Explore what Liu Chan was like. Is Liu Adou really mediocre?

During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei of Shu Han became a third of the family members by virtue of his personal charm. But his son is often criticized. So, who is Liu Chan?

Friends who are familiar with the Three Kingdoms must know that when Liu Bei was an orphan in Baidicheng, he said to Zhuge Liang, "Your talent is only ten times that of Cao Pi, and you will surely achieve great things in peace. If the heir can assist, assist; If you have no talent, you can take it yourself. " For an emperor, the last words of such an orphan are somewhat bold and inexplicable, so they have been discussed many times by future generations. But no matter what Liu Bei's purpose is, we can see that he has doubts about Liu Chan's ruling ability. Facts have proved that Liu Chan is a mediocre man, so why can he be emperor for 42 years?

Mediocre, pay attention to my words, not to say that Liu Chan is a fool or something. In the testamentary edict to Liu Bei and Liu Chan, there is also a saying: shoot the monarch, saying that the Prime Minister lamented the wisdom of the Qing Dynasty and greatly increased his views, so there is great hope. How could I be worried! Sheyuan came to me and said that the Prime Minister lamented that you were wise and generous, which was better than you hoped. If you can do this, I have nothing to worry about. People who think Liu Chan is clever like this sentence. They often take this as an example: Look, Zhuge Liang said that others are smart!

But I don't think so. If so, what am I worried about? If so, would I still be so sad? Only in this way can we conform to the context and explain the worries in Liu Bei's last words.

In the testamentary edict, Liu Bei also encouraged Liu Chan to read more books, such as Hanshu, Book of Rites, Shenzi, Everything is done wrong, Guanzi and Tamia Liu. Do not do evil for small things, nor do good for small things. You and I are shallow, don't imitate me.

The problem is that this is a will for the next emperor, not a family instruction.

Look at what Cao Cao's letters say:

The world has not yet been decided, and it has not followed the ancient times. Buried, except clothes. The garrison shall not leave the chariot department. Every department has its own responsibilities. Take time to serve, there is no hidden treasure. The world is not yet stable, so we must not follow the ancient law. After the burial, all officers are buried, all generals are not allowed to leave their posts without leave, and each government must perform its duties)

Aside from Cao Cao's strong romantic plot, we can see that at least on his deathbed, he had no concern for Cao Pi.

And this is where Liu Bei's pain lies. It can be said that the son is not like his father, which is the biggest regret of Liu Bei before his death. Therefore, in his testamentary edict, he was full of anxiety about Liu Chan; So he would say to Zhuge Liang: "The heir can make up for it; If you have no talent, you can take it yourself. "

Therefore, although Liu Chan is not smart, there is no evidence that Liu Chan is mentally retarded. At least intellectually, he is as mediocre as ordinary people. Then why did he become emperor for 42 years?

Because Liu Chan is actually just a shopkeeper of cutting. He is an emperor, but he has never really ruled this country. This is also related to the ruling style of the "cabinet" since Zhuge Liang.

Let's see what Liu Chan has done since he became king.

From the first year of lite to the twelfth year of lite, Liu Chan did nothing.

In the 12th year of Jianxing, when the Prime Minister died, Liu Chan ordered the officials to stop attending the funeral and refused the application to build a temple for him. After Hou Chong's persuasion, Liu Chan was allowed to build a temple.

After Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan abandoned his post as prime minister and did nothing for a while, returning to the affairs of state.

In the first year of Yan Xi, Jiang Wan left Chengdu and settled in Hanzhong. In the second year, Jiang Wan was promoted to prefect, director of the government, shipbuilding, and took over Hu Qiang.

In the seventh year of Xi, General Fei withdrew. In the same year, Jiang Wan was seriously ill, and Fei _ led Yizhou to make a secretariat.

In nine years, Jiang Wan died, and Liu Chan went to handle his own affairs, but he still couldn't achieve much. Until fourteen years, Fei _ returned to Chengdu, and the fortune teller said that there was N.

In sixteen years, Fei was assassinated.

Jiang Wei, a hawkish soldier, came to power and immediately led the army to the Northern Expedition. Liu Chan didn't do anything.

In nineteen years, General Jiang completely mastered the military power and successively went to the Northern Expedition. Liu Chan favored Huang Hao, but did nothing.

At first, I really thought that favoring Huang Hao was an attempt by Liu Chan to cultivate political power and an adventure for him to regain power. If this is his purpose, then it can explain why Jiang Wei protected Huang Hao when he started to kill him. But later, I found out that I was wrong, because when Jiang Wei wrote to ask for troops to guard against Wei's attack, he consulted Huang Hao and came to the conclusion that "the enemy will never move closer to himself".

From this perspective, Liu Chan can't be a monarch. He is a mediocre man, not cut out to be an emperor.

Therefore, the emperor who listened to Huang Hao's slanders finally ushered in the precarious situation of Wargo's entry into Shu. Qiao Zhou's words, Liu Chan surrendered, Liu Chen asked for the final retreat, and he did not agree; Huo wanted to lead the troops into Chengdu, but he still didn't agree. On the decision to surrender, Liu Chan showed a rare toughness.

This is also his last decision as emperor.