In order to establish Liu Bei's orthodox position and achieve the effect of respecting Liu and belittling Cao, Mr. Luo Guanzhong specially made a genealogy for Liu Bei, but this genealogy is full of loopholes. As we all know, Liu Bei's ancestors can be traced back to the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. From the Western Han Emperor to the Eastern Han Emperor, there were twenty emperors, but only fourteen generations. In Mr. Luo Guanzhong's genealogy, Liu Bei is the 18th grandson of the Western Han Emperor. According to this lineage, Liu Bei should be called the great-grandfather of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, but why is Liu Bei an uncle? Obviously, this genealogy is unreliable.
Is Liu Canbei still an uncle? The author thinks that Liu Bei may still be an uncle. Why? Need to find the answer from the fish's "Canon". The History of the Three Kingdoms written by Chen Shou in the Western Jin Dynasty is too brief. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Wendi and Liu Yilong asked Pei Songzhi to annotate the reflection of the three kingdoms, while Pei Songzhi quoted the record of Fish Canon, saying that Liu Bei was a member of Houlinyi.
The post-Linyi state was founded in the 30th year of Jianwu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The first Linyi Hou was named Liu Fu, the second son of Liu Xing, the king of Beihai in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Liu Xing inherited the title of Liu Xiu's brother Liu Zhong, but later Liu Xing moved to Beihai King. After Liu Xing's death, Liu Mu, the eldest son, inherited the Beihai King, and Liu Fu, the second son, was named Linyi Hou. After Liu Fu's death, his son Liu Miao succeeded him.
The author boldly assumes that Liu Bei is a descendant of Linyi Hou. In the official history, it can be verified that Liu Bei's farthest ancestor is his grandfather Xiong Liu. Xiong Liu's date of birth is not recorded, but if Xiong Liu and Liu Bei were around 20 years old, then Xiong Liu was probably born around 120.
There are often many beautiful things in this world. As it happens, Yao in Linyi died during this period. If we push forward, then Liu Yao may be Xiong Liu's grandfather. Therefore, Liu Zhong and Liu Xiu are brothers, so Liu Bei is Liu Zhong's seventh grandson and Xian Di Liu Xie is Liu Xiu's eighth grandson. Then Liu Bei was still there.
If the record of fish is correct, then Chen Shou is denied. You can't look at the problem too one-sidedly, the front is just speculation. As we all know, Chen Shou's History of the Three Kingdoms is officially certified, although the official certification may not be completely reliable. After all, Chen Shou was originally a courtier of Shu Han, and it was impossible to make irresponsible remarks about Liu Bei's birth. Moreover, Chen Shou is known as a "good history" and everyone believes him.
Of course, you can't say that fish is wrong. The historical materials collected by fish are different, so the conclusions are different. Moreover, the original words of the fish are "Linyi belongs to Hou Zhi". As can be seen from this word, this is just the fish's own opinion. Because his "Dian lue" was lost,
Most historians believe that Liu Bei is a descendant of Wang Jing of Zhongshan. This Zhongshan Wang Jing is the ninth son of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty, and his name is Liu Sheng. This prince is a real dude, who gave birth to more than 120 sons in one breath. Of course, people in those days did not engage in family planning. Even if they want to do it, it won't be the privileged prince's turn. If he were in today's world, maybe Liu Sheng would win a medal in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Liu Sheng had a son named Liu Zhen. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne for six years, and he stood out among more than 120 sons in Liu Sheng, and was named Hou Ting of Lucheng, Zhuoxian County. Anyone who knows a little about history should know that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a very talented emperor in the ancient feudal dynasty of China. During the reign of the Great Han Dynasty, he drove away the Huns who often bullied the Han people in the south, adopted Dong Zhongshu's suggestion, ousted hundreds of schools and respected Confucianism alone. In order to strengthen centralization, he followed Zhu's suggestion and carried out the promotion decree. Governors can give their fiefs to future generations as princes.
However, Jingdi's grandson was unlucky and met Liu Che. A few years later, my uncle robbed me of my title, and 105 people lost my title together with Serina Liu, which was called "golden loss event" by later generations. Gold-plating is the gold offered by the governors in the Han Dynasty when they offered sacrifices to the ancestral temple. The emperor himself received the gold, and the Shaofu accepted it. If the color or weight of the gold presented by the princes is insufficient, the princes will reduce the number of counties, while the marquis will directly exempt the counties. This is the so-called "gilded gold system".
The cause of the incident originated from the fifth year of Emperor Ding Yuan, and South Vietnamese Prime Minister Lv Jia opposed the Great Han Dynasty. Minister Bo Shi requested to attack South Vietnam. When Liang Wudi was happy, he gave Bo Shi 40 Jin of gold and 10 hectares of fertile land, and also sealed the title of Hou Guan, and announced it to the world, vigorously promoting it, hoping others would follow suit. Liang Wudi thought, of course, that those rich and powerful governors, whether donating money and materials or rioting, could respond.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will certainly not let go of these princes who just want to enjoy themselves. Just about to hold a sacrificial ceremony. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty instructed Shaofu to strictly investigate the gold handed over by the princes and found out that there was something wrong with the gold handed over by 106. Finally, these people were dismissed. In fact, Serina Liu has no choice this time. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is determined to be a vassal of the world. Zhao Zhou, the prime minister, knew that there was something wrong with the gold paid by these governors, so he didn't report it. He was put into prison by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Zhao Zhou committed suicide in prison.
After losing his title, Serina Liu became a permanent resident of Zhuoxian, and there was no record of his family in the official history until Liu Bei appeared in Zhuoxian at the end of Han Dynasty. Many people believe that from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, for nearly 300 years, Liu Bang's descendants were all over the world. Who knows if Liu Bei is really a Han Chinese? This is really difficult to verify. The reflection also records that Cao Cao is a descendant of Cao Can, the founding hero of the Han Dynasty, but I'm afraid no one doesn't know that Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng was born as a eunuch, and his father Cao Song was Cao Teng's adopted son, and it also records what kind of family background Cao Song was born in, so how can Cao be a descendant? At that time, some people said that Cao Song was born in Xiahou's home and was his uncle. However, Xia Houdun is a descendant of Xia Houying, another founding hero of the Han Dynasty. It can be seen from here that Cao Cao, regardless of his surname Xiahou or Cao, is a descendant of a famous minister or a famous soldier.
Therefore, it is difficult for both Liu Bei and Cao Cao to tell their life history clearly with the existing historical materials, but their success is obviously not based on the false name of the Han clan and the famous family. Of course, Liu Bei's entrepreneurship lacks capital, so it must have certain political significance to play the banner of Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao himself has certain strength. This title is of little use to him, but Cao Cao also has the political capital he needs. This capital was the emperor of the Great Han Dynasty. Cao Cao's opponents thought that he was "pretending to be a Han thief", and Liu Bei's opponents would also think that Liu Bei was "pretending to be a clan, but actually a thief."