Emperor Gaozu went to Chang 'an. The Weiyang Palace built by Xiao He has been completed. Emperor gaozu Liu Bang was very angry when he saw the magnificent palace. He said to Xiao He: "The world was in turmoil and struggled for several years. Success or failure is unknown. Why use the people's power so excessively to build a palace! " Xiao He said: "Because the world is uncertain, it is possible to build palaces on a large scale. Moreover, it is not grand for the son of heaven to take the four seas as his home, nor does it allow future generations to build palaces on a large scale. " After hearing this, Emperor Gaozu turned anger into joy.
Sima guang said: the king takes benevolence and righteousness as beauty and morality as power. He has never heard of a palace that serves the world. Things are impermanent, so we should be self-denial and frugal to save the people. And build a palace first, how can you say that you know how to govern the country! At that time, Dayu grovelled, while Xia Jie built palaces. The founding monarch practiced frugality to show his descendants, who were still lewd, not to mention Liu Bang's extravagance and waste! Xiao He also said that "posterity is unbounded". Isn't that ridiculous? As for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he was tired of building palaces, not necessarily inspired by Xiao He.
Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, said to Xiao He, "The world was in turmoil and struggled for several years. Success or failure is unknown. Why use the people's power so excessively to build a palace! " This sentence is talk.an excellent. Xiao He said: "Because things are impermanent, it is possible to build palaces on a large scale." This sentence means that the world is uncertain now, so the money spent on building palaces can be passed on to other vassal States. Xiao He also said: "The son of heaven takes the four seas as his home, and there is no way to be grand, nor will it give future generations the opportunity to build palaces on a large scale." The meaning of this sentence is that the emperor's palace is not only used for living, but also a symbol, majestic and inviolable! Emperor gaozu Liu Bang naturally understood the implication, so Liu Bang turned anger into joy. In fact, just like in A Dream of Red Mansions, Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden and the people looked at the palace in the distance. Inferiority can be imagined.
Judging from the actual situation, Xiao He's approach is correct. The reason why Xiao He is small is that he can base himself on reality, focus on the overall situation, consider the long-term, deal with problems flexibly, and his strategy is strange and positive, so he deserves to be called three outstanding heroes of early han dynasty.