Preface
In feudal society, most women had no status, especially in powerful families, and most of them were used as tools to connect with feelings. Under such political marriages, most of them are tragic political marriages.
During the Three Kingdoms period, there were many heroes, and one of the best ways to get closer to the two parties was through marriage. Under this condition, Sun Quan's sister married Liu Bei, creating Sun Shangxiang's tragic life.
1. Beauty plan
Needless to say, the situation of the Three Kingdoms during the Three Kingdoms period was that Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan each occupied one side. Subsequently, in order to contain the relatively strong Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Bei chose an alliance.
Of course, the two quickly won the battle of Chibi, which made Zhou Yu famous, in which Cao Cao was defeated. It stands to reason that Sun Quan should have gained the most benefits, but in fact, this is not the case. In the long run, Liu Bei's benefits in this campaign were the most considerable.
After all, Liu Bei's occupation of Jingzhou was an extremely meaningful thing for the entire Shu Han. After this incident, Zhou Yu immediately told Sun Quan that the current Liu Bei had gradually risen, and Eastern Wu should consolidate the current alliance with Liu Bei. Then Sun Quan asked Zhou Yu what he should do.
"The lord has a sister ......" In this way, the method of consolidating the alliance was determined to be a marriage. Sun Quan followed Zhou Yu's advice and married his sister Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei. Liu Bei's original wife has just passed away not long ago, and the current Liu Bei is still single. Such a decision has to be said to be a good result.
But of course, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu will not let Liu Bei easily embrace the beauty, there must be some hardships in this. However, just like Zhou Yu himself said, "Both Shengyu and He Shengliang" have Zhuge Liang, even if Zhou Yu has more schemes, it can only be in vain, and Zhuge Liang sees the moves.
Especially before coming to Dongwu, Zhuge Liang had already predicted what would happen, so he asked Liu Bei to bring Zhao Yun with him. With Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang's tips, how could Liu Bei encounter any problems.
Especially at this time, although Zhao Yun's ability should not be underestimated, his reputation in the Three Kingdoms is far inferior to Zhang Fei and Guan Yu. So much so that Zhou Yu and Sun Quan did not pay much attention to it. The consequence of underestimating the enemy can only be to let Liu Bei marry a beautiful wife safe and sound.
In fact, at this time, I believe everyone can also see that the two are indeed a real political marriage, even if the outside world says that Liu Bei is benevolent and righteous, but it is impossible for him to rest assured that Sun Shangxiang is underground and not embankment.
Although Sun Shangxiang is only a woman, Sun Shangxiang, who grew up in that kind of family, is not the eldest lady raised in the boudoir, but loves to dance with knives and guns, and even the palace people around Sun Shangxiang are proficient in martial arts. Sun Shangxiang's identity made Liu Bei have no way to communicate with him, and the maid beside Sun Shangxiang made Liu Bei even more uneasy.
But fortunately, the two parties are still in the stage of cooperation, so although Sun Shangxiang and Liu Bei can't make friends, they can still respect each other, which is enough for a political marriage.
But the situation is always changing rapidly, and Dongwu also has a different idea at this time, and with Cao Cao's recuperation, the contradictions between the two have begun to be put on the surface. Who among the Three Kingdoms has no ambitions?
The defeat of Chibi prevented Cao Cao from taking a step forward, and at the same time, Sun Quan also eyed Jingzhou, where Liu Bei was located. At this time, Sun Shangxiang also became an obstacle to Sun Quan's advancement, so Sun Quan found an excuse for Sun Shangxiang to return to Soochow.
Because Liu Bei was fighting outside at this time, he wanted to take Adou away when Sun Shangxiang left. Of course, there are still different opinions about this in history, and some say that it was because Sun Quan wanted to contain Liu Bei that Sun Shangxiang took him away.
Of course, there is no definitive answer to the question of what exactly this is.
However, in the end, under Zhao Yun's obstruction, Sun Shangxiang was unable to take Adou away and returned to Soochow alone. Here, after returning to Soochow, Sun Shangxiang knew that he had been deceived. But she has no other choice when she is back, and since she has returned, she can only stay here.
The current situation is destined to bring the marriage of Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang to an end, and this political marriage is obviously very incomprehensible. As we all know, after that, the two sides of Soochow and Shu Han completely tore their faces. When Liu Bei Baidicheng died, Sun Shangxiang made a move that no one expected, and she followed Liu Bei.
2. Personality traits
It can be said that according to Sun Shangxiang's character, it is not surprising that she can make such a decision, and I still remember that the aforementioned Sun Shangxiang not only does not embroider at home like other girls, but also likes to dance with knives and guns.
So that although Sun Shangxiang is a daughter, her ambition is the same as that of a man. The reason why Liu Bei is jealous of Sun Shangxiang is because of her martial arts, after all, she is the one who wants to share the same bed. So later, Liu Bei also asked Sun Shangxiang not to let his maid carry a sword with him, which would cause a panic to himself.
I heard that Liu Bei was afraid of Sun Shangxiang and laughed that he would be afraid of this in his life in the southern and northern wars. It can be said that although the two are politically married, they have affection for Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang, otherwise they would not have followed Liu Bei after his death.
Among Liu Bei's many wives, Sun Shangxiang can be said to be the only woman who has made great contributions to Shu Han with courage and resourcefulness. Of course, Sun Shangxiang's bravery also determines that she is bound to help Liu Bei's career. It was with the help of Sun Shangxiang that Liu Bei was able to return to Jingzhou safely.
III. The Tragedy of Political Marriages
Why is it that many of the behaviors of politicians in the past are despicable, because in their eyes there is only profit, no emotion. Just like Sun Shangxiang and Liu Bei's marriage. When they first wanted to marry, neither Zhou Yu nor Sun Quan knew that Eastern Wu and Shu Han could not always be in an alliance.
If the two parties tear their faces, how can Sun Shangxiang, who married Liu Bei, deal with himself. Of course, the two never thought about it. After all, in their eyes, those who become big things are informal, so brotherhood and kinship are things that can be discarded.
Sun Shangxiang is used for the two of them in exchange for Jingzhou, this is the meaning of her existence. And because of her identity, she can't be posthumously sealed after her death.
In fact, Sun Shangxiang's tragedy is not uncommon in history, in that society at that time, the social status of women with male power was very low, which led to the unequal treatment of women in marriage because of this social situation.
Of course, this kind of tragedy is also applied to Sun Shangxiang, just like many later generations do not understand why the heroic, intelligent and resolute Sun Shangxiang fell in love with Liu Bei, and finally chose to die for Liu Bei.
Of course, it can also be seen in this that there is a kind of idea of male supremacy, although Sun Shangxiang has the ability, but after marrying Liu Bei, he can only become Liu Bei's accessory. It's a pity to feel sorry for it.
epilogue
It can be said that even if it is a political marriage for Sun Shangxiang, it should be one after the two get married. She also had a very difficult time in Soochow, and after Liu Bei's death, she was also disheartened, and finally chose such a decisive method.
After his sister was martyred, Sun Quan was heartbroken, although he asked his sister to marry Liu Bei, but in the end it was the same blood, it was false to say that he was not distressed, and he still regretted it after Sun Shangxiang's death.