At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, heroes were vying for power. It was not uncommon for lords from wealthy families and scholarly families to come from any kind. What was strange was that the mat weavers and shoe sellers competed with the second- and third-generation officials for hegemony. They suffered repeated defeats. After repeated defeats and battles, they finally endured until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the Three Kingdoms stood in harmony and became the masters of one country's mountains and rivers. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei became sworn friends with him, Zhuge Liang bowed his head and worshiped him as his lord, Zhao Yun traveled thousands of miles to join him, Zhang Songli helped him enter Shu, Fazheng was devoted to him, Cao Cao said, "You and I are the only heroes in the world" and so on. These were all deceived by Liu Bei. How could Liu Bei be so powerful? In romance novels, Liu Bei has always been a cowardly gentleman who can only cry. Hypocrisy is the label we label him. What kind of powerful existence is Liu Bei in official history?

Chen Shou, the author of "Three Kingdoms" and a historian of the Western Jin Dynasty, praised Liu Bei as a hero like Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and his relationship with Zhuge Liang was the most prosperous in ancient and modern times. Among the emperors surnamed Liu, there are four who are ancient and modern wizards and holy masters. When comparing their deeds in world history, they are much higher than most monarchs. There are only a few who can beat them. The first is Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, the second is Liu Che, the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the third is Liu Xiu, the Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and the fourth is Liu Bei, the Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bei's origin was often ridiculed by hostile forces. In a world where family background was used to rank seniority and allocate resources such as money, power, and people, Liu Bei was at a disadvantage in everything. Liu Bei was different from Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang was very proud to write "I am a commoner in Huaiyou" in the Ming Dynasty edicts and submissions, which meant that I was originally a poor commoner in Huaiyou. Liu Bei did not dare to say this at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He could only say that he was the queen of Zhongshan Prince Jing. Even so, he was still ridiculed. What was the use of such a remote clan? Yuan Shu was even more shameless and said: "The Liu family in the world" The clan has three hundred thousand, but I don’t know that there is someone like Liu Bei."

Liu Bei was not discouraged by such a blow. He was definitely angry and uncomfortable, but he definitely did not get angry on the spot or show off his face. At the end of the Han Dynasty, among the heroes, Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Bei each occupied a side. Cao Cao kept making progress throughout his life. He gained half of the country in the Northern War and returned with a huge defeat in the Southern Expedition. He reorganized the Central Plains, Northwest, grasslands and Liaodong. Sun Quan defended his victory throughout his life. He used the natural barrier of the Yangtze River to perfectly protect the inheritance left by his father and brother. It was difficult for outsiders to come in and it was difficult for him to get out. As for Liu Bei, the word "waiting" is the most suitable word. The continuous failures in the front led to nothing. In the end, "Benevolence and righteousness are known all over the world, and his reputation is spread." "All over China", in exchange for the incompetent Liu Zhang asking him to guard the land, the hidden dragon came out of the abyss and soared into the sky.

Liu Bei rose to prominence in the Yellow Turban Uprising at the age of twenty-three. After twenty-four years of hard work, he was still dependent on others. It was not until he was fifty-three that he received the title of Yizhou Shepherd and had his own territory. What kind of will can survive so many hardships and setbacks and still stand firm and firm. Young people like Cao Cao's drinking horses from the Yellow River and singing drunkenly; middle-aged and elderly people, on the contrary, like Liu Bei's perseverance and never being knocked down. Liu Bei is like a character in modern literary works. In one sentence, he can be summed up as: always young, always full of tears.

Because of this, Liu Bei felt that his thighs were growing but he had accomplished nothing, and he cried with emotion (Jin Dynasty Sima Biao's "Jiuzhou Spring and Autumn"). Liu, Guan, and Zhang met for the first time when Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were fighting, and Liu Bei intervened and successfully persuaded him; it was Liu Bei who whipped the postal supervisor, not Zhang Fei; in the Three Heroes' Battle with Lu Bu, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei fought against Lu Bu and was at a disadvantage, but Liu Bei rushed out. Win the battle and defeat Lu Bu (if the force value is not high, you will only be accidentally injured and cause trouble);

Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms is a hero, brave and daring, and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms will Shaped into a submissive, loyal and benevolent person; Liu Bei is a general who is good at fighting, and he has almost no other defeats except losing at the hands of Cao Cao and Lu Bu; the only record of Liu Bei crying in "Three Kingdoms" is after Liu Biao's death. Liu Bei cried bitterly in front of his grave; Cao Cao went south, but Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Cong did not dare to resist and surrendered. Later, Liu Cong's men and many Jingzhou common people and scholars followed Liu Bei, with hundreds of thousands of people and thousands of vehicles. Cao's army came to kill, Zhuge Liang and others People tried to persuade Liu Bei to leave the people alone and go first, but Liu Bei was unwilling. When Liu Bei was forty years old (a very old man among the ancients), he had no land and no merit in the world, but he could not lose heart or get discouraged, and continued to maintain a high level of income. Enthusiastically devoted to the ideal of "reviving the Han Dynasty and returning the old capital".

After Liu Bei's death, he was chased and hanged as Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty. He was given the posthumous title of Zhaolie. The saint heard that Zhou Da was called Zhao, his gentle virtue was called Zhao, his meritorious service brought peace to the people, he was called Lie, and his great help brought prosperity to the people, he was called Lie. .

Afterword: Let’s rank the emperors in Chinese history. Who has the most difficulty starting a business? Liu Bei can definitely be ranked among the top.