Many people know that Liu Bang had two important advisers under his account, one was Zhang Liang and the other was Chen Ping. Zhang Liang is good at planning Yang plots, Chen Ping is good at planning conspiracies, the former formulates the overall strategic plan, the latter is responsible for responding to unexpected needs, Liu Bang can become the last person to laugh in the Chu and Han Dynasties, inseparable from the help of these two people.
In fact, if Zhang Liang and Chen Ping could get one, they would certainly be able to build a grand cause. Han Xin also had a strategist under Han Xin who was good at plotting plots, and his talent was comparable to Chen Ping's. However, Chen Ping was able to help Liu Bang break the siege many times in a crisis situation, so why didn't Kutcher save him during the Han Xin crisis?
Whether a strategist is powerful or not does not depend on how many ingenious schemes he has made. After Han Xin captured the State of Qi, Kuche suggested that he get rid of Liu Bang and establish himself in the State of Qi, and divide the world with Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. This strategy seemed unremarkable, but in fact, Kutcher had already set a strategic plan for Han Xin at that time, and his analysis of the current situation could be said to be perfect.
At that time, Ku che pointed out to Han Xin: 1. Liu Bang is not trustworthy. 2. Hanshin has the capital to build a great cause.
1. During the Chu and Han Dynasties, there was a pair of famous people who were famous in the world, that is, Zhang Er and Chen Yu, the haojie people at that time. The two had known each other for decades, and Chen Yu served Zhang Er with the etiquette of serving his father, and everyone in the world admired their friendship at that time. However, in order to obtain a throne, Chen Yu led an army to drive Zhang Er, the king of Zhao, out of the Zhao state, and Zhang Er later killed Chen Yu with the help of Han Xin and recaptured the zhao state. The delivery period between Liu Bang and Han Xin is far inferior to that of Zhang Er and Chen Yu, and even Zhang Er and Chen Yu will turn against each other for the sake of interests, so how far will Liu Bang and Han Xin go in the future?
2. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu had been in a stalemate in the xingyang and Chenggao areas for 3 years, and both sides suffered countless deaths and injuries. Xiang Yu was a famous fierce general in the world, but his army could not move forward for three years; Liu Bang had countless superb strategists under him, but he still experienced more than a hundred defeats on the front line. The bravest and wisest people were all stuck in the quagmire of Xingyang and could not move. Three years of war have caused countless people in the world to lose their lives and leave their hometowns, and Liu Bang and Xiang Yu have lost the hearts of the people. If Han Xin led the army to attack either side at such a time in the name of benevolence and righteousness, that side would surely be destroyed. If Han Xin fell to Liu Bang, Xiang Yu would be overthrown; if Han Xin fell to Xiang Yu, Liu Bang would fail.
And Han Xin's position was very awkward, if he turned to Xiang Yu, he would inevitably be suspected, and if he turned to Liu Bang, he would inevitably set foot in the dangerous place of Gong Gao Zhen Lord. Therefore, Han Xin's best choice is to establish himself as king.
Such an analysis is already very clear, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu must not tolerate Han Xin, if Han Xin wants to protect himself, the best choice is to stand on his own, and he also has the ability to resist Liu Bang and Xiang Yu after he has established himself. Han Xin made the wrong choice, rejecting Ku che's advice and choosing to remain loyal to Liu Bang.
He rejected Kutcher not because he had a bad plan, but because Han Xin did not think that Kutcher was a trustworthy person. Knowing Kutcher's life, we can roughly analyze his personality and the reasons why Han Xin did not trust him.
Kutcher's talent
In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng was the leader of the anti-Qin forces in the world, and on the one hand, he sent Zhou Wen to lead a large army to directly attack Guanzhong, with the purpose of destroying the Qin Dynasty; on the other hand, he sent Wu Chen to attack the Zhao state with Zhang Er, Chen Yu, and more than a thousand people, with the purpose of expanding the territory.
After Wu Chen and the others marched to the border of the Zhao state, they gathered the local local Haojie and persuaded them to join their own camp, thus gaining an army of more than 10,000 people. The Deployment of the Qin Dynasty in the Zhao State was still relatively strict, and the army of more than 10,000 people could not take the Zhao State according to theory. Wu Chen attacked everywhere in the Zhao Kingdom, but few cities were laid.
At this time, Ku Che found Wu Chen, who was going to lead troops to attack FanYang County, and Fan Yang County Order, in order to save his life, sent Ku Che to negotiate with Wu Chen. Kucher advised Wuchen, "Fan Yangling is greedy for life and loves money, and he very much wants to surrender to you. However, you have conquered ten cities in the Zhao Kingdom before, and for each one, you will kill the officials set up by the Qin Dynasty in the local area. Looking for you to do this, the officials in various parts of the Zhao Kingdom did not dare to surrender even if they wanted to surrender. You might as well change your strategy, win over these officials, first summon Fan Yang Ling, make him a prince, and reward him with a large amount of gold and silver treasures. When officials from all over the Zhao Kingdom heard the news, they would definitely scramble to get you to surrender. ”
He successfully persuaded the warlords to give Fan Yangling the title of Fan Yangling, and sent him to show off in a magnificent carriage with a grand honor guard. As a result, more than thirty cities and pools in the State of Zhao fell without a fight, all of which joined the command of Wu Chen.
With only one plan, He saved Fan Yangling's life, and let the warlords lie down and get thirty cities, which showed that Kucher had a higher ability than ordinary people.
Dexterous avoidance
After Han Xin was killed, Liu Bang heard that Kutcher had advised Han Xin to stand on his own, so he sent someone to the State of Qi to arrest him and take him to Chang'an for personal interrogation, hoping to punish him to death.
At this time, Ku che deftly cleared his joint and several responsibilities with Han Xin, and also scolded Han Xin, and was finally pardoned by Liu Bang.
Liu Bang asked, "I heard that you taught Han Xin to betray me?" ”
Kutcher said, "Yes, this incompetent boy did not listen to my plans, and now he is being killed, and he deserves it!" If my schemes had been used, His Majesty would not have been able to lie down peacefully. ”
Liu Bang was furious and immediately sent someone to prepare a boiler to cook Kuche.
Ku Che shouted "resentment", and Liu Bang asked again: "You taught Han Xin to rebel, where did you wrong?" ”
Ku che replied: "When the Qin Dynasty collapsed and the world's haojie rose one after another, those with high ability could win the world first, and everyone had the qualifications to compete for the world." The thief's dog barks, not because Yao is not merciful, but everyone except the thief has to bark. At that time, I only knew that there was Han Xin, I did not know that there was His Majesty, and there were countless people who helped other heroic and outstanding people to make suggestions, could His Majesty arrest them all? ”
This sentence compares Han Xin to the famous traitor and thief in the world during the Spring and Autumn Period, compares himself to the dog of the thief, and compares Liu Bang to the famous Holy Lord Emperor Yao, but when Liu Bang is happy, Liu Bang will let go of Kuche.
Kutcher was just a Zongheng family, just like the Zongheng family in the Warring States period, and he would serve which country he could give him fame and fortune. Han Xin did not listen to Ku che's third of the time, and Ku Che pretended to be crazy and left him.
Han Xin and Ku Che's outlook on life is different, Han Xin has always been loyal to Liu Bang, and Ku Che advised Han Xin to get rid of Liu Bang; Han Xin attaches importance to loyalty, Ku Che attaches importance to interests, and the two are not the same person. Han Xin should either just drive away Pu Che directly and not listen to any of his plans, or listen to all his plans, but Han Xin and he is not firm and does not drive away Pu Che.
After Li Shiqi persuaded the State of Qi to surrender to Liu Bang, Han Xin should not attack the State of Qi again, and Ran Kuche actually instigated him to say: "Li Shuqi has taken the State of Qi, and the credit is already above you, and your conquest for two or three years is not as good as a Confucian's three words and two words?" So he persuaded Han Xin to attack the State of Qi, and he later persuaded Han Xin to establish himself as the King of Qi. In fact, when persuading Han Xin to fight the State of Qi, Ku che had already planned to persuade Han Xin to stand on his own, and then contended with Liu Bang and Xiang Yu.
However, Han Xin only listened to his first plan, not his second plan, the front foot was already on the thief's ship, but the back foot wanted to pull out. When Han Xin took the State of Qi, Liu Bang had the heart to eradicate it, and if he had not taken the State of Qi in the first place, I am afraid that he would not have reached the point of being a master of merit. Han Xin came to that kind of ending, and Ku Che also had an unexplainable responsibility.