At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao was proclaimed emperor. However, Cao Cao never proclaimed himself emperor. On the other hand, Liu Bei, who has always claimed to be a descendant of the Han Dynasty, proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu only one year after Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, although Liu Bei obviously refused to proclaim himself emperor.
He ascended the throne after repeated persuasion by his subordinates. However, Liu Bei has a heart to be emperor. As for Liu Bei's ambition, it can be seen from the names he gave to his two sons. Liu Bei's two sons are named Liu Feng and Liu Chan respectively, and the last two words together are "He Chan". In ancient times, only the emperor had the right to close Zen, which shows how wild Liu Bei was.
Before Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, three ministers gave Liu Bei advice. However, none of them came to a good end. They were either demoted or killed. It is really tragic.
The first one is Fei Shi, a subordinate of Liu Zhang. After surrendering to Liu Bei, he was loyal to Liu Bei. Before Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, Fei once said that the enemy was not destroyed, and this moment was not suitable for him to proclaim himself emperor. But Liu Bei didn't listen to him and demoted Fei from Yizhou Sima to Yongchang County. Since then, Fei has been depressed and finally died of depression.
The second person is Yong Mao, who used to be the main book. Like Sima Yi in Yang Xiu, he has great power. Before Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, Yong Mao bluntly advised Liu Bei to give up his title. Unexpectedly, instead of listening, Liu Bei flew into a rage. Although Yong Mao was not killed on the spot, Liu Bei found a reason to kill him casually after that.
The third person is Liu Ba. Liu Ba was originally a subordinate of Liu Zhang. After Liu Bei captured Yizhou, he asked Liu Ba to help himself, and Liu Ba also solved Liu Bei's financial problems. Before Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, Liu Ba also advised Liu Bei to suspend his claim to be emperor, but Liu Bei ignored it. From then on, Liu Bei no longer valued Liu Ba, and Liu Ba was unhappy and died a year later.
From this, we can see how ambitious Liu Bei is. Don't be fooled by his kindness.