Is Liu Bei a descendant of Liu Bang? How many generations are there between Liu Bang and Liu Bei?
How could history have been just ups and downs, and the change of dynasties? It seems to be a magnificent river and mountain, but a careful analysis is just a drop in the ocean. The Liu Han Dynasty is a typical example.
In 202 BC, Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty and founded the Han Dynasty; 195 years later, Wang Mang usurped the throne, and the Han Dynasty began to decline; In 25 AD, the Eastern Han Dynasty was established and Liu Bang was restored; 195 years later, the Eastern Han Dynasty was overthrown, and the Three Kingdoms were established. A quick arrow, the wind surges, rises and falls repeatedly.
What is the story and reasons for this historic change? Let's hear the story below.
The life of Gaozu Liu Bang laid the foundation of the Han Dynasty.
According to the "Historical Records", Liu Bang's father was called Liu Taigong, who was originally a farmer in Pei County, and later became a judge, and had seven sons, Liu Bang was the eldest son. Liu Bang grew up in a poor family and lived a happy life. Liu Bang has a bold personality and likes to make friends, often traveling with them, drinking and having fun.
When Liu Bang was twenty years old, he was taught by Pei Gong. After the Book of Han was written, Pei Gong predicted that Liu Bang would make great achievements in the future. At Pei Gong's house, Liu Bang met Xiao He, the future founder of the Han Dynasty. The two are of similar age and hit it off at first sight.
In 209 BC, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang organized the Daze Rebellion, and civil strife broke out at the end of Qin. Liu Bang saw the chaos in the world and decided to put pen to paper and show his ambitions. He joined Xiang Yu's army and served as a junior officer under Xiang Yu. Soon, Xiang Yu named Liu Bang as the king of Han to protect the land of Bashu.
In 206 BC, Liu Bang took advantage of Xiang Yu's eastern crusade to raise an army against Qin. At that time, Liu Bangxian got together with his old friends Xiao He, Zhang Liang and other strategists to discuss the plan. At Xiao He's suggestion, Liu Bang adopted a policy of détente in order to appease the resigned people and consolidate his power. Subsequently, Liu Bang led his army to break through the Three Kingdoms and occupy Xianyang, and the Qin Dynasty lost its center of power.
In 202, Liu Bang clashed with Xiang Yu in Qixia and defeated Xiang Yu's army. The following year, Xiang Yu saw that the general trend had gone, and he killed the Wujiang River, and the Western Chu regime perished. Liu Bang took the opportunity to dominate the world and established the Han Dynasty in Xianyang, known as Han Gaozu in history.
Liu Bang established the capital in Chang'an (now Xi'an) and actively promoted political rectification. He abolished the harsh decrees of the Qin Dynasty and implemented them"Envy and grace"to appease the people. Liu Bang followed the advice of the strategist Zhang Liang, implemented the county system, and implemented the three commandments to strengthen the centralization of power. Liu Bang also pursued an all-round strategy, bringing some of Xiang Yu's old ministries under his command to consolidate the foundation of his political power.
During Liu Bang's reign, he listened to the advice of the strategist Zhang Liang and others, and introduced measures to consolidate political power, such as the provincial system and the law of friends. Liu Bang's remarkable measures ensured the Han Dynasty's growing strength, economic prosperity, and improved people's livelihoods, laying the foundation for the Han Dynasty's long-term development.
In 195 BC, Liu Bang died of illness, ending a 15-year reign. He is still remembered for his achievements in establishing the Han Dynasty. Historical Records - Gaozu Benji" reads:"Gaozu succeeded in three things: one was to overthrow the Qin government, the second was to break the Xiang family, and the third was to appoint Xiao Zhang"。
Second, Wang Mang usurped the throne, and the Han Dynasty was on the verge of extinction.
About 200 years after the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang's power gradually grew and began to steal the power of the court. According to the record of "Zizhi Tongjian", when Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang began to make a fortune. He first married the daughter of the Empress Dowager, and then married her to the crown prince Liu Du, thus gaining great power.
Wang Mang is brutal, tyrannical, and purge dissidents. He successively killed the crown prince Liu Du, the king of Chang'an Liu Ke and other members of the Han family. In 9 AD, Wang Mang killed the young emperor's son, usurped the throne, and established"New Dynasty", the Western Han Dynasty perished.
After Wang Mang came to power, he implemented the so-called"The New Order", abolished the old Han Dynasty system, causing outrage throughout the country. Nepotism leads to mismanagement, economic hardship, and civil strife. Wang Mang was unable to cope with the rapid rise of the Qing Guard and other rebel armies.
In 23 AD, the Green Camp army attacked Chang'an, and Wang Mang fled in a hurry and was killed soon after. The new dynasty was founded only 15 years ago, but it was destroyed in the war. After the fall of the Western Han Dynasty, the Central Plains was in turmoil. Heroes from all walks of life compete for the throne and the world. The Han Dynasty was in jeopardy, and the Liu clan was on the verge of extinction.
iii Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu revived the Han Dynasty.
In 5 AD, Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was born in Zhongduli, Dingxian County, Hebei Province (present-day Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province). His lineage can be traced back to the descendants of the Liu clan, a royal family of the Western Han Dynasty.
In the last years of the New Dynasty, when the world was in turmoil, Liu Xiu quickly became self-reliant and united with the Green Camp Army and other forces to fight against Wang Mang. In 25 AD, Liu Xiu conquered Jiuyuan (present-day Dai County, Shanxi) and called himself"King Han"。The following year, he moved his capital to Luoyang and won the allegiance of all parties.
After years of struggle with different opponents, Liu Xiu finally dominated the world. In 28 AD, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu ascended the throne, moved the capital to Luoyang, and restored the Han Dynasty. He took the advice of his advisors, reformed the land system, resettled displaced people, and restored production, and his benevolent government was praised by the people.
Emperor Guangwu reigned for 32 years and took a series of favorable measures to usher in the prosperity of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He paid attention to the selection of talents and all-round management, so that the Eastern Han Dynasty became stronger and stronger. After the death of Emperor Guangwu, his sons, Emperor Ming of Han and Emperor Zhang of Han, continued to consolidate and develop the foundation of the Eastern Han Dynasty. During this period, the Eastern Han Dynasty had a vast territory, prosperous culture, and unprecedented national strength.
After the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty lasted for about 200 years. During this period, the Han Dynasty had a vast territory, political stability, economic prosperity, and cultural development. Liu Xiu's tremendous efforts to revive the Han dynasty brought the Liu dynasty back to its peak. However, the good times were short-lived. After 190 years, the Eastern Han Dynasty began to collapse, and the world was once again in turmoil.
Liu Bei, Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty, continued the Han Dynasty for four generations.
In 161 AD, Liu Bei, the founding emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty, was born in Youzhou, Zhuo County (present-day Zhuozhou, Hebei Province), claiming to be a descendant of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty, and Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei lost his father since he was a child, has a strong personality, and is in the company of heroes and heroes. According to the records of "Three Kingdoms", Liu Bei actually likes to read very much and pursues a career. However, his outspoken personality offended the ** in the province and was forced to leave his hometown and wander around.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Central Plains was full of war, and Liu Bei fled to Youzhou with his relatives. There, he became acquainted with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The three become close friends and rise to fame in the warlord melee.
Subsequently, Liu Bei invaded Yizhou and proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu in 221 AD, establishing the Shu Han Dynasty, known as Emperor Zhaolie in history. Liu Bei implemented the Huairou policy, reduced taxes, appeased the people, and made the Shu Han dynasty stronger and stronger.
Together with Sun Quan and others, Liu Bei actively participated in the struggle against Cao and promised to restore the Han Dynasty. After the defeat at the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei died in 223 AD, ending his ambition to make a comeback and revive the Han dynasty.
Although this great tribulation did not end in the end, Liu Bei showed the demeanor of the Han clan in the conflict of generals and adhered to the orthodoxy of the Han family, thus keeping the mantle of the Han family and playing a positive role in stabilizing people's hearts. He created it together with Zhuge Liang and other courtiers"Ming Jun Xianchen", making Shu Han the ultimate victor of the Three Kingdoms.
In the history of the Han Dynasty, the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty had its own natural laws. Liu Bang founded the country, Liu Xiu rose, Liu Bei inherited the throne of the Han Dynasty, and the Liu dynasty deduced the arduous road of decline and bloody struggle.
Whenever the Han Dynasty was on the verge of extinction, there was always a wise monarch who inherited the orthodoxy. Countless sages stood up to the sky and the earth and achieved great things. It is precisely because of this tenacious vitality that the Chinese civilization has been able to continue to prosper and prosper without collapsing.
We need to cultivate this orthodox civilization in order to move forward, but we also need to absorb the wisdom of the history of the Han Dynasty in order to move forward. The world is like this, the wind and clouds change, and the cycle of reincarnation is undulating. In the future, let us strengthen our faith, forge ahead, and strive to write a new chapter of Chinese civilization.