What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
In the long history of Chinese civilization for 5,000 years, the image of successive emperors has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, they are the best in the times, and they are also the representative figures of each period.
The Western Han Dynasty has experienced many storms, among which Liu Bang, the founding emperor, is the most controversial one. In the eyes of many historians, Liu Bang cannot be compared with the overlord, who, although somewhat brutal, is open-minded and treats his subordinates like brothers, while Liu Bang is outwardly benevolent, but in fact he is very suspicious.
Most of the generals who followed him to fight the world in the early days, except for those who died on the battlefield, were punished by him and Lü Yan, such as Han Xin and Peng Yue, who spent their lives for the Great Han Dynasty, but eventually died tragically. It is said that after Han Xin was tricked into going to Changle Palace, Lü Hou hung him in the bell of Changle Palace, and did not see the light of day; his feet were hanging on the ground, so he could not stand up to the sky.
It is really regrettable that the immortals died so tragically.
If Han Xin's death was because he did have a disobedient heart before, he did not die unjustly. However, Liu Bang's order to kill Fan Duo was completely the highest use of the imperial power technique!
In 195 BC, Liu Bang fell ill in bed, but at this moment, the news of the Rebellion of the Yan King Lu Xuan suddenly came. However, at this moment, Liu Bang's body could not support him to fight, so he had to let Fan Duo lead the army to fight. However, at this time, a message suddenly came out of the army: Fan Duo wanted to unite with Lü Yan to eliminate Lady Qi and Liu Ruyi.
Who are Qi and Liu Ruyi? This is all Liu Bang's heart meat. Qi Ji can sing and dance, and is quite favored by Liu Bang, who was on the battlefield in his early years and was exhausted when He was taking care of And comforting him. Later, he gave birth to a son, Liu Ruyi, and Liu Bang once wanted to pass on the position of crown prince to Liu Ruyi, which shows the status of the two in Liu Bang's heart.
Fan Huan attacked these two people, how could Liu Bang bear it? So he asked Chen Ping and Zhou Bo to kill Fan Duo directly. For this matter, the "Chronicle of History" is recorded as follows:
When Emperor Gao was very ill, and people had evil enemies in the Lü clan, that is, the palace car yan driving on the previous day, then they wanted to destroy the Qi clan and the Zhao King Ruyi with their troops. Emperor Gao was furious when he heard this, and he made Chen Ping carry the general of the Marquis of Dai, and that is, he was beheaded in the army.
Fan Huo was originally a butcher, and was the first elder-level figure to follow Liu Bang to fight the world. He has always been loyal to Liu Bang, and throughout Fan Duo's life, there has never been a move against Liu Bang's wishes, and even when Liu Bang was addicted several times, Fan Duo also played a role in guiding Liu Bang in the right direction.
For example, after Liu Bang invaded Xianyang City, he was fascinated by the beautiful jewelry in the Qin Palace, and it was Fan Duo's advice that made Liu Bang get lost and return; at the Hongmen Banquet, Fan Duo stepped forward to break the siege for Liu Bang. The Book of Han commented on Fan Duo as follows: General Huang Huang, Wei Gai is improper. Exercise the shield and pull out the main necklace. Han Xing broke through Chu and corrected Zhongliang. The pawn is Pi Xiang, and the imperial chamber is Kang.
Such a courtier is definitely a blessing.
But in the end, Liu Bang actually wanted to kill Fan Duo because someone casually said a bad word about Fan Duo. It's puzzling. Logically, shouldn't he be detained first, then interrogated, and then decided? For Peng Yue, who was plotting against him, Liu Bang also reduced him to a commoner after defeating him, and did not kill him (Peng Yue was eventually killed by Lü Yan).
But now, in the face of a deeper Fan Duo, Liu Bang was so desperate? In fact, as long as the "reference value" is modified behind the illogical "event", it will often be "smooth".
What if Liu Bang wanted to kill Fan Duo?
Liu Bang has always been a suspicious emperor, and his desire to control power is also extremely strong.
Before this period in 195 BC, Zang Di, Han Xin, Han Wangxin, Peng Yue, Chen Feng, Yingbu, and others were buried; Xiao He was also punished by Liu Bang and now raised at home; Zhang Liang lived in seclusion for many years; Cao San was a minister in the state of Qi, the eldest son, Liu Fei; Chen Ping and Zhou Bo always accompanied him and had no real power.
It can be said that among the many founding heroes of the entire Han Dynasty, the basics of holding great power and outstanding ability have been removed, and the rest are all without real power or have retired, and cannot influence the royal power. At this moment, only Fan Duo had military power in his hands, and most importantly, Fan Duo was Lü Yan's brother-in-law, and Lü Yan's mentality Liu Bang could not understand it any better, if he entered the earth, Lü Yan and Fan Duo united, this Han Dynasty was very likely to be controlled by Lü Yan.
Therefore, Liu Bang had to get rid of Fan Before he died.
Regardless of the "Records of History" or "Gao Zu Benji", "Fan Li Teng's Biography" and other relevant history books of the Han Dynasty, they have not said who this informant was. Therefore, the phrase "people have evil accusations against the Lü clan" was only arranged by Liu Bang, and the purpose was to give the ministers a reason to kill Fan Duo themselves.
Liu Bang's move was the last trick of the imperial art in his life, and it was also his peak move.
But what he didn't expect was that the "little nine nine" in Chen Ping's heart had inadvertently broken this trick.
It is said that after Chen Ping and Zhou Bo received this order from Liu Bang, they went to carry it out without stopping. But halfway to the road, Chen Ping pondered that he shouldn't do this. Because Chen Ping believed that Liu Bang only made such a ridiculous decision because he was angry in his heart for a while, if he was so stupid as to behead Fan Duo, and then regret it when Liu Bang's anger subsided, he would definitely not have good fruit to eat. Moreover, Fan Duo was Lü Hou's brother-in-law, and even if Liu Bang did not anger himself, Lü Hou would not let him go.
So Chen Ping thought of a sum in his heart, and said to Zhou Bo, who was a fellow traveler:
Brother Zhou Bo, we can't do this. You see, Fan Duo is His Majesty's old general, and he has a lot of merits, and he is also the husband of Lü Hou's sister Lü Yan, and his status is both close and noble. Now our majesty is angry, so we think of killing him, and then regret it? Why don't you first imprison Fan Duo, and then I will escort him back to His Majesty.
Zhou Bo was an honest man, and after listening to Chen Ping's remarks, he really made sense, so he agreed. Obviously, chen ping and Zhou Bo both believed that the decision to kill Fan Duo was because Liu Bang was "old and confused", and he would definitely regret it afterwards. As everyone knows, they did not see through Liu Bang's clever imperial power technique.
As a result, Chen Ping really took Fan Huan over, but at this moment, Liu Bang had already died. However, Chen Ping was also very good at acting, kneeling in front of Liu Bangling and crying, telling Liu Bang that he was going to kill Fan Duo, and that he did not kill him, but only told him about his detention. On the surface, it was said to Liu Bang, but in fact, he wanted Lü Yan to remember his good.
In this regard, the historical record is:
Wept bitterly, before mourning. Empress Dowager Lü mourned and said, "Junlao, go out of your way." "If you are afraid of it, please get su Wei Zhong." The empress dowager thought that Lang Zhongling had ordered, and said, "Fu taught filial piety." ”
Obviously, Lü Hou understood Chen Ping's meaning, and he also married this human feeling. He also helped Chen Ping up, arranged for him to rest, and let Chen Ping be Liu Ying's (Emperor Hui's) teacher.
As for Fan Duo, naturally there was nothing to do, and he was soon released and reinstated as an official.
Looking at the beginning and end of this matter, Fan Duo actually did not do anything wrong, but "Pifu is innocent of his guilt", and the weak and the strong are the most feared things for those in power in the past. Liu Ying is weak in nature, there must be someone to support him, Lü Hou, as Liu Ying's biological mother, is also strong in wrists, and is naturally the best candidate.
Support is supported, the imperial power technique pays attention to balance, Liu Bang does not want Lü Yan's power to be too large, so it is necessary to weaken Lü Yan's strength, Lü Lu and Fan Duo and Liu Bang's relationship is good, after all, it is not the direct bloodline of his Liu family, in the heart of Emperor Liu Bang, it is just a tool.
But no matter how high Liu Bang's mind was, Chen Ping, who would not be counted, would actually think of such a "good idea" that could not offend the leader, and finally broke Liu Bang's plan.
However, I have to say that Chen Ping's doing things in this way is indeed a very contentious decision. Liu Bang gave Chen Ping the order to "kill Fan Duo", and Chen Ping mediated in it, although he only imprisoned Fan Duo, but it was also considered to have fulfilled the requirements of the leader, and the most important thing was that he would not get the leader to settle the account afterwards.