Liu Bei, courtesy name Xuande, is best known as the oldest of three legendary sworn brothers—his oath-siblings being the formidable Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
He started out as a small-time vigilante with big dreams of restoring peace to the world. For years, though, he couldn't stomach the compromises and political maneuvering that such ambition actually required. It took getting tricked, manipulated, betrayed, and nearly killed more than once before he finally swallowed his pride and accepted that playing the game was necessary. Once he did, he became genuinely skilled at it—and that's when his fortunes really shifted.
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