Speaking of this scandal, we should talk about the atmosphere at that time. During the Three Kingdoms period, the monarch chose to share a bed with his subordinates in order to express his appreciation for them. This is a real big quilt, and there are many records in various historical materials. Liu Bei also slept with many capable officials, such as Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang. So in the atmosphere at that time, sleeping together was a means to win people's hearts. At this time, Liu Ba also belongs to the object they want to woo. ?
Liu Ba, born in a noble family, became famous at a young age. Liu Biao repeatedly recruited and recommended him, but he refused. He disdained Liu Bei's birth, took refuge in Cao Cao and even fled south, all to avoid Liu Bei's unwillingness to be used by him. Until later, his way back to Cao Cao was blocked by Liu Bei, but he still didn't want to work for Liu Bei. In order to share Liu Bei's worries, Zhang Fei thought of inviting Liu Ba to sleep with him when recruiting Liu Ba, to show his attention. But Liu Ba felt ashamed. Not only did he watch the stars on the balcony all night, but he went back to work after breakfast the next day, just like there was no Zhang Fei.
The next day, Zhang Fei also felt insulted and spread the story, causing a storm in the city, which has now become a scandal. Although some people thought that Liu Ba had gone too far and didn't save face for Zhang Fei and Liu Bei at that time, from the point of view of scholar-officials, Liu Ba's practice was very consistent with the idea of the scholar-officials at that time, which also showed that the distinction between scholars and ordinary people was very serious at that time.