Liu Bang and Xiang Yu have completely different origins and experiences. Liu Bang just comes from a peasant family, and he was a gangster before he joined the army. Xiang Yu was born into a noble family and was known for his bravery. Xiang Yu's superiority complex was too obvious, and he was finally defeated by Liu Bang. This end result has a lot to do with their character.
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The difference in their personalities was fully revealed at the Hongmen Banquet. Although Liu Bang was born into a poor family, he knew how to make good use of others, was modest and prudent, was quite scheming, and knew how to keep pace with the times. He knew that he was not Xiang Yu's opponent for the time being, so he acted in front of Xiang Yu, using his sincere face and words to confuse Xiang Yu. It can be seen that Liu Bang is calm and resourceful. More importantly, he makes good use of people, pays attention to teachability, and is surrounded by Zhang Liang and others. Facing life and death, Zhang Liang's attendants are by his side. The sword was deflected, Xiang Bo attacked from both sides, and Fan Kuai was forced. He can conform to public opinion, win people's hearts, knows how to make good use of others, and will do so until death.
On the other hand, although Xiang Yu is known for his bravery, he is too straightforward and rough, too careless, and blindly underestimates the enemy. Faced with his father Fan Zeng's advice, he turned a deaf ear. Finally, he returned home, resulting in a devastating defeat in the future. This shows Xiang Yu's gullibility, recklessness and short-sightedness. If he had Liu Bang's decisiveness and wit, then maybe the final outcome could be rewritten; if he could listen to other people's advice and not be so willful and arrogant, maybe his beloved wouldn't die with him.
Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, one went to the abyss of hell, and the other climbed to the pinnacle of power. I have to say that this has a lot to do with their personalities.
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Liu Bang is a dissolute and lustful person in the eyes of many people. But there are also people who are rated like this, and there are also homosexuals who are tabooed by the public. Liu Bang was gay, or bisexual to be exact, and this special hobby was passed down from generation to generation. There were more than twenty emperors named Liu in the Han Dynasty, ten of whom were Liu, and some had more than one emperor. The imperial court at that time did not seem to be afraid of homosexuality, perhaps it was just an "elegant fetish".
Liu Bang’s homosexual partner was named Ji Ru. Historical records record that this person was very beautiful but had no talent, so he gained Liu Bang’s favor through being attentive. In 196 BC, Yingbu rebelled locally. Liu Bang said that he was ill, so he did not participate in the war. Because of the emergency, Fan Kuai and other courtiers broke into Liu Bang's bedroom directly. They were surprised to see Liu Bang sleeping on a person, who should be Ji Ru.
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There are also records of Liu Bang and Ji Ru in unofficial histories. Ji Ru often serves him, and the two of them sleep together. Liu Bang liked him very much and ignored him in state affairs for a while. Once, because Liu Bang had not been in court for several days and was said to be seriously ill, the ministers all went to the palace where Liu Bang lived, but they were stopped by Ji Ru. Liu Bang passed away due to illness, but what happened to Ji Ru, we don't know.
Ji Ru was just a eunuch and had nothing to do with Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and Ji Ru at that time, but their influence on later generations was extremely bad. Later emperors of the Han Dynasty followed Liu's example, especially Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, which left a legacy of eunuchs taking power and causing chaos in later generations.