In 202 BC, Liu Bang won the Battle of Chu and Han and unified the world to establish the Han Dynasty. Liu Bang's victory depended not only on his outstanding ability, but also on several of his generals, among whom Han Xin, who fought for him on the battlefield, was known as the founding hero of the Han Dynasty. Han Xin made a great contribution in the process of Liu Bang's unification of the world, but such an important hero finally fell into the hands of Lü Hou and was killed, why did Liu Bang sit idly by, and whether Han Xin died unjustly or not?
After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Han Xin, as a first-class meritorious official, was naturally knighted, but later because of his participation in the rebellion, a generation of generals died tragically in the Jiangshan he had laid. Han Xin's death caused a great response in the history of China's Han Dynasty, it not only left a mystery for future generations, but also made Han Gaozu Liu Bang accused for thousands of years, so far, there are still many people who shout injustice for Han Xin, but some people say that killing him a hundred times is less, why is this?
Han Xin is very famous in history, the allusion of "humiliation under the crotch" and "backwater war" is even more well-known, Han Xin has excellent military ability, is good at using soldiers, and is familiar with strategy, but due to his poor birth and poor life, he has been unmotivated in the early years, and he has not been reused for Xiang Yu, and finally joined Liu Bang's army under the recommendation of Xiao He. Han Xin shone brightly in Liu Bang's ranks, was invincible, and was greatly valued and trusted by Liu Bang, and soon rose to the position of general. However, in the process of Liu Bang getting along with Han Xin, there were some things that made Liu Bang lose trust in Han Xin. At the time of the decisive battle between Chu and Han, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were in full swing in their attack, Xiang Yu led an army to encircle and suppress Liu Bang, at this time Liu Bang wanted Han Xin to send troops to help, but Han Xin did not send troops, threatening Liu Bang to make himself the King of Qi. Forced by the crisis of the war, Liu Bang agreed to Han Xin's request, but although Han Xin got the throne, he lost Liu Bang's trust, and since then, Liu Bang has had confidence in Han, which directly caused Liu Bang to sit idly by and express his acquiescence in the face of Lü Hou's treatment of Han Xin.
According to historical records, in 197 BC, Chen Feng attempted to rebel, but secretly Han Xin colluded with him. In order to test Han Xin, Liu Bang invited Han Xin to go with him to arrest Chen Feng, but Han Xin resigned Liu Bang on the grounds of illness. Han Xin was ready to kill Lü Hou and the crown prince while Liu Bang was away, but the news reached Lü Hou's ears, and Lü Hou preemptively spread the news that Chen Feng had been executed, and invited Han Xin to come and congratulate him. In essence, this was a feast at the Hongmen Gate, and Liu Bang and Lü Hou had already learned of Han Xin's intention to rebel, so they chose to make a plan, so they gave Han Xin a chance to show his horse's feet and waited for him to take the bait. This was the later famous death of Han Xin, everyone said that Han Xin was wronged, but from the perspective of a monarch, there was such a subordinate who was eager to rebel and fierce, Han Xin's death was inevitable.
Han Xin lost his future glory and wealth to his own hands, and fell from a founding general to a tragic death, and his death to a certain extent consolidated the stability of the imperial court and the power of the Han Dynasty.