Liu Bei is a descendant of Liu Sheng, the son of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty. He lost his father when he was a child. He and his mother make a living by weaving and selling straw sandals and summer sleeping mats. Although he doesn't talk much and his emotions are often not reflected in his face, he is friendly and loves to make friends with heroes. Many promising young people compete with him. Later, he got the support of two wealthy businessmen, who gave him a lot of gold and silver treasures and asked him to recruit.
Once, Lu Bu sent someone to buy a horse, but the money for buying a horse was taken away by Liu Bei's men. Lu Bu was furious and sent troops to attack Liu Bei. Liu Bei fled alone, just as another warlord in the north, Cao Cao, sent troops to pacify Lu Bu, and Liu Bei, who was weak, defected to Cao Cao. At this time, Cao Cao held Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty hostage and moved the capital from Luoyang to Xudu (now Xuchang, Henan). Cao Cao ruled the world in the name of the emperor, and his power was very powerful. After Lu Bu was captured alive. Cao Cao asked Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty to make Liu Bei the left general, treat him with courtesy and go in and out together. Liu Bei, who is highly regarded, is on tenterhooks all day, because earlier, Dong Cheng, the husband of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, received a secret letter from Xian Di asking him to get rid of Cao Cao, and Dong became a conspirator with Liu Bei and others. Although he didn't take any action, he was always on the alert for Cao Cao's harm to him. So he came up with a way to hide his eyes and ears: stay in the backyard all day.
This is a clever move. Even his closest brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were kept in the dark. They complain that Liu Bei doesn't care about world affairs, but learns from villains. Liu Bei just smiled and didn't explain. Besides, Cao Cao is suspicious by nature. On the surface, he attaches great importance to Liu Bei, but in fact, he is always on guard against Liu Bei, fearing that he will conquer the world under the banner of his uncle. On this day, Liu Bei was watering the vegetable field in the back garden when he suddenly heard Cao Cao send someone.
When Cao Cao saw Liu Bei, he laughed and said, "Good! Hiding at home to do big things! " A word scared Liu Bei to death, and I didn't know what to say. Cao Cao added, "It's not easy for you to learn to grow vegetables!" Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's just a pastime." Cao Cao added, "I just saw plums on the branches in the garden, and I couldn't help admiring them!" Just as the wine is warm, I just want to invite you to the pavilion for a drink. " Liu Bei's nervous heart has been put down. When they came to the pavilion, they saw that the wine vessel had been set and the plums were put on the plate, so they began to drink with a smile. When they are slightly drunk, they feel that it is cloudy and cloudy, and a downpour is coming.
Cao Cao was drunk and asked, "Tell me, who is the contemporary hero?" Liu Bei was so excited that the wine suddenly woke up for seven minutes. He wondered if this was a test for himself. Then, he smiled humbly: "I am a mortal, how can I know who is a hero!" " "Cao Cao said," you are too modest. Even if you have never seen a hero, you can always hear a few big names! " "When Liu Bei saw that he had to say something, he pretended that he had no ambition, and casually said," Yuan Shao dominates the Central Plains, hiding dragon and crouching tiger under his door, and he can be called a hero! " Cao Cao smiled and shook his head and said, "How can this man be considered a hero because he is weak outside and weak inside, greedy for small profits and can't do great things?" Liu Bei also mentioned Liu Biao, Sun Ce, Liu Zhang and others, all of which were denied by Cao Cao. Cao Cao said sternly: "Only those who are ambitious and resourceful can be called heroes!" Liu Bei asked, "In your opinion, who can be a hero?" Cao Cao quietly said bluntly: "There are only two heroes in the world today, you and me!" Liu Bei was so frightened that his hand shook and his chopsticks fell to the ground. Just then, a loud thunder fell from the sky. After a pause, Liu Bei bent down to pick up the chopsticks and said covertly, "The thunder was so loud, so suddenly, I was afraid that my chopsticks would drop." Liu Bei cleverly concealed his gaffes.
But after drinking wine, he repeatedly thought about Cao Cao's words and felt that Cao Cao had regarded him as his only opponent and would not let him go easily. At this time, another big warlord, Yuan Shaopa, sent his son to Qingzhou to meet Yuan Shaopa's younger brother, Yuan Shu, and wanted to pass Xuzhou. Cao Cao sent Liu Bei to intercept Yuan Shu. Liu Bei seized this opportunity and left with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Liu Bei defeated Yuan Shu and occupied Xuzhou. Cao Cao let Liu Bei go, and he was very sorry to see that Liu Bei himself became stronger. So Cao Cao commanded an army to attack Xuzhou, and Liu Bei couldn't resist it, so he had to give up Xuzhou and go to Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao cooks wine on the hero's thoughts after reading.
The Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away heroes. Success or failure has turned empty, the green hills are still there, and the sunset is a few degrees red.
The white-haired hermit by the river has long been used to the changes of time. A pot of muddy wine likes to meet, and many things in ancient and modern times are wasted in a joke.
If you ask about the history of China, which period of history is the most famous? I think it's the Three Kingdoms. There are many stories and legends in the Warring States period, but they are far less wonderful than the Three Kingdoms. There are too many stories, too many characters, too many legends and too many heroes in the Three Kingdoms.
Hero! Everyone admires and pursues, but what is a hero? Some people say that Liu Bei is a hero. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei was deliberately portrayed as a righteous man. Everyone says that Liu Huangshu is unique in benevolence and righteousness, but I don't think so in my heart. Take the famous story of Liu Bei's casting his son. Zhaoyun seven in seven out of Cao Jun's array. After some difficulties and dangers, Dou was saved. Liu Bei thought it was worthless, so he threw the sinus on the ground. In doing so, it is worthy of his subordinates. Where's Dou? What do babies know? Why did he suffer from this? Where did Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness go at this time? Liu Bei's casting his son is just a gesture to win people's hearts. And the mountains and rivers laid by Liu Bei, whether Jingzhou, Yizhou or Hanzhong, are disgraceful. The most pitiful is Liu Zhang of Jingzhou, who greeted Liu Bei with joy. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei led the wolf into the room and turned himself into an anti-customer. From this perspective, Liu Bei's righteous act is just to win people's hearts. This is a politician, a successful politician. In my eyes, to be an excellent politician, deception is a compulsory course, and scheming is even more essential. Why did many literati in ancient China have bad careers? It is because they are honest, can't play tricks, can't plot, can't disguise themselves with deception, but show their true colors with a righteous and righteous face, most of them will be excluded and will not succeed in the end. And Liu Bei did it, but he was not a hero. Liu Bei is not a hero, nor are Cao Cao and Sun Quan, because they are both politicians and players in this world chess game, and they all manipulate people like chess pieces for their own purposes. How can a man with ulterior motives be a hero?
Guan Yu is a hero, but his appearance makes people respect him. His burly figure, radiant face and flowing beard added to his extraordinary. Not to mention Guan Yu's martial arts, the name of "warrior saint" is not for nothing. The seventh army, which was flooded, showed his wisdom, which can be described as both wisdom and courage. Riding thousands of miles alone is to show Guan Yu's loyalty. Guan Yu's wisdom, courage and loyalty are complete. Isn't such a person a typical hero? Although Guan Yu finally lost Jingzhou, defeated Maicheng and was finally beheaded, didn't he say that heroes should not be judged by success or failure? Chu, the tyrant who committed suicide in Wujiang River, is still in people's hearts. It is too narrow to talk about heroes by success or failure. Heroes always have some personality.
Maybe Guan Yu is a little proud. He is especially proud of his beautiful beard. This is indeed a shortcoming, but it is also his personality, a kind of personality charm, let us admire and respect him as a hero. Just like that fierce Zhang Fei, too fierce. Meng De is a bit silly, which makes people feel a bit dull. All he knows is that he is in charge, with developed limbs and simple mind. But isn't Zhang Fei a hero? There was a roar on the slope of Changbanpo, which scared tens of thousands of Cao Bing to move. Of course, Zhang Fei is a hero, and Meng enriched his heroic image. To a certain extent, he created Zhang Fei, a unique hero.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both heroes. They became heroes because of their simplicity. They are not as unfathomable as Liu Bei and Cao Cao. Their hearts are very simple, that is, they follow their eldest brother to conquer the world. They don't have to disguise themselves, but they can show their true colors, no matter their shortcomings or advantages, so they are heroes. Just like Yue Fei in later generations, his heart is also very simple, that is, he wants to recover Song Guguo instead of focusing on the infighting in the DPRK. As a result, he became a hero but lost his life. It seems that few heroes can come to a good end, and it is often the innocence of heroes that kills them. It is sad that a simple hero can't compete with a far-sighted politician.
Perhaps this is the fate and sorrow of heroes.
On the arrangement of hero knowledge points by Cao Cao's cooking wine
There is a story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in which Cao Cao talks about heroes by cooking wine. At that time, Liu Bei was in trouble and took refuge in Cao Cao, who received Liu Bei sincerely. Liu Bei lives in Xudu. After signing your name with your coat, grow vegetables in the backyard and water yourself to confuse Cao Cao and relax his sight. One day, Cao Cao invited Liu Bei into the house to drink, talking about the dragon-shaped man and discussing who is the hero in the world.
Liu Bei visited Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Sun Ce, Liu Zhang, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu and Han Sui, all of whom were despised by Cao Cao. Cao Cao pointed out a hero's standard-"having ambition, good strategy, the opportunity to hide the universe, and the ambition to swallow heaven and earth." Liu Bei asked, "Who should it be?" Cao Cao said that only Liu Bei and he were. Liu Bei, who lives in Xudu with a low profile, was found to be a hero by Cao Cao, but he was so scared that his spoon fell to the ground. At this time, the heavy rain was coming and the thunder was loud. Liu Bei calmly picked up a spoon and chopsticks and said, "The power of the earthquake is even there." He cleverly concealed his past confusion, thus avoiding a disaster. Liu Bei answered the hero's question skillfully when he was cooking wine.
What is reassuring is that Liu Bei hides his secrets, does not exaggerate, show off, brag, be arrogant, pretend to be deaf and dumb in front of people, and does not count himself as a "hero". His descendants, his heroes, at least on the surface, restrained their behavior. One should not be too arrogant in the world.