Revealing the allusion of Lou Jing not easily wearing clothes

Lou Jing is not easy to change his clothes is a famous allusion in history. This allusion is still mentioned in the classical Chinese textbooks of junior high schools. So what is the story of Lou Jing Buyi Zhanyi?

Lou Jing’s Statue

At that time, Lou Jing wanted to persuade Liu Bang to move the capital to Guanzhong, so he explained it to General Yu. General Yu saw Lou Jing wearing clothes made of blankets and a sheep fur. He took off his silk clothes and let Lou Jing wear them, so as not to make the emperor angry. In this regard, Lou Jing said that if he came to Luoyang wearing Zhanyi, he would wear Zhanyi to see the emperor; if he came to Luoyang wearing silk clothes, he would wear silk clothes to see Liu Bang. Cannot be changed. Now if he wears silk clothes to see the emperor and pretends to be very glamorous, this is not only a very false and pretentious performance, but also a deception of the emperor. So Lou Jing took off the sheep fur and went to see Liu Bang wearing only his robe. This was Lou Jing's first visit to Liu Bang, and also his first official appearance on the stage of history.

However, from this first experience, it can be seen that Lou Jing’s character is very valuable. Although he might be punished if he went to see the emperor disheveled, Lou Jing didn't mind. His honest character is not only highly responsible for himself, but also responsible for others.

From this incident, we can see Lou Jing’s noble character. We now need to learn this quality. At present, in life, many people lack a realistic attitude towards doing things and are unwilling to study hard. Instead, they just rely on hypocritical and flashy language to blindly "package themselves", making others mistakenly think that they are excellent. This kind of behavior that harms others and does not benefit oneself should be rejected by society.

Lou Jing moved the capital

Lou Jing moved the capital, which had a major impact on the history of the Western Han Dynasty. So what exactly happened when Lou Jing persuaded the capital to be moved?

Lou Jing’s Tomb

In 202 BC, Lou Jing went to guard the Longxi frontier fortress. I happened to be passing through Luoyang. And Emperor Liu Bang happened to be in Luoyang. So Lou Jing wore a sheepskin coat and went to see General Yu, expressing his desire to see Liu Bang. General Yu wanted Lou Jing to change his clothes before meeting Liu Bang, but Lou Jing refused. In desperation, General Yu reported Lou Jing's situation to Liu Bang, but Liu Bang didn't care and asked Lou Jing to see him in the palace and gave him food.

Afterwards, Liu Bang asked him what he wanted, and Lou Jing compared the Han Dynasty with the Zhou Dynasty. He believed that the Han Dynasty should establish its capital in Guanzhong. First of all, the location of the Guanzhong area is very advantageous. It is blocked by the surrounding mountains. It can be attacked, retreated or defended. It is protected by natural dangers such as "one man can guard the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it". Secondly, the Guanzhong area has good climate conditions and fertile land. The main reason why Liu Bang was able to conquer the world was because the Guanzhong area could provide Liu Bang's army with a steady stream of food and grass. Through this, Lou Jing persuaded Liu Bang of the importance of the Guanzhong region. The most important reason why Lou Jing asked Liu Bang to move the capital to Guanzhong was to protect Liu Bang. Because if the capital can be established in Guanzhong, if a rebellion occurs, there will be sufficient preparation time to deal with it. If the capital is established in Luoyang, it will easily be contributed by the rebels and threaten the regime.

Lou Jing explained to Liu Bang why Guanzhong was the capital. Liu Bang was also hesitant, so he asked his ministers to discuss countermeasures. However, since the ministers were all from the east of Mount Lu, they were unwilling to live in Guanzhong. It wasn't until Zhang Liang explained to Liu Bang the benefits of making Guanzhong his capital that Liu Bang settled down and made Chang'an his capital.

There is therefore a direct connection between Lou Jing and the establishment of the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, and his suggestions also provided reference for the establishment of the capital of the subsequent dynasties.

Lou Jing’s evaluation

Lou Jing’s proposal to move the capital laid the geographical foundation for the prosperity of the Western Han Dynasty. Therefore, the evaluations of Lou Jing are all positive.

Lou Jing’s portrait

First of all, it is undeniable that Lou Jing is a person with a very strategic vision. He is keenly aware of the importance of Guanzhong's geographical location. Liu Bang and his ministers originally wanted to make Luoyang their capital because they saw the wealth and prosperity of Luoyang, but they did not consider Luoyang's strategic location. Lou Jing was completely different from them. He was able to study the importance of geographical location to the consolidation of the regime based on the long-term stability of the regime, and thus came up with the idea of ??moving the capital to Guanzhong. This idea was also approved by counselor Zhang Liang. This is enough to show Lou Jing's unique strategic thinking.

Secondly, Lou Jing had a very high military strategy. In 200 BC, Han Xin rebelled against the Han Dynasty. Liu Bang sent people to investigate the details of the Xiongnu. Although the visitor said that the Huns were weak in combat, Lou Jing could immediately tell from his story that this was a trick by the Huns and persuaded Liu Bang not to attack the Huns. But Liu Bang did not listen to Lou Jing's suggestion and still sent troops to conquer. This eventually led to the "Siege of Baideng". If Liu Bang had listened to Lou Jing's words at that time, history would have been rewritten.

Lou Jing suggested Liu Bang many times, whether it was to move the capital or to dissuade him, he was always impassioned. During the presentation, it seemed that Liu Bang was not regarded as the emperor. It can be seen from this that Lou Jing is an excellent remonstrator. For the comfort of the Han Dynasty, he did not care about his own life and death, even if he offended Long Yan, he would not hesitate. Such a spirit of admonishment has established a glorious image for later generations of admonishers.

Through the evaluation of Lou Jing, we can know that although Lou Jing was not the founder of the Western Han Dynasty, he was one of the founders of the stability of the Western Han Dynasty.