The story of Liu Bang, the great ancestor of Han Dynasty, who conquered the world

The story of the famous historical figure Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who conquered the world

The story of the famous historical figure Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who conquered the world

Because Liu Bang was born a rogue , determined the world with his military service, despised Confucian scholars, and killed heroes, so he rarely won the favor of upright scholars of the past dynasties. The literati of the past dynasties were even more worried: "There are no heroes in the world, so Xu Zi became famous!" "It turns out that Liu Xiang did not study"; "Occasionally, because of his success in troubled times, he even went to Weng Qian and Zhong to fight." In their view, Liu Bang's ability to pacify the country and dominate the world was not due to his moral character and real skills, but because of his cunning character and the opportunities provided by history. In fact, from a historical perspective, Liu Bang did have extraordinary qualities and charisma, which were beyond the reach of ordinary people. After all, Liu Bang was not a reckless hero. The predecessors have analyzed many reasons why Liu Bang finally won and became the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Liu Bang's great talent and broad strategy to control the overall situation and do everything with ease, his ability to accurately judge the situation and act according to the times, his general style of being able to bend and stretch, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, going through life and death, and not being alarmed when the building is leaning forward, his eclectic way of employing people, his open-mindedness, and his ability to follow the good. Tolerance, perseverance, and indomitable fighting spirit. Throughout Liu Bang's life, his successful experiences all shine with the light of wisdom.

Heroes were originally "rogues"

Liu Bang was born in 256 BC in Fengyi, Peijun (now Fengxian, Jiangsu). He was the third among four brothers. My parents are extremely ordinary people. When Liu Bang was young, he was idle all day long. He often went to the hotel to borrow wine, and fell asleep in the hotel when he was drunk. Liu Bang had a bold personality and was very tolerant to people, but he didn't like studying very much, and he didn't like working in the fields. His brother and The sister-in-law did not want to live with her, so Liu Bang's father had to separate the eldest son's family and live separately, and Liu Bang still lived with his parents. When Liu Bang reached a tender age, he still refused to change his old ways. His father reprimanded him and said, "You are such a scoundrel. When will you be able to buy land and a house like your brother?" Liu Bang did not realize it, and he often led a group of people. The gangsters went to my brother's house to eat for free. The sister-in-law was annoyed and scolded her sharply, but Liu Bang didn't take it seriously. One time, Liu Bang and his friends were eating at his brother's house. His sister-in-law was so anxious that she scraped the pot with a spoon, making a loud noise. When Liu Bang heard this, he thought that the meal had been finished. He sighed that he was late, so he had to invite his friend back. After he saw his friend off, he turned back to the kitchen and saw steaming food on the stove. Only then did Liu Bang find out that his elder sister-in-law was deceiving him. He was so irritated that he never came back.

Liu Bang's "rogue" nature has never been completely changed. When Chu and Han were fighting, Liu Bang once defeated Pengcheng and escaped alone. His two children were also swept away. Later, he found his son and daughter in the crowd of refugees, but the Chu army was in hot pursuit. Liu Bang was eager to escape, but he thought the vehicle was too heavy and too slow, so he pushed the two children out of the vehicle. When the general Xia Houying saw it, he quickly put the child back into the car and repeated this three times. Liu Bang said: "I am in such a crisis, why should I take care of two children and risk my life?" Xia Houying retorted: "These are the king's own flesh and blood, how can we abandon them!" Liu Bang actually sacrificed others to save himself and drew his sword. Xia Houying was killed and Xia Houying was helpless. He no longer dared to put the child in the car, so he had to hold the child under his arm and run away. As the saying goes, a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. Perhaps because Liu Bang was not a tiger but a dragon, he ignored this ancient saying.

When the Chu and Han armies were confronting each other, Xiang Yu once took Liu Bang's father into the army, hoping to blackmail Liu Bang. Although Xiang Yu's move was not very upright, it seemed to be excusable since the two armies were facing each other. Once, Xiang Yu pushed Liu Bang's father to the front of the battle and said: "If you don't withdraw your troops, I will cook your father." The soldiers of both armies thought that Liu Bang would be very embarrassed, and their emotions were also leaning towards Liu Bang's side. Who knew that everyone It is a gentleman's heart to judge the villain's belly. Liu Bang didn't care at all and replied without hesitation: "We were sworn brothers. My father is your father. If you cook your father and eat it, please "Give me a cup of broth." Faced with such a scoundrel, what could Xiang Yu do? He had no choice but to let Liu Bang's father go.

When "Scoundrel" Liu Bang was almost 30 years old, he became the pavilion chief of Surabaya. Over time, he became very familiar with the officials in the county and became well-known in the local area. Liu Bang stayed in the official position of pavilion chief for 18 years.

Although Liu Bang had a low position at that time, he was a very ambitious man. One time, Liu Bang sent his servicemen to Xianyang. On the way, he encountered Qin Shihuang's troops on patrol. Looking from a distance, Qin Shihuang was sitting in a beautifully decorated car and looked majestic. He was so envious that he blurted out: "A real man should be like this!" This sentence revealed the secret in his heart and showed his desire to become a powerful hero.

Liu Bang’s wife is Lu Gong’s daughter. Lu Gong didn’t live in Peixian County at first. Later, he developed enmity with people in his hometown, so he took his family to join his good friend, Peixian County. The county magistrate, so he settled in Pei County. When Lu Gong first arrived in Pei County, many upper-level figures in Pei County heard about his relationship with the county magistrate, and they visited him one after another, taking the opportunity to cultivate relations with him and get close to him. Xiao He, who was the chief registrar in Pei County at that time, was responsible for receiving guests. Since there were many guests, Xiao He announced a rule: Anyone whose gift money is less than one thousand yuan will sit in the hall. Liu Bang originally looked down on these officials, so he He didn't bring any money with him, but he deceived the person in charge of delivering the message and said, "I will give you ten thousand yuan!"

When Lu Gong heard about it, he hurried out to greet him personally. Xiao He was worried about an embarrassing situation, so he hurriedly explained to Lu Gong: "Liu Bang is usually willing to talk big words and seldom does practical things." Lu Gong is a person who is good at safeguarding the dignity of others. Moreover, when he saw Liu Bang's majestic appearance, he was otherworldly. , so instead of being angry, Liu Bang was invited to sit at the table.

This time Liu Bang not only had a free feast, but also was left alone by Lu Gong after the banquet. It turned out that Lu Gong wanted to marry his daughter to Liu Bang, so he specifically asked Liu Bang for his opinion. . Of course Liu Bang wanted it very much, but Lu Gong's wife was unwilling. She scolded Lu Gong and said: "You often say that this daughter is promising and wants to marry a noble man. Even if the magistrate of Pei County wants to marry her, you are not willing. How can you give me nothing?" The unpromising Liu Bang?" Lu Gong said: "You women are short-sighted." So despite his wife's strong opposition, he married his daughter to Liu Bang, and she became the famous Queen Lu in history. Emperor Hui of Han was her and Liu Bang's son, and their other child was Princess Lu Yuan.

Using superstition to cause big trouble

One day, Queen Lu and her daughter were weeding in the field. An old man passing by asked them for a drink of water. After drinking the water, he gave it to Queen Lu and her. The daughter met and said that they were all great nobles in the world. As soon as the old man left, Liu Bang came back. Empress Lu told Liu Bang what the old man said just now. Liu Bang was very happy when he heard it. He quickly caught up with the old man and asked him to look at his face. The old man said that the reason why he said that his wife and daughter looked noble was because of him, and Liu Bang's appearance was beyond words. Liu Bang was very happy when he heard this. He bowed and thanked the old man again and again.

In the later years of Qin Shi Huang’s reign, the political situation across the country was already in a very unstable state. Qin Shihuang used a large amount of manpower and material resources to conquer the Xiongnu and build the Great Wall. In addition to the original construction of post roads, palaces and Lishan Mausoleum, the government's original manpower was simply insufficient, so it had to recruit a large amount of labor from the private sector.

This time, after Peixian County received the order to call for labor, the county magistrate did not dare to neglect, immediately made up a roster, and decided to send a pavilion chief to lead the team. The labor this time was to build the Lishan Mausoleum, which was a very difficult and dangerous job. In addition, everyone was deeply disgusted with excessive labor, so being the leader was a dangerous job. If someone escaped, the leader would also be charged with the crime. ;