Li Gu's grandfather and father were both proficient in Confucianism. His father, Li Jhaqing, was proficient in the Five Classics and was good at Heluo. However, he was relegated to a low-level official because he was unknown to others. After Emperor He of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, he sent envoys to secretly investigate the customs and customs of various places. He was recognized by the sharp-eyed Li Jia, who claimed that he knew the celestial phenomena at night, which left a deep impression on the two future court officials.
When one of them became the prefect of Hanzhong , he suddenly remembered Li Jilai, who was still a low-level official, and recruited him to be entrusted with important tasks. At that time, General Dou Xian was in great momentum, and the matter of marrying his wife was known all over the world. All parties prepared generous gifts and came to curry favor with him. The prefect also had this intention. However, Li Jia said that General Dou made a private matter into a mess. , it can be seen that his lack of etiquette and his arrogant and authoritarian arrogance are destined to not last long, and disaster is just around the corner. Sure enough, Dou Xian was forced to commit suicide soon, and his followers were arrested one after another. All the gifts that were given to Dou Xian at that time were withdrawn. Only the Hanzhong prefect followed Li Jia's advice and was spared.
Li Jia was promoted to Xiaolian soon after and entered the political arena. He served as Shangshuling, Taichang and other high officials. Later, he reached the high positions of Sikong and Situ. During his tenure as an official, he was quite law-abiding and loyal to his duties. However, outsiders Basically I only remember his alchemy skills.
What Li Gu learned seems to be different from that of his predecessors. In the second year of Yangjia, he wrote a letter to criticize the shortcomings of the current situation: Husbands are transformed by their jobs, and officials are able to manage. Those who advanced in ancient times had virtue and destiny; those who advance today only have talent and strength. When Fu heard the imperial edict, he sought to be lenient and to be harsh and cruel. Nowadays, if the officials kill too many people and gain reputation, they will be rewarded more. Those who are lenient and have no party support are often expelled. Therefore, the honest and honest style has not been publicized, and the thin and thin custom has not been eradicated. Although there are heavy punishments and heavy prohibitions, how can they be beneficial?
It is natural for the husband and wife’s family to be less complete. However, because of his noble title and solemn authority, the way of heaven is evil and he does not know how to harm himself, so he falls down. Nowadays, the Liang family's relatives are in the Jiao Fang, and they are not subject to the etiquette and respect the nobles. This is acceptable. However, the stories of Yongping and Jianchu, where the descendants followed each other and were both honored and distinguished, were almost not like this. It is appropriate to order the infantry captain Ji and all the officials who are still living in Huangmen to transfer their power to their relatives and return the government to the country. Isn't it okay?
This was the first confrontation between Li Gu and Liang Ji. Li Gu won completely. Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty adopted most of Li Gu's suggestions, and the atmosphere of the court was lifted. However, the eunuchs who were directly criticized by Li Gu were not convinced and planned to frame Li Gu. Fortunately, a kind person asked Liang Shang for help and escaped the disaster. It took a long time before he became the chief minister.
At this time, Liang Shang assisted the government in the name of the queen's father, and Li Gu also put forward his own suggestions to him: In the heart of heaven and earth, if you are humble and prosperous, you should retire with your merits and merits, and live a long life without fear. Worry of urgency. He who has sincerely commanded Wang Gang, is loyal and upright in his conduct, and who has attained the height of Minggong and Bosheng, has an immortal reputation. How can it be compared with other people of the same generation who have enjoyed great honors and positions?
This is to ask Liang Shang to give up when he sees fit and retire back home to take care of himself. Unfortunately, the old man still has a group of family members and children who have not made arrangements neatly. How can he listen to the nonsense of a young boy? Naturally, there is no more content.
After the death of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, Li Gu was appointed as Taiwei and had many conflicts with Liang Ji. However, he won the trust of the Queen Mother and did many good deeds. Li Gu, who did not agree with Emperor Zhi's succession in advance, fell to the ground crying and asked for a doctor's examination when Liang Ji poisoned Emperor Zhi. This made Liang Ji very dissatisfied. Soon after, he ordered someone to frame Li Gu and kill him.
Before his death, Li Gu wrote to a friend: "I have received great favor from the country, so I tried my best to support the royal family regardless of death, like Long Wen and Xuan. How could the Liang family be so misguided that the public and other officials obeyed? Taking good luck as a bad thing, success will lead to failure? The decline of the Han family has begun. The public has been rich and generous, and has overturned great things. How can the good history be selfish? Come on, what can I say!
Similar to his father, Li Gu's super prediction ability was finally verified. The post-Han Dynasty was hopelessly decayed. The ancients did not understand this academic research method commonly used by modern people and attributed it to alchemy. So wrong.
