Liu Bang (劉邦) aka Liu Ji (劉季), born in BC256, hometown at Jiang Su Province, Feng Yi Pei Area (江蘇省豐邑沛縣).
Since young, Liu Bang had been helping his parent in plantation work till he grew up and being appointed as a Ting Zhang (亭長) aka small position Officer-in-charge of a small area.
During one visit to the Capital of Qin Empire Xian Yang City (秦朝京都咸陽), Liu Bang got to know a popular rich-man Lv Shu Ping (呂叔平), after knowing that Liu Bang was not a normal person (someone who will achieve some result in the future), Lv Shu Ping married his daughter Lv Zhi (呂雉) to him.
After returning back to his hometown, he was being appointed as Pei area's overall in charge (沛縣亭長).
One year after he got the position of the Overall in charge, Qin Empire sent someone to his area to look for manpower for building the tomb of Emperor Qin’s Ancestors (秦皇陵). After gathering of a number of manpower (人夫), Liu Bang realized that by helping the Qin Empire in doing such a job was not worthy and from there, he made plans and by putting up a show of killing a great White Snake (斬白蛇起義), he claimed that he's the son of the Red Dragon Emperor of the Heaven (赤帝子), from then, he set-up his own army troops to fight against the cruel Emperor Qin.
After the setting up of his army, Liu Bang met Xiang Yu (項羽) and both of them made vows to become sworn brothers and fight against the Qin Empire (秦皇朝).
In order to get the throne of Qin Empire, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu started their own battling against the Qin Empire, not long after the battling, Liu Bang entered Qin Empire's Capital Xian Yang and addressed his own Troop as Han Army 漢 (which later addressed as Han Dnasty). From then Xiang Yu’s foster Father Fan Ya Fu (項羽亞父范增) was very annoyed with Liu Bang and he suggested to Xiang Yu to hold a feast at their compound Hong Men (鴻門) to invite Liu Bang over and then killed him during the feast, in history, this is the popular story of Hong Men Yan (鴻門宴).
Due to the vows Liu Bang and Xiang Yu made, and with the helps of the others, Liu Bang was able to escape from the disaster, from then, Liu Bang and his group started to do planning to get rid of Xiang Yu.
BC202, Liu Bang appointed Han Xin (韓信) to make a plan to defeat the Chu Kingdom. After serious planning, Han Xin came up with the following planning:
1 – trained the Han Army to play the Ancient Chu Music
2 – finding a high-land with no one could reach or invented the 1st kite to allow people to be tied onto it and "fly" to a high level (in other contexts)
3 – tied the trained Han Army on the kite and release them to a high level /got the Army to hide at the high-land to play the Ancient Chu Music at very late night
After the plot was being successfully carried out, all the Chu Armies were being strongly affected and immediately, they became so sad and lost all their abilities in fighting.
Yu Ji (虞姬), the concubine of Xiang Yu, noticed that the Army Troop had given-up, she went to look for Xiang Yu and told him that Chu Kingdom would fall within days. Immediately after the meeting-up, Yu Ji killed herself in front of Xiang Yu (she didn't want anyone to take her as a thread to Xiang Yu after the Chu Kingdom fall).
Upon facing with such strong blow, Xiang Yu was deeply hurt and disappointed, he dashed out of his Camp Compound and reached River Wu aka Wu Jiang (烏江). Immediately after he reached River Wu, Han Xin and his Troop appeared. Not willing to surrender to the Han Kingdom, Xiang Yu killed himself in front of the Million Armies of Han Kingdom.
In our Ancient History, this part was being recorded as Si Mian Chu Ge (四面楚歌) – meaning being forced to the end without any chance of escaping.
After Chu Kingdom destroyed, Liu Bang started his Empire, changing Han Kingdom to Han Dynasty (大漢皇朝) – from then, all Chinese addressed themselves as Han Zu (漢族) or Han Ren (漢人).
BC165 Lunar 4 Month, at the age of 62, Emperor Liu Bang died in his retired-Palace – Chang Le Gong (長樂宮).
After his death, Empress Lv Zhi appointed the 2nd Son Liu Ying (劉盈) as the 2nd Emperor of Han Dynasty.
Due to the contribution of opening the Han Dynasty and Han Culture 漢文化 (a lot of culture and studies are being standardize during this Era), Emperor Liu Bang is being respect by the Chinese as one of the Ancestors of Chinese people.
In China and Taiwan, a few Temples still dedicated Altars to him as a form of respect.
漢高祖劉邦寶誥
ReplyDeleteHan Gao Zu Liu Bang Bao Gao (Praise Mantra)
志心敬奉禮。
Zhi Xin Jing Feng Li
亂世下降。赤帝龍子。
Luan Shi Xia Jiang, Chi Di Long Zi
拯救萬民。開國立業。
Zheng Jiu Wan Min, Kai Guo Li Ye
高祖初起。始自徒中。
Gao Zu Chu Qi, Shi Zi Tu Zhong
言從泗上。即號沛公。
Yan Chong Si Shang, Ji Hao Pei Gong
嘯命豪傑。奮發材雄。
Xiao Ming Hao Jie, Fen Fa Cai Xiong
彤雲鬱碭。素靈告豐。
Dan Yun Yu Dang, Su Ling Gao Feng
龍變星聚。蛇分徑空。
Long Bian Xing Ju, She Feng Jing Kong
項氏主命。負約棄功。
Xiang Shi Zhu Ming, Fu Yue Qi Gong
王我巴蜀。實憤于衷。
Wang Wo Ba Shu, Shi Fen Yu Zhong
三秦既北。五兵遂東。
San Qin Ji Bei, Wu Bing Zhu Dong
滅秦除項。稱帝關中。
Mie Qin Chu Xiang, Cheng Di Guan Zhong
千載留名。漢皇傳宗。
Qian Zai Liu Ming, Han Huang Chuan Zong
大漢開國高祖。
Da Han Kai Guo Gao Zu
英勇無雙宗帝。
Ying Yong Wu Shuang Zong Di
劉氏邦公。
Liu Shi Bang Gong
This is one of the more interesting stories. The famous play and also film "farewell to my concubine" are they both the title of the story relating to the suicide of Xiang Yu and his concubine Yu Ji ?
ReplyDeleteYes my dear bro, the show come from this story :P
ReplyDeletedo u hav any photos of his statue ?
ReplyDeleteTill today. I have yet to come across any of his statue in Spore, but mostly, the statue look like the one shown in pic: liubang_9.jpg -> when making of his statue, one person must take note on the dressing of him, cos Liu Bang is from Han Dynasty, the dressing is different from other Deities.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I recently finished watching Stories of the Han Dynasty. It's a great series about Liu Bang. Paints him as a major rogue, but a wise and mild man all the same.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Did you author this praise mantra yourself, or is it from some official source?
ReplyDeleteAll these are being passed down by the Ancestors.
ReplyDeleteAll the Praise Mantra in my website are not able to see outside, so all of them are quite precious and valuable.
Authored and recited by Liu Bang: 大风歌 (Song of the Great Wind)
ReplyDelete大风起兮云飞场，
A great wind rises, Clouds fly and scatter,
威加海内兮归故乡，
With power over the four seas, I return to my homeland.
安得猛士兮守四方
Where shall I get brave warriors to safeguard the four quarters?
Thanks for sharing :P
ReplyDeleteThere's a myth on this Poem.
In the myth, it says that this Poem was not compose by Liu Bang but his wife Lv Zhi aka Empress Lv.