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To give five cents to a piece is the art of reward and the wisdom of reward. Let's take a look at the story between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu.
Han Xinbing entered Hebei, fought a battle against the water to break the Zhao state, and then took advantage of the threat of victory and sent a letter to yan. After the northern land was slightly settled, it was immediately ordered by Liu Bang, the king of Han, to take the state of Qi in the east. After the Pingqi, Han Xin sent an emissary to send a letter to Liu Bang, saying: "The People of the State of Qi have always been deceitful and capricious, and the south of it is closely connected to the State of Chu, and the two sides have close contacts. If I don't set up the King of Qi to calm the State of Qi, I am afraid that I will soon rebel, so it is recommended that I first become a false king (the acting King of Qi) to stabilize the situation in the State of Qi. ”
At this moment, Liu Bang was being violently attacked by the main force of the Chu army and was besieged in Xingyang City. When he saw Han Xin's letter, he was furious and scolded in front of the emissary: "I am trapped in Xingyang, and every day I hope that he will quickly attack the state of Qi, and then send troops to come to the rescue, and now he is relaxed, ignoring my danger, and even wants to claim the king of Qidi!" ”
At this time, Liu Bang's right-hand men Zhang Liang and Chen Ping were all around, and after listening to Liu Bang's words, they immediately secretly kicked his heels and whispered: "Now that the situation of the Han army is unfavorable, is there a way to prohibit Han Xin from claiming the throne?" It is better to establish himself as the king of Qi according to his request, so that we can at least keep the land of Qi, otherwise he will not divide the country of Qi himself and rebel and claim the king? ”
Although Liu Bang was in a state of rage, he would immediately realize it, but his words of anger at Han Xin had been heard by the emissaries, and he could no longer change his mouth, so he continued to scold along with the tone just now: "The great husband takes the merits of the world, shows his prestige to the princes, and if he wants to be a true king, he needs to be a false king!" ”
At that moment, he sent a message to seal Han Xin as the King of Qi, and then sent Zhang Liang as an envoy to the State of Qi to convey the will of the king, in order to reassure Han Xin's heart.
Han Xin was very happy after receiving the letter from king Qi, and immediately led an army to attack the Chu state and help Liu Bang get out of trouble.
Han Xin may not have intended to betray the title of king, and his proposal to "act as an agent" first also had practical considerations, but Liu Bang was under enemy siege, and when he heard the news, he felt coerced by Han Xin, so he couldn't help but scold. It can be said that Han Xin's proposal was not timely, but it can also be said that Liu Bang has seen Han Xin's intention - to be a "false king" first, but in fact, he wants a "real king"! Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's reminders were very insightful and pragmatic, and Liu Bang turned faster - you want five cents, I simply give a piece!
Agreeing that Han Xin was a false king was just "as he was invited", Han Xin would feel that it was just me coming, and there would be no great gratitude; to Han Xin as a real king, he also sent Zhang Liang to send a seal letter to get a piece of the fifty cents result, this kind of extra reward beyond expectations, anyone will be overjoyed, think that this is a favor.
First stabilize Han Xin and turn Han Xin's request into a favor given by Liu Bang, Han Xin received this favor, can he not send troops to save Liu Bang? This is Liu Bang's power change and flexibility, but Han Xin also leaked his secret thoughts of being the king in this incident - although Liu Bang operates with the trend and is not stingy, what will he think in his heart?
Liu Bang still seized the power of Han Xin after the world was pacified, and further killed him, do you think this has anything to do with the true and false king incident?
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