Whether it is unofficial history or official history, it shows that Liu Bang was not a conventional hero.
Liu Bang was a rogue in his early years. However, for Liu Bang to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, he must have his own merits. I will not analyze it too much here. Liu Bang had no choice but to take back the rights from the king with a different surname.
In the early days of the Western Han Dynasty, the country's political situation was not stable.
Although Liu Bang was the most powerful person in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the military power of the Western Han Dynasty was not entirely in Liu Bang's hands. Many princes with different surnames had a large number of troops. Many of these princes with heavy troops only catered to Liu Bang on the surface. Secretly, there is evil intention.
Strictly speaking, these kings with different surnames are not his "subjects" at all in Liu Bang's eyes. They are no different from Xiang Yu. They just unite to kill the biggest one first. The strength and mentality of the princes will not change just because Liu Bang calls himself emperor. , so in the eyes of the princes, Liu Bang was still the biggest in that family, and I don't know when they joined forces to kill him too.
Therefore, in order to consolidate the stability of the central government, Liu Bang was bound to suppress these princes with different surnames.
In the end, Liu Bang got rid of these princes with different surnames and took all the military power of the country into his own hands. Some people said that Liu Bang's approach was a typical example of burning bridges by crossing rivers. There were still some princes with different surnames who did not try to rebel and were also dealt with by Liu Bang.
However, if you consider it from Liu Bang's perspective, all princes with different surnames who have many troops must be a threat to his own power. Therefore, it is reasonable and reasonable for Liu Bang to deal with all these princes with different surnames. The author can take back the rights of princes with different surnames by Liu Bang. Understandably, the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion during Emperor Jing's period was a similar thing. Kings with the same surname would launch rebellions, let alone kings with different surnames.
However, there was one thing that Liu Bang's way of handling was a bit stingy. After Liu Bang successfully took back the rights from the king with a different surname, he immediately attacked Xiao He. Xiao He was Liu Bang's prime minister and made great contributions to Liu Bang's establishment of the Western Han Dynasty. Moreover, Xiao He was a mediocre person. Peaceful and not too eager for rights.
Before Liu Bang took back the power in the hands of the king with a different surname, Xiao He's power seemed too huge in Liu Bang's eyes. Liu Bang was suspicious by nature and would definitely not allow Xiao He to dominate the court, so he tried every means to weaken Xiao He's power.
During Liu Bang's reign, in order to speed up the country's economic recovery and vigorously promote agricultural development, Xiao He responded to Liu Bang's call and proposed to Liu Bang to divide the basically abandoned Shanglin Garden for people to cultivate. However, Xiao He's proposal gave Liu Bang an opportunity. , Liu Bang slandered Xiao He, saying that Xiao He wanted to gain profits from businessmen by opening Shanglin Garden, and put Xiao He in prison on this pretext.
Xiao He's imprisonment puzzled the civil and military officials. In the early morning, many officials asked Liu Bang what crime Xiao He had committed. Liu Bang told the inquiring ministers about Xiao He's crime of having an affair with a businessman. However, in the court, he was deceived. Some of the ministers in charge are not human beings.
The ministers quickly discovered the essence of the problem and knew that Liu Bang was using an excuse to weaken Xiao He's power.
Xiao He was also very confused in prison. In chatting with the guests who came to visit him, Xiao He learned the truth of the matter.
After Xiao He knew why Liu Bang treated him, he did not take any measures to save himself. He just expected Liu Bang to release him when he was in a better mood. Without Xiao He's assistance, Liu Bang could no longer handle matters in the court as easily as before, so he ordered his release. Xiao He.
After Xiao He was released from prison, Liu Bang restored Xiao He to his post. However, at this time, Xiao He no longer had the courage of the past. After Xiao He entered the court again, he was very careful in doing things. Xiao He would stay away from anything that involved power disputes. Xiao He's Liu Bang was very satisfied with his performance, and Liu Bang stopped causing trouble for Xiao He.
It can be said that after Xiao He basically ignored the state affairs, Liu Bang's power in the court became more and more powerful. Basically, no minister dared to say anything about national affairs. After Liu Bang died, Liu Ying succeeded to the throne, and Xiao He was still the prime minister. However, Xiao He was old at this time and no longer had the energy to assist the new emperor. Soon after, Xiao He died of illness.
In fact, although Xiao He was unjustly imprisoned when he was old, the result was still good. Xiao He, who lost his rights, was not further punished by Liu Bang and got a good ending.
Li Yuguo closed the note and said: "Xuan, Pei Yunhai drank too much that night and died suddenly. He was posthumously named Zhonglie Marquis. Does he have any heirs?"
"No, but Pei Yunhai does have a nephew. This son is called Pei Min. He is wrongly named Sword Saint. He is very powerful in sword skills. He is currently practicing in a school called the Seven Injuries Sect." Eunuch Li said.
Li Yuguo nodded: "Deploy Pei Min to the Tianlan Sect and make him the elder of the protector of the country, with an official rank of third rank."
"Yes!" Eunuch Li said.
Li Yuguo thought for a while and then said: "Prepare Che Luan for me and Qichen Dajin. I have to go see Master Situ."
"Yes!" Eunuch Li paused, "Now Daliao is at war with Daijin, and we..."
"Is it still Daliao now?" Li Yuguo asked back.
Suddenly Eunuch Li was speechless and said, "Yes, I obey the order."
As Li Yuguo walked away, he said, "By the way, how is your granddaughter?"
"Thanks to Your Majesty, now the old slave and his granddaughter know each other, and the granddaughter has become the flower arrangement official." Eunuch Li said.
"Let's make him the Shang Palace, and the official title will be the third rank." Li Yuguo said.
Eunuch Li immediately knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face: "Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor! If I can accept your Majesty's trust, it will be my Li family's great fortune forever!"
The reason why Li Yuguo said this was because Eunuch Li was at the level of the Wuzong and he had to be on good terms with him. The reason why Eunuch Li betrayed him before was because he was not very close to Xue Qiao. Therefore, Li Huguo was very concerned about the etiquette between the monarch and his ministers, as well as the distance between them.
By getting closer to Eunuch Li, this martial arts master would be loyal to him.
Li Rumeng, who was in Li's house, was really surprised and happy when she heard this. The maid next to her said: "Congratulations, Miss. Congratulations, Miss. Now His Majesty only has the Queen by his side, so the Miss becomes the Shang Palace, that is, the female bodyguard in the palace." First of all, maybe I will be lucky enough to get His Majesty’s attention!”
"Nao Nao, don't say this nonsense!" Li Rumeng said happily. Although it seemed that he was scolding the maid, he was actually secretly happy in his heart.
There is only one person in the harem who is the queen. It can be said that Li Yuguo's harem is empty, and she is not inferior in talent and appearance. If she can get Li Yuguo's attention, she is likely to be promoted to a concubine. How can she not be happy about it