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During the Three Kingdoms period, the loyal and brave Guan Yu was not only reused by Liu Bei, but also deeply admired by the soldiers in the army, so much so that he was named Emperor Wu by later emperors. However, the old saying goes that Guan Gong walks in the wheat city, describing people who always encounter bad luck.
At that time, Guan Yu defeated Maicheng, and even his son Guan Ping was killed by the enemy. During this battle, he sent letters for help to Liu Bei's eldest son Liu Feng more than once, but Liu Feng did not send troops to rescue him this time. As a result, Jingzhou was lost and Guan Yu died.
Liu Bei was heartbroken, and Liu Feng could not quell public anger if he did not punish him. However, logically speaking, Liu Feng, as Liu Bei's eldest son, would not kill him even if he was punished. As a result, after Zhuge Liang said 11 words, Liu Bei immediately ordered Liu Feng to be killed.
Why didn’t Liu Feng send troops to rescue Guan Yu in trouble? What did Zhuge Liang say that made Liu Bei cruel enough to kill Liu Feng?
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defeated Maicheng and Guan Yu died
At that time, Guan Yu was leading an expedition to Fancheng, but this would lead to insufficient troops in Jingzhou City, so Cao Cao adopted Sima Yi's strategy. On one side, he mobilized 50,000 troops to defend Fancheng, preparing to confront the army led by Guan Yu, while on the other side he was planning a surprise attack on Jingzhou.
In order to win Jingzhou, Cao Cao contacted Sun Quan of Soochow . At that time Soochow had general Lü Meng. Cao Cao and Soochow joined forces because they took a fancy to Lü Meng's ability and believed that he could win Jingzhou from Guan Yu. After Guan Yu heard about it, he left a heavy army to guard against Lü Meng.
It was not an easy task to capture Jingzhou in this way, and Lu Meng was also anxious about this matter. At this time, Lu Xun immediately broke the deadlock with a strategy.
Guan Yu has always thought highly of himself and rarely paid attention to hostile generals, but Lü Meng was different. When Lu Xun made a speech, he said that Guan Yu was only afraid of Lü Meng, so he came up with this strategy. If Guan Yu fell into the trap, it would be easy for them to take Jingzhou.
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After the news was released, Guan Yu fell into the trap and transferred the heavy troops from Jingzhou to attack Fancheng. What caught Guan Yu off guard was that Lu Meng captured Jingzhou after he transferred the heavy troops. After that, all the counties in Jingzhou except Maicheng were lost.
Mi Fang and Fu Shiren's surrender caused Guan Yu heavy losses, so much so that when he arrived in Maicheng, he only had 300 men. Not only that, there was no possibility for Guan Yu to turn defeat into victory in Maicheng, not even military rations.
Lü Meng took advantage of the victory and pursued him. He believed that Guan Yu would escape from the north of Maicheng, so he asked his subordinates to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to set up an ambush in the north of Maicheng. At this time, there was only the north gate left to go to Maicheng. Lü Meng had already laid a dragnet and waited for Guan Yu to fall into the trap.
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Guan Yu was isolated and helpless, so he sent letters of distress to Liu Feng who was guarding Shangyong and Liu Bei who was far away in Chengdu. However, Liu Bei was too far away and was powerless. The only one who could save Guan Yu was Liu Feng, but Liu Feng did not send troops to rescue. This was not the first time that Guan Yu asked for help from Liu Feng. Liu Feng ignored the previous distress letters from Jingzhou that fell.
The reason Liu Feng gave was that he had just occupied Shangyong and the situation in the city was not stable. If he sent troops rashly, it would probably shake the morale of the army, and if the number of troops sent was small, it would not be able to help Guan Yu. However, by sending a large number of troops, the Shangyong general who finally obtained it was in danger.
At that time, Liu Feng and Meng Da discussed what to do after receiving the distress letter. Meng Da believed that the order they received was originally to garrison Shangyong. If they sent troops to help Guan Yu defend Jingzhou, it would only be a meritorious aid, but if they lost Shangyong because of this, it would be a big sin.
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When it was about Guan Yu's life and death, Liu Feng still turned a blind eye to the call for help. The reason this time was that Shangyong was far away from Maicheng. Even if they took the risk of sending troops, Guan Yu would have been killed before they reached Maicheng. Therefore, sending troops would cause a lot of harm but no benefit.
The reinforcements that Guan Yu had been waiting for did not arrive for a long time. As a result, Zhuge Jin came to persuade him to surrender. Guan Yu would rather die than surrender. In the end, he encountered an ambush on the trail. Guan Yu tried his best to resist but was still captured. After
was captured by Sun Quan, Guan Yu cursed at him. Originally, Sun Quan wanted to keep Guan Yu for his own use, but his chief clerk believed that Cao Cao had done so much but did not keep Guan Yu. If he did not kill him, it would be a disaster in the future, and Guan Yu died in the end.
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Liu Bei, who was far away in Chengdu, also received the news that Jingzhou had fallen and Guan Yu was defeated and killed. Liu Bei's blood suddenly surged and he almost fainted. Before he could calm down after a period of dizziness, he received another letter from the envoy, saying that Liu Feng would not aid Guan Yu, and Shangyong did not hold on either.
It was not until he received the news from the messenger that Liu Bei knew that his eldest son actually refused to send troops to assist Guan Yu when he asked for help. Not only that, Shangyong, whom he claimed to be stationed in, did not hold on and was defeated and returned to Chengdu.
Many people believe that Liu Feng refused to send troops, and stationing in Shangyong was only one of the reasons. More importantly, he had a personal grudge with Guan Yu. Guan Yu once strongly opposed Liu Bei's appointment of Liu Feng as his reserve, and Liu Feng also hated Guan Yu in his heart.
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Liu Feng
The reason why Guan Yu opposed Liu Feng was that although Liu Feng was Liu Bei's eldest son, he was actually Liu Bei's adopted son.
Liu Feng's uncle was a man named Liu from Changsha. When Liu Bei saw Liu Feng, he was majestic and powerful. Liu Bei's admiration was undisguised. Liu Feng's uncle saw it at a glance and quickly made peace. After that, Liu Bei adopted Liu Feng and treated him as if he were his own.
Even though Liu Bei and Liu Feng have no blood relationship, Liu Feng is deeply loved by Liu Bei, not only because he is his first child, but also because Liu Feng's character is more suitable for Liu Bei. Therefore, Liu Bei raised Liu Feng as his heir when he had no children of his own.
Then Liu Bei's real eldest son Liu Chan was born, which caused Liu Feng's position to be rather embarrassing. At that time, many people knew that Liu Feng was Liu Bei's adopted son. After Liu Chan was born, Liu Feng's status declined. Even so, Liu Bei also attached great importance to Liu Feng.
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After all, Liu Bei did not have much strength at the time. His main purpose was to escape from Cao Cao's pressure, but he did not have many capable generals. As a general, Liu Feng would not be abandoned immediately just because Liu Chan was born.
Liu Feng also made some military exploits for Liu Bei. Among them, Liu Feng's extraordinary performance when Liu Bei attacked Yizhou was what really made Liu Feng important. After the Battle of Chibi , Liu Bei captured the four counties of Jingzhou and wanted to capture Yizhou in one fell swoop.
In this battle, Liu Zhang faced off. Zheng Du, who was engaged in Yizhou after hearing that Liu Bei had launched an army, offered Liu Zhang a good plan. Liu Bei was very worried, but Fazheng told him to relax. Because although Zheng Du's plan could capture Liu Bei, it would require the people to move and burn their crops, so Liu Zhang did not adopt it.
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Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Liu Feng and others went south from Jingzhou to attack Yizhou. Several generals sent by Liu Zhang were defeated by Liu Bei's men, and Liu Feng even passed five passes and killed six generals. He made great achievements in battle and was named the deputy general of the army by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei even adopted Pang Tong 's ingenious plan to occupy Yizhou. The next plan was to attack Hanzhong . If he wanted to make the northern expedition to the Central Plains, the land of Hanzhong must be firmly in his hands. Naturally, Cao Cao also wanted to take Hanzhong into his pocket, so the battle for Hanzhong began.
Liu Feng, a man of martial arts, was named the vanguard of this battle and led his troops to call for formation. How could Cao Cao endure such humiliation? The furious Cao Cao cursed, saying that Liu Bei was a seller of broken straw sandals. He also sent a fake son to call for formation, and when his real son came, he beat them to pieces.
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But Cao Cao obviously could not control such a situation, and there was no benefit to be gained by persisting. Hanzhong was a piece of cake for him, and it was a pity to abandon it if it was tasteless. After some mental struggle, he still gave up Hanzhong.
Liu Feng was indispensable for these two battles. Liu Bei laid a solid foundation since he occupied Hanzhong, and then sent Liu Feng and Meng Da to capture Fangling, Shangyong and other places. Their power continued to expand, and soon he called himself King of Hanzhong. Liu Feng also stationed on the spot after attacking Shangyong.
Even if Liu Feng will not become Liu Bei's heir, it is an indisputable fact that he has numerous military exploits. Moreover, Liu Feng is only in his 20s at this time, so he has a bright future.
And in Liu Bei's heart, Liu Feng's weight is still not light. Even if Liu Chan becomes the prince, Liu Bei will not give up on Liu Feng as long as he does not lie down and rebel, but the problem is that Liu Feng's performance when he is mediocre is really unsightly.
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Entanglement with Meng Da Lost Shangyong
When Guan Yu asked Liu Feng for help, Liu Feng had just conquered the instability of the people above Yong. If he sent troops, he would risk losing his position and refused Guan Yu. As Liu Bei's sworn brother, Guan Yu's death was naturally a big blow to Liu Bei.
After learning that Guan Yu's death was related to Liu Feng's failure to save him, Liu Bei severely criticized Liu Feng and Meng Da. Although the reasons given by Liu Feng were a bit far-fetched, they were not unreasonable. After all, Liu Bei and Guan Yu were brothers, so Liu Bei still punished Liu Feng.
Liu Bei was merciful by not punishing him severely, but Liu Feng didn't take it seriously. Even if Liu Bei sent someone to deliver a handwritten letter of accountability, Liu Feng believed that he was not wrong. He was "fulfilling his duty" by not sending troops to rescue him.
Not only did Liu Feng fail to reflect on his actions, he even became more and more arrogant. Even his treatment of Meng Da was no longer as kind as before. Once he saw a group of people who looked like musicians entering the city. He sent someone to inquire and learned that these people were Meng Da's private band.
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Liu Feng thought to himself that Meng Da didn't defend the city well and only cared about enjoying himself. He was living a more unrestrained life than he did. The more Liu Feng thought about it, the angrier he became, so he sent someone to cut off the band and send it to his camp, so that they could play drums and harps every day.
Meng Da couldn't wait for the band to arrive. When he found out that it was Liu Feng who had cut off his beard, he became furious. At that time, he was ordered to follow Liu Feng to Shangyong, thinking it was a good job. However, he became angry with Liu Feng and Liu Bei also resented him and no longer trusted him because of Guan Yu's death.
The more Meng Da thought about it, the more frustrated he became. He had previously felt that even if Guan Yu's death was related to his suggestions, as long as Liu Feng lived up to his expectations, he would not have to worry about being able to stand out under him. As a result, Liu Feng not only failed to make progress, but also bullied himself everywhere, which was really unbearable.
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Meng Da was determined not to suffer from this cowardice anymore, and wrote directly to Liu Bei, telling him that Liu Feng had been bullying him, that he couldn't stand Liu Feng's actions and had quit. The friendship between them ended here, and they would no longer care about the past friendship when they meet again.
After Meng Da no longer hesitated, he led his troops directly to Cao Wei . Liu Bei was angry and anxious after receiving Meng Da's letter. He also wanted to find an opportunity to save Meng Da, but Meng Da himself approached Liu Feng. Liu Feng thought Meng Da had changed his mind, but Meng Da was actually ordered to attack him.
After Meng Da surrendered, Cao Pi was not sure whether he really surrendered or it was Liu Bei's conspiracy, so he wanted to test him and let him attack Shangyong with Xiahou Shang and Xu Huang to show his loyalty. Meng Da first persuaded Liu Feng to surrender, but to no avail before sending troops to attack.
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After Liu Feng saw Meng Da's surrender letter, he knew what it was without even opening it. He tore it into pieces and cursed Meng Da as a traitor. As soon as he ordered his troops to fight, he found that his subordinates, the Shen brothers, had also rebelled. In this battle, Liu Feng was beaten to the point where he abandoned his armor and fled in panic.
The news that Liu Feng killed Guan Yu was still engraved in Liu Bei's heart. The anger here had not subsided. As a result, Liu Feng was defeated and returned to Chengdu. Liu Feng looked at the embarrassed "eldest son" in front of him and suddenly became very angry.
Liu Feng's status in Liu Bei's heart has completely collapsed. He first refused to rescue Guan Yu, causing Jingzhou to fall and Guan Yu died in battle. Then, because of his arrogance and wantonness, he insulted Meng Da and forced him into the enemy's camp. Now even Shangyong has been lost.
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Zhuge Liang 11 words, Liu Feng was sentenced to death
Liu Bei severely reprimanded Liu Feng when he came back. Liu Feng would not be punished to quell the public anger, and it would be even harder to give an explanation to the soldiers in the army. However, Liu Bei did not want to go too far. After all, although there was no blood relationship between the two, there was a father-son relationship.
He and Zhuge Liang discussed how to punish Liu Feng appropriately, but Zhuge Liang shook his head and did not say how to punish Liu Feng, but said: "Feng is so fierce that it will be difficult to control him after the Yi Shi."
These short 11 words woke up Liu Bei like a blow to the head. He began to think about Liu Feng's behavior all the time. It was indeed as Zhuge Liang said, headstrong and ambitious but without the ability to match it. If he was not around in the future, there was no guarantee that he would not commit rebellion.
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If Liu Feng is his biological son, it is possible for the two brothers to compete with each other, but Liu Feng is not his own son, and there is absolutely no way he can succeed him in the future. If Liu Chan cannot suppress him, it may cause chaos in the world.
After thinking about the pros and cons, Liu Bei made up his mind to kill Liu Feng immediately, and asked someone to send Liu Feng a sharp sword. Liu Feng originally thought that he had escaped from Cao Jun and was safe after returning to Chengdu. He never expected that his father wanted to kill him.
Since ancient times, the relationship between king, minister and father and son has been "If the king wants his minister to die, the minister has to die; if the father wants his son to die, the son has to die." By coincidence, Liu Feng had both. No matter what, he could not escape death. Before he committed suicide, he shouted, "I wish I didn't use the words of Mencius!"
Ending
Liu Feng did not reflect on what he had done until his death, and even regretted that he did not listen to Meng Da and join him to join Cao Wei. His resentment towards Liu Bei was undisguised, but Liu Bei was still very sad after Liu Feng's death and secretly wept for several days.
But after all, the adopted son is not as good as his biological son. Even if he is reluctant to give up, Liu Bei must prevent him from competing for a high position with Liu Chan. In fact, no one knows whether Liu Feng will really compete for a high position. After all, Zhuge Liang's words are just conjectures, and they do not say that he will definitely have unreasonable desires for the throne.
However, after Liu Feng's death, the Shu army did not experience the chaos caused by the royal brothers competing for the throne in the following decades. This can be regarded as the last value of Liu Feng's death to the Shu Kingdom.
But it is an indisputable fact that he did not save Guan Yu. Even without Liu Chan, Liu Feng could become the so-called crown prince, just because he stood by and watched his father's life and death brothers in trouble, he had almost blocked his own path.
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If Liu Feng is really as suspected, it is because Guan Yu opposes him to establish the throne. It is not that he does not send troops to rescue him in order to defend Shangyong.
Liu Feng's behavior of not saving Guan Yu has already reduced Liu Bei's trust in him. After all, once the label of "ruthless and unjust" is attached, it is not easy to get rid of it. What happened after that made Liu Bei endure him again and again, until Zhuge Liang's words killed him.
When he was young, Liu Feng could also be called a brave general with strong martial arts skills, and he repeatedly performed extraordinary feats under Liu Bei. However, his arrogance and willfulness led to uncontrollable consequences, and he died because of Guan Yu's death, the loss of Shangyong, and his own unabashed incompetence and ambition.
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