The story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms has always been talked about by people. The so-called hero in the world belongs to Cao Liu, but Liu Bei's title of "lean in troubled times" has been criticized. They all say that Liu Bei is a "woman's benevolence" and a coward. Only by relying on Confucius can he dominate western Shu. What's more, it is said that Liu Bei's career comes from tears rather than force, and he only "cries" all over the world. I am unfair, and I am willing to get justice for Liu Bei.
When Cao Cao was cooking wine in his childhood, he once said, "The only heroes in the world today are the monarch and Cao." What is a hero? "Heroes are ambitious and have good plans. Have the opportunity to hide the universe and breathe in the world. " When the world is in chaos and the heroes rise together, those who can lead the army of tigers and wolves, sweep the world, unify the Central Plains and achieve hegemony are heroes. As for people, although they have repeatedly made great achievements in their professional posts and sealed wolves, they all work hard and keep a dog's ear. How can you talk to a hero?
From this point of view, Liu Bei is really a dragon and phoenix among people, and the world is fierce.
If Liu Bei has no heroic ambition, he should just be a pawn in the yellow turban insurrectionary, carrying a spear and following the warlord's horseshoe; If Liu Bei had no heroic spirit, he would not have been recognized by Meng De's eye for the first time on the battlefield, nor would he have been seen by Wu Guotai at a glance: "It's really my husband!" If Liu Bei didn't have the courage to be a hero, there would be no drunken complaint that Xiangyang said when he was drinking, "With basics, everyone in the world would be careless."
Liu Bei ran for his country all his life and fought for the Han Dynasty. "If you can hook back to Jingzhou, it will become Wang Ba's business. A sword will split a stone in half." Hand knife falls, Jiang Nanan hates Shi Changliu. With his brain, not a hero?
People say that Liu Bei's women are kind, but this is not a hero's idea. I don't think so. It should be noted that the benevolent is invincible. Without Liu Bei's "woman's benevolence", how could there be a son, a dragon and a master who sacrificed his life for justice? Without Liu Bei's "woman's kindness", where would Yi Ji signal him to escape from the hongmen banquet? Without Liu Bei's "woman's kindness", would Gan keep Yuan in his heart and die in Han Dynasty? Without Liu Bei's "woman's kindness", how could he come to Liu Pi and Gong Dou to lay down his life as a thief? Without Liu Bei's "woman's benevolence", how can people talk about Liu Bei's "benevolence and righteousness in the world"? Huang Tong, Bai Zuo, Zi Mu and the woodcutter all know their names? Where can we lead the world? It can be seen that "benevolence" has become a talisman for Liu Bei to wander in the war, and all of them gave their lives to help each other because of kindness. With his brain, not a hero?
There are also arrogant people who say that Liu Bei is incompetent, and it is even more nonsense to defraud the country with tears. He didn't see Liu Beichu fighting, that is, winning more with less. If there is no heroic strategy, how can this happen? When Liu Bei and Cao Cao were cooking wine, they used lightning to cover up their confusion. If there is no heroic wisdom, how can this happen? He ignored his second brother's advice and didn't see Liu Bei. He counted nine cold days and looked after the hut three times. Finally, with the help of Kong Ming, he swept the world. If there is no hero view, how can this happen? What's more, he is loyal to the Han family and his brothers. What are these loyal and benevolent wise men, not heroes?
Since you are a hero, how can you have a deep affection for the pool? Therefore, people who weave mats and shoes, sweep pornographic towels, fight Chibi, swallow Jingzhou, dominate Western Shu, and people from all directions return to it, if the water returns. Liu Bei, who is lonely and poor, is the king of Hanzhong. Five thousand soldiers turned Wei Wu's army into a full-fledged army in vain. Later, brotherhood raged in Xiaoting, lost in Yiling, and rode a crane in Bai Di, where life was like a song and a dream.
"At this stage of life, what else can a husband ask for?"
What a hero!
Cao Cao
First, doubt. Cao Cao's suspicious character is embodied in his famous saying: "I would rather lose the world than lose me in the world."
Lv Boshe wanted to kill a pig to reward Cao Cao, who wanted to assassinate Dong Zhuo and become a world-famous figure. Unexpectedly, he became the first weighty victim of his own character. At this time, Cao Cao could have climbed high, but he didn't believe in the people and the power of the people. At this time, Chen Gong, another counselor who could be his arm, was scared away. In the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao killed the innocent grain and grass officer in order to calm the grievances of officers and men. On the surface, it solved the temporary morale problem, but in the long run, it actually lost the hearts of middle and upper-level generals. What happened to the grain officer today may happen to you tomorrow. So that Cao Cao, an 800,000-strong army in Battle of Red Cliffs, was restless, Xu Changcheng's followers in the later Han Dynasty were ready to move, and eighty soldiers along the river were distracted. Cao Cao himself seemed to be baked on the stove, and he was in great pain, lamenting that South Africa had few moon stars and no branches to follow. Later, the old man Cao Cao developed his doubts to a morbid level. It is said that Cao Cao often can't sleep at night and cuts people with a knife. Unfortunately, the women, eunuchs and doctors around him are unlucky.
Cao Cao was born in a eunuch family, with rich property and mountains of treasures. At that time, the eunuch's autocratic power had tortured the Han family to pieces, and everyone from the family to the people hated it. Besides, China takes traditional Confucian culture as the mainstream, and lofty people reject and despise eunuchs. Cao Cao lived in such a contradiction, and was extremely loved by some people as the apple of his eye, while being extremely despised by others. In the long run, Cao Cao's suspicious character was formed, and he was extremely distrustful of the world.
Second, treachery. There is sincerity in treachery, which is precisely a feature of Cao Cao's character. There is no denying that Cao Cao is treacherous, but he also has a frank side, even a lovely side. Let's talk about Cao Cao's treachery first
The best example of Cao Cao's treachery is an incident that happened when he was fighting Yuan Shao. At that time, the two armies were at loggerheads, and Cao Jun was about to run out of food and could do nothing. At this time, a counselor named Xu You in Yuan Shao's camp suddenly defected to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was overjoyed and "stumbled out". Touching your palm, you smiled and said that it would be easy for you to come to me, and then Xu You was invited to sit in a military tent. Xu You asked, saying Zuo Gong, "There is geometry in stores"? Cao Cao said, I have enough rations to eat for a year. Xu You said, wrong, repeat. Cao Cao said, six months. Xu You is wrong again. Never tell the truth when you meet old friends. Tell the truth and give you another chance. Cao Cao said, well, I'm sorry, I was joking just now. Honestly, it's only for a month. Then Cao Cao said Liu Bang's favorite words, "Why not?" What should I do? Xu You said, "Many people are alone, and there is no help outside, and food is exhausted. This is also the day of crisis. " It is dangerous to say that you go deep with the army alone, without food and grass. What should you do? I tell you, Yuan Shao has hidden a batch of grain somewhere. What path can you cross? You should quickly lead the Qingqi to that place to burn its food and grass. In three days, Yuan Jun will be in chaos. Cao Cao said it was great, and then personally led five thousand cavalry, copied the path overnight, put on Yuan Jun's clothes, met a sentry along the way and said that Yuan Gong wanted us to do something, so he rushed to Yuan Ying. When Yuan Ying saw Cao Jun cooking, it was of course a desperate battle. At that time, the situation was very tense. People around Cao Cao came running and said, Cao Gong, the enemy is coming. Cao Cao said, what's the panic? Don't say this before the enemy is behind me. Let's go Then he burned all the food and grass of Yuan Shao, thus turning the situation around.
So Cao Cao's character does have a treacherous side, but his treachery is also forced out in a sense. In such a dangerous environment, if he tells everything, can he still defeat the enemy? He can't help lying. He even got into the habit of telling lies.
Third, warmth. Cao Cao is also a warm-hearted.
In the war between Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu, his eldest son, Cao Ang, was killed in the battle, and his former rival, Ding Furen, was also devastated. Because Ding Furen is Cao Cao's wife, she can't have children. Cao Cao's concubine gave birth to her eldest son, Cao Ang. After she was born, Cao Ang's mother died, and so did her biological mother, so she gave Cao Ang to Ding Furen to raise. Ding Furen regards this son as his own son and has deep feelings. Cao Cao lost the battle because he got carried away and surrendered without fighting Zhang Xiu in the war with Zhang Xiu. After the surrender, Cao Cao incorporated not only Zhang Xiu's army, but also Zhang Xiu's aunt, Zhang Xiu's aunt, a beautiful woman. Cao Cao is a lecherous man. Wherever he goes, he will meet some beautiful women, so he married Zhang Xiu's aunt. Zhang Xiu's face could not be pulled down, and for other reasons, Zhang Xiu later betrayed him and made a surprise attack on him. In this war, Cao Ang also died, so did Cao Anmin, the nephew of Cao Cao, and Dian Wei, the beloved of Cao Cao. Ding Furen didn't want to, so he cried and asked Cao Cao for his son. You gave my son back to me. Where did you find my son? And it's you, the guy who has been hitting on rotten women all day, that killed my son. When Cao Cao is bored, get out and go back to his hometown. Just leave. I will go back to my parents' house. I won't talk to you again. I really went back to my parents' house.
After half a year, about a few months later, Cao Cao regretted it and drove to his parents' house to pick up Mrs. Ding. This thing is also very common today. As soon as the young couple quarreled, the wife ran back to her parents' house. It wasn't the last time that the husband laughed it off, said a few nice words and took his wife back. It is not easy for Cao Cao to do this, is it? If you miss Cao Cao's cruel temper, he will do the same to clean up Ding Furen. What does Ding Furen do at home, knitting? After Cao Cao came, she didn't stand up to meet him and ignored him. Cao Cao was bored and walked over: What about weaving? ..... Stop knitting and come home with me. ..... Cao Cao went over and touched Ding Furen's back with his hand: Oh, don't be so short-tempered, baby, will you come home with me? Shall we go home by car? It's important to know this action. This kind of "touching the back" is a kind of love action for women by men. Ding Furen continued to "click" and "click". Cao Cao is very boring: aren't you going back? If I don't go back, I'll leave. Click click. Cao Cao went for a walk and came out. When he walked to the door, he turned his head again: Stop fooling around and come home with me, will you? Click click. Well, it seems that our marriage is over. Forget it. Then find the father-in-law: my father-in-law, I'm sorry for your daughter, but she won't go back with me. Tell you the truth, she is still young, don't let her watch, you marry her and let her remarry.
With Cao Cao's heart of stone and vicious temper, it is very, very difficult to do this step, which shows that he is very affectionate. Of course, the last father didn't dare to marry Mrs. Ding, didn't remarry, and finally didn't remarry. It is estimated that my father-in-law dare not marry, nor does Ding Furen, nor does anyone dare to marry. Who dares to marry Yan's ex-wife I thought I was sick. Cao Cao has been very worried about this matter. When Cao Cao died, he said, I have done good things and bad things in my life. There are successes and mistakes. I don't care. There is only one thing, that is, I went underground to Jiuquan, and Zixiu-Zixiu is Cao Ang's word, and Cao Ang's Zixiu refers to Cao Ang-said Zixiu wanted to talk to me when she cried. How many mistakes Cao Cao made in his life, he actually thought that his biggest mistake was this, that is, to make his wife angry! Explain that Cao Cao is a sentient person, a sentient person, and a sentient person. This is the warmth of Cao Cao.
Fourth, viciousness. But if you think how gentle Cao Cao is, you are wrong. Cao Cao is very vicious. It can be said that he doesn't know anyone when he turns his face.
For example, Xu You's arrival played a key role in Cao Cao, so Xu You was also very proud. Xu You often said to Cao Cao, "Ah, A Xin, he didn't call him Cao Gong, Gong Ming or the Prime Minister. He gave him a nickname. Cao Cao has two nicknames, one is Geely and the other is Auntie. Call him aunt, if I hadn't promised others, you wouldn't be here today! Cao Cao had to say with a smile, ah, yes, yes, Mr. Xu is right. I really wouldn't be here without your help. But Xu You kept saying, it's annoying, isn't it? It's like saying that you gave me this dress, of course I'm happy to wear it beautifully, but every time I wear this dress, you have to stand up and say to everyone, hey, look, big guy. I gave him this dress, but if I don't give him this dress, he will have nothing to wear. Can I be happy? Where is Cao Cao? Once Cao Cao captured Yecheng, Xu You said to the people present, You see, without me, their Cao family could not enter this door. Cao Cao is the last straw. He killed Xu You. This is the cruelty of Cao Cao.
Fifth, tolerance. Cao Cao killed Xu You who was kind to him, but released many people who were sorry for him.
For example, there was a man named Zhong Wei, who was originally a subordinate of Cao Cao. For a time, Cao Cao knew that he was in adversity and was in trouble. At that time, many of his men betrayed Cao Cao. Cao Cao said confidently, let them go, and my people will be finished. For example, Zhong Wei won't betray me. As a result, this Wei seed also betrayed and Wei seed also ran away. Cao Cao is angry. Cao Cao agreed that you were wei ren, and you betrayed me. You have the ability to go to the ends of the earth, the north has the ability to go to Xiongnu, and the south has the ability to go to Vietnam. As long as you can't run that far, I'll get you back and I'll never spare you.
Later, in the later battle, Zhong Wei was captured, and everyone gave Zhong Wei a sweat, saying that Cao Cao would definitely kill him. Where is Cao Cao? Cao Cao thought for a moment, forget it. Zhong Wei is a talented person. After he was released, he should be an official. This is Cao Cao's tolerance.
Cao Cao is indeed a very tolerant person. When Cao Cao was at war with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao asked a scholar named Chen Lin to draft a paper. What is an activity? It's a denunciation book, because in ancient times, he was famous for his teacher, that is, whoever you want to hit always has a name. After you have a name, your army will be called the teacher of justice. Yuan Shao asked Chen Lin to write a campaign. Chen Lin is a penholder, and he wrote thousands of words, which was eloquent and lambasted Cao Cao. Where to scold, from Cao Caozu, this is really a very bad thing in China culture. Call names on parents, and call names on ancestors for eight generations. This is a bad tradition, and so is Chen Lin. Then Yuan Shao was defeated and Chen Lin became a prisoner. The following people caught Chen Lin in front of Cao Cao. Cao Cao said: Chen Lin, the two armies are at war, and it is normal to make such a condemnation. However, if you scold me, forget it. Why did you scold my parents? My parents didn't offend you. This is not good! Chen Lin said, I'm sorry, but I have to. Cao Cao said, OK, OK, OK, you are a talented person. Be your pen. Chen Lin later became the pen of Cao Cao, so Cao Cao was very tolerant.
Sixth, revenge is strong. However, Cao Cao is a vengeful person, but there are few people who have offended Cao Cao without revenge.
At that time, there was a famous man named Bian Jean, who was a great scholar and writer. His articles and works are so good that he looks down on Cao Cao. Because Cao Cao was born in a bad family, Cao Cao's grandfather was a eunuch, and this Eastern Han Dynasty was ruined by eunuchs, so those scholars, intellectuals and literati despised eunuchs the most and hated them the most. Then Cao Cao's father is the eunuch's adopted son, and Cao Cao is the eunuch's adopted son. They looked down on him, and they looked down on him. They said something insulting to Cao Cao. So later, after Cao Cao shot down the place, he killed Bian Rang mercilessly. At the same time, several intellectuals were involved in the Bianrang case. Some of them escaped, but they couldn't escape after they escaped, and then they came back to surrender. One of them, Huan Shao, surrendered to Cao Cao, knelt down and begged for mercy, kowtowed and cried for mercy. What did Cao Cao say? Hum, hahaha, cry, frighten, kneel down, beg for mercy, kneel down and not kill? Don't kill if you beg for mercy? Drag it out and kill it. This matter has a bad influence. At that time, there was a rebellion, that is, how can you treat intellectuals like this? How can you treat people who have offended you before like this?
One of them, Chen Gong, left Cao Cao for this reason and wanted to help Lu Bu against Cao Cao. Later, when Lu Bu was defeated, Chen Gong became a prisoner, and Cao Cao didn't want to kill him. Cao Cao told Chen Gong that as long as he surrendered, let bygones be bygones. Because Cao Cao at this time, he also felt that the previous practice was wrong. He also felt that the prime minister could punt in his stomach, and the general didn't kill Chen Gong if he wanted to be a general. Chen Gong resolutely refused to surrender, and Cao Cao had no choice but to kill him. Before trying to kill him, Cao Cao asked this question. Chen Gong's word is Gong Tai, and he said Gong Tai. What will your mother do if you die? Chen Gong said, I heard that people who govern the world with filial piety will not kill other people's parents. How is my mother? It depends on Zuo Zongtang. Cao Cao said yes, bus stop, bus stop, what about your wife and children after you die? Chen Gong said, I heard that people who govern the world with benevolence will not hurt other people's children. What about my wife and children? Please let Zuo Zongtang decide. Ah, Cao Cao said yes, then I'll send you on your way. Then he began to cry, sent Chen Gong to the execution ground and cried and died, and then took Chen Gong's family to his home, treating Chen Gong's family better than before Chen Gong turned against him.
Seven, personality contradictions, all rivers run into the sea.
So Cao Cao is a very complicated person. He is cunning and honest, passionate and vicious, tolerant and vindictive. If we only look at one story of Cao Cao and one side of Cao Cao, we will come to the conclusion that the blind touch the elephant, which is not comprehensive. Therefore, in our view, Cao Cao may be the most complicated figure and diverse image in the history of China. He is extremely clever and extremely stupid; Cunning and treacherous, frank and sincere; Open-minded and suspicious; Generous and narrow-minded It can be said that everyone has a demeanor and a villain's face; Heroism, children's feelings; Yan has a temper and a bodhisattva heart. He is such a person. He seems to have many faces. One moment this face appears, and another face shows us. But it should be noted that no matter which face it is, it belongs to Cao Cao and will not be recognized by others. Being able to unify such a complicated personality in one person is remarkable in itself. What is this? It embodies the atmosphere of Cao Cao. How's the atmosphere? A hundred rivers are full of tolerance. Cao Cao is just a tolerant and very large-capacity person. Everything that is contradictory is unified with him.
Sun quan
Sun Quan's personality characteristics: cool-headed, far-sighted and ambitious.
What was Sun Quan's personality during Battle of Red Cliffs's whole decision-making and battle?
The decision-maker who refused to hold the exercise was Sun Quan. Zhou Yu called him "the genius of SHEN WOO", and Cao Cao also praised him for "having a child like Sun Zhongmou". But why did Cao Cao "welcome" or "refuse" while Sun Quan "hesitated" and "retained"?
This is because: Cao Cao led hundreds of thousands of troops, broke Jingzhou and went down to Jiangling, invincible. This grim situation, as the leader of Wu Dong, Sun Quan must consider it carefully and not treat it lightly. Every time something important happens, you should think it over before making a decision. This is the coach's rigorous demeanor. So much for Sun Quan. Zhang Zhao and other surrenders put forward "three considerations", and Sun Quan had to think carefully and weigh carefully. Sun Quan realized that what Zhang Zhao and others said was wrong, but he didn't immediately show any emotion. This shows that Sun Quan is a very calm, calm and thoughtful "hero".
Rejecting Cao was Sun Quan's original intention. He sent Lu Su to unite with Liu Bei in order to "rule Cao Cao together", but because Zhang Zhao led to "three visits to the cottage", his thought was still pending. He listened carefully to Zhuge Liang, Lu Su and Zhou Yu's concrete analysis of the strength of the enemy and ourselves, weighed the gains and losses of "refusing" and "welcoming" and resolutely decided to "strike"; Moreover, the overture case of "Sword Drawing" said:' If a general dares to speak again, it will be the same as this case!' "His language, his attitude, his feelings, how determined!
Sun Quan, in fact, had already prepared for the war. Zhou Yu invited the war that night, and Sun Quan said that "30,000 people have been selected, and ships, food and war gear are all available", which is proof. As for the military arrangements of "advance" and "backup" and the countermeasures in case of defeat in the battle, they have been carefully deployed. Sun Quan's far-sighted and ambitious personality is reflected in twists and turns, development and changes, so he is very meticulous and complete, and his character is very distinct.