When it comes to a generation of soldiers and immortals in Chinese history, I think my relatives will be the first time. Think of Han Xinhan's heavy words, which were listed as one of the three masters of the early Han Dynasty?
The reason why it is called a soldier immortal, mainly because Han Xin led the troops can often play a surprising effect on the enemy or even his own side, during the confrontation, it is known for losing the least number of troops and winning the greatest victory, so it is no longer enough to describe its ability and merit by taking the title of using soldiers as gods, so it is crowned the honorary title of soldier immortal by the world.
Moreover, Han Xin's own experience is also quite legendary, from an unknown pawn under Xiang Yu's account, and finally after staging a drama of Xiao He Yue chasing Han Xin, he won the trust of Liu Bang, and according to the ancient etiquette, he took the stage to worship the general, leaving a legendary story for the world.
Because of this, Han Xin's life experience has also left many popular idioms for future generations, some of which still have the meaning of persuasion, including the famous "humiliation of crotch". The origin of this idiom is mainly that when Han Xin was not yet debuting, when he passed through the Huaiyin area, he was humiliated by a local butcher. When the butcher saw Han Xin carrying a sword, he stopped him on the bridge and made a big fuss, publicly mocking Han Xin for being very cowardly in his heart, although he was tall and big, and at the same time provoking him, making him "have the courage to stab him; if not, the crotch is also down."
Such a humiliation is unbearable at the moment, let alone in the feudal society that always valued personal reputation at that time. However, Han Xin chose to be patient, and did not make a big mistake because of a momentary impulse, but instead crawled through the crotch of the other party in full view of everyone, and at the end, patted the dust on his body, and continued to move forward like no one else. Since then, the matter of Han Xin being "humiliated by the crotch" has been widely circulated.
However, when we mention the idiom of crotch humiliation now, we often consciously associate it with TaoGuang Yang Obscure, just as Han Xin did, endure the humiliation of the moment, and achieve the great cause of eternity. But the explanation of the idiom was only added by later generations, and under the circumstances at that time, behind Han Xin's willingness to be humiliated, was it really just because of the psychology of forbearance? In fact, the reason why the humiliation of the crotch can appear is mainly because of Han's concerns.
You must know that when Han Xin was humiliated by his crotch, although the Great Qin Empire was in danger, the criminal laws formulated by the Legalists still existed. Moreover, the Legalists have always advocated the use of severe punishment to restrain the people, and have always been heavily punished for misdemeanors, so on the basis of the conventional "death of the murderer and punishment of the wounded", there are more cruel corporal punishments to supplement. Therefore, at that time, if Han Xin really drew his sword and killed the butcher on a whim, according to the punishment, he would naturally die.
What's more, when the incident happened, it was under the "full view of everyone", and the Great Qin Law Order has always paid attention to extra-legal ruthlessness and does not restrain the law, so once Han Xin is caught and imprisoned by the local government, even if there are people interceding, Han Xin will eventually be unable to escape the fatal knife.
Therefore, from this point of view, while people greatly appreciate Han Xin's stoic character, they often ignore another basic ability that is most important as a generation of generals, that is, calm in the face of trouble. And Han Xin was still able to keep a clear head when facing public humiliation, and making a choice after weighing the pros and cons, which was also an important reason why he could be famous in history in the future.