Unexpectedly, however, since Liu's death, the momentum of Shu has plummeted. Despite Zhuge Liang's best efforts, there is still no trend of improvement. Until Zhuge Liang's death, Shu Han had no power to reverse Gan Kun. However, what the world doesn't understand is why Jiang Wei, who took over Zhuge Liang's mantle, chose to cut the Central Plains nine times. Si Mazhao's words tell the reason.
Before he died, he entrusted himself to the Han Dynasty, unable to repent and leaving regrets.
Since the death of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei has been unhappy all day, and the situation was critical at that time. Before long, Liu Bei became ill. After a period of treatment, it still hasn't improved. At this time, Liu Bei learned that his life had come to an end. He sent someone to recall Zhuge Liang urgently, held his breath before he died, and appointed his son Liu Chan as the next ruler of Shu. He entrusted Zhuge Liang weakly, hoping that he could assist his son and realize the great dream of recovering the Han Dynasty.
Perhaps it was Liu Bei's abdication that made Zhuge Liang stick to his faith and vowed to help Liu revive the Han Dynasty. To some extent, at the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the Shu and Han armies had advantages. However, what Zhuge Liang didn't expect was that due to the wrong command of one of his generals, Shu Han became the target of public criticism, and even vaguely threatened to be destroyed. If Zhuge Liang hadn't been calm and used false tricks, perhaps Shu would have withdrawn from the queue of the three kingdoms for hegemony.
At this time, Zhuge Liang understood that the general trend of Shu was gone, but he was still unwilling. After a short rest, he sent troops to attack Wei. However, at this time, Wei had already taken precautions, and Zhuge Liang's repeated plans were doomed to draw water with a sieve. After many battles, Zhuge Liang's health failed seriously and he was soon ill in bed. On his deathbed, Liu Chan, the late ruler of Shu and Han Dynasties, sent a confidant to visit Zhuge Liang in the Prime Minister's office, hoping that he could guide the country and put forward a candidate who could inherit his mantle.
After careful consideration, Zhuge Liang gave Liu Chan two candidates. It wasn't long before Zhuge Liang died of a serious illness. Later generations both sighed and admired Zhuge Liang's dedication, and even described his dedication to Shu as "devoting all his efforts to death". Today, the glorious image of Zhuge Liang still stands in the hearts of countless people in China.
Shine on you is better than blue, and nine attacks on the Central Plains are busy with Wei.
Many historians believe that Jiang Wei can be regarded as Zhuge Liang's successor, and his talent even surpassed Zhuge Liang. It is true that after Zhuge Liang died of illness, Jiang Wei took over the banner of crusade against Wei from him. According to historical records, during 15 years, when Jiang Wei was prime minister, there were nine wars against Wei. Although these nine wars won many battles and lost few battles, they did not achieve Zhuge Liang's expected goal before his death, and even made the stormy Shu country worse to some extent. So many historians are curious. Faced with this situation, why did Jiang Wei choose the Northern Expedition?
After some textual research, historians found that under the historical background at that time, this may be a move that Jiang Wei had to choose. Historically, Liu Chan has always been a fatuous figure. During his ruling career, he really carried this word through to the end. Liu Chan trusted eunuch Huang Hao very much. In order to completely indulge and enjoy himself, he even gave his power to Huang Hao. To some extent, the eunuch's intervention in politics made the situation in Shu and Han more and more chaotic. In order to fully enjoy the pleasure brought by power, Huang Hao repeatedly colluded with the DPRK generals to abolish Jiang Wei. At that time, in order to protect himself, Jiang Wei could only try to prove the importance of his existence. Thus, waging war against Wei became Jiang Wei's last straw.
In addition, from the historical background at that time, Shu Han has been eliminated. Since the death of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals, there are not many people who can be literate and martial, and no one can use them except Liao Hua. In addition, the economy of Shu Han plummeted at that time, and the whole Shu Han did not have much money to raise troops and horses. At that time, although Jiang Wei knew that the national strength of Shu was declining, he still insisted on the Northern Expedition, because he not only wanted to save himself, but also saved the vast Shu country. Moreover, in Jiang Wei's mind, a series of policies formulated by Zhuge Liang are guidelines for his own actions. Zhuge Liang devoted himself to the consideration of Shu before his death, and his plan must be correct. Therefore, Jiang Wei went all out to implement Zhuge Liang's policy and wanted to save the ruined Shu state.
It is precisely because of Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition that Shu, which was on the verge of collapse, was able to breathe, the frontier was stable, and the people gained a little stability in the hot water. Although Jiang Wei's move did increase the heavy burden on the people of Shu, it also became a good self-help strategy that Shu had to choose.
All kinds of self-help are empty, and many struggles are useless.
In the late Shu-Han period, eunuch Huang Hao, Zhuge Liang's son and many old ministers thought that Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition had dealt a heavy blow to Shu-Han's national strength and opposed Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition in succession. In this way, Jiang Wei, who went to war, felt the pressure of millions and even dared not lead the troops back to Beijing. At that time, Jiang Wei had to stay put, keep stationing troops, reserve war preparations, and plan to restart the Northern Expedition. In addition, many ministers in the DPRK also came up with the idea of getting rid of Huang Hao, but because Liu Chan was so lucky, they couldn't start.
In 263 AD, Jiang Wei got the news that Zhong Hui ruled Guanzhong, so he immediately sent someone to report the matter to Liu Chan. However, Huang Hao bewitched Liu Chan with the theory of ghosts and gods, saying that the enemy would not come. But this matter was unknown to the civil and military officials in the Qing Dynasty. It was not until Wei Jun attacked Hanzhong that Liu Chan sent troops to rescue. However, any resistance is too late. Soon, Shu Han disappeared in a very lonely way. Many years later, Si Mazhao once again described Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition as a wise move. In other words, without Jiang Wei's insistence, maybe Shu Han would have disappeared long ago.
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