刘茂 / Liu Mao (late Han)

Overview

刘茂 / Liu Mao is the senior official in Hanji 872 who joins 陈蕃 in petitioning for punished enforcement officials, then stops after impeachment pressure.

Current Profile

The source gives Liu Mao a contrast role beside Chen Fan. Both officials initially defend 翟超 and 黄浮 after 汉桓帝 punishes them under eunuch pressure. When the petition itself becomes dangerous and officials impeach the memorialists, Liu Mao becomes silent.

Liu Mao therefore marks the ordinary limit of remonstrance under a hostile court. His initial participation matters, but the source uses Chen Fan’s continued memorial to show the difference between one-time institutional objection and sustained personal exposure.

Key Characteristics

• Senior official who co-signs or joins the initial defense of punished enforcement officials.
• Remonstrance participant whose courage stops once retaliation reaches him directly.
• Contrast figure for Chen Fan’s more durable resistance.
• Source-scoped witness to how court pressure narrows official speech.

Evidence

• Joint petition: Hanji 872 says Liu Mao joins Chen Fan in requesting pardon or relief for the punished officials.
• Retaliation pressure: Hanji 872 says officials impeach Chen Fan and Liu Mao after the petition.
• Withdrawal: Hanji 872 says Liu Mao does not continue speaking after pressure rises.
• Contrast: Hanji 872 shows Chen Fan continuing with a broader anti-eunuch diagnosis.

Qualifications

The page is limited to Liu Mao’s Hanji 872 role. The source does not supply a complete career or a stable broader factional profile.

What Changed

• Hanji 872 creates Liu Mao’s canonical page as Chen Fan’s initial co-remonstrant and contrast case.

Relationships

• 陈蕃 - co-remonstrant whose continued resistance contrasts with Liu Mao’s retreat.
• 翟超 and 黄浮 - officials Liu Mao initially helps defend.
• 汉桓帝 - ruler whose anger and court pressure define Liu Mao’s speech limit.
• 君臣反馈失灵 - related concept for correction that becomes dangerous before it becomes policy.