Why did Lv Zhi marry Liu Bang?

As the pioneer of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang always reveals many mysteries, which makes people feel headache and helpless. A pioneer of the 300-year dynasty, a namer of the largest nation in the world today, and a rogue who didn't even have a name before becoming an emperor; Hanwang, who didn't win Xiang Yu for four years, finally forced Wujiang, a generation overlord, to commit suicide. In addition to these, before he made his fortune, there was an anecdote widely praised by later generations, that is, a small pavilion director who was regarded as a street hooligan actually married a rich girl. It was this young lady who finally changed the fate of Liu Bang's life, and even almost changed the development direction of Han Dynasty and even China. This young lady is Lv Zhi, later Lv Hou. Then why did this lovely girl "marry" a rogue and be willing to "put flowers in cow dung"? What is this?

About the process of Lv Zhi's marriage to Liu Bang, Records of the Historian recorded that he came to Pei County for refuge. Lv Gong's good friend Pei County magistrate heard that he had a beautiful daughter, so he proposed to him. Lv Gong rejected the marriage. Celebrities in Peixian heard of Lv Gong's arrival and presented gifts to Lv Gong in succession. Lv Gong asked the abbot of Xiao He to present a gift and stipulated: "If you give no more than 1,000 yuan, you can only do it under the hall." Just then, rogue Liu Bang rushed in and shouted, "I will pay 10,000 yuan." The language is shocking. Lv Gong is good at physiognomy. Seeing that Liu Bang was distinguished, he quickly asked Liu Bang to take the first place and proposed to marry his daughter to Liu Bang. Mrs. Lu was very unhappy when she heard this, and scolded, "Why did you marry our precious daughter to a rogue?" Lv Gong sneer at a way, this is not your woman can know.

This is the process of Lv Zhi marrying Liu Bang in the official history. Looking at Hanshu again, the content is basically the same, so it can be determined that the process should be true. There are some Lv Gong's words on unofficial history about why Lv Gong married his daughter to Liu Bang (some were directly said by Lv Zhi after Liu Bang). I think Liu Bang's appearance is the face of the real dragon emperor, and he will definitely achieve great things in the future. Later, Historical Records also recorded that Liu Bang and Lv Zhi had met a mysterious old man who told fortune, saying that Lv Zhi and a Shuang'er woman were rich because of Liu Bang. When Liu Bang ran to Mangdang Mountain, Lv Zhi took the children and found Liu Bang hiding in the mountains. The reason was that wherever Liu Bang went, there was a colorful smell on his head.

This sentence seems to have circumstantial evidence. Qin Shihuang also said that there was a king in the southeast, and Fan Zeng also said that Liu Bang's head was full of clouds. But can future generations believe these stories? Liu Bang's so-called dragon face is a beautiful statement, but the ugly thing is that this person looks really ordinary, even ugly. Think again, Liu Bang has seventy-two moles on his left foot, which is simply a black mass. Plus, he is a group of Jianghu wine and meat habits. How can such a person, a rich family and a girl as beautiful as flowers and jade have a crush on him?

So, despite these supernatural attachments and true historical views, why on earth did Lv Hou marry Liu Bang?

The first is the objective background of the times. At that time, Qin Ershi extensively renovated Qin Gong (formerly known as Epang Palace, but now it is proved that this palace does not exist, so it was changed to Qin Gong) and recruited unmarried women all over the world. In order to avoid being recruited into the harem and endure loneliness, many women usually choose to marry hastily. Because it's better to have a regular husband than to be alone in the palace.

The second reason is Lv Gong. Why did Lv Gong come to Peixian County? He's not here to travel. According to "Historical Records", he always ran to Peixian County and defected to his friend Peixian County Magistrate because he avoided his enemies. Therefore, the biggest purpose of Lv Gong's visit to Pei County is to save his family's life. The so-called strong dragon does not crush the local snake. Although Lv Gong is very famous, he still needs to find a good backer in Peixian County to really protect his own safety. This is theoretically Pei county magistrate's. But look at the interpersonal relationship pattern in Pei County. Xiao He and Cao Can, the two helpers of the county magistrate, listened to Liu Bang, the director of the small pavilion, but did not listen to the county magistrate.

For example, Fan Li and some local strongmen in Pei County are Liu Bang's "iron buddies", while the elders in Pei County keep Liu Bang at a respectful distance. Coupled with Liu Bang's "kindness", the most promising and powerful person in Pei County is not the county magistrate, but Liu Bang. If Lu Gong wants to gain a foothold in Pei County, he must curry favor with Liu Bang. So when Liu Bang came to the meeting place, Lv Gong greeted him at the conference table, then said some nonsense such as "dragon phase", and even married his daughter to Liu Bang in exchange for the safety of his family. To be on the safe side, she married her second daughter to Fan Kuai. This is obvious. At that time, Lv Zhi married Liu Bang, the main purpose was to ensure the safety of Peixian family.

Third, it is Liu Bang's personal conditions. Liu Bang is a very ordinary man, but he has a great ambition in his heart. In Xianyang, Liu Bang once said with emotion: "A gentleman should be like this." And dare to send the same feeling to Liu Bang, the only one in the world is Xiang Yu. Under the laws of the Qin dynasty at that time, he dared to have such ambitions, which was enough to show Liu Bang's great ambitions. However, Lv Zhi seems to have never forgotten her husband's ambition, and often reminds Liu Bang cleverly, which leads to two lies: fortune telling and floating clouds. Moreover, at that time, marriage in society did not completely value family status, but valued each other's ambitions. Zhang Er, Chen Yu and Chen Ping are all black sheep, but like Liu Bang, they all married rich women. This is by no means a coincidence, it should be the general trend of the whole era.

To sum up, Lv Zhi married Liu Bang because of his own security considerations and the social atmosphere at that time. But it will never be a long-term "investment", because Liu Bang has the potential to be an emperor. It's not that I don't believe Lv Zhi's vision, but that I don't think Lv Zhi's vision is that far. As Zhuo Wenjun defected to Sima Xiangru, Hongfu rushed to Excavate overnight. All three strange girls have heroic vision, but they can't absolutely ignore the future fate of these three men. Apart from emotional factors, Zhuo Wenjun was attracted by Sima Xiangru's literary talent, and Hongfu was moved by Li Jing's wisdom. They saw through her husband's character, not her fate.

I believe that no one is born to achieve great things. Only through personal efforts, the assistance of wife (husband), the support of family members and the help of friends can we truly achieve great things. Therefore, we can't talk about marriage on the basis of whether the other party is a "potential stock", otherwise it will delay life. The most important thing is to see if the other person's personality is what he likes. As long as this is satisfied, husband and wife will help each other and create a new world.