An outstanding figure in the Western Han Dynasty - Uncle Tian. Uncle Tian is a descendant of the Tian family of Qi State. He likes swordsmanship and is very loyal. He served as an official in the Han Dynasty for three generations.

Outstanding figures in the Western Han Dynasty - Uncle Tian

Uncle Tian is a descendant of the Tian family in Qi State. He likes swordsmanship and is very loyal. He was an official in the Han Dynasty for the third generation.

At that time, Liu Bang was conquering the Chen Xi rebellion. He passed by the home of his son-in-law Zhang Ao. Without knowing it, several people conspired to kill Liu Bang, but the matter failed. They were later reported, and Liu Bang escorted Zhang Ao and several people involved in the conspiracy to Beijing. Zhao Wu and others committed suicide, and Guan Gao was willing. Liu Bang also ordered that anyone who dared to follow would be exterminated. However, Uncle Tian and others shaved their own hair, brought their own shackles, called themselves King Zhao's slaves, and followed him to Beijing. Later, the matter was found out and had nothing to do with Zhang Ao and others. Liu Bang believed that Uncle Tian and others were loyal, so he promoted them to officials. Uncle Tian was appointed as the governor of Hanzhong .

Once Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty asked him who was the elder. Uncle Tian said " Meng Shu ". Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty was displeased and said that this man was stationed at the border and the Huns came to invade. How can one be called a loyal elder when hundreds of people are sent to death? Uncle Tian said that Meng Shu was loyal and treated others like his son, and the hundreds of people who died were all fighting to get there. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty re-enabled Meng Shu. This incident shows that Uncle Tian understands Meng Shu as a person.

A few years later, Uncle Tian was removed from his post for committing a crime. King Xiao of Liang sent someone to assassinate the minister Yuan Ang, Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty sent him to investigate the case. After returning, he reported to Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and said: It has been found out, and King Liang is guilty of death. Your Majesty, please stop pursuing the case. If the King of Liang does not obey the law, it means that the laws of the Han Dynasty cannot be implemented. If the King of Liang is killed, the Queen Mother will not be able to eat well and sleep restlessly. Your Majesty is worried. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty thought that what Uncle Tian said was reasonable, so he recommended him to be the prime minister of Lu State .

When Uncle Tian arrived in the State of Lu, more than a hundred people complained that King Lu owed them money but had not paid it. What method did Uncle Tian use? He arrested about twenty of the leaders, whipped and scolded them: they dared to frame King Lu. King Lu felt ashamed, so he took out the money and asked Uncle Tian to repay it for him. Tian Shuo said to King Lu that it was inappropriate for the king to do evil things and to let the prime minister be a good person. King Lu had no choice but to repay it himself.

King Lu loved hunting. Every time he went into the garden to hunt, King Lu would rest in the pavilion. Uncle Tian was sitting outside the garden. After King Lu knew about it, he asked Uncle Tian to rest many times. Uncle Tian said, King Lu himself was exposed in the garden, and I was nothing outside. Later, King Lu stopped hunting on a large scale.

A few years later, Uncle Tian died in the state of Lu. King Lu sent him a hundred gold. Uncle Tian's son Tian Ren did not accept it, saying that he could not disgrace his father's reputation. This was the inheritance of his father's nature.