Liu Feng

This article is about Liu Feng, Liu Bei's adopted son, who was also the name of a son of Han Emperor Xian .

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Liu Feng ( Chinese  劉封 ; † 220 ), maiden name Kou Feng ( 寇 封 ) was an adopted son of the Chinese warlord Liu Bei . During the late Han Dynasty , he served as a general in his father's army. Liu Feng was adopted by Liu Bei while he was in Jing Province. Since Liu Bei already had a (much younger) biological heir, Liu Shan , at that time , many officers feared that Liu Feng could develop into a problem in succession planning. On Liu Bei's campaigns against Liu Zhang in Sichuan , Liu Feng was sent to reinforce Generals Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang . He was in his twenties at the time and is described as strong and skilled in combat. After Liu Bei captured Sichuan, he appointed his adopted son to be the magistrate of Middle Liangjiang.

In 219, Liu Feng was assigned to General Meng Da , whom Liu Bei did not fully trust. Together they should take the Shangyong headquarters. The governor of the commandantary, Shen Dan, quickly submitted, and Liu Feng and Meng Da continued to be stationed in the area. In the same year, Guan Yu was attacked in Fan Castle by the neighboring Wu kingdom. He asked Meng Da and Liu Feng for reinforcements, but they refused, claiming that the situation at their headquarters was not stable enough. Guan Yu fell at the hands of Wu General Lü Meng in the battle , and Wu took Jing Province.

Liu Bei was deeply depressed by the setback and resented Meng Da and Liu Feng for not sending relief troops. The two had since fallen out, and Meng Da and Shen Dan and his brother Shen Yi went over to the neighboring kingdom of Wei . Some cities in this region were now under the command of Wei Chancellor Cao Cao . Liu Feng returned to the capital, Chengdu , where he was forced to commit suicide by Liu Bei for complicity in Guan Yu's death and Meng Da's betrayal. Some historians assume that the strategist Zhuge Liang made this suggestion to prevent a possible succession dispute after Liu Bei's death.