In ancient China, most of the founding emperors of the Han people came from large families and seemed to be destined to be destined by the emperor. However, this is not always the case in history. Only two founding emperors, Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bang, struggled from the bottom.
** once said: "The old man is a character", and most of the capable emperors start from the grassroots level. These ordinary people, with their wisdom and courage, have created their own legends.
Liu Bang in Zhu Yuanzhang's historical TV series often leaves people with the impression of being slippery and philistine, so what is the real Liu Bang? In the "Historical Records", Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, is recorded as a benevolent, generous, charitable, and open-minded person.
When he was young, he had great ambitions, and often went to Xianyang to serve as a conscript, and he had the opportunity to play around Xianyang. Once, he happened to meet Qin Shi Huang on patrol, and when he saw the spectacular scene surging around, he couldn't help but sigh: "The husband should be like this!" ”
In the prime of life, Liu Bang was unwilling to do ordinary people's things, so he became the chief of the Surabaya Pavilion. He often invited friends from officialdom to his home for drinks, because he was benevolent and open-minded, so the people who interacted with him were very close to and admired him.
These experiences have given Liu Bang a unique personality. Later, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up, the world responded, and Liu Bang also relied on his connections to become the leader of the anti-Qin step by step.
Finally, in the Chu-Han War, he defeated Xiang Yu, successfully established the Han Dynasty, and became emperor.
After Liu Bang became emperor, he summed up his successful experience and asked everyone why he defeated Xiang Yu? Some people say that he is good at using soldiers, and some people say that Xiang Yu does not know how to govern the people, which makes the people lose confidence in him.
But Liu Bang has a different opinion, he believes that the world can get it if he has a masterpiece in his hand. He is convinced that his wisdom is not as good as Zhang Liang, his management is not as good as Xiao He, and his military achievements are not as good as Han Xin, but he is good at employing people, which is the key to his victory.
On the contrary, although Xiang Yu had Fan Zeng, he couldn't make good use of it, so he was defeated by Liu Bang's men.
** Twice praised Liu Bang for his ability to accept a variety of different opinions during the war. For example, he once took in an intellectual named Li Shiqi.
When Li Shiqi first came, he called himself a scholar, Confucius, but Liu Bang replied that in the current military period, there is no Confucian scholar. Li Shiqi was very angry after hearing this, and he said to the person in charge of the doorman, you go in and report to me, Lao Tzu is a Gaoyang drunkard, not a Confucian student.
The person in charge of the concierge went in and reported it again, but this time Liu Bang invited him in, and when he saw the person coming, Liu Bang hurriedly got up to welcome him.
In the biography of Lu Jialie, Li Shiqi was dissatisfied with Liu Bang and criticized him because he did not see Confucianism. He pointed out that if Liu Bang really wants to seize the world, he should not despise the elderly.
At this time, Li Shiqi was already over sixty years old, and Liu Bang was younger than him, so he called himself an elder. Hearing Li Shiqi's criticism, Liu Bang immediately apologized and adopted his suggestion, successfully seizing Chenliu County.
This story fully reflects ***'s evaluation of Liu Bang, he believes that Liu Bang is decisive, can use people, and is broad-minded and can listen to opinions. Liu Bang's success lies in his ability to assess the situation and make the right decisions, which is in stark contrast to Xiang Yu's self-serving and reputational.
After agreeing with Xiang Yu who would be the queen first in Guanzhong, Xiang Yu relied on his bravery to conquer the city and kill countless people, which made people frightened and resentful. Liu Bang, on the other hand, chose to expand his political influence, adopting the strategy of "surrendering the army without a fight" and spreading his name of benevolence and righteousness in a silent way.
Xiang Yu is obviously inferior to Liu Bang in the use of strategy. Liu Bang's resistance was not as fierce as Xiang Yu's, and even at a small cost, he succeeded in taking Wancheng, a strategic location.
When he entered Guanzhong, he took the advice of the military advisor Zhang Liang and the fierce general Fan Xu, sealed the valuable treasures and treasury of the Qin Dynasty, and withdrew the army to Bashang outside Xianyang.
There, he made a covenant with his father in three chapters: death to the murderer, death to the wounded, and atonement to the theft. This practice made the Qin people in Guanzhong very happy, and they took out their own wine and meat to reward the Han army.
However, Liu Bang resolutely refused to accept these gifts, saying that the Han army had enough food and did not want to cause trouble to the people of Guanzhong. This was the right decision, which made the Qin people in Guanzhong fall to Liu Bang one after another, and some people even wanted to promote him as the king of Qin.
In contrast, after Xiang Yu entered Guanzhong, he slaughtered on a large scale, causing complaints from the people in Guanzhong and losing the hearts of the people. Therefore, Liu Bang was able to make the right decision in Guanzhong, mainly because he understood the will of the people in society.
**When I once read the Soviet Union's "Political Economy", it was said that Liu Bang was able to defeat Xiang Yu because he was from a different background from Xiang Yu, and was more familiar with social life and understood the psychology of the people.
In addition, Liu Bang's correct decision-making was also reflected in the struggle between Chu and Han. He personally led the army to contain Xiang Yu's main force, let Han Xin recover the homeland of the Six Kingdoms, and let Peng Yue attack and harass Xiang Yu's rear.
Such a decision allowed the Han army to gradually turn from weak to strong and win an advantage.
Liu Bang knows that talent is the precious wealth of the country.
Even when he was critically ill, he still thought about the future of his country. He chose Cao Shen as Xiangguo, Chen Ping as his assistant, and Wang Ling and Zhou Bo as important people, and their talents and personalities complemented each other, which made the power of the Han Dynasty stable.
Liu Bang, with his superb wisdom in employing people, successfully stabilized the Han Dynasty. After Empress Lü's death, Zhou Bo quickly quelled the Lü rebellion, proving Liu Bang's unique vision.
However, Liu Bang's success lies not only in the fact that he can use many capable people, but also in his open-mindedness, he has always maintained tolerance and kindness towards his subordinates and the people, and has won the support of the majority of people.
Even on the way to escort the prisoners to Lishan to serve their duties, he chose to release all the prisoners and decided to hide himself in Mangdang Mountain, such a generous act won the loyalty of the prisoners.
This tolerant and generous attitude made Liu Bang more open-minded and generous after becoming the Duke of Pei, and he also showed great tolerance and tolerance in the treatment of Qin Ziying and Chen Ping, which made him gain the support and support of the majority of his subjects in the struggle between Chu and Han.
Prince Ying of Qin was made a great official today and appointed as a protector. However, some people say that Chen Ping only looks at the amount of gold. This made Liu Bang deeply worried. However, after understanding the situation clearly, he ignored his previous suspicions and tried his best to reuse Chen Ping.
Later, Chen Ping really played an important role. Liu Bang's generosity is also manifested in the fact that no matter in good times or bad, he is not arrogant or impatient, and always remains calm. After he put down the Yingbu rebellion, he passed by his hometown Pei County, and when he was drinking with his father and fellow villagers, he composed "Song of the Great Wind" to express his worries about the country's border guarding.
After he became the emperor and returned to the dynasty in triumph, he still cared about national affairs and showed great open-mindedness. In contrast, after Xiang Yu entered Guanzhong, he was anxious to return to his hometown.
After Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, he traveled around and even ordered a monument to be made to engrave his exploits.
One of the important reasons for Chairman Liu's success is that he is open to the advice of others. This is fully reflected in Chairman Liu's life, whether it is in the proposal to seize Chen Liu, or in the important decisions such as sealing Han Xin as the king of Qi, or even in making the capital Chang'an, Chairman Liu has shown that he is good at listening to the opinions of others.
This is directly related to Chairman Liu's political wisdom and open-mindedness, and it also makes him stand out in the struggle between Chu and Han and finally unify the world. The lesson from Chairman Liu's success story is that we should learn to listen to the opinions of others with an open mind, because this will help us make better decisions and achieve success.