Chapter 37 fake polite

It is undeniable that Liu Bang is a gangster, and he has undeniable hooliganism.But it is undeniable that Liu Bang is a generation of heroes, a generation of great men, and he created the foundation of the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties for more than 400 years. Liu Bang has the habit of a rogue in the market, just like the Gao Qi written in the book, but he is a little more scheming than Gao Qi, so he can start a business, and his achievements are far from Gao Qi's little wife. Liu Bang has the habit of doing whatever it takes to achieve his goals, just like Cao Cao in the middle, but he has a little more luck than Cao Cao, so his achievements are beyond the reach of Cao Cao, a younger generation.

It is undeniable that Liu Bang is a lucky guy, he is not very outstanding in all aspects, even if he is self-righteous in being able to use people, it is difficult to compare with Cao Cao and Liu Bei, whose achievements are not as good as his, let alone Zhou Wen, Tang Wu compared with these sages.However, he was able to build a foundation and establish a career, sweeping away the centuries of fragmentation and war-torn winds since the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, and even the short-lived Qin Dynasty, and opened up a prosperous and prosperous situation for four hundred years. His achievements are comparable to those of the sages.

How did Liu Bang do this?Perhaps in addition to the reasons mentioned above, these have to be attributed to Liu Bang's luck.Undoubtedly, it is the times that made him, the opportunity that favored him, and the fate that took care of him.Compared with Xiang Yu, and even with other heroes in history who tried their best and tried their best but failed in the end, Liu Bang cannot be regarded as a great lucky man in Chinese history.Not only was he lucky to be the leader of the rebel army, he was lucky to defeat his opponent Xiang Yu, and he was even more fortunate to reach the pinnacle of power, proclaiming himself emperor and ascending the throne, creating an era in which the surname Liu was the world.

On the third day of February in 202 BC, Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, and held a grand enthronement ceremony in Sishuizhiyang, Dingtao, Shandong, and named the country Han. The process of Liu Bang's accession to the throne makes it easy to think of the scene where Qin Shihuang and the ministers agreed on the emperor's title.Of course, the contrast between the two emperors can be seen at a glance.Qin Shihuang's arrogance and arrogance are often disgusted by many people, while Liu Bang's retreat to the throne is called a kind of humility, which can be called a great virtue in Chinese society.Although this kind of humility may not be sincere, and perhaps to a certain extent, this kind of humility reflects their desire rather than refusal, but thousands of years of Chinese traditional culture has infinite power. This kind of hypocritical humility is regarded as a virtue and has been passed down through the ages.

Liu Bang knew this better than Qin Shihuang, so he did a better job than Qin Shihuang in this respect. Perhaps this is part of the reason why Han lived longer and Qin lived shorter.Liu Bang was not the best at humbly abdicating the throne, and later emperors were even better at acting in this regard.Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao's mutiny but refused to add the yellow robe is an example. Their refusal shows the hypocrisy, insidiousness and scheming fake politeness of the emperor's careerists.In contrast, it is better that Ying Zheng is straightforward and refreshing.However, Chinese cultural traditions do not allow anyone to disobey them. Even the emperors have to show the false virtue of humility in order to conform to the tradition, demonstrate the virtues, and earn the admiration of thousands of people.

However, Liu Bang's retreat from the throne may not be completely hypocritical, but felt that it was too sudden, so sudden that it was difficult for him to accept that his identity changed drastically at this moment.Just like when the rebel army conquered Pei County and elected him as the county magistrate, he politely refused. In fact, this is not difficult to understand. Born in humble beginnings, Liu Bang was originally a drunkard who was lazy in production and often wandered around taverns with no money. In a blink of an eye, he became a prominent emperor ruling an empire of millions of square kilometers.He felt that the change was too fast, too sudden, and too miraculous, so miraculous that he couldn't believe it himself.This is just an ordinary person's feeling. In fact, he is not unique, so this is also his feeling. This feeling comes from the heart, but there is no fake in it.

Liu Bang finally sat firmly on the throne of the emperor, and passed this throne down from generation to generation for more than four hundred years.Once sitting on the throne of the emperor and suddenly becoming the emperor, the supreme being in the world, no one will think about how to give up his seat. On the contrary, they think about how to sit more securely and for a longer time. So, from then on, all the things the emperor did was how to consolidate his rule.Of course, Liu Bang was not exempt from customs. The foundation of the country was first laid and the world was determined. The first thing he thought about was how to consolidate the rule of the Han Dynasty.For a new dynasty, where the capital is located is undoubtedly of vital significance to the consolidation of the rule.