A political leader, especially a political leader in troubled times, is destined to have a life of division and contradiction.
Because political ideals conflict with personal ambitions, politics, moral bottom line, and power tactics are bound to conflict. In this case, a political leader is likely to launch a war for the sake of world peace, and to torture for the sake of political ideals.
Strict law.
Not to mention, they themselves were all groping forward, and whether it was personal ambition or revival of the Han Dynasty, at the time, this kind of thing was a first-class 'ideal in life' that could be put on the table!
Historically, this was the case with Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian in the late Han Dynasty.
First of all, the three of them all had political ideals and put them into practice. There is no doubt that Cao Cao, as a powerful son close to the center of the Han Dynasty, received a systematic elite aristocratic education, and he himself also had systematic political ideals, at least for Confucianism and Taoism.
, the understanding of the 'sacred world' in the traditional mainstream thoughts of Legalism is insightful; needless to say, Liu Bei may not have any specific theoretical knowledge, but the knight's simple moral concept of supporting the weak and restraining the strong has always been with him.
He, he governed politics in the plains, and Cao Wei's official scholars were still praising him decades later. He led the people across the river, and even though his wife and children were gone, he was still 'people-oriented'. Cao Mengde was not afraid of him out of thin air; even if
Sun Jian's life was short, but his heroism in fighting for the country in the early stage is undeniable. Especially during the period of challenging Dong, when others were cowering, he still moved forward and tried his best to protect the Han Dynasty, and he was the only one to win.
He has achieved some results. With these actions, it is difficult for anyone to deny his heroic attributes.
But at the same time, these three people also have their own selfish ambitions, and they will all be affected by the troubled environment, not to mention limited by their background and experience. To evaluate a person aside from these is a bit of wishful thinking and loss.
Due to bias.
Cao Cao's family can be said to be close to the Han Dynasty, so he has a strong sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty. That's why he teamed up with Xun. One led the Yanyu wealthy family, and the other led the Yanyu scholars. They met like fish in water, and they
Trying to revitalize the Han Dynasty together and return the world to the ideal classical "holy world" in which "everyone can live to the end of his life".
However, the princes of Guandong abandoned him when he went to Luoyang alone; his father died at a young age, and he was betrayed by Zhang Miao and Chen Gong when he went out to fight; he fought a decisive battle with his old friends, but all the leaders of the Han Dynasty who were protected by him began to communicate with Yuan Shao;
He went south to bring peace to the troubled times, but Liu Bei and Sun Quan put an end to his ultimate ideal of bringing peace to the world in his lifetime... So he gradually began to indulge, began to establish a public system, and began to have his own way, but he was still unable to get rid of Xun's shadow and the past deep in his heart.
Ideal, so even though I have nine of the thirteen states in the world, I have never taken the last step.
Sun Jian won't say much because he died too early, but even so, he tried to hide the jade seal while burying the Han Dynasty's royal tomb. While being loyal to the Han Dynasty, he was used by Yuan Shu to cause trouble in the Central Plains.
Only Liu Bei...
Liu Bei was a knight-errant, and he had a chivalrous spirit, but at the same time he had ambitions. I don’t know whether this ambition came from watching the big mulberry tree grow above his head when he was a child, or from working with Gongsun Zan and others at the foot of the emperor on Shishan Mountain.
It started when we were messing around, but it was always unmistakable.
However, ambition and chivalry seem to be the most difficult pair to balance. Historically, Liu Bei has always talked about chivalry, so he could only live in a new country when he was almost fifty. Once he broke the taboo and took Yizhou, there would be flying dragons immediately.
The feeling of being in heaven; and then once he returned to that chivalrous spirit due to Guan Yu's death, he completely withdrew from the stage of history.
People praised his chivalrous spirit and ridiculed him as hypocritical for breaking the rules for his ambition. However, they forgot that the person who offered the strategy to capture Yizhou was a man recognized as a perfect man through the ages. However, his actions after returning to be a chivalrous man were...
It completely ruined the political ideals of a political group.
It can only be said that his path is probably destined to be the narrowest one, just as he himself is probably the most paranoid person among the heroes in the late Han Dynasty?
But back to the present, Cao Mengde, Sun Wentai, Liu Xuande, and even Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Liu Yan, Shi Xie, Tao Qian, these so-called heroes of the late Han Dynasty, could not bypass a person who should not have been
A common man from Liaoxi who stands tall in the world... He is someone's opponent, someone's friend, someone's brother, someone's boss, someone's subordinate, someone's colleague!
He is the current trend, and everyone must maintain his rule under his political framework. At the same time, he is like an iron curtain, thousands of miles away from Xiliang to the East China Sea, falling neatly and suppressing everyone below.
People can't breathe.
Among them, if I had to choose one person who was most influenced by this person, it would be Zhuojun Ranger Liu Xuande.
"Reporting to my lord, the water entrance ahead has been breached. Colonel Zhou Tai asked what should be done?" Above the water, land and water advanced side by side, and among the nearly ten thousand troops going down the river, some people rode horses backwards from the shore to the side of a large ship, and then
Instead of getting on the boat, we directly asked each other on the shore.
"Let him not stop for a long time, and don't worry about me. Let's work hard and go down the Han River to attack the mouth of the Han River!" Liu Bei was sitting in a large ship, wearing armor and holding a knife. He didn't turn his head and answered to himself.
"Just be careful with Sun Ce in front. Don't rush too fast and hit him directly!"
"Here!" the soldier replied loudly, but abandoned his horse, boarded a small boat on the river bank, and went down the river easily.
The army was in good order, both civil and military, and the morale of the soldiers was high. Li Tong, who had just arrived on the ship, was stunned for a moment.
"Why is General Li so postured?" Liu Bei caught a glimpse of the other party's posture and asked casually. "Haven't you seen this kind of military power under the command of my brother, General Polu?"
"Report to the general." Li Tong hurriedly leaned over. "That's not what I meant, but the two generals have their own merits, which is inevitably novel..." At this point, Li Wenda paused slightly, and then continued under the encouraging eyes of the other party. "
The generals under Sun Polu are high-spirited and attack like tigers and wolves, which makes people forget about life and death. Following him, they always feel that any enemy can be defeated. However, the general's advance and retreat are orderly, both civil and military, the logistics are tidy, and the forwards are brave.
, and then people feel that everything is in order, and after receiving the general's order to do things, they feel that everything is in order, and no enemy of any kind dares to be our enemy."
Liu Bei was neither happy nor angry, but his tone was a little more relaxed after all: "Aren't you contradicting yourself? If my brother Wentai's soldiers attack me, will I win or lose? But I also understand what you mean...
...If there is any difference between me and my sworn brother, it is that he himself is brave and invincible and good at fighting. In addition, the soldiers and horses are all locals and old tribes, so as long as he rushes forward, the rest of the tribe will be defeated.
He must have sacrificed his life and moved forward, naturally like a tiger descending from the mountain, facing the changes. As for me, our army is slightly inferior to him, and our bravery is also inferior to him. The only one who can rely on is the courtesy and virtuous corporal.
, I try my best to recruit talented people for my use, and use their strength to prepare everything, so I can say that it is 'perfect'."
Li Tong thought of the other party's comfort to him before, and also thought that the people Liu Bei brought in the army now include people like Zhang Fei and Zhang Fei who are recognized as world-renowned celebrities and military generals. In addition, there are also bandits like Zhou.
Tai, Liu Pi, Gong Du, who were born in famous families such as Chen Ji, Chen Qun, and Yuan Huan, who were born in rural areas like themselves, such as Chen Guang (Chen Wu's father), and of course that Lu Su... No matter they were educated or martial, or born, they were all
Being able to use it makes me feel impressed from the bottom of my heart.
So, the man once again leaned over and held his hands in his hands, saying sincerely: "If you use people like this, you will surely accomplish great things!"
Unexpectedly, when Liu Bei heard this, he was moved and shook his head: "It's just that I learned the saying 'put people first'. In this life of troubled times, it is enough to live up to others... And when it comes to being able to win people, just because I know it is enough."
There are two brothers from the north who are not inferior to me, so whether you have a great career or not, it still depends on luck!"
Everyone around him was confused when he heard this, but Li Tong still responded sincerely: "There are so many heroes in the world, and only one person can do great things. Who doesn't want to rely on luck? It's so rare for us to meet a wise master in troubled times. It's always
You must do your best for Ming Gong!"
Liu Bei heard this and knew that the other party was a newcomer. He was afraid and flattering, but he still got up on the boat and stepped forward to help him up: "Wen Da said it well, in fact, it can be compared with Wen Da and you."
When heroes and heroes stand side by side and fight together, isn't this life in vain?"
The surrounding civil and military officials, led by Zhang and Zhang Fei, all bowed and took orders.
At the end of autumn, the rivers were rolling across the fields, and the rolling waves were in full swing. Liu Bei, who had defeated Huainan, regained control of Runan, the second largest county in the world, led an army of more than ten thousand people from Langling, crossed Tongbai Mountain, turned to the southeast of Bishui, joined Li Tong, and then went south to advance.
Anlu, followed Yuan Shu's previous route to capture Xiling and continued southward along the Yangtze River.
At the same time, Zhang Zhao, who had received the summons, did not dare to neglect, and immediately marched to Lujiang. Soldiers from Jiujiang County were on guard along the way. In addition to supporting and defending Sun Ce, he also led 3,000 troops from Lujiang Prefecture Lu Dai, represented by Liu Bei, to attack Yuan Shu from the lower reaches upwards.
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Poor Yuan Shuxin had only been in Jiangxia for two months. He barely recruited 10,000 people and gave 5,000 to his son-in-law. The remaining 5,000 were given to Zhang and Zhang went upstream to Shaxian to defend Liu Biao. How could he stop Liu Bei?
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In fact, when Sun Ce, whom Yuan Shu appointed as the captain of Zhechong, passed by here, if he had not been worried about being caught between Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Cao Cao, he would have taken Jiangxia by the way. And Sun Ce's army of nearly 10,000 people was also
In fact, it blocked Liu Bei's advance.
So, when Sun Ce left the Xiling ferry, within two days, there was no need for Liu Bei's army to arrive. Zhou Tai, who was following behind, marched straight in and captured Xiling City with 3,000 Jiujiang warriors, capturing the unresponsive man alive.
Yuan Shu!
Sun Ce was also shocked. Sun Ce left Xiling and walked forward for only five days. Before he reached Qichun, he was shocked when he saw Liu Bei's banner coming from the lower reaches and received Zhang Zhao's ghostwriting.
A reprimand announcement was sent in the name of Liu Bei... From this moment on, Sun Ce's military morale began to waver, and many low-level officers left the team and defected to Liu Bei.
In desperation, Sun Ce had to march south and station in the north, that is, he marched on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Only when he was short of supplies, he went to the north bank to find Zhang Zhao for supplies. Even so, when he last supplied supplies in Liu Bei's sphere of influence,
At the time of Liyang in Jiujiang, there were only about 5,000 men left in the entire army. What he didn't even know was that his erratic march from north to south caused him to completely miss the opportunity he had once had in Luoyang.
When he was young, there was Zhou Yu of Lujiang who was the same age as him.
Of course, this is a story for another day.
Turning to Jiangxia, in just fifteen days, Liu Bei captured Jiangxia, captured Yuan Shu and Lu Bu's newlywed wife alive, and seized all the wealthy lands on both sides of the Yangtze River. Even Zhang, who had three thousand soldiers stationed in Shaxian, was elsewhere.
The commander-in-chief Ma Lusu and Li Tong joined forces and were captured in the battle.
When the news came out, everyone was shocked!
Liu Biao was really scared and his liver trembled. You must know that Jiangxia is the lifeblood of Liu Jingzhou who owns six counties in Jingzhou. With the river as the road, this place poses a greater threat to Jingzhou than Nanyang, and Yuan Shu
Is it the same thing as Liu Bei?
Jiang Xia is in the hands of Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao only loses Jiang Xia temporarily. Anyway, it is impossible for the hearts of Jiang Xia to transfer from Liu Jingsheng to Yuan Gonglu. But if Liu Bei takes Jiang Xia away, then the entire Jingzhou will be really in danger!
Lu Bu was even more panic-stricken. He yelled and cursed in the small town of Nanjiuju where he had temporarily stationed troops... Liu Bei said it nicely. If he didn't beat him, the real governor of Nanyang, what would happen if he turned around and beat his father-in-law? Without Jiang Xia as a back-up.
, several counties on the east bank of Bishui were actually lost. How could he, a Nanyang governor with five thousand Jiangxia soldiers, do anything?!
In fact, not only Liu Biao and Lu Bu, but also the father and son of the Zhu family in Jiangnan were a little flustered. Liu Bei was recognized as the dragon lying in the Huaihe River. What if this guy didn't look north and looked back to Jiangdong?
There are three fathers and sons. The father Zhu has gradually become seriously ill and is in trouble, while the eldest son Zhu Fu is recognized as a violent person. Zhu Hao has a reputation as a virtuous man, but he is only the second son and is still stationed in Yuzhang.
In such a situation, who can stop the powerful Liu Bei?
For a moment, Zhu Hao, who was on the opposite bank of Jiangxia, simply hoped that Liu Bei would go to Jingzhou.
When the news reached Wancheng, Cao Cao also gasped... He always felt that due to the chaos in the Central Plains, he was inevitably at a disadvantage compared to his sworn brother.
Even though he took away most of Nanyang, he was theoretically the one who made the most progress this time. However, Liu Bei was not far behind. Nanyang was the largest county in the world, but Runan was the second largest county in the world, and Jiangxia was also
Great Commandery! More importantly, Liu Bei did not suffer any loss of reputation or controversy throughout the whole process. He took over Runan as the governor of Yuzhou, Sun Jian's last words, and Sun Ce's promise, and then went to fight Yuan Shu in the name of crusading against the rebels...
...and as for Cao Cao, although he has firmed up his faith, he still has a bad reputation for driving away his nephew, right?
Of course, the main reason is that Cao Cao never expected that Lu Bu, who only had a few hundred cavalry, could be so good at fighting! On a plain battlefield with thousands of people against ten thousand, a few hundred elite cavalry could change the situation of the battle.
In an instant, Cao Cao almost had the idea of dispatching Yue Jin from Yanzhou and Li Jin from Yingchuan to form an army of 30,000 to 50,000 to kill Lu Bu first.
Otherwise, he always felt that Liu Bei was going to cause something big. And this kind of insecurity was really uncomfortable.
However, when a letter from Liu Xuande arrived, Cao Mengde simply gave up the struggle. He was completely convinced!
It turned out that Liu Bei publicly sent letters to Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, Cao Cao, the general of Fenwu, and Lu Bu, the governor of Nanyang. In the letter, he first stated that he was following the imperial edict to fight against thieves and intended to attack Yuan Shu, and had not invaded Jingzhou.
, meaning to seize the neighbor's territory...
Then, he formally issued an invitation, asking Tao Qian to send an envoy. The other three people and himself would go directly to Nanyang and his party nearby to discuss how to return Jiangxia to Jingzhou; how to deal with the management differences in Nanyang; and how to unify the sweep of the Yellow River.
, the so-called bandits and warlords in the five states between the Yangtze River restored stability to the people of the Central Plains; how to reorganize the roads and checkpoints in the five states so that merchants, scholars and people in the Central Plains can travel unimpeded; how to buy and sell grain at a fair price and transport medicines in years of famine and disaster to allow the Central Plains to
The people were protected from epidemics and famine; more importantly, how to eliminate the war and save the people of the Central Plains from the suffering of the previous nine years of homelessness and killing...
Of course, in the end we have to discuss how to deal with Yuan Shu, the traitor! Whether it should be a public trial, house arrest, or just beheading him and sending him to Chang'an.
Liu Xuande's letter concluded with this:
I still remember what my brother, General Wei, said in "An Advocate Against Dong Zhuo": "The public may occupy the Han position, or associate with relatives of the Zhou Dynasty, or he may repost it in the proclamation room, or he may be ordered by Gu to be sent to the proclamation room. The words are still in the ears, how can one be loyal and forget his heart?"
'Now that I have been ordered by the Han Dynasty to take care of one side, I have no intention of serving the country and bringing peace to the people. How can I be at war with one another?
If you are interested, to show your sincerity in chatting, on the day when you reply to Xiling, be prepared to immediately go to Xinye with ten horses and attend the meeting alone to show that you will not fail!
And if there are thieves who ignore the overall situation and go to war in the Central Plains for their own selfish interests, even if they are unable to prepare, they are still willing to follow my brother's mission of attacking Dong, and lead the soldiers and people of Yuzhou and the descendants of Huainan to march forward without mercy!
At the end of the letter, he signed Liu Bei, a common man from Zhuo County.
The book spread to all directions, and the Central Plains was shaken. Not to mention that Liu Biao, whose life was pinched by someone, set off immediately. Lu Bu, who was helpless on both sides, was at a loss. Even Tao Qian was persuaded by Chen, Mi Zhu, Cao Bao and others in the state.
Regardless of his old age and frailty, he boarded the train and went there in person. Yang Biao, the Guanglu doctor who stayed in Xuzhou, also followed suit.
Immediately, Yangzhou Zhu Ye asked his son Zhu Hao, the governor of Yuzhang, to cross the river and go to Nanyang in person.
After Sun Jian's death, the Central Plains Alliance, which was originally in danger, regained its strength and became even better because of Liu Bei's three years of inactivity.
"Abei is coming in!"
In December, in the middle of winter, Yecheng, north of the Yellow River, is gradually getting colder. Zhao Zhong’s old residence, now General Wei’s Mansion, has been lit. In the lobby of Dilong, Gongsun, wearing only single clothes, looked at the letter sent from the south bank of the Yellow River in his hand.
, but the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly, showing no sign of being a villain. "What a good means!"
I have no conscious dividing line
"In the winter of the second year of Jian'an, the princes of the Central Plains gathered in Nanyang. Chen Deng, the captain of the Dian Nong School, sent his subordinate Chen Jiao to Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, and said: 'When I was young, I was worth two thousand stones. There are many commentators in the Central Plains, and they gathered in Nanyang.
Hero, let's try to hear about it." When he returned to Xuzhou, he said to him: "The discussions in Nanyang are all based on the arrogance of the emperor and self-respect." Deng said: "My husband's boudoir, Yong Mu, is virtuous and well-behaved. I respect Chen Yuanfang and his son (Chen Yuanfang).
Ji, Chen Qun); I respect Zhao Yuanda for his knowledge and righteousness; I respect Confucius and Wenju for his profound knowledge and strong memory; he uses the weak to match the strong and is loyal to the Han Dynasty; I respect Cao Mengde; he has outstanding majestic appearance.
I respect Liu Xuande for his tyrannical strategy; I respect Gongsun Wenqi for whipping the world and reorganizing the country... How proud is he to respect him like this! How can I even record the triviality of my remaining sons?'" "Jiu Yan Shu"
.Shijia No.****s: There is another earthquake in the southwest, everyone must be careful.
