How big was the White Snake killed on Mangdang Mountain during the uprising of Han Emperor Liu Bang?

Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, came from a humble background. He took advantage of the situation in Luxiang, followed the popular sentiment and historical trend, held high the banner of "conquering the unjust and punishing the tyrannical rebels", and led his army into the pass to destroy the Qin Dynasty. In the following four years, During the time, he fought with Xiang Yu between Chu and Han and established the Han Dynasty. We can see from "Historical Records" that Liu Bang was full of superstition from his birth to his killing of snakes on Mount Mangdang. Today, let’s talk about this history.

Liu Bang’s birth is full of mystery

In ancient China, whenever a big man was born, there would usually be a strange image in nature. Big men like Liu Bang were no exception. Liu Bang’s mother Liu Yuhuai Liu Bang When I was resting on the shore of the lake, I had a dream: "I dreamed of encountering gods. It was dark with thunder and lightning, and Taigong looked at it, and he saw a dragon on it. She was pregnant and gave birth to Gaozu."

Of course, this is all superstition. Looking at Liu Bang’s appearance, he said: “The appearance is long and dragon-like, with beautiful beard and temples, and there are seventy-two sunspots on the left thigh.” According to historical data, Liu Bang has a high nose bridge and a dragon-like forehead. , beautiful beard. This is such a handsome man, but he doesn't work. When Liu Bang was middle-aged, he became the head of the pavilion in Surabaya.

Although Liu Bang does not work, Liu Bang likes to make friends and has great ambitions

You may not think that Liu Bang is a small Surabaya pavilion chief, but Liu Bang knows how to build relationships. The officials are always bullying." Liu Bang likes to drink, and Liu Bang usually drinks on credit. At the end of the year, the hotel will destroy Liu Bang's credit account book and no longer ask for money from Liu Bang. Despite this, it could not stop Liu Bang's ambition.

Once Liu Bang went to Xianyang to serve as a government official, he saw Qin Shihuang driving on a patrol. The scene was very luxurious. When Liu Bang saw Qin Shihuang, he sighed and said: "Oh, this is what a man should do!" Although Liu Bang came from a humble background, it can be seen from his words that Liu Bang is not an ordinary person.

Liu Bang married Lu Pheasant because of his appearance

In addition to showing his ambition by serving as a corvee in Xianyang, Liu Bang also showed superhuman courage when he attended the county magistrate's banquet. Liu Bang didn't bring a penny with him, but insisted on saying "Congratulations on ten thousand yuan", and even dared to have his name tattooed on him. The people present may have been confused and were subdued by Liu Bang's aura.

When Lu Gong went out to greet Liu Bang, "Historical Records" records: "Lu Gong is a good fortune teller. When he saw the appearance of the great ancestor, he introduced him to sit down because he respected him." Because Lu Gong saw Liu Bang's face, he Then he introduced his daughter Lu Pheasant to Liu Bang. Lu Gong married his daughter to Liu Bang because of his appearance. It can be seen that Lu Gong, the investor, is also far-sighted.

Liu Bang used "The Red Emperor to Kill the White Emperor's Son" to expand his political power

Liu Bang was the chief of the pavilion in Surabaya, so he sent slaves to the county, and these slaves went to Li In the mountains, basically everyone escaped. When he arrived at the Fengyi swamp, Liu Bang decided to be a good man and released all the slaves. But there are more than a dozen young people who are willing to follow Liu Bang. They planned to take a path through the swamp that night.

So some explorers came back and reported: "There is a big snake in front of me, please return it." Others were afraid, but Liu Bang was not afraid even when he was drunk. "Nai Qian drew his sword and struck the snake. The snake then split into two parts and opened up." Later, the truth came out, "Red Emperor killed Bai Emperor's son." Later, Liu Bang found out about this when he woke up.

At that time, the whole story was false, and "Historical Records" gave the answer. When others told Liu Bang, "Gaozu was only happy and conceited." Liu Bang was secretly happy and felt that he was conceited. This is Liu Bang's use of ghosts and gods to highlight his own miraculousness and thus establish his authority.

Liu Bang knew it well. In order to expand his political power, he used the slogan "Red Emperor Kills White Emperor's Son". Obviously Liu Bang succeeded. But how big was the white snake Liu Bang killed on Mangdang Mountain? Maybe it was just a little snake. Liu Bang instigated others to make up such a lie just to confuse people's hearts, nothing more.