Who are the people in history who were greedy for life and afraid of death?

Guan Zhong became a deserter three times

Guan Zhong was a wizard, and he also had a good friend, Bao Shuya. The two of them used to do business together, and when they made money, Guan Zhong would give himself more. After serving as an official for three times, he was dismissed from his post. Bao Shuya always said that Guan Zhong's brother was unappreciated for his talent. Later, Guan Zhong went to fight as a soldier. The battlefield was ruthless. Guan Zhong was afraid of death and became a deserter three times! Bao Shuya said that Guan Zhong is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. He has an old mother at home who needs to be taken care of! So it turns out that instead of thinking about himself first in everything he does, it is better to say that he is thinking about his old mother. He is afraid of death because he is afraid of what will happen after death. There was no one to support my mother. This is because of filial piety and fear of death. Fair enough.

Liang Wang Liu Li pretended to be sick and pretended to be pitiful

Let’s talk about the origin of the idiom "greedy for life and afraid of death". It refers to Liu Li, a relative of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Li is a very cruel person who does all kinds of evil. Once, he killed his subordinate Zhonglang Cao General and others without any reason. Emperor Ai was furious when he found out and sent Tingwei and other senior officials to Liang State to investigate the case. Liu Li pretended to be ill. So the officials handling the case summoned the Liang ministers, accusing Liu Li of not repenting and resisting the court. They also revealed rumors that the Holy Admiral had ordered the withdrawal of the Liang King's seal and that he would be arrested and imprisoned. Only then did Liu Li feel that the matter was serious, so he quickly took off his crown and knelt on the ground to apologize.

Qian Qianyi "died for his country" because he thought the water was too cold

Finally, let's take a look at Qian Qianyi, a great scholar in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Nanjing city. At this moment, the Ming Dynasty ministers who were still in Nanjing had three choices: one was to resist and die, the other was to escape, and the third was to surrender and be honored. Qian Qianyi's concubine Liu Rushi urged Qian Qianyi to die for his country. He agreed, and after making a grand statement to the outside world, he led his family to go to the lake to drink wine, saying that he wanted to follow Qu Yuan's example and commit suicide by drowning. What's funny is that Qian Qianyi lingered from sunrise to sunset. He gazed at the scenery of the Western Mountains, touched the water with his hand, and said, "The water is too cold, what should I do?" After all, he did not jump into the lake. On the contrary, Liu Rushi jumped into the water, risking his own life, and was later rescued.