How many women does Liu Bei have? Anyone who has read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms knows that Liu Bei has a classic saying: "Brothers are like brothers and feet, and wives are like clothes." This means that brothers are like brothers and feet and cannot be replaced; and wives are like clothes, they can be replaced with new ones at any time. . As the late King Jing of Zhongshan and the first lord of the Shu Han Dynasty, Liu Bei certainly dared to speak and act. As expected, changing wives was like changing clothes. So, how many women did Liu Bei have in his life? How did he trade in the old for the new?

Liu Bei, also known as Xuande and Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty, was a native of Zhuojun during the Three Kingdoms period, which is today's Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province. He was a descendant of Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan, the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and was the founding king of Shuhan in the Three Kingdoms. In the last years of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he worked with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to defeat the Yellow Turban bandits, and became the county captain of Anxi Village. The secret attempt to kill Cao Cao failed and he fled. After three visits to the thatched cottage, Zhuge Liang assisted him. Later, he joined forces with Sun Quan to defeat Cao Cao in Chibi, captured Yizhou and Hanzhong, and established himself as the king of Hanzhong. In 221 AD, he ascended the throne in Chengdu and proclaimed himself emperor. His country was named Han, and his reign was named Zhangwu. He was defeated in the attack on Eastern Wu and suffered heavy losses. He returned to Baidi City and died of illness at the age of sixty-three. His posthumous title was Emperor Zhaolie, and he was called the First Lord in history. Later, Du Fu wrote a poem and said: "The Lord of Shu glanced at the Three Gorges toward Wu, and he was also in Yong'an Palace during the collapse of the year. The green flowers imagined the empty mountains outside, the jade palace in the empty wild temple. The ancient temples had cedars and pines nesting in the water cranes, and the villagers walked away in Fula every year. Wu The ancestral hall of the marquis is nearby, and the king and his ministers worship together."

According to relevant historical data, Liu Bei and his mother made a living by selling shoes and weaving mats since childhood. There is a five-foot-tall mulberry tree by the fence in the southeast corner of the thatched cottage where he lives. It looks like a car hood from a distance. People who come and go are surprised by the extraordinary appearance of this tree, and some say that this place is a noble person. When Liu Bei was a child, he said when he was playing under a tree with other children: "I will definitely ride in a feather-covered carriage like this in the future." However, Liu Bei did not like reading. He only liked dogs, horses, music, and gorgeous clothes. He is seven feet five inches tall, with his hands hanging down above his knees, and his ears can be seen when he looks back. He doesn't like to talk, and is indifferent to emotions and anger. He likes to make friends with heroes, and all the young people in the village depend on him.

Although the Three Kingdoms era was a turbulent era, it was also an era where heroes emerged in large numbers. Liu Bei relied on the title of "Queen of King Jing Liu Sheng of Zhongshan" as a royal nobleman, not only to recruit troops, but also to marry wives and concubines. Therefore, Gan, a native of Peijun, Xuzhou, became the first concubine Liu Bei took into Jiao Fang after his wife died. The Gan family was a famous local beauty. Because Liu Bei no longer had a legitimate wife at this time, Gan took charge of the internal affairs as his legitimate wife, so she was called Mrs. Gan. Later, he followed Liu Bei to Jingzhou to depend on Liu Biao and gave birth to his son Adou. This son was Liu Chan, the later lord of Shu.

Although Mrs. Gan was born in a poor and humble family, when she grew up, she had soft skin and charming appearance. Liu Bei summoned her to a white gauze tent and watched her outdoors. Mrs. Gan was like the moon Like condensed white snow. Someone in Henan Province gave Liu Bei a three-foot-tall beauty as a gift. Liu Bei placed the beauty next to Mrs. Gan and often asked Mrs. Gan to take off her clothes at night to compare it with the beauty next to her. During the day, he discussed military and state affairs with his advisers. At night, he held Mrs. Gan and played with the jade woman. He often said: "Jade is more valuable than a virtuous gentleman. Besides, it is carved into a human shape, so how can we not play with it?" Mrs. Gan They are as white and gentle as a beautiful woman. Anyone who sees them can't tell which one is Mrs. Gan and which one is the beautiful woman. The lover is not only jealous of Queen Gan, but also of the beauty. Mrs. Gan often wanted to destroy the jade woman. She said to Liu Bei: "In the past, Zihan did not regard jade as a treasure and praised him in the Spring and Autumn Period. Now that the Wu and Wei Dynasties are not destroyed, how can we play with things and lose one's ambition? Don't use anything that is lewd and suspicious. "Bring it in." Liu Bei obeyed Mrs. Gan's words, and then withdrew the beauty and stopped playing with her. Seeing that there was no chance, Liu Bei retreated. Many people at the time thought Mrs. Gan was a sane lady.

After Liu Bei took over Xuzhou from Tao Qian, he used Mi Zhu and Chen Deng as assistants. Mi Zhu turned out to be a businessman with a very rich family fortune. He has a sister who is already in her hair and is very beautiful. In order to please Liu Bei, he gave his sister to Liu Bei and used all his family property as military supplies. When Liu Bei was in poverty, it was as if a pie fell from the sky, which not only revived the dangerous army, but also got a beautiful woman to accompany him. For a period of time after this, Liu Bei had two wives, Gan and Mi, accompanying him. But these two wives were often snatched away by the enemy during Liu Bei's battles with the enemy. It seems that life is not easy as Liu Bei's wife and concubine.

In the fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei, wives Gan and Mi were snatched away again, and Guan Yu temporarily surrendered to Cao Cao.

Later, Guan Yu heard that Liu Bei had lived with Yuan Shao, so he left Cao Cao with his two wives and returned to Liu Bei.

After Cao Cao took Jingzhou south, Liu Bei ran from Xiangcheng to Jiangling. Seeing Liu Bei's kindness and fearing Cao Cao's killing, the people of Jingxiang and Xiang all brought their children and went with Liu Bei. By the time we arrived in Dangyang, there were more than 100,000 soldiers and thousands of carriages. The walking speed is very slow, and I can only walk more than ten miles a day. Every time Liu Bei was defeated, his wife and family members were all abandoned. Protecting hundreds of thousands of people at this time was purely for fame and reputation. It is obvious that he put the people to death and gave his opponents a bad reputation, which shows that his inner forbearance is actually the most cunning in the Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao personally led the army in pursuit, Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei to break up the rear, and Zhao Yun protected his family.

Cao Jun's five thousand light cavalry pursued Liu Bei day and night, traveling more than 300 miles a day and night, and caught up with Zhang Fei's rear-cutting troops at Changban in Dangyang. Zhang Fei was unable to resist the attack, and Mrs. Gan Mi was scattered by the soldiers and disappeared without a trace. Zhao Yun lost sight of the two ladies, and hurriedly fought his way through the rebels with a gun. Finally he found Mrs. Gan and took her to Changban. When Zhang Fei saw Zhao Yun, he asked about the baby Adou, only to find out that Adou was being held by Madam Mi, but he didn't know where Madam Mi was. Zhao Yun had no choice but to rush into Cao's army again and rescue Mrs. Mi. At this time, Mrs. Mi's body was seriously injured, and she hugged Adou as she was dying. After meeting Zhao Yun, in order to let Adou escape without harming Zhao Yun, she jumped into the well and died. Zhao Yun was so sad that he pulled down the earth wall to cover the well to prevent Mrs. Mi's body from being humiliated.

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he saw Zhao Yun rescuing Gan's mother and son. He couldn't help but feel sad when he heard that Mrs. Mi was dead. He had mixed feelings for a while and shed many tears. Mrs. Gan became ill due to fright, and she also passed away a year later at the age of 22. Poor Mrs. Gan Mi, they followed Liu Bei all their lives and were robbed here and there and hardly enjoyed any happiness.

Jingzhou is located between Xichuan and Soochow. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. At first, Liu Bei had no place to gain a foothold, so he borrowed Jingzhou from Soochow to stay temporarily, agreeing to return it later. After the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan wanted to take back Jingzhou, but Liu Bei repeatedly refused for various reasons. Moreover, as soon as Lu Su mentioned the return of Jingzhou, Liu Bei burst into tears. Zhou Yu persuaded Sun Quan to marry his sister to Liu Bei to bind him through marriage. Sun Quan really had no choice but to take advantage of Liu Bei's death and send his sister Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei as a stepmother. He used the excuse that Mrs. Wu Guotai loved this youngest daughter very much and was unwilling to marry far away, so he asked Liu Bei to go to Soochow to complete the wedding. . They were named Soochow and were related to Liu Bei, but in fact they took advantage of Liu Bei's opportunity to cross the river and detained him, so as to force Zhuge Liang to exchange Jingzhou for Liu Bei. Liu Bei intended to contact Wu, so he complied with Soochow's marriage proposal. In the winter of the 14th year of Jian'an, he was accompanied by Zhao Yun and Sun Qian and entered Wu territory.

Sun Quan did not want to be self-defeating. At Ganlu Temple, Wu Guotai's mother-in-law saw her son-in-law. The more she saw him, the more she liked him, so she really recruited him as her son-in-law. When they got married, Liu Bei was already over fifty, and Sun Shangxiang was only in his twenties. On the wedding day, more than a hundred maids gathered around a graceful lady surrounded by pearls and green flowers to worship the heaven and earth with Liu Bei. When he entered the bridal chamber, Liu Bei couldn't help being surprised. There were murderous swords, guns, swords and halberds in the bridal chamber. The maids and maids stood aside with swords, as if they were going to send troops to fight. Liu Bei was trembling and asked, "What are you doing?" The maid said, "Our princess has been fond of practicing martial arts since she was a child, and she has always carried weapons with her." Liu Bei said, "Tonight is a good day for wedding flowers, so we should put these away temporarily. "Good." Mrs. Sun curled her lips and said, "You have been fighting and killing for most of your life, are you still afraid of weapons?"