First, please the dignitaries as their agents and take advantage of the chaos to make contributions. Liu Kun was handsome and clear when he was young, and he was famous for his heroism. At the age of 26, he worked as a clerk. At that time, Shi Chong, the general of Lu, built a villa in Jingudong, Henan Province, called Jinguyuan, which was used to entertain guests, compose poems, drink wine and have fun. Liu Kun frequented it, and his articles were praised by others. Jamie, the director of the secretary, was involved in state affairs at that time, but the factions behind him monopolized the power, and all the people in the capital rushed to please Jamie. Shi Chong, Ouyang Jian, Luji, Lu Xiu, Liu Kun, etc. They are all famous for their literary talent and cater to Jamie's taste, so they are called twenty-four friends. Liu Kun was recruited by Sima Tai and Qiu, kings of Gaomi, and later transferred to imperial academy successively as a doctor and a merchant.
After Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, came to power, he appointed Liu Kun as the secretary and the governor was transferred to the corps commander. Sima Lun's son Sima Tong married Liu Kun's sister's daughter, so Liu and his son were entrusted with an important task by Sima Lun. In the first year of Yongning, Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, usurped the throne and appointed Sima Tong as the Crown Prince and Liu Kun as the Crown Prince. After the failure of Sima Tong, King of Qi, Sima Lihu guarded Xuchang and recruited Liu Kun as Sima. Sima Zhong, the Emperor of Jinhui, was hijacked to Chang 'an, and Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, prepared to send troops to meet them. In this battle, Liu Kun led 800 fighters, broke Mutian in Mao Mu, Wang Sima, Dongping, retired Liu Qiao, beheaded Shi Chao, and surrendered Lu Lang, and then joined the crowd welcoming Sima Zhong of Jin Huidi back from Chang 'an. Liu Kun sealed the marquis of Wu and ate 2,000 households.
In the first year of Yongjia, Sima Chi and Liu Kun, Emperor Huaidi of Jin Dynasty, became the secretariat of Bingzhou, and were made generals, commanding the Xiongnu corps commander. Liu Kun thinks that the geographical position of Bingzhou area is important, and the people live in poverty, so they should be given appropriate help. The court agreed to give Gu 5 million welcome, 5 million silks and 5 million Jin of cotton.
After taking office, Liu Kun devoted himself to stabilizing society and developing production, and gradually gained the support of the people. A year later, the exiles in Bingzhou moved back slightly, and the voices of chickens and dogs gradually heard, and many celebrities also came here to defect. But although Liu Kun is good at uniting all kinds of people, he is not good at using talents alone, so there are thousands of people who have defected to him, and there are not a few who have left.
Second, he was killed indiscriminately because of his conceit. Liu Kun loves luxury and lewdness, and he can control himself and make great efforts in difficult times. But when the situation improved slightly, he returned to his old state, indulged his temperament and had fun as he pleased. There is a Xu Run in Henan who is familiar with temperament, has been in and out of the powerful door for a long time, and is good at pandering. Liu Kun liked him very much and appointed him as Jin Yangling. Xu Run dotes on her and often interferes in Liu Kun's government affairs. Wei Fen defenders made Hu Sheng magnanimous and generous, and repeatedly remonstrated with Liu Kun to persuade him to stay away from Xu Run, but Liu Kun never listened. Later, Liu Kun suffered repeated wars and defeats, and his prestige and strength were damaged. Xu Run took the opportunity to frame Linghu Saint, but Liu Kun ignored it and ordered Linghu Saint to be killed.