History may be like this; We can't change history, but when people reflect on history, they often have to bring their own feelings. I don't know whether it is the truth of history or the need of reality. Nowadays, people always talk about the history of Chu-Han hegemony with a bitter feeling and an ethical paradox that seems to be contrary to China culture.
History is the pursuit of conclusions, that is to say, history is based on the success or failure of heroes; However, in life, in the cultural atmosphere, what people may want to feel inside is probably the process of an event. Because the conclusion is not a burden that life can bear, and the process is sometimes told by life. I don't know what history can leave for life, but stories can make the world more human.
As a history, Liu Bang undoubtedly achieved a great era, but as a person, he did not achieve China's culture and ethics. But Xiang Yu is different. As a victim of politics and country, he has well interpreted the cultural heritage of China for thousands of years, and revealed the real reason why the Chinese nation is still a lovely nation.
I don't understand why future generations always compare these two people together. Is it because they are under the same blue sky? Is it because of "Embattled", "Farewell My Concubine" and "Ashamed to go back to Jiangdong to see my hometown"? Or is it because Liu Bang killed Zhongliang and had no faith?
I'm thinking, why do we have to torment our hearts like this? Why does a man who is as easy as lifting weights have that lingering tenderness and why can he romanticize a beautiful farewell my concubine? Some people may say, how can a hero be affectionate with his children? If you want to achieve something great, how can you leave any face? Yes, if you want to see historical political jokes from a distance, indeed, Xiang Yu should not be such a modest gentleman. I know that history cannot be assumed; But every time in the dead of night, I still can't help but assume that if Xiang Yu killed Liu Bang at the Hongmen banquet, how would history develop? Also, Xiang Yu really returned to Jiangdong and met his hometown in Jiangdong. How will history continue?
History is not a joke, history is history; Things have happened, so maybe we shouldn't reconstruct the pictures that didn't happen. However, modern people always think that history should not play such a joke, should not let the real hero commit suicide like this, and should not let him suffer from that kind of "embattled" suffering; Because he has done his best in life, and there are so many friendship stories. But this is history. History can be strikingly similar, but history can never be completely coincident. I don't know why people resumed this history after more than two thousand years. What does it want to tell the world today?
If we look at Liu Bang from the perspective of Taoism and China tradition, maybe he is really a rogue. However, such hooligans unified the whole world, and also continued the worship of Mo Ding left by "Qin Huang Hanwu" to present people. I don't know if Liu Bang can interpret politics, and I don't know if Liu Bang can explain the conflict between humanity and society. But I always feel that Liu Bang knows that to be an emperor, he needs to lose his humanity.
Of course, there are actually many political paradoxes. If we look for them from history, we may find a lot without much effort. However, people may feel that although China has a long history, the story that happened in the Han Dynasty seems to make people understand what a hero is and what a villain is. Of course, Liu Bang actually has his talents. Otherwise, why was the overlord of Chu, who was so proud of the world, killed by his fighters? I sometimes think that maybe Liu Bang also has his own reasons, because he wants to unify the whole country, so he should have unified national rules of the game. What's wrong with a gentleman, what's wrong with a real hero; What society needs is that I am like Liu Bang, because history has told everyone everything. Why use what personality charm to discuss a person's merits and demerits now?
I think Liu Bang really thinks so, as if he is not wrong. Because he defeated a hero recognized by people with the trick of three lai; We said that maybe this is the charm of politics, even if it is a freak, but this freak is different and attracts many people to fight to the death on this road. I think there are many kinds of charms. Xiang let the sword commit suicide. I think as a man, what can reproduce the charm of human nature better than this? From this point of view alone, Liu Bang seems to be somewhat unfortunate, because he finally fell into a strange circle of spiritual thinking and felt that he had alienated others. However, the strength of personality is different from the meaning of life. He has made the souls of millions of people in China, but he can't save the glorious history of China. Although people see the political abomination from Liu Bang, it is in this abomination that the history of China has gone from yesterday to today.
I said that Xiang Yu is the embodiment of human nature; Then Liu bang is the embodiment of politics; In fact, we don't need to miss the story of Xiang Yu bit by bit, nor do we need to miss his humanistic behavior; Of course, we should not criticize Liu Bang's inhuman behavior, because it is a kind of politics and the need of national rule. In fact, Xiang Yu also wants to be an emperor. Otherwise, why did he have to fight bloody battles for so many years? Only in the political and national rules of the game, there is no place to release his humanity, which leads to a tragedy that makes people cry.
So I said, today we take out these two characters who are not in a spiritual world to comment, which is actually a blasphemy against Xiang Yu; For Liu Bang, perhaps we should not look too much at his shamelessness and killing, but at his historical results in the long history. Modest gentleman or rogue, who can erase his name in the history of China?