In 205 BC, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang dueled at Pengcheng, and finally Liu Bang's 600,000 troops were defeated by Xiang Yu's 30,000 troops and fled into the wilderness, while Liu Taigong and Lü Yan, who were planning to find Liu Bang for a good life, were also captured by Xiang Yu in the rebellion and stayed with Xiang Yu for 2 years and 4 months.
At that time, Lü Yan was only 36 years old, and his appearance was still charming, according to the rules of the ancient battlefield, at this time Lü Yan was a prisoner of Xiang Yu, he could take the opportunity to occupy Lü Yan, why did Xiang Yu not do this in a long period of 2 years and 4 months?
Xiang Yu's personality did not allow him to do so
Presumably, people who know something about the history of the chaotic era at the end of Qin must know Xiang Yu's good name, although Xiang Yu's methods on the battlefield may be cruel, such as burning down the Afang Palace and killing 200,000 Qin troops, these types of practices are indeed difficult to accept, but Xiang Yu's cultivation in personality is recognized by everyone.
Xiang Yu not only did not like to use the so-called treacherous schemes on the battlefield, but also looked down on morally corrupt people in life, he always adhered to his aristocratic spirit of the Chu State, would not be opportunistic, nor would he take advantage of the fire, which was the most admirable place for Xiang Yu as a person.
At the time when Xiang Yu finally killed himself in Wujiang, in fact, he still had the opportunity to survive, but he did not want to involve Jiangdong's father and elder, nor was he willing to continue to bear the pain of this failure, and he was even more unwilling to continue to compete with Liu Bang, who was deceitful, so he would finally choose to end his life.
In Xiang Yu's view, many times the morality and cultivation that he follows in his heart can surpass his own life, he believes that war is originally a duel between men and men, women should not be involved, powerful people do not need any stealing and slipping, let alone hiding, have the ability to directly stand up and single out. After having such a personality quality, after Xiang Yu captured Liu Bang's wife Lü Yan, of course, it was impossible to do anything excessive, and it was even more nonsense to say that he had occupied Lü Yan.
It can be said that Xiang Yu, this person, could not do such a thing that people and gods were indignant at all, not only did he not abuse Lü Lu, but during the more than two years of imprisoning Lü Lu, he was still very benevolent to Lü Lu, so that Lü Yan would not be bullied by others and could live a normal life, perhaps compared to the days when he was forgotten by Liu Bang in his hometown, Lü Yan liked the life he now had more.
Lü Yan was old and Xiang Yu was single-minded
When Xiang Yu captured Lü Yan, Lü Yan was already 36 years old, and Xiang Yu was only in his twenties at the time, the two were in their teens, as Xiang Yu, who was revered as the overlord in people's mouths, must not like The Aunt Level Lü Yan, plus at that time Xiang Yu already had Yu Ji, who was about the same age as himself and was incredibly beautiful.
Yu Ji can sing and dance, in spirit and soul also support Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu is usually tired of fighting, Yu Ji will dance a dance for Xiang Yu, reduce Xiang Yu's fatigue, when Xiang Yu encounters problems in life, Yu Ji will quietly accompany Xiang Yu and help Xiang Yu out of the predicament.
It can be said that between Xiang Yu and Yu Ji is a model of hero and beauty, Xiang Yu is very single-minded to Yu Ji, never found other women or concubines or the like, even after Xiang Yu burned the Afang Palace, just distributed the gold and silver treasures inside to his subordinates, for the beautiful women in the palace, Xiang Yu not only did not possess himself, but also did not allow his subordinates to possess, and let all the palace women go home to marry and have children, so this move is enough to see where Xiang Yu's personality lies.
It is precisely because of Xiang Yu's special love for Yu Ji, so in all historical records, we will find that Liu Bang has many women, Xiang Yu can no longer find any records about women in addition to Yu Ji, and he is the king of Western Chu, and he is pure and single-minded, such a Xiang Yu, so how many people in ancient and modern times are moved.
There was no use in dominating Lü Yan
Lü Yan was already married to Liu Bang in his forties when he was in his twenties, and after marrying Liu Bang, Lü Yan basically did not have a good life, in the early days, Liu Bang hid in Tibet, Lü Yan worried about it, and also took care of Liu Bang's father Liu Taigong, and later after Liu Bang's career improved slightly, he left Pei County to develop elsewhere.
During this long period of time, Lü Yan stayed at home to take care of Liu Bang's father and family, and after Liu Bang made some achievements, he did not seem to think of Lü Yan at all, but found various beauties to accompany him, so uncomfortable that he did not think of Lü Yan at all.
It was not until the later Battle of Pengcheng that Liu Bang remembered his wife Lü Yan and his father Liu Taigong who were far away at home, but he was just about to take the two out, but he encountered the scene where he was defeated by Xiang Yu and fled, in the process of escape, Liu Bang did not even want a daughter, let alone Lü Yan, so Lü Yan and Liu Bang's father Liu Taigong would be captured by Xiang Yu in the rebellion.
Judging from the relationship between Liu Bang and Lü Yan, whether it was before Liu Bang became emperor or after he became emperor, in fact, the relationship was general, so Xiang Yu wanted to rely on Lü Yan as a woman to threaten Liu Bang, or to seize Lü Yan to get something, which was obviously useless, even if Xiang Yu occupied Lü Yan, it would have no substantive effect.
This point, presumably Xiang Yu knows better than you and me, because Xiang Yu once threatened Liu Bang that if Liu Bang did not come out again, he would cook Liu Bang's father Liu Taigong, and as a result, seeing that his father was about to be boiled by Xiang Yu, Liu Bang was still indifferent, and also said, "You and I were brothers, my father, is your father, if you cook him, remember to share a piece of my pie", such a shameless move, angry Xiang Yu finally gave up this idea.
Even if his father Liu Taigong wants to be boiled, Liu Bang can completely maintain his sanity, and even say that he doesn't care at all, which is enough to show that in Liu Bang's heart, these things are completely unable to stop his forward steps, and if he wants to threaten Liu Bang with Lü Yan, the feasibility is not as strong as Liu Taigong, and naturally there is no meaning.
epilogue
Xiang Yu can be regarded as a true hero and a real haojie, although by chance, Xiang Yu captured Liu Bang's wife Lü Yan, but Lü Lu was with Xiang Yu for 2 years and 4 months, Xiang Yu never had any contempt for him, enough to see where Xiang Yu's personality lies, maybe others will use Lü Lu to threaten Liu Bang, but Xiang Yu absolutely cannot do this kind of thing, because in his opinion, war is a matter between men, why should women be implicated? Such a big husband, throughout the ages, only Xiang Yu!
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