Liu bang is a ranger.
Rangers, a special group in the Warring States period, are a group of marginal nobles who are not in the center of power. Because of the wars and social changes in various countries, the clan kinship organizations that originally maintained the social relations of Shang and Zhou Dynasties gradually disintegrated, and some noble warriors broke away from the system and entered the people, thus building a new type of free, bloodless and politicized interpersonal relationship. This is knight errant. Rangers pay attention to the friendship and "buddy spirit" between people. Divided into country people, county people, country people and so on.
How do you know that Liu Bang is a ranger? First, perhaps we can see it from Liu Bang's circle of friends when he was young. Liu Bang had an indissoluble bond with the tomb in his early years and was a county hero in Pei County. Historical records record that "the tomb is a county hero, so Pei is a man." Gao Zuwei was his brother when he was young. "In fact, we later learned that Liu Bang was a national knight and the tomb belonged to his eldest brother. Liu Bang also followed Zhang Er. " When Gaozu was a civilian, he went to Zhang Er for several months. ".Zhang Er was a guest of Wei Xinling, one of the four famous ministers of the Warring States and the highest knight of the country, so we know that he was also a ranger. Liu Bang "visited Zhang Er for several months". Liu Bang left home and traveled around Zhang Er for several months. This is what Liu Bang looked like when he was young. Why did Liu Bang follow Zhang Er? Maybe Liu likes it very much, or his real idol is Xin. But when Ling Jun died, Liu Bangcai 14 years old, and Pei County was far from Daliang. In the case of backward traffic in ancient times, there was no chance to meet each other at all. Liu Bang pinned his admiration for the new Ling Jun on Zhang Er.
Do you know that Liu Bang's idol is Prince Wei Xinling? When Liu Bang became emperor, he paid homage to him every time he went to Daliang, the hometown of Xinlingjun. One year before Liu Bang's death, five families were established to guard the tomb of Xinlingjun. And Liu Bang has been taking Wei Wuji, the grandson of Xinlingjun. It is not difficult to remember a person for a while, but it is easy to remember for a lifetime. This kind of "friendship" can only exist in the ranger group two thousand years ago. Therefore, we understand that Liu Bang wandered around and made friends at random when he was young, which is not what we modern people understand as idleness. On the contrary, he made friends with all vagrants and followed his idol.
By the way, Liu Bang was a ranger in Pei County, Chu during the Warring States Period. After Qin unified the six countries, he became the curator of Surabaya Pavilion. How did he become? It is recorded that "he is strong and strong, works hard as an official, and works as a curator in Surabaya", which means that Liu Bang got the position of curator through the examination. He wanted to test Wen and Wu at that time. From this point of view, Liu Bang is not illiterate in our impression, and his martial arts is not bad, otherwise he would not be a ranger, because a ranger can use force. Liu bang
Secondly, we can get a glimpse of Liu Bang's characteristics. Sima Qian said of the Ranger: "Although the Ranger is not right today, he must keep his words and his actions will bear fruit. They made a promise, regardless of their health, so they were fooled by a scholar. " To put it bluntly, it means doing what you say and being grateful. In the process of leading his brothers to conquer the world, Liu Bang often showed the characteristics of these rangers. Give two examples.
During Liu Bang's tenure as Tingchang in Surabaya, there was a Xia Houying who was responsible for delivering letters. He often sends emails, so he has to stop in front of the pavilion. Why? Because the pavilions in Qin dynasty were traffic stations and police stations, they were mainly set up on traffic lines. Because newsstands have the function of transportation, there are newsstands, similar to later post stations, to receive messengers. Therefore, every time Xia Houying delivers a letter, he will stop at Surabaya Pavilion to see Liu Bang. According to historical records, the two hit it off after meeting and got along with each other day and night. After the conversation, they practiced sword, but once Xia Houying was accidentally injured by Liu Bang while practicing sword. One is the public security bureau chief, and the other is a civil servant in Pei County. The police chief chopped the driver of the county government. According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, this is a very serious matter.
Both of them were arrested for investigation, but Xia Houying refused to admit that it was Liu Bang's injury and tried to excuse Liu Bang. Finally, I got 200 lashes and still refused to admit it. As you can imagine, if you admit it, it will be bad for Liu Bang, because the laws of the Qin Dynasty are very strict. In the end, there was no evidence, and they were released according to Qin law. The two became close friends. After Liu Bang's uprising, Xia Houying followed Liu Bang's carriage. After Liu Bang established the empire, he made this Xia Houying a servant, equivalent to the current Minister of Communications. So Liu Bang remembered this kindness.
The second example is Xiao He. Qin Guan is an institution of the county government, which is directly subordinate to the county government, that is, the county government. At this time, the office director of Peixian County is Xiao He, so when Liu Bang was the dean of Surabaya, his immediate boss was Xiao He. But Liu Bangren still drinks and makes friends, so he often violates Qin Law, and his boss Xiao He often helps him cover up the past. Then one year, Liu Bang went to Xianyang to be a corvee. Because it was a year's service, county officials came to give gifts. Everyone gave 300 and Xiao He gave 500. Sima Qian recorded, "How many officials protected Gaozu when he made cloth clothes? Gaozu is the director of the pavilion and has always been around. Gaozu gave money to three officials in Xianyang, and they all gave five. " Later, when Liu Bang became emperor, he rewarded Xiao He for his meritorious service. Liu Bang said that I would give you two thousand more households. Xiao He asked why. Liu bang said that at that time, everyone gave me 300 yuan, and you gave me 500 yuan, which was 200 more. It can be seen that Liu Bang is obsessed with this 200 yuan, although many years have passed.
Gratitude is actually a bit like "a scholar dies for a confidant", which is a typical manifestation of chivalry. From this point of view, do you think that Liu Bang has great personality charm, which is one of the reasons why many people desperately follow him?