Fan Duo followed Liu Bang to rebel against Qin, the southern conquest of the northern war, he fought bravely, made great contributions to the Great Han, and single-handedly broke into the tent to save Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet, which won the trust of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gaozu, as the founding father of the Western Han Dynasty, a great general, and Zuo Chengxiang, he was Liu Bang's confidant and fierce general. Moreover, he and Liu Bang are in a consort relationship, and they are the brother-in-law of Empress Lü, and they are relatives. But before Liu Bang died, he secretly ordered Chen Ping to execute Fan Duo, what was the reason for this? How did Chen Ping do it? See below.
Before his death, Liu Bang confessed a lot of aftermath, such as Cao San as the next minister and Chen Ping as the next minister, which were all plans he carefully planned for the Han Dynasty, and the killing of Fan Duo was also his careful arrangement.
At that time, the Yan king Lu Xuan rebelled, Liu Bang ordered Fan Duo to lead the troops to quell the rebellion, and Liu Bang, who was lying on his sickbed, was seriously ill day by day, at this time, someone reported to Liu Bang that Fan Duo had threatened to kill Lady Qi's mother and son.
This also paid off, Liu Bang's favorite concubine when he was alive was Lady Qi, and his favorite prince was also Liu Ruyi, the son of Lady Qi, and even wanted Liu Ruyi to replace Liu Ying's crown prince at one time. The emperor was already suspicious, so he immediately summoned Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, and Secretly instructed Chen Ping to lead his troops to the army to pass on the edict, announcing that Fan Duo would be killed, and Zhou Bo would replace him to suppress the rebellion.
Of course, Liu Bang executed Fan Duo not only to protect the safety of Lady Qi's mother and son, but also to protect Liu's Jiangshan. As Liu Bang's age gradually grew, he was no longer able to control the important affairs of the imperial court, and the crown prince Liu Ying was still young, so that the power in the imperial court naturally fell into the hands of Lü Yan, and Liu Bang at this time had to rely on Lü Yan for many important matters in the imperial court, and once lü Yan's control over the imperial court, there would naturally be turmoil, so reducing the power around Lü Yan was the perfect solution.
Fan Duo was not only the brother-in-law of the current empress, but also the most powerful general, and he had enough troops in his hands to help Lü Yan start a rebellion. In this way, the most trusted force around Lü Yan, Fan Duo, could be eliminated, and the stability of Liu's Jiangshan and the safety of Lady Qi's mother and son could be guaranteed.
Who knows, things are not as Liu Bang wished, when Chen Ping and Zhou Bo took the order, they went all the way to Fan Duo's army, on the way, they also discussed for a while, Chen Ping proposed: "Fan Duo has followed Liu Bang for a long time, worked hard and worked hard, and his status is very special, he is the brother-in-law of the current empress, and he belongs to the imperial relatives; now Liu Bang wants to kill him because he is angry, if after a while the anger subsides, Fan Duo's head falls off again, don't you want to blame us?" Moreover, the emperor was very ill, and Empress Lü would not forgive us in the future. ”
Zhou Bo was a martial artist, his mind was not as fine as Chen Ping's, and when he heard him say this, he had no idea, so he asked, "What do you say?" Did you let Fan Duo go? Chen Ping said: "Killing cannot be killed, and letting go cannot be released." After we caught Fan Duo, we escorted him to Chang'an and let the emperor decide whether to kill or release. Zhou Bo said, "Or you have an idea, just do it." ”
Therefore, Zhou Bo and Chen Ping came to Fan Duo's army, did not kill Fan Duo, but only used a prison cart to escort Fan Duo back to Chang'an, who knew that they had only reached the halfway point, and then they got the news: Liu Bang had died. At this time, Fan Duo became a thorny problem, if he was killed, Lü Hou would definitely not let him go, and if he was released, Lü Hou would be jealous of him, thinking that capturing and killing Fan Duo was Chen Ping's idea to Liu Bang.
Chen Ping's head was very good to use, and he thought that this matter must be understood by Lü Hou, so as not to be an unjust ghost. He hurried back to Chang'an, knelt down in front of Liu Bangling and cried loudly: "Your Majesty asked his subjects to behead Fan Duo in the army, but the minister thought that Fan Duo was the founding general who did not dare to deal with him lightly, so he escorted him back to Chang'an and handed him over to His Majesty for handling." The minister was guilty, the minister came late, and did not even see the last face of His Majesty. "
Lü Hou heard clearly from the side, and she immediately pardoned Fan Huan and reinstated him as an official. Lü Hou did not embarrass Chen Ping, and also reused Chen Ping.
After Liu Bang's death, Lady Qi's mother and son died tragically, and the Lü Yan clan almost took Liu's Jiangshan, so in the long run, Liu Bang's suspicions were justified.
Chen Ping was very good at using his brain, and his approach not only saved Fan Duo but also saved himself.