Liu Bang claimed to be empress, and three of the seven kings with different surnames killed first, and finally only one person was left to die
Liu Bang was emperor with cloth clothes. According to his own words: "I take the world with a cloth and a three-foot sword, and this is not the destiny of heaven!" Since ancient times, the emperor has been the king, Yao, Shun, and Yu are "Zen Rang", and Xia, Shang, and Zhou are out of conquest. In the meantime, either the father dies and the son succeeds, or the brothers meet each other. Even the princes and secretaries of state are the same. Qin Shi Huang annexed the six kingdoms with one country, and on the day of his achievement, that kind of conceit and excitement felt that if he did not regain a great name, it would no longer be enough for the team to "call success and pass it on to future generations". In an instant, the Qin Dynasty collapsed. In its place, Liu Bang annexed the world with a piece of cloth.
However, although Liu Bang was revered as emperor, the cloth clothes that seized the world for him also made him feel bad. Among them, the kings with different surnames, the real threats are Han Xin, the king of Chu, Peng Yue, the king of Liang, and the king of Huainan, Tuobu, all of which are authentic cloth. Others, such as Zhang Ao the King of Zhao (Zhang Er's son), Han Xin the King of Han, Zang Di the King of Yan, and Wu Rui, the King of Changsha, were actually examples set by Liu Bang and Xiang when they competed for the world.
Zhang Er was the King of Changshan who was feng of Xiang Yu, and only after being defeated by Chen Yu did he defect to Liu Bang. Liu Bang made Zhang Er the King of Zhao, first, to take into account the friendship of old friends; first, to show the other princes that as long as they did not oppose him, they could keep the feudal state. After the defeat of Zheng Chang, the King of Han, Liu Zheng sealed Han Xin as the King of Han in order to show respect for the restoration of the Six Kingdoms. Zang Di was neutral in the Chu-Han War; at the end of the Chu-Han War, he surrendered to Liu Bang and remained the King of Yan. However, a few months later, Zang Di was captured by Liu Bang for rebellion. However, Liu Bang did not immediately cancel the State of Yan, but instead made his good friend Lu Qi, who had few military achievements, the King of Yan. This is nothing more than to show that he does not care about the existence of kings with different surnames, so as to reassure the other princes. Wu Rui was the King of Hengshan of Xiang Yufeng, and because he sent his generals to follow Liu Bang and Xiang Xi in battle, he was renamed the King of Changsha. This is also to make other kings believe that even a little battle merit will be taken care of.
Of the seven kings with different surnames, Liu Bang really cared about were Han Xin the King of Chu, Peng Yue the King of Liang, and Tuobu the King of Huainan. They have too much credit and too much power. Both Han Xin and Peng Yue were arrested by Liu Bang without any defense. This shows that they actually have no intention of rebellion. The only one who really wanted to rebel was Yingbu. He vowed to be emperor, but was completely defeated by Liu Bang. These three people were eradicated, and Liu Bang was able to get rid of the big trouble in his heart.
The other kings could not pose a threat to Liu Bang at all. Han Wangxin is a bit "material martial". In the second year of Liu Bang's ascension to the throne, in the name of guarding against the Xiongnu, he moved his fiefdom north, with Mayi as the capital. Soon, the Xiongnu besieged Mayi. Han Xin sent emissaries to make peace with the Xiongnu, but was suspected of colluding with the Xiongnu and surrendered to the Xiongnu as a last resort. Zhang Ao, the King of Zhao, was stripped of his fiefdom because his subordinates attempted to assassinate Liu Bang.
As for Lu Xie, the King of Yan, there was indeed a problem of adultery with the Xiongnu, but he always wanted to make it clear to Liu Bang and did not really want to rebel. After Liu Bang's death, he was afraid that he would not be able to speak clearly, so he had to flee to the Xiongnu. Only Wu Yin, the king of Changsha, had a very small feudal state and had been retained. It was passed down to the fourth generation, because there was no heir, and the fief was naturally canceled.