My great-great-grandfather was from Sichuan, and his surname was He. Around the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were frequent famines and wars in central Sichuan. In order to survive, my great-grandfather, who was in his twenties, carried a hoe and carried a bamboo basket (there was a stone inkstone in the basket, which is still stored in my house). Along the way, he did odd jobs, picked wild fruits, or begged. All the way north from somewhere in Sichuan (the specific location is no longer available). When he arrived at his hometown (a village in Gansu), there was a local Xiong from a relatively well-off family. His great-grandfather was strong and capable, and he had no children, so he recruited his great-grandfather as his son-in-law. Emperor Gaozu then changed his name, and the children he gave birth to later were divided into two groups, one with the surname Xiong and the other with the surname He. The great ancestor was diligent and frugal, managed his family well, and gradually became the backbone of the family. Even in times of war, he still used his own ability to unite his clansmen in cultivating the fields. The family had plenty of food, so that the clansmen would not suffer from hunger, cold, and displacement. Emperor Gaozu was kind-hearted and generous, and he often provided food to his relatives and neighbors. Unexpectedly, this good deed aroused the covetousness of bandits from neighboring counties. Bandits were frequent at that time. In order to prevent bandits from plundering, Emperor Gaozu built a fort in the middle of the village and gathered thirty or forty people in the village. According to my grandfather's recollection, Baozi was made of rammed earth walls and surrounded by houses, leaving only a small door for entry and exit. One time, a group of more than ten bandits attacked. Facing the bandits armed with swords and axes, Gaozu, at the age of 68, used a three-section stick to defend the entrance of the fort alone, overthrowing 6 bandits and himself being stabbed 7 times. , all injured in key places such as head, chest, abdomen. The bandits suffered heavy casualties and fled. Because of the power of the war, bandits never invaded again. After the bandits left, the tribesmen saw that Gaozu was seriously injured, that he was old, and that the treatment conditions were extremely poor. They thought he would not survive, so they simply bandaged him and prepared for the funeral. Unexpectedly, Emperor Gaozu could not breathe without stopping. At first he could only drink porridge, but gradually he could eat normally. After half a year, he fully recovered and died at the age of 75. Every time my grandfather talked about this matter, he always lamented the great ancestor's courage and tenacity. I was also surprised by this.