Historically, Liu Bei's marriage in Soochow was not like this at all.

In history, Liu Bei and Mrs. Sun got married in Shishou, but completed the wedding ceremony there. After getting married, Mrs. Sun was taken to the police station. Sun Quan took the initiative to marry his sister, mainly to marry Liu Bei, consolidate the alliance between Sun and Liu, and confront Cao Cao. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms wrote that Liu Bei went to Dongwu to get married. It happened after Liu Bei got Jingzhou, and Zhou Yu set up a "honey trap" to recapture Jingzhou. Zhou Yu wanted to use this trick to imprison Liu Bei, so that people could go to see Kong Ming and beg Jingzhou in exchange for Liu Bei. History is just the opposite. Liu Bei first married Mrs. Sun, and finally borrowed Jingzhou. So, in fact, Liu Bei went to Wu Dong, and he was even more unhappy. It is a strange injustice to say that Liu Bei is happy and loves beauty and almost forgets mountains and rivers.

Liu Bei's Marriage in Wu Dong

Liu Bei's marriage in Wu Dong is a wonderful chapter in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The fifty-fourth novel "Wu Guotai Buddhist Temple meets the groom, Liu Huangshu bridal chamber continues the couple" is vividly described. But they are all "jokes". Liu Bei didn't go to Soochow to get married at all, but Sun Quan sent his sister to Jingzhou to marry Liu Bei. Liu Bei married Mrs. Sun in the 14th year of Jian 'an? In the winter of 209 AD, October in the lunar calendar and December in the lunar calendar. That is, one year after the Chibi War. At that time, Sun Quan was in Jingkou, which is now Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. Romance of the Three Kingdoms shows Wu Guotai the groom in Kanrogiri. He looks very handsome. Then Kanluoji is a Buddhist temple in Zhenjiang, which is still regarded as a scenic spot in the Three Kingdoms. Only at that time, Wu Guotai didn't have a chance to go to the Buddhist temple to meet the groom. Sun Quan's mother, Mrs. Wu, was in Jian 'an for seven years? He died in the year 202.

The romance about Liu Bei's marriage in Soochow happened after Liu Bei got Jingzhou, and Zhou Yu set up a "honey trap" to recapture Jingzhou. Zhou Yu wanted to use this trick to imprison Liu Bei and let people go to see Kong Ming and beg Jingzhou in exchange for Liu Bei. History is just the opposite. Liu Bei first married Mrs. Sun, and finally borrowed Jingzhou. Liu Bei offered to borrow Jingzhou for fifteen years? 2 10 ad. As a son-in-law of Soochow, Liu Bei went to Jingkou to see Sun Quan and borrowed Jingzhou from him, but Sun Quan did not agree. At that time, Zhou Yu wrote against it, and all the ministers of Soochow except Lu Su disapproved. Later, Zhou Yu died, and Lu Su went to Jiangling to take over Zhou Yu's position. Sun listened to Lu Su's persuasion and lent Jingzhou to Liu Bei. It has been a year since Liu Bei married Mrs. Sun. After Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Beinan conquered four counties in the south of Jingzhou and gained most of the territory south of the Yangtze River in Jingzhou. After Zhou Yu conquered Jiangling, he gave Liu Bei the security of Jiang Nanan. Liu Bei married Mrs. Sun when the police set up camp, but the wedding place was in Shishou instead of the police.

Why get married in Shishou instead of in the police? This may be out of politeness. Mrs. Sun went all the way to the river from Jingkou, and Liu Bei had to attend the wedding. The ideal place is Shishou, not far from the police station. Shishou Chengguan Embroidered Forest is located on the riverside with beautiful scenery. The wedding procession was decorated with lanterns and colorful flowers. Along the way, the name of Xiulin came from this, and the stone head was also called "Langpu Liu". Du Fu arrived in Jiangling in his later years, moved to Shishou southbound, and wrote the poem "Shishou Early Hair". The first sentence is "Hang the sail and make early hair in Langpu Liu". Lu Wenjing, another poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote the poem "Langpu Liu": "When Wu Shu got married, the water was gurgling and the pearl stepped on gold. Who would despise a woman? I want to change Liu Lang's heart. " The "pearl obstacle" in the poem is a luxurious scene when the poet imagines that Mrs. Sun will step to Shishou to get married. So Liu Bei's real marriage is not in Zhenjiang today, but in Shishou, Jingzhou today.

Liu Bei and Mrs. Sun got married in Shishou, but they finished the wedding there. After getting married, Mrs. Sun was taken to the police station. Sun Quan took the initiative to marry his sister, mainly to marry Liu Bei, consolidate the alliance between Sun and Liu, and confront Cao Cao. But the result backfired and failed to play its due role in Sun Liulian's marriage, and Mrs. Sun became a victim of this political marriage. The key to Sun Liulian's failure to play a role is Jingzhou. As Jingzhou is in an important strategic position, both Sun and Liu are bound to win.

After listening to Lu Su's persuasion, Sun Quan regretted borrowing Jingzhou and asked Liu Bei to return Liu Bei, and excused himself many times. The contradiction between the two sides deepened, and 2 15 occurred in three counties in the south of the Yangtze River. In the dispute outside Wuling County, Lu Su and Guan Yu met alone, and a big war almost broke out between Wu and Shu. At this time, the alliance between Sun and Liu had existed in name only. By the spring of 2 17, Sun Quan begged for mercy and surrendered under Cao Cao's massive attack, and his alliance with Liu Bei had been secretly torn up. When Lu Su died, Monroe, the representative of Soochow Hawks, succeeded Lu Su in guarding Jingzhou, and Soochow was plotting Guan Yu to attack Jingzhou. In 2 19 AD, Guan Yu attacked Xiangfan in the north, and Soochow took the opportunity to attack Jingzhou, captured Guan Yu and publicly tore up the alliance with Liu Bei.

Cruel political struggle shows that political marriage is usually short-lived. The marriage between Sun Liulian and Cao Cao was desirable from the three-point situation at that time; But judging from the dispute between Wu and Shu Jingzhou, it is inaction and impossible to work. Even if Mrs. Sun is docile and a good wife and mother, her marriage with Liu Bei will not be happy in the end. The battle of Jingzhou determined the inevitable failure of this marriage.

Liu Bei's Marriage in Wu Dong

Some historians say that if Mrs. Sun took her with her and became a de facto hostage, perhaps the unfortunate incident of Sun and Liu contending for Jingzhou would not have happened. People who hold this view believe that if Adou is in Soochow, on the one hand, Sun Quan can rest assured that Liu Bei is not afraid that Liu Bei will not cooperate with himself; On the other hand, Liu Bei had to admit that Mrs. Sun was his wife and Sun Quan was his brother-in-law. He was polite to Sun Quan and let him share Jingzhou territory. This idea is well-intentioned, but I'm afraid we don't know enough about the cruelty of political struggle. Politicians always put political interests first and will not make great plans because of ruthlessness. For Liu Bei, even if he loses his sinus, he doesn't want to lose Jingzhou. Otherwise, after Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, Liu Beigang proclaimed himself emperor. Why did he attack Wu and seize Jingzhou? According to Liu Bei's personality and ambition, it is his lifelong wish to win the world and prosper the Han Dynasty, and his wife and children are not as good as their careers.

In this marriage, Mrs. Sun is the victim, pitiful. It reflects the misfortune of ancient women from one side. The beautification of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms uses Confucian standards to describe Mrs. Sun, but it loses the historical truth. Mao Zonggang's father and son and Mrs. Sun's martyrdom in the river beautify this political marriage, which is even more undesirable from a historical perspective.