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One: Two kings
In history, there were two kings of ChuHuai, one lived in the late Warring States period and the other lived at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and the two of them were grandfathers and grandsons. The king of ChuHuai, who lived in the late Warring States period, was called Xiong Huai. In the early days of his succession, he appointed Qu Yuan and other wise men to reform, making the Chu state increasingly powerful; in the middle of his reign, he mistakenly believed in Zhang Yi, the prime minister of the Qin state, destroyed the Qi-Chu alliance, and the Chu state went from prosperity to decline. In 299 BC, Xiong Huai went to Wuguan to meet with King Zhaoxiang of Qin, only to be detained in the State of Qin and killed in Xianyang.
The King of Chuhuai, who lived at the end of the Qin Dynasty, was named Xiong Xin, and he was the grandson of Xiong Huai. After the fall of the Chu state in 223 BC, Xiong Xin went into exile among the people, and suddenly fell from a prince and grandson who was dressed in gold and jade to a shepherd at the bottom of society. Except for the aristocratic blood flowing in his body, everything had changed, and his heart was like a dry well, and he was ready to live a life of ordinary people.
However, the storms and waves of history have swept him to the cusp of the storm. In December 209 BC, Chen Sheng, who was the first to raise the banner of anti-Qin righteousness and establish the Zhang Chu regime, was defeated by the Qin general Zhang Handan and his whereabouts are unknown. Xiang Liang, the commander of the Chu army, learned of this news and summoned all the generals to discuss the anti-Qin plan. The strategist Fan Zengxian said: "Chen Sheng's defeat was natural, because he did not establish the descendants of the King of Chu and stood on his own. For the sake of the present, we should immediately endorse the descendants of the King of Chu as the new King of Chu. ”
Xiang Liang took Fan Zeng's advice and found Xiong Xin, who was shepherding sheep, and made him the new King of Chu, still known as the King of Chu Huai, in order to inherit the prestige of his ancestors. At that time, although Xiong Xin was the king of Chu and the nominal head of state, the actual power was still in the hands of the Xiang family with Xiang Liang as the core. Although being a puppet King of Chu is better than herding sheep for people, Xiong Xin is always a little unwilling.
In September 208 BC, Xiang Liang was killed in battle at Dingtao. When King Huai of Chu heard this news, he was both horrified and overjoyed. The main force of the Chu army was broken, and the Qin army was heavily suppressed, and he was so frightened that he quickly moved the capital from Xuyi to Pengcheng. Happily, Xiang Liang died in battle, just in time to take the opportunity to take back his power and become a veritable king of Chu.
Lu Chen
2: King Huai seizes power
This was an era of power in the barrel of a gun, and King Huai of Chu also understood this, so after moving the capital, he immediately strengthened his control over the army.
At that time, there were three main forces of the Chu army: Lü Chen's army, Xiang Yu's army, and Liu Bang's army.
Lü Chen was the general who initially followed Chen Sheng's uprising. After Chen Sheng was killed, he organized the Cangtou Army in Xinyang, recaptured Chen County, re-established the Zhang Chu regime, and had a very high prestige in the rebel army. King Huai of Chu appointed Lü Chen as Situ and Lü Chen's father Lü Qing as Ling Yin, giving their father and son high-ranking officials, but also depriving them of command of the army.
Also deprived of military command by King Huai of Chu was Xiang Yu. After Xiang Liang's death, Xiang Yu became the leader of the Xiang family, he was brave and good at war, and his military talent and military prestige could not be compared with the generals of the Chu army. Moreover, he was fierce and violent, and it was difficult to control, and the King of Chu Huai had to restrain him. As a result, King Huai of Chu made Xiang Yu the Marquis of Chang'an, with Lu County as his domain, and was considered a prince of the Chu state in status. Xiang Yu did not get a high-ranking official, but he got a prominent title.
Unlike the two of them, Liu Bang was both a high-ranking official and a prominent knight, while retaining command of the army. At that time, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu fought jointly, in the same boat through thick and thin, and married as brothers with different surnames. But politicians understand that in the face of political interests, brotherly feelings cannot stand the test. In order to achieve the goal of dividing and containing the Forces of the Xiang clan, King Huai of Chu appointed Liu Bang as the governor of Yan Commandery and the Marquis of Wu'an, commanding the headquarters of soldiers and horses, stationed in Yan County, responsible for the defense of the western outskirts of Pengcheng.
Like Liu Bang, he was also used by Song Yi, who was originally a subordinate of Xiang Liang. After Xiang Liang defeated the Qin army many times, he bred a mood of arrogance and contempt for the enemy, and Song Yi confronted the advice. Xiang Liang not only did not listen, but felt that he was defeated, and sent him away from the army, and it was Song Yi who had a rift with Xiang Shi. Song Yi was also a very talented man, and accurately foresaw the inevitable defeat of Xiang Liang's army. Therefore, on the recommendation of the envoys of the State of Qi, King Huai of Chu appointed Song Yi as a general and a champion of Qingzi as the commander of the Chu army.
Chu Huai Wang Xiongxin
THREE: The Covenant of the King
After completing the control of military and political power, King Huai of Chu convened a meeting of the generals of the State of Chu and proposed the famous "Covenant of the King of Huai". The general content of the "Covenant of the King of Huai" is that regardless of origin, those who enter the Guanzhong first are awarded the title of king.
The "Covenant of the King of Huai" seems simple, but in fact it is rich in connotation, which can be said to be a strategic plan for the future politics and military of the Chu State and even the rejuvenation of the Six Kingdoms.
The "Covenant of the King of Huai" made it clear that the orthodoxy of the restoration of the Six Kingdoms was aristocratic monarchy. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang initiated the volunteer army and established the Zhang Chu regime, taking the path of the commoner wang government. He did not proclaim the descendants of the chu royal family or nobles as kings, but took pride in his achievements and established himself as kings. As soon as this example was introduced, the wuchen was then called the King of Zhao, and Han Guang was called the King of Yan, which was natural and legal, and gradually became a new political tradition. The covenant of the king of Huai, which clearly states that only the descendants of the nobles of the six kingdoms in the former Warring States period can be kings, is an affirmation of the current aristocratic royal government, can be widely recognized as a revival of the six kingdoms regime, and can also effectively prevent the generals who support the army and respect themselves from establishing themselves as kings and splitting the anti-Qin alliance.
The covenant of the king of Huai gave the hero Haojie a positive and seductive guide to make progress. Although Hao Jie, who has a heavy army and a strong wind and clouds, cannot become the king of the Six Kingdoms with military merit, but their road to the kingship is not completely blocked, they can also attack Guanzhong with wisdom and strength, destroy the Qin state, and become the new King of Qin with their immortal military merits. Although Xu Feng was suspected of painting cakes, he could fully stimulate their will and determination to oppose Qin, which was conducive to forming the most extensive anti-Qin alliance.
The Covenant of King Huai made it clear that the basic goal of the current political and military campaign was to destroy the Qin state. The anti-Qin alliance concluded after the revival of the Six Kingdoms was not solid, some people supported the army to respect themselves, establish themselves as kings, or privately support others as kings, and the revived Six Kingdoms also had the private interests of preserving strength and accumulating national strength under the common interests of opposing Qin, and when the Qin army pressed the border, they huddled together for warmth; when the crisis eased slightly, they also conspired to fight. The Covenant of king Huai is to call for the destruction of the Qin state as the primary goal, in order to restore the situation of the seven heroes of the Warring States era, the tyrannical Qin regime must be destroyed, and the Qin state will be retained, and the new Qin monarchy will be served by the first to enter Guanzhong and destroy the tyrannical Qin regime.
Wanton: The Overlord is born
Xiang Yu
After the covenant of King Huai was established, King Huai immediately sent heavy troops to support the State of Zhao, which was besieged by the main force of the Qin army at Julu. The commander of the Chu army was the new Qingzi champion Song Yi, and the god of war Xiang Yu certainly would not miss the most important war at that time, but he would not participate in the war without restraint, and he eventually followed Song Yi as a deputy general to rescue the dangerous situation of the Zhao state.
Although the Covenant of King Huai wanted to establish the most extensive anti-Qin alliance, the agreement that only the Chu generals participated in must be wishful thinking. Therefore, the Chu army led by Song Yi set off from Pengcheng oath division and arrived at Anyang (near present-day Dongping County, Shandong), it stopped moving, and stopped for a month. This is not only Song Yi's strategy, but perhaps even king Huai's proposition. At the same time, another Chu army, led by Liu Bang, was ordered to attack Guanzhong from the west, and for more than half a year it had been hovering in the line of Yan County, Li County, Chengwu, and Chengyang, which may also be the intention of King Huai. King Huai of Chu was watching, waiting, waiting, waiting for the six weaker kingdoms to take the Chu state as an ally, waiting for the benefits of the fisherman in the Qin-Zhao War.
Dreams are full, but unexpected changes can wake you up from your dreams, and Xiang Yu is the dreamer who woke King Chu Huai from his dreams. In the face of King Huai's prejudice and Song Yi's suppression, Xiang Yu had long wanted to counteract, and he had been waiting for an opportunity. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Song Yi was snoozing and sending his son Song Xiang on an envoy to the State of Qi, Xiang Yu secretly discussed the plan to murder Song Yi with Xiang's sons and confidants, and the morning after Song Yi sent his son back, Xiang Yu killed Song Yi and actually controlled the main force of the Chu army. This fact was something that King Huai did not want to see, but he had nothing to change, so he had to accept the reality and appoint Xiang Yu as a general and lead the troops to save Zhao.
After Xiang Yu killed Song Yi and was appointed as a general, he destroyed the main force of the Qin army in one fell swoop, and completely established the hegemonic position of the State of Chu, but the King of Chu Huai lost control of the State of Chu forever.
Yingbu killed the King of Huai
NG: The death of King Huai
After the main force of the Qin army under the command of Zhang Handan and Wang Li was destroyed, the Qin state soon went to extinction. In October 206 BC, Liu Bang invaded Xianyang, the Prince of Qin surrendered, and the State of Qin perished.
According to the covenant of King Huai, Liu Bang would be crowned the new King of Qin, but Xiang Yu could not swallow this breath. After the covenant of King Huai was established, Xiang Yu volunteered to lead an army to attack Qin in the west, but King Huai gave Liu Bang the only chance to be crowned king. At that time, although I was full of resentment, I only hated that my strength was limited and I was powerless to fight.
But now it was different, the name of the overlord had resounded all over the world, the prestige of the military trumpet was unmatched, and he was confident that he could turn things around. Therefore, he sent a report to King Huai, asking for a change in the previous agreement of "the king of the first to enter the customs".
Although King Huai had lost control of the army at this time, his raised head was no longer willing to bow down, and he told the emissary categorically that the agreement of the king who entered the pass first could not be changed.
Xiang Yu was completely annoyed, and simply did not even recognize The King of Huai, and he said bitterly: "The King of Huai was established by the Xiang family, and there is no merit, how can he preside over the agreement alone." Destroying the Qin state and pacifying the world is a common merit of me and all the generals. As a result, he sealed the Eighteenth Road Princes, completely overturning the idea set by King Huai to restore the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, and Liu Bang, who was supposed to be the King of Qin, was only named the King of Hanzhong.
For King Huai, he made his identity more revered - from the original King huai to the righteous emperor, but this is only superficial. The following year, Xiang Yu forced Emperor Yi to move the capital to Chenxian County, Changsha County. He also secretly ordered King Yingbu of Jiujiang, Wu Rui the King of Hengshan, and Gong'ao, king of Linjiang, to kill them while emperor Yi was passing. Poor King Xiongxin of Chuhuai, after going through the roller coaster from Wang Sun to shepherd baby, from commoner to King Chu, from puppet to power, and then to be emptied, was finally ruthlessly killed by Yingbu.
Chu Huai Wang Xiongxin, is lucky, but also tragic, he has fought against fate, but the plot is in people, the success is in heaven, he does not regret what he has done. He was destined to be just a banner: at first it was the banner of Xiangliang against Qin, and later it became the banner of Liu Bang's launching of the Chu-Han War.