It is said that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei are three brothers Taoyuan.

Generally speaking, the Liu, Guan, and Zhang recorded in the "Romance" got acquainted in Taoyuan. However, there is no exact record in the official history. In Chen Shou's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it only mentions that Liu, Guan, and Zhang have a very good relationship. There is no mention of the allusion of Taoyuan's three knots.

The Taoyuan Three Knots may be a plot made up by the author. But how did the three brothers meet? We don't know.

After the Yellow Turban Uprising, the imperial court issued a list to recruit volunteers. At this time, Liu Bei, who was only twenty-eight years old, happened to pass by. After Liu Bei saw the list text, he sighed in front of the list text. At this time, Zhang Fei happened to pass by and said angrily: "The scholar doctor does not contribute to the country, why do you sigh here?" Later, when he met Guan Yu, the three of them were like-minded, so the three of them came to Zhang Fei's peach orchard. In the peach orchard, he swore that "I do not want to be born on the same day and month of the same year, but I want to die on the same day and month of the same year." And became brothers with different surnames. Among them, Liu Bei is the brother, Guan Yu is the second, and Zhang Fei is the younger brother. Among the three brothers, Liu Bei is the oldest. Therefore, worship Liu Bei as the "big brother". Guan Yu is the second, the "second brother". Zhang Fei is the youngest "third brother".

This is the story of the three knots in Taoyuan. If it's fiction. It may be that Luo Guanzhong wants to elevate the brotherhood of Liu, Guan, and Zhang to a new height.

Even if there is no detailed record of the story of the Taoyuan Three Knots in the official history. However, the Taoyuan Three Knots still deeply influenced future generations.

Everyone should know the story after the three knots in Taoyuan. Liu, Guan, and Zhang each chose a weapon. Liu Bei used a double-strand sword, Guan Yu used the Qinglong Yanyue Knife, and Zhang Fei used the Zhangba Snake Spear.

The next day, Zhang Fei sold his peach orchard. Liu, Guan, and Zhang began to recruit Xiang Yong. Truly started the "road of entrepreneurship".

The three of them later went to meet with Liu Yan, the Taishou of Youzhou. Liu Yan was very happy. also recognized Liu Bei as a nephew. Since then, the three of them have led their troops to fight several battles with the Yellow Turban Army.

After the Yellow Turban Uprising was encircled and suppressed, the court rewarded meritorious deeds. Liu Bei made a great contribution. But the court only made Liu Bei a petty official. He went to Anxi County, Dingzhou to be a county lieutenant. It is equivalent to our current public security chief. With such a petty official, Liu Bei naturally did not feel comfortable. There was also a scene where Zhang Fei angrily beat the postal superintendent.

After Liu Bei experienced this incident, he finally couldn't help but leave Anxi County. So, Liu, Guan, and Zhang resigned. Liu Hui, who switched to Daizhou.

Later, upon Liu Hui's recommendation, the three brothers went to Yuyang with Liu Yu, the Taishou of Youzhou. Conquest of Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun. Due to his military exploits, Liu Bei was appointed as the commander of Pingyuan County.

This time, Liu Bei did not leave in Pingyuan County. Instead, they have developed their own power here. It can be seen from this that Liu Bei also has a discerning eye. Left Anxi County. I went to Pingyuan County and settled down.

Later, soon after, Liu, Guan, and Zhang led their troops to leave Pingyuan County and participate in the war against Dong Zhuo together with Sun Zhan, the Taishou Gonggong of Beiping.

It can be seen from the above that Liu Bei started with stop-and-go, ups and downs. It depends on the chaos at the time.

Speaking of Liu Bei, we have to mention Liu Bei's life experience. Although in "Romance", the author Luo Guanzhong hastily said that Liu Bei was born to sell straw shoes. But most readers don't understand Liu Bei's life story. Next, the author will explain Liu Bei's life experience.

Liu Bei sells straw shoes, but Liu Bei made a living by selling shoes and weaving mats in his early years.

What is a weaving mat? This is to be explained separately. First of all, the meaning of selling shoes is the meaning of selling straw sandals. "Shoes" in ancient times refers to ancient straw sandals.

Straw sandals are generally woven from coarser plants. Strong and durable. Wear it on your feet. It is not easy to collapse.

What does it mean to weave a mat? Everyone knows that "mat" means straw mat. Straw mats are things that people sleep on the ground in the summer. The meaning of the mat weaving is understood, but the author of the mat believes that it is generally done by women.

made a living from selling shoes and weaving mats, everyone should understand how poor Liu Bei was at that time. So Liu Bei's background is so good, why do you want to do this kind of thing?

This has to start with Liu Bei's family affairs little by little.

According to records, Liu Bei's birthplace was Zhuo County, Zhuo County, Youzhou (now Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province)

Liu Bei was a descendant of Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan Jing, the son of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty.

Liu Sheng likes wine. Legend has it that there are more than fifty children. Liu Bei's birthplace is widely spread to his descendants.

Liu Bei's grandfather, Liu Xiong, was once promoted to filial piety and official to Fan Ling of Dongjun. Liu Bei's father is Liu Hong. Liu Bei lost his father at an early age and his family was poor. With mother. Selling and weaving mats to make a living.

Liu Bei was very smart when he was a child. Liu Bei has a big mulberry tree in his house. Someone saw it and said that there would be nobles in his family. This tree looked from afar, just like the canopy of the jade car that the emperor was riding, and Liu Bei saw this and said, "I will definitely take the car of the Son of Heaven in the future." From Liu Bei's words, we know that Liu Bei was extremely ambitious when he was a child.

From Liu Bei's childhood, it can be seen that he wants to become an emperor.

When Liu Bei was fifteen years old, his mother asked him to go out to study. He studied under the famous Confucian Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi was supposed to be a wizard at that time. There are many apprentices. Liu Bei's mother asked Liu Bei to go to Lu Zhi to study. It should have the meaning of "hoping for a son to become a dragon".

Lu Zhi's subordinates also have Gongsun Zhan, a native of Liaoxi. is a little older than Liu Bei. He has a very good relationship with Liu Bei. Like brothers.

Liu Bei usually doesn't like to read much, and likes to appreciate dogs and horses, music, beautiful clothes and other elegant things. Usually also taciturn, humble to others, sad and joyful rarely exposed. He also enjoys socializing with the Heroic Ranger. It can be seen from here that Liu Bei's personality is heroic. And socialize with people of insight. It provided a good personnel foundation for later achievements.

Liu Bei's life experience. It can be said in the word ordinary.

Liu Bei's life experience, there is not much information available. That's it. But from Liu Bei's childhood ambitions. and later the character of growing up. You can understand the great beginning of this generation of heroes and heroes of the Three Kingdoms.