Xiang Yu, the god of war who had been vigorous all his life, with only 28 horses left, was surrounded by Liu Bang's regiment, facing the Han army full of people, Xiang Yu began the final battle, and in a few moments hundreds of Han troops were killed by the red-eyed Xiang Yu, and finally the exhausted Xiang Yu broke through to the Edge of the Wu River and met Lü Matong, a person he once knew.
Xiang Yu said to Lü Matong, I heard that Liu Bang paid thousands of dollars to buy my head, and I can also seal ten thousand households, so I will send you this human affection.
"Whoever takes the first rank of Xiang Yu, rewards thousands of gold, and seals ten thousand households!"
Faced with Liu Bang's reward, the Han army scrambled to snatch Xiang Yu's body, and eventually Xiang Yu's body was split into five. Among them, Wang Feng took his head, Langzhong rode Yang Xi, rode Sima Lü Matong, and Langzhong Lüsheng and Yang Wu each got a part of the limbs. Liu Bang divided the promise of ten thousand households into five, each with 2,000 households. In this way, a generation of heroes has become a tool for others to ask for merit and reward.
After Xiang Yu's death, Liu Bang buried Xiang Yu in Xiang Yu's fiefdom Gucheng with the courtesy of The Duke of Lu, and also ordered that not only Xiang Yu's clan should not be planted, but also that Xiang Yu and four other people should be made marquises, and all of them would be given the surname Liu.
"The branches of the Xiang clan, the king of Han did not condemn, but crowned Xiang Bo as the Marquis of Sheyang." Marquis Tao, Marquis Pinggao, and Marquis Xuanwu were all of the Xiang clan, and were given the surname Liu. ”
It is recorded that Liu Bang's funeral for Xiang Yu was very spectacular, and he was buried with the ceremony of Lu Gong, and when he was buried, Liu Bang still cried to death in front of Xiang Yu's grave.
"The king of Han wept and went away weeping for mourning."
After Xiang Yu's death, according to common sense, Liu Bang should play the crown to celebrate, think about it, once Liu Bang was beaten so badly by Xiang Yu, and even a few times he was almost killed by Xiang Yu, even his father and wife were captured by Xiang Yu. But Liu Bang did behave in the opposite direction, as if it was very painful, so that they all cried and passed out, some people think that it is a true outpouring, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are good brothers who feel sorry for each other, and some people think that it is because many of Xiang Yu's subordinates have surrendered to Liu Bang before, and some places are still under the control of Xiang Yu's subordinates before his death, Liu Bang's move is "cat crying rat fake compassion", purely to stabilize the heart of Xiang Yu's subordinates. It's a real political showmanship.
Are Liu Bang and Xiang Yu good brothers?
When Liu Bang's strength was relatively weak, a sentence that often hung on his lips was that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were both commoners, and when they joined forces to resist Qin, they had brotherhood and obeyed the command of King Huai.
"The emperor and the feathers are clothed, and they are ordered to carry the king, about brothers."
In 203 BC, when Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were confronting each other, Xiang Yu, in order to force Liu Bang to fight with him, captured Liu Bang's father, set up a high platform in front of Liu Bang's military camp, set up a cauldron, and sent emissaries to inform Liu Bang that if there is no war today, I will cook and kill your father.
"Don't be in a hurry today, I'm cooking Taigong!"
Liu Bang replied unhurriedly: Xiang Yu and I are brothers, Liu Bang's father is Xiang Yu's father, if you want to kill your father, remember to share a bowl with me.
"I and Yu Jubei were appointed to be the King of Huai, about brothers, and I am RuoWeng; I will want to cook and I will share a piece of the pie!"
Xiang Yu's subordinate Zheng Junyuan, after surrendering to Liu Bang, caused a disaster because he called Xiang Yu the King of Xiang and was directly dismissed by Liu Bang. Originally, Liu Bang stipulated that when Xiang Yu's subordinates played, they could not call Xiang Yu "Xiang Wang" or "Xiang Yu", but could only be called "Xiang Yuan". In ancient times, which paid attention to etiquette, it can be seen how disrespectful and impolite Liu Bang was to Xiang Yu, and it can also reflect that Liu Bang did not regard Xiang Yu as a good brother.
In 205 BC, Liu Bang arrived in Xincheng, a famous local scholar, and suggested that Liu Bang hold a funeral for Emperor Yi, and although Liu Bang agreed, he said that it was wrong for Xiang Yu to kill Emperor Yi, and asked people with lofty ideals to join him in crusading against Xiang Yu.
Why did Liu Bang bury Xiang Yu thickly
Although Xiang Yu died, Xiang Yu's fiefdom was still under Xiang Yu's control, and he did not surrender to Liu Bang and was ready to die. Liu Bang returned to Ludi with Xiang Yu's body and said: He and Xiang Yu had no great enmity, but only because of different political views that led to the war, and since Xiang Yu was already dead, he would not consider the previous suspicions, not only would he not embarrass Xiang Yu's people, but he would also seal them, and in addition, he would also give Xiang Yu a funeral according to the courtesy of the prince. Lu Cai opened the city gates and the world was reunited.
In summary: Although Liu Bang and Xiang Yu have the name of "brother", they do not have the reality of brotherhood, but more of a relationship between use and being used. Liu Bang seemed to bury Xiang Yu with the courtesy of The Duke of Lu, and ordered that "all the branches of the Xiang clan are not cursed by the King of Han, but the Marquis of Sheyang is crowned xiangbo." Marquis Tao, Marquis Pinggao, and Marquis Xuanwu were all of the Xiang clan, and were given the surname Liu. "Or maybe it's actually to stabilize the situation in the world." Envelop Xiang Yu's clan and subordinates, so that they think that Liu Bang was originally a benevolent and righteous prince, and if it is said that it is for brotherly love, the true feelings are revealed, and it is estimated that there is not even 10% of them.