As we all know, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty was Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao. Although the Han Dynasty was a remarkable dynasty among the Chinese dynasties, posterity had mixed praise for the founding emperor Liu Bang. In ancient times, the situation was turbulent, the government changed frequently, and there were not a few kings who became emperors through rebellion and uprising or conquest, after all, they also had the courage to ascend to the throne, such as Yang Jian and Li Yuan, as well as Zhu Yuanzhang. However, when it comes to Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, later generations are deeply chilled, and many people also say that if they have the opportunity to travel to ancient times, they will definitely refuse to have contact with Liu Bang. After all, Liu Bang's heart is too deep, and generally everyone can't see through his true side, even the most loyal to him may be ruthlessly killed by him.
The protagonist I want to talk about today is Han Xin, a hero that Liu Bang once attached great importance to. At that time, Liu Bang was still fighting everywhere, and the war with Xiang Yu was particularly frequent, and in Liu Bang's difficult journey of conquest of the world, Han Xin could be said to be the one with the greatest merit. It is said that before Liu Bang became emperor, the army led by Liu Bang killed a total of more than two million people at that time, and Han Xin killed about one million heads, which can be said that Han Xin's martial arts were very strong and invincible. It should be known that at that time, Liu Bang thought that the most difficult enemy was Xiang Yu, and the brave Han Xin helped him solve this problem. It can even be said that if Han Xin was not a subordinate of Liu Bang, the Han Dynasty might cease to exist. But Han Xin had made such a great contribution, why did he later become the first person Liu Bang wanted to kill?
On the one hand, of course, it is due to Liu Bang's meticulous thinking. Liu Bang can bend and stretch as a person, and he also makes good use of talents, but everything is based on his own interests. After Liu Bang ascended the throne, he began to worry that the kings with different surnames around him would be unfavorable to his imperial power, and Han Xin was one of Liu Bang's particular worries, after all, Han Xin was strong in martial arts and had heavy troops, if he wanted to rebel, wouldn't no one be able to stop him. The so-called Gong Gao Zhen Lord, the extreme of things must be reversed is this truth, Liu Bang had to guard against, so he and Lü Hou colluded to kill Han Xin.
On the other hand, it is also due to Han Xin's own lack of caution. If Han Xin was honest enough and did not show half a sharp edge, no matter how jealous Ren Liu Bang was, he could not find a suitable reason to kill Han Xin. Therefore, it is very likely that Han Xin did not do enough to make Liu Bang always grumpy, so that he wanted to put Han Xin to death. Moreover, Han Xin also had a fatal point, that is, he was not humble enough, but this was really difficult to do, after all, Han Xin defeated Wei, Dai, and Zhao Guo successively, and then surrendered the Yan Kingdom, all of which was due to Han Xin. Even Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu in the Ming Dynasty, was eventually attacked by Han Xin and cornered, and it can be said that Han Xin helped Liu Bang finally solve the big problem of his confidants and founded the Han Dynasty. Han Xin, as the most meritorious and elder-level founding general, would be the most false thing if he did not have the slightest pride.
Although Han Xin's pride is not wrong, the fault lies in Han Xin's failure to restrain his pride. Liu Bang's jealousy of Han Xin was not after he ascended the throne, but began to be wary of Han Xin during the conquest. Because after Han Xin successfully conquered the Four Kingdoms, he was eager to ask Liu Bang for a reward and wanted Liu Bang to make him the King of Qi. In fact, there was nothing wrong with Han Xin wanting to have a stable second half of his life, but the timing was very wrong. Because at this time, Liu Bang was being troubled by the Chu army, but at this time Han Xin wanted to be king. Since Han Xin had ambitions to become a king, Liu Bang also dared to say that Han Xin still had the ambition to become an emperor. That is, from this moment on, Liu Bang began to be a hundred times more wary of Han Xin, and always let Han Xin go to war, ostensibly relying heavily on Han Xin, but in fact wanting Han Xin's troops to be more frustrated, in order to weaken his power. In fact, Han Xin did not have the heart to rebel, after all, Xiang Yu had also come to woo Han Xin, but unfortunately Han Xinyizheng's refusal was not heard by Liu Bang.
In fact, during Han Xin's loyal conquest for Liu Bang, many people advised Han Xin to act cautiously and save his life. However, Han Xin simply believed that as long as he was loyal, he would naturally not incur the disaster of killing himself, who knew that this day would really come. It is a pity that Han Xin was brave all his life and ended up with such a tragic ending.