When reading history books, do you have such a question, between the founding emperor and the shoucheng king, which is more difficult? I prefer the former, everything is difficult at the beginning, born in a chaotic world, either to be a tyrant galloping on the battlefield, or to be an ant that is trampled under the feet of a tyrant. The difficulties of the founding emperors were reflected in two stages, the first stage was the war of annexation and unification, and the second stage was the reconstruction of the system and system.
In contrast to the treacherous and changeable political situation, real knives and guns fighting on the battlefield, even if you are unfortunate enough to die on the battlefield, you can know who took your life. In contrast, the distribution arrangements for the founding generals after the war, the intricate distribution of interests, and the marriage between powerful subjects inadvertently involved a large number of "abuse of power for personal gain."
What makes the emperor headache is not whether he can make the world safe and prosperous, but whether the imperial power will be threatened, if the situation in the world is stable, as long as those founding heroes who have made great achievements cannot poke out the basket, the power they hold will not arouse the suspicion of the emperor, and it is not difficult to spend the rest of their lives comfortably.
For example, Shi Shouxin, the founding hero of the Song Dynasty, and others saw clearly a "cup of wine and release military power" by Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, understood the heart disease that made the leaders restless, crawled to the ground with sincere trepidation, accepted Zhao Kuangyin's suggestion, immediately handed over real power, and dragged their families back to their hometowns. After all, they are the backbone elements who support Zhao Kuangyin's realization of the imperial dream, and these old ministers who have withdrawn from the political whirlpool are far more than just reduced to a life of Tian Sheweng facing the loess with their backs to the sky, but at least they must live in luxurious mansions, enjoy beautiful songs and dances, occasionally take time to hunt, gather a group of old friends to drink, and bid farewell to the previous career of being an official who was worried about the past. Throughout the founding emperors of the past dynasties, no one has ever been merciful to his brothers who were born into death, only because they were too arrogant and arrogant, and they did not kill or be indignant with the common people.
The dating attitude of Han Gao Zu Liu Bang before his departure was a criterion: drinking wine and eating meat is my friend, and you and I are not the same way. The friendship between The dog meat seller Fan Duo and the second-rate son Liu Bang in Pei County was not generally good, and all they talked about together was the hell, and every time they quarreled with other because of small friction, they led a group of wine and meat brothers to find a nearby to fight. In all directions, no one knows the young son of the Liu family in Pei County, a hooligan who mixes food and drink, and tosses most of his life before he mixes with a Surabaya pavilion chief.
When Liu Bang was in his forties, he did not have an official name, and the order of the elders and children of the ancients was Bo Zhongshu Ji, and Liu Bang was the younger son of the Liu family, so he was called Liu Ji. By the time Liu Bang really had a name, it was already a matter after being crowned King of Han, who could have imagined that the mischievous goon would become the emperor who dominated the world.
Liu Bang's success was due to his attitude towards others, and his popularity was so good that even his former superior Xiao He was willing to roll up his sleeves and follow Liu Bang. At the Hongmen banquet, Xiang Yu, who looked cold and grim, sat facing south, sitting on the side of Liu Bang shivering, Xiang Bo's sharp sword from time to time in front of his eyes, but Liu Bang did not dare to move at will, just as Zhang Liang said, "Man is a knife trick, I am a fish meat", the fish on the chopping board can only be slaughtered.
At this time, Liu Bang's heart was gray, he did not know whether he could live to tomorrow, see the sun of tomorrow, breathe the air of tomorrow, although Xiang Yu, who was in his early twenties, looked silent, but he was not sure when a sharp sword would pierce into his chest. However, just when Liu Bang was weak, Zhang Liang, a descendant of the Korean nobleman, did not abandon him, and used his friendship with Xiang Bo to introduce him to Liu Bang and win the opportunity to attend the Hongmen Banquet to atone for his sins.
Although Liu Bang was in a cold sweat due to the fear that he could lose his life at any time, Zhang Liang, who was standing on the side, was undoubtedly a tranquilizer for Liu Bang to be able to sit still. At the critical moment, Liu Bang's personality charm shines brightly, and the dog meat dealer Fan Duo's single-entry tent camp rightfully blames Xiang Yu and successfully wins the opportunity for Liu Bang to escape. Zhang Liang, who was strategizing, provided Liu Bang with a convenient path, and then stayed behind to do the aftermath, so angry that the military teachers blew their beards and stared, scolding the lack of erection and strategy.
Liu Bang's successful escape from the Hongmen banquet is thanks to three people, one is Zhang Liang, who finds vitality for Liu Bang everywhere, the other is Fan Duo, who broke into the tent with a reckless breath, and the last one is Xiang Yu after the gas is gone, and the killing intention of Liu Bang is reduced. The Hongmen Banquet was not so much the first confrontation between Chu and Han as it was a bet between Fan Zeng and Zhang Liang, fan Zeng's Chu army had an absolute advantage, but it could not stand the king of Xiang who spoke realistically. Even though Liu Bang successfully escaped to heaven, Zhang Liang, after analyzing the situation in the world, calmly set up a "Ming Xiu Zhan Dao, Darkness Chen Cang", which diverted Xiang Yu's suspicions.
Liu Bang changed his previous attitude of contempt for readers, increased his efforts to recruit talents, and laid the foundation for the Han Dynasty. The establishment of the Han Dynasty is inseparable from the soldier Han Xin, a pearl abandoned by Xiang Yu, who has the strength to command millions of troops and horses, and the battle to annihilate the remnants of Xiang Yu's troops is Han Xin. Xiang Yu and Han Xin belong to the same kind of people in essence, and even Han Xin is far better than Xiang Yu in military terms, and their personalities are straightforward and frank, saying one thing and the other.
Xiang Yu's Battle of the Giant Deer and Han Xin's Battle of the Backwater were theoretically boosting the morale of the generals, and using the military principle of defeating the mountains, they successfully defeated the enemy whose strength advantage was superior to his own. Once the enemy army is defeated, and then the victory is pursued, it is bound to achieve an unexpected victory, which is the unanimous view of Han Xin and Xiang Yu. As the saying goes, there are gains and losses, Han Xin's emotional intelligence is terriblely low, or he is unwilling to figure out his intentions, when Liu Bang's troops were surrounded by Chu legions, Han Xin completely disregarded Liu Bang's feelings and took the opportunity to ask for the title of false King of Qi, with the intention of being able to command 300,000 Qi troops in a justifiable manner.
The fault is not to ask for the title of prince, Han Xin is qualified and capable, the fault is that this is when Liu Bang was killed, and Han Xin made this request as if it were a threat.
Liu Bang's forbearance and Han Xin's stubbornness were the tragedy that contributed to Han Xin's death, and for the generals to be jealous of the suspicion of the saints, Han Xin was too high on his friendship with Liu Bang, and did not know that at the beginning it was his confidant Xiao He who repeatedly persuaded Liu Bang, which allowed him to stay as a great general. Compared with Zhang Liang and Han Xin's halfway joining, Xiao He's relationship with Liu Bang was extraordinary, the two had served as officials in the Qin Dynasty, and Xiao He was willing to be a subordinate of liu bang under his old subordinate, which was enough to gain Liu Bang's deep trust. Xiao He was indeed talented, able to make the 500,000 Han army not worry about the grain and grass problem, single-mindedly fighting with the Chu army, all the rear supply problems, the first name that came out of Liu Bang's mind was Xiao He.
If the Han Dynasty is likened to a house, Liu Bang is the owner of the house, Xiao He is responsible for purchasing building materials, Zhang Liang provides the design drawings, and Han Xin serves as the overseer who manages the workers on the side. Xiao He is Liu Bang's iron brother who talks about everything, Zhang Liang is Liu Bang's like-minded confidant, and Han Xin is a proud and proud person. Before building the house, Liu Bang can give in a good temper, and after building the house, the overseer will eat kickbacks in the purchase of materials, do you think Liu Bang can still tolerate it? Sitting in the position of the founding emperor, Liu Bang's mind and temperament should naturally not be underestimated, and just by virtue of his proficiency in human feelings and sophistication, it can be seen that Han Xin is a hairy boy in this regard, and it is inevitable that he will settle accounts after the autumn.
The founding generals are mainly divided into two kinds, one is the Peixian hometown group, the other is the foreign group that joined halfway, Han Xin belongs to the elite who does not have to do both, Liu Bang can not balance, and does not want to balance. It is difficult to be the founding emperor, the dead arch out of the pile, experience thousands of dangers, cross the sword mountain and the sea of fire, and sit on the dragon chair of the hard state. Liu Bang also had to consider the safety of future generations, allowing Han Xin to be a famous general who could subvert the Great Han Dynasty, even if he died, he was uneasy, not to mention that Han Xin's personality was exposed, which aggravated Liu Bang's worries. Since he always had to take the sword of the king with a different surname, then Han Xin, who was the king of Chu, was bound to become the first, and his fate would only be worse than that of Xiang Yu, who drew his sword and killed himself.
Reference: Chronicle of History