The title of the film reveals an impressive side of Liu Chan, "A Dou can't afford it."

Liu Chan, the Emperor of Shu and Han Dynasties, was born as a male heir, nicknamed Adou.

Liu Chan, the son of Liu Bei, became the emperor of Shu after Liu Bei's death. After Zhuge Liang's sages died one after another, Shu gradually declined. Wei surrendered after attacking Shu on a large scale. After Liu Chan was captured, in order to win the hearts of the people and stabilize his rule in Shu-Han region, Si Mazhao named him an Le Gong in the name of Emperor Wei Yuan, and sealed his descendants and more than 50 ministers in Shu-Han. On one occasion, Si Mazhao held a banquet and invited former ministers from Liu Chan and Shu Han to attend. Halfway through the banquet, a group of singing girls were specially invited to perform Sichuan songs and dances. Some ministers of Shu Han saw these songs and dances, remembered the pain of national subjugation, and shed sad tears. Only Liu Chan is happy, just like in his own palace. Si Mazhao observed his expression. After drinking, he said to Jia Chong, "Liu Chan is a heartless man. Zhuge Liang is alive today, and I'm afraid even Shu Han can't be saved, let alone Jiang Wei! "

A few days later, when I saw him, I asked, "Do you still want to be comfortable?" Happy answer: "I am very happy here, I don't miss Shu." I find it ridiculous that the minister with Liu Chan is listening to him. When he got home, He Zheng said, "You shouldn't answer Liu Chan, the king of Jin, like this:" What do you mean? " He Zheng said, "When the King of Jin asks about you again in the future, you will say with tears,' My ancestral graves are in Sichuan, and I am very sad. Not a day goes by without thinking about it. Maybe Kim will let us go back. "Liu Chan nodded and said," you're right. I will remember that. " Later, Si Mazhao asked Liu Chan, "We are very kind to you here. Do you still miss Shu? Liu Chan remembered political words and recited them accurately. He tried to pretend to be sad, but he couldn't squeeze out tears and had to close his eyes. When Si Mazhao saw him, he knew more than half. He smiled and said, "This seems to be true! Liu Chan opened his eyes in surprise, looked blankly at Si Mazhao and said, "Yes, yes, this is my politics. "."Si Mazhao couldn't help laughing, and so did the attendants. Si Mazhao didn't see clearly that Liu Chan was actually a fool and didn't want to kill him, because he was no threat to himself.

As a result, Liu Chan became a typical master of mediocrity in people's minds, and "A Dou who can't afford to help" became a joke of mediocrity.

Is that really the case?

One view is that Liu Chan is neither a wise and promising monarch nor a completely weak person, but he has at least moderate wisdom, and the hat of "A Dou who can't lift his head" should be taken off for him. The reason is:

He ascended the throne in 223 AD, and was demoted to Wei in 263 AD, reigning for 4 1 year. He was the longest-serving monarch in the Three Kingdoms period. In that turbulent era of independent political power and war, it was impossible to be in power for so long without considerable wisdom. Some people attributed Liu Chan's stability as emperor to Zhuge Liang's assistance. In fact, Zhuge Liang died in 234 AD. After his death, Liu Chan was emperor for 29 years. It is hard to say that this is all because of Zhuge Liang's assistance.

According to records, there was a passage in Liu Bei's testamentary edict to Liu Chan in A.D.: "You shot the king and said that the Prime Minister lamented your wisdom, which greatly increased your political achievements and was very promising. How could I be worried? Hey hey. " Who she is can't be verified, but the meaning of this passage is clear: Zhuge Liang praised Liu Chan's wisdom to her, and she told this praise to Liu Bei, who happily encouraged her. When Zhuge Liang can't kiss up, Liu Bei is also quite knowledgeable, which shows that Liu Chan is not a outspoken person.

In order to make Liu Chan well informed and master the skills of governing the country, Liu Bei asked him to learn more books such as The History of the Three Kingdoms, Shen Zi and Guan Zi. Zhuge Liang personally copied these books for him. Let him learn from Liu Tao. Not only that, but also let him learn martial arts. Record: "Shoot the mountain, fifteen miles north of Chengdu County, where Liu Zhu Zen was filmed." Zhuge Liang was very satisfied with Liu Chan's performance. Zhuge Liang commented on Liu Chan in Zuo Zhuan: "The court is eighteen years old, virtuous and kind, and corporal Ed." The word min can show that he is not a stupid person, otherwise Zhuge is not being sarcastic. It was also recorded in 2006 that Li Mi thought that Liu Chan, as a monarch, could be compared with Qi Huangong, the first ruler in the Spring and Autumn Period. Guan Zhong of Qi Huangong became the overlord, and Zhuge Liang of Liu Chan became the competitor of Rose.

Moreover, on the issue of the Northern Expedition, Liu Chan was very sober. When Zhuge Liang longed for the Northern Expedition, he suggested: "It is far from difficult to go south with his father; Only by returning to the capital can you sit still; I want to go north now, but I'm afraid I'll bother to think about it. " Although Zhuge Liang himself suggested that once the determination of the Northern Expedition was formed, Liu Chan would fully support Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition. After Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan immediately stopped the Northern Expedition which wasted national strength and money. Sima Yi led an army to conquer Gongsun Yuan in Liaodong. He was afraid that Jiang Wan would repeat Zhuge Liang's mistakes, and specially told Jiang Wan not to act rashly, saying, "You must take advantage of Wu's opportunity." Wei rebelled, and Yang Yi rebelled. After listening to Wei Yan's performance, Liu Chan immediately asked, "Wei Yan is a brave general, enough to refuse Yang Yi and others. Why did he burn the plank road? " After Wei Yan was killed, Liu Chan did not completely deny Wei Yan, but wrote a letter saying: "Since his crime has been proved to be justified, he should still learn from his past achievements and be buried in a coffin." In order to prevent the power of the powerful people from being too great, Fei Yi was appointed as the general in charge of state affairs and Jiang Wan as the general in military affairs. The powers of the two men cross and restrict each other, but each has its own emphasis. After Jiang Wan's death, he monopolized the state affairs and power, which completely solved the political situation of "everything is up to the prime minister" in Shu for many years.

Liu Cong's wife Hu's wife took refuge in He Taihou, and He Taihou stayed there for a month, which aroused Liu Cong's suspicion and led to a vicious incident. Liu Chan learned his lesson and immediately abolished courtship etiquette of ministers' wives and mothers. His father, Xia, fled for fear of Cao Shuang's involvement, and was beheaded by Huang Zhong in Dingjun Mountain. When Liu Chan met Xia Houba, he said, "My father was killed between the lines, but I didn't kill him first." Make light of it, say a few words and bury the hatchet. Pointing to his two sons, he said, "This is Xiahou's nephew." Xia is my cousin, Zhang Fei's wife, and Zhang Fei's daughter is her wife, so I say so. Then, Xia Houba was richly rewarded, and he was awarded an official rank. A set of soft-hearted courtship methods makes it very skillful.

Although there were some discordant notes between Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang, Liu Chan put the overall situation first and kept a restrained attitude. Zhuge Liang made mistakes in employing people, and the latter comforted him and said, "It is common for military commanders to win or lose." After Zhuge Liang won the battle, Liu Chan duly restored Zhuge Liang's post. When the news of Zhuge Liang's death came, Liu Chan was so sad for several days that he could not go to court, so he began to cry on the dragon bed. When the coffin was brought back, Liu Chan led civil and military officials 20 miles out of the city to meet him.

At this time, Li Miao wrote a letter, citing examples of Lv Lu, Huo Guang and others in history, slandering Zhuge Liang that "the war is in Qiang Bing and the wolf is watching", saying that Zhuge Liang's timely death made him "have a complete clan, rest in Xirong and celebrate his own size". The implication is that Zhuge Liang will not die, and there will be a conspiracy sooner or later. What Li Miao said was either what he really thought or to cater to Liu Chan. But Liu Chan was very angry.

However, Liu Chan is also very measured in this matter. There is a passage in Cosmic Tale that when he died in the early Ming Dynasty, he asked to build a temple and ignored the etiquette. Because of the season, the people privately offered sacrifices to strangers on the road. Those who say things or think they can hear Chengdu temples, the latter do not obey. Infantry captains lang, zhong and he. Everyone went to the table and said: "I heard that Zhou people cherish the virtue of calling Bo, and Gan Tang does not dispute it; The more Wang Si Fan Li does, the more he casts gold to save his image. Since the Han Dynasty, many people have built the Temple of Little Virtue and Little People. Liang Defan's reputation is abroad, the royal family is not bad, and the real people depend on him, but the steam stops at the private door and the temple does not stand, so that the people worship the alley. Not because of virtue, but also because of the pursuit of the past. Today, if we obey the will of the people, we will blaspheme, build the capital and build the ancestral temple. Therefore, Sheng Huai has doubts. A fool should be near his tomb and stand in Mianyang so that his relatives can offer sacrifices at the right time. All his ministers and officials who want to worship the temple are confined to the temple. Break its private sacrifice and worship its righteousness. " In this case, Liu Chan is not stubborn. The young emperor Liu Chan was able to take a long-term view and handle the issues of power and officials gracefully. Pei Songzhi, a historian in the Southern Dynasties, commented that "sages are out of reach".

Incredibly, however, when a division of Wargo invaded Shu, its main force was basically completed and easily surrendered, which remains a mystery. He also expressed his views on this matter: "There are tens of thousands of people who are in danger of entering the river, and there are 200,000 people who will stay in Jiangge. People in the three armed forces are hungry. Although AI was defeated, he did not fall for several days, so it was difficult for the second general to strike back. Therefore, it is not easy to achieve. " As for the story of Liu Chan's "I am so happy and miss my hometown", Dewey's book quotes Shen Xing as saying: "Liu Chan's defeat of Si Mazhao is not a mistake, too shallow to teach. Thinking about Shu's heart, Zhao's heart doesn't want to hear it. Although I am laughing around, I don't know if Zen can avoid death, so I am right. " It was the emperor who surrendered and retreated. Liu Chan died after working happily for eight years. Sun Hao of Wu Dong was killed by Sima Yanci, the son of Si Mazhao. That's probably why.