The ancient emperors either inherited their family throne by relying on their bloodlines, or rely entirely on themselves to defeat other people's territory and establish a new regime.
In fact, the latter is more capable than the former, but that is a change of dynasty. If you want to continue a dynasty, you have to speak with blood relationships to make it legitimate.
The most controversial thing about the bloodline of the emperor in history is Zhaolie Emperor Liu Bei.
Western Han Descendants of Princes
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Liu Bei, under the banner of the Han family's relatives and the descendants of King Jing of Zhongshan, recruited soldiers everywhere to restore the Han family.
Zhongshan Jingwang Liu Sheng, but Han Jingdi Liu Qi's son, although he is not a legitimate son, it is already amazing to be able to reach such a relationship.
Moreover, Liu Sheng’s relationship network is chaotic, saying that he is someone else’s descendant, he may be slapped in the face just by just checking it, but it is not easy for Liu Sheng to verify it. Because , this person is lustful, has many concubines and many descendants. According to records, his descendants have more than 120 descendants.
Liu Sheng's people during the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bei was from the late Eastern Han Dynasty. There was no one who could figure out how many people had produced their families.
By the time of Liu Bei's generation, it can be said that there is nothing to do, so I can only listen to what he says.
Don’t think that Liu Bei is a country man. He has made a living by weaving straw sandals with his mother since he was a child. He has nothing to do with the Han Dynasty royal palace. When he finally checked the genealogy of , he actually found him , which left a group of people who criticized his identity speechless.
also proves that Emperor Xian of Han is not a person who lives a chaotic relationship with Liu Bei.
In fact, after looking at it, you will find that Liu Bei's seniority is lower than that of Emperor Xian of Han. He was just older. Emperor Xian of Han was helpless at that time and wanted to win over Liu Bei, but he didn't care about whether he was seniority or not. He simply recognized him as Uncle Liu.
It is true that Emperor Xian of Han was a puppet emperor at that time, but it does not mean that he is stupid. He was just isolated and helpless. He grew up in a coerced environment since he was a child, and he was helpless.
He not only recognized Liu Bei, but also recognized Liu Biao , respecting him as his uncle, hoping to get support from the royal family and strengthen his own strength to protect the martyrdom of the Liu family.
Liu Biao did make a lot of efforts for Emperor Xian of Han. Even if he asked for help from Cao Cao , he would still help the emperor of the Liu family.
So, whether Liu Bei is really . After the Jingwang of Zhongshan, does not matter, . What is important is the serious . The emperor of Han Dynasty . The emperor admitted his identity, . The emperor said he was right, no, too.
Liu Bei’s identity, how did he find him in Liu’s genealogy? This is the power of the royal family.
The genealogy that will not be interrupted
Liu Bei's grandfather Liu Xiong , was once cited as a filial integrity and became a county magistrate; Liu Bei's father Liu Hong , was also cited as a filial integrity and worked as a minor official in Youzhou .
pair, small officials, even officials are not considered officials. Unfortunately, Liu Hong passed away early. Liu Bei did not like studying since he was a child. No one recommended him to be an official, so he had to live with his mother at home and weaved straw sandals with his mother.
Liu Bei was very poor in his early years and studied with Liu Deran . He was also Liu Deran's father Liu Yuanqi . He often sponsored him for the sake of his fellow clans. When looking at the information of these people in , they all record after King Jing of Zhongshan.
At that time, the genealogy was a very important family heirloom, and it was impossible to modify it easily. Especially for the royal family, in order to maintain imperial power and rule, the genealogy was specially revised by the imperial court, and ordinary people are not qualified to build the genealogy .
Liu Bang is a civilian emperor. In order to show his identity, he needed to build a family tree. He asked someone to relate his family relationship to Yan Emperor . After the genealogy of
was built, was managed by a dedicated person and attached great importance to . Liu Xiu was also a civilian back then. His father had been a minor official, but no one questioned his identity.
After the uprising, the Liu clan scattered among the people united to restore the Han Dynasty, and no one questioned their identity because there was a dedicated person working tirelessly to repair the genealogy for the Liu family.
So each of them is very certain. The reason why these descendants of the royal family lived so poorly is that they are due to the , which greatly weakened the rights of the princes and kings.
And Emperor Wu of Han has no solution. If you continue to push it forward, the power of descendants of the royal family will be divided into smaller and smaller until it disappears.
Although the name is in the Liu family genealogy, it does not enjoy the treatment of the royal family in life. But even so, as long as there are still people in the Han Dynasty in , the Liu family genealogy will continue and strictly improve .
So Liu Bei's name is in the genealogy. Even if he is in a down-and-out manner and is passed down from generation to generation, he should know his identity and family.
As for whether he is a descendant of Liu Sheng, it is hard to say . It is hard to say whether Emperor Xian of Han had tampered with the family tree after he "helped" him become King Jing of Zhongshan.
Liu Bei often publicized himself that he was the Uncle Liu recognized by Emperor Xian of Han. Because his identity recognized by the emperor himself was even more convincing. Whether it was the lineage of King Jing of Zhongshan was no longer important.
What is important is his current identity, which can help him recruit more counselors and talents, and help him in his great cause.
However, the authenticity of the genealogy does not hinder Liu Bei's own struggle. The reason why he was able to establish Shu Han and create a family business was not because of his identity as a relative of the Han Dynasty, but because of his personal efforts.
