Speaking of the founding emperor, people will invariably think of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, as the founder of the Han Dynasty, he resolutely rebelled, galloped all the way, seized the city, and defeated Xiang Yu. To become an emperor, you certainly cannot have only force and wisdom. People often say that the king's heart is unpredictable, the emperor's suspiciousness is uncertain, and the uncertainty of the clouds is really overwhelming.
The same is true of Liu Bang, and it is said that Liu Bang once went to his son-in-law's house, scolded him as soon as he entered the door, and even spoiled his son-in-law's wife and concubine that night, which was really incomprehensible. In fact, behind this is a complex imperial power technique.
Liu Bang's road to becoming emperor
Liu Bang was born in 256 BC, from an early age did not love to read, all day long nothing to do, adults think that he has no great ambition, do not do the right thing, it is difficult to become a great instrument.
When he grew up, he admired the talents of Wei Guoxin Lingjun and wanted to be his protégé, who was long dead. Under the toss, he became a doorman with open ears again. Later, after the fall of the State of Wei, Zhang Er became a wanted criminal of the Qin Dynasty, and Liu Bang had no choice but to return to his hometown of Pei County.
When he returned to Pei County, he became a small official by chance--the pavilion chief of the Surabaya Pavilion in Pei County, but how could Liu Bang be satisfied with such a small official position? Unfortunately, he did not have the power or status to sit in a higher official position.
Smart people are always keen to spot the slightest bit of wind and grass and seize the opportunity. Qin II was more brutal and unkind than Qin Shi Huang, which made the common people cry bitterly, and the people complained everywhere.
When Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted and openly rebelled against the rule of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang began his own journey of uprising. He first called on the people of Pei County to resist the county order of squeezing the people and plundering the people's wealth, and he set up an altar on the spot, set up his own portal, and expanded the ranks to revolt.
Soon the rebel team became more and more large, they attacked the surrounding counties and cities all the way, recruited talented people, and soon became a rebel army that could not be underestimated, after obtaining Zhang Liang' wisdom and many stars, Liu Bang successively captured Fengyi, joined forces with Xiang Yu, led the western expedition, and took Guanzhong, after three years of competition with Xiang Yu, Liu Bang finally defeated Xiang Yu and established the Great Han.
Why did Liu Bang say that the empress dowager had to spoil her son-in-law's wife and concubine
As the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, as long as Liu Bang wants, which of the women under the heavens is something he can't get? Not to mention the beauty of the clouds, all kinds of colors. There are more dignified-looking and innocent women, so why do they have to touch the wives and concubines of their son-in-law, causing everyone to talk about it?
This has to start with a measure taken after Liu Bang took the throne. Liu Bang believed that the reason for the demise of the Qin state was the implementation of the county system, so that the princely states without cronies could defend themselves. Therefore, after he ascended the throne, he also sealed the princes and sent all his cronies and heroes to various important places to defend the royal family. But gradually, he was always worried that the local power was too great, like the Zhou Dynasty, the princes were too powerful, and they balanced the Son of Heaven. So he thought of an effective measure--cutting the domain.
The wise Liu Bang must have thought that if his descendants wanted to live a stable life and rule without worry, they would first have to solve the problem of the power of the princes with different surnames. The first thing Liu Bang thought of was his son-in-law, Zhang Ao. Liu Bang and his wife Lü Yan had a son and a daughter, Emperor Hui Liu Ying and Princess Lu Yuan. Because Zhang Ao's father Zhang Er and Liu Bang were good brothers from birth to death, after Liu Bang became emperor, he was crowned king of Zhao.
After his father's death, Zhang Ao naturally inherited his father's throne and married Princess Lu Yuan. Although Zhang Ao was not as smart as his father, he also knew how to keep his own and do his own thing well.
Legend has it that once when Liu Bang was marching to fight a war, he passed by Zhang Ao's fiefdom and suddenly wanted to go to see it. When Tianzi came to visit, Zhang Aocheng was sincerely afraid, so naturally he immediately ordered the people below to set up a banquet, and he personally ran outside the city to greet him. Treating his son-in-law With great respect, Liu Bang did not have the slightest good look, but did not have a good face for Zhang Ao, and even scolded him when eating.
Although Zhang Ao was confused and his heart was bitter, he could only continue to respectfully continue to serve Liu Bang. In order to make Liu Bang happy, Zhang Ao even let his concubine perform at the banquet, which was really rare and precious. However, Liu Bang, in the performance after drinking and eating, took a fancy to Zhao Ji, and his performance Zhang Ao saw in his eyes, but he had no choice but to let Liu Bang take his concubine Zhao Ji down to rest.
Zhang Ao knew that Liu Bang was the king of a country, the glory and wealth of his own family, and the power position was given by Liu Bang, and he could only be grateful, not to mention that Liu Bang was only spoiled as one of his concubines. Zhang Ao thought very thoroughly, but his disciples were very unconvinced, especially Zhao Wu and Guan Gao. The two of them went to Zhang Ao that night and proposed that they wanted to kill Liu Bang. Zhang Ao was stunned when he heard this, and quickly rejected it. The two people saw that Zhang Ao did not agree, and did not give up, only thinking about their own action.
After Liu Bang spoiled Zhao Ji, he returned to the dynasty. Zhang Ao did not dare to continue to let Zhao Ji be his concubine, and could only send someone to take good care of her. In the eighth year of Gao zu, Liu Bang passed by the Zhao state while pursuing the remnants of Han Xin's troops, and chose to stay overnight again.
This made Zhao Wu and Guan Gao see hope again, and after some careful planning, the two decided to assassinate Liu Bang without Zhang Ao. Before they could start acting, they were denounced by Zhang Ao's opponent to Liu Bang. Liu Bang was furious and immediately sent someone to arrest Zhang Ao and his protégés.
After Zhao Wu heard that the matter was exposed, he chose to commit suicide, and Guan Gao chose to continue to live in order to prove that it had nothing to do with Zhang Ao at this time. Above the court, Zhang Ao categorically denied that he had nothing to do with this matter, but Liu Bang was still suspicious and put him in prison. Guan Gao, on the other hand, was tortured in prison, but even so, he did not admit that the matter was related to Zhang Ao.
Seeing that Guan Gao did not let up, plus Zhang Ao was always his son-in-law, if he really disposed of him, his daughter would not be widowed. Thinking of this, Liu Bang pardoned Zhang Ao. However, it was precisely because of this that Zhao Guo's strength was also greatly weakened, and it was not as good as before.
From this, we can guess that Liu Bang deliberately spoiled Zhao Ji, and he just wanted to provoke Zhang Ao by spoiling Zhao Ji and force him to do something contrary to the way of the monarch, so that he could find his mistakes and weaken the power of the Zhao state. All this is under the control of Liu Bang. It's just that he thought that Zhang Ao hadn't said anything yet, but it was his protégé who couldn't resist.
epilogue
No one's success is casual. Liu Bang, who could defeat Xiang Yu and sit on the emperor's throne, was by no means lucky. The foresight of the superior is vividly reflected in him.
Emperors of all dynasties and generations wanted to firmly hold power in their own hands, and they all wanted to pass on the foundation they had worked so hard to lay down from generation to generation. But only Liu Bang came up with such a ridiculous plan, which shows the depth of his city government and the weight of his heart.
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