After Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, he didn't want his father to kneel down and be a vassal. What did he do?

Although Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, his father still couldn't kneel down to Liu Bang, which was unreasonable in filial piety, so Liu Bang came up with a good way to let people call his father the father of the emperor, which was even more awesome than the emperor.

The emperor is in a high position, and everyone should bow down when they see him. But when Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, he was still young and his father was still alive. How can a father kneel to his son in this world? If you really do that, it is simply unfilial, so Liu Bang naturally can't accept his father bowing to himself, and will certainly be laughed at by many people.

But this problem also needs to be solved. Later, Liu bang came up with a perfect solution, that is, Liu bang named his father the emperor's father, so that his father's position was higher than his own, so that his father did not have to kneel down to him. On the contrary, Liu Bang knelt down every day to pay his respects to his father. Such a good way will not let Liu Bang fall into the trap.

Liu Bang's decision was still very useful. It solved the problem between the emperor and his parents and was recognized by many emperors later. Because of Liu Bang's decision, in the next 2000 years, the emperors kept Liu Bang's method and solved the problem that only the emperor was above, and then the title of empress dowager appeared. In this way, these emperors will not have to worry about others saying that forgetting their parents is really unfilial.