As we all know, the eldest son of Jingzhou ruler, during the Three Kingdoms period, was always Liu Biao, a former Jingzhou shepherd. There is also Liu Biao, who has two sons. One is the eldest son Liu Qi, who was married to his wife. The second son, Liu Cong, is his stepwife, Mrs Cai. There is a famous saying, if you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather, so after having a stepmother, Liu Qi's treatment in Liu Biao plummeted.
Mrs Cai was born in a wealthy family. The power behind this is naturally not comparable to that of Liu Qi, the mother who died young. Therefore, after Liu Biao's death, it was not his eldest son who inherited his career. And the second son, Liu Cong, is naturally the neglected poor Liu Qi.
Friends who know the history of the Three Kingdoms and are proficient in the romance of the Three Kingdoms are no strangers to Liu Qi. As the eldest son of Jingzhou ruler, he should naturally take over Jingzhou after Liu Biao's death, but unexpectedly, his successor is his younger brother Liu Cong. Subsequently, Liu Qi carried out a series of struggles and gradually won, but unexpected things happened. Liu Qi's health soon became problematic, and finally he died of depression. Many friends have doubts. Before Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Qi was still very strong and could fight. Why did he die so quickly?
The little one also wants to live, because according to the eldest son inheritance system. As his name is unknown, only by getting rid of his son Liu Can can he be promoted smoothly. But it is the Chua family that stands behind Liu Cong, and Cai Taizu must frame him.
Liu Qi's identity and the helpless situation of his eldest son. When I invaded Jingzhou alone, I relied on the support of Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang and other Jingxiang Haozu. Without the help of these families, it is difficult for Liu Biao to stand in Jingzhou. Therefore, the separatist regime established by Liu Biao in Jingzhou was actually supported by the Cai family and the Kuai family.
Although Liu Qi is the direct son of Liu Cong and should be inherited according to etiquette, his younger brother Liu Cong is closely related to his wife Chua, and Mrs. Chua is the younger brother of Mrs. Chua, so he will fully support Liu Cong, which is more in line with the interests of the extended family. Not to mention Liu Qi's inability to save the world, even Liu Biao, who is alive, may find it hard to shake this reality.
Since then, the life of the eldest son Liu Qi has been very difficult. He has no political support, and he can't compete with many princes in ability. This is a bridge for Liu Qi to ask Zhuge Liang for help.
In Zhuge Liang's view, he doesn't want to interfere in Jingzhou's internal affairs, because he is related to Liu Biao's family and Cai Mao, so he should prefer Liu Cong. Later, Liu Qi struggled for help, only to inspire Liu Qi with the story of Zhong Er, the monarch of the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period, so that he succeeded in saving his life and gained many benefits.
So I went to ask Zhuge Liang how to live. In addition, Zhuge Liang told him a story about the Shen state of Jin. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Shen was executed in China, and immediately went into exile after learning about it, and finally saved his life. Tell him not to worry.
Then in the 13th year of Jian 'an, in 2008, Battle of Red Cliffs happened. Huang Zu, the satrap of Jiangxia County, died in battle, and Liu Qi immediately volunteered to replace Huang Zu, avoiding the frame-up of his stepmother and Cai Mao, leaving him behind. In fact, Zhuge Liang tried his best to protect and help Liu Qi and secretly tried to seek benefits for Liu Bei. Zhuge Liang had already told Liu Bei about the plan of "three points in the world", and he himself was well aware of the current political situation and the trends of various forces in Jingzhou.
To recover Jingzhou's biggest chip, Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Cong should be the satrap of Jiangxia, for the sake of having an ally and retreat when Liu Bei Group was hit hard by Cao Cao. If Jingzhou falls apart, then Liu Qi is undoubtedly Liu Bei's biggest bargaining chip to recover Jingzhou. In addition, according to historical records, Zhuge Liang proposed to attack Xiangyang when he accompanied Liu Bei from Changbanpo to Xiangyang, so it is certain that Zhuge Liang's help to Liu Qi is a very necessary political means.
Then Liu Biao really died, and her stepmother and Cai Mao immediately declared Liu Cong as the heir. Even Liu Qi, who was in mourning thousands of miles away, could not see Liu Biao for the last time, and Liu Qi was furious. After the war, Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao, and those who didn't want to go to Cao Cao later took refuge in Liu Bei.
Liu Qi, who had a deep hatred with Liu Cong, naturally took refuge in Liu Bei, so in the fourteenth year of Jian 'an (209), Liu Bei requested to recommend Liu Qi as the secretariat of Jingzhou and set out to crusade against the four counties in Jingnan in the name of running. But strangely, just after Jingzhou was captured, Liu Qi died. It is recorded in the History of the Three Kingdoms.
"Qi main table for jingzhou secretariat, after four counties were conquered. Jin Xuan of Wuling County, Han Xuan of Changsha County, Zhao Fan of Guiyang County and Liu Du of Lingling County all fell. Xu Lei led tens of thousands of Lujiang departments to collect music. Qi died of illness, and ministers recommended him to Jingzhou as a shepherd and a policeman.
You see, after Liu Qi died. So Liu Bei was immediately pushed to the position of Jingzhou shepherd and began his road to hegemony in the world. When Battle of Red Cliffs was in Liu Qi, he was still fighting on horseback in Jiangxia. Why did he get sick as soon as he got the position of Jingzhou shepherd? So later, some readers boldly speculated that Liu Qi was killed by Liu Bei?
In the final analysis, after Liu Qi and Liu Qi's death, Liu Bei was the biggest beneficiary. And according to the point of view at that time, Liu Qi would never get Jingzhou unless he tore his face to pieces. Because Liu Bei took Jingzhou in the name of Liu Qi. There are not many historical records about Liu Qi's performance in Battle of Red Cliffs.
Even Liu Bei won't have too many descriptions. This decisive battle, which decided the fate of the Three Kingdoms, was sent by Sun and Liu Lian's army. The main force was the 30,000 water army led by Zhou Yu. The 20,000 troops owned by Liu Bei and Liu Qi were more used as logistical support and auxiliary vigilance tasks to prevent Cao Cao's mobile troops from attacking its left and right wings.
Zhuge Liang's Longzhong is right, and so is Guan Yu's Guan Yu, because without Jingzhou, you can't take Erchuan. Where can he come from? If Liu Qi dies, Liu Bei's Longzhong couple will go bankrupt directly. Therefore, Liu Bei had a great motive to kill Liu Qi, and Liu Qizhi's death was also briefly mentioned in the Three Kingdoms. There is only one sentence: "Qi died of illness, and the ministers recommended the ancestors as Jingzhou pastors." Therefore, this speculation is not unreasonable. But in fact, from another perspective, this statement is also problematic. It turns out that Battle of Red Cliffs is Jingzhou where Liu Bei helped Liu Qiling. At that time, Lu Su was still eyeing up outside.
Before Liu Qi died in 209 BC, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, appointed Liu Qi as the secretariat of Jingzhou, and occupied many sites in Jingzhou in the name of Liu Qi. At this time, Liu Bei acted completely according to Zhuge Liang's plan and became the biggest winner. On the surface, he almost recovered Liu Qi from Jingzhou, but he was just a pawn.
Liu Qi died, and Lu Su was whipped quickly. Liu Bei, why bother? After all, there is Liu Qi. It makes sense for Liu Bei to control Jingzhou, because Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang in his hands have already controlled Jingzhou. Is he still afraid that Liu Qi will seize power? As far as itself is concerned, Liu Qi is not young. He is a child born to Liu Biao's ex-wife, and he is a serious eldest son. According to historical records, Liu Biao was 67 when he died. He has a distinguished family background and a good education.
Liu Qi died. He was a famous poet in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He is very clever. According to the custom of the ancients, a gifted scholar like Liu Biao can get married at the earliest age of thirteen and at the latest age of twenty. Suppose Liu Biao got married at the age of 15 or 16, and gave birth to Liu Qi around the age of 20. When Liu Qi died in 2009, Liu Qi was 47 years old.
So from this point of time, although Liu Qi is Liu Bei's junior, they are not much different in age, and may even be a little older than him. Due to the limited scientific technology and medical level in ancient times, the average life expectancy of people is only 30 to 40 years old. Liu Qi's death at the age of 47 is not a "premature death", but a very normal death age.
Among the ministers who promoted Liu Bei as Jingzhou Pastoral, there were Jingzhou Pastoral, Biejia, Sima and other aides, all of whom were Liu Qi's courtiers. Under the dual concept of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it was really Liu Qi who killed Liu Qi, so these people were Liu Bei's sworn enemies. Once the information leaked, Liu Bei could not get the support of the "minister". Moreover, in the case of unstable Jingzhou base area, killing Liu Qi is still perfect. With this skill, you can kill Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and the world will be unified.
Cao Cao went south from Wancheng area, and later when he was stationed in Xiangyang, he pursued it all the way to Changbanpo, and finally reached Jiangling under the jurisdiction of Nanjun, arrived at Chibi, and fled back to the Central Plains after the defeat. Therefore, it can be concluded that Cao Jun was not infected with plague when he was in Chibi, but should have appeared in Nanjun or Xiangyang before he left. At that time, the plague spread rapidly, causing a large number of casualties among the people and officers and men. Liu Qi also died at this stage, so it can be inferred that he was infected with the plague. In a word, Liu Qi's miserable life does not mean that he is incompetent and fatuous, but lives in a group of troubled times.
Therefore, Liu Qi is more likely to die, and she is still struggling with the disease. This baby can only say that her life is not good. Parents died young, stepmother was harsh, and brother turned against him. Finally, I finally got what I deserved, just picked it up and left. Isn't that terrible?