Sun Shangxiang was 19 years old when he married Liu Bei, and this marriage between Sun and Liu took place in the second year of the Battle of Chibi, when Liu Bei had just lost his wife, and Sun Quan decided to marry his sister to him. At this time, Liu Bei was nearly fifty years old, which can be said to be half an old man, and it was a blessing to be able to marry such a young and beautiful woman as Sun Shangxiang. However, Sun Shangxiang married Liu Bei for three full years, but did not give birth to any heirs. Is it because Liu Bei is old? Obviously not, after Sun Shangxiang, Liu Bei also married Wu, and within a few years of kung fu, Wu gave birth to two sons for Liu Bei, so it is not a physical reason that they did not give birth to an heir, so why?
A political marriage with no choice. Although Liu Bei, as a prince of the Three Kingdoms, was not bad, Sun Shangxiang was a woman with both talent and appearance, and a noble birth, her father was the general Sun Jian, the elder brother was the Eastern Wu Emperor Sun Quan, and at the age of 19, he had to marry a half-old man who was nearly fifty years old. Whoever changes it, I am afraid that they will feel a little wronged. Therefore, Sun Shangxiang was somewhat reluctant to accept this marriage.
But for Sun Shangxiang, there was no choice, this was a political marriage between Sun Quan and Liu Bei for the sake of the overall situation. The real situation is not as romantic as described in the novel, according to historical records: "(Sun Shangxiang) more than a hundred servants, all holding swords and standing, ready to enter, the heart is always cold." Sun Shangxiang actually had an armed maid of more than a hundred people, all fully armed and armed with blades, so that every time Liu Bei came to Sun Shangxiang's room, he could not avoid being frightened. From this, it can be seen how strongly Sun Shangxiang married Liu Bei. It is estimated that at that time, Liu Bei only had bitterness and helplessness in his heart: it was so difficult to be close, let alone talk about having sex with her! If you are not careful, you may even lose your life.
For this, Zhuge Liang had already seen this, and repeatedly told Liu Bei to be careful of Sun Shangxiang's killing heart. The relationship between Sun Liu and Sun Liu is also the same as that of Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang, seemingly intimate, but in fact, it looks like a god, and each is wary of each other. Later, when Liu Bei advanced into Xichuan, Sun Shangxiang and Liu Bei's marital relationship ended and lasted only 3 years. At that time, Sun Quan of Eastern Wu heard that Liu Bei was going to capture Xichuan, so he sent someone to pick up his sister and took the opportunity to take Xiao Liu Chan with him. Sun Quan's purpose was simple, at that time Liu Chan was Liu Bei's only son, if he was taken as a hostage, was he still afraid that Liu Bei would not return Jingzhou?
Sun Quan's abacus was well played, but Sun Shangxiang did not go far with Liu Chan, and was caught up by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, and the historical records recorded: "If the soldiers intercept the river, they must return to Zen." Under the circumstances of Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei's use of force, Liu Chan was rescued. It can also be seen from here that Sun Shangxiang has always adhered to the will of his elder brother Sun Quan, and there is almost no marital love between him and Liu Bei. Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang, such a couple, let alone married for three years, even if they have been together for a long time, they have the name of husband and wife, and there is no truth about the fact of husband and wife, how can they have children?
Sun Shangxiang's tragedy returned to Eastern Wu, Sun Shangxiang was only in her early 20s, which was the youth of a woman, but there is no record of her remarriage in the historical records. That is to say, since then, she has most likely begun her widowhood career. For a woman in her 20s, she endured the loneliness and loneliness that should not belong to this age. In the eyes of the Eastern Wu people, although Sun Shangxiang returned to her hometown, she was the wife of Liu Beiming, the leader of the enemy country. For Shu Han, she betrayed Liu Bei and held the young lord hostage. Therefore, Liu Bei claimed to be empress dowager, and did not give Sun Shangxiang any title, even when Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, he still ignored her existence. It can be said that Sun Shangxiang's life was extremely tragic, he was born noble, but he had no choice in the face of marriage, and he fell victim to political struggle. In the end, a lonely life, depressed. There is also a saying that Sun Shangxiang committed suicide by throwing himself into the river after Liu Bei's defeat and death. But no matter what the ending, it is unfortunate and tragic!