This question should be influenced by the film and television drama "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", in which Liu Yong plays chess with the emperor for his wife and fights with He Shen. We may be curious, is Liu Yong really a Luo Guo in the official history? What kind of Liu Yong is in the official history? Liu Yong in the official history is not a Luo Guo, but a Gao Fushuai, whose father is the famous Liu Tongxun. I think everyone knows this.
Liu Yong was born in the 58th year of Kangxi. He was born in Shandong Province, with the word Chongru, and was named Shi 'an. He was a scholar in the 16-year examination of Qianlong and began to serve as an official in the DPRK. We should know that the imperial examinations in Qing Dynasty had certain requirements for the candidates' body, speech, writing and judgment, among which the body represents the figure, the five senses are required to be correct, and the appearance is handsome. If Liu Yong is a Luo Guo, he obviously can't take part in the imperial examinations. Like other Liu Yong's talents, Liu Yong's talents are good after all. In the official history, Liu Yong was almost the same as in the film and television drama. The difference is that Liu Yong was born in the second generation of officials, and his father, Liu Tongxun, was also an important official of the court, no different from He Shen.
Liu Yong has these relations and Liu Yong's intellect, and his official career is prosperous naturally. At the beginning of his official career in Liu Yong, he was just like his father, upright and upright, incorruptible as an official and eliminating violence for the people, and got rid of many shortcomings in the imperial examination hall and officialdom. He was once called Liu Qingtian by the people. Not only that, Liu Yong's calligraphy attainments are also extremely high, and he is known as a calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, just like Weng Fanggang, Liang Tongshu and Wang Wenzhi. However, with the rise of his official position, Liu Yong became more tactful, and did not fight with He Shen. In the end, Liu Yong did participate in the review of He Shen's case, not only did he not hurt He Shen, but also pleaded for He Shen. Why did Liu Yong become Liu Luoguo and Liu Yongzhi became Liu Luoguo? According to legend, it has something to do with Emperor Qianlong. At that time, Liu Yong was much taller than Emperor Qianlong. Besides, there were differences between the monarch and his subjects. Every time Liu Yong saw Emperor Qianlong, he always bent down. Qianlong once joked that Liu Yong was a Luo Guo, and over time Liu Yong became a Liu Luo Guo.
Another way of saying this is related to Jiaqing. Liu Yong was Jiaqing's teacher in those days. Emperor Jiaqing, out of respect for Liu Yong, called Liu Yong Liu Ge Lao. Because of the similar pronunciation of Ge and Guo, Lao and Yao, Ge Lao became a pot waist, and the dialect pot waist in Beijing at that time was also called Luo Guo. Later, after word of mouth, Liu Gelao actually became Liu Luoguo. There is also a saying that during the Jiaqing period, Liu Yong was still an official in the DPRK in his eighties, and the old man was bound to have a hunchback. He was called Liu Tuozi by Jiaqing, and Liu Yong became what people called Liu Luoguo.
Although the Prime Minister Liu Luoguo is not a historical fact, the plot in it still makes us laugh, just like the theme song sings, it's just a story, and it doesn't have to be.