Is “Invited Liu Bei into Shu to resist Zhang Lu, leading to the loss of Shu” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biography of Liu Zhang records that Liu Zhang ignored the dissuasions of Wang Lei and Zhang Song, inviting Liu Bei into Shu, which triggered internal defection and ultimately led to his surrender. The original text states: "璋又从之,遣法正请先主。璋主簿黄权陈其利害,从事广汉王累自倒县于州门以谏,璋一无所纳" (Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biographies of Liu Yan and Liu Zhang)
Liu Zhang
In official history, he was the governor of Yizhou, known for his mild temperament and policy of preserving the region and pacifying the people.
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