Although Ma Qian of Taishi Company did not explicitly say that Lu Pheasant was a great beauty in "Historical Records", a key point in "Historical Records" revealed that Lu Pheasant might be a great beauty. "Historical Records" says that in his later years, Lu Pheasant's relationship with Liu Bang became increasingly estranged, mainly due to "the decline of sex and love".
This means that in his later years, Lu Pheasant would no longer be favored by Liu Bang because he was no longer beautiful. Judging from this meaning, most people can know that Lu Pheasant should have been good-looking in the early years. According to research, Lu Pheasant was about fifteen years younger than Liu Bang, and when Lu Pheasant married Liu Bang, Liu Bang might have been over forty. In an era when the average life expectancy was low, the forty-year-old Liu Bang could be considered a "Bad old man".
The question is, why did the young and beautiful Lu Pheasant marry a "bad old man"? The answer may be out of vanity. When Sima Qian recounted Lu Pheasant's marriage to Liu Bang, he deliberately recounted the conversation between Lu Pheasant's parents. Lu Pheasant's father is described as Lu Gong in "Historical Records", and Lu Pheasant's mother is described as Lu Yu in "Historical Records".
Lv Gong decided to marry Lu Pheasant to Liu Bang, but Lu Yu was unwilling. Lu Lao questioned Lu Gong, didn't you always say before that our girl is special and will marry a noble man to help her in the future? Now, the magistrate of Peixian County has proposed to me several times, but you have not agreed. Instead, you want to marry her to a pavilion chief whom you met for the first time. What is the reason?
In the historical records of Sima Qian, Lu Gong did not give a very clear statement. He only said vaguely that the marriage between Lu Pheasant and Liu Bang was not something that a woman like me could understand. Why did Duke Lu marry Lu Pheasant to Liu Bang?
According to Sima Qian's historical records, this was because Lu Gong read fortune tellers. As soon as Lu Gong saw Liu Bang, he saw through it. Liu Bang was the most noble man he had ever seen in his life. But this statement is not credible. If Lu Gong really knew how to read faces, why are there no historical records of Lu Gong reading faces to others? Why didn't Lu Gong reveal that Xiao He was the wise prime minister for thousands of years? So I think Lu Gong must not know how to read faces. He was just suppressed by Liu Bang's courage.
Liu Bang dared to pretend to have brought a 10 million birthday gift without taking any gift money. He was not frightened at all when he was invited to sit down. All the people with status in Peixian County were present. Liu Bang would bully whoever he wanted to bully, and those who were bullied were afraid of being angry with Liu Bang. Some details, Lu Gong saw in his eyes and remembered them in his heart. Mr. Lu conjectured that Liu Bang was a ruffian in Pei County and the de facto leader. No one in Pei County dared to offend him. But Lu Gong also felt that Liu Bang was too flamboyant and did not need to reveal his strength at a banquet, so he advised Liu Bang to "respect and love himself."
In other words, Lu Gong felt that Liu Bang was very powerful and that Liu Bang would be helped by a nobleman who was more expensive than Pei County's magistrate, so he chose to marry Lu Fei to Liu Bang, and he was greedy for vanity after marrying Lu. Does Liu Bang love Lu Pheasant? Before Liu Bang passed away, Lu Pheasant asked Han Emperor Gaozu about the choice of prime minister. Compared with Mrs. Qi, who could only cry and cry when doing things, Emperor Han Emperor regarded his wife Lu Pheasant more as a close friend, whom he valued and trusted, but only the young lady. After spending some time under the moon, we vowed to make a lasting alliance. Is this kind of marriage considered love? After all, daily life is not a youth idol drama. There is always some indescribable love between people. These are not necessarily love, and they may not always be clearly explained in text.