Liu Bang once said: "In the midst of the husband's planning and planning, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, and I am not as good as the sub-room." Town and state, care for the people, give food, endless grain, I am not as good as Xiao He. Even with an army of millions, the battle will be won, the attack will be won, and I am not as good as Han Xin. These three are all masters, I can use them, so I take the world. "When Liu Bang conquered the world, Xiao He was even more indispensable, so let's talk about Xiao He."
In 202 BC, Liu Bang was the emperor, and when it came to the reward of merit, Xiao He was positioned by Liu Bang as the first meritorious person, and was given the most rewards. After Xiao He ji cursed Han Xin, Liu Bang was even more gracious to him, and in addition to sealing Xiao He, he also sent a lieutenant to lead 500 soldiers to serve as xiangguo's guards.
One day, Liu Bang rewarded Xiao He again, and Xiao He was very happy and feasted on the guests in the palace. Just when everyone was drinking well, a doorman named Zhao Ping, dressed in plain clothes and white shoes, came in with a weeping face and mourning. Xiao He saw this and angrily rebuked, "What are you doing here?" Are you drunk? "This man named ZhaoPing was originally the Marquis of Dongling of the Qin Dynasty. After the death of Qin, he lived in seclusion in Guo Wai's home to grow melons, which tasted extremely sweet, and was called Dongling melon when he was a man.
After Xiao He entered the customs, he heard about the name of the sage, recruited him to the curtain, and every time he made a decision, he would go to consult with him, which was very important. When he saw that Xiao He still did not understand what he meant, he summoned Ping and replied, "I'm afraid you won't live long." Xiao He asked incomprehensibly, "Not long after I was promoted to chancellor, the emperor was very fond of me, and I have always been cautious and have never made any mistakes, so why do you say that?" Zhao Ping replied, "The Lord himself risked his arrows to attack the north and the south, but you did not go out on the expedition, but on the contrary, you were constantly sealed, and the Lord was afraid that he was already suspicious of you." Have you forgotten the fate of marquis huaiyin? ”
Xiao He was frightened out of a cold sweat, and the next morning he entered the court to meet Liu Bang, refused the reward, and took out many of his own property as military supplies.
When Liu Bang quelled Tuobu's rebellion, he withdrew his troops and returned to Chang'an. The people stopped the road and wrote a complaint accusing Xiangguo of forcibly purchasing private land and houses at low prices, worth tens of millions of dollars. Liu Bang returned to the palace, and Xiang Guo came to meet him. The Emperor smiled and said, "When Xiangguo actually usurped the people's property for their own benefit!" He handed over all the people's accusation letters to Xiang Guo and said, "Go and apologize to the people yourself!" Therefore, he ordered that Xiangguo be handed over to the court lieutenant for detention, and he was also given torture equipment. But it didn't take long for him to be released. After this incident, Liu Bang dispelled his suspicions about Xiao He. Since then, Xiao He has faded out of the government and the opposition, rarely participating in the government politics.
In Liu Bang's later years, he wanted to change Lady Qi's son Zhao Ruyi to crown prince, but Xiao He no longer remained silent and strongly advised Liu Bang so that the position of prince did not change hands. After Liu Bang's death, Liu Ying, the Emperor of Hanhui, succeeded to the throne, and Xiao He returned to the court and succeeded him as chancellor. In 193 BC, Xiao He died of illness and was able to die well.