Speaking of the origins of emperors in Chinese history, there are two people who have to be mentioned, one is Zhu Yuanzhang and the other is Liu Bang.
Why?
Because both of them come from poor backgrounds. Zhu Yuanzhang was born in poverty and worked as a beggar, so he can be said to be the first from the bottom in terms of background. Liu Bang is a little better, he was born in a commoner, but his family conditions are not very good, and he is barely fed.
It is recorded in history that after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he worshiped the emperors of the past dynasties, and only glanced at other emperors, but when he arrived in front of Liu Bang's spiritual seat, he toasted a glass of wine and said: "Only the prince and I have the world with cloth clothes." It means that in history, just our brothers started from ordinary people to become emperors.
Liu Bang is indeed from a bad background, but he has the temper of a rich young master. When I was a child, I often skipped school, I was a veritable scumbag, and when I grew up, I didn't like to work in the field, and I didn't like to learn a craft and do business.
What's more, there is nothing, but it does not affect his high requirements for life, not only likes to drink wine and eat meat to have parties, but also likes to take a bath and watch dramas and pick up girls.
Liu Bang doesn't work, so he has no income, but to maintain high consumption, there are no more than two ways to use, one borrows, the other rubs, Liu Bang doesn't do this kind of thing, Liu Bang is not a gentleman, but he is not a hooligan.
Borrowing and rubbing is not a long-term solution after all, there are so many relatives and friends, and there will always be a day when borrowing and rubbing will come to an end. For example, Liu Bang's sister-in-law couldn't help but pick up a spatula and knock on the side of the pot and shout because Liu Bang often came to eat and drink: "It's gone!" Light! It made Liu Bang blushing all of a sudden, and he didn't go to the old family to eat anymore.
He can't make any money by himself, and there are few people around him who can borrow and rub it, how can Liu Bang maintain his lavish life?
This has to mention a woman.
This woman is a widow and did not leave a name, we only know her surname Cao, and history simply calls her Cao. This Cao family lost her husband in her thirties and lived alone with a pair of children. The one who makes ends meet is a small hotel left by her husband before his death.
As we said earlier, Liu Bang fools around outside all day, so going to the hotel has become his "compulsory course". This back and forth, Liu Bang and Cao's got better. This plot is completely the emotional entanglement of a young man and a beautiful proprietress in society.
Cao's may not have much money, but her small hotel is good, for Liu Bang, there is not only wine and meat, but also a place to gather and sleep, which is too much in line with Liu Bang's needs.
Cao is a widow, Liu Bang is a bachelor, there is no object in his thirties, these two people come together, no one dislikes anyone, it is quite appropriate to say.
How suitable is it? It is not only good that these two people are good, but they are so good that they also gave birth to a child in the end, and this child is named Liu Fei.
This Liu Fei is Liu Bang's eldest son, if there is no Lu Pheasant later, this Cao family is Liu Bang's main room, and Liu Fei is the eldest son of the emperor, who wants to inherit the throne of the Han Dynasty.
In fact, Liu Bang was very good to Liu Fei and valued him very seriously, and after he ascended the throne, he named Liu Fei the king of Qi, that is, today's Shandong, among all the kings, not only the largest territory, but also the most fertile land and the most prosperous population. This treatment and honor are not even comparable to Liu Ruyi, the child of Mrs. Qi, who was later rumored to be loved to death by Liu Bang but hated to death by Empress Lu, and finally became an adult.
Of course, that's for later.
However, from this later story, we can see Liu Bang's feelings for Cao. Of course, this is also inseparable from Cao's own intentions for Liu Bang.
I think that at the beginning, the Cao family accepted Liu Bang, a singleton who had nothing, gave him food and drink, gave him warmth, and gave everything, but he didn't want anything in return, let alone compete with others.
Unlike Liu Bang's other women, whether Liu Bang was a low-level person at the beginning, or a pavilion chief later, a successful Han king, or an emperor after defeating Xiang Yu, she never made any requests to Liu Bang, and ran her own tavern in her hometown in Pei County from beginning to end until she finally died of old age.
It's hard for us to say whether Liu Bang can be regarded as Cao's first love, but in Liu Bang's early gangster career, this woman was absolutely indispensable, and her influence on Liu Bang was critical enough.
As for why they didn't get married in the end, there are several reasons:
First, Liu Bang has a heart for the world and has high requirements for the main room, he can go to the widow's bed when he is down, but he lacks enough courage to really talk about marriage and marry the other party as a wife;
Second, Cao's personality is stubborn, and he will not marry if he is not in the main room, since you Liu Bang married Lu Pheasant, then I will resolutely not marry you, I would rather die alone than enjoy that happiness with you.
Of course, there is a third reason, that is, Cao's wisdom has seen through the strife of life, there are countless women around the emperor, she doesn't want to step in to fight for jealousy, in fact, Cao's attitude of not fighting with the world not only allows her to live for the rest of her life, but also wins countless capital for her son Liu Fei.
Cao's story tells us that many times, how can retreat not advance? Why not?
Of course, all this is our speculation, and we have no way of knowing the real reason for this. History is long, thousands of years have passed, all love and hatred have gone with the wind, who can really say clearly?