The historical novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" uses the Shu Han Dynasty as a positive image. However, the image of Liu Bei in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" does not appear to be very heroic. He often cries. There is a popular saying: " "Liu Bei's empire was made by crying" is not as brilliant as Zhuge Liang's image. What kind of person is the real Liu Bei? Let us set aside the smoke and clouds of history and let us have a glimpse and experience it. 1. "Outstanding" appearance and extraordinary bravery. According to the description in "Three Kingdoms", Liu Bei has three typical characteristics. One is his lack of beard. Because of his short beard, he was ridiculed by Liu Zhang's subordinates as an adult. Of course, this happened when Liu Bei was unhappy. In the eyes of the ancients, beards were an important aspect of a man's beauty. A clean face and a lack of beard gave people a sense of lack of masculinity. In fact, Liu Bei did not have much masculinity at all. The second is white face and big ears. You can see its ears out of the corner of your eye, which shows how big their ears are. The third is that the hands are hanging down over the knees, which shows how long the arms are. Every time I think about this, I often feel like an ape. I don't know much about physiognomy, so perhaps this unusual appearance should indicate wealth. Liu Bei's height is seven feet five inches (1 meter 73 centimeters). This height is not considered tall, but can be considered average. It can be said that Liu Bei's appearance is not handsome, but it can be said that he is outstanding. This image is unforgettable. Liu Bei's bravery should be real. The young Liu Bei did not like to study, but he had good friends, sensual dogs and horses, and had the spirit of a knight-errant. At the age of 24, Liu Bei became sworn sworn kinsmen to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Birds of a feather flock together, people divide into groups, Guan and Zhang are brave and arrogant. If Liu Bei was far apart in this aspect, I believe there would not be such a historical drama as the Taoyuan sworn alliance. Liu Bei spent his time in wars before the age of 50. He sought the Yellow Turban, fought against Lu Bu, rejected Cao Cao, and resisted Liu Biao. In a series of arduous battles, Liu Bei personally used his trump card and charged forward. The three heroes were defeated in the battle against Lu Bu. How many strong men have been killed! Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao on the battlefield in the Central Plains and had to go south to live under Liu Biao's fence. He suggested Liu Biao's Northern Expedition but failed. When he saw the fat on his thighs in the toilet, he remembered how heroic he was in killing and conquering in the past, but now he has accomplished nothing and has fat on his legs. I couldn't help but be filled with emotion and shed tears. This plot illustrates Liu Bei's ambitions and also shows Liu Bei's military career. In "Three Kingdoms", Chen Shou commented that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were "the enemy of ten thousand people and the ministers of tigers in the world". When it comes to martial arts, if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are top-notch masters, Liu Bei should also be top-notch. Heroes emerge from troubled times. In such troubled times, heroes cannot be made without strength and courage. 2. Why should we carry the public’s expectations? Liu Bei's extraordinary talent has been evident since he was a boy. After many people came into contact with him, they quickly placed high hopes on him and then went all out to support him. This affinity, cohesion, and attraction were what Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Yuan Shao of his contemporaries were able to achieve. It's incomparable. Everyone thinks that Liu Bei is a stock with great potential. Even his opponent Cao Cao thinks so: "The only heroes in the world are your envoy and Cao Er." Liu Bei's father died young. When he was young, he relied on his mother to make a living by knitting straw sandals, and his life was very difficult. Liu Yuanqi, the elder of the clan, often supported him and thought he was "very human". Wealthy businessmen Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang paid huge sums of money for sponsorship because of their "different views". It was with this sponsorship that Liu Bei pulled up a team to suppress the Yellow Turban Army and began his magnificent life interpretation. When Tao Qian, the shepherd of Xuzhou, was about to die, he said to his subordinates: "Without Liu Bei, this state cannot be stabilized." Tao Qian was also considered a dominating talent in one of the separatist factions. He used his life experience to recommend Liu Bei, and his words were not spoken casually. Mi Zhu came from a wealthy businessman family with a fortune of tens of millions. She was originally employed by Tao Qian as a special agent, but was later entrusted by Tao Qian to welcome Liu Bei to Xuzhou. When Liu Bei was fighting Yuan Shu, Lu Bu took the opportunity to attack Xuzhou and kidnapped Liu Bei's wife. Liu Bei had no choice but to divert his army to Guangling and Haixi, and began his wandering life again.

At this most difficult time, Mi Zhu married his sister to Liu Bei, sent two thousand slaves into the army, and used gold and silver currency as military supplies. This was tantamount to entrusting the whole family to each other. Is there any way to believe that it is of equal value? What a glorious family the Lord of Wu, Sun Quan, had. Sun Quan’s sister also married Liu Bei, who was much younger than Liu Bei. This was of course due to political needs. It is said that Sun Quan was not really willing to marry his sister to him at that time, it was just a trap. , but it turned out to be self-defeating. Sun Quan's mother and sister fell in love with Liu Bei, and this romance really happened. Liu Bei's personal charm can be seen from this. 3. The destination of a talented and wise man may not be the breadth and narrowness of his power, but only the thickness of his virtue! Before the age of 50, Liu Bei was fighting everywhere, with no political program, no strategic goals, and no solid base. Most of the time, he was as panicked as a lost dog. At that time, Liu Bei could only be regarded as a martial artist. Liu Bei's most outstanding leadership talent lies in gathering people's hearts and appointing talents. The three sworn brothers in Taoyuan formed the backbone of Liu Bei's group. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not only Liu Bei's right-hand men, but also powerful weapons for opening up territory and conquering cities. After three visits to the thatched cottage, Zhuge Liang was invited to Wolong in Nanyang. The grand countermeasures gave Liu Bei political direction and strategic guidelines. From then on, the Liu Bei Group became a real political force. Zhuge Liang planned to connect with Soochow, occupy the five counties of Jingxiang, and seize the first pot of gold for the alliance; Pang Tong, the talented "Fengxiao" from the south of the Yangtze River, offered three strategies, middle and lower, and helped Liu Bei obtain the victory at the cost of his life. Yizhou lifted the red veil of Shu; Fazheng, Huang Quan and other Western Shu celebrities established Liu Bei's status as the king of Hanzhong and defined the territory of the Three Kingdoms. As for more military generals such as Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Ma Chao, and scribes such as Xu Jing, Qin Mi, etc., the stars gathered together like a galaxy. Why are so many civil and military elites willing to join Liu Bei and serve him life and death? There is only one answer: Liu Bei has a benevolent heart, performs virtuous actions, wins the hearts of the people, and wins the hearts of scholars. When Liu Bei first served as the commander of Pingyuan, he guarded against bandits outside and distributed grain to the people inside. Anyone below the rank of scholar could sit at the same table with him and eat with him without any choice. It is said that Liu Ping, a county citizen, disobeyed Liu Bei's governance and instigated assassins to assassinate him. Liu Bei had no idea and treated the assassin very politely. The assassin was deeply moved and could not bear to kill Liu Bei, so he revealed the truth and left. Liu Bei was defeated in Xinye and had to retreat south. The people were unwilling to leave Liu Bei. When they arrived in Dangyang, there were more than 100,000 troops and thousands of vehicles, and they could only cover more than ten miles in a day. Someone suggested to Liu Bei: "We should move quickly to protect Jiangling. Although there are many followers, there are only few soldiers. If Cao Cao's army pursues him, how can we resist him?" Liu Bei replied: "Every big thing must be done with people first. Nowadays, there are so many people." If they come to me, how can I bear to abandon them?" Liu Zhang invited Liu Bei to Sichuan. Both Fazheng and Pang Tong suggested that Liu Bei take the opportunity to kill Liu Zhang. Liu Bei did not adopt Pang Tong's suggestion on the grounds that he had just arrived in Shu and people were not yet convinced and should not act rashly. Liu Bei spent more than a year in Shu to establish kindness and win over people's hearts without taking any military action. This shows how much Liu Bei values ??the people's hearts. 4. The benevolent and virtuous people gather together. Liu Bei treated the taxis who assisted his career with more good intentions. In order to rescue Liu Bei's wife and children, Zhao Yun killed everyone in and out of Cao's camp, and finally rescued the future crown prince Adou. When Liu Bei saw Zhao Yun covered in blood, he was so distressed that he wanted to throw his child to death on the spot, saying that he almost injured one of my generals because of you. Folks also formed a saying based on this: "Liu Bei threw the child ----- to win people's hearts." "Xu Shu entered Cao's camp without saying a word" is another good story. Xu Shu was the first learned scholar to defect to Liu Bei, and it was he who recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei. In order to get Xu Shu, Cao Cao sent people to kidnap Xu Shu's mother, forcing Xu Shu to leave Liu Bei. Before leaving, Xu Shu said to Liu Bei, "I will never set up a conspiracy for Cao Cao in my life." This is a typical case of the talent war between Cao and Liu. Although Cao Cao gained people, Liu Bei gained the most important people's hearts.

Pang Tong and Liu Bei attacked Chengdu and had a smooth journey and were invincible. When they captured Fucheng, Liu Bei celebrated with a banquet, singing and dancing. Pang Tong said, "A country that attacks people for the sake of joy is not a teacher of benevolence." Liu Bei was getting excited and said, "King Wu attacked Zhou and sang before and danced later. Isn't that also unbenevolent? What you said is wrong, get out!" After Pang Tong left, Liu Bei felt something was wrong, so he quickly recruited Pang Tong to come back. When Pang Tong came back, he didn't say thank you. He drank as usual and the atmosphere was quite awkward. In the end, Liu Bei said: "Which one of us was wrong just now?" Pang Tong said: "Everyone is wrong!" The king and his ministers looked at each other and laughed. Liu Bei is approachable, and his close relationship with his advisers is evident. Huang Quan was an important local counselor in Western Shu. It was he who suggested and assisted Liu Bei in his westward expedition to Hanzhong, thus integrating the Shu kingdom into one body and defending it according to dangers, forming the tripartite Three Kingdoms. After Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, he decided to attack Wu to avenge Guan Yu's murder. Huang Quan was unable to resist, and asked him to command the front for Liu Bei's safety plan. Liu Bei refused, and decided to lead the front to avenge his adopted brother, and ordered Huang Quan to guard the rear to prevent the Wei army. When Liu Bei was defeated and retreated, Huang Quan had Wu troops in front of him and Wei troops behind him. Unable to protect himself, Huang Quan surrendered to the Wei troops. The judicial officials wanted to arrest Huang Quan's family members for questioning, but Liu Bei refused. Liu Bei said, "I failed Huang Quan, and Huang Quan will never fail me." Later facts proved that Huang Quan always maintained the integrity of a courtier of Shu, and Liu Bei also treated Huang Quan's family consistently. We have to admire the fact that the king and his ministers know each other to such a degree! The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms commented on Liu Bei's words: "He is generous and generous, knows people and treats people well, has the style of the great ancestor, and has the tools of a hero." It seems that this is definitely true. If you win the hearts of the people and the hearts of the scholars, why worry about the world not being able to do it? Liu Bei------a true hero!