During the Three Kingdoms period, the national power of the Shu Han Dynasty gradually declined, and shortly after the death of the wise prime minister Zhuge Liang, the young emperor Liu Chan actually killed 4 important ministers in a row. This shocked people's evaluation of him - I thought he was a mediocre and incompetent Adou, but I didn't expect his wrist to be so good! Ma Dai, who witnessed all this with his own eyes, sighed: "Liu Chan is pretending to be stupid!" What happened to make this emperor, who had always had the impression of being "stupid", make such an iron-fisted decision?
Young heroes, inheriting the trust
In 223 AD, Liu Bei, the founding monarch of the Shu Han Dynasty, died of illness in the White Emperor City, and his eldest son, Liu Chan, who was only 17 years old, shouldered the important task of inheriting his father's business and revitalizing the Han family. Although he is still young, Liu Chan has been deeply influenced by his father and Zhuge Liang since he was a child, and he has long been aware of his long-cherished wish to "revive the Han Dynasty".
Before Liu Bei died, he left Zhuge Liang to assist the young Liu Chan. Zhuge Liang regarded Liu Chan as his own, and spared no effort to teach the young emperor to learn the way of politics and military affairs. Whenever Zhuge Liang went on the Northern Expedition, Liu Chan would personally preside over the government, strive to develop agricultural production, supply grain and grass for the army, and solve his worries. What's even more commendable is that he has never been suspicious of Zhuge Liang, but trusts this "father" as a relative.
Legend has it that when the bad news of Zhuge Liang's death came, Liu Chan cried heartbreakingly and was full of grief. In his eyes, Zhuge Liang is not only a virtuous minister who assists the country, but also a kind father-like existence. It is this heartfelt trust that made Liu Chan obedient, diligent and inquisitive during Zhuge Liang's lifetime, and in accordance with the will of the "Teacher Table", he reused capable ministers such as Fei Yi, Jiang Wei and others.
The friendship between the two can even be compared to the frankness of Shang Ying and Qin Xiaogong. Zhuge Liang may have thought that Liu Chan was still young and inexperienced in government affairs. Therefore, he not only taught in person, but also worked hard to write the "Teacher Table", leaving his hard work and testament to this young man. When he was dying, he even told Liu Chan that in order to stabilize the situation, one person must be killed.
This person is Wei Yan, who was later killed by Liu Chan. But before that, how did Liu Chan inherit the trust and fulfill his duties as a king? Let's go through them one by one.
Zhuge said his last words, and he punished Wei Yanchao
In 234 AD, Zhuge Liang died of illness in the army during the Fifth Northern Expedition. Before dying, he summoned Liu Chan to his side and left an important last word: "If Wei Yan has the heart of rebellion and rebellion, His Majesty will punish him!" ＂
Wei Yan is a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty and has made many meritorious achievements under Zhuge Liang. However, on the eve of Zhuge Liang's death, a strange incident made the military general suspected of "rebellion".
That year, Wei Yan dreamed that a pair of horns had grown on his head. He consulted the soothsayer Zhao Zhi to interpret the dream, and Zhao Zhi said that it was a good omen. But Zhao Zhi privately revealed to Jiang Wan that dreaming of a long horn was actually a sign of "a knife on the head", and Wei Yan would definitely rebel. Jiang Wan immediately reported the matter to Zhuge Liang.
Before Zhuge Liang died, he was making arrangements for the retreat of the Shu army. He ordered Jiang Wei to take the lead and open the way, and Wei Yan broke off and took cover. If Wei Yan does not comply, Jiang Wei and the others have the right to kill. Sure enough, Wei Yan disobeyed the military order and set fire to the road, leaving Yang Yi's army with no way out. Yang Yi reported the incident to Liu Chan, and the two sides accused each other of being "rebels".
Liu Chan was unable to judge right and wrong for a while, so he had to convene the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss countermeasures. At this moment, he remembered Zhuge Liang's last words. So he sent someone to investigate secretly, and finally found that Wei Yan did have the intention of rebellion. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Liu Chan followed Zhuge Liang's instructions and ordered Yang Yi, Ma Dai and others to kill Wei Yan and his three clans.
Liu Chan reused virtuous ministers
After Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan did not stop there, he continued to uphold the legacy of his ancestors, and vigorously reused virtuous ministers to assist him.
Among them, the most well-known are Fei Yi and Jiang Wei, two famous generals of the Shu Han Dynasty. Fei Yi was originally Zhuge Liang's confidant, and before his death, Zhuge Liang personally instructed Liu Chan to reuse this person. Sure enough, soon after Liu Chan took the throne, he appointed Fei Yi as a general to lead the elite division.
As for Jiang Wei, he is the "second person" who inherits Zhuge Liang's legacy. After Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan ordered him to succeed him as prime minister, with full responsibility for the military affairs of Korea and China. It can be seen how much Liu Chan values this talented and respected minister.
In addition to reusing the old department, Liu Chan also lost no time in discovering new people and appointing a group of young and promising talents, such as Zhang Yi, Zhang Wei and others, injecting new vitality into Shu Han.
It is worth mentioning that when Liu Chan appoints ministers, he often meets and assesses the talents of the other party in person. Legend has it that he summoned Zhang Yi and proposed a strategy for the country on the spot, asking Zhang Yi to take immediate countermeasures. Zhang Yi thought about it for a long time, and finally gave a decent answer. Liu Chan was not satisfied after hearing this, and then asked, "What if this is the case?" "Zhang Yi is improvised, and his head is the way. Liu Chan was overjoyed, and from then on, he reopened his wings, and later reused it in the court.
It can be seen that Liu Chan does have outstanding points in the selection of talents. He not only attaches importance to the knowledge and ability of talents, but also attaches great importance to the resourcefulness and adaptability of talents, which coincides with Zhuge Liang's employment standards. It was with these virtuous aids that Liu Chan was able to stabilize the government and curb the obstruction of some obstructors.
Kill the remnants of the party and purge the authority
After the Wei Yan Rebellion was pacified, Liu Chan did not stop there, in order to further consolidate his rule, he successively killed Yang Yi, Li Miao, Liu Yan and others, and completely wiped out the remnants of the opposition in the court.
Let's talk about Yang Yi first. Yang Yi was originally Zhuge Liang's confidant, and he had made meritorious contributions in the five Northern Expeditions. However, after killing Wei Yan, he began to be arrogant, believing that he had made great achievements and should be reused. Who knew that Liu Chan reused Jiang Wan and put him aside, Yang Yi held a grudge against this, and publicly threatened to "oppose Shu".
After Liu Chan learned of this, he decisively demoted Yang Yi to a remote area and imprisoned him for life to set an example. This decision not only demonstrated Liu Chan's determination to maintain the stability of the government and government, but also allowed the ministers and ministers of the government and the opposition to see his iron-fisted side.
The second is the matter of Li Miao. Li Miao was Zhuge Liang's confidant, but shortly after Zhuge Liang's death, this ungrateful guy publicly slandered Zhuge Liang and his family. As Liu Chan, who has always regarded Zhuge Liang as his "father", how can he tolerate such insults? So he did not hesitate to kill Li Miao to maintain the dignity of Zhuge family.
Finally, there was Liu Yan's rebellion. Liu Yan was originally a chariot general of Shu Han and could be described as a warrior. But what people didn't expect was that this military general suspected that his wife was having an affair with Liu Chan, not only tortured his wife, but also spoke wildly and slandered the emperor's private virtues. As the king of a country, Liu Chan naturally could not tolerate such blasphemy, so he killed Liu Yan to maintain the royal face.
Through this series of killings, Liu Chan completely swept away the remnants of the opposition forces in the court and established his ruling authority. From then on, no one in the government and the opposition dared to openly provoke and oppose Liu Chan's rule, and the government of Shu Han finally stabilized.
Ma Dai praised, is the British lord
Liu Chan's iron-fisted decisions not only stabilized the rule of Shu Han, but also impressed the ministers of civil and military affairs around him. Among them was Ma Dai, who witnessed all this with his own eyes.
Ma Dai, whose name is Zhongyang, is a famous military strategist and strategist of Shu Han. He is not only Zhuge Liang's cronies, but also one of Liu Chan's important assistants. It was this well-informed old minister who, after seeing Liu Chan's series of decisions, finally said the famous sentence with relief: "Liu Chan is pretending to be stupid!" ＂
It turned out that in Ma Dai's eyes, Liu Chan had given people the impression of being "stupid" since he was a child. When he ascended the throne at a young age, the power was in the hands of Zhuge Liang, and he was only responsible for learning government affairs. Even after Zhuge Liang died, he never showed any extraordinary resourcefulness. Therefore, Ma Dai always thought that this young son of heaven was just a scholar and had no power or power.
It wasn't until the Wei Yan Rebellion broke out, and Liu Chan resolutely killed the famous Shu Han general with Zhuge Liang's last words, that Ma Dai realized the seriousness of the matter. Next, Liu Chan made a series of moves, killing Yang Yi, Li Miao, Liu Yan and other obstructors, completely purging the remnants of the opposition in the DPRK.
Seeing Liu Chan's series of iron-fisted decisions, Ma Dai finally woke up: it turned out that this young son of heaven had been "pretending to be stupid" from the beginning, and he had already seen through the power struggle between the DPRK and China, just weighing the pros and cons and waiting for the opportunity. Through this series of actions, he not only established his ruling authority, but also impressed the government and the opposition.
With Ma Dai's praise, people's evaluation of Liu Chan has finally changed. He is no longer the "stupid" dumb monarch, but a wise and far-sighted monarch. It was this young emperor who was able to stabilize the rule of Shu Han and continue Zhuge Liang's legacy.