Liu Bang claimed the throne at the age of fifty-four and revolted at the age of forty-eight, so what was he doing before that?

When it comes to Han Gaozu Liu Bang, this person can be said to be very difficult, he was born as a peasant, his family was poor, then the world was in chaos, Liu Bang launched an uprising, but this is just the beginning. Later he went through a fierce Chu-Han war with Xiang Yu, and finally defeated Xiang Yu and got his own world, he was 54 years old at this time. So the question is, what was Liu Bang doing when he was young? Why didn't he achieve fame and fortune as early as possible?

Liu Bang was always looking for a job when he was young.

When Liu Bang was young, Qin hadn't yet unified the world, and Liu Bang admired Lord Xinling of Wei so much that he went to Daliang of Wei to join him, but the Lord Xinling, Wei Wuji, had already passed away, so he didn't succeed. However, the former disciple of Lord Xinling, Zhang Er, was also recruiting disciples, so Liu Bang defected to Zhang Er's disciple. So it seems that Liu Bang didn't have the world in his heart at that time, he just wanted to be an official and support his family.

Later, Liu Bang became a pavilion chief and had some power.

After the fall of Wei, Zhang Er became a wanted man in Qin, so he fled for his life, and his disciples were all dispersed, so Liu Bang returned to his hometown, Pei County, to continue his uneventful life. After a while, Liu Bang became a pavilion chief in Pei County, which is a small official in charge of ten miles of land, a bit similar to the street chief nowadays, but still a lot more powerful than the street chief.

Summary, Liu Bang in his youth is still more casual, and did not want to think of wanting to go to be an emperor and generals, and then fortunate enough to become an emperor is also a coincidence.