Is this the living Liu Bang?

Considering that as the descendants of the last Western Han Dynasty, even if the people of the secret realm can obtain the history books of the Chinese Kingdom, they may not be so detailed, and they know more about the Western Han Dynasty or the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Liu Bang, who can not have his father's son.

He was conceited in his eloquence, but after reading all the histories, he had to admit that Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was "the most powerful one among the feudal emperors"; Shi Le, the founder of the Shizhao Empire, was conceited to be disdainful of Sima Yi and Cao Cao, and pretended to be able to drive the Central Plains together with Liu Xiu, but regarded Liu Bang as a transcendent and powerful man who "could only do things in the north."

"Don't people know that their words are too much? If I meet Emperor Gao (Liu Bang), when the north is in the matter, I compete with Han Peng (Han Xin, Peng Yue) and compete for the first ear. If you meet Guangwu (Liu Xiu), when you drive to the Central Plains, you don't know who will kill the deer!" Shi Le and his adviser Zhang Bin talked about history

In the eyes of the public, Liu Bang is just a dirty person who succeeds because of people, after all, whether it is his background, appearance, talent, or personality, it is difficult to arouse the public's awe. In contrast, his opponent Xiang Yu and his subordinate Han Xin have won countless praises from public opinion for thousands of years with their unparalleled courage and rare talents.

However, from the perspective of political decision-making, Liu Bang is undoubtedly the most outstanding politician known in Chinese history.

This evaluation does not stem from Liu Bang's own talents, but because of his always realistic attitude – that is, this person always adopts policies based on realistic needs, and his thinking is never hijacked by vanity, emotions and ideas.

In fact, Liu Bang's most outstanding quality is his ability to maintain self-knowledge at all times. Considering Liu Bang's status as the first commoner emperor in Chinese history, it is obviously inconceivable that he could easily do this.

When the scholar Lu Jia admonished Liu Bang with "If you live right away, you would rather cure it immediately?", Liu Bang was already a founding emperor who rose to the common people, eliminated countless strongmen, and conquered the whole of China. People who have achieved this kind of achievement are almost surrounded by sycophants (Lu Jia's biography in the "Historical Records" says, long live left and right), and the criticism they hear is as rare as clear water in the desert. If the rumors of three men can convince you of the existence of a tiger, how can the flattery of a hundred men not destroy the self-knowledge of a genius and turn him into a self-righteous fool?

This is fairly common and almost inevitable. How brave was Xiang Yu's determination, and why was he so absurd that he was keen on "walking at night in brocade"? How clear and decisive was Napoleon, and why did he slowly degenerate into a reckless fool (in the words of French Foreign Minister Talleyrand)? How cunning was Hitler, and why did he gradually become like a psychopath?

Because these unparalleled heroes gradually lost their correct perception of reality, enemies and even themselves in the midst of praise. In fact, no matter how genius a person is, if he does not even understand his own strengths and weaknesses, what is the difference between his judgment and that of a real fool?

Only by understanding this can you understand Liu Bang's extraordinary and terrifying. When the scholar Lu Jia persuaded Liu Bang with "the combination of civil and military use, long-term skills", he quickly realized that the scholar opposite (because he was born in the green forest, Liu Bang has always despised scholars) was much more clever than himself on this issue, and should have consulted, so "Emperor Gao was not ashamed, but Lu Sheng said: 'Try to lose the world for me to write Qin, what is the one who has gained it, and the country of ancient success or failure.'" ’”

What kind of open-mindedness is this, only a hero who completely abandons vanity can have such a flawless self-knowledge - that is, Liu Bang has never pursued a false name such as "I am better than you, I am smarter than you, and I am better than you", but "how to do it is more beneficial to me". In fact, there are only a handful of people who can always maintain this instinct.

Another shocking quality of Liu Bang is his extreme indifference to human emotions such as love and hatred, which makes his decision-making always rational. This was evident in his dealings with his family and enemies.

In Henkel's hometown of Pei County, there is a traitor fellow Yongya whom Liu Bang hates very much. When he was in the countryside, Liu Bang had always been humiliated by Yongya, and after Liu rebelled against Qin, Yongya followed, but when Liu Bang was in the most difficult time, Yongya sacrificed Liu Bang's old nest Fengyi to take refuge in Zhou City, Wei State, and also imprisoned Liu Bang's father, wife and children, so that they were beaten and humiliated, and Liu Bang himself was forced to a desperate situation. Liu Bang was desperate and was forced to take refuge in Xiang Liang. However, with the development of the situation, Yongya later took refuge in Liu Bang, who not only did not pursue it, but at the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was named "Marquis of Shifang" for his merits to calm the hearts of the people.

Liuhou said: "Shang Pingsheng hated, the ministers know, who is the worst?" Shang said: "Yongya and I have been embarrassed and humiliated." I want to kill him, because he has a lot of merit, so I can't bear it. Liuhou said: "This is the urgent first seal Yongya to show the ministers, and when the ministers see the Yongya seal, everyone will be self-reliant." So he put wine on it, sealed Yongya for Shi Fanghou, and was anxious to be interested in the prime minister, and the imperial history was sealed. The ministers stopped drinking, and they all rejoiced: "Yongya is still a marquis, and I am in trouble." ”

His wife was humiliated, his father was trapped, he was almost killed, and in the eyes of ordinary people, each of these bitter hatreds was enough to become a big hatred that "did not share the sky", Liu Bang, as the emperor, let it go gently, and did not care about any of them.

Why?

Because tolerating the enemy of Yongya can play a role in calming Liu Bang's hearts - that is, "when the ministers see Yongya, everyone will stand firm." For Liu Bang, if it is beneficial for his political interests to let the enemy who humiliated his wife, imprisoned his father, and tried to deprive him of his life be rewarded by himself, then the enemy should be rewarded. What an absurd, rational, and cruel logic this is, but Liu Bang is a "person" who acts according to such rules, a political beast that always knows his goals.

This is because the root of decisiveness lies precisely in the clarity of the decision-maker's own goals. The less concern the decision-maker has, the clearer his goals will be, and the more decisive he will be. Conversely, the more emotional the decision-maker, the more concerned he will be, his goals will be blurred, indecision and foresight will become his common problems, and his failure will be difficult to avoid – after all, perfection often means nothing. And Liu Bang is probably the most decisive person in human history.

When Liu Bang's car was pursued by Xiang Yu's troops, the enemy soldiers were approaching, and life and death were at stake, Liu Bang's car was not only his own car, but only the escort driver Xiahou Ying and his two sons and daughters, Princess Lu Yuan and Emperor Hui of Han. It only took Liu Bang a second to figure out the truth that most people can't figure out in their lives - "The car is too heavy, the burden must be reduced, Xiahou Ying can drive with a knife for himself, and he must not lose it, only a pair of biological children in front of him must be thrown away" - he made the most cruel or perhaps the most "correct" choice in an instant, and quickly kicked Princess Lu Yuan and Emperor Han Hui down to reduce the burden on the car and increase the probability of escape. In this incident, Liu Bang showed extremely terrifying decisiveness.

On the contrary to Liu Bang, Han Xin, the god of war, was conceited and incomparably intelligent, but why did he fail politically and finally die without a place to be buried? The reason is that in eight words, "too much concern and indecision": In the face of the warnings of his subordinates, Han Xin was not only afraid of the suspicion of the king of Han, but also cared about the kindness of the king of Han, and at the same time coveted the wealth of the king of the land and the vanity of "listening to and using his words". A hesitant tiger is not as good as a venomous bee that dies, a suspicious warrior is not as good as a child who strikes", Han Shin later used the fact that he died at the hands of a woman with the power of a military god to perfectly verify this ominous mantra. ”

But almost all those who have succeeded are bound by past successes. The means by which success was relied upon in the past, and the ideas on which success was relied upon in the past, are enough to become a cage for those who succeed and make them fail in the new environment, especially in politics.

When Huang Chao and Li Zicheng applied the plundering tactics of the past to the rule of the country, it meant putting a noose around their necks, and when Napoleon still used force to encroach on his allies with impunity and disregard for the rules after ruling Europe, it also showed that his hegemony was running out.

"It seems to me that the days of this tyrant (Napoleon) are numbered. The Battle of Austerlitz showed the world that it was dangerous to be an enemy of Napoleon, the Battle of Jena showed the world that neutrality towards Napoleon meant disaster, and the destruction of Spain showed the world that friendship with Napoleon was fatal. Each of his victories created more fears and enemies, because the facts would force the Great Powers to understand that no one would survive unless Napoleon was completely eliminated. Because, it is impossible for him to establish a stable order, and he cannot win every battle. ”

Metternich sent a letter to Emperor Franz to express his views on Napoleon's invasion of Spain

Because it takes the sword to conquer the world, but the power to rule the world must be based on rules based on ideas. Lu Jia's so-called "taking against the odds and obeying it, using both civil and military forces, is a long-term technique", that is, but this kind of transformation requires detachment from the concept of the past, and "detachment" is precisely quite difficult, because it requires a veto of oneself in the past and a break from the instinct of self-recognition of human nature. Whether it was Napoleon, Lenin, or Stalin, they failed to fully achieve this throughout their lives, which became their regret in the second half of their lives.

And Liu Bang did it very easily. If you open "Henkel Benji", you will find that in Liu Bang's life, this person has never been bound by any concept, for him, concept is just an external tool, he can clearly understand that he needs different concepts in different periods, and has made flexible adjustments.

Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty, needed to create his image of generosity and benevolence in order to attract the attachment of heroes, so even if it was his enemy Yongya, as long as he took refuge, he could get Liu Bang's reward, and Liu Bang, the Han emperor who ruled the world, needed to instill "loyalty to the king" to his courtiers at all times In order to achieve long-term peace and stability, the life-saving benefactor Ding Gong (Xiang Yu's general, let go of the fleeing Liu Bang) must be killed, on the contrary, Ji Bu (Xiang Yu's general, who has been trapped in Liu Bang's predicament several times) needs to be rewarded and even promoted.

In fact, only true politicians know that force can only be used to take over the world, and that cultivating among the people the ideas necessary for rule is far more important than simply enhancing the welfare of the sword, and Liu Bang is just such a leader.

Ji Bu's maternal brother Ding Gong is a Chu general. Ding Gong was embarrassed by Xiang Yu's Gaozu Pengchengxi, and the short soldiers were connected, Gaozu was anxious, and Gu Ding Gong said: "How bad are the two sages!" So Ding Gong led the troops back, and the King of Han relieved him. and King Xiang was destroyed, and Duke Ding met Gaozu. Gaozu took Ding Gong as a favoritist in the army, and said: "Ding Gong is disloyal to Xiang Wang's ministers, and the one who makes Xiang Wang lose the world is Ding Gongye." Then he beheaded Ding Gong and said: "Make the future generations invalid Ding Gong!"

Therefore, for the ending of Chu Han Yinghao, future generations do not have to be resentful. The overlord should belong to the brave Xiang Yu, the god of war must belong to the peerless Han Xin, and the final emperor can only belong to Liu Bang. Because, the founding emperor never acted out of likes and dislikes, love and hate, and as a pure politician who was absolutely realistic, he actually created a ruthless model for those who came after him.

That is, in the future struggle, who will be the final victor depends only on who is more like Liu Bang.

Liu Bang's temperament, how can his son be arrested and used to blackmail, what will be his attitude?

Kill my son!

Well, not so exaggerated.

But continuing to coerce the people of the secret realm who are ready to attack at any time is clearly telling.

Bai San was caught in his hand by the members of the mission who gathered at this time, but he vomited blood from the corner of his mouth, and said miserably: "The three of them are not our subordinates, they will not be obedient, they will only come to kill." ”

Naturally, the three of them were talking about the three little girls.

What Wang Jian saw was that although they were both Westerners, they were also ruthless to several observers from the United States, and in fact, some people had already died at the hands of three little girls.

The little match girl in the lead seemed to be very proud, holding a match in her hand, as if she was about to make a move at any moment.

Wang Jian suddenly had such a feeling, although the two hostages were in hand, but for these little girls, they wanted the hostages to die, and finally died in the hands of Wang Jian and others, and he grasped something very keenly.

"Who are you, which country, do you know that this is a violation of the sovereignty of China, looking for death!"

"Huh. ”

The little girl smiled at last, and the match in her hand seemed ready to be thrown at any moment.

"Not a foreigner, at least not a foreigner with the spell system I know, it seems very old, it seems that I have heard of it, but I have no memory. ”

Lu Qingyi came over, pulled the little sister of the Bai family in her hand, and stuffed something into Wang Jian's pocket.