Compared with Xiang Yu, Liu Bang's personality is really pleasing. Say a few small things to see Liu Bang's virtue.
On one occasion, Liu Bang was persecuted by pursuers. In order to reduce the weight of the car, Liu Bang pushed his daughter Princess Luyuan and his son (later Han) out of the car several times, just to escape.
Xiang Yu seized Liu Bang's father and took him to the front of the two armies to blackmail Liu Bang. Liu Bang simply ignored him. Liu Bang said: My father is your father. If you want to kill your father, give me a cup of soup! But Xiang Yu didn't kill Liu Bang's parents and wife in the end.
After Liu Bang became emperor, a minister once went to see him. It should be more solemn to greet the minister, but at this moment Liu Bangzheng was having a good time, holding a woman to play there, completely ignoring the minister's visit. I was so angry that the minister turned and left. Liu bang put down the woman and went after the minister. After catching up with the minister, Liu bang put the minister on the ground, rode on the minister's neck and asked, what do you think of me? The minister said: I think you are a rebellious monarch.
Liu Bang looked down on Confucian scholars, so he picked up their hats and peed in them.
It is such a rogue guy who has made a big man for 400 years. This is not an individual exception. In fact, many founding monarchs are similar to Liu Bang in some respects.
Why did a rogue like Liu Bang become the founding emperor?
The reason is that Liu Bang is fighting for the supreme power of the country. The special thing about fighting for the highest power is that there are no rules. No matter by virtue, fraud, war or cruelty, no matter what method is adopted, as long as you can win the supreme power of the country, you will win. When you gain supreme power, you gain the power to make rules, and you decide justice and injustice. There is no authority above the emperor to decide and judge whether the acquisition of supreme power is legal. Xiang Yu lost, and if he lost, he lost. Item can't find the reason.
Without any authority, only the most cunning and unscrupulous people can finally win the competition. We can understand that morality is also a rule and a constraint. Who is likely to win compared with a person who dares to get rid of any moral bondage and do whatever it takes? The former, of course.
Of course, not all the founding emperors showed their rogue faces as soon as they appeared. If people suddenly see that you are a hooligan and feel insecure about working with you, then no one will follow you. After all, virtue is enlightening to people. Let Machiavelli analyze it: Jun mainly pretends to be a person who combines beauty and virtue: filial piety, loyalty, faithfulness and generosity. However, once the situation requires, the monarch should not hesitate to abandon all moral restrictions.
This was manifested when political leaders competed for the highest power of the country before there was a constitutional provision for the ownership of the highest power of the country. Because there is no constitutional norm, it is often the most evil and cunning person who can win the highest political power and become the supreme master of a country.