Before Sun Shangxiang entered the bridal chamber, he had never seen the "old man" Liu Bei. Why is he dead set on him?

In the eighty-fourth chapter of Romance, Lu Xun set fire to the Shu army to set up a joint venture of 700 Li, and other generals died, and Liu Bei led a few followers to flee hastily. When the news came, Mrs. Sun heard the false news that "my husband Liu Bei Xiaoting was defeated and died in the army". So he came to the river with his entourage, watched western Sichuan cry for a long time and died in the river. Later generations built a temple for it by the river, named "Xiaoji Temple". Mrs. Sun is the daughter of Sun Jian, the sister of Sun Ce and Sun Quan. She has no specific name in the official history of the Three Kingdoms and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but she is called "Sun Shangxiang" in the dramas such as Ji Luo and Biegong Sacrifice River, which is widely circulated. For the convenience of address, hereinafter referred to as "Sun Shangxiang".

At this time, Sun Shangxiang was in the prime of life, just in his early 20 s, and Liu Bei was almost 50 years old, so he was an "old man". But after Sun Shangxiang married Liu Bei, she was dead set on her husband, even after being cheated back to Jiangdong. What is commendable is that it is said that Liu Bei died in the battle of Yiling. She was buried for her husband Liu Bei, who had been separated for more than ten years. In fact, before entering the bridal chamber, Sun Shangxiang had never seen the "old man" Liu Bei, so why did he cling to it? According to the analysis of the relevant contents in Romance, Liu Bei has "strong points", which is absolutely inferior to Sun Shangxiang's younger brother Sun Quan. Sun Shangxiang was calculated by his brothers Sun Quan and Zhou Yu. As a victim of the "honey trap", Zhou Yu found out that Liu Bei's godmother had died, and he had a plan. He thought that Mrs. Liu Bei had died and should remarry, while Sun Quan had a younger sister who was unmarried and tricked Liu Bei to Jiangdong for a pretence. He took the opportunity to detain Liu Bei as a hostage and demanded Jingzhou, calling it a "honey trap." After learning this, Sun Quan applauded and immediately approved Zhou Yu's "coup". He sent Lv Fan as a matchmaker to Jingzhou to discuss the marriage with Liu Bei and became a good friend of Qin Jin.

In ancient times, women "starved to death and lost their integrity", but Sun Quan didn't consider her sister's feelings as beautiful as flowers and pure as jade at all. Without consulting her mother, Wu Guotai, and her sister, Sun Shangxiang, she made decisions without authorization and used her sister Sun Shangxiang as bait to lure Liu Bei to Jiangdong. Zhou Yu was bent on retaking Jingzhou, and he gave a bad breath. Besides, Sun Shangxiang is not his sister, so he naturally doesn't consider his feelings. However, Sun Quan, as Sun Shangxiang's own brother, completely ignored his feelings, which is a bit unreasonable. When Wu Guotai learned this, he was furious and reprimanded Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, saying, "You are in charge of six counties and eighty-one states, but you have no plan to seize Jingzhou. Instead, you used her daughter as a honey trap. If Sun Quan and Zhou Yu kill Liu Bei like this, my daughter will be widowed. How will she get married? You want to ruin my daughter's happy life. Even if Jingzhou is captured by this tactic, it will be laughed at by everyone in the world. " Sun Quan is a dutiful son. After listening to his mother, he was silent. Finally, Wu Guotai decided that she wanted to see what Liu Bei really looked like. If she doesn't like it, you can do whatever you want. If you like, she will marry her daughter Sun Shangxiang to her uncle Liu Bei.

This is Wu Guotai's reaction. Imagine that Sun Shangxiang learned that his favorite brother Sun Quan regarded himself as a pawn in the "honey trap". what do you think? She can't stand it. Liu Bei obeyed Sun Shangxiang's bidding. Under Zhuge Liang's clever plan, Liu Bei successfully cracked Zhou Yu's "honey trap" and made it a reality. He really married Sun Shangxiang and became Wu Guotai's son-in-law. Entering the bridal chamber, Liu Bei was shocked to see that his wife's room was full of swords, and two rows of handmaiden were holding swords. He has just left his study and entered Longtan. How did he get into the bridal chamber? At this time, Sun Shangxiang maid told Liu Bei not to be afraid, saying that his wife liked to dance knives and guns since childhood, and by the way, she trained her maid to practice swords. If she is afraid, she should quit first.

Liu Bei said frankly that it was not practical to see so many weapons in the new house, so let's tear them down first. Upon hearing this, Sun Shangxiang smiled. Liu Huangshu has been fighting all his life, and he is afraid of swords. She obeyed Liu Bei's wishes, unloaded all her weapons and married Liu Bei. Liu Bei is in Jiangdong, eating and drinking with Sun Shangxiang every day, carefree, and it's almost the end of the year in a blink of an eye. Later, Zhao Yunkai made a second move, lied to Liu Bei that Jingzhou was attacked, discussed with Liu Bei how to return to Jingzhou, and asked Liu Bei to return to Jingzhou overnight without telling Mrs. Sun. Instead, Liu Bei explained to his wife that he was sad and missed his parents. In fact, Sun Shangxiang just listened to Zhao Yun and Liu Bei. She immediately interrupted Liu Bei and pointed out that Liu Bei wanted to go back to Jingzhou. When Liu Bei saw that the lie was exposed, he knelt down on the spot and explained to Sun Shangxiang, "Madam, since you know it, you should hide it safely. If you don't want to go, Jingzhou will lose and be laughed at by everyone in the world; I want to go, but I can't bear to part with my wife: so I am very upset. "

It turned out that Liu Bei was in a dilemma. He was afraid that Jingzhou would fall and not go back, and everyone laughed at him. He wants to go back, but he can't bear to part with his wife. That's the trouble. Hearing this, Sun Shangxiang felt warm in his heart, thinking that he had not married the wrong person. Liu Bei was a person worthy of his life. She immediately stated that since she married her husband, she naturally left with Liu Bei. Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang went to Wu Guotai to avoid the river to worship their ancestors and tricked Sun Quan into leaving the city. After they left the city, under the escort of Zhao Yun and others, they galloped towards Jingzhou. After receiving the report that Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang left, Sun Quanhe sent Chen Wu, Pan Zhang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and others to kill Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang. More importantly, Zhou Yu sent Xu Sheng and Ding Feng to stop them in front. Liu Bei was at his wit's end, so he told Sun Shangxiang the truth according to Zhuge Liang's third move, hoping that Sun Shangxiang could save his life. At this time, Sun Shangxiang knew that he had been treated as a "honey trap" by his brother Sun Quan, which hurt her husband Liu Bei and made him furious. She immediately said that she had married Liu Bei, and shared life and death. As Sun Quan's sister, she cursed Zhou Yu for being a rebel, repelled Xu Sheng and Ding Feng, and saved Liu Bei.

Conclusion Although Sun Shangxiang had never seen her husband Liu Bei before entering the bridal chamber, Liu Bei had a "strong point", so he was dead set on it. This "strength" is sincerity. Everything is for Sun Shangxiang, and women all over the world will be moved by Liu Bei's sincerity. This is what Sun Quan can't do. Sun Quan only thinks about his own country, wants to recapture Jingzhou, and deceives his sister, regardless of her personal feelings. Sun Shangxiang is rigid, while Liu Bei is flexible. These two men are just hard and soft. She is also the daughter of Sun Jian, a tiger in Jiangdong, a "tiger girl". She is smart, strong and brave, and Liu Bei is gentle and considerate. She is reluctant to leave Jiangdong without giving up Sun Shangxiang, so she knelt in front of Sun Shangxiang. Therefore, even after being cheated back to Jiangdong, Sun Shangxiang did not forget her husband Liu Bei, was dead set on Liu Bei, and finally died for him. (This article is based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, supplemented by official history. )