In the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", although Wei Yan's fame is not as loud as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, there is at least one saying that with Wei Yan here, the time for the demise of Shu Han may be delayed, which is enough to see Wei Yan's strength as a military general.
Hi! Hello everyone! I'm a bug in the world, follow me and continue to update more reviews about literary stories!
However, Wei Yan seems to be a tragic character, since following Liu Bei, not only has he not been taken seriously by Liu Bei, but according to the novel, he finally died in Liu Bei's words.
So, when did Liu Bei start and really dislike Wei Yan?
Perhaps, things have to start with Wei Yan's loyalty to Liu Bei for the first time.
It is said that when Cao Cao led a large army to conquer Liu Bei, although Liu Bei had Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others, after all, he did not have many troops in his hands, and he was not Cao Cao's opponent at all, so Liu Bei had to choose to flee.
In order to prove that he was close to the people, Liu Bei fled with the people, which was a taboo in military operations. However, some people say that this is Liu Bei's deliberate use of the people to block the speed of Cao Cao's army.
No matter what the reason was, in short, Liu Bei took the people to the edge of Xiangyang City.
According to Liu Bei's original plan, he wanted to take the people into Xiangyang together, and then block Cao Cao's attack according to the danger of Xiangyang City.
It is said that at this time, Liu Bei has come to the edge of Xiangyang City, and as long as he enters Xiangyang City directly, he has completed his initial expectations.
However, when Liu Bei saw that Liu Cong, who was stationed in Xiangyang City, refused to open the door, and suddenly rushed out of a military general, cut down the gatekeepers one after another, and beckoned Liu Bei to enter the city, Liu Bei was reluctant to enter Xiangyang.
The guard who opened the city gate for Liu Bei was Wei Yan, it can be said that Wei Yan was showing loyalty to Liu Bei and wanted to tell Liu Bei that Wei Yan supported Liu Bei and really wanted Liu Bei to enter Xiangyang.
However, judging from the plot described in the book, Wei Yan risked his life to show loyalty to Liu Bei, but Liu Bei chose to turn a blind eye, not paying attention to Wei Yan's behavior at all, and not approving of Wei Yan's approach.
Why is that? Why didn't Liu Bei approve of Liu Bei's approach?
Some people may say that at this time, the lord of Jingzhou is Liu Cong no matter what, and he is the son of Liu Biao, Wei Yan, as a military general, does not want to be with Liu Cong, but betrays Liu Cong without authorization, not to mention Liu Bei, even if it is replaced by Cao Cao or Sun Quan, it is also possible that he will not recognize it.
However, the insect world still feels that Sima Hui's evaluation of Liu Bei was right at the beginning, and this has little to do with the so-called betrayal or not betrayal.
In the book, Sima Hui once gave Liu Bei a true evaluation, that is, "Although Wolong has its master, it is not timely".
Sima Hui's words, although he was talking about Zhuge Liang, but looking at it the other way, it also shows that Sima Hui did not agree with Zhuge Liang going out of the mountain to help Liu Bei, but he was just forced to do so.
Now, when it comes to Wei Yan and Liu Bei, it is not difficult for us to see that Wei Yan is loyal to Liu Bei at this time, and he really chose the wrong time, according to Liu Bei's hypocritical character, he will never take advantage of this to enter, otherwise it will be tantamount to slapping himself in the face.
In other words, whether it is Zhuge Liang or Wei Yan, they both chose the wrong life at the wrong time.
Do you think the bugs are right? If not, what do you think is the case? Please leave your comments!
Preview of the next issue: Who else is the three domestic slaves besides Lu Bu?
Welcome to pay attention to the world of insects and see more literary story reviews!