Liu Bei:
Let's talk about Liu Bei's royal knowledge.
Why was Liu Bei so depressed at first? In fact, it's very simple, just because of strength. He has no territory of his own and lacks the material basis for success. As a result, he was beaten all over the place. In those days, it was really not easy to rebel without subordinates. Its resistance and charm can be seen. Later outstanding talents, such as Wolong and Huang Yan, worked hard, and most of their talents came from the middle period of the Three Kingdoms (it was rare for outstanding talents to join in the middle and late period). Later, he said to Zhuge Liang that "Ma Su exaggerates and cannot be reused", which proves that he has a higher ability to recognize people than Zhuge Liang.
Secondly, talk about his political character.
Liu Bei's slogan was to revive the Han Dynasty, and he called himself an uncle, which was undoubtedly very appealing at that time. Although the actual effect was not as good as that of Cao Cao, it was politically accepted by the literati class loyal to the Han Dynasty. And his political style of generosity, kindness and closeness to the people is most in line with China's traditional political thought.
Liu Beiren's peak work took place during Cao Cao's southern expedition. "Cong and many people around Jingzhou have returned to their owners. More than 100,000 people and thousands of cars in Dangyang, more than ten miles a day. " After Liu Biao's death, Jingzhou officials immediately chose Liu Bei, who won the hearts of the people, instead of Liu Cong. Zhuge Liang advised him to attack Liu Cong and occupy Jingzhou, but he said, "I can't bear it." According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Biao wanted to entrust Jingzhou to Liu Bei when he was dying, but Liu Bei refused. "This man has treated me like a mountain, and now he wants to treat me like a thin man. I really can't bear it."
Tell me more about his military talents.
In fact, during Liu Bei's life, he personally commanded the army of Shu Han. Like Cao Cao, a commander with military talent will choose to unify his own army. The only exception of Sanxiong is Sun Quan. This guy has little military talent. He played with all his soldiers and lost a lot ... what he entrusted to his general was effective. For example, Zhou Yu and Lu Xun ... In the Han Shu Group, Liu Bei is the leader in military talents, or other generals have not had a chance to show higher talents than Liu Bei, which is related to Liu Bei's narrow territory and his inability to authorize a general. Guan Yu is an exception.
Finally, talk about his tough personality.
I've been wandering all my life, and I've been driven everywhere, but I never give up. I am tenacious and determined, which is really remarkable. Subordinates who have been hit again and again, and their wives are separated, can always close their confused and scattered hearts when they fail. In the words of MBA, leadership is not strong! In contemporary society, this kind of personality is also admirable, but for the sake of romance, this kind of personality has never been promoted positively. Sadly, few people attach importance to this character in contemporary times. ......
To sum up: Cao Cao has the first-Mover advantage of family background and official position. Sun Quan directly took the inheritance of his father and brother, but Liu Bei started from scratch and stood among the three chivalrous men. Or Cao Cao's evaluation is the most appropriate: "On the heroes of the world, only the monarch and the minister listen."
Cao Cao:
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao's character is complicated, and his character is various. As soon as he appeared in the novel, he showed his intelligence, wit, courage, boldness, sophistication and maturity. In the first article, the author wrote: "Cao loved hunting, singing and dancing when he was a child, and he had the ability to change." Then, he took the lead in suppressing the yellow turban insurrectionary uprising, made meritorious deeds, made a name for himself, and established his own prestige in the local area with a resolute style.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao was able to defeat Yuan Shao in the battle of Guandu and unify the north. Can't you show his substantial talent and ability? He is ambitious, ambitious. I'm afraid the word "ambition" is somewhat inappropriate for Cao Cao.
Cao Cao is an outstanding politician and thinker in history. He is resourceful and decisive, and takes the great cause of reunification as his own responsibility. He is good at dispatching troops and is careful in every battle, so he always wins.
Cao Cao runs the country well. When Cao Cao was a commandant in the north of Luoyang, he was not afraid of powerful people and killed all those who violated the ban with a five-color stick, which shocked the capital and no one dared to reinstate the ban. When he was a minister in Jinan, he dismissed eight county officials who were attached to powerful people and took bribes and perverted the law, ordered the demolition of ancestral temples and prohibited sacrifices. At that time, the social atmosphere in Jinan changed greatly.
What is more valuable is that Cao Cao attaches importance to the economy. He encouraged farming, cultivated the land on a large scale, and stabilized the life of the refugees, thus buying people's hearts and letting the people farm wholeheartedly and serve him wholeheartedly. In addition, he also pays attention to building water conservancy projects and protecting agriculture and mulberry, so that there will be no floods on both sides of the Yellow River for a long time, which is a great good thing he has done for the people. According to historical records, under the rule of Cao Cao, the scene of "every family is full and the warehouse is full" appeared in the north.
Since ancient times, every successful king has a wise courtier behind him. There is only one Cao Cao who can attach importance to talents. He has countless capable ministers and talented people. Cao Cao issued three orders for seeking talents: no matter how high or low the official rank is, as long as there is a "way to govern the country and the art of using troops", you can be an official. Think about it, how many kings can do this? At that time, Guan Yunchang, Liu Bei's sworn brother, was captured by Cao Cao. Cao Cao didn't kill him, but treated him with courtesy and tried every means to keep this talent. Guan Yunchang was very moved, but he didn't want to help him, so Cao Cao let him go. In Battle of Red Cliffs, did Guan Yunchang let Cao Cao go to repay him for not killing him? Otherwise, Cao Cao would have died.
In addition, Cao Cao is also very talented in literature. Two sentences "the trip to the sun and the moon, if it is unexpected. Xinghan is brilliant, if it is unexpected. " He wrote down his ambition to be all-inclusive and unify the whole country. A song, "an old horse lurks, aiming for a thousand miles." In the year of martyrs, go forward bravely. " Spread through the ages and become a household name. This shows that Cao Cao is very talented in literature.