Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, was a legendary emperor.

He was the first civilian emperor in Chinese history.

Regarding Liu Bang's birth, historical records are full of mythology.

As Sima Qian recorded in "Historical Records: The Benji of Gaozu":

Emperor Gaozu was born in Zhongyangli, Peifeng County (now Feng County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province). His surname was Liu, and his courtesy name was Ji. His father was Taigong, and his mother was Liu Lao. Before him, Lao Liu had a dream to meet the gods in Daze.

At that time, the thunder and lightning were dim, and Taigong went to look, and saw a dragon on top of it. She was already pregnant, and she gave birth to Gaozu.

The records of Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the "Book of Han" are basically the same as those in the "Historical Records", but the wording has a profound meaning:

Gaozu was a native of Zhongyangli, Peifeng City, and his surname was Liu. My mother was on the slope of Daze River, and she dreamed of meeting the gods. It was dark with thunder and lightning, and when my father looked over, he saw a dragon rising above her. She was already pregnant.

, then gave birth to Gaozu.

Throughout history, most of the Han emperors of the Central Plains recorded in historical books have a bit of a mythical flavor. Some became pregnant after seeing a rainbow, some became pregnant after eating the eggs of sacred birds, and some became pregnant after dreaming of a red sun in their arms. There are all kinds of strange things, but the records say

Liu Bang was the only one who became pregnant after his mother performed the rites of Zhou Gong with Jiaolong.

Therefore, later generations have various speculations, thinking that Liu Bang was probably the son of his mother Hongxing who had an affair with an outsider.

Don't worry about this, everyone.

But to be honest, Liu Bang does not look like a member of the Liu family. After Liu Bang grew up, his two brothers helped the family work and worked hard all day long to support the family. Especially the second brother Liu Zhong, who was a hard worker.

A good player, he made a lot of efforts to improve the economic conditions of the Liu family. However, Liu Bang himself

He was naughty when he was young. He often skipped school when he was in school. When he grew up, he was even more idle and did not know how to make money for his family. Not only did he not make money, Liu Bang also loved to make friends. When he had money, he would spend all his money on eating, drinking and having fun with a group of friends. Liu Bang because

He was often scolded by his father, Taigong Liu, for not seeking advancement.

"Look what kind of bad friends you have made!"

However, scolding was useless. Liu Bang refused to do farm work no matter how much he scolded him. There was no other way. Liu Taigong relied on his familiarity and wide contacts and spent some money to make Liu Bang the director of the Sishui Pavilion in Pei County.

The official position of the pavilion chief was actually not very big. At that time, one pavilion was divided into ten li, and there were one hundred households in one li. The length of one pavilion was equivalent to the village chief or subdistrict office director who manages 1,800 households today.

Ten pavilions constitute a township, and above the township is the county. Above the county is the highest level of administrative division at that time - the county. The pavilion chief is a small official as big as a sesame seed and a mung bean. He is in charge of security, inspection of staying passengers, and civil affairs management.

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Being such a small official, Liu Bang also took advantage of his position to do random things. He led several of his subordinates to hang out on the street all day long, and had an affair with the Wang family and the Wu family who opened the tavern. Liu Bang would go to the Wang family and the Wu family's taverns when he had nothing to do.

Drinking and flirting, two people are together when they are drunk

Then go to bed. If you drink someone else's wine, Liu Bang won't pay you, just keep accounts. The Wang family and the Wu family are also not polite. Liu Bang won't pay for the wine, and the price of the wine will double in the future. Liu Bang won't say anything, and he will do it after doubling the price.

Double it, and he has nothing to fear if he doesn’t pay anyway.

The wine accounts were kept until the end of the year. When the Wang family and the Wu family went to ask for the accounts, Liu Bang naturally refused and directly pointed out the fact that the two tavern keepers raised the price of wine against him. The county officials were not as good as the current ones, and the accounts could not be claimed, so they were invalidated.

The Wang family and the Wu family lost their money and virginity, and they still have to find relief pills for themselves.

Eat, and tell people that a dragon often appears on Liu Bang's body when he sleeps. This shows that Liu Bang is not an ordinary person, and he doesn't want the money for the wine. Not only does he have an affair with the Wang family and the Wu family, Liu Bang also has an affair with a woman named Cao.

And gave birth to a son, who was the future King of Qi Liu Fei.

During this period, Liu Bang also invented something. "Historical Records: The Benji of Gaozu" records: "Gaozu was the head of the pavilion, so he used bamboo skin as a crown, and ordered Xue, the robber, to rule it. He crowned it at all times, and valued the crown frequently. The so-called '

"Liu Shi Guan' is also." Later, the Liu Shi Guan became popular, and the emperors of the Jin Dynasty had to wear this kind of hat when offering sacrifices. Although it is a small invention, in ancient times it was an act that was not doing business properly.

Confucius said that men stand up at thirty and have no doubts at forty. When Liu Bang reached the age of thirty or forty, he had neither married nor established a career. He drank and drank all day long and did not do his job properly. In his position as the pavilion chief, he also pretended to be public for personal gain and sent his men to catch thieves.

"I beg the thieves" to go on a business trip to the State of Lu to help him obtain the "Liu Crown".

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Both Taigong Ji and Liu were disgraced by this "problematic middle age", but who could have imagined that in the near future, such a person would create a dynasty and write a legend?

However, it just so happens that he is such an ordinary little person, not a descendant of a phoenix, not a noble family, not a rich man, not full of knowledge, not powerful, but he overwhelms those noble families, and becomes an unparalleled hero, bringing peace to the world.

The princes became the king of a country that was rich all over the world.

It’s really sad!

Some people say that behind a successful man, there must be a woman who silently supports him. Liu Bang's success was precisely because he later married a woman who silently paved the way for him and almost ruined half of his life's hard work.

A good man doesn't have a good wife, a lazy man guards his flowers

In ancient times, people often said: A good man does not have a good wife, and a lazy man guards the flowers.

Nowadays, people often say: Good men cannot meet good women, and good women cannot meet good men.

With Liu Bang's family background and life style, it can be said that he is notorious in his hometown. No good family would be willing to push their daughter into Liu Bang's fire pit.

Therefore, until he was in his forties, Liu Bang, who could be regarded as a pavilion chief, had no relationship with three women, but he did not marry a wife. He was a veritable bachelor.

No one helped Liu Bang, Taigong Liu did not make any arrangements, and Liu Bang himself was not in a hurry.

No one helped Liu Bang, Taigong Liu did not make any arrangements, and Liu Bang himself was not in a hurry.

But on this day, a distinguished guest came to Peixian County. This person's surname was Lu, and he had dealings with the magistrate of Peixian County. Because of his enmity, he moved his family to Peixian County to avoid disaster.

This man named Lu Gong is a descendant of Lu Shang, the founder of Qi.

Because this person and Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei are both surnamed Lu, some people say that Lu Pheasant is a descendant of Lu Buwei. This statement is not accurate. Lu Pheasant's father Lu Gong (Lu Wen) is the descendant of Lu Shang, the founder of Qi in the late Qin Dynasty.

Descendants, and Lu Buwei was originally a businessman of Wei State, and later came to Zhao State, and then to Qin State as prime minister. Regardless of their background and identity, the two families are different and have no relationship. They just have the same surname.

Okay, let’s get down to business!

Lu Gong moved to Pei County, and the magistrate of Pei County was very happy. Why was he happy? Lu Gong had a daughter, whose surname was Lu and her maiden name was Pheasant, and her maiden name was Eshan. She was beautiful and was attracted by the county magistrate.

"How can you not move when you are so beautiful?"

So the county magistrate once sent word that he wanted to marry Lu Pheasant, but Lu Gong didn't agree. Lu Gong planned to marry this girl to a rich and powerful man. What a joke! You are just a county magistrate, you are so old, you don't care

In his eyes.

Now, Lu Gong's family moved to Pei County and took shelter from the county magistrate. This was a rare opportunity for the county magistrate. So, the Pei County magistrate held a banquet to honor Lu Gong and took the opportunity to show off his prestige.

.Squire in the county, rich

Hao, when the officials got the news, they naturally wanted to curry favor and rushed to the banquet one after another. The banquet was not free of charge. How could they come empty-handed to the magistrate’s friends? So some of them brought local specialties.

Some give money.

With so many people coming to celebrate, someone must be there to receive them, so there can be no chaos. The county magistrate handed over the job of receiving guests to Xiao He, the meritorious Cao of Pei County. The meritorious officer is the county magistrate, the secretary of the county magistrate, who specializes in assisting the county magistrate and the county magistrate in their work.

As the chief secretary of the county magistrate, Xiao He naturally understood the leader's intention and immediately issued an order: Those who give gifts less than one thousand yuan are not allowed to sit in the hall with adults and distinguished guests, and all sit down in the hall!

There is only a few steps between the upper and lower halls, but the treatment is different. The guests who came here have the same intention, but the treatment is very different. Some people sitting down the hall are unhappy, but they dare not say anything.

.After all, it is the social class division of society, which was absolute at that time.

At this time, Liu Bang got the news and came to eat.

If you don't eat enough, it will be useless.

When he arrived at the door, Liu Bang wiped his saliva, swallowed, and immediately walked in. The gatekeeper knew Liu Bang well and knew that Liu Bang didn't have a penny to spare. He must have come empty-handed, so he immediately stopped him.

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He stopped him and said, "Hey, Chief Liu Ting, wait a minute! The meritorious officer has ordered that those with a gift of more than 1,000 yuan should sit in the hall, and those with a gift of less than 1,000 yuan should sit in the hall. You must not have brought any money, please come over here."

When Liu Bang heard this, he thought: This is an opportunity to make friends with noble people. How can I sit down? I won't! So he pouted at the doorman, meaning that he asked the latter to add his name, and Liu Bang would pay

Congratulations on 10,000 yuan!

The gatekeeper couldn't shut his mouth. Ten thousand dollars? How could Liu Bang have so much money? But Liu Bang insisted on letting him write the accounts, so he had to obey, wrote the gift note, and shouted loudly: "Liu Ji, the director of the Sishui Pavilion, congratulations

Money!"

This voice didn't matter, it alarmed Mr. Lu who was chatting with everyone: He had never met this person before, and the other person took 10,000 as soon as he made a move. Who is so rich? He quickly stood up and rushed to the door to greet Liu Bang.

Great ride.

When he arrived at the door, Mr. Lu took a closer look and saw a handsome man with big eyes and a high nose standing in front of him. He looked so cute that everyone loved him.

Lu Gong was introduced to Liu Bang by someone, and he immediately took Liu Bang to the upper seat in the hall and sat down.

Of course, that is a bit exaggerated.

But to be honest, the real historical scene is not far different from what I described.

Lu Gong didn't know Liu Bang's background, but Xiao He knew it very well. Xiao He usually had a good relationship with Liu Bang. When he saw Liu Bang coming to the hall without knowing what he was talking about, he was afraid that Liu Bang would get into trouble, so he quickly grabbed Lu Gong and said, "Lu Gong

, Liu Ji always likes to brag and talk big, but I have never seen him achieve anything. Where did he get so much money? He must be joking with you. Just let him sit in the hall. "

Mr. Lu didn't believe it. How could such a handsome man who spent tens of thousands of dollars be a braggart?

Xiao He spoke a little louder, and Liu Bang heard it. Originally, Liu Bang just wanted to find a corner in the hall, and he didn't dare to make any mistakes. But after hearing Xiao He's words, Liu Bang couldn't get off the stage: Why do you like to brag?

Liu Bang felt depressed for a while, feeling that he couldn't do it without saying this, so he took the seat without hesitation at Lu Gong's invitation. Many people sitting in the hall in Peixian County knew Liu Bang, and they saw Lu Gong treat such a rogue

When the scoundrels came to the table, they were all very angry and embarrassed, but it was hard to say anything.

Drinking wine and eating vegetables, Liu Bang and Lu Gong had a long talk. During this period, Lu Gong also learned that Liu Bang didn't take a penny at all. But the old man liked Liu Bang's spirit of not being afraid of heaven and earth. The more he looked at Liu Bang, the more he liked him.

His eyes signaled Liu Bang: Don't leave after the banquet is over, I have something to say to you. Liu Bang understood this and stayed after eating and drinking.

At this time, the guests had dispersed. In an unusually kind tone, Lu Gong chatted with Liu Bang about family matters and learned that Liu Bang had not married yet. Lu Gong was overjoyed and immediately said: "When I was young, I liked to meet people. I have seen them."
To be continued...