I. Liu Bei's Imperial Uncle "Equipment"
Although "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" honors Liu and degrades Cao, if you look closely, you will find that Luo Guanzhong seems to be a little too strong. For example, in order to beautify Liu Bei, he actually let this "jianghu veteran", the xuande brother who exudes heroism, become the image of the shadow emperor who loves to cry his nose!
Moreover, Liu Bei's image has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and cannot be changed. If Liu Bei really crossed back, he would definitely hold the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and ask: Which Liu Bei is this Liu Bei? I don't know! If you think about it, what is a hero? Cry your nose when you're okay?
As for Liu Bei's title of emperor, it is also false. The Zhengshi only acknowledges that he was a relative of the Han Dynasty, after Liu Sheng, the King of Zhongshan Jing. Unfortunately, even this identity has been questioned by many people. After all, Liu Sheng, the King of Zhongshan Jing, was so capable of giving birth to sons that he actually gave birth to 120. After more than a hundred years, how many descendants will these descendants of Liu Sheng produce?
Since ancient times, it is not uncommon to pull tiger skins to make coats and indiscriminately recognize relatives for the sake of becoming a big thing. Therefore, the title of the emperor's uncle is nothing more than the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to Liu Bei, equipped with a kind of "equipment".
But in any case, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is clearly biased towards the grassroots. Whether following his internal logic or going to correct history, Liu Beituo is the representative of the grassroots layer, with the other two grassroots Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, struggling all his life, and finally achieving positive results!
Now that we understand that Liu Bei's title as an imperial uncle is something, let's get into the subject. There are two problems to be solved.
First, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, why did liu Bei have to be the emperor's uncle? That is, what is the role of this equipment of the emperor?
Second, when Liu Bei was recognized as an imperial uncle by Emperor Xian of Han, why Cao Cao did not think so, but thought that Yang Biao was more terrible.
Second, why didn't Liu Bei become the emperor's uncle?
That was after Cao Cao killed Lü Bu in the White Gate Tower and subdued Zhang Liao, he said to Liu Bei: My old Cao can kill Lü Bu, you Liu Bei is the first gong, don't say anything, walk, I will take you to see the emperor's younger brother, let him reward you well.
Cao Cao's move was nothing more than not wanting Liu Bei to continue to command Xuzhou. He had been staring at Xuzhou for a long time, and now that he had eaten it in his mouth, how could he spit it out? However, Liu Bei was a real "Xuzhou Mu", or Liu Bei created an opportunity for him to destroy Lü Bu and swallow Xuzhou. Therefore, not giving Liu Bei a statement is really detrimental to the image of the "Great Han Cheng Xiang".
In this way, Liu Bei reluctantly followed Cao Cao to see Emperor Xian of Han. After Emperor Xian of Han finished the family tree, he found that Liu Bei was actually his own uncle. At this moment, Emperor Xian of Han was happy, and had been pinched in the palm of his hand by Cao Cao, and now he finally had a strong foreign aid.
Therefore, Emperor Xian of Han not only recognized his relatives on the spot, but also used the excuse of receiving relatives to invite Liu Bei to the harem and began to unite with Liu Bei to overthrow Cao Cao together.
This is actually the reason why in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the title of the emperor had to be equipped to Liu Bei.
Cao Cao blackmailed the Princes of Heaven to order the princes, who were the Great Han Emperors, and their every move represented the authentic Han Court, even if they were doing private work, who could do it? This is called righteousness, and even doing bad things and doing private work is just and upright. Therefore, to oppose Cao Cao is to conspire against the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei, on the other hand, was the staunchest "anti-Cao" element, and once openly said: "Those who are water and fire with me, Cao Cao is also anxious, I am generous; I am violent, I am benevolent; I am loyal; every time I am against him, things can become ears." ”
Obviously, from the nominal and logical point of view, this is equivalent to sitting on Liu Bei, who is the "anti-thief". Therefore, in order to solve this problem, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms made Emperor Xian of Han openly recognize Liu Bei as an imperial uncle, in order to oppose Cao Cao's Great Han Chancellor! So-called, our old Liu family's affairs, it is not your turn to manage the surname Cao!
For example, in the later Hanzhong War, Cao Cao shouted Liu Bei out and shouted angrily: "Liu Bei is ungrateful and rebellious, a thief who rebels against the imperial court!" ”
Liu Bei immediately retorted: "I am a relative of the Han Dynasty (emperor uncle), and I am a thief with a commandment (a garment belt commandment)!" ”
Equal to the equipment of an imperial uncle, it endorsed Liu Bei's anti-Cao cause, increased its legitimacy, and hedged against Cao Cao's authority on behalf of the Han court!
Why did Cao Cao say: Don't worry enough, Yang Biao is terrible?
As for Emperor Xian of Han to recognize Liu Bei as his uncle, Cao Cao's advisers immediately sniffed out an unusual breath, so as soon as Cao Cao returned to the palace, Xun Yu and others rushed to Cao Cao in a panic and said to Cao Cao: "The Son of Heaven recognizes Liu Bei as an uncle, I am afraid it will not be beneficial to The Duke of Ming!" ”
So-called, are the old rivers and lakes, do not install pure water! Emperor Xiandi of Han and Liu Bei thought about it and played something, but they couldn't escape people's eyes.
However, Cao Cao did not think so at this moment, and said: "Since he thinks that uncle Huang, I have ordered it with the edict of the Son of Heaven, and he does not dare to disobey." If I stay in Xudu, although my name is close to the king, it is really within my control, so why should I be afraid? I am worried about the fact that Taiwei Yang Biao is a relative of Yuan Shu, and if he and Eryuan are internal, it will not be shallow. Divide it immediately. ”
Cao Cao's words are divided into three meanings.
The first layer: That is the family affair of the emperor's younger brother, and I am not a eunuch, what is the hurry?
The second layer: how can their careful thinking escape the eyes of my old Cao? Rest assured, don't talk about Uncle Huang, that is, "Emperor Uncle", is not still pinched in the palm of my hand by my old Cao? Can't turn it out!
The third layer: Now we should look farther ahead, have you not found that Yang Biao, the lieutenant, is more terrible? He was related to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and once he colluded with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, it was even more fatal than the collusion between the emperor's younger brother and Liu Bei, so he must kill Yang Biao!
Why did the author say at the beginning: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" honors Liu Liu and degrades Cao cao, which seems to be too strong? Is this stepping on Cao Cao, or is it holding Cao Cao? The three meanings of Cao Cao's words clearly reveal three temperaments.
First, be shrewd and don't do anything nameless!
Second, self-confidence, let you make waves, I should all enjoy the scenery!
Third, sharp, grasping Yang Biao is equivalent to grasping the root cause of all problems!
To sum up: the reason why Liu Bei is not terrible is because he has lost his space for activity and become a fierce tiger in Longzhong, and he cannot hurt anyone. Emperor Xian of Han could give him at most a little spiritual encouragement and comfort, but Yang Biao was the one who "let the tiger go". Once he hooked up with Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu, he was bound to increase his strength, and Then Liu Bei would become the first joint candidate.
So Cao Cao's plan was: Kill Yang Biao! Not only can it eliminate the internal hidden dangers, but also lay out in advance, and fight with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu in the future! Kill two birds with one stone!
Fourth, the general analysis
Why is "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" well written? Fortunately, in these places, it is almost all "wisdom". And what is even more valuable is that by analyzing these wisdoms, we can also increase our own ability to deal with problems and broaden our horizons.
For example, Cao Cao ignored Liu Bei, but wanted to kill Yang Biao. Obviously, it is a very high-level thinking, when people only see its disadvantages and harms, Cao Cao has found the key to the problem, from another unexpected angle, began to carry out "surgery".
Therefore, it is no wonder that Cao Cao is so domineering, openly declaring that the Three Kingdoms are two heroes, except for me Cao Cao, it is Liu Bei! At the same time, through this incident in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it also laid the groundwork for Cao Cao to kill Yang Xiu in the future.
Because Yang Biao is Yang Xiu's father! And the Yang clan, one of the top door valve clans in the Three Kingdoms period, can Cao Cao Yan not suppress and guard against it? Therefore, Cao Cao's killing of Yang Xiu had nothing to do with what kind of jealousy he could do, and it had nothing to do with Yang Xiu showing off his cleverness to learn. Of course, this is another topic...