刘蒜 / Liu Suan (late Han)

刘蒜 / Liu Suan enters the wiki through Hanji 929 as the imperial-clan alternative whom 李固 was said to prefer over the later Emperor Huan. The episode uses Liu Suan only as background for the saying that Li Gu would not establish an emperor and 李燮 would not establish a king.

The page is intentionally narrow. Liu Suan’s role here is not a full biography but a succession-quality marker: the source presents him as the more mature and capable option in Li Gu’s earlier judgment.

Connections

• Hanji 929 - source episode.
• 李固 - official who preferred Liu Suan in the source’s background.
• 李燮 and 刘续 - later father-son analogy around public office and title fitness.
• 名器合法性 and 未定继承人风险 - dynastic-title and succession context.