#according to the records the peasants were always a huge fan of liu bei right from the get go. he was always the folk hero in their

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i wish romance of the three kingdoms adaptations would explore more about liu bei's background as a sandal weaver. how did he feel about his job? was it hard, menial work and was he glad ditch it? does he miss a simpler time where life had surety, his niang would be there waiting for him with a hot meal after a long days work, and his accomplishments would be measured in shoes and coins instead of dead men and lines on a map? how much luggage did he lose during his mad escape from changban? did A'dou ever get a little straw doll-soldier from his Die Die, both as a gift and an apology for doing the unforgivable? did he ever grieve for his daughters, or were they little more than ripped sleeves to him, easy to mend? how did this semi-literate peasant take to the role of king? did he shed his past like an old coat? would his accent slip when he got emotional? did he ever confuse his advisors with region-specific sayings? would he get drunk on everything this new world had to offer, or did the king of han cut the rotten bits off his old fruit and break open chicken bones to suck the marrow? would the servants of shu occasionally find pieces of braided rope and grass lying around in odd places, and know their lord was feeling homesick again?