刘茂 / Liu Mao (late Han)

Overview

刘茂 / Liu Mao is a late-Han senior official whose current wiki profile has two bounded roles: Hanji 868 says the Taichang Liu Mao, son of Liu Kai, is appointed sikong after Tong Jing’s removal, while Hanji 872 shows Liu Mao joining 陈蕃 in petitioning for punished enforcement officials before stopping after impeachment pressure.

Current Profile

Hanji 868 gives Liu Mao a compact office notice inside Emperor Huan’s 165 CE court field: after Tong Jing is removed as sikong, the Taichang Liu Mao is appointed to the vacant post. The source identifies him as Liu Kai’s son but does not connect the appointment to the later remonstrance episode.

Hanji 872 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.
• Taichang-to-sikong appointee in a compact 165 CE office notice.
• 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

• Sikong appointment: Hanji 868 says Liu Mao, then Taichang and son of Liu Kai, is appointed sikong after Tong Jing is removed.
• 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 now joins a Hanji 868 office notice to a Hanji 872 remonstrance contrast because both sources name a high-ranking Liu Mao in the same Huan-era court field. The source set still does not supply a complete career or a stable broader factional profile, so the identity connection should remain cautious.

What Changed

• Hanji 868 adds Liu Mao’s Taichang-to-sikong appointment notice before the later remonstrance contrast.
• 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.
• 汉桓帝 - ruler whose 165 CE office field includes Liu Mao’s sikong appointment and whose later pressure defines Liu Mao’s speech limit.
• 翟超 and 黄浮 - officials Liu Mao initially helps defend.
• 君臣反馈失灵 - related concept for correction that becomes dangerous before it becomes policy.