Chapter 87: Why did Emperor Zhaolie of Han, Liu Bei, have such a high status in later dynasties?

[Why did Liu Bei, Emperor Zhaolie of Han, have such a high status in later dynasties? 】

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"Brother, look, Tianmu mentioned you!"

Seeing the new title, Zhang Fei suddenly shouted excitedly.

Liu Bei also felt warmed in his heart.

At the same time, Cao Cao, who was far away in Xuchang, and Sun Quan, who was far away in Jiangdong, were also looking at the sky with great concern.

Tianmu finally mentioned the Three Kingdoms period again, and they were also looking forward to learning about future events from Tianmu's few words so that they could prepare early.

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[In fact, the vast majority of the Chinese people have been very simple in their emotions for thousands of years. That is, no matter how high your historical level is, as long as you are still a person who can get along with others, ordinary people will definitely like you.]

[The Records of the Three Kingdoms: Biography of Huang Quan recorded such an incident, saying that after the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei retreated all the way to Yong'an Palace, while Huang Quan, who was responsible for defending the northern part of the Yangtze River, had his retreat cut off by the Wu army, resulting in his army being unable to join forces with Liu Bei. With nowhere else to go, he surrendered to Cao Wei.]

[At that time, in order to prevent rebellion, the families of soldiers would be sent to the rear. Once someone surrendered, your whole family would be finished. So when the news of Huang Quan's surrender reached Liu Bei, the first reaction of the Shu Han officials was to ask Liu Bei whether we should just go through the process and send Huang Quan's whole family to hell. They were all dragged out and shot.]

What was Liu Bei's reaction at this time? He thought that Huang Quan's surrender was not his fault, but that I was sorry for him, not that he was sorry for me. 】

【Liu Bei not only did not follow the custom to exterminate Huang Quan's entire clan, but also treated his family well. Therefore, when Shu Han was destroyed, Huang Quan's son Huang Chong also died in Mianzhu.】

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Three Kingdoms time and space.

Huang Quan, who was trapped in Cao Wei's territory, suffering from illness and dying, was already in tears and speechless when he learned what Liu Bei had done.

I just felt that I owed too much to Emperor Zhaolie.

Then, when he saw his son sacrifice his life for his country, the old general shouted "good" three times.

Then he died of suffocation.

Before his death, the scene in his mind remained on the day when he first met Emperor Zhaolie of Han.

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【As for Huang Quan, Cao Pi heard that someone from Shu Han had surrendered, so he called Huang Quan over and tried to make some sarcastic remarks, saying that Huang Quan had followed that straw sandal seller and was a complete traitor. His surrender to me today was just like Han Xin and Chen Ping's surrender to Liu Bang, both of whom were examples of people turning from evil to good.】

[I didn't expect Huang Quan to be so stubborn. He directly replied that I came to you because I really didn't want to go to the East Wu rats. Instead of going to the treacherous Jiangdong rats, I might as well come to you to get some food.]

[After this conversation, Cao Pi was stunned. He felt that this man was really honest, so he appointed him as the General of Zhennan, conferred him the title of Marquis of Yuyang, promoted him to the position of Minister of the Court, and even allowed Huang Quan to ride in the same car with him.]

[Someone told Huang Quan that Liu Bei had killed his entire family, but Huang Quan didn't believe it at all. It can be said that Huang Quan and Liu Bei were completely in a two-way relationship, and both felt sorry for each other.]

[When Liu Bei died, all the ministers of Cao Wei wanted to celebrate by setting off fireworks, but Huang Quan just sat at home with a sullen face and wiping tears, not even pretending, so much so that even Sima Yi thought that this man was really a loyal and honest person.]

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Look at the sky.

Cao Cao felt mixed emotions.

Pi'er's character was still a little poor. Such a loyal and righteous man was so rude to others. Fortunately, the brat finally reacted and behaved like a king.

Liu Bei, on the other hand, has such a broad mind and is indeed not an ordinary person.

No wonder he could attract so many loyal and righteous people to join him. I am indeed not as good as him in terms of personality charm.

As for Liu Bei, he had already burst into tears and shouted "I'm sorry to Huang Quan", which made everyone sigh.

In the early Han Dynasty, Liu Bang and a group of ministers watched the sky curtain. Seeing this scene, everyone had a further understanding of Liu Bei's personal charm.

"I didn't expect Liu Bei to be such a loyal person..."

Liu Bang sighed.

It is no wonder that such a benevolent and righteous person could achieve great things in an era when heroes emerge in large numbers, and become the envy of people in later generations.

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[Compared to the neighboring Cao Wei and Eastern Wu, the relationship between the ruler and his subjects in Shu Han never had any major problems. ]

[Even those who surrendered were treated better by Liu Bei than Lu Xun, who was angered to death by Sun Quan in the Eastern Wu.]

[It is because of this kind of honest performance that Liu Bei is now labeled as hypocritical. However, Chen Deng, who worked for Cao Wei at that time, also said that Liu Bei was outstanding and had the strategy of a king. This evaluation shows that even in the period from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei was not a soft cotton who only knew how to cry. ]

[His outstanding character is reflected in the charm of his personality. Later, Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote in his article that when people heard storytelling on the street, they would all laugh as long as Liu Bei won.]

[Once Liu Bei lost, even the children started crying.]

[It can be seen that the image of this honest man has formed a consensus among the people. ]

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"Little Jiangdong, it's better not to stay here!"

In Jiangdong, in a tavern somewhere, a hero angrily pounded the table!

Everything is afraid of comparison. In comparison, what is Sun Quan? He is too narrow-minded. How could the commander-in-chief of Eastern Wu have a good ending!
"Mom, please don't stop me. I want to go to Liu Bei! I don't want to be called a rat in Jiangdong by future generations!"

Similar situations occurred in many places in Jiangdong.

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[As for many people saying they like other heroes like Cao Cao who kill people at every turn, it is largely because they like to put themselves in the shoes of others, just like watching the short drama "The Son-in-law", fantasizing that one day they will be able to take the lives of tens of thousands of people with just one mouth. ]

[However, history has always told us that the willfulness of the ruling class in feudal society has always been based on the oppression of the grassroots masses. Once they really encounter danger, most normal people will definitely not like those who wield knives at every turn. ]

【And Huang Quan’s case is not an isolated one. 】

[Let’s not talk about the first generation of Shu Han for now, let’s just talk about the second generation. 】

[Zhuge Liang's son Zhuge Zhan, grandson Zhuge Shang, Zhang Fei's grandson Zhang Zun, Zhao Yun's son Zhao Guang, Li Hui's son Li Qiu... and other second-generation leaders of Shu Han all died for their country in the end.]

[Until his death, Jiang Wei was thinking about how to restore the country from danger to safety and how to restore the sun and moon to brightness again. ]

[These second-generation leaders of Shu Han all achieved what Prime Minister Zhuge said in his "Memorial to the Emperor" 'We want to repay the special favor of the late emperor to Your Majesty.' ]

【What about Cao Wei and Eastern Wu? 】

[Cao Shuang, Jia Chong, Zhong Hui, Wang Ling of Cao Wei, Sun Jun, Zhuge Ke, Han Zong and others of Dongwu mostly harbored different ambitions, started rebellions, and surrendered to the enemy because they were afraid of death.]

[These people either held important positions or were royal relatives, but when the country was in danger, no one was willing to stand up. Even Zhang Ti, the prime minister of Wu, said before his death that the king and his subjects would all surrender and no one would die. Isn't this a disgrace?]

(End of this chapter)