"Character determines fate" is a sentence we often say, it is indeed very applicable to Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, and the following is tired to talk about the personality of these two people.
【Liu Bang's Personality: City Scoundrel】
Liu Bang was born in 256 BC during the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, and although many people feel that he and Qin Shi Huang are figures of the two eras, in fact Liu Bang is only 3 years younger than Qin Shi Huang. By the time of Qin Shi Huang's death, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted, and Liu Bang was already in his 40s, 24 years older than Xiang Yu, who later competed with him on the same stage and was born in 232 BC (exactly two rounds).
Liu Bang, who was in his forties, left home in the first half of his life like most young people today, worshiped cattle people (Xin Lingjun), turned to big coffee (Zhang Er), and then returned home in a state of amnesia. Dreams and visions were shattered, and Liu Bang has since faded his youth and innocence and replaced him with an old man's squire and scoundrel.
Everything that should be played has been played, and everything that should be eaten has been eaten, which is a typical mentality that old men have. When you want to face and afford, choose the latter decisively. After getting the benefits, you will find that the abandoned face will be dead in the face of the hug, it turns out that this is not a single choice question but a multi-choice question, but it only needs to lose the face first.
The old man can achieve the ultimate egoism of "no face" for anything and for anyone, and everything starts from the maximization of interests. Therefore, Liu Bang could not put up any racks with the virtuous generals who came to defect, and at the same time, he could endure and endure again when his subordinates (Han Xin) fluttered and lost their temper, and finally when the bird was hiding, he could turn his face and mercilessly kill and kill. The transformation of these columns is like the face of Sichuan drama, showing the face of a rogue.
In addition to treating subordinates, the same is true in handling things, when he first entered Xianyang, Liu Bang wanted to be happy and dashing, and as a result, his subordinates poked Liu Bang in person and said a big truth, at this time, Liu Bang's old man's habit of not having a face was fully displayed, and he was not angry at all for his subordinates not to give himself face, but felt that he was right to do it, and he was also hegemonic. This event is recorded in the Chronicle of the Patriarchs of Gaozu:
If he wanted to stop the palace retreat, Fan Duo and Zhang Liangzhi sealed the Treasury of Qin's heavy treasures and treasures, and returned the military hegemony.
Therefore, the great talents will evaluate Liu Bang:
Liu Bang, unlike Xiang Yu, who was born in the nobility, was more familiar with social life and understood the psychology of the people.
【Xiang Yu's personality: impulsive and naïve】
Unlike Liu Bang, an old man, when Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, Xiang Yu was a young man with flesh and blood. Men in their twenties, like newborn calves, often think that they can do anything, anything. Of course, we also have to admit that Xiang Yu is indeed a thousand ancient strangers in the charge. The description of the young Xiang Yu in the "History of Xiang Yu Benji" has this:
More than eight feet long, able to carry the top, talented...
The term "power can carry the top" has also been used by later generations to describe a person's surprising strength. With superiority, it is often different for people to behave in the world, and Xiang Yu just caught up with the turning point of the big era, so he became a tide of history.
"History is often driven by impulsive people."
This sentence refers to people like Xiang Yu. On the eve of the Battle of Julu (207 BC), according to the plan of the general Song Yi, the reinforcements of the Chu state were to be watched from the sidelines, so that the Qin army and the Zhao army would be consumed, so that the Chu state could reap the benefits of the fishermen. You must know that this is a countermeasure discussed between King Chu Huai and the general Song Yi, which is a matter of certainty, but a butterfly with wings flapping appeared.
First return to the Giant Deer Battlefield, if according to the predetermined script, the Chu army is on the wall, the Qin army and the Zhao army are bound to continue to stalemate for a period of time, which gives Zhang Handan and the Prince of Qin the opportunity to cooperate with the outside world, and the Qin Dynasty will most likely not perish. It should be known that zibao destroyed Zhao Gao, and Zhang Handan was forced to surrender, which was a matter of front and back, and if Zhang Handan postponed the surrender slightly, ZiBao and Zhang Handan could turn the tide.
Everything changed from Xiang Yu's impulse after seeing Qin Jun, and the young man's anger surged for a moment and pushed to the most critical domino in the course of history. In order to avenge his uncle Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu impulsively killed the general Song Yi, and then impulsively led the Chu army to break the cauldron and sink the boat, and launched a decisive battle with the main force of the Qin army in the confusion, not playing cards according to the routine, sometimes it is the key to breaking the deadlock, which is very similar to the protagonist of the popular "Bright Sword" Li Yunlong in previous years.
In addition to being impulsive, Xiang Yu was also a little naïve, and met the old man Liu Bang, this kind of untrustworthy rogue rogue, his code of conduct of some aristocratic legacy could not be played, and he was repeatedly pulled back by Liu Bang under the condition of having the upper hand. If it is said that at the time of the Hongmen banquet, Xiang Yu was afraid to kill Liu Bang because of the rebellion of other princes, it is forgivable.
But later, when the blades met, Xiang Yu's aristocratic style was repeatedly defeated by Liu Bang's rogue routine, which may have become the inevitable of history, and the king and the loser are only on winning or losing, and no one will pay attention to how ugly the original eating appearance is. Sure enough, in front of the old man, the young man is like a shy little lady, no matter whether you are reserved or angry, he will not want any face to tear off your dress to maximize the interests.
Finally, on the banks of the mighty Wu River, the Chu Bawang, with the punishment of impulsiveness, chose to end his short and brilliant life.
In history, Liu Bang is undoubtedly a model of success, while Xiang Yu is a loser. But in the hearts of later generations, this may not be the case, jun does not see " still thinking about Xiang Yu, refusing to cross Jiangdong." "This is not only a nostalgia for Xiang Yu, but also a sincere tribute to the young man, after all, we were all young, we all had ignorance, and we had all been righteous for one person and one thing, and no matter the cost.
Compared with success or failure, this may be the real value of human beings.