The Battle of Yizhou was a war between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang in order to capture Yizhou in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In 208 AD, the combined forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao, which undoubtedly laid the foundation for the establishment of the Three Kingdoms. Of course, after the Battle of Chibi, both Sun Quan and Liu Bei needed to strengthen their own forces in order to achieve a three-legged pattern. Since the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei had Jingzhou under his command, and in order to realize the plan of "Longzhong Pair" to cross Jing and Yi, he already intended to attack Yizhou. At this time, Liu Zhang was under the control of Zhang Lu, who was defending Hanzhong, and there was a powerful Cao Cao intending to capture Hanzhong, posing a threat to Shu, so Zhang Song persuaded Liu Zhang to welcome Liu Bei into Shu to strengthen his strength and protect himself.
In this context, Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang then invited Liu Bei to enter Shu. Liu Bei had good relations with Liu Zhang in the early days after entering Shu, and Liu Zhang sent soldiers to Liu Bei to supervise the White Water Army, thus prompting Liu Bei to attack Zhang Lu. However, after Liu Bei arrived at Ye Meng, he stopped moving forward. In December of the seventeenth year of Jian'an (212), Liu Bei broke with Liu Zhang and launched a war. Liu Bei continued to approach Chengdu, and Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun also entered Shu to assist in the battle, but Liu Bei's army was blocked for a year while at Luocheng, until May of the nineteenth year of Jian'an (214), when Liu Bei besieged Chengdu, Liu Zhang surrendered to Liu Bei, which meant that Yizhou officially changed hands. So, the question is, after Liu Bei captured Yizhou, what was the end of Liu Zhang and his children?
Liu Zhang
First of all, as far as Liu Zhang was concerned, in the nineteenth year of Jian'an (214), Liu Bei invaded Chengdu and sent Jian Yong to persuade Liu Zhang to surrender. It is worth noting that although Liu Zhang was surrounded by Liu Bei, at that time, there were 30,000 elite troops in the city, the grain was enough to support for a year, and the officials and people wanted to resist, that is, Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang had the strength of a war. Of course, Liu Zhang still chose to give up. In this regard, Liu Zhang said: "My father and son have been in Yizhou for more than twenty years, and they have not exerted kindness on the people, but they have fought for three years, and many people have died in the grass and wild, just because of me. How can I be at ease! So he opened the gates of the city and went out of the city to surrender, and there was no one under his men who did not cry. After capturing Yizhou, Liu Bei did not exterminate Liu Zhang and his children. Among them, as far as Liu Zhang was concerned, he was moved to Jingzhou by Liu Bei and returned the property to him, and then pei Zhenwei's general sealed the letter. In this regard, in the author's opinion, if Liu Bei killed Liu Zhang, it is likely to cause opposition from some Yizhou generals, and even cause the emergence of rebellion. However, if Liu Zhang is left in Yizhou, it is also an important threat. Therefore, placing it in Jingzhou, where Guan Yu was guarding, was obviously a more suitable choice.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Sun Quan of Eastern Wu took advantage of Guan Yu's Northern Expedition to send Lü Meng and Lu Xun to attack Jingzhou. After Guan Yu carelessly lost Jingzhou, Liu Zhang was therefore returned to Eastern Wu, and was appointed by Sun Quan as the Pastor of Yizhou, living in Zigui, and died around 221 AD. That is, when Sun Liu's alliance broke up, Liu Zhang, because he was once the pastor of Yizhou, was considered to have use value by Sun Quan. Of course, with the outbreak of the Battle of Yiling, Liu Zhang actually could not play any substantive role, and it was also after the Battle of Yiling that Liu Zhang died of illness, that is, he obtained a good ending.
Liu Xun: Liu Zhang's eldest son
Liu Xun was the eldest son of Liu Zhang. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xun married Pang Xi's daughter, and once stationed at Luocheng to resist Liu Bei's offensive for a year when Liu Bei attacked Yizhou. And this undoubtedly left a deep impression on Liu Bei, it was during the Battle of Luocheng that Liu Bei's military division Pang Tong was killed, which was undoubtedly a major loss for Liu Bei in the Battle of Yizhou. Of course, although Liu Xun and others resisted with all their might, it did not change the result of Yizhou's change of ownership. In 214, after Liu Zhang surrendered, due to the recommendation of his father-in-law Pang Xi, Liu Xun had been serving in the Shu Han Dynasty and was worshipped as a general in Fengche. In other words, it is likely that liu xun's threat was not so great, so Liu Bei did not exile him outside Yizhou. As for the time of Liu Xun's death, there is no clear record in historical materials such as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Liu Yan: Liu Zhang's second son
Liu Yan was the second son of Liu Zhang, the mu of Yizhou, and a Wei. After the Battle of Yizhou, Liu Yan followed his father Liu Zhang into exile in Jingzhou, and later Guan Yu carelessly lost Jingzhou, and Liu Yan was appointed by Eastern Wu as the Assassin of Yizhou at the time of the Rebellion in Shu Han Yongmin and other places, stationed at the border of Jiaozhou and Yizhou. In 225 AD, after Zhuge Liang, the chancellor of the Shu Han Dynasty, led a large army to quell the rebellion in the southern and central regions, Liu Xian returned to Wu and became an official in the imperial history. That is, since 220 AD, Liu Yan had actually been serving Eastern Wu and even became an enemy of shu Han.
Liu: Daughter of Liu Zhang
As a daughter of Liu Zhang, Liu Married Fei Guan at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Fei Guan (Chinese: Fei Guan), courtesy name Binbo, was born in an ominous year, was the son-in-law of Liu Zhang, and was the father of Fei Yi, one of the four phases of the Shu Han Dynasty. During the Battle of Yizhou, Fei Guan joined the army to accompany Li Yan to defend Mianzhu, and later surrendered to Liu Bei with Li Yan. After Liu Bei captured Yizhou, Fei Guan was made the governor of Ba Commandery (巴郡太守) and the governor of Jiangzhou. In the first year of Jianxing, that is, after the later lord Liu Chan ascended the throne, Fei Guan was given the title of Marquis of Duting and a general of Jia Zhenwei. Fei Guan is a sociable person. According to historical records such as the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Fei Guan's age was more than twenty years younger than Li Yan, but when he interacted with Li Yan, he was like a peer. He died Chinese New Year's Eve seven years old.
Because Fei Guan eventually surrendered to Liu Bei and was reused by Shu Han, in the author's opinion, this means that Liu Zhang's daughter should have remained in Yizhou and obtained a good ending. In general, although Liu Bei's seizure of Yizhou, there may be some controversy. However, for Liu Zhang and his children, Liu Bei did not kill them all, which reflected Liu Bei's generous and benevolent side. Of course, during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, many princes who took the initiative to surrender basically did not encounter a too bleak end, such as Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu, Liu Chun, Shi Xie, and so on. What do you think about that? Feel free to leave your views and let's discuss them together.