When Romance of the Three Kingdoms was mentioned, many people who were confident in their understanding of history, especially the Three Kingdoms, would often use a word to describe it, and that was " respect Liu and demote Cao."
It was widely believed that the author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms loved Liu Bei very much and hated Cao Cao at the same time. He even brought this emotion into his work, thus distorting history to a certain extent.
However, after careful analysis, it was discovered that the description of Liu Bei in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was not necessarily accurate. It was more objective and fair than the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms.
This was because, whether it was in terms of appearance, moral character, or the descriptions of events, there were indeed many ambiguous and contradictory aspects in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
It was hard to tell whether it wanted to say that Liu Bei was good or bad.
As everyone knew, in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the people who were to be praised would often exaggerate their achievements to a certain extent. They would also snatch the credit of others and present it to them.
For example, Zhuge Liang had obtained the military exploits of borrowing arrows from straw boats and using the empty city stratagem.
Liu Bei's burning Bowang and slaying Cai Yang were all passed on to others.
Who would know that the series of battles after the Battle of Red Cliff, including the Battle of Jingzhou, the Battle of Shu, the Battle of Hanzhong, and the Battle of Yiling, were all personally led by Liu Bei?
Also, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was also a little contradictory in shaping Liu Bei's character.
On one hand, he said that Liu Bei was thirsty for talent and valued friendship and righteousness, while on the other hand, he said that he cried easily.
On one hand, he talked about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, but on the other hand, he would do some black-bellied and wicked things. Once there was a disaster, he would run away and abandon his family. It was quite hypocritical.
Such a contrast caused many people to view Liu Bei as a hypocrite. They thought that his so-called benevolence was not sincere at all, and their disgust arose spontaneously.
Even Mr. Lu Xun once said,"As for writing about people, there are also some mistakes, so much so that they want to show Liu Bei's long and thick appearance, which seems to be fake, and Zhuge's wisdom, which is close to evil.”He had specially evaluated the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the problems in writing characters.
It could only be said that the Romance of the Three Kingdoms respected the orthodoxy of Shu Han, not Liu Bei himself.
On the other hand, Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms was much more objective.
"The First Lord's magnanimity and magnanimity, knowing people and treating scholars, have the style of Gaozu and the tools of a hero. When the whole country entrusted me to Zhuge Liang, my heart was not disloyal. This is really the most fair way between monarch and minister, which is the most prosperous track in ancient and modern times.”
The general meaning was that Liu Bei was strong, decisive, tolerant and kind, and knew how to make good use of him.
He could treat everyone according to their virtue and stupidity. Liu Bei had the demeanor of his ancestor, Liu Bang, and the magnanimity of a hero.
He entrusted the entire country's affairs and the matter of assisting the Crown Prince to Zhuge Liang without any suspicion.
This pair of monarch and minister were truly upright and selfless people who knew each other well. They could be said to be the best role models since ancient times.
If Liu Bei, who had received such an evaluation, could really build a country by crying, and could compete with Cao Cao by crying…
Then this chaotic Three Kingdoms with endless disputes and heroes was a little too childish.
Cao Cao himself could also find a piece of tofu to suffocate himself to death.
It could only be said that whether it was an unofficial legend or an orthodox historical record.
At the end of the day, these were just values that people set according to their own preferences.
In essence, it was just a manifestation of human nature.
Most of the time, even some mainstream views had many misconceptions and misunderstandings.
If he wanted to gain insight, he would need to carefully explore and think independently.
At the very least, in Xia Cheng's eyes, after interacting with Liu Bei, what he saw was a real Liu Bei with flesh and blood.
Not only did he have a righteous heart, but he also cared about the people. He had a clear view of right and wrong, good and evil.
After the Yellow Turban Uprising and Dong Zhuo's death, the authority of the Han court was no longer there.
The rites and music of the world collapsed, and uprisings began everywhere.
In such a chaotic world, there was no such thing as pure good and evil. There was only the pursuit of benefits.
And the more this kind of environment, the more precious it was to display benevolence.
Liu Bei was born as a low-class commoner who made a living by weaving mats and selling shoes. Although he had the bloodline of the Han clan, he did not enjoy any benefits.
He had relied on his own hard work to become Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty and divide the world into three parts.
He might not be the best lord in this chaotic world.
This was because he did not have a starting point like Yuan Shao, did not have the clan power like Cao Cao, did not have the foundation of a father and brother like Sun Quan, and did not have money or power. He could not give his subordinates too much.
If she were to follow him, she might be homeless and she might have to travel thousands of miles.
However, he was the most suitable lord.
Because you can stay very comfortable under him.
As long as you helped him, as long as you sincerely served him, you would receive 100% trust in him.
Even if one's ability was insufficient in the later stages, even if one's actions were flawed, there was no possibility of being punished. There was no need to worry about being suspected and the risk of losing one's life.
Zhang Fei had been reckless several times, causing Liu Bei to lose the family fortune that he had painstakingly saved up.
Liu Bei had never really blamed him.
Mi Fang gave up Jiangling and surrendered to Dongwu, indirectly causing Guan Yu's death. Mi Zhu blamed himself and pleaded guilty, but Liu Bei comforted him instead.
Once upon a time, due to Liu Guanzhang's appearance and the progress of the incident, Xia Cheng subconsciously judged that this world should be the world of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
After all, the Three Heroes fought against Lu Bu, the Yellow Turban besieged Beihai, and Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou. These familiar events all corresponded to each other.
But now, he felt that it was not the case.
Perhaps, it was not just the world of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
At the very least, the Liu Bei he had come into contact with was not just the Liu Bei described in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
However, it didn't matter anymore. With him joining, no matter which version of Liu Bei it was, he wouldn't make the same mistake again!
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