the most powerful person to call the emperor, he also had this ambition, but unfortunately his poor character led to his failure, what do you think?
References: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, History of the Han Dynasty