Why didn't Meng Huo, who recovered from Zhuge Liang's seven escapes and seven verticals, come to the rescue when Shu Han perished?

In 223 AD, Liu Bei died of illness in Baidicheng, and then the Shu-Han regime was in chaos. Externally, Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, Liu Bei defeated Yiling, and his international prestige plummeted. Internally, Huang Yuan, the satrap of Han Jia, fought against Han, and the Han strongmen of Yizhou County joined hands with the satrap and the king of Leyi County.

As the prime minister of Shu-Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang quickly put down the rebellion of Huangyuan, then concluded a peace agreement with Soochow to solve the threat from the East, then let Liu Bei mourn for two years, and finally sent troops to attack the rebellion in South China in 225 AD. Before he left, Zhuge Liang listened to Ma Su's advice: He should be aggressive and submit to the ethnic minorities in South China.

It took Zhuge Liang a year to pacify the war in southern China, plus the time on the road. Finally, Zhuge Liang successfully defeated the rebellion in the south and killed Lv Yong. For Meng Huo, Zhuge Liang took Ma Su's advice, captured Meng Huo seven times and released him seven times, in order to sincerely let Meng Huo surrender. Finally, Zhuge Liang achieved his goal. Meng Huo surrendered to Zhuge Liang and followed Zhuge Liang to Chengdu.

Why did Zhuge Liang take Meng Huo to Chengdu as an official?

Most of them are still trying to appease South China. Think about it, pulling their leaders to Chengdu, Shu Han, as an official position, unlike taking hostages, the ethnic minorities in South China naturally dare not resist and naturally surrender. It can be seen that Zhuge Liang is still a little uneasy about South China.

In addition, Shu Han also set up local governments and garrisons in the central and southern regions to control the whole central and southern regions. At that time, Central and South China, including today's Yunnan Province, Guizhou Province and Southwest Sichuan Province, was very large, accounting for more than half of the total area of Shu and Han. Shu Han set up seven counties here, namely: Zhang Ke County, Guangdong and Hong Kong County, Zhuti County and Jianshe County.

There are many ethnic minorities living in South China. In addition to the Yi people, there are Miao, Buyi, Dong, Yao and Bai ethnic minorities in Menghuo. Shu Han's rule here is relatively weak. Shu Han set up a viceroy in Nanzhong, which was in charge of the military and political affairs of seven counties in Nanzhong. There were seven viceroy in succession: Fangdeng, Li Hui and Shu Han.

In fact, after Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong, Nanzhong did not submit. After Zhuge Liang's army returned to Li, there was a rebellion in Nanzhong, killing its commander. Li Hui, the second governor, led the army to quell the local rebellion, and once again moved the local leaders to Chengdu to control Chengdu as a hostage to prevent another rebellion in Nanzhong. Shu Han collected materials from Nanzhong as taxes.

When Zhang Yi, the governor of the three prefectures, served in Nanzhong, there was a rebellion in Nanzhong. Liu Zhou, the commander of Nanyi, rallied to revolt, and was sent by the Shuhan court to pacify Nanzhong. Ma Zhong replaced Zhang Yi to guard Nanzhong. During the tenure of Huo Yi, the last governor of Nanzhong, there was another rebellion in Yongchang County of Nanzhong. Relying on the dangerous terrain, the local ethnic minorities did not obey the management of Han Shu, and Huo Yi led the army to pacify them.

Therefore, because Zhuge Liang captured Meng Huo seven times, the south of China was not peaceful. On the contrary, during the reign of Shu and Han, the rebellion in southern China continued. Even though Meng Huo was a senior official in the Shu-Han court, the south of China is so big, and there is not only one leader, but hundreds of tribes of different sizes. It is still impossible to surrender to a Meng Huo.

In 263 AD, 180000 Wei Dajun attacked. In just a few months, Zhong will arrive at Jiangeguan, and Wargo will sneak into the level tone and reach the gate of Chengdu. When Huo Yi, who was guarding Nanzhong at that time, heard about it, he wrote to Liu Chan asking him to lead an army to rescue him, but Liu Chan refused, because Liu Chan had made up his mind to surrender.

Why did Liu Chan surrender?

Originally, some ministers said that they could take refuge in Nanzhong, but some people retorted that Nanzhong had always been unwilling to submit to us. If you go to Nanzhong, it will even arouse the dissatisfaction of the ethnic minorities there, and then there will be rebellion. Surrender to Wu Dong is impossible. Finally, Liu Chan surrendered to Wargo under the pressure of ministers.

Where is Meng Huo at this time? Why not save Shu Han?

If Meng Huo has been an official in the Shu-Han court, it should be in Chengdu. In 225 AD, Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong. By the time Wei destroyed Shu in 263 AD, 38 years had passed. If Meng Huo is 30 years old, he will be 68 years old in 263. Who can he save at this age? Maybe Meng Huo has passed away by this time. After all, even Zhuge Liang has been dead for almost 30 years.

Even if Meng Huo were still alive, if Meng Huo were in the court of Shu Han, Emperor Liu Chan would have surrendered by then. As an official under the Yellow Emperor, Meng Huo could only obey Liu Chan's orders. He can only accept Liu Chan's orders and surrender with Wargo. It is impossible to rescue him.

If Meng Huo were in Nanzhong, it would be even more impossible for him to save Liu Chan. Nanzhong is far from Chengdu, it takes three or four months to walk on the road and one or two months to deliver the news. When Meng Huo arrived, the day lily became cold after half a year. This is called far water can't put out a near fire. In addition, Liu Chan ordered Huo Yi, commander-in-chief of Nanzhong, not to come to the rescue. If Meng Huo rescues without authorization, it is rebellion. Who knows whether Meng Huo saved Shu Han or destroyed Shu Han, let alone saved him. Huo Yi wouldn't let Meng Huo leave Nanzhong, let alone rescue him.

Finally, Meng Huo is a Yi. Even if he surrendered to Zhuge Liang, his real intention was not to save Shu Han, but to stand by and watch. As a local leader, Meng Huo is certainly not stupid, and his patriarch Shu Han can't beat him. What's the use of his going? He is not Wei's strong opponent at all, and even if he goes, he will die.

The above is Meng Huo in history. Let's take a look at Meng Huo in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. After Meng Huo was surrendered by Zhuge Liang, he knelt down and swore to Zhuge Liang that he would never rebel again. Pay attention to Meng Huo's oath. He said he would never resist again. He didn't say that Shu Han was in trouble. He came to the rescue. He surrendered to Shu Han, but he was not loyal to Shu Han. He can only do it when he is alive. He didn't work hard, nor was he unconditionally loyal to Shu Han.