Later generations generally did not have a high evaluation of Liu Chan, and in general, although Liu Chan was not a dou who could not be supported, he was a standard faint monarch in the later period of his reign.

[It's not Adou who can't be helped]

Liu Chan is Liu Bei's eldest son, and his nickname is Adou. According to the record of "Three Kingdoms: The Biography of Liu Feng", Meng Da wrote a letter to persuade Liu Feng to surrender and once said: "Self-reliance Adou as the prince has come, and people of insight are cold." ”

It is now widely said that "Adou can't help it", which is not in line with the history of the time. The relationship between Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang is very good, almost like father and son, Liu Chan has been giving Zhuge Liang the greatest support after succeeding to the throne, Zhuge Liang Northern Expedition, Liu Chan never dragged Zhuge Liang's hind legs, but immediately after Zhuge Liang's third Northern Expedition victory, Zhuge Liang was reinstated to show support. Even after Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan followed his advice and managed the government with Jiang Wan and Fei Yi. The Anhan general Li Miao was once driven back to Cheng by Zhuge Liang, so after his death, he slandered Zhuge Liang, and Liu Chan was extremely angry when he found out, and then he didn't have it.

When Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, Shu Han was facing a situation of internal and external troubles, at this time Liu Chan did not compete with Zhuge Liang for power is the greatest trust, Shu Han was able to recover quickly, and even the Northern Expedition to Cao Wei was because there was only one voice in the country and high efficiency. The responsibility for the failure of the Northern Expedition did not lie with Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang, but mainly due to the fact that Cao Rui was objectively too strong.

So Adou can't say that he can't help it, he can only say that his destiny is hard to disobey.

[A Hypocrite Who Is Not a Puppet]

During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Chan was the longest-reigning emperor (223-264), a position he held for forty years, while Sun Quan (229-252) of Jiangdong served only for more than twenty years, and Cao Rui (226-239) of Wei only served for a little more than a decade. However, Liu Chan is a hypocrite who is not a puppet.

Say that Liu Chan has no real power, Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Jiang Wei, Huang Hao and others have not been able to pose an actual threat to him, but to say that Liu Chan is in power, he is not like Sun Quan, Cao Pi, Cao Rui really worked, in the forty years that he was the emperor, the queen Liu Chan was basically a monarch who was not a puppet but actually volunteered to be a puppet.

Before Liu Bei died, he told Liu Chan to listen to Zhuge Liang, so Liu Chan listened to Zhuge Liang and handed over all the political and military power to Zhuge Liang, and then Zhuge Liang recommended Jiang Wan and Fei Yi to Liu Chan before he died, so Shu Han was actually Jiang Wan and Fei Yi in power. But Fei Yi died very suddenly, and failed to leave a recommended candidate, and then Liu Chan was stunned, Shu Han began to gradually go downhill in Fei Yi, after Fei Yi's death, Liu Chan actually didn't care much about the government as before, but the problem was that he didn't know who to manage, and the result was that the official eunuch Huang Hao messed up the government, and the commander Jiang Wei led the troops to fight blindly, and the internal problems of Shu Han became bigger and bigger.

Liu Chan's own ability is also unreliable, in history Wei three times to attack Shu, the first time Cao Zhen, Sima Yi attacked, was blocked by Zhuge Liang, the second time Cao Shuang, Xiahou Xuan killed, was Fei Yi, Wang Ping abused, the third time Deng Ai, Zhong Hui called, outside Jiang Wei in Hanzhong, inside Liu Chan in Cheng (cheng) are blind command, Shu Han directly perished.

【Faint Jun Liu Chan】

Earlier, because of the control of Zhuge Liang, Dong Yun and others, Liu Chan's performance was not obvious, but there were also related cases. In the twelfth year of Jianxing (232), Hu Shi, the wife of the general Liu Yan, entered the palace to congratulate the Empress Dowager on the New Year, and the Empress Dowager left Hu Shi, and Hu Shi went out of the palace to go home after a month.

Because Hu was very beautiful, Liu Yan suspected that she was having an affair with her successor Liu Chan, so she asked the executioner to beat Hu and beat Hu in the face with a shoe, and then abandoned Hu and drove him out of the house. Hu confessed all the circumstances to law enforcement and charged Liu Yan, who was arrested and imprisoned for breaking the law. Law enforcement eventually determined: "The officer is not the one who beats his wife, and his face is not where he bears his shoes." But Liu Yan was still sentenced to death and abandoned his body on the street, which is very boring. Since then, the ceremony of the minister's wife and mother entering the court to celebrate is no longer practiced.

After Zhuge Liang, Dong Yun and others died, Liu Chan's performance was obvious. At that time, Liu Chan often went out to play, indulged in the sound, and gave Liu Chan a lecture on the Zhou, citing ancient meanings, and advising Liu Chan to respect the legacy of the first emperor Liu Bei and reduce the addition of the music palace and harem. As a result, Qian Zhou was transferred to the post of Zhongsan Doctor, and still served the crown prince.

Liu Chan is still the most dizzy in his later years, he sat back and watched Huang Hao disrupt the government, regardless of Jiang Wei's successive defeats, even if Jiang Wei changed the defense strategy of Hanzhong did not react, after the Wei army came, Jiang Wei had already warned and listened to the eunuch's words and was indifferent, the general of Annan Huo Yi took the initiative to ask for troops to rescue, but Liu Chan directly refused on the basis that he had already arranged this absurd reason.

In the late Shu Han Dynasty, the later lord Liu Chan was a standard faint monarch.

[Pretending to be stupid or really stupid]

According to the record of "Spring and Autumn of the Han and Jin Dynasties": Sima Zhao, the king of the Jin Dynasty, feasted and drank with Liu Chan and performed the songs and dances of Shu for him, and everyone else was saddened, but Liu Chan was happy as usual. The king of Jin said to Jia Chong: "The ruthlessness of people has reached this level; Even if Zhuge Liang is still there, he can't help him stay safe for a long time, let alone Jiang Wei! Jia Chong replied, "If this is not the case, how can you annex Shu." ”

A few days later, the King of Jin asked Liu Chan, "Do you still miss Shu?" Liu Chan said: "I'm very happy here, and I don't miss Shu." When he heard this, he said to Liu Chan: "If the king of Jin asks again in the future, you should reply with tears in your eyes: 'The graves of my ancestors are far away in Min and Shu, and my heart often looks west and sorrows, and there is not a day when I don't miss it.'" Then close your eyes. Later, the king of Jin asked him again, and Liu Chan replied as he said, and the king of Jin said, "How do you say something like Xun Zheng's words?" Liu Chan opened his eyes in surprise and said, "It's indeed as you said." People on the left and right laughed.

This is also the story of the joy that has been passed down in later generations, and now many people are rehabilitating Liu Chan, thinking that Liu Chan is deliberate, thinking that Adou himself is not stupid, and he is just pretending to be stupid here.

I personally admit that Liu Chan was not thrown by Liu Bei when he was a child, and he was not stupid in the early and middle years of his reign, but I think Liu Chan was really stupid in the later period, not pretending. Because the story of the joy is not unique.

In addition to this matter, Liu Chan once mediated after the conflict between Jiang Wei and Huang Hao broke out, and asked Huang Hao to apologize to Jiang Wei, but Jiang Wei never dared to return to Chengdu later; Later, Jiang Wei reported to Liu Chan that the Wei army might send troops to attack Shu, but Liu Chan listened to Huang Hao's words and ignored them; Huo Yi in Nanzhong was ready to lead troops to rescue Cheng (Cheng), but was also confusedly rejected by Liu Chan.

Just like Jia Chong said to Sima Zhao: "It's better to do it, why should Your Highness do it." "If Liu Chan was really smart in the later period, how could Shu Han perish.

【The Queen's Lord Liu Chan in History】

Name: Chan Liu

Attributes: Leadership (B-) Although Liu Chan has been an emperor for forty years, his leadership ability is still very average

General Comment (B+) Liu Chan is one of the synonyms of faint monarchs in history

Alias (title): Hou Lord, the word heir, Shengzhi, nickname Adou

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Occupation: Emperor

Nickname: Si Gong (Jin), Emperor Xiaohuai (Han Zhao)

Temple No.: Renzong (Han Zhao)

Year name: Jianxing, Yanxi, Jingyao, Yanxing

Family origin: Liu

Birth and death: 207--271

Reign: 223--263

Place of birth: Jingzhou

Main social relationship: Father (Liu Bei)

Major Experiences:

From 207 to 223, he was rescued by Zhao Yun twice, and later became the prince of Shu Han, and Liu Bei succeeded to the throne after his death

He reigned for more than forty years from 223 to 263, and was faint and incompetent in the later period

From 264 to 271, he moved to Luoyang in his later years and was named the Duke of Anle County.

Summary: Liu Chan is one of the few puppet emperors in Chinese history who is not a puppet.