In March of the third year of Zhangwu,Liu Bei, who had been fighting all his life, fell ill after the defeat of Yiling, and knowing that time was short, he summoned Zhuge Liang, Li Yan, and others to the White Emperor's city to entrust orphans, and on his sickbed, he first told Liu Chan to do something to Zhuge Liang's father, seal Li Yanzhong's protection, command the internal and external military affairs, and leave the town to guard Yong'an.
Then he told Zhuge Liang that if Liu Chan could assist him, but not, Zhuge Liang could take matters into his own hands. "The king is ten times more than Cao Pi, and he will be able to secure the country and finally set great things." If the heir can be supplemented, he shall be supplemented; if he is not talented, he may take it upon himself. "
This testament is equivalent to giving his son to Zhuge Liang and elevating Zhuge Liang to the same status as himself, which is probably the first emperor of the Han Dynasty since Liu Bang to take the initiative to delegate power, of course, Zhuge Liang naturally can only show loyalty, Liang cried and said: "The subject dares to exert all his strength, be loyal to the Festival of Chastity, and then die!" The First Lord also said to the Lord after the edict: "Ru and Xiang are engaged in things like fathers." "
Here Liu was entrusted with a very subtle act, not only elevating Zhuge Liang to his position and letting Liu Chan's father do it, but also improving Li Yan's status, handing over the Shu Han military power to Li Yan, and then asking him to guard Yong'an, and Zhuge Liang, as the chancellor, had the qualifications to control the power and returned to Chengdu to assist the young lord.
Li Yan and Zhuge Liang, on the other hand, were obviously less coordinated, and the two sides later fought for power, resulting in Li Yan's being deposed. Liu Bei was known for his knowledge of people, and he obviously saw that Zhuge Liang and Li Yan were not very good at dealing with each other, or that Li Yan was not satisfied with Zhuge Liang's single-handedness in power, so during Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, he did not hesitate to restrain him.
From this point of view, Liu Bei's trust is very interesting, if he does not trust Zhuge Liang, naturally there is no need to let Liu Chan father do it, and give him a last word that he can take matters into his own hands, if he is assured that Zhuge Liang, there is no need to hand over military power to Li Yan and separate them.
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has controlled the military and political power with great generals, but after Liu Bei established the Shu Han Dynasty, he did not set up the post of great general, and when he entrusted the orphan, he clearly violated the precedent, nor did he give the post of general of the Xiang Dynasty, and he did not intend to rely on the custom to entrust the future affairs.
Obviously, at that time, Liu Bei was deliberately dividing powers, using Zhuge Liang to lead the government and Li Yan to unify the army, so that the two people could contain each other, and after the two were reasonably contained, so that Liu Chan's throne would be stable, so Liu Bei at that time was very relieved about Zhuge Liang, but he did not fully trust him.
His arrangement for Li Yan and Zhuge Liang is a demonstration of the standard imperial skills, I believe in your ability, but I do not fully trust your loyalty, after all, human nature is so delicate, but for a time there is no better choice, especially this kind of dangerous thing, you must make a decisive choice.
Liu Bei did not lose to the chaotic world, he was able to make a decision at the moment, and he would also reveal the imperial power technique at the critical moment, but the crooked history also thought that this person, as a person from the end of the microcession, his arrangement for Liu Chan was completely full of true feelings, he knew Zhuge Liang's ability, and he also knew the gap between his son and Zhuge Liang.
Therefore, the White Emperor City is lonely, Liu Bei has both imperial power and true feelings in the world, and The Owl Xiong is like this!