The three forces behind Liu Bei

Liu Bei's success from a small merchant to the emperor relied on the support of the three forces behind him. The first category is Liu Bei's founders, such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Sun Gan, Mi Zhu, and Zhao Yun. This unit can be called Liu Bei's "original stock", making the greatest contribution and suffering the greatest losses. Of course, in the end, the greatest benefits were reaped.

The second force is Jingzhou, represented by Zhuge Liang, Ma Liang, Ma Di, etc. This force has entered Liu Bei's core, although Zhuge Liang is in power. The third force is the Yizhou force, which is part of Liu Zhang's Fazheng, Mengda and other troops after Liu Bei seized Liu Zhang's territory.

Among these three forces, the Central Plains forces represented by Guan Yu and the Jingzhou forces represented by Zhuge Liang are the forces Liu Bei relies on and trusts the most. Although the Yizhou forces came the latest, they were as powerful as the first two because of the largest number of people and the benefits of being landlords. This is a test of Liu Bei's control ability!

So Liu Bei reused Fa Zheng, and for a time the "light" of Fa Zheng overwhelmed Zhuge Liang. At the same time, he trusted and valued another general in the Yizhou army. This is cute!

Fazheng and Mengda are two people from Yizhou.

When it comes to Mengda, many people will despise it. After all, both "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" are "derogatory" to Mengda. But the real Mengda is one of the duo of Yizhou forces. History: In the early years of Jian'an, a great famine occurred. Fazheng and Mengda came to Yizhou together and defected to Liu Zhang. Historical data are always simple, but the amount of information is huge.

First, it shows that He is not an inherent force in Yizhou. Judging from their most ruthless behavior towards Liu Zhang, it can be seen that He's life under Liu Zhang was not easy. Therefore, they very actively welcomed the Ming Dynasty monarch Liu Bei into Sichuan.

Secondly, due to the same experience and the same "career", Fazheng and Mengda must have a close relationship, and they have to support each other in private. To put it bluntly, they are on the same boat!

When Liu Bei entered Sichuan in 211 AD, Liu Zhang sent these two people to greet Liu Bei! Therefore, Fazheng and Mengda can be called the Yizhou duo after Liu Bei captured Yizhou. Because when welcoming Liu Bei, the three of them will have an "unspeakable" conversation.

Now that Liu Bei succeeded, Natural Fa Zheng and Meng Da were the first to make a contribution. Keep Liu Bei Fazheng by your side and make Meng Da a vassal of the Governor of Yidu! Don't underestimate this official position. It should be noted that Zhang Fei was the governor of Brazil at the time, and the two had equal status. It can be seen that Liu Bei is still very brotherly to Meng Da.

In France, Mengda is outside, and the Yizhou heroes are rising. But not long after, Meng Da did something that shocked Liu Bei Group.

Killed Zhuge Liang’s brother-in-law

In 219 AD. When Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, he ordered Mengda to capture Fangling. The prefect of Fang Ling at that time was called Kuai Xu. Don't ignore this name, because Kuai Qi is Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law!

The reason why Zhuge Liang can live so elegantly in Nanyang and get along so closely with the local tycoons is not only because of Zhuge Liang's talent, but more importantly because of his material foundation. If Zhuge Liang starved to death without farming, how could he play with others? What guarantees him all this must be Zhuge Liang's support. For example, Zhuge Jin, who has gone to Soochow, naturally has this quick chess game.

Because Kuai Xu was a minister in the Western Han Dynasty, after Kuai Tong, he had three brothers, one of whom was named Kuai Yue and his name was Fan! This is also family power. It is precisely because Zhuge Liang has the support of these forces behind him that he can live in seclusion and enjoy himself harmoniously with the local tycoons.

Unfortunately, after Meng Da attacked Xiaoling, he killed Kuai Xu. This is a challenge to Zhuge Liang! Why is Mengda so bold? The three forces behind Liu Bei mentioned at the beginning have actually given the answer. That is, Fazheng and Mengda led the troops in Yizhou. Considering the overall situation, after Liu Bei took him by surprise, he adopted soft methods against the Yizhou forces, such as marrying Liu Zhang's sister-in-law, giving him high status, and some neglecting Zhuge Liang, elevating him to the status of Zhang Fei.

Perhaps Zhuge Liang knows how to give in temporarily, but it cannot be ruled out that his men will confront the Yizhou forces.

Especially after Fazheng "successfully" excluded Zhuge Liang, Meng Da, one of the two great heroes in Yizhou, seemed bloated and confused, so he killed Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law.

Of course, another possibility is not ruled out, which is to kill Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law reasonably and legally. Meng Da asked Liu Bei in disguise: What will you do when there is friction between the Jingzhou Army and the Yizhou Army? ? That means you, Liu Bei, have really taken refuge with our Yizhou forces, or are you acting for us? So how should Liu Bei respond?

Dare to murder Guan Yu.

After Mengda attacked Xiaoling, killed Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law, and captured Shang Yong, Liu Bei sent his godson Liu Feng! From then on, Mengda's hard days came. According to historical records, Liu Feng was a tough guy and also the adopted son of Liu Bei.

So why did Liu Bei suddenly send Liu Feng? Looking forward, Meng Da killed Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law. This obviously angered Liu Bei, because if Liu Bei didn't express his position, how could Zhuge Liang's power in Jingzhou be let go? Therefore, Liu Feng actually seized Meng Da's military power on behalf of Liu Bei and declared that Meng Da had relegated you to the "cold palace".

This was unacceptable to Meng Da. You can imagine how bad he felt. Just now, Guan Yu besieged Fancheng and came to Shang Yong, asking Liu Feng and Meng Da to help him.

There is a wonderful description in 2000, saying that Meng Da persuaded Liu Feng, you, Liu Feng, treat Guan Yu as a relative, but Guan Yu treats you as a relative? Liu Bei took you in for a while, but Guan Yu objected, and you even regarded others as uncles. What a joke! So Liu Feng decided not to save Guan Yu!

But the above is just a novel romance. The truth is that both Liu Feng and Meng Da refused to send troops to help Guan Yu. The reason is that Shang Yong just got it, but he is still unstable and cannot leave as a soldier! But is this true? Apparently more of an excuse!

Because of Meng Da's mood at the time, it was very likely that he would not send troops to help Guan Yu, or even persuade Liu Feng behind his back not to send troops. According to Pei Songzhi in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", before Meng Da surrendered to Cao Wei, he left a letter to Liu Feng. There is a sentence in it: The prince of independence has come, and the people of insight are heartbroken

You can imagine how lethal this sentence is to Liu Feng. Judging from Meng Da's dare to kill Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law and his current bad mood, it is true that Meng Da wanted to murder Guan Yu. He was happy to see Guan Yu make a fool of himself or even die, just to vent his anger! Sure enough, after Guan Yu died, Meng Da surrendered to Cao Pi, and was killed by Sima Yi when he finally wanted to return to Xishu.

The reason why Meng Da turned from the most important Yizhou hero into a "historical clown" is that Because he should have a "famous saying": If you don't die, you will die! Meng Da killed Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law, whether it was due to swelling or other reasons, it was destined to be the beginning of his death, until he wanted to murder Guan Yu and could no longer look back. From then on, he could only die while running.