1. Collecting Jingyi is the strategic goal of Liu Bei Group.
As we know, when Liu Bei visited the Caotang, he met Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang gave him "Longzhong Dui". Liu Bei recognized the strategic thought of Longzhong Dui and took Longzhong Dui as the future strategic policy of Liu Bei Group. In Long Zhong Dui, Jing Yi was the first step of Liu Bei's strategic steps.
So, after Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei quickly took four counties in the south of Jingzhou as a foothold, and then borrowed the south county from Sun Quan. However, Liu Bei was not proud in Jingzhou. Zhuge Liang commented on Liu Bei's situation in Jingzhou in the History of the Three Kingdoms:
My Lord is in public security, fearing that Cao Gong has the power in the north, Sun Quan has the power in the east, and Mrs. Sun has recently become elbow and underarm; At that time, advance and retreat.
Therefore, Liu Bei's situation in Jingzhou is not optimistic. Therefore, Liu Bei is more eager to have a solid base, and surprisingly, the environment is the right choice. Therefore, when Sun Quan wants to win Xichuan, Liu Bei will strongly oppose it on the pretext of blood relationship. In fact, Liu Bei wants to take this site for himself. Therefore, seizing Xichuan was the most urgent need of Liu Bei at that time, and it was also the need of his strategic plan.
Second, Zhang Song's picture just caters to Liu Bei's needs.
The picture presented by Zhang Song is a famous bridge in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Song saw that Liu Zhang was weak and wanted to find another way. He was going to give it up to others, so he drew a map in advance. His original intention was to give up Cao Cao, so he went to Cao Cao under the guise of a special envoy.
But, because Zhang Song is ugly and arrogant. Cao Cao doesn't like him. Although Cao Cao met Yang Xiu under his recommendation, he failed to stand the test under the temptation of Zhang Song. He was finally snubbed by Cao Cao. Later generations commented that it was a pity that Cao Cao was too proud and lost the opportunity to unify the world.
Zhang Song flew back, but was stopped by Liu Bei and Zhao Yun on the way. Liu Bei greeted him personally and held a banquet for three days, but he never gave up. Zhang Song compared Liu Bei with Cao Cao and thought that Liu Bei was a more suitable master. So when he left at last, he pointed out his purpose to Liu Bei and advised Liu Bei to take surprisingly. Liu Bei also readily agreed, but he was embarrassed because he didn't understand the actual situation in Sichuan. So, there was Zhang Song's move to offer a picture. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms wrote:
He unbuttoned his sleeve, took out a picture and handed it to Liu Bei. Deeply understand public morality, dare to offer this picture. But if you look at this picture, you will know the road in Sichuan. ? Liu Bei simply looked at it, and it said that the geographical itinerary, the wide and narrow distance, the steep mountains and rivers, and the money and food in the treasury were all clear.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, we can see in the chapter "Longzhong Dui" that Zhuge Liang also showed Liu Bei a map when he visited the thatched cottage, and that map was the map of fifty-four states of surprisingly. What are the similarities and differences between that map and that of Zhang Song?
We can see that although they are all maps, Zhuge Liang's is only a rough map, and Zhang Song's map, in modern terms, is a serious military topographic map. On the map of Zhang Song, there are things that Zhuge Liang doesn't have on the map. That is geographical itinerary, distance and width, mountains and rivers, treasury money and grain, and so on. Surprisingly, there are no secrets in this picture.
Therefore, Zhang Song's offering of the picture is essentially to dedicate the whole surprisingly to Liu Bei. This is exactly what Liu Bei wants, and it also provides favorable conditions for Liu Bei to enter surprisingly.
Third, Zhang Song gave not only a picture, but also a group.
We can see that Zhang Song also recommended his friends Fazheng and Mengda to Liu Bei. The two later defected to Liu Bei and became Liu Bei's team.
These two men have made great contributions to Liu Bei's career. Meng Da was stationed in Jingzhou first, then captured Fangling and seized Shang Yong. He has made great contributions to Liu Bei.
Fa Zheng has made outstanding achievements. After Pang Tong's death, he succeeded Pang Tong and became the mastermind of Liu Bei. When Liu Bei and Cao Cao competed for Hanzhong, at his suggestion, Liu Bei killed Cao Cao's general Xia. When Cao Cao heard about it, he asked who gave Liu Bei advice. As soon as he heard that it was the right method, he said, I knew that if Liu Bei didn't do this, he would be taught a lesson by others. ?
Later, after the defeat of Liu Bei's Yiling War, Zhuge Liang sighed. Filial piety can control the Lord and make him not east; If you go back to the East, you won't be in danger. ? Chen Shou's later evaluation method was the first-class figure of Guo Jia Cheng Yu in Cao Cao's camp. We can see the importance of justice from here. These talents were recommended to Liu Bei by Zhang Song.
Four, Zhang Song on the map at the same time, also become Liu Bei should be.
At the same time, Zhang Song turned his master into Liu Bei. Although he was still a courtier of Liu Zhang at that time, he had become an insider of Liu Bei. He played a role that no one else could play. After he returned to give up, he did several things in succession.
One is to persuade Liu Zhang to invite Liu Bei into Sichuan to fight against Zhang Lu. In this way, Liu Bei went straight to Xichuan, won the hearts of the people and gained the advantage of taking Xichuan.
Second, let Liu Zhang send Fazheng and Mengda to see Liu Bei, and directly send Liu Bei's much-needed staff talents and subordinates. Later, Fa made meritorious service beside Liu Bei and became an indispensable talent for Liu Bei. All this is caused by Zhang Song.
Third, by Liu Zhang's side, he tipped off Liu Bei and secretly passed on information. Liu Bei knows the internal situation of Liu Zhang like the back of his hand. Later, Zhang Song was also killed because Liu Zhang knew the secret news.
Conclusion:
Because of the above reasons, Zhang Song's offering pictures became an important event in the history of Liu Bei's career, and his actions became the booster of Liu Bei's career. It can be said that without Zhang Song's assistance, it would be more difficult for Liu Bei to win by surprise.
It can be seen from the process of Liu Bei's capture of Xichuan that it took Liu Bei more than a year to capture Xichuan. We can imagine that without Zhang Song's help, it would be more difficult for Liu Bei to win by surprise. At this time, Cao Cao's power has developed from Guanzhong to Hanzhong. If we delay time, then Liu Bei is likely to encounter unexpected situations.
Therefore, the importance of Zhang Songxian's paintings to Liu Bei is self-evident. It can be said that Zhang Song's contribution enabled Liu Bei to create his own inheritance, and finally achieved the situation of three points of the world.