Chapter 7 6. Kitchen Detective Liu Bang

Liu Bang has at least two previous criminal convictions for breaking the law. If you add that he abandoned his job and fled to Mangdang Mountain, then he committed at least three crimes, which can be regarded as a habitual offender. Liu Bang broke the law for the first time, it should be after the age of thirty-four, although the history books did not say what he committed.But judging from the situation at the time, this should be after he replaced the rude and dishonest Wang Ling as the boss of the underworld in Pei County. Wang Ling was originally the boss of the gangster in Pei County, but at some point, he moved the gangster to Nanyang.The boss moved away, and there was a secret association in Peixian County, creating a power vacuum. Liu Bang took the opportunity to step in and replace him.It was supposed to be a peaceful transfer of power because there was no evidence of conflict.Moreover, not long after, in Nanyang, including on the Chu-Han battlefield, Liu Bang had a friendly cooperation with Wang Ling.This proves the legitimacy of Liu Bang's replacement of Wang Ling in Pei County.

Relevant evidence that Liu Bang replaced Wang Ling and became the boss of Peixian County can be found in "Historical Records: The Twentyth Family of Chu and Yuan Kings": There are four Gaozu brothers, the elder brother Bo, the second Zhong, and the Bo flea died.When the ancestor Gaozu was young, he tried to make things happen, and he had dinner with guests from time to time.The sister-in-law hates the uncle, the uncle and the guests come, the sister-in-law eats up the soup, and the guests go away.It's just that there is still soup in the cauldron, so Gaozu blamed his sister-in-law for this.And Gaozu was the emperor, and he was named Kundi, but Bozi was not allowed to be named.The Supreme Emperor thought it was a word, and Gaozu said: "Someone must have forgotten to seal it, because it is the ear of a mother who is not old."So he named his son Xin the Marquis of Gengjie.And Wang's second brother Zhong Yudai.

Here, Liu Bang, who is evading legal investigation, has "guests" by his side.The so-called guests refer to Lu Wan and others who were born in the same year, the same month and the same day as Liu Bang.In "Historical Records Han Wangxin Lu Wan Biography Thirty-third", it is clearly stated that when Liu Bang was still a commoner, Lu Wan often went in and out with Liu Bang because of the lawsuit and hiding. Things are hidden, Lu Wan often goes up and down with her. Up and down?Where do you go in and out? Going in and out of Liu Bang's sister-in-law's house. The word "guest" is just to save face for Liu Bang, and it's just a nice way to say it.After all, Liu Bang was not Lord Xinling, and he couldn't even reach Zhang Er's fame at the time.He's just a grassroots person, what kind of guests are he playing with? Can he afford it?

Liu Bang couldn't afford it, so he asked his sister-in-law to support him. Liu Bang's elder brother is called Uncle Liu, which means Big Brother Liu.Mrs. Liu died in her early years, leaving Mrs. Liu with her two sons to live a difficult life.Because of her husband's early death, the relationship between Mrs. Liu and her father-in-law's family will inevitably be somewhat estranged.Liu Bang absconded and was arrested by the government, so he might not notice it.The sister-in-law's house became a blind spot for the official scouts, so Liu Bang often took Lu Wan and a group of people to eat at the sister-in-law's house.

Poor Mrs. Liu is a woman, and it is not easy to run a family.Liu Bang and his group are all middle-aged men with a huge appetite. They eat three times and two meals, and Mrs. Liu can't bear it anymore. find a place. Unexpectedly, Liu Bang is a very shrewd man.His credo in life is: If you want to know the taste of pears, you have to taste them yourself.If you want to know if there is any leftovers in the kitchen, you have to lift the lid of the pot and have a look.After hearing the sound of his sister-in-law scraping the pot with a spoon, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, came to the scene in person and entered the kitchen to investigate.When he found that there was still soup in the pot, Liu Bang was angry from his heart, and the evil turned to the gall, and he refused to forgive his sister-in-law ever since.

Refusing to eat when there is food hurts self-esteem. This little thing, Liu Bang kept in mind all his life.When he ascended the throne and became the emperor, he deliberately sealed off his three relatives and six family members, except for the elder brother's son.Because he made things ugly, Liu Taigong had no choice but to intercede for his grandson and asked Liu Bang to seal him.Liu Bang said: It's not that I don't want to seal him, it's because his mother didn't give me soup. In the end, Liu Bang gave his sister-in-law's eldest son an insulting title: Gengjiehou.

Judging from this matter, Liu Bang's struggle in his later years, and his hard work to become emperor, was actually for the leftovers.