刘太公 / Liu Taigong

刘太公 / Liu Taigong enters the wiki through Qinji 128-6 as 刘邦’s father. The source uses him to sketch Liu Bang’s lower-commoner but not destitute family background in 沛县.

The episode says Liu Taigong has four sons, with Liu Bang’s early name Liu Ji reflecting birth-order language. It also says Liu Taigong lives until Gaozu’s tenth year and receives the title 太上皇 because his son becomes emperor, making him part of the later Western Han legitimacy afterlife of Liu Bang’s rise.

Connections

• 刘邦 - son whose rise gives Liu Taigong historical significance in this source.
• 沛县 - family and local origin setting.
• Western Han - later dynastic frame for the 太上皇 honor.
• 造势型政治表演 and 基层官吏网络政治资本 - adjacent early-Liu-Bang concepts from the same episode.