Is Dou really not stupid?

As far as our impression is concerned, Liu Chan seems to have never been clever, and even joked about "not thinking about happiness", but is Liu Chan really as miserable as we thought? Is Dou really stupid and weak? Actually, it is not. I told you a story about A Dou, which also made Zhuge Liang understand the fact that A Dou was actually very clever.

As the saying goes, "If you add wings to a tiger, you will grow old with your son", but Liu Bei, a benevolent gentleman, is brilliant, but he has a Dou who is ridiculed by later generations as "mud can't help the wall". Although he left a joke of "being happy without thinking about Shu", in fact, he is not stupid, but very clever.

Zhuge Liang

As Guan Yu and Zhang Fei died in succession, Liu Bei led an army to attack Soochow in an attempt to avenge his brother. But he not only failed in revenge, but also had to entrust orphans to Baidicheng because he had suitors in Baidicheng. As an indispensable counselor of Shu Han, Zhuge Liang became the main object entrusted by orphans. He is not only the prime minister of Shu Han, but also the father of Liu Chan. The so-called son father is no less than the biological father. Although Liu Chan was the monarch of Shu Han, Zhuge Liang was actually the supreme ruler of Shu Han.

Is Liu Chan really stupid?

Unfortunately, since you are playing dumb, there must be a time to show the cloven foot. When Zhuge Liang broke down from overwork, Liu Chan paid tribute to the people and officials, and sent people to visit Zhuge Liang constantly. At the same time, when he sent someone to visit Zhuge Liang, he asked him, "What will your son do after you die?" This sentence seems to care about Zhuge Liang. In fact, the subtext is to inquire about Zhuge Liang's arrangement so that he doesn't have to arrange someone to take care of himself after his death.

Zhuge Liang understood what Liu Chan meant and told people who came to see him that his son would farm in the future and would not be an official. After Zhuge Liang's death, out of control, he immediately abolished the prime minister who mastered the military and political internal affairs, attributed the internal affairs to Fu and the military power to the general. Just like the modern separation of powers, the two are mutually restrictive.

Especially after the death of Fu Jiangwan, Liu Chan directly held the general power in his own hands and directly mastered the power of Shu Han for nearly twenty years. If it weren't for the weak foundation of Shu Han, and the excessive consumption of Shu Han's national strength by several northern expeditions, perhaps Shu Han could have lasted longer in Liu Chan's hands.