"Liu Sanben" refers to Liu Yong, Liu Yong (1720~1805), courtesy name Chongru, alias Shi'an, a native of Gaomi, Shandong. The eldest son of Liu Tongxun, a politician, calligrapher and scholar of the Qing Dynasty.
In the 16th year of Qianlong's reign (1751), he was a Jinshi, and successively served as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, Anhui Xuezheng, Jiangsu Xuezheng, Taiyuan prefect, Jiangning prefect, cabinet bachelor, Qiantirenge bachelor, Prince Shaobao was well-known for being law-abiding, honest and honest, and participated in the handling of peace affairs.
In the ninth year of Jiaqing, he died at the age of eighty-five. He was given the title of Taibao, and was given the posthumous title Wenqing. He has profound attainments in calligraphy and is a famous master of calligraphy. He is known as the "Prime Minister of Heavy Ink".
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Liu Yong, Ji Yun and He_ were also known as the three major halls of the Qianlong Dynasty. According to legend, he was extremely intelligent and upright as an official. He was known as "Liu Luoguo" among the people. call. However, there is no conclusive historical evidence to test whether Liu Yong was really a hunchback in history, and whether he ever won the first prize.
According to some miscellaneous notes, Liu Yong became a Jinshi in the 16th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1751). It is said that the top ten rolls in the palace examination were handed to Emperor Qianlong. Liu Yong's roll was originally ranked first. However, Qianlong wanted to promote a civilian talent, but Liu Yong was demoted because he was born in a prime minister's family, and missed out on being the number one scholar.
After that, there were rumors among the people that Liu Yong was very tall, and he bent over to read and write all the year round. His back looked a bit hunched, so the saying "Liu Luoguo" came into being. There are also historical data that point out that Emperor Jiaqing once called Liu Yong "Liu Tuozi", which became the origin of the term "Liu Luoguo". However, Liu Yong was already an old man in his eighties at the time. It is reasonable to be somewhat hunched over, but it cannot be used as evidence that Liu Yong is a "luoguo".