Liu Bei "debuted" on 184: He participated in the war to suppress the Yellow Scarf Uprising. Due to his humble background, Liu Bei did not get any benefits after the Yellow Scarf Uprising.
From 184 to 208, it can be said that Liu Bei has been wandering for 24 years. These 24 years, for Liu Bei, are: holding his head, 30 years, bloody, beaten and never give up; From "giant" to "giant"; From nothing to three points of the world.
Let's sort it out briefly:
1, Liu Bei's early years
184 after putting down the yellow turban insurrectionary, Liu Bei was a county commandant for a while, laid off for a while, and left his job actively or passively for a while. The famous Liu Bei flogging Du You happened in this period. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Mr. Luo Guanzhong abruptly made Zhang Fei take the blame in order to prevent Liu Bei's image from being "defiled".
From 184 to 190 or so, Liu Bei has been "wandering" in the local area and worked as a sesame official for a while. The reason is that Liu Bei's background is general, and his status as a relative of the Han emperor seems useless, and he has no big backing in the court and local governments. How can he rise to the top?
Liu Bei is bound to struggle from the grassroots.
But sesame little officer, how can this satisfy the ambitious Liu Bei?
2. First visit to the Giant: playing for Gongsun Zan.
From 190 to 194, Liu Bei played under Gongsun Zan. Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan used to study together and had some friendship. At this time, Gongsun Zan, in the northern Youzhou area, had its own territory and army, and had a certain reputation.
However, under the command of Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei did not seem to be reused. During this period, Liu Bei was a small official in the plain, basically a county-level official.
In addition to helping Gongsun Zan resist Yuan Shao, Liu Bei also sent troops to rescue Kong Rong who was attacked by peasant rebels. Yes, it is the sensible Kong Rong who "Kong Rong makes pears grow".
Although he had his own small army, such a day was not a success for Liu Bei. What's next?
I became a government official unexpectedly, but my life is very painful.
194, the Xuzhou area changed. Cao Cao led an army to storm Xuzhou. Xuzhou * * * Tao Qian knew he was defeated and joined forces with Liu Bei against Cao Cao. At this time, the rear of Cao Cao was ambushed by Lu Bu and a group of people. Cao Cao's backyard caught fire and had to return to Li.
Liu Bei left Gongsun Zan completely and entered Xuzhou.
To Liu Bei's surprise, from 194 to 196, Liu Bei inherited Xuzhou territory of Tao Qian. No matter what Tao Qian thinks, Xuzhou finally belongs to Liu Bei. At this time, Liu Bei must be excited. After all, he has been struggling for ten years, and all he has done is tinkering around the edges. Now he has unexpectedly become a government official.
At this time, Liu Bei entered the ranks of government officials and became one of the warlords worthy of the name. However, Liu Bei's life in Xuzhou is bitter! It can almost be described as "suffering".
Although he became the leader of Xuzhou and Liu Bei had an army, Xuzhou was originally the territory of Tao Qian. Many of Tao Qian's old men were unconvinced by Liu Bei. These people either explicitly or implicitly opposed Liu Bei.
Liu Bei hasn't had time to clean up the interior, and the external pressure is even greater.
Cao Cao is in the west, still thinking about Xuzhou; Yuan Shu in the south has always been dissatisfied with Liu Bei and has always wanted to drive Liu Bei away and seize Xuzhou; What's more, Lu Bu, who attacked Cao Cao in the above article, was defeated by Cao Cao and came near Xuzhou. At this time, Liu Bei and Cao Cao stayed put for the time being, but there would be a lot of soldiers in Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu was a great warrior. It was a dilemma to drive and incorporate Lu Bu.
In a word, although Liu Bei became the top leader in Xuzhou, he was really "at home and abroad" and was under great pressure. Internally, Tao Qian's employees have not been fully integrated. These people are very unstable and will not be convinced for a while. Externally, although Lu Bu was kind to Liu Bei, Liu Bei had to guard against this duplicity. Liu Bei had to give Xiao Pei to Lu Bu and let him behave himself for a while.
Here, some people think that Liu Bei should not take in Lu Bu. It's not really a shelter. Well, this is a stopgap measure. Drive Lu Bu away? Lu Bu is a famous warrior, and his cavalry is not a vegetarian. Fighting Liu Bei can't guarantee victory. It is impossible to take in Lu Bu. Liu Bei also knows the "notoriety" of Lu Bu-Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo. Then give Lou a small place to stay for a while. Talking too much is also helpless!
It's not over yet. Yuan Shu did not give Liu Bei time, but sent troops to attack directly.
Liu Bei had to put aside internal contradictions and fight against Yuan Shu with Lu Bu and his gang. Fortunately, Cao Cao now has Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty in his hand and is consolidating his internal affairs. Otherwise, if Cao Cao also plays the idea of Xuzhou, wouldn't Liu Bei be under great pressure?
When Liu Bei was at war with Yuan Shu, Lu Bu once again showed the true face of sneak attack and captured Xuzhou with Liu Bei's opponent. Liu Bei lost his territory and soon had to take refuge in Cao Cao.
Helpless, internal disunity, Lyu3 bu4 is a villain, Yuan Shu wants his own life. Looking around, Liu Bei had to take refuge in Cao Cao.
4. Go to the "giant" for the second time: enter the central government and discuss heroes with Cao Cao.
From 196 to 200, Liu Bei stayed under Cao Cao for nearly three years. During this time, Cao Cao warmly entertained Liu Bei. The famous "Plum Cooking Wine Hero" happened in this period.
Liu Bei finally entered the "central" from the local. At this time, the Han Emperor was in the hands of Cao Cao, who was not the "center". Who is it?
During this period, Liu Bei was still not reused. He experienced two major events:
(1) From 198 to 199, Cao Cao joined forces with Liu Bei to destroy Lu Bu.
(2) Around199, anti-Cao people plotted to kill Cao Cao, that is, the "Dai Yizhao" incident.
The first point is not difficult to understand. Lu Bu is an asshole and a villain. Besides Lu Bu, Liu Bei has ten thousand wishes.
The second thing seems to be that there are some different views. Cao Cao treats Liu Bei very well. Giving an official position, drinking together and following Cao Cao and Liu Bei also have a future.
Perhaps Liu Bei is thinking about his royal lineage, or he may be loyal to the monarch. Although Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty was Cao Cao's puppet, Liu Bei was very angry when he saw that Cao Cao bullied his emperor, so he plotted with some people to get rid of Cao Cao.
Unexpectedly, things were revealed, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei were at loggerheads from then on.
After the war with Cao Cao, Liu Bei briefly seized Xuzhou and prepared to use force against Cao Cao, but he was quickly driven away by Cao Cao. Liu Bei had to find another way out. Where to go this time?
5. Going to the "Giant" for the third time: briefly joining Yuan Shao's camp.
Yuan Shao is very famous, and his qualifications are actually older than Cao Cao. During the anti-Dong Zhuo period, Yuan Shao was the leader, Cao Cao was Yuan Shao's younger brother, and Liu Bei was a passerby. At that time, three were not a heavyweight at all.
By about 200 years, Yuan Shao was already the overlord of the four countries across the secluded land, connecting Qing and Hebei provinces. Although Cao Cao holds a Han Emperor, he has his own territory. But Cao Cao saw Yuan Shao's posture, and he still had no idea whether he could defeat Yuan Shao.
In 200, Yuan Shao took the initiative to attack Cao Cao.
Liu Bei took refuge in another "giant". The enemy of the enemy is a friend. No matter how you look at it, Yuan Shao is the best person to take refuge in at this time.
In the battle of Guandu, Liu Bei and Yuan Shao fought Wen Chou and Jun on the battlefield. As a result, Wen Chou was killed and Liu Bei fled. Yuan Shaobing is like a cloud, and Liu Bei's performance also makes Yuan Shaobing very unhappy.
Yuan Shao simply found another way to let Liu Bei bypass the boundary south of Xudu. On the one hand, it echoes Yuan Shao, on the other hand, it smells like a sneak attack on Xudu (the seat of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty). Liu Bei went to Runan, south of Xudu, and carried him around.
Yuan Shao, who was overjoyed, indecisive and misdirected, was defeated by Cao Cao in Guandu War. After Yuan Shao was solved, Cao Cao sent troops to attack Liu Bei. Liu Bei was defeated.
This time, Liu Bei had to leave Yuan Shao completely and continue to look for "giants" to take refuge in.
No way, Cao Cao is getting bigger and bigger, and there are not many people who can fight Cao Cao. Who did Liu Bei choose this time?
5. The fourth time I went to the "giant": Liu Bei spent seven years in Jingzhou.
20 1 year, Liu Bei went south to Jingzhou and took refuge in Liu Biao.
Since Yuan Shao in the north was beaten back to his original shape, only Liu Biao and Sun Quan Group in the south were able to carry Cao Cao hard. South of Xudu is Liu Biao's territory. Liu Biao is a relative of the Han Dynasty emperor (controversial), so it is natural for Liu Bei to take refuge in him.
20 1 By 2007, Liu Bei was playing under Liu Biao.
Liu Bei's career at this time can be summarized in one sentence: guarding the north gate of Jingzhou, not being reused by Liu Biao, and living a slightly stable life, but there are undercurrents inside and outside.
Liu Biao has always been not interested in the northern expedition to Cao Cao, but only willing to keep Jingzhou. Many people under Liu Biao looked down on Liu Bei and pushed him out, which made Liu Bei very depressed. Liu Bei took refuge in several "giants", but he still didn't have his own territory. What about "eliminating Cao Cao" and "rectifying the Han family" is now empty talk, and his boredom can be imagined.
The biggest gain during this period is that Liu Bei got Zhuge Liang, a talented person, and got the strategic plan of "Long Zhong Dui". However, it was 207 years ago. The following year, Cao Cao went south, and Liu Bei's bitter days began again.
God will not abandon those who persist in their dreams, and Liu Bei finally won the favor of God.
In 208, Cao Cao took advantage of Liu Biao's sudden death and went south to attack Jingzhou. As an untrustworthy member of Liu Biao's staff, Liu Bei pulled up his own team to resist Cao Cao.
Unfortunately, when Liu Biao died, Liu Biao's team was in chaos. Although Liu Bei assembled some troops, he could not compete with Cao Cao's army. Just when Liu Bei was beaten to flee from east to west, Sun Quan sent Zhou Yu over, and the two sides fought fiercely and finally repelled Cao Cao's onslaught.
In 208, Liu Bei finally had his own territory, namely several counties in the south of Jingzhou. Although there are many people and few land, Liu Bei has at least one "base area". At this time, Liu Bei was "reborn", and the next 10 year will be the decade when Liu Bei broke out.
From 2008 to 2 18, the influence of Liu Bei Group was gradually huge, and Liu Bei eventually became a "giant".
In 2 10, Liu Bei borrowed Jiangling from Sun Quan. It is Li Bai's famous saying, "A thousand miles in Jiangling, one day", which is an appropriate strategic position. To the north of Jiangling is Cao Cao's territory, and to the west is Shu. Liu Bei, who got Jiangling, was very happy.
Taking Jiangling as a springboard, Liu Bei marched westward and captured Yizhou (Shu). This is 2 14.
Liu Bei started from 184 and didn't really "promote" his career until 2 14. At this time, Sun Quan and Cao Cao saw that Liu Bei, who had taken refuge in many "giants", finally grew into a new "giant". Liu Bei's territory at this time includes Jingzhou and Yizhou, and appropriate places are dominant.
However, as the banner of "hardcore anti-Cao" and "rectifying the Han Dynasty", how can we leave it at that? Cao Cao will not let Liu Bei go. Will Sun Quan sit back and watch Liu Bei continue to grow? Their feud will continue.
God will not easily abandon a person who persists in his dream, provided that you can persist.
If you feel that life has abandoned you and God is unfair to you, please don't give up, because you still need to persist, you should persist, you must persist. One day, God will smile at you, the invincible Xiao Qiang, and give you what you want with both hands.
Frustrated people, let's learn from Liu Bei, stick to our dreams and never give up!