When Liu Beituo was alone with Zhuge Liang, he once said such a sentence: "Cao Pi, who is ten times more talented than Cao Pi, will be able to secure the country and finally set great things." If the heir can be supplemented, he shall be supplemented; if he is not talented, he may take it upon himself. ”
Zhuge Liang cried when he heard this: "The subject dares to exert all his strength to be loyal to the Festival of Chastity, and then die!" ”
This is a passage recorded in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Volume 35 , Biography of Zhuge Liang", which is also the origin of Liu Bei Zhuge Liang's reputation as a model of monarchy, only the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi Emperor Xuan Ye looked at it and directly skimmed his lips: "With deceit, despise!" ”
Someone followed Kangxi's words and thought downwards: "When Liu Bei was lonely, Zhao Yun was sitting behind the curtain with his sword, as long as Zhuge Liang expressed acceptance of Liu Bei's hospitality, or Liu Bei saw that Zhuge Liang had a disobedient heart, as long as he coughed, Zhao Yun rushed out and cut Zhuge Liang down!" ”
Did Kangxi treat people as his own, did Liu Bei guard against or even kill Zhuge Liang's heart, and leaving him alone, we have to ask: What was Zhao Yun doing when Liu Beibai was alone with Zhuge Liang? If Zhao Yun was also in the White Emperor's City, why did Liu Bei not give him a half-word of advice, but instead made the general Li Yan a minister of gu orders?
We can only look for answers from the official historical materials of the Three Kingdoms, and the first question to be answered is where Zhao Yun was before Liu Bei's death?
When Pei Songzhi annotated the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, he quoted the records of the "Biography of Yun Bei" to confirm that Zhao Yun had already arrived at the White Emperor's City at that time: "(Zhao Yun dissuaded Wu) the first lord did not listen, so he went on an eastern expedition and stayed in Yun to oversee Jiangzhou. The first lord lost to Zi Gui, Yun advanced to Yong'an, and the Wu army had retreated. ”
When Zhao Yun arrived at Yong'an, Cao Pi sent Cao Xiu, Zhang Liao, and Zang Ba out of the cave, Cao Ren out of the cave, Cao Zhen, Xiahou Shang, Zhang Guo, and Xu Huang besieged Nan Commandery, and the Wu general Lu Xun was afraid of being attacked by the enemy on his belly and back, so he withdrew his troops and returned, and Sun Quan once again confessed to Liu Bei to ask for peace: "Sun Quanwen first lived in the White Emperor, and he was very afraid, so he sent an envoy to ask for peace. The first lord Xu Zhi sent Taizhong Grand Master Zong Wei to repay the order. ”
If Liu Bei agreed to negotiate when Sun Quan first asked for peace, even if he could not return to the whole territory of Jingzhou, it was still possible to reclaim one or two counties, and Mi Fang, ShiRen, Fan Qiang, and Zhang Da, who had no use value, would also be tied up and sent to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei only agreed to talk about peace after losing the battle, and he was no longer qualified to talk about any conditions--none of the four major traitors in the main history were punished.
When Liu Bei and Sun Quan made peace, Zhao Yun was guarding the "capital" in Yong'an, that is, Zhao Yun was at Liu Bei's side.
At this time, some readers may ask: Zhao Yun is not in Yong'an, how did he run to the White Emperor City?
This question is also very easy to answer, because the White Emperor City Tuo lonely, in the main history is called Yong'an Tuo lonely: "The first lord returned from the Pavilion of the Dragon, returned the fish from the trail, and changed the fish to Yong'an County." In the spring and February of Zhang Wu's third year, Cheng Xiangliang traveled from Chengdu to Yong'an. The first lord was sick, and he was alone with Cheng Xiangliang, and Shang Shu made Li Yan his deputy. ”
The Huayang Guozhi Vol. 1 Bazhi records the history of Yufu, The White Emperor, and Yong'an: "Yufu County (Badong) County. Gongsun Shu changed his name to Emperor Bai, Zhang Wu changed his name to Yong'an in the second year, and Xian Xi (Emperor Cao of Wei)'s initial restoration. ”
The above historical data can prove that when Liu Bei was alone, Zhao Yun was in the White Emperor City (Yong'an Palace), but his official title was really a bit difficult to mention: after obtaining the titles of "One Body is Bold" and "General of Huwei", Zhao Yun seemed to have been forgotten by Liu Bei, from the eighteenth year of Jian'an (213 AD) to the death of Liu Bei in the third year of Zhang Wu (223 AD), Zhao Yun had been a general of the Miscellaneous Yi Army for ten years, as for the title, it was very embarrassing, neither the Marquis of Guannei nor the Marquis of Ting, according to the saying at that time, that is" White body".
Liu Bei wanted to entrust his life to the orphans, of course, to find more obedient and relatively high-ranking ministers, Zhuge Liang and Li Yan both met this criterion: Zhuge Liang recorded Shang Shushi and false festivals with Xiang Xiang, and after Zhang Fei was killed, he was a lieutenant colonel; Li Yan was a general who was promoted to Shang Shu Ling (equivalent to Xun Yu's position) in the second year of Zhang Wu, Liu Bei cut Down Wu, Zhuge Liang did not express opposition, reflecting the overall situation view of Xiang Xiang - in the canonical records, Zhuge Liang did not openly oppose Liu Bei's wu (nor could he oppose, because there was no Jingzhou, Longzhong pairing has become empty talk, and the revival of the Han Dynasty is also far away), the state is a major event, and the chancellor must be in step with the emperor, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.
In the history of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun was not only a fierce general, but also a slanderous courtier. In the Shu Han clique, the only people who dared to argue with Liu Bei in public were Guan Yu and Zhao Yun—Guan Yu had refused to accept Liu Bei's title as a former general, and Zhao Yun criticized Liu Bei twice: Liu Bei wanted to distribute the main field mansion in Shu to the heroes, Zhao Yun opposed, Liu Bei listened; Liu Bei wanted to cut down Wu, Zhao Yun still opposed, Liu Bei did not listen, and the result was a complete defeat.
Zhao Yun has a personality and ideas to dare to say and dare to do, such a person is obviously inappropriate to be a minister of life, there is Huo Guang before there is Ao Bai, the minister of life is too hard, it is not good for anyone.
With a straight personality and a low status, Zhao Yun will not become a suitable candidate for the Minister of Gu Order, as for liu Bei's lonely time, whether Zhao Yun will hide behind the curtain with the "Shu Master Sword" in his hand, this kind of thing is really not impossible at all. In order for Liu Chan to succeed him smoothly, Liu Bei ruthlessly eliminated the relatively strong adopted son Liu Feng, because the adopted son and the righteous son had essential differences: the adopted son changed his surname and had the right to inherit; the righteous son did not have to change his surname and did not enjoy the same inheritance rights. Liu Feng was precisely the adopted son who had the right to inherit and change his surname—his original surname was Kou.
Regardless of whether Liu Bei ordered Zhao Yun to hide behind the scenes, Zhao Yun would not have an opinion, because the matter at that time was obvious: Liu Chan was rescued by Zhao Yun from the Ten Thousand Horse Army, and later Liu Chan was almost abducted by Lady Sun, and it was Zhao Yun who was alone and snatched back, Zhao Yun was both Liu Chan's bodyguard and Liu Chan's nanny, and the feelings of these two people were so deep that there was no need for Liu Bei to nag, and Zhao Yun would always take care of Liu Chan as if he were his own son.
There is another possibility here, that is, Liu Bei deliberately gave Liu Chan the personal feeling of sealing Zhao Yun, and it may have been arranged in advance, so as soon as Liu Chan took the throne, Zhao Yun not only promoted him to a knighthood, but also became a figure of real power in the army: "In the first year of Jianxing, for the middle protection army, the general of Zhengnan, the marquis of Yongchangting, and the general of Qianzhendong." ”
The Zhonghu Army was in charge of the Forbidden Army, presided over the selection of military attaches, and supervised and controlled the military generals, that is to say, from the great Sima General, Zhao Yun had the authority to supervise all the generals, and also concurrently served as the commander of the Janissaries, only to the emperor Liu Chan.
Neither Zhuge Liang nor Li Yan had the right to give orders to Zhao Yun. After Zhao Yunxue's death, his two sons took over, and the Janissaries were still under the control of the Zhao family: "Yun Zi Tong, the official to the Tiger Ben Zhonglang, the leader of the overseers." The second son, Hiroshi, is a tooth keeper. ”
Some people say that the current "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is wrong or printed with the wrong words, and Zhao Tong's official position is "Tiger Ben Zhonglang Governor, Xing Leader" or "Tiger Ben Zhonglang General, Xing Leader." ”
No matter how to understand it, after Liu Chan took the throne, Zhao Yun's officials were not high but powerful, and the ministers of Gu Order could not move him, which was liu bei's last amulet to Liu Chan - with the Zhao family general, Liu Chan's throne could be safe.
Thinking like this, all the problems will be solved: Liu Bei is a tyrant in the world, it is impossible to give 100% trust to anyone, and it is not impossible for him to let Zhao Yun sit behind the scenes according to his sword to observe Zhuge Liang's performance, because everyone who is a father knows that doing anything for his son is not excessive...
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