Liu Feng was an adopted son of Liu Bei, a warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty and founded the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China.
15 Facts About Liu Feng
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Liu Feng traced his lineage to a certain marquis whose family name was "Kou".
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Liu Feng served as a general in his adoptive father's military forces.
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Liu Feng was a descendant of the Marquis of Luo, whose family name was Kou.
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Liu Feng was related to the Liu family of Changsha, who descended from Liu Fa, one of Emperor Jing's sons.
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In 211, Liu Bei led an army from Jing Province to Yi Province, ostensibly to help Yi Province's governor Liu Zhang counter a rival warlord Zhang Lu in Hanzhong Commandery.
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In 219, Liu Feng Bei ordered his general Meng Da to lead an army from Zigui County to attack Fangling County, which was defended by Kuai Qi.
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Liu Feng ignored Meng Da's advice and returned to his foster father.
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Liu Feng Bei reproached his adoptive son for not helping Guan Yu and blamed him for Meng Da's defection.
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In 264, after the fall of Shu, Liu Feng Lin was ordered to move out of former Shu territory to Hedong Commandery.
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However, Liu Feng showed his worth in battle and proved to be a valuable asset to his foster father.
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In 219, when Guan Yu was being surrounded by Sun Quan's forces in Maicheng, Liu Feng refused to provide reinforcements partly because Meng Da reminded Liu Feng of Guan Yu's disapproval.
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Defeated, Liu Feng returned to Chengdu with only slightly more than a hundred horsemen.
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Liu Feng sought an interview with Liu Bei, but gained scant sympathy.
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This, adding to the recent death of Guan Yu, made Liu Feng Bei grieve until he fell sick.