Liu Bang's success, which he himself summed up as having the help of the "Three Masters of the Early Han Dynasty", was that he could "know people well and follow the advice like a stream", but in that era, there were many people with such qualities, but not only liu Bang, Liu Bang deliberately concealed the truth. In my opinion, Liu Bang's greatest help was that he and Lü Taigong established the alliance of Liu Lü, which was the basic guarantee for him to win the world. Although many records in the canonical records can no longer be checked, they can still be glimpsed from only a few words.
The single father, Lü Gongshan Pei Ling, avoided the guests of the vengeance and obedience, because the family was Pei Yan. Pei Zhonghao's officials heard that there were heavy guests, and they all went to congratulate. - "Historiography of Takazu Honki"
Lü Taigong was a strong man in the single-father region, and the Lü clan had strong local strength, but Yishan was higher than Yishan, and they offended people who could not afford it, so they had to leave their hometown to come to Pei County to avoid disaster. Because Lü Taigong and Peixian Ling were old acquaintances, they treated him extra kindly, and the powerful people and officials of Peixian County heard that the county Lingfu had come to visit with distinguished guests, and they all brought congratulatory gifts to visit. So what is so special about Lu Taigong?
Lü Hou was a man of fortitude, Zuo Gaozu fixed the world, and the chancellor Duo Lü Houli was condemned. Lü Hou's brothers were both generals. After the death of his eldest brother Marquis Lü of Zhou, he made his son Lü Tai the Marquis of Li and his son The Marquis of Jiao, and his brother Lü Shizhi the Marquis of Jiancheng. - "History of Empress Lü Benji"
Lü Yan inherited the character of his father Lü Taigong, who was resolute and decisive, assisting Liu Bang in eradicating the princes with different surnames, and the means were cruel and old,Corp. Mentioning that Lü Yan's heroes were all discolored. This is not only because of Lü Yan's means, but also because of Lü's strength. The Fan Duo, whom we all know as the son-in-law of the Lü clan, later achieved the position of The Great Han Chancellor, and no one in the literary and martial arts was able to stand out, while Lü Yan's two older brothers were generals, and they played a key role in the Chu-Han War, and the number of people who followed Lü Shi and was knighted for his merits was no less than the people who followed Liu Bang. Li Shang, Zhen Shiqi, Fan Duo and others are all members of the Lü clan, and there are many people we don't know who are also from the Lü clan. The servant Xiahou Infant rescued Liu Ying and Princess Lu Yuan, and you said that he had compassion, it was better to say that he was from The Lü clan.
After Liu Bang became Lü's son-in-law, the Lü clan played a huge role in the process of Liu Bang's army, and this process is called the process of creating momentum. In this process, Lü Yan became Liu Bang's propaganda minister and director, and a deified drama was brilliantly staged.
His ancestor Liu Mi tasted the pit of Daze, dreaming and meeting with God. When the thunder and lightning are obscure, the Prince looks up, and he sees the dragon on it. Already in the flesh, he gave birth to a high ancestor. - "Historiography of Takazu Honki"
The first is Liu Bang's origin, although Liu Bang is not a cloth, but compared with the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, it is too far away, so it lacks appeal. What to do? Divine right of kings was the best way, and through deification of birth, Liu Bang gained influence beyond the nobility. So there was Liu Bang's mother resting by the stream, dreaming of meeting with God, Liu Taigong went to look for someone, found a dragon coiled on Liu Bang's mother, and soon Liu Bang gave birth to Liu Bang, so people began to know that Liu Bang was not the son of Liu Taigong, a bad old man, he was the son of a dragon, not a mortal.
When Gaozu was the head of the pavilion, he often returned to the field. Lü Hou and his two sons lived in Tanaka, and an old father asked for a drink, and Lü Hou fed him. The old father said to Lu Hou: "Lady is a noble person in the world." The two sons of Ling Xiang, seeing Xiao Hui, said: "Lady, so you are noble, but this man is also." "Xiang Luyuan is also expensive." The old father has gone, Gao Zushi has come from the side, And Lü Hou has had a guest, and my children and mothers are all very noble. Gao Zu asked, "Not far away." "He chased after him, and asked the father." The old father said: "The wives and babies of the townspeople are like kings, and the kings are precious." Gao Zu Nai Xie Yue: "Just as the father said, I dare not forget the virtue." ——" Historiography of Gao Zu Benji
Lü Yan was a master storyteller, and she began to push Liu Bang onto the altar step by step. Liu Bang, the head of the Surabaya Pavilion, was incompetent, often deserting during the office, but instead of going home to farm, he drank with his friends, while Lü Yan and his two children were farming in the fields. Once an old man passed by from the field, he asked Lü Lu for a sip of water to drink, And Lü Yan was not stingy, not only gave the old man water to drink, but also gave him some food. Out of gratitude, the old man said to Lü Yan, "I am a person who is good at meeting each other, and from the perspective of my wife, I am a noble person in the world." Then he pulled Liu Ying over again, looked at it for a while, and then said to Lü Yan, "Your dignitaries are all because of this son!" Looking at Princess Lu Yuan again, he said that Princess Lu Yuan was also a nobleman, and then he left. At this time, Liu Bang just returned home, Lü Yan told him about this matter, and Liu Bang asked: "Where is the old man?" Lu Yan said, "He didn't go too long, and you may still see him now when you catch up." Liu Bang chased after him in the direction of Lü Yan's finger, and sure enough, he saw the old man walking slowly on the side of the road. Liu Bang asked the old man to face himself, and the old man looked at Liu Bang and said, "Your appearance is indescribably expensive, I really dare not say how rich you are, you can't say it!" Liu Bang arched his hand and said, "Thank you for mentioning the point, in the future, the rich and noble will not dare to forget your kindness!" ”
Qin Shi Huangdi often said that "there is a heavenly son in the southeast", so he was tired of traveling to the east. Gao Zu was suspicious of himself and disappeared, hiding between the stones of Mount Mangzhong. Lü Hou asked for everything and often got it. Gao Zu asked strangely. Lü Hou said: "There are often clouds in the quarter, so the season is always the same." "Gao Zu is happy. Pei Zhongzi or smell it, and many people who want to be attached. - "Historiography of Takazu Honki"
Qin Shi Huang inspected the southeast, and many people said that it was because he found that there was Tianzi qi in the southeast. Liu Bang thought that this day's anger referred to himself, so he fled to Mount Mangzhong to hide, in fact, because he was afraid of being punished for dereliction of duty. Lü Yan often took people to the Mangyan Mountains to deliver daily necessities and food to Liu Bang, and every time it was easy to find Liu Bang's hiding place, Liu Bang felt very strange, and everyone asked Lü Yan: "How can you find Liu Bang every time?" Lü Yan said to everyone, "This is not a difficult task, because Liu Bang has clouds on his head, so it is easy to find him." Qin Shi Huang said that there was Tianzi Qi in the southeast direction, so Liu Bang had cloud qi on his head, which was not a coincidence but a deliberate, a means of creating momentum for himself. In that era, a kind of public opinion was created, Liu Bang was the Son of Heaven, the man chosen by God, so many people in Pei County came to admire and attach themselves to Liu Bang.
Marquis Lü of Zhou, with Lü Hou's brother initially as a guest, entered the Han Dynasty as a marquis. He also ordered the Three Qins to enter the battlefield first. The Han King's solution to Pengcheng, to the subordinate, the relapse of the soldier Zuo Gao Zu ding the world, Gong Hou. - Chronology of the Princes of Gaozu
The role of Lü Shi is not only lip service, but also reflected in specific battle achievements, and Lü Ze, the eldest brother of Lü Yan, is an important military help for Liu Bang. Liu Bang also played an important role in the battles of The Three Qins and Pengcheng, although there are not many records about Lü Ze because of the "Rebellion of Zhu Lü", but in the list of meritorious men, the number of marquises from the Lü clan is not less than that of the Liu clan. You say that the heroes and brave generals are jealous of Lü Yan as a woman, and it is better to say that they are jealous of the powerful Lü clan foreign relatives represented by Lü Yan.
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