"The Three Kingdoms" notes quote " Yunbi Chuan " to record that before Liu Bei entered Sichuan, he believed that Mrs. Sun might have trouble, so he made an exception and asked the foreign minister Zhao Yun to take charge of the house affairs for him; in "The Three Kingdoms · The Legend of Fa Zheng", Zhuge Liang even compared Mrs. Sun Quan and Cao Cao , believing that she might have changed under her armpits, causing a huge blow to the forces of Liu Bei . In other words, after Mrs. Sun married Liu Bei, she could monitor Liu Bei and convey information to Jiangdong; she could launch a rebellion and catch Liu Bei off guard; even if she didn't help, she could also take Liu Bei's only son Liu Chan as in historical materials and return to Jiangdong. From this we can see that Liu Bei had many concerns about marrying Mrs. Sun as his wife.
It is precisely for this reason that Liu Bei is always guarding against Mrs. Sun and even does not have the qualification to pass on the family line for her. "The Three Kingdoms" mentioned that when the two got married, Sun Quan took the initiative to "get in love with the sister", and Liu Bei could completely choose to refuse. Why did he agree to this marriage and lay so many hidden dangers for his own development? Is it because I am greedy for Mrs. Sun's beauty? Regarding this question, the editor believes that the answer is no. The reason why Liu Bei agreed to this marriage may be related to the following reasons.
1. Cannot refuse
When the two parties first married, Liu Bei's power was far weaker than that of the Eastern Wu, and he had the desire for each other - to gain a foothold by borrowing Jingzhou. At this time, Sun Quan took the initiative to make a marriage with Liu Bei and enhance his ally relationship. Liu Bei was desperate for it, and he would not dare to refuse. Otherwise, Sun Quan would immediately accept the proposal of , Zhou Yu, and hinder Liu Bei in Dongwu, and then erode Liu Bei's power and get him out early. At this time, in order to survive, Liu Bei left a future for himself, or refused this matter with "prescient" and directly ruined his future. I believe most people would choose the former?
2. I need a mistress like Mrs. Sun
At that time, Liu Bei's wife Mrs. Gan was newly destroyed. As a prince, he needed a mistress to take care of family trivial matters for him, complete his wife's diplomacy, etc. Although Mrs. Sun may be transformed under her elbows, her identity and status are the most appropriate. Liu Bei's marriage to her can not only maintain a friendly relationship with Dongwu for the time being, but also may start from this to further broaden his connections, and even use Mrs. Sun in reverse to have a certain impact on Sun Quan through Wu Guotai . In this way, the troubles that Mrs. Sun can cause can be ignored.
3. At that time, Liu Bei did not expect the hidden dangers that were later
As we all know, in our feudal society, women had a low status, either became a toy or a tool for marriage, and were truly outstanding and could have an impact on the overall situation. In addition, the saying that girls are extroverted, marrying chickens and following the chickens, and marrying dogs and following the dogs, Liu Bei is likely to believe that even if Mrs. Sun gets married, she is just a vase, and even because she and Sun Quan are the same mother, she may become the handle for her to control Sun Quan. He did not expect that Mrs. Sun had the style of his elder brother and could even indulge his subordinates in doing evil, becoming one of the three evils that were as famous as Cao Cao and Sun Quan.
After the whole analysis, it is not difficult for us to know that the reason why Liu Bei married Mrs. Sun might be because he did not expect the situation later; it is also because he needed a mistress with a higher status, and Mrs. Sun was just right; it is also because even though he knew that marrying Mrs. Sun would have these serious consequences, he was powerless and dared not refuse.
All the information in this article comes from books such as "The Three Kingdoms" and "The Three Kingdoms Collection of Notes". The editor guarantees the authenticity of the content without any allusions or involves any politics.
