Liu Bei's boy: My mother works hard making shoes but doesn't study hard and likes to play with dogs and ride horses.
"The article went to Zhuoxian and led to a hero in Zhuoxian. The man was not very good at reading, had a gentle nature, was taciturn, and could not express his emotions or anger. He was always ambitious and good at making friends. The heroes of the world." This passage is taken from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It is said that after the Yellow Turban Uprising, Liu Yan, the governor of Youzhou (this is actually a mistake in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the governor of Youzhou at this time should be Liu Yu, and Liu Yan was in Yizhou) went out to recruit heroes in the state. And this Zhuo County was the seat of Zhuo County, the first county in Youzhou at that time.
Liu Bei lived in Zhuo County.
As we all know, one of Liu Bei's most commonly used signs is: "I am the queen of Zhongshan Prince Jing." This Prince Jing of Zhongshan is Liu Sheng, the son of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty. It is said that he and his half-brother Liu Pengzu, one was named King of Zhongshan and the other was named King of Zhao, had completely different styles of governing the country. My younger brother Liu Sheng said, "As a prince, how can you interfere in the affairs of officials?" That shouldn't be the case. You should be like me, listening to music and watching singing and dancing all day long! As for his brother Liu Pengzu, he in turn accused Liu Sheng: You just enjoy yourself and don't assist the emperor or appease the people. How can you be regarded as a vassal?
(Look, this is the portrait of Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan)
Well, this is a typical contrast between passive and inactive and active and promising. Liu Pengzu worked tirelessly and often did not rest at night. He led a group of soldiers to patrol the country, which scared the imperial envoys who came and went and did not dare to stay here. Liu Sheng, on the other hand, worked diligently in promiscuity, and it is said that he also achieved quite a lot, and that achievement was the birth of more than 120 sons.
Among the more than 120 sons, one named Liu Zhen was sealed in Zhuoxian County. Dad is the king, and he is the lord. But the pressure of doing this is really great. According to the system of the early Han Dynasty, every August when the emperor offered wine to Gaozu's temple (wine brewed several times, it was regarded as a high-standard wine according to the time), the princes had to present gold as a sacrificial offering according to the population of the feudal state. After acceptance by relevant departments.
The problem lies in this acceptance, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who was determined to reduce the vassal. He often used the accusation of "insufficient gold offering" to revoke the titles of some princes. Liu Bei's ancestor Liu Zhen lost his title because of this, and he and his descendants became ordinary people from then on.
Well, hundreds of years have passed since then. When the two Han Dynasties changed, Liu Bei's ancestors could not perform well, so they were still commoners. It was not until the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty that Liu Bei's grandfather Liu Xiong and father Liu Hong found some small official positions in the prefectures and counties. However, by Liu Hong's time, the Liu family was actually not very wealthy, so much so that Liu Bei, who was born in that era, had to knit shoes and straw mats to sell with his mother in order to make ends meet - what does this mean? It shows that Liu Bei has been reduced to the lower middle class at this time, and there is really no capital to be proud of.
In fact, Liu Bei still has great ambitions. It is said that the village where he lives has a large mulberry tree that is more than five feet high. When converted into meters, it is almost seventeen meters high, and this tree crown is unprecedented. It is so huge, like the canopy of a small car, that people who come and go find it very strange, saying that noble people will definitely come from this place!
The authenticity of this allusion is actually almost the same as the story of Liu Bang killing the big snake. It cannot be said that he is definitely fake, but even if it is true, there is no need to care too much. Liu Bei's success is largely related to himself and the current situation. It has nothing to do with the size of the tree.
But at that time, some people really paid attention to this matter. For example, Xi Chizhi from Jin Dynasty said that a Feng Shui master named Li once saw this big tree and made a similar prediction. In the "Three Kingdoms" written by Chen Shou from Jin Dynasty, it is clearly stated that when Liu Bei was a child, he used to play under this big mulberry tree with a group of children with the same surname, and even said a shocking statement:
"I will definitely ride in such a Yubaogai car in the future!"
His uncle happened to hear this, and he hugged him quickly and stopped the kid from talking nonsense. Why? Woolen cloth? Because the "feather-covered car" sounds like it is just a luxury car decorated with bird feathers, Liu Bei may just be interested in the feathers, but in fact it is a special vehicle that only the true dragon emperor can ride on.
In fact, it was fortunate that Liu Bei said this in the Han Dynasty. At that time, the atmosphere was relatively tolerant and there were no royal guards in the countryside. If it had been placed in the Ming Dynasty, there would have been a disaster of being executed at this time. .
Therefore, although his uncle did not allow Liu Bei to talk nonsense, he might still be a little surprised in his heart. Could this child be a little different, and he might really be able to make a difference in the future.
(Picture: It is said that Liu Bei and his teacher later met on the battlefield, and Teacher Lu actually became a prisoner)
So in this way, the Liu family sponsored Liu Bei I found a good teacher, Lu Zhi, a great man in Zhuo County. Finding a good teacher often means that you will get to know some extraordinary classmates. For example, right now, Liu Bei met Gongsun Zan from Liaoxi.
Even so, if you have a good teacher, you may not necessarily be a good student. This is really a good thing to say about Liu Bei. Even the history books clearly tell us that this man "doesn't like reading very much." Chinese people are used to saying good things to those important people. In this case, they all say that Liu Bei doesn't like reading. So the real situation is that he really "dislikes reading".
So what does he like? Leash a dog, ride a horse, listen to music, wear nice clothes - okay! Isn't this the hobby of a typical Beijing young man? You, a self-employed person selling shoes and socks, actually have a hobby that only the wealthy class should have. Isn't it amazing?
But then again, it was precisely because of his love for fun that he became connected with the two of them. These two people were Mr. Zhang, the young shopkeeper of the butcher shop selling meat in Zhuoxian City, and Guan, a self-employed businessman who came to Zhuoxian County to work selling tofu.
The story scenes in the novel are quite exciting. It is said that Liu Bei sighed under the article, and a big black man appeared out of his sigh. We went to drink together and met a red-faced man who came to rest. Three strangers, just talking at the dinner table, actually rushed to Taoyuan to burn incense and become sworn brothers. This plot is a good opera piece, but it is obviously untrue.
In fact, Liu, Guan, and Zhang had already known each other and got along well with each other. It was precisely because they got along well that when the Yellow Turban Uprising began and Liu Bei had the opportunity to recruit troops, the three of them would work together. Virtue, from then on opened up a road to prosperity in troubled times!