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When Liu Bei's name is mentioned, people's first impression is that he is a loyal man who is bent on restoring the Han Dynasty. However, Liu Bei's "righteousness" seems a bit untenable, because he is a person who doesn't keep his word very much, even if he borrows from Nanjun, he will resolutely not pay it back. Why did Liu Bei do this?

First, forced by the situation, Nanjun can be used as a springboard. After Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei's team gradually grew. His next goal is to capture Yizhou. Although he has such ambitions, it is difficult for him to expand his horizons due to various forces, so he can only use Nanjun as a springboard for 1 before completing his next goal. Liu Bei has always had his own abacus, and Sun Quan also saw it in his eyes. Sun Quan believes that even if Nanjun is handed over to Liu Bei for management, it will not affect his future development.

After Nanjun was handed over to Liu Bei, Liu Bei did complete the grand plan. According to common sense, he has the responsibility to return the property to its original owner. However, if he really fulfilled his promise, the four counties in Jingnan he laid would be out of control, all the preparatory work in the early stage would be lost, and Liu Bei could not be returned.

Second, if the area of Nanjing is returned, there will be differences among civil servants. When Liu Bei reaches the peak of his life step by step, don't forget that Liu Bei is surrounded by a group of officials and military commanders, many of whom are from Jingzhou, so for them, Jingzhou has a special plot. However, Liu Bei once only borrowed Nanjun, but Sun Quan asked him to return many places, including Jingzhou. So for Liu Bei, on the other hand, if Jingzhou and other places are handed over to Sun Quan, whether these Jingzhou civil servants are willing to continue to follow him is also a question that must be considered from the overall combat power.

In fact, the answers to these two questions are obvious, that is, we will resolutely not return the territory if we can delay it. In fact, Liu Bei has been holding the banner of returning territory and has not made a clear statement. From an objective point of view, Liu Bei's choice is undoubtedly clear.

Third, Liu Bei, as the weakest party in the Three Kingdoms, must hold every inch of land. From the beginning, compared with Wu and Cao Cao, Liu Bei's strength was very weak. Even if he later captured Hanzhong and other places, it doesn't mean that he is strong enough to compete with these two families. Therefore, when making a choice, everything should proceed from your own interests. Since he wants to survive in troubled times, he must have a premise and pay attention to "benevolence, righteousness and morality"

Fourth, the geographical position is special. The contradiction between Shu Han and Wu Dong was exposed after Guan Yu's death. In order to keep his territory, Liu Bei had to take the overall situation into consideration and was forced to negotiate with Sun Quan. After consultation, the two men completed the negotiation called "Delineating Xiangjiang River", and Liu Bei never returned to Nanjun.

Generally speaking, no matter what he does, Liu Bei needs to think from his own standpoint, so when he sees that losing Nanjun and other places may bring him a devastating blow, as a politician, how can he choose to continue and maintain the unnecessary image of "benevolence, righteousness and morality"? And we should also look at this problem objectively. As a politician who pays attention to "benevolence, righteousness and morality", Liu Bei may just be labeled by our descendants.