Traditional Culture and Evolution of Image of Liu Bei

In historical books,Liu Bei is an ordinary emperor with two facets in his character.On the other side,he is portrayed to be a wise king,an orthodox emperor on the stage and among the people.The evolution of his image has a historical process.The eastern Jin Dynasty,the Southern Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty was a splitting period when China was divided into two parts.The Southern emperor,advocating vigorously to loyalty to king and patriotism Caocao and glorified Liu Bei.This is the social and historical reason of the evolution.The predestination historical view in ancient society,which emphasized the divided right of kings,the emperor is a God born by feeling heaven.His body,temperament and behavior are given by heaven,influenced the compilation of history books and evolution of historical figures.This is the philosophical basis of Liubei's orthodox image.The Confucianism,which upholds selecting talents according to morality,governing state by virtues,confirming to popular will,is the ideological foundation of the evolution The worship of tie of blood and the stress of the bloodline of the royal house in the patriarchal clan society,emphasizing hereditary system must be inherited by blood relationship are the sociopsychological reasons.Liu Bei's personal character also plays an active role in the evolution.