dognovel Chapter 508 Huang Quan advises Liu Bei: Who is the culprit behind the fall of Shu Han?
Chapter 508 Huang Quan advises Liu Bei: Who is the culprit behind the fall of Shu Han?
Nanzheng City
Upon learning that Liu Bei had withdrawn his army to Dingjun Mountain, Zhang Lu angrily cursed:
"That big-eared scoundrel is extremely cunning."
"How many pheasants on Dingjun Mountain will suffer from this scoundrel's poison!"
The thought that the poor pheasant's eggs would be eaten by Liu Bei before they could even be warmed filled Zhang Lu with heartache.
Zhang Qiying, who was standing to the side, said:
"Brother, Liu Bei's temporary retreat is ultimately good news for us."
"Next, we only need to wait for Cao Sikong and Su Weiwei to arrive before we can engage in the final battle with Liu Bei."
Zhang Lu nodded, then instructed the guards beside him:
"Open this Celestial Master's treasury."
"The fact that we were able to hold Nanzheng in this battle is entirely due to the support of the people of Hanzhong."
Zhang Qiying was already used to this.
Given Zhang Lu's personality, it would be strange if he didn't distribute money to the people after the war!
After all, Zhang Lu didn't value money that much.
The only thing that could pique his interest was perhaps to carry forward the tradition of making five pecks of rice.
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Dingjun Mountain
Liu Bei personally oversaw the situation here, while Guan Yu was given the responsibility of stationing Tiandang Mountain.
As night falls
Huang Quan hesitated, taking one step at a time, before walking to the outside of Liu Bei's tent and requesting an audience with Liu Bei.
Huang Quan was a native of Yizhou. When Liu Bei entered Shu, he fought to the very last moment.
In order to set an example for the locals of Yizhou, Liu Bei promoted Huang Quan and appointed him as his advisor.
However, Fa Zheng was the mastermind behind the entire Battle of Hanzhong, while Huang Quan played a largely nominal role.
As long as Fa Zheng rejects his proposal, no matter what, Huang Quan's strategy will not be adopted.
At this moment, Huang Quan's request for a private audience undoubtedly surprised Liu Bei.
"It is nearly midnight. I wonder what brings you, Gongheng, to this hour?"
Liu Bei asked Huang Quan.
His attitude and tone were clearly far less friendly than when he spoke to Fa Zheng.
Huang Quan suddenly knelt on one knee, cupped his hands, and said:
"My lord, there is something I must say."
Liu Bei quickly stepped forward to help Huang Quan up and asked:
"What is Gongheng talking about? If Gongheng has been wronged, I will certainly uphold justice for you."
Huang Quan shook his head:
"It is not I who have been wronged, but my colleagues who are from Yizhou."
“My lord, if you only use me, people will not be grateful to you, but will only think that you are cruel and ungrateful.”
"I do not expect you to promote everyone all at once, but rather to proceed gradually and achieve a balance."
"Otherwise, if our lord relies too much on those outsiders, it might work in the short term, but what about in the long term?"
"Could it be that our lord intends to use outsiders to suppress the locals of Yizhou forever, until the country is destroyed?"
"Be bold!"
Liu Bei couldn't listen to this anymore.
The truth is often harsh, but it hits the nail on the head.
To summarize Huang Quan's words, they directly predicted the fundamental reason for the fall of Shu Han!
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Luo Guanzhong used Huang Hao as a pretext to argue that Liu Shan's gullibility towards Huang Hao and distrust of Jiang Wei led to the downfall of Shu Han.
But this doesn't mean Lao Luo doesn't understand politics.
There are some things he just can't write down directly!
Throughout history, eunuchs have always been a product of imperial power.
Even the powerful Emperor Jiuyuan of the Ming Dynasty quickly fell after losing the imperial power as his support.
Don't be fooled by the scholar-officials' rants about how wicked the eunuchs were.
To them, eunuchs were inherently evil and enemies, so of course they wouldn't say anything nice about them.
But from the emperor's perspective, eunuchs were good helpers and loyal ministers!
Just like the Ten Attendants themselves, they were never fighting for themselves, but rather on behalf of Liu Hong against the powerful families.
With Liu Hong dead, the Ten Attendants naturally wouldn't live much longer either.
Huang Hao of Shu Han was far less powerful than the senior Ten Attendants.
Initially, he was just a minor eunuch who accompanied Liu Shan in cricket fighting and bird walking.
It was Liu Shan who gave him energy and power.
To put it bluntly, without Liu Shan, Huang Hao would have been a bachelor without even a stick. How could he have guided the direction of the Shu Han regime?
Therefore, the real culprit is someone else.
During Liu Bei's reign, people from Jingzhou and Dongzhou were considered officials in the Shu Han government.
During Zhuge Liang's reign, Li Yan attempted to compete with Zhuge Liang, but ultimately lost everything.
After Li Yan's downfall, under Zhuge Liang's leadership, the people of Jingzhou and Dongzhou were united as one, and were called "outsiders," no longer distinguishing between them so meticulously.
During the reigns of Jiang Wan and Fei Yi, outsiders also dominated the political scene.
But after Fei Yi died, the locals of Yizhou quickly rose to prominence, rivaling and eventually surpassing the outsiders.
Since Zhang Song was killed, the local people of Yizhou have suffered nearly fifty years of oppression!
Despite being the majority of the population, the locals were being bullied by a group of outsiders.
Who could tolerate such a thing?
Therefore, from Qiao Zhou down to the Chengdu garrison, without exception, they all wanted to surrender!
This is why Deng Ai was able to cross Yinping with only a few thousand soldiers and completely crush Zhuge Zhan's army!
Zhuge Zhan's own ability to command troops was certainly very poor.
But the real reason is that the local people of Yizhou were eager to surrender and welcome the king's army!
It wasn't that Liu Shan was cowardly; he simply couldn't hold out until Jiang Wei came to his rescue.
Instead, if he did not choose to surrender, Qiao Zhou and the others would bind him and send him to Deng Ai.
of course.
If we were to name the most culpable official in the fall of Shu Han, it would undoubtedly be the incompetent Zhuge Zhan.
The worst thing about this guy isn't even his terrible military command ability, but that he repeatedly petitioned Liu Shan to kill Jiang Wei!
Yes, you heard right, it was Zhuge Zhan who submitted the memorial to execute Jiang Wei, not Huang Hao!
Huang Hao is more wronged than Dou E, having been burdened with such a huge blame by Zhuge Zhan.
How could Zhuge Zhan have "eliminated Huang Hao and subdued Boyue"?
Instead, it was "remove Bethjohn, kill Bethjohn, destroy Bethjohn!"
As for why Zhuge Zhan targeted Jiang Wei, one can only say that his thought process was rather peculiar, or that he was a flower in a greenhouse.
Perhaps it was an urgent desire to prove himself, or perhaps he felt that Jiang Wei had too much power; either way is possible.
Under the tutelage of Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, and others, Zhuge Zhan only knew how to fight among himself and had never been on the battlefield, let alone understood the cruelty of war.
Faced with the choice between national affairs and internal strife, Zhuge Zhan resolutely chose internal strife, making him a truly useless figurehead!
The only thing he can be praised for is his death in Mianzhu.
However, as Zhuge Liang's son, he lacked the ability, yet he insisted on joining the group and even harmed his teammates, which was a sin in itself.
Like a magical teammate in ranked matches.
He clearly didn't know how to play, but he took a position, gave away a 0-10 score, and then angrily cursed at the others for not knowing how to play!
but.
Ultimately, the checks and balances measures of Liu Bei's group were flawed from the very beginning.
The local people of Yizhou, who had been suppressed for decades, were paired with a complete waste like Zhuge Zhan. It would be strange if they didn't turn against the Shu Han regime!
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At this moment, Huang Quan's words angered Liu Bei.
Although Huang Quan was indeed selfless, Liu Bei and Fa Zheng, as well as the Dongzhou faction, were currently in a honeymoon period.
Your words, Huang Quan, are truly malicious!
"Gongheng, you may step down now."
"I will not tell anyone what happened tonight."
Huang Quan left dejectedly.
He understood that Liu Bei hadn't listened to a single word.
That's enough, he's already done his best.
If Cao Cao were to invade Yizhou, the local people of Yizhou would no longer choose to support Liu Bei!
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