Speaking of Liu Chan, the lord of the Shu Dynasty, perhaps many officials and friends will scold him, unable to support him, waste wood, and thieves who have destroyed the country. But the real Liu Chan in history is definitely not as incompetent as you think! Not to mention, after Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan could independently support the Shu Han for 30 years. Just before Zhuge Liang's death, Ah Dou asked Zhuge Liang a question, which was enough to prove that Liu Chan was pretending to be stupid!
I. Liu Bei had a total of 3 sons, so why did he have to make the most stupid Ah Dou emperor?
Liu Bei was the founding emperor of The Western Shu Dynasty, and although Liu Bei's days on horseback far exceeded the time spent with his family, Liu Bei was still a qualified father, a "top pillar" who could score at least 80 points.
After capturing Xichuan, Liu Bei slowed down the pace of life and began to pay attention to the cultivation of offspring. In Liu Bei's lifetime, he gave birth to a total of 3 sons, the eldest son Liu Chan, the second son Liu Yong, and the younger son Liu Li.
Among Liu Bei's three sons, Liu Chan's qualifications were the most ordinary, Liu Yong hated the eunuch Huang Hao very much, and Liu Li was named the Prince of Anping, presumably this person also had a good appeal, as well as a way to rule the world for the blessing of the people. And Liu Chan? Maybe it's just a little older than Liu Yong, Liu Li, and other than that, there doesn't seem to be any other advantage.
But why did Liu Bei directly pass the throne to his stupidest son, liu Chan, when he was alone in the White Emperor's city?
In fact, Liu Bei saw very far-reachingly, one of which was that Liu Chan had a very good relationship with Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang and other old ministers. Second, Liu Chan's intelligence is mediocre and he is not easy to be calculated.
To put it bluntly, Liu Bei passed the throne to Liu Chan, so that Liu Chan was likely to be an "emperor who no one put in his eyes" in the future, so that the Shu kingdom would be relatively safe, and even the Shu kingdom would not be taken seriously at all.
Second, after Liu Bei's death, what was Liu Chan's situation? What is the situation in the Shu Kingdom?
In 223 AD, due to the defeat of Liu Bei, he was depressed and finally had to account for the aftermath in the White Emperor's City.
Before his death, Liu Bei handed over the military power of the Shu state mainly to Li Yan, as well as Zhuge Liang, and the great power and responsibility for government affairs were controlled by Zhuge Liang alone. But then again, because of Zhuge Liang's position in the minds of the people and the generals, he was already the number one in the Shu kingdom.
To put it bluntly, after Liu Bei's death, the military and political power of the Shu state was basically zhuge Liang alone.
What about Liu Chan? What is the situation?
In fact, Liu Chan's situation is quite good, in addition to completing Liu Bei's account of the study of the Book of Han, the Book of Rites and other books, the rest of the time is basically to help the housekeeper, that is, an idle emperor.
Because at this time, Liu Chan did not have any right to speak, when Zhuge Liang attacked Cao Wei, Liu Chan had no reason to refuse, but what was even more embarrassing was that Liu Chan did not have that right even if he wanted to refuse!
Overall, after Liu Bei's death, Liu Chan was still doing well. I just don't have the right to be there, and I can't feel the feeling of the Nine-Five-Year Dignity!
What about Shu? After Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang quelled the rebellion in China, and in 225 AD Zhuge Liang quelled the Rebellion in Nanzhong. In 228 AD, the shu state's military strength and overall productivity also recovered very well. So later, Zhuge Liang proposed the Northern Expedition.
Third, Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition was fruitless, and he was seriously ill and trapped in Wuzhangyuan.
In 234 AD, Zhuge Liang led the northern expedition for the last time in his life. However, although Zhuge Liang of the Northern Expedition solved the problem of grain and grass, Kong Ming faced greater difficulties, that is, the actual strength of the Shu state was less than one-fifth of Cao Wei's, how to win sima Yi?
Large-scale wars, in addition to relying on the overall strategy of the commanders of both sides. It also requires a strong logistical supply, including the rapid expansion of troop strength, grain and grass, and military supplies. However, for the Shu state, it was absolutely impossible to replenish these in time.
To tell the truth, the total population of the Shu State is about 940,000, but the number of troops that can fight is only about 100,000. And Cao Wei? The population has reached 4 or 5 million, and the number of soldiers who can go to the battlefield can reach 700,000 or 800,000, and if you ask such a huge disparity in troop strength, even if Zhuge Liang is a god, he will not be able to win a victory head-on!
In 234, because Sima Yi had previously suffered Zhuge Liang's losses, he chose to avoid fighting.
In the face of Sima Yi's avoidance of war, Zhuge Liang used it at that time, provoked the general method, and even sent someone to send women's clothing to Sima Yi, but even so, Sima Yi still avoided fighting, and then Zhuge Liang could only lie ill in the Wuzhangyuan military camp.
People say that Zhuge Liang is clever and scheming, but in the face of Sima Yi at the last moment, he also has no way. Helplessly, Sima Yi's troops were strong and strong, as long as the town held the camp and abandoned Zhuge Liang's plans, even if Zhang Liang and Han Xin were alive, I am afraid it would be difficult to resist.
Fourth, Zhuge Liang was seriously ill than Wuzhangyuan, and Liu Chan sought a way to govern the country. Zhuge Liang found: Liu Chan pretended to be stupid!
As mentioned above, Zhuge Liang, after being helpless, could only choose to recuperate in Wuzhangyuan.
In August 234, Sima Yi took advantage of Zhuge Liang's serious illness to lead an army to attack the Shu army, and collected hundreds of Shu troops and a small amount of military assets and utensils. At this time, Liu Chan, the lord of Shu, who was sitting in Chengdu, could no longer sit still. Since Chengdu needed to be guarded, Liu Chan personally instructed and assigned Li Fu, a servant of Shangshu, to go to Zhuge Liang's camp to greet Kong Ming.
Zhuge Liang's physical condition at that time was very bad, and Liu Chan sent Li Fuming at this time to inquire about Zhuge Liang's condition, but in fact he wanted to get a solution to the country in Zhuge Liang.
When Zhuge Liang woke up, he said to the crowd, "After I die, the old system of the country cannot be easily changed!" The one whom I use shall not be easily abolished! At this time, Li Fu, who had come to inquire about Zhuge Liang's military and national plans, was not satisfied with this. Instead, he privately asked Zhuge Liang again: "After a hundred years, who can succeed you?" ”
Li Fu's words were obviously not what Li Fu wanted to ask, and it was clear that it was Something that Liu Chan had explained. In other words, Li Fu's problem at that time was exactly what Liu Chan, the lord of Chengdu Shu, meant.
Zhuge Liang heard this in his ears, but secretly thought in his heart: "Liu Chan, this boy was really pretending to be stupid!" With Zhuge Liang's talent, it is enough to rule the world and the country. And Liu Chan? He just wanted to find someone like Zhuge Liang to share his worries, so Liu Chan asked Zhuge Liang in this way, which was the performance of the wise king.
At the same time, Zhuge Liang also secretly rejoiced, why? The reason is also very simple, he does not live up to the high expectations of the old lord Liu Bei, although he did not succeed in the Kuangfu Han Room, it is obviously very much related to the comprehensive national strength of the Shu State. Second, as Liu Chan's father, he also fulfilled his responsibilities as a father.
The "Zizhi Tongjian" contains: Those who are asked by the public, the public is also suitable. "Thanks.
What does this mean? In fact, it is Zhuge Liang's answer, Zhuge Liang thinks that Jiang Huan is a good talent, and thinks that this person is the most suitable candidate. However, Li Fu went on to ask, what about after Jiang Huan? Who can take his place, Zhuge Liang replied to Fei Yi appropriately. When Li Fu continued to ask Zhuge Liang, Kong Ming never answered again...
Judging from the records of the Zizhi Tongjian, at that time, Li Fu asked Zhuge Liang continuously, who can succeed him after him? Zhuge Liang also mentioned two people, they were Jiang Huan and Fei Yi.
At that time, Li Fu asked Zhuge Liang continuously, which showed that there was a momentum of breaking the casserole to ask the question to the end. Zhuge Liang was Li Fu's top boss, so who gave Li Fu the courage to ask Zhuge Liang like this? Obviously it was Liu Chan.
Fifth, Zhuge Liang's last self-defense technique protects his descendants from being oppressed.
After receiving Li Fu's question, Zhuge Liang naturally understood Liu Chan's intentions. So after answering Li Fu's question, Zhuge Liang began to think about his descendants.
Zhuge Liang had written a suicide note at that time, which was for Liu Chan. The content of the letter is probably to express his regret that he did not succeed in his career. Moreover, it was hoped that Liu Chan could make good use of people and strengthen the Shu kingdom.
Finally, Zhuge Liang specifically mentioned: "The courtier's family in Chengdu has eight hundred mulberry trees, fifteen acres of thin fields, children and children have food and clothing, and they have their own surplus." Why did Zhuge Liang mention his family background to Liu Chan at the last moment? The reason is very simple, at this time Zhuge Liang has found that Liu Chan is not a fool, as long as he shows his intentions, he can protect his descendants from oppression.
Later, Liu Chan did indeed take people to Zhuge Liang's home in Chengdu and found that Zhuge Liang's family really did not have extra money. The only property is also as Zhuge Liang said in his letters, "Eight hundred mulberry trees, fifteen acres of thin fields", Zhuge Liang used this to protect his descendants from oppression, but Zhuge Zhan was also treated specially by Liu Chan, not only giving him an official position, but also marrying his own princess to Zhuge Zhan.
After Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan began to take power independently soon after, whether it was military or political affairs, Liu Chan was single-handedly controlled. Moreover, by 263 AD, Liu Chan reigned for a total of 40 years, and during the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Chan was the longest reigning one.
In 263, Sima Zhao divided shu into three divisions, due to the loss of Hanzhong, coupled with the general Jiang Wei was also dragged, Zhuge Zhan was defeated by Deng Ai, combined with the domestic troops, materials and other conditions, Liu Chan finally chose to surrender, so that not only the Liu clan could be saved, but also the people of Sichuan and Shu.