Liu Biao (142–208), courtesy name Jingsheng, was a native of Gaoping County, Shanyang County (in present-day Weishan County, Jining, Shandong Province). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was a courtier, a famous scholar, and a prince, after Liu Yu, the King of Lugong of the Western Han Dynasty. Liu Biao is more than eight feet long, has a gentle and majestic posture, and is well-known in the world when he was young. In the seventh year of Guanghe (184), Liu Biao was promoted to the throne by the general He Jin, and later as the Assassin of Jingzhou, supplemented by the Ku brothers, Cai Mao, and others. Li Dai and others entered Chang'an, and Liu Biao sent envoys to pay tribute, and was appointed as the general of Zhennan, the pastor of Jingzhou, and the false festival, and was made the Marquis of Wu. After that, Liu Biao divided Jingzhou and became a vassal at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
According to the records of historical materials such as the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, during the Jingzhou period, Liu Biao Enwei co-authored and seduced and seduced, so that wanli was purged and the people were satisfied. Liu Biao also opened a study of the scriptures, loved the people and raised his soldiers, and calmly protected himself. Yuan Shao, near Jie Zhang Xiu, Nei na Liu Bei, the stronghold of thousands of miles, with more than 100,000 armor, called Xiong Jingjiang, first killed Sun Jian, and then often resisted Cao Cao. However, Liu Biao is suspicious of human nature, better than sitting and talking, determined to defend himself, and has no four-way ambition. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Liu Biao died of illness. Cai Mao and others deposed Chang Liyou and were led by his second son Liu Chun (劉琮); Cao Cao marched south, Liu Chun surrendered, and Jingzhou was destroyed. So, the question is, after Liu Biao's death, what is the final outcome of his 4 children?
First, Liu Qi
First of all, according to the records of historical materials such as the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Qi was the eldest son of Liu Biao, the mu of Jingzhou, and his mother was Chen. Because Liu Qi's appearance is very similar to Liu Biao, Liu Biao loved this eldest son very much at the beginning. However, later, because Liu Biao's wife Cai Shi liked Liu Qi, she hated Liu Qi. After a long period of slander by Cai, Liu Qi was gradually alienated by Liu Biao. In the end, Liu Qi followed Zhuge Liang's strategy and requested to leave Zhenjiangxia, and a feud between Liu Qi and Liu Qi's brothers also became angry.
In the later period when Liu Biao was in charge of Jingzhou, Liu Qi knew that he would be framed by Cai Mao, so he deliberately went to Zhuge Liang to ask for advice on life-saving solutions. It was at Zhuge Liang's suggestion that Liu Qi stayed away from Liu Biao's side, which saved his life. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Jiangxia Taishou Huangzu was killed in battle, and Liu Qi immediately volunteered to take up the post of Taishou of Jiangxia County. Successfully escaped the trap of Cai Shi and Cai Mao. In the same year, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao was seriously ill, and Liu Qi wanted to visit his father. However, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were afraid that he would meet Liu Biao and touch the feelings of father and son, and Liu Biao might make Liu Qi the heir, so he prevented Liu Qi from meeting Liu Biao.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), after Liu Biao's death, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, and others supported Liu Qi to succeed him as Jingzhou Mu. Liu Qi was furious and threw the letter to the ground, preparing to raise an army against Liu Qi in the name of funeral. At this time, Cao Cao's army had moved south to Jingzhou, and Liu Qi avoided Jiangnan. In the fourteenth year of Jian'an (209), after the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei went to the Eastern Han court, recommended Liu Qi as the assassin of Jingzhou, and in his name captured the four counties of Jingnan (Wuling, Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang). In the same year, Liu Qi died of illness.
2. Liu Chun
Secondly, Liu Chun was the second son of Liu Biao, the Mu of Jingzhou. According to historical records such as the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Biao and Lady Cai intended to make Liu Chun the heir, and The generals of Jingzhou, such as Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, also supported Liu Biao's second son Liu Qi. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Liu Biao died of illness, and Liu Chun took over as Jingzhou Pastor with the support of Cai Mao and others.
At the same time, Cao Cao personally led an army to march south to Jingzhou, and in the face of the oppression of the army, Ku Yue, Han Song, and Eastern Cao Huan fu Xun persuaded Liu Chun to surrender to Cao Cao. Liu Chun still wanted to resist. From this, it is very obvious that although Liu Chun is young, he does not even have any great power. However, Liu Chun also understood that the foundation established by his father Liu Biao could not be thrown away in vain in his own hands. However, because most of jingzhou's civilian generals advocated surrendering to Cao Cao, Liu Chun could only give up resistance in view of the anger of the people.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Liu Chun was forced to surrender to Cao Cao. Because Cao Cao's army moved south, Liu Bei fled to Xiakou to join Liu Qi. After capturing Jingzhou, Cao Cao went to the Eastern Han court and made Liu Chun the Marquis of Qingzhou. According to Pei Songzhi's annotations to the Tale of Wei Wu, Liu Chun was later made a counselor by Cao Cao. In this regard, in the author's opinion, Liu Chun should have finally obtained a good ending in Cao Wei. After all, in the face of the princes who took the initiative to surrender, Cao Cao generally did not kill them all.
3. Liu Xiu
Liu Xiu,Zi Jixu,Son of Liu Biao of Jingzhou Mu. Because of the lack of historical records, Liu Xiu's age, birth mother and other information do not have a clear statement. After Cao Cao captured Jingzhou, Liu Xiu also chose to surrender, and served as the Taishou of Dong'an Commandery in Cao Wei. For Liu Xiu, he wrote six poems, fu, and praises. —— "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, Biography of King Chen Si" Pei Notes quote Zhi Yu's "Chronicle of Articles". Moreover, according to the records of Pei Songzhi's introduction to Cao Zhi's "Book with Yang Dezu" in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, Chen Siwang Biography", Liu Xiu's talent is relatively average, but he likes to comment on other people's articles, poems, etc.
Of course, like Liu Chun, Liu Xiu's ending in Cao Wei is not clearly recorded, and it is speculated that it is the end of illness and death.
4. Liu's
Finally, for Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, there is also a daughter. Because the name is unknown, it is generally called Liu Shi. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu married Wang Yue's brother Wang Qi. The Liu clan had a son named Wang Ye.
Wang Ye (王業), courtesy name Changxu, was a native of Gaoping County, Shanyang County (in present-day Zoucheng, Jining, Shandong Province). During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei was a chancellor, the son of Wang Kai, the grandson of Liu Biao, the nephew and heir of the late Han Dynasty writer Wang Yue, and a servant of the official Gurudwara. In general, for Liu Biao's children, except for Liu Qi, who eventually died of illness in Jingzhou, several others came to Cao Wei.