There have been more than 400 emperors in Chinese history, of which the two emperors with the lowest starting point are Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bang, Zhu Yuanzhang once became a wandering beggar, what did he fight to finally become emperor? In addition to the fierceness of their own means, the help of Xu Da, Liu Bowen and a number of other founding ministers was also inseparable, and finally established the Ming Dynasty. And Liu Bang's experience is also very similar, the reason why Liu Bang can defeat Xiang Yu is because he knows people and uses people.
After Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, he once said a very classic sentence: "On the strategy, I am not as good as Zhang Liang." On comforting the people and supplying grain and grass, I am not as good as Xiao He. On leading millions of troops, fighting decisive battles on the battlefield, and winning hundreds of battles, I am not as good as Han Xin. However, I can make good use of people and use their talents, which is the real reason why we have won. ”
But we can conclude that among these three people, the most important link is still in Han Xin. After all, in the war years, how important a general who can command troops to fight is, presumably self-evident, at a critical moment to determine the survival of the two countries, and Han Xin is precisely the immortal of the soldiers in history who has won hundreds of battles.
When Liu Bang was drinking and chatting with Han Xin, he asked Han Xin, "How many soldiers do you think I can command?" Han Xin said bluntly: "Up to 100,000", Liu Bang was not very satisfied after listening to it, so he asked Han Xin again: "Then how many soldiers can you command?" ”
Han Xin said very proudly: "The more troops I command, the better" You know, the more difficult it is to unify the troops, but Han Xin can do "the more the merrier". At this time, Liu Bang answered: Then can't I beat you?
Han Xin understood the meaning of the words, so he continued, "Lord, you are the one who controls the generals, not the ones who control the soldiers." Liu Bang laughed after hearing this, but this inevitably laid the groundwork for Han Xin to be killed in the future.
There is a saying in the "Chronicle of History" called: "The cunning rabbit dies, the good dog cooks; the high bird is exhausted, the good bow is hidden; the enemy country is broken, and the plotter dies." Han Xin was also inevitably killed, and a large part of him blamed Han Xin himself, he always felt that he could be the first in the world by Liu Bang, so Liu Bang would definitely not kill himself.
Once, when Liu Bang was trapped, Han Xin not only did not rush to the rescue at the first time, but also talked to Liu Bang about the conditions with military merit, asking Liu Bang to be the king of Qi himself, at this time, don't say "King of Qi", you Han Xin to be the "Heavenly King" Liu Bang will also agree. Unfortunately, Han Xin's ambitions are nothing more than that.
Han Xin's friend Qu Tong had tried his best to persuade Han Xin to establish himself as king, but Han Xin did not agree, and he did not betray Liu Bang. However, although Han Xin did not want to betray Liu Bang, Liu Bang had killed Han Xin for a long time, and after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Han Xin was the first among the dead ministers to bear the brunt of it. The person responsible for killing Han Xin was Xiao He, who had saved Han Xin with his life, but a sentence shouted before Han Xin died made Him panic and his face was like dead ash. Han Xin shouted, "I regret not using kuǎi's trick, but I was deceived by my son and daughter. ”
This sentence is very easy to understand, first of all, "Ku" is exactly the same Pu Tong who persuaded Han Xin to rebel and stand on his own, but Han Xin did not listen. Wouldn't this make Xiao He and Liu Bang and others ashamed? Therefore, after Liu Bang heard this, he immediately ordered people to "kill" Han Xin, but it was a pity that Han Xin, a soldier who had been undefeated on the battlefield all his life, was defeated at the hands of Liu Bang, who he was loyal to.