Chapter 5 1. Liang Xiaowang Liu Wu

Everyone on the earth knows that Liang Xiaowang Liu Wu has always lived a happy, comfortable and proud life.Think about it too, doing a good job is not as good as marrying well; marrying well is not as good as enjoying a good life.If everyone is like Liu Wu's good life, at least one hundred years of struggle can be saved. In fact, Liu Wu's success is not all because of having a good mother.Looking back at the moment when Liu Bi led an army of 300,000 troops to attack Liang Guo, Liu Wu cried out for help in grief, but Zhou Yafu refused to save him, Liu Qi could only stare blankly if he wanted to.Fortunately, based on his strong desire to survive and his passionate love for his mother, Liu Wu still sticks to Liangcheng and drags Liu Bi to death.

There is an ad saying that there is no best, only better.Because of Liu Wu's meritorious service in defeating the Wu-Chu coalition, Liu Qi raised his salary again.The most obvious is: Liu Wu is allowed to use the banners and honor guards only used by the emperor when traveling. That's what Liu Wu called it, being special. In fact, the only thing bad in his life is the word "special". Maslow, a famous modern psychologist, invented a famous psychological structure.He believes that the inner desires and pursuits of human beings are layered.From low to high, they are as follows: physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs.

Schopenhauer, a German philosopher, also has his own insight into human desires.He believes that people are like a pendulum, always swinging between desire and boredom.When a desire is fulfilled, he becomes bored again.In order to get rid of inner boredom, one must look for more exciting desires; so the pursuit again and again, in exchange for satisfaction and boredom again and again, and then the pursuit again and again.Until the day when life fails or is destroyed, it cannot stop. Maslow and Schopenhauer's cases about the description of human psychology can be easily found in Chinese history.For example, Liu Wu in front of him is a typical example.

Liu Wu enjoyed what he longed to enjoy. At this stage, he should have satisfied his need to be completely respected.After the desire is satisfied, according to Schopenhauer's theory, it is to continue to sprint to a higher desire; according to Maslow's psychological structure, it is necessary to sprint to the last level, to pursue and realize the value of self-existence. As a vassal king, what is the biggest dream in life?Of course, it is the position that princes dream of: emperor. However, the dream of the son of heaven, whether it is a prince with the same surname or a prince with a different surname, if you have this hobby, you must first weigh your own strength.Not to mention far away, just look at Liu Bi's fate.After forty years of keeping a low profile, there is still one thing left behind: the dream of the emperor for more than forty years, won the eternal laughter and infamy.

Of course, Liu Wu did not want to take the path of Liu Bi to seize power by force. The best way is to take over peacefully.Another issue must be mentioned: Regarding the succession of the throne, the era of brotherhood and brotherhood has ended hundreds of years ago.For hundreds of years, the son has always inherited the father's position.Even if the emperor has only one child left, no matter if the child is a fool or an idiot, as long as he has breath, the throne must be left to him obediently. Lu Zhi is a typical example. After Liu Ying died, how much she longed to be a queen.But in the end, he was afraid of the patriarchal tradition and gave way to Liu Ying's ignorant little ones.As a result, she had to pass by the glorious title of China's first empress.

Having said so much, I just want to sum up: Liu Wu wants to be the emperor, it is very unreliable because of emotion and reason. But Liu Wu didn't see it that way.He believes that anything is possible.Besides, he has an old mother, Empress Dou, who dotes on him.Also, there is a group of desperadoes who are ready to move around him, and they are always ready to be knifed for Liu Wu's dream of the emperor, or Fu Shougan is the paving stone. All is ready except for the opportunity.What Liu Wu missed was just an opportunity.Sure enough, the opportunity still came.This opportunity is actually what I said before, Liu Qi angrily abolished the position of Crown Prince Liu Rong.

We know that Liu Qi abolished Prince Liu Rong, which was entirely the result of the joint labor of Liu Piao and Wang Meiren at that time.However, after Liu Rong was abolished, Liu Wu immediately moved on hearing the news, went to visit his mother by name, and rushed back to Chang'an.What he has to do is to snatch the fruits of Liu Xing and Wang Meiren's labor before Liu Qifeng becomes the new prince. Empress Dowager Dou appeared again.The old man set up a banquet, and Liu Qi and Liu Wu brothers sat on the left and right.After drinking a lot of wine, she began to speak. Queen Mother Dou: You once said that after a hundred years, the biography will be located in Xiaowu. Have you not forgotten this?

Liu Qi was taken aback: This matter has always been on my mind, and I dare not forget it at all. Empress Dowager Dou smiled, and uttered an ancient Chinese saying: "A safe car is driven, and the king of Liang is used as a post." The so-called Anche is a kind of small car in ancient times, because it can be used for riding, hence the name "Anche".However, this car can be used by women, and here the Empress Dowager Dou refers to herself.The so-called Dajia originally refers to the car used by the emperor to travel. Here, Empress Dowager Dou euphemistically refers to death.So, in combination, Queen Dowager Dou's words mean: After a hundred years, I will entrust King Liang to you.

In other words, in layman's terms: Whether King Liang can be emperor depends on you. This time, Liu Qi was completely dumbfounded.As the saying goes, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.In the past, it was just a word to make the queen mother happy, but it was mentioned again and again.Who says bragging doesn't pay taxes.It seemed that Liu Qi was having a hard time not paying the bragging tax. Therefore, Liu Qi had no choice but to bite the bullet, knelt down to thank the Queen Mother Dou, and uttered a word with difficulty: promise! After finishing the promise word, Empress Dowager Dou and Liu Wu enjoyed themselves happily and burst into laughter.However, they didn't know how bitter Liu Qi was.

Let's be clear, the prince's problem, if it is too small, it is a problem of replacement, filial piety to the mother, and heartache; if it is too big, it is a national problem.Throughout the ages, there have been many people who have disturbed the country because of the fight for the crown prince.Therefore, the successor of the emperor must be cautious.The job of a filial son is really not good. There is such a cartoon: when a general is away on an expedition, all the soldiers salute him.But when he got home, he saluted his wife. Two thousand years ago, Liu Qi played this kind of double-faced role. He had the final say in accepting the worship of the officials in the court;

In fact, as to whether Liu Qi really wanted to pass on the throne to Liu Wu, Liu Qi's opinion didn't count, nor did Empress Dowager Dou's.Only one person has said it. This person is Chao Cuo's former rival: Yuan An! After Liu Qi withdrew from the banquet, he was unhappy.He wanted to find someone to complain about.If you want to relieve boredom, Yuan An is of course the ideal partner.At that time, Yuan An had already claimed illness and resigned to stay at home.Although Liu Qida didn't like Yuan An very much in his heart, he was someone who could be summoned and used at critical moments.So he called Yuan An into Chang'an to ask for advice. Of course, Liu Qi has his style of doing things.That is, pretending to be confused.After Yuan An and others entered the palace, Liu Qi hosted a banquet and briefly introduced to him the situation of Zeng and Empress Dowager eating.Finally, Liu Qi pretended to be ignorant and asked, "Tell me, what does the Empress Dowager mean when she said to me, "Save the car and drive it, and send it to the king of Liang"?" If the words of Empress Dowager Dou are understood literally, they can also be translated as follows: Whether the emperor takes a big car or a small car, he must let Liang Wang sit beside him. The emperor can pretend to be stupid, but Yuan Ang can't.Yuan Ang told Liu Qi clearly: King Liang is such a big man, the queen mother asked him to follow you all day, of course it was not to prove that you two are brothers and sisters.To put it plainly, the old man just wanted His Majesty to pass on the throne to King Liang. Well, good answer.Liu Qi smiled inwardly. Since Yuan An said this, he naturally didn't have to worry about it.At this time, Liu Qi pretended to be panicked, and then asked: "Since this is the case, what should we do now?" Yuan An comforted Liu Qidao: Don't worry, Your Majesty, to deal with Empress Dowager Dou, I have my own methods. Good job, I know you have a move!So, what tricks does Yuan An have to deal with Empress Dowager Dou? The truth is, Yuan An's so-called tricks are not tricks at all.In the final analysis, it was only Yuan Ang who had the guts. Because Yuan An wanted to deal with Empress Dowager Dou's move, but it was just to persuade her. Yuan Ang thinks this way: Empress Dowager Dou is a scholar, and any scholar must be reasonable.And what he wants to talk about is the historical truth that anyone who reads can understand. Of course, Yuan An was not fighting alone, but a group of people.Before long, Yuan An gathered a dozen or so ministers, each carrying history textbooks into the palace of Empress Dowager Dou. Those who come are not good, and those who are kind do not come.Yuan Ang didn't talk too much nonsense. After everyone got their seats, he first asked Empress Dowager Dou: I heard that the Empress Dowager wanted King Liang to be the emperor. May I ask Empress Dowager Dou, who should the throne be passed on to after a hundred years of King Liang? Empress Dowager Dou: Of course it is Fuli Jingdi's son. Yuan Ang knew that Empress Dowager Dou would say this.Yuan Ang asked Empress Dowager Dou again: When the Han Dynasty was first established, was it Fa Zhou or Fa Yin? Empress Dowager Dou: Of course Fa Zhou! Yuan Ang: Then you should know the rules of establishing a prince in the Zhou Dynasty, right? Empress Dowager Dou: Zhou Dao, the prince died, and his grandson was established. Very well, Empress Dowager Dou has fallen into the trap. Then, Yuan Ang said again: Empress Dowager Dou should have heard about what happened to Duke Xuan of Song Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period who did not abide by the rules of the Zhou Dynasty.Before the death of Song Xuangong, he once said a disaster, the father died and the son succeeded, and the brother died and the brother died, and the world is universal. Therefore, after his death, he did not pass the emperor to his own son, but left it to his younger brother Song Mugong.After Song Mugong died, he passed the throne to Song Xuangong's son.As a result, his son said that it is only natural that the father dies and the son succeeds; so he killed Song Xuangong's son.In the end, if you kill me today, I will fuck you tomorrow, the chickens and dogs are restless, and the Song Dynasty is in chaos for five generations. This is called, small can't bear, harm the righteousness!History is a mirror. Empress Dowager Dou finally understood the purpose of Yuan An and his party's words: it was easy to say anything, and any rules could be broken.Unfortunately, the old rules cannot be broken when it comes to passing on the throne. It was the rule of the Yin Dynasty that elder brother would end up with younger brother; the rule of Zhou Dynasty was that father died and son succeeded.Every dynasty has its own rules, and if the rules are changed secretly, there is only one result: the country is restless and disasters are rampant. To live forever, or to leave a bad smell forever, all in one thought!Those who destroy the rules may be destroyed by the rules.Empress Dowager Dou finally had nothing to say.In this case, let's forget about Liu Wu's succession.Therefore, Empress Dowager Dou decided not to mention any more words about entrusting Liu Wu to Liu Qi. From then on, Liu Wu's dream of being an emperor was instantly shattered like a dream.