Liu San, the third in the family, is also called Liu Ji, this is the well-known founding emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang.
The depressed life of the early years
When he was young, Liu San used to work in the Wei State and admired Xinlingjun very much. From this, it can be seen that Liu San is still very yearning for meritocracy.
According to relevant historical records, Liu San's ancestors were relatively low-level scribes, and when he came to himself, he became a Surabaya pavilion chief in Pei County. Pei County is about the location of today's Xuzhou, and the pavilion chief is a low-level official who manages local security. It is said that Liu San's family was originally from the Chu State, don't underestimate this identity, it will be of great use in the future. The original Chu people plus the identity of the pavilion chief, this is the basic portrait of Liu San.
Liu San was still a bit of a woman before she made a career. Before getting married, he had a mistress Cao and his eldest son Liu Fei. Later, he married Lu Pheasant, who took refuge in Pei County. Speaking of marrying Lu Pheasant, there is some element of luck. At that time, the eldest daughter of the Lu family happened to be favored by the county magistrate of Pei County, and Lu's father was not optimistic about the county magistrate, so he picked up Liu San as a shield. Of course, just for this reason, Father Lu will not be so hasty, it must have a lot to do with his identity as the pavilion chief, Liu San is often surrounded by a group of "fox friends and dog friends" who can contribute. Fan Xu is one of them. Fan Xu later married Lu Pheasant's sister Lu Huan (xu), so Liu San and Fan Xu were brothers-in-law. Fan Xuzhi is to Liu San, similar to Zhang Feizhi to Liu Bei.
Mr. Cao
Stills of Lu Huan
Although Liu Bang was the pavilion chief at that time, his family was not wealthy. Despite this, he was very fond of making friends, generous to others, and loved to pay on credit. It is said that he often went to his sister-in-law's to eat, and his sister-in-law scraped the iron pot with a spoon and made an ugly sound, indicating that there was no food. Because of this, the son-in-law's son was later made a gua grape. After marrying a wife, he restrained a little, and Lu Pheasant was also very diligent, making a living by weaving.
Stills of Lu Pheasant
was forced to be helpless, and cut the snake against Qin
At the age of forty, Liu San encountered a difficult time in his life. Probably a deliberate embarrassment by the county order, Liu San was sent a death mission to escort the prisoner to Lishan. Due to the long distance and the fact that most of the prisoners who went to Lishan to do hard labor would be exhausted to death, many prisoners escaped on the way. At this time, Liu San encountered the same problem as Chen Sheng and Wu Guang - "Die today, and die if you plan to die." Unsurprisingly, Liu San chose the right path. happened to encounter a white snake blocking the way on the road, drew his sword and killed, and later ordered someone to attach the story of the Red Emperor to kill the son of the White Emperor, so that he had the potential of the Son of Heaven. And the coincidence of the Son of Heaven that Qin Shi Huang's warlock said was attached to him. So, Pei Gong was born!
The road to anti-Qin
Liu San can be said to be a revolutionary old-timer, one year earlier than Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. In the following year, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled, and Liu San responded, entered Pei County, got rid of the county order, and accepted Xiao He, Cao Shen, Fan Xu, Zhou Bo and others, which also constituted the original team of the Western Han Dynasty.
Later, Yongya betrayed him, and Liu San led the army to counterattack, but he could not attack for a long time. So, Liu San led everyone to defect to Xiang Liang, that is, Xiang Yu's uncle. Subsequently, he borrowed troops to defeat Yongya.
Soon after, Chen Sheng died in battle, and the dragons were leaderless. So, at Fan Zeng's suggestion, Xiang Liang set up a puppet king of Chu to win people's hearts and unite the righteous army.
After that, Xiang Liang was killed in battle, Xiang Yu went north to defeat the famous Qin Dynasty general Zhang Han, while Liu San went south to attack Guanzhong and took Xianyang. Then, Xiang Yu entered the Guanzhong, set up a Hongmen banquet to deter Liu San, killed the prince of Qin, burned the 800-mile Afang Palace, and slaughtered many Qin Dynasty officials. At this point, the world has seen Xiang Yu's brutality clearly, and Liu San's reputation is increasing day by day. Because of this, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang gradually began to fight openly and secretly.
Ruins of Afang Palace
The dispute between Chu and Han
After the destruction of Qin, Xiang Yu began to rule the world and divided the kings of all walks of life. Liu Bang was divided into the king of Han and assigned to the barren land of Bashu, so Liu Bang was very unhappy. However, he did not tear his face with the overlord of Western Chu, but adopted Zhang Liang's strategy of burning the plank road and deceived Xiang Yu.
In fact, the competition for the world is the competition for talents. And Zhang Liang was one of the most important advisors under the Han King. In the years that followed, Han Xin and Chen Ping came to vote one after another. The generals Ji Bu and Yingbu also abandoned the darkness and turned to the light. On the other hand, on Xiang Yu's side, the only strategist Fan Zeng was killed by the counter-plot, which has to make people sigh.
As everyone knows, in the end, Xiang Yu was surrounded and ended up with a tragic end of killing himself in Wujiang.
Why did Liu Bang win?
Liu Bang's victory is partly due to his ability to gather capable people, delegate power, and give capable people full space for development. Everyone knows that capable people are angular, and Liu Bang, who knows the destiny of heaven, just embodies the characteristics of generosity and benevolence, and tolerates these edges and corners.
In addition, this is also due to Liu Bang's brazenness (strong psychological quality) and backsliding, and he can do things that ordinary people can't do. Xiang Yu used his father to threaten him to surrender, but Liu Bang was able to pretend that nothing happened. With the chasm as the boundary, he divided the Chu River and Han borders, and reached a peace agreement with Chu, but he was able to go back on his word, take the initiative to tear up the contract, and make an appointment to fight Xiang Yu. And he did this more than that, just to rescue his relatives and paralyze Xiang Yu. In the years of the war between Chu and Han, Liu Bang also used a strategy of deception to escape the danger. The clever words at the Hongmen banquet and the burning of the plank road and the darkness of the warehouse also fully reflect his good at disguising himself from unnecessary harm. And he defined all of this as "never tired of deceit".
When Chu and Han fought, Liu Bang was in his forties, and when he reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, he was more sophisticated and sleek all night, while Xiang Yu was a young man in his thirties who lacked a certain amount of life experience. The year of the Mandate of Heaven will also have some advantages.
Of course, Xiang Yu's flaws are also very obvious, obsessed with conquest by force, the pursuit of perfection, and must be undefeated in every battle, and then delay the best time to fight. There is a lack of advisers, but they do not listen to opinions, and so on.
Conclusion
Throughout Liu Bang's entrepreneurial history, it can be seen that if a person wants to achieve a great cause, he must be able to gather talents from all walks of life and have the mind to accommodate all rivers. At the same time, it is also necessary not to stick to the rules and to rein in the edge. Of course, it is said that Liu Bang also has a big hobby, like to wash and pinch feet, and being able to relax himself is also a big advantage.