"Rabbits and dead dogs cook, birds are hidden with bows", in the long river of history, many founding emperors have used this method, why? Because they were very worried that their hard-won power would be taken away, in order to consolidate their rule, they could only kill the meritorious ministers, and Liu Bang was one of them.
Ancient kings knew how to buy hearts and minds before they sat on the dragon chair. It is nothing more than seizing on people's weaknesses, recognizing their abilities, saying that they appreciate them very much, and then promising high-ranking officials to make them submit emotionally and materially. But no matter how good the relationship between the monarch and the subject was before, once he got the world, the emperor's mentality changed. They will think wildly: since they can push me to the emperor's throne, they can naturally pull me off the altar, in case one day they want to be emperor themselves, how can it be good? There is no way, for the sake of Jiangshan Yonggu, you can only kill the killer, Liu Bang and Han Xin are one of the models. Han Xin can be reused by Liu Bang, it can be described as a twist and turn, he was once Xiang Yu's subordinate, many times to Xiang Yu expressed his plans and ambitions, but has not been reused, so he turned around and went to Liu Bang.
Once, when Han Xin violated military law and was about to be beheaded, he indignantly told Xiahou Bao that since Liu Bang wanted to fight for the world, why should he kill someone like me who had the ability to assist him. Xiahou Infant saw that he was dignified and extraordinary, and did not want to miss a useful talent, so he recommended him to Liu Bang, but Liu Bang did not take him seriously at first. It was not until Han Xin met Xiao He and was appreciated by Xiao He, who was one of Liu Bang's most trusted courtiers at that time, because of his re-recommendation, Han Xin was finally reused by Liu Bang. Since then, Liu Bang has had xiao He and Han Xin, two left and right arms, and is invincible.
Although Han Xin used soldiers like gods on the battlefield, he won many battles and was revered as a "soldier immortal" by later generations. However, in the official arena, his emotional intelligence is too low, he has no political acumen, and he does not know how to be a subject, and this personality also lays the groundwork for his future fate. Han Xin was proud and complacent, and except for Zhang Liang and Xiao He, no one else looked up to him, thinking that they were not worthy to associate with him. One day he went to Fan Duo's house as a guest and was very warmly received, Fan Duo not only had a relationship with Liu Bang, but he was also very capable and was valued by Liu Bang. But after Han Xin left, he said very dismissively, how I fell into a relationship with him.
Pride in merit is a taboo for kings and subjects, but Han Xin does not understand this truth, and when he defeats the State of Qi, he hurriedly asks for more rewards. In order to stabilize the hearts of the army, Liu Bang could only reluctantly agree, and at this time, the contradiction between the two people began to slowly deepen. By the time Liu Bang ascended to the supreme position, the situation had stabilized, and Han Xin's presence was no longer a help but a threat. In order to firmly control power in his own hands, Liu Bang found an excuse to demote his officials and dismiss his military powers.
Han Xin did not realize his mistake at all, and felt that Liu Bang was jealous of his own talents, so he embarked on the road of rebellion, planning to take advantage of Liu Bang's personal conquest and cooperate with Chen Fengli to jointly plot rebellion. However, before the action could be taken, Han Xin's intention to rebel was revealed to Lü Hou, and in order not to fight the grass and snake, Lü Hou asked Xiao He to use a ruse to trick Han Xin into the palace and kill him. Because of Xiao He's kindness, Han Xin had no doubts at all, but he didn't expect that Xiao He would really calculate himself. His life began because of Xiao He, and his failure also ended because of Xiao He.
A generation of soldiers and immortals, ending with such an ending is lamentable. If there was no Xiao He, Han Xin could not become a famous general throughout the ages, and he was well known to the world, and Xiao He designed to kill his former friend for the sake of the world's cangsheng, perhaps out of helplessness.