【Liu Yu's Death】

After Gongsun Chan captured Liu Yu, because he was afraid of Liu Yu's prestige in the north, not only did he not kill him, but chose to let him continue to manage the official documents in the state.

At this time, Dong Zhuo happened to be killed by Lu Bu, and Emperor Xian was grateful for Liu Yu's previous support to him, so he sent an envoy Duan Xun to Liu Yu to increase the fiefdom and supervise the affairs of the six states; Worship Gongsun Zan as a former general, Feng Yihou, fake festival, and supervise the four states of You, and, Qing and Hebei.

Seeing Duan Xun coming, Gongsun Zhan prepared to execute Liu Yu in the name of the imperial court. So he framed Liu Yu for the emperor on the grounds that Han Fu and Yuan Shao had supported Liu Yu as the emperor, and coerced Duan Xun to behead Liu Yu in the market of Ji. At that time, Gongsun Chan placed Liu Yu in the market and said to him: "If you are considered by the heavens to be the Son of Heaven, God will rain to save you (otherwise it will be your end)." ”

Gongsun Zhan's meaning is very simple, if it doesn't rain in the sky, then Liu Yu should die, if it rains in the sky, it shows that Liu Yu should be the emperor, then Liu Yu should die even more.

At that time, it was a scorching summer, and it didn't rain for several days, so Gongsun Chan ordered Liu Yu to be executed. Later, Gongsun Zhan asked Liu Yu's head to be sent to the capital, and Liu Yu's old subordinate Wei Dun robbed Liu Yu's head on the road and buried it. Gongsun Chan also asked Duan Xun to be appointed as the assassin of Youzhou as his puppet, and Youzhou was completely captured by Gongsun Zhan.

But Liu Yu is very popular in Youzhou, and his kindness is all over the northern states and counties, and after his death, both the locals and the people who have migrated from here are all saddened.

At the beginning, Liu Yu has always maintained a frugal integrity, and he will not change his hat when it is broken, but only make up for it. When he was killed, the soldiers under the command of Gongsun Zhan directly raided Liu Yu's home, but Liu Yu's wife and concubine were wearing brocade and gorgeous makeup, and many people began to doubt Liu Yu's quality at that time.

But then again, Liu Yu, as a high-ranking official of the imperial court and a local official, it is impossible for the family to be poor, and it is already great for Liu Yu to be able to lead by example, can't he configure a few clothes for his own women, and he has to let the whole family sleep in a pig's nest.

【The Savior of Youzhou】

Liu Yu is a native of Qingzhou, although he is a relative of the emperor, but at that time the Han Dynasty had owned the world for 400 years, and there were countless children and grandchildren of the old Liu family.

But Liu Yu finally relied on his unremitting efforts, step by step, to be recognized by others, and finally became a member of the imperial court and a local prince. Liu Yu's success certainly has the bonus of background, but more important is his own struggle.

Liu Yu himself has been very economical all his life, and even Emperor Ling knew about it, and even pardoned Liu Yu's Nangong subsidy fee because of this. This has a lot to do with his poor experience when he was a child, because he has experienced the life of ordinary people, Liu Yu is always merciful and puts the people first when governing a party.

Liu Yu has been an official in many places in his life, including Ganling, Boping, Liu Yu was the prime minister twice in Ganling, and the second time was directly invited back by the people of Ganling, and in Boping, Liu Yu left a legend that the locust did not cross the line.

But what really made Liu Yu pay everything, it was only Youzhou.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Youzhou and Liangzhou, and Bingzhou are not a good place, connected with foreign tribes, wars continued, before Liu Yu became the pastor of Youzhou, Zhang Yi and Liangzhou were all killed in this state. The situation in Youzhou was even more precarious, Zhang Chun, Zhang Ju and Qiu Liju and other foreigners were in turmoil, and Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou were all deeply affected, and Meng Yi and Gongsun Zan could not stop it.

At this moment, Liu Yu once again took over the banner of Youzhou, showed superb political skills, successfully suppressed the rebellion, subdued foreign tribes, and revived Youzhou.

In the past, Youzhou needed more than 200 million yuan of support from Jizhou and Qingzhou every year, but now Youzhou is unable to get assistance, and the grain is only 30 yuan per stone, which can be seen from Liu Yu's work.

After Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the world was in turmoil, but Liu Yu's Youzhou was not only not chaotic, but could stabilize prices on a weak basis, and even accepted millions of displaced people in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, which can be said to be a big miracle, no one dared to think so before Liu Yu managed Youzhou.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Liu Yu is the savior of Youzhou.

【Orthodoxy and Ambition】

When Yuan Shao and Han Fu supported Liu Yu, Liu Yu chose to maintain the orthodoxy of the imperial court without thinking too much, and did not give up being the second Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu.

Liu Yu gave up his ambitions, and chose "minister" in "king" and "minister", telling people what is called loyalty, but at the same time, it was also doomed to Liu Yu's tragedy, because the central government of the Han Dynasty at that time had completely declined, and the emperor who was less than ten years old by Dong Zhuo did not have enough prestige to subdue the princes of all walks of life, so that era was already the era of careerists.

At that time, if you want to restore the Han family, you must once again re-establish a strong court with a core with enough prestige, and the little emperor in Chang'an cannot act as this core, Yuan Shao saw this, so he hoped that Liu Yu would be the emperor and re-establish the Han family with Liu Yu as the core.

It's a pity that Liu Yu rejected Yuan Shao, he chose to sacrifice the emperor, but the emperor was powerless to protect him, Liu Yu wanted to maintain his pure ideals in an era of princes everywhere, and he was doomed to failure.

【Liu Yu in History】

Name: Yu Liu

Attributes: Leadership (B+) As the lord of Youzhou, he can't deal with Gongsun Zhan, the second person in Youzhou, so he can't reach the top

Politics (A+) has historically managed Youzhou, Ganling, and Boping, and its internal affairs level is basically unsurpassed in the early period of the Three Kingdoms

The commander (C-) used his life to tell people why Tzu did not take charge of the army

General comment (A) Although Liu Yu's reputation today is not as prominent as Gongsun Zhan, he is actually the savior of Youzhou, and Gongsun Chan is just a traitor to him

Alias (title): Bo'an

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Occupation: Official, prince

Official positions: Taifu, Da Sima, Youzhou Mu

Knight: Marquis of Rongqiu (Marquis of Xiangben)

Family background: royal family and nobles

Birth and death: ??? －－－193

Place of birth: Tancheng, East China Sea (now Tancheng, Shandong)

Main social relations: son Liu He

Major Experiences:

??? From 188 years to 188, he successively served in the local and central government Boping Ling, Youzhou Assassin History, Ganling Xiang, Zongzheng and other official positions, with outstanding political achievements.

From 188 to 189, he was appointed by the imperial court as the pastor of Youzhou, and after his arrival, he successfully suppressed the rebellion of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun and subdued the foreign tribes

From 189 to 193, when the world was in turmoil, he decisively opened up the trade between Shanggu and the Hu people, and made great efforts internally, successfully revitalized Youzhou, but due to the ambition of the general Gongsun Zhan and the wolf, Liu Yu was too merciful during the crusade, which eventually led to his own death

Summary: Liu Yu, as the savior of Youzhou, is worthy of a generation, but his fate is also thought-provoking.