Hey man, just wanted to ask what's known about Lady Mi, MI Zhu and Mi Fang's sister and Liu Bei's wife?
Mi Zhu was from an extremely wealthy family of merchants. He was known for his generosity, though he was not a man of any great skills. He helped Liu Bei succeed Tao Qian and remained loyal to him until the end of his life. After Lu Bu destroyed Liu Bei’s army in 196, Mi Zhu used his fortune to help Liu Bei rebuild, and also arranged the marriage between Liu Bei and his sister. He was given honorary titles in Liu Bei’s court, though since he was not skilled in domestic or military afffairs, he never had any responsibilities.
Mi Fang was a bit more martially minded than Mi Zhu, and more talented. He was given important positions by Liu Bei and eventually became Grand Administrator of Nan commandery. However, he had to share his city (Jiangling) with Guan Yu (who was Grand Administrator of Xiangyang but couldn’t capture the city) and the two came to hate each other. Guan Yu bullied Mi Fang and eventually drove him to defect. After joining Wu, he helped defeat a rebellion along with He Qi and had some fame there.
Both Mi Zhu and Mi Fang were skilled at horsemanship and archery.
There isn’t much recorded about Lady Mi. She married Liu Bei in 196, and he abaondoned her at some point , as he had a habit of doing. This treatment migth have been another factor in Mi Fang’s eventual defection.
