by Shen Ai » Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:15 pm
I don't find Liu Zhang incompetent. Didn't he keep Yi wealthy or at least cut above most other provinces during the era? And I read somewhere on this site that he wiped almost all the bandits in the region. He just didn't judge his men correctly and kept bad officials.
1 - Liu Shan - He was lazy, while Liu Zhang at least fought. Both were decent men, and okay administrators though.
2 - Liu Shan - Even if he was lazy, he did maintain control over a larger army and with maverick officers pretty well for a long time, almost thirty tears, while Liu Zhang lost his lands in just a few years.
3 - Given the circumstances, Liu Shan did okay, his surrender was the best of his decisions and while he did nothing to stop Jiang Wei's war mongering, he did maintain order in Shu. Liu Zhang, a decent administrator, a fairly good man, and talented in his own way. His final defence wasn't terrible, but he didn't seem like a guy who could see the big picture.
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