The old saying "a word loses the country" means that if the wrong opinions of the big people are implemented, they are very likely to bring the fate of the country to perish. Such examples are not uncommon in history, such as Liu Bang's great strategist Li Shiqi once offered a plan, if it can be implemented, not only will the Han Dynasty be "stillborn", but even Liu Bang will most likely be destroyed by Xiang Yu. So what kind of extremely dangerous strategy is this?
The Chu army cut off the Han army's grain route, which made Liu Bang worried
In 204 BC, the third year of the Chu-Han rivalry, the two sides were in a stalemate in the Xingyang area, and neither side could quickly defeat the opponent and win the war. Liu Bang held the city of Xingyang and communicated with the outside world through multiple Yongdao to transport military food. In order to take Xingyang, Xiang Yu repeatedly sent troops to invade and destroy the Yongdao of the Han soldiers, which gradually put Liu Bang in a dilemma of lack of food.
The world is endlessly dry, and Xingyang City is suffering from the worry of lack of food, how to solve the current dilemma, let Liu Bang have a headache. At this time, the chief strategist Zhang Liang was working outside the country, and another great strategist, Li Zhiqi, in order to share the worries of the emperor's father, proposed to Liu Bang a "wonderful plan" to weaken Western Chu and relieve Xingyang. Because Li Shuqi had repeatedly offered strange plots before, which had helped Liu Bang a lot, this time, Liu Bang was also prepared to humbly obey the "good strategy" of Li Dajun's division.
Li Shiqi offered advice to Liu Bang and requested that he be canonized as a nobleman of the Six Kingdoms
Li Shiqi attributed the reason for the long-term struggle between Chu and Han and the inability to distinguish between victory and defeat to the wait-and-see of the princes. Li Shiqi said bluntly that after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the nobles of the original six kingdoms of Shandong all had the dream of restoring their homeland, but now there is no place to stand, even if they are claimed to be kings, they are not recognized, so they are resentful, wandering, and unwilling to serve any party. Li Shiqi made a proposal in this regard, asking Liu Bang to crown the nobles of the Six Kingdoms as kings and restore their ancestral inheritance, so that his monarchs and people would support Liu Bang and help him achieve the imperial cause.
Chu Shu invaded Han Yongdao, and the Han army ran out of food. The King of Han conspired with Li Shu to quell Chu Quan. Eat its name: "Xi Tang cut down the Qi, sealed it after yu Qi; the King of Wu cut it down, sealed it after the Song." Now that Qin has lost virtue and renounced righteousness, invaded the princes, destroyed their society, and made there no place to stand, after His Majesty can restore the Six Kingdoms, his monarchs and people will wear The virtue of His Majesty, and they will be willing to be concubines. Virtue and righteousness have been carried out, His Majesty Nanxiang is hegemonic, and Chu will be in a downward spiral. See Zizhi Tongjian, Vol. XI, HanJi II.
Liu Bang believed that what Li Shiqi said was reasonable and was ready to act according to the plan
At this time, Liu Bang had been overwhelmed by the siege of the Chu army, and for a while there was chaos, and he actually felt that Li Zhiqi's proposal was very reasonable, so he immediately ordered the engraving of seals, ready to be given to the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, and crowned them as kings. At this moment, Zhang Liang arrived at the right time, and learned of Li Shiqi's plan when he visited Liu Bang. Zhang Liang was shocked after listening to it, stomped his feet and said, "If we act according to this plan, we will be finished." ("Liang Yue: 'Who drew this plan for His Majesty?'" Your Majesty is going to do it! Ibid.).
Liu Bang did not know what was going on, and quickly asked Zhang Liang the reason, and the latter came together with the eight origins, of which the seventh and eighth were the most critical. Zhang Liang believed that the reason why the scholars and generals of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong always followed Liu Bang was that after the establishment of the empire, they could be made marquises and officials, wives and yinzi, and if the Six Kingdoms were restored, these people would return to their homeland to serve, and no one would help Liu Bang eliminate Western Chu and establish the imperial industry. Moreover, the Western Chu forces were still very strong, and once the Six Kingdoms were restored, it was difficult to guarantee that they would not fall to Xiang Yu, so why did the King of Han let them submit to themselves again?
Zhang Liang dissuaded Liu Bang and pointed out the stakes
The King of Han said, "Ho Zha? "The courtier, please borrow the former sword and raise funds for the great king... The heavenly subordinates, away from their relatives, abandon the grave, go to the past, from His Majesty's wanderers, in vain, want to look at the land within their reach day and night; now after the restoration of the Six Kingdoms, the heavenly subordinates will return to their Masters, from their relatives, against their old and graveyards, And who will His Majesty take care of the world? It can't be seven also. And Fu Chu is only strong, the six kingdoms are reverted to obey, and His Majesty is subordinate to him? It is not eight also. Sincerely use the guest's strategy, Your Majesty's business will go! Ibid.
Liu Bang was dining at this time, and when he listened to Zhang Liang's analysis, he was tantamount to encountering a muffled thunder, quickly spitting out the rice in his mouth, and scolding Li for eating the "good strategy" he offered was actually a bad idea, almost causing him to die without a place to die ("The King of Han quit eating, spitting and feeding, scolding: "Shu Ru has failed several times and done business!"). "Make fun print." Ibid.). Subsequently, Liu Bang ordered the engraving to stop, and planned to escape from Xingyang, and then captured the armies of the generals Han Xin and Zhang Er, thus reviving the military strength.
After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, he declared himself emperor and established the Han Dynasty
Two years later, Xiang Yu, who was besieged by many Han armies, was defeated and refused to cross the river alone to return to Jiangdong, so he killed himself at Wujiang pavilion, and the Western Chu Dynasty was destroyed. After the war, Liu Bang, with the support of princes and subordinates, formally established the Han Dynasty and created the foundation of the Liu family for more than 400 years. However, looking back on the past, if Li Shiqi's original plan succeeded and the Six Kingdoms were restored, Liu Bang would most likely be quickly eliminated, and the matter of claiming the founding of the emperor was even more utopian. Therefore, Liu Bang was able to defeat Xiang Yu and achieve imperial achievements, and Zhang Liangju was the greatest.