Liu was already famous when he was in his eighties. 18 years old, he got his first job: the master book of Cao Shi, the boss of the county government. Hu Shi is the aide in charge of the tax book in the county government, and the main book is roughly equivalent to Hu Shi's secretary. Although the position of this job is very low, at this time, Liu Ba has become a minor celebrity.
Liu Biao, the secretariat of Jingzhou, tried to promote him many times and recommended him as "maocai", but Liu Ba didn't bother to call him many times. At that time, Liu Bei had just come to Jingzhou to defect to Liu Biao. Liu Biao has a nephew named Zhou Buyi, who has been clever since childhood and is very popular with Liu Bei. Liu Bei recommended a teacher to him, that is, Liu Ba.
Liu Ba heard that Liu Bei introduced him, but repeatedly refused, saying that he was a nobody. He doesn't have Yang Zhu's magical power of hiding emptiness and silence, nor Mozi's demeanor of grasping the outside world. How can he be Zhou Buyi's teacher? Liu Ba didn't accept Zhou Buyi as an apprentice, which obviously didn't give Liu Bei face. Although Liu Bei is a descendant of Liu Sheng, the son of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty, he did not become famous. Liu Ba may look down on him at all, but he didn't expect that he could dominate the world in the future. Because of his arrogance, Liu Ba made the biggest mistake in his life.
On the eve of Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei was beaten out of the water by Cao Cao and fled to Jiangnan. Because Liu Bei was good at recruiting talents, most celebrities in Jingchu followed Liu Bei at that time, and only Liu Ba went north to Cao Cao. Cao Cao is also the boss of meritocracy, so he stayed in the government as an assistant. Battle of Red Cliffs and Cao Cao were defeated, but he did not intend to give up Jingzhou. Before returning to the North, Liu Ba was sent to Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang, south of Jingzhou.
At first, Liu Ba seemed a little afraid of difficulties: "Liu Bei has occupied Jingzhou, and I'm afraid he can't get through." Cao Cao quickly cheered him up: "Don't worry about Liu Bei's blocking, I will send six armies to protect you." Liu Ba had to continue on his way. When Liu Ba arrived in Lingling, these places had already been controlled by Liu Bei. Liu Ba failed to surrender and could not return to the north, so he had to flee south to Jiaozhi County.
At this time, Zhuge Liang wrote to Liu Ba to persuade him to join Liu Bei. Unexpectedly, Liu Ba flatly refused: "I went south on orders from Prime Minister Cao. Although I didn't finish the task, I still want to go back. It is impossible for me to take refuge in Liu Bei! " Posing and eager bosses are usually tolerated. For example, Zhuge Liang once made Liu Bei pay attention to the thatched cottage, which became an eternal story that people talked about. But Liu Ba didn't give Liu Bei any chance, which made Liu Bei very angry. Not giving others a chance is actually not giving yourself a chance. Because of arrogance, Liu Ba made the second biggest mistake in life.
After Liu Ba fled to Jiao Jiao, he changed his name and surname to find a job under his father Xie. Liu Ba moved to Xiansi County because he was often at odds with Shi Xie and his work was unsatisfactory. However, when passing through Yizhou county, he was detained by Yizhou county government and almost died. Fortunately, the chief accountant thought that Liu Ba might be a difficult person, so he suggested sending him to the state capital for treatment.
At that time, the leader of Yizhou was Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang's father Ada and Liu Ba's father Liu Xiang became good friends. Liu Zhang was very surprised to see Liu Ba and regarded him as a distinguished guest. Ask him for advice every time there is something important. Soon, Liu Zhang invited Liu Bei to Sichuan. Liu Ba objected strongly after learning about it, and predicted that Liu Bei would be harmful if he entered. But Liu Zhang wanted to use Liu Bei's strength to resist Zhang Lu, and did not adopt Liu Ba's opinion.
After Liu Bei entered Sichuan, Liu Zhang asked Liu Bei to attack Zhang Lu, a separatist regime in Hanzhong, and Liu Ba remonstrated, saying that it was "releasing the tiger to the mountain". L
As soon as Liu Ba arrived in Liu Bei's hands, he solved a difficult problem for Liu Bei. When Liu Bei attacked Chengdu, in order to encourage rusticity, he promised to break the city, and all the treasures were distributed to the soldiers. After the invasion, Liu Zhang's reserves were swept away. Although Liu Bei occupied Yizhou, he was worried that the national treasury was empty and his military strength was insufficient.
At this time, Liu Ba gave him an idea: "As long as the copper coins with a face value of100p pass through the customs, the national unified price and public sale system can be implemented, and the financial situation can be reversed." Liu Bei complied. A few months later, the national treasury was enriched again. This matter made Liu Bei very satisfied. Later, Liu Ba successively served as the minister of history and the minister of books.
However, in 22 1 year, when Liu Bei was about to become emperor in Chengdu, Liu Basang did the opposite.
At that time, other civil and military officials congratulated each other Only Liu Ba and Li Yong protested that the conditions for Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor were not yet mature and should be delayed. Liu Bei's ultimate goal is to be an emperor. Now he wants to be emperor, and some people object. He is really impatient. So I just found an excuse to kill Yong Mao.
Perhaps because of Liu Ba's fame, Liu Bei let him go, but he never used it again. On key issues, even if you are more farsighted than the boss, don't go against the boss, or you will definitely suffer. Because of his arrogance, Liu Ba made the third biggest mistake in his life.
In addition to the above three mistakes, Liu Ba also has a serious shortcoming, that is, he thinks highly of himself, is unwilling to associate with people, is ignorant of the world, and is especially biased against military commanders. Although Zhang Fei, Liu Bei's sworn brother in Taoyuan, is a clown, he likes to make friends with literati and admires Liu Ba very much.
Because of these shortcomings and mistakes, the talented Liu Ba failed to play a greater role in the historical stage of the Three Kingdoms, and failed to leave a brilliant and magical story like Zhuge Liang. This is the tragedy of Liu Ba's life and a profound lesson for future generations.