During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, most people's names were single characters, such as Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, and so on. On this basis, the case of duplicate names, that is, the same name and surname, is naturally difficult to avoid. For example, during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, there were three historical figures named "Li Feng". Among them, the first general of Li Feng Yuan Shu was killed by Cao Cao at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty; the second Li Feng was a minister of the State of Wei, and after the Gaopingling Rebellion, Li Feng participated in the plot to depose Sima Shi, and because the matter was exposed, he was eliminated by Sima Shi; the third Li Feng was the son of Li Yan, the chancellor of Shu Han, that is, he served Shu Han.
At the same time, as far as Liu Ba is concerned about this article, there is also a case of duplicate names. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, there were two historical figures named Liu Ba. Among them, one was a scholar of the Shu Han Dynasty, and the other was a Shu Han military general. In other words, for the Shu Han, there were two Liu Ba. Below, let's take a look at these two Liu Ba.
Liu Ba (Wenchen)
Liu Ba (?) –222), courtesy name Zi chu , was a native of Lingling County , Jingzhou ( in present-day Hengyang County , Shaodong County , Hunan Province ) , and a minister and scholar during the Shu and Han dynasties from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Ba was born into a family of officials and eunuchs. His grandfather Liu Yao was the Taishou of Cangwu Commandery in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his father Liu Xiang was also the Taishou of Jiangxia County and the general of Langkou. Liu Ba was very famous when he was young, at that time, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao requisitioned many times, and elected Liu Ba as Maocai, Liu Ba should not be. In other words, Liu Ba was reluctant to assist Liu Biao in Jingzhou.
In July of the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Cao Cao personally led a large army to conquer Liu Biao in the south. In August of the same year, Liu Biao died of illness, and his son Liu Chun took over as Pastor of Jingzhou. In September, Cao Cao advanced to Xinye, and Liu Chun decided to surrender. At this time, Liu Bei, who was staying in Fancheng, a soldier in Jingzhou, heard that Liu Chun surrendered and led his people to retreat south to Jiangling, and then retreated to Xiakou. Many of the famous people in the Jingchu area followed Liu Bei, but Liu Ba went north to meet Cao Cao. Cao Cao appointed Liu Ba as the commander of The Three Counties of Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang in southern Jingzhou. Between Cao Cao and Liu Bei, Liu Ba did not hesitate to choose the former. However, life often encounters situations that backfire.
In December of the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Cao Cao was defeated by a coalition led by Liu Bei, Zhou Yu, and Cheng Pu at the Battle of Chibi, and Liu Bei took advantage of the victory to occupy the four counties of Wuling, Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling. Therefore, Liu Ba, who was in the south of Jingzhou at this time, could no longer return to Cao Cao's side. However, Liu Ba was unwilling to surrender to Liu Bei and wanted to continue south, so as to flee to Jiaozhou and then find a way to return to Cao Cao. At that time, after Zhuge Liang learned of this situation, he wanted to persuade Liu Ba to surrender to Liu Bei. However, Liu Ba still insisted on going to Jiaotong County. After Liu Bei learned about Liu Bayuan's departure from the toe, he deeply hated it.
After Liu Ba came to Jiaozhou, he disagreed with the Taishou Shi Xie of Jiaozhi County, so he entered Yizhou through Mu Mu Dao and served under Liu Zhang, the mu of Yizhou. In this regard, Liu Ba should be a person with a straight personality. In the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211), Liu Zhang wanted to invite Liu Bei to enter Yizhou to fight Zhang Lu and sent Fa Zheng to meet Liu Bei. After learning of this situation, Liu Bajin advised: "Liu Bei is brave and strong, and letting him enter Yizhou will inevitably cause disasters, and he cannot be invited to come in." After Liu Bei entered Yizhou, Liu Ba said to Liu Zhang: "If Liu Bei is allowed to go on a crusade against Zhang Lu, it is equivalent to releasing the tiger back into the mountains and forests." ”
However, it is a great pity that Liu Zhang did not listen to Liu Ba's opinion, and Liu Ba knew that Liu Zhang would definitely lose to Liu Bei, so he had to close the door and complain. Later, as Liu Ba predicted, Liu Bei did indeed send liu Zhang's troops to capture Yizhou. In the summer of the nineteenth year of Jian'an (214), Liu Zhang surrendered in defeat, and Yizhou fell into the hands of Liu Bei. When Liu Bei entered the siege of Chengdu, he ordered the army to arrive: "If anyone endangers Liu Ba, I will kill him of the three tribes." ”
Although Liu Ba had offended himself, Liu Bei showed his broad mind in order to appease Yizhou. After Liu Bei captured Yizhou, Liu Ba confessed his mistake to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei showed generosity, did not blame Liu Ba, and was happy to get a talent like Liu Ba. Zhuge Liang also praised Liu Ba's talents many times, and Liu Bei appointed Liu Ba as the left general Xi Cao Tuan.
In the autumn of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), after defeating Cao Cao at the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei proclaimed himself king of Hanzhong and appointed Liu Ba as Shangshu. In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (220), after the death of Shangshu Ling Fazheng, Liu Ba succeeded Fazheng and became Shang Shuling. Therefore, for Fazheng, the status in Shu Han was already relatively close to that of Zhuge Liang, Fazheng and others. In April of the first year of Zhang Wu 's reign ( 221 ) , Liu Bei was proclaimed emperor , and Liu Ba drafted for Liu Bei various prayers , edicts , and documents needed to ascend the throne.
In the second year of Zhang Wu (222), Liu Ba died. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms and other historical records, after Liu Ba's death, Cao Wei Shangshu's servant Chen Qun wrote a letter to Zhuge Liang, the chancellor of the Shu Han Dynasty, inquiring about Liu Ba's situation, and calling Liu Ba "Liu Junzichu" in the letter, which shows Chen Qun's respect for Liu Ba. In this regard, in the author's opinion, the death of Liu Ba, a literary minister, is naturally a major loss for Shu Han. If Liu Ba had not died so early, then, with his ability, he could have helped Zhuge Liang to handle the politics of the Shu Han Dynasty and thus share Zhuge Liang's pressure.
Liu Ba (Military General)
Liu Ba, date of birth and death unknown, was a Shu Han general during the Three Kingdoms period, who served as a general of Zhengnan and participated in the impeachment of Li Yan by Zhuge Liang, the chancellor of the Shu Han Dynasty, in 231 AD. For another Liu Ba of the Shu Han Dynasty, there is no more detailed historical record.
In the "Zhuge Liang Collection, Volume I, And Shang Shang", it is recorded that Liu Yan, the Marquis of Duxiang, was the Marquis of Duxiang ... Before the trip, Liu Ba, a general of the Southern Expeditionary Army... Wait for the discussion, dismiss the appointment of ping, dismiss the official Lu, JieChuan, Seal Silk, fu ce, and cut his domain.
In February 231 (the ninth year of Jianxing), Zhuge Liang, the Shu Han chancellor, made the Fourth Northern Expedition against Cao Wei. In June, due to heavy rain and food delivery, the Shu Han army retreated back to Shuzhong. In August, after the army was returned, Li Yan, who was in charge of transporting grain and grass, cheated and wanted to resign responsibility. Liu Ba and Zhuge Liang, who were then the former overseers of the army and the general of Zhengnan, jointly wrote to Liu Chan, the lord of the Shu Han Dynasty, to request the deposing of Li Yan.
Therefore, for another Liu Ba of the Shu Han Dynasty, he supported Xiang Zhuge Liang's impeachment of Li Yan. In other words, as a military general, Liu Ba supported Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition. However, due to the lack of historical records, we do not know Liu Ba's achievements during Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. After the removal of Li Yan, there is no record of Liu Ba in the relevant historical materials, that is, his final outcome, which should belong to the situation where his whereabouts are unknown. So, the question is, what do you think about the two Liu Ba of the Shu Han?