The story of Liu Bang's White Snake Uprising tells that Liu Bang was a curator in Surabaya. He killed a huge white snake while drinking. At night, he dreamed that an old woman was crying and said that his son Bai had been killed. When they heard this dream, they said that Liu Bang was the son of Chi Di, and they followed the uprising.
What is Liu Bang's allusion to the white snake? At the end of Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang led a group of poor peasants, raised the anti-Qin banner and came to Mount Tangshan. White snake, originally like a girder, is as big as chopsticks when Liu Bang "slips". Liu bang cut the white snake in two with one sword. At night, the white snake had a dream for Liu Bang and said, "Master, kill me today, when will you give me my life back?" Liu Bang casually said, "How can I give my life back in this high mountain? Pingdi (Emperor) is still alive. " The white snake said, "What you owe today will be paid back one day. If you cut off my head, I will usurp your head, if you cut off my tail, I will usurp your court. Now, if you break my waist in half, I will usurp your court in the middle. So the Western Han Dynasty spread to Pingdi, and the white snake turned into follwed, killing Pingdi and usurping Han. After the revival of Guangwu and the demise of Wang Mang, the Han Dynasty was restored and Liu's Eastern Han Dynasty was established. This is all caused by Liu Bang's bad faith in doing things.
What happened to the legend that Liu Bang cut the white snake? As a curator, Liu Bang escorted his disciples to Lishan for surabaya county, many of whom escaped halfway. Liu Bang estimated that he had all fled when he got to Mount Li, so he stopped to drink when he got to Mount Mangdang and let all his servants go at night.
Liu Bang said, "You all run for your lives, and I will fly away from here!" There are more than a dozen strong men in the service who are willing to follow him. Liu bang bypassed the swamp at night and put one first. The person who walked in front came back and reported, "There is a big snake on the road ahead. I'd better go back."
Liu bang was drunk and said, "There is nothing to be afraid of when a gentleman walks!" So he rushed to the front and drew his sword to cut the snake. The snake was split in two, the road was opened, and he continued walking for several miles. He was lying on the ground drunk.
The man behind came to the place where the snake was cut and saw an old woman crying in the dark. Someone asked her why she was crying, and the old woman said, "Someone killed my son, and I am crying for him." Someone asked, "Why was your child killed?" The old woman said, "My son is the son of Bai Di. He turned into a snake and stood in the middle of the road. Now he was killed by Chi Di's son, so he cried. "
Everyone thought the old woman was lying and was about to hit her when she suddenly disappeared. The man behind caught up with Liu Bang, and Liu Bang woke up. Those people told Liu Bang what had just happened, and Liu Bang was secretly happy and more conceited. His followers grew afraid of him.
The story of Liu Bang's snake-chopping uprising fully illustrates the way of governing the country that water can carry a boat and overturn it. The arrogant Qin Shihuang confidently believed that he could freely "whip the world" by relying on the powerful army and the land in Guanzhong and controlling the spread of spiritual civilization throughout the country through laws such as "burning books and burying Confucianism".
Chen Sheng, Guangwu, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, who had long-term jobs, overthrew the Qin empire in less than three years in the vigorous anti-Qin struggle.