As a child of a poor family, the orphans and widows depended on each other for survival. Their lives were very hard. The mother hoped that her son would study hard and have a future. They could either gain enough fame in the local area and be elected as a talented or filial person, or enter the Imperial College of Luoyang to study. These two paths could allow the children of the poor to embark on an official career and change their lives.
However, Liu Bei's performance was shocking.
He didn't like reading. He only liked riding horses, playing with pet dogs, music, and nice clothes.
Liu Bei studied in a private school run by the famous scholar Lu Zhi for two years.
Later on, there was a rebellion in Lujiang County. The imperial court recruited Lu Zhi to be the prefect there to quell the rebellion. There was no one to discipline him, and Liu Bei had nothing to do!
In the previous chapters, Long Jiuxiao had said," Liu Bei's ears and shoulders were like two ears. His eyes could look at his ears and his hands were above his knees.
Although he loved to play, Liu Bei did not talk much. He was humble and liked to make friends with heroes. He was mature at a young age and did not show his emotions on his face. He was extremely shrewd. This was also the personality and temper that his strange appearance brought him, which made him a tyrant.
In addition, he was so sexy (it was a blessing in the eyes of people at that time), so many people were willing to make friends with him, and aspiring young people were even more eager to follow him.
At this time, Liu Bei had already grown up. As an adult, the first thing he had to do was to find a job to support his family. Although his family did not have much money, he still had connections. It was not difficult to find a job, but Liu Bei did not take the ordinary path.
In Liu Bei's resume, this period of time was not short, about six or seven years. The history books only recorded three words about him: Gather the disciples.
He found a job for himself.
Because of the social unrest, they gathered a group of disciples in their hometown to prevent any accidents. He set up an organization that was equivalent to the current underworld. He was the leader and gradually gathered a group of talents.
Compared to those hooligans in society, Liu Bei was just a lazy bum who led a bunch of young people to study and mingle in society.
The group of people gathered by Liu Bei were neither officials nor businessmen. They were together all day long. They neither robbed nor worked for the government. When they could earn money, they would earn a little. When they had nothing to do, they would drink everywhere. Just waiting to die. He had become a leader.
In any case, he was just muddling along, living a free life. To put it nicely, he was a freelancer, but to put it bluntly, he was a gangster.
If it was in today's society, it would have been aborted long ago.
Mixed in with the underworld, Liu Bei had actually also mixed into the chaotic world.
Don't look down on these hooligans. In peaceful times, they were a factor of social instability. In troubled times, they were strong people. Didn't they say that heroes came from troubled times?
If they did well, they would be heroes. To them, they did not lack stamina or courage. They only lacked opportunities. Among this group of people, Liu Bei was most in love with two people. One was called Guan Yu, and the other was called Zhang Fei.
Don't underestimate these hooligans. This was Liu Bei's most original bargaining chip. It was the bargaining chip that the main institutions had to get before they pulled up. Once the volume broke through, there would be a big market!
Among them were the famous Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the two of the three sworn brothers of the Peach Garden!
Needless to say, Liu Bei's luck was extraordinary. The God of Luck had always favored him. He had unknowingly gained two Great Generals, and there was a reason for his subsequent success.
Guan Yu, also known as Yunchang, was a native of Hedong County. Because of his crime, he fled to Zhuo County and sold dates for a living. When he heard that Liu Bei was recruiting heroes, he came to apply for a job.
Zhang Fei was a native of Zhuo County. He was talented and good at calligraphy. He especially liked to draw beauties. He also knew how to kill pigs and cattle. He also responded to the call and came to apply.
Zhang Fei was a few years younger than Guan Yu, so they addressed each other as brothers. From then on, the two of them followed Liu Bei and became his bodyguards.
Here's a little story:
Zhang Fei was a butcher. At that time, Zhang Fei was the wealthiest and sold meat, so he would naturally treat them to a meal. Be a sucker. His family was well-off!
Guan Yu sold dates and grain, so he didn't have to worry about money. He didn't come empty-handed, so he bought the wine.
Liu Bei sold straw sandals. He had a small capital and little profit. It was still difficult to make a living. Every time, he only brought his mouth to the banquet.
As time passed, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu saw that he was always stingy and felt a little disgusted. Slowly, they could not stand it.
The two of them discussed in private,"How can this go on?" Even if there was a mountain of gold and silver, wouldn't it be eaten by Liu Bei?
Evil arose from their guts. The two of them finally agreed on a way to kill Liu Bei and get rid of this burden.
On this day, Zhang Fei specially arranged a banquet in the back garden. He sat down with Guan Yu on both sides, but left the head of the table empty for Liu Bei.
Just as the dishes and wine were served, Liu Bei came uninvited with a string of straw sandals (in fact, he did not come empty-handed every time. Sometimes he would also give a few pairs of straw sandals to the two brothers).
Liu Bei sat down in the empty seat.
When Guan Zhang saw this, they were secretly delighted. This time, you didn't die!
It turned out that there was a reed mat there, and under the mat was a well. Logically speaking, he would have fallen in. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei sat steadily and ate and drank as usual.
Zhang Fei was stunned for a long time. He pretended to leave the table and spit. He went around to Liu Bei's back and secretly opened a reed mat. He saw that the well was surrounded by clouds and smoke. A five-clawed golden dragon with shining scales was supporting Liu Bei. He almost cried out. He hurriedly covered the mat and turned back to his seat, whispering to Guan Yu.
Guan Yu understood that Liu Bei was not an ordinary person. He was just a hero in dire straits. In the future, he would definitely be rich and noble. If he followed him, he would have a chance to stand out, so he looked at him in a different light. Thus, the two of them were completely convinced by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei lived in Lou Sang Village. There was a large peach garden in the west of the village. At this moment, the peach blossoms were in full bloom. The flowers were red like fire and full of vitality. They had taken a fancy to this place and vowed to each other there. This was the three sworn brothers in the peach garden.
Brothers of one heart can cut through gold. Brothers of one heart can turn yellow soil into gold.
And Liu Bei treated them even better." They sleep on the same bed, eat on the same vessel, and treat each other like brothers."
They were also loyal and loyal. No matter where they went, they would stand by and serve Liu Bei, protecting him at all times. For the sake of their "big brother", they did not avoid danger and followed him through life and death.
It was this brotherly relationship that made the three of them stick to each other for the rest of their lives, closer than real brothers.
It was because of this brotherly relationship that Liu Bei led an army of 100,000 to avenge Guan Yu when he was killed by Sun Wu.
It was this kind of brotherhood that gave rise to the romantic legend of the "Three Sworn Brothers in the Peach Garden".
There are many acquaintances in the world, but how many people can know each other?
Brothers who met by chance became lifelong confidants!
It was impossible to do business without money. Liu Bei was neither a robber nor a businessman, so where did the money come from?
This was all thanks to two kind-hearted people.
Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, the big merchants of Zhongshan, were rich and often came to Zhuo County to sell horses. They heard that Liu Bei was a strange person and came because of his fame. The moment they met, they were surprised and quickly donated money to support him.
Thus, Liu Bei had the capital. This was the story of Liu Bei's uprising against the Yellow Turban Army.
He had made great contributions and was promoted to a small official. Later, because he was dissatisfied with the work of the overseer, he asked for bribes, arrested him, beat him up, and then abandoned his official position and fled.
Pu Jing once said something very famous and awesome: "Anger without strength is meaningless.”This sentence was also very appropriate for Liu Bei at this moment.
In that era, Liu Bei's personal ability could only be considered average. Other than her unique appearance. In terms of literary talent and martial strategy, he was far inferior to Cao Cao and Sun Quan. In terms of spirit, he was also far inferior. However, in this chaotic world, he was able to dominate one area and establish a situation where three sides stood. This was inseparable from his ability to know and use people well.
He was kind and polite, and he was able to bend himself. He took the initiative to make friends with the uncultured Guan, Zhang, and the others. Of course, they were grateful and took him as their confidant.
Liu Bei knew how to make good use of people. In his early years, he had visited Zhuge Liang three times and invited him out of the mountain. Later, he was able to decisively appoint Ma Chao as a general.
Liu Bei was very good at playing the emotional card. He won over people's hearts through emotional investment. The most classic story was the story of the fallen art.
Liu Bei had a strong sense of cohesion. According to modern terms, Liu Bei's " charm " was off the charts.
If one were to describe it in terms of weapons, Sun Quan was like a shield, Cao Cao was like a sword, and Liu Bei was like a dagger. The sword was sharp, but the dagger was murderous. Only by working together with the shield could they withstand the damage of the sword. Once the dagger left the shield, it would only be slaughtered.
It is recorded in the Annals of the Three Kingdoms that Gongsun Zan was deeply friendly with the First Lord. Gongsun Zan was old, and Liu Bei treated him as his brother.
Liu Bei had a very awesome classmate, Gongsun Zan. A tall, rich, and handsome classmate. Liu Bei really wanted to cling onto this thigh!
This thigh was not in vain. In the future, when Gongsun Zan became a powerful vassal in the north, Liu Bei went to seek refuge with him when he was in trouble. His old classmate was very generous and gave him the official position of " Sima of the other division " and gave Liu Bei troops to resist Yuan Shao.
Later on, Liu Bei became the county magistrate of Pingyuan County and the prime minister of the country. The country was equivalent to the prefect of a county. He could be considered to have temporarily gained a foothold in this chaotic world.
This was not wrong at the time, but after working for a few years, Liu Bei felt that there was no room for development under Gongsun Zan. Thus, Liu Bei brought Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to the south to develop independently.
Gongsun Zan did not like to use the children of famous families, but preferred to use ordinary people." Those who are favored by arrogance and indulgence are mostly mediocre." The more famous ones were Liu Weitai, the fortune-teller, Li Yizi, the cloth seller, and Le He, the merchant. Gongsun Zan became brothers with them.
Gongsun Zan's character Bo Gui was changed later. If there were four brothers in a family, their characters should have Bo, Zhong, Shu, and Ji respectively. In order to show that Gongsun Zan was very close to these three brothers with different surnames, he called himself Bo, and his brothers called themselves Zhong, Shu, and Ji respectively.
Under Gongsun Zan's guidance, these people quickly became rich. In today's words, they were worth more than 100 million yuan. Gongsun Zan even became in-laws with them. He often compared them to the founding heroes of the early Han Dynasty, Li Shang, Marquis of Quzhou, and Guan Ying, Marquis of Yingyin.
Someone was puzzled and asked Gongsun Zan why he did this. Gongsun Zan replied,""Today, we take the children of the noble families and the good people to be rich and noble. They all think that they should get it because of their duties and do not thank others for their kindness.”
What he meant was that some people were born rich. They would not be grateful if you promoted them. They would think that it was only right and that it was better to promote those ordinary citizens.
It seemed that this old classmate of Liu Bei was good at fighting, but he was also a commoner deep down.
Gongsun Zan was a warmonger. He was at odds with his superior Liu Yu, who advocated a policy of appeasement toward the Hu. The conflict between the two gradually intensified and developed into an attack on each other. Gongsun Zan relied on his own military skills to defeat the outnumbered and killed Liu Yu. He also kidnapped the imperial court's envoy and obtained the authorization of the governor of the four northern provinces to assign provincial governors. He became one of the most powerful vassals in the north.
Later, Gongsun Zan fought with Yuan Shao and was defeated by Yuan Shao. He burned himself in a tall building and his power was annexed by Yuan Shao.
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