In addition to Zhuge Liang, who else did Liu Bei entrust Gu to? Everyone may already know this question, but who knows how this minister of Tuogu turned into a key figure in the core power of Shu Han? What role did he play when Liu Bei was lonely? Why was he finally able to stand side by side with Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and share the Han River and Mountains of Shu? A life experience of ups and downs will unravel this mystery for us. When Liu Bei was dying, in addition to his entrustment to Zhuge Liang, what arrangements did he make for this minister? How will all this lead to a thrilling story?
The narrow road meets the willows and flowers
The world was in turmoil, Cao Cao rose rapidly, took the opportunity to conquer Hefei, and forced Liu Bei to retreat to Nanyang. At that time, Li Yan was just a scholar in Nanyang County, and his family background was not prominent. Unexpectedly, the stormy war gave him a great opportunity to counterattack.
In the twelfth year of Jian'an, after Liu Bei defeated Cao's army in the Battle of Dangyang, Cao Cao personally pressed Nanyang with heavy troops in an attempt to annihilate Liu Bei in one fell swoop. Under such a grim situation, there were voices of surrender in Nanyang City, and they all moved closer to Cao Cao and sought refuge. Even Li Yan's boss, Zigui County, ordered Zhao She, was shaken and planned to be loyal to Cao Cao.
However, Li Yan has a unique view. His ancestral home is Nanyang, although he is not a top family, but he has been trained by a good teacher since he was a child, and he has both vision and extraordinary deeds. Since he was a child, he has been intoxicated with the joy of reading and studying literature, and he also hates Cao Jiajun very much. It was he who flatly refused to be loyal to Cao Cao, and was the first to abandon Nanyang and flee to Xishu alone.
Just when the narrow road met, the opportunity of the willows and flowers was also waiting there. On the way to escape, Li Yan happened to meet Guan Yunchang, a downstream man under Liu Bei, and was rescued by the latter. Guan Yu saw that Li Yan was extraordinary, so he recommended himself as Liu Bei's subordinate and introduced him to Liu Bei, who was a talented son of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei was overjoyed and found that this young scholar was extraordinary. He immediately worshiped Li Yan as a man and let him directly enter the court as an official. Since then, the county official, who was originally just an inconspicuous county official, has picked up a key to change his fate.
After Liu Bei and his family traveled west to Kuizhou, Li Yan has been by his side, and thus he also got acquainted with Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng and others. It was not until the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an that Liu Bei crossed the Fujiang River and entered Chengdu, and Li Yanfang had a bigger stage to show his talents.
Turn things around in the blink of an eye
After Liu Bei crossed the Fujiang River and entered the hinterland of Yizhou, he was met with stubborn resistance from the local tyrant Liu Zhang. The two sides fought in Mianzhu and Sword Pavilion, and although Liu Bei was defeated repeatedly, it also made Liu Zhang's military spirit gradually shaken.
At this critical moment, Li Yan, who was guarding Ziyang under Liu Zhang, unexpectedly took refuge in Liu Bei. This move immediately won Liu Bei the initiative and became the key to turning the crisis into safety.
At that time, Ziyang was a large county in Yizhou, and the town guarded the important land. Li Yan served under Liu Zhang for many years, won his trust, and carried heavy responsibilities. He defected on the verge of battle, causing Liu Zhang's power to collapse like an avalanche in an instant. Soon, Liu Zhang was betrayed by Zhonglang general Wu Jiye and was forced to retreat to Chengdu in a hurry.
Li Yan's rebellion is really a great help for Liu Bei. Liu Bei immediately worshipped Li Yan as a general and gave him an important task. Then, when he captured Chengdu, Li Yan once again showed his skills. He led his troops to attack the city of Chengdu, joined forces with Liu Bei's main force, and quickly took the trapped city.
The merit was high, and Liu Bei was completely impressed by Li Yan's heroic talent. On the spot, he crowned Li Yan as Qianwei Taishou and Xingye General, both civil and military, both important and important. It is worth mentioning that although Li Yancai has taken refuge and is not very old, he has been listed among the important ministers of the Shu Branch with masters such as Fa Zheng, Yi Yuan, and Liu Ba. It can be seen how much Liu Bei values this talent.
Li Yan knew that the opportunity was rare, so he did his best to prove himself. He was proficient in the use of soldiers, took the lead, and made great achievements in pacifying many rebel armies in Yizhou. What is even more commendable is that he is also diligent and conscientious in his position as a Taishou of Qianwei. He spared no effort to build water conservancy, build bridges and pavilions, so that the local officials could be in good order and the people's livelihood was safe. In this way, Li Yan quickly stepped from a cloth cloth to the peak of his career.
Accidents test character
After the high merit and the earthquake of the master, Li Yan took advantage of the victory to pursue, led the army to pacify several rebel armies in Yizhou, and won countless victories. Liu Bei appreciated him very much, not only retained him as the Taishou, but also awarded him the title of General of the Auxiliary Han, which can be described as a great use.
However, just when Li Yanquan was in the opposition, a sudden change pushed him to the forefront.
Everything originated from Liu Bei's plan for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei followed Kong Ming's strategy of going north to fight and personally commanded the main force to go to Hanzhong, leaving only Li Yan to guard the rear. Who knew that this departure triggered an unprecedented wave of coup d'état.
At that time, Yizhou was vast and sparsely populated, and in addition to Chengdu, there were also counties such as Balang, Langzhong, and Guanghan, all of which were controlled by the Hao clan with different surnames. These ambitious local gentry saw that the Shu Han army was getting tired, so they took advantage of the situation and took the people hostage in Yun County, gathering more than 10,000 people. The leaders are Ma and Gao, known as "big thieves".
Just when this mob riot was in full swing, Li Yan resolutely stepped forward and personally led the crowd to help the crusade in Yunxian. The two sides were fighting fiercely, and the mob gathered tens of thousands of horses, and they saw that they were about to besiege Chengdu. Li Yan was not chaotic in the face of danger, and single-handedly led the soldiers of 5,000 prefectures and counties, defeated the rebels, captured Ma and Gao, razed the remaining party, and won the results of the battle.
And that's just the beginning. Immediately afterwards, the Yue Yi people Gaoding coerced tens of thousands of people, swept over, and went straight to Xindao County. At the time of crisis, Li Yan once again personally marched, broke through the army of Gaoding, and swept away the area of Xindao. In this way, with his extraordinary courage and command ability of wisdom and bravery, he broke two heavy hegemony in a row.
In the face of such a thrilling change, Li Yan did not hesitate, won the victory, showed his skills, and finally resolved the crisis of Shu Han. His heroic performance undoubtedly greatly pleased the lord Liu Bei, and made great achievements in the defense of the Shu Han River.
恩怨情仇引火civil war
After pacifying the two heavy tyrants, Li Yan's exploits in Shu Han became more and more brilliant. However, the temptation of power is also quietly growing, and the seeds of grievances and hatred are gradually germinating.
It all started when Zhuge Liang opposed Li Yan to stay in the post of Qianwei Taishou. Zhuge Liang believes that Li Yan's all-round talent in civil and military affairs is really wasted in a remote corner. He strongly advocated that Li Yan be recalled to Chengdu and entrusted with important tasks so that he could make use of his strengths. However, Li Yan was deeply in love with Qianwei's trade-off, and insisted on not leaving, so he gradually fell out with Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.
The more violent conflict stemmed from Zhuge Liang's cronies Fa Zheng. Fa Zhengben and Li Yan went all the way together, and the two have always had a relationship. However, since Li Yan was reused by Liu Bei, Fa Zhengze couldn't help but regret it, and it intensified, and finally ignited the flames of infighting between the two.
In the twenty-seventh year of Jian'an, Zhuge Liang was seriously ill, so he entrusted Liu Bei's eldest son Liu Cong. Unexpectedly, the following year, Fa Zheng mutinied because of the incident, secretly colluded with Mu Lingtaishou Xia Xun and others, and planned to assassinate Liu Cong and establish himself as the king. Although Zhuge Liang wept and reprimanded him in danger, Fazheng was lawless.
Seeing that his friend Fa Zheng had come to this point, Li Yan had to personally lead the army to conquer it. The two sides were in Gangneung, and the battle was undecided for several months. Just when Li Yan was exhausted, Zhuge Liang ordered him to withdraw his troops and recruit by himself. It can be said that the grievances are in the bone marrow, and the grievances are difficult to release.
Zhuge Liang led the army to Hanzhong and returned to Shu. Before leaving, he entrusted the important task of guarding Liu Cong and succeeding the state government of Shu Han to his cronies Zhao Yun and Jiang Wei. This move greatly angered Li Yan and made him feel distrusted by Zhuge Liang.
So, driven by grievances and hatred, Li Yan secretly sympathized with Fa Zheng and decided to protect the latter. The two sides geared up, and a fierce power struggle began.
A word for life
When the power struggle was hot, Zhuge Liang decided to personally intervene to resolve the crisis within Shu Han. First, he sent someone to tell Li Yan to stay away from the Fazheng henchmen, but Li Yan repeatedly ignored him.
Seeing this, Zhuge Liang personally went west to quell the rebellion. He went all the way to Langzhong, and Li Yan also accompanied him. The two had a lot of verbal battles on the way, you came and went,-for-tat. In the end, Zhuge Liang decided to convince Li Yan personally.
So the two met privately at the small post station on the road. Zhuge Liang got straight to the point and said: "In Hanzhong, many people plead for General Li. Although I was far away in Shuhan, I heard a lot of gossip about the general. I'm so worried about that! ＂
Li Yan was furious and asked Zhuge Liang: "What evidence does the prime minister have?" Is it just nonsense? ＂
Zhuge Liang shook his head and sighed, "What I know is not just gossip. Recently, the general has secretly spyed and let go of the traitorous party, and all kinds of signs are there. I didn't want to believe it, but I finally heard it with my own ears. ＂
Li Yan changed color wildly, and scolded sharply: "If this is the case, wouldn't it become a great rebellion!" How could the old man be framed by this? Why didn't the prime minister take out the evidence and confront me? ＂
Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time, sighed, and said bluntly: "When the general came, didn't he take Fazheng's henchmen to spread his wings? The old man had no intention of doubting it, but this was ironclad evidence. ＂
Li Yan's face was suddenly self-conscious, and he couldn't say a word to refute. Seeing this, Zhuge Liang took the lead in proposing a solution: "The heart of the Shu Han army has been shaken a little now, and if we have another suspicion, I am afraid that the relationship will hurt the whole people." The Fazheng Rebellion has been settled, how about we work together in the future to govern the Shuhan River? ＂
In the face of the prime minister's frank meeting, Li Yan was also impressed. At that moment, he resolutely brushed his sleeves up, respectfully saluted the prime minister, and said: "I have many mistakes, look at Prime Minister Haihan." From now on, I vow to be of the same heart and one mind with Cheng, and never be suspicious! ＂
In this way, the once bloody civil strife was finally resolved satisfactorily under the generosity of the two heroes. Li Yan also got rid of many entanglements of right and wrong, and concentrated on assisting Liu Chan until he was deeply appreciated by Liu Chan and became one of the most important cardinal ministers of Shu Han.