Liu Bang assured Han Xin many times: General, don't worry, no one dares to kill you, I will make you immortal when you see the sky, the earth, iron, and people; Han Xin saw that everyone heard about it, so he went to work with peace of mind, but he didn't know that he was already in danger.
Not long after, the very old Liu Bang went to the imperial car to go to the expedition, and before leaving, Liu Bang settled Lu Hou: dispose of Han Xin. In the end, under the "grand invitation" of Han Xin's benefactor Xiao He, Han Xin walked into the palace and was brutally killed by Empress Lu.
At the moment of death, Han Xin remembered Kui Che's previous proposition. He recalled the merits and demerits of this life, thought about the grievances and grievances between himself and Liu Bang, and released his last words with emotion: "I regret that I didn't adopt Kui Che's strategy at the beginning!"
What kind of strategy did Kuaicher offer to Han Xin at that time? After hearing this, Liu Bang immediately ordered someone to arrest Kuaicher and wanted to cook Kuaicher alive! If Han Xin really listened to Kuaicher's words at that time, perhaps history would be another story.
The relationship between the monarch and the minister with an unstable foundation
Before Han Xin became a general, Liu Bang was just a prince who was named the "King of Han" by Xiang Yu, in order to show weakness to Xiang Yu: Liu Bang deliberately burned the plank road for the army to the north at the suggestion of Zhang Liang, saying that he had no intention of competing with the overlord of Western Chu for the world.
At this time, Xiao He, who was quite discerning, found that Han Xin under his account was a talent, and it happened that at this time, Liu Bang's group was lacking a general who was fighting and crusading, so under Xiao He's recommendation, Han Xin, who was transporting grain, was handed to Liu Bang.
Xiao He is the brother who started a business with Liu Bang at the beginning, and his status in the camp is second only to Liu Bang, so Xiao He's words, Liu Bang has to refer to it carefully; you must know that before this, Liu Bang is ready to leave the position of general to the brothers in Peixian.
Liu Bang told Xiao He that Han Xin had just come from Xiang Yu's side, and he had been a deserter after he came; besides, he had no actual combat experience, and the Battle of Changping had only happened less than 100 years ago, and Zhao Kuo, who had been talking about it on paper, had killed hundreds of thousands of people.
"I'm willing to vouch for him, I'll vouch for him with my life!" Xiao He saw that Liu Bangxin was no match for Han Xin's character, so he made a desperate bet. Liu Bang was stunned for a moment, and seeing that Xiao He was so persistent, he summoned Han Xin at night, and the choice of the general should not be sloppy.
Liu Bang combines the experience of knowing people in this life, from face to temperament, to speech and demeanor, Han Xin under the candlelight is neither humble nor arrogant, Liu Bang is like appreciating the "beauty", after "watching" Han Xin, Liu Bang made a bold decision.
In this way, Han Xin directly changed from a grain transporter to one of the core 4 people of Liu Bang Group. But Han Xin will not have a relationship with the leader, the greater the credit Han Xin makes, the more jealous Liu Bang will be of him, and no matter whether he wins or loses, Liu Bang is quite uneasy.
The relationship between the monarch and the minister is stormy
"I wonder if I can bypass the commander of Zhisu and become your advisor?" Han Xin had been the governor of Zhisu when he didn't meet him, so Kuaicher's words attracted his attention.
According to Kui Che, Han Xin's situation was very dangerous: after secretly Chen Cang, Han Xin asked Liu Bang to take credit for the general Fan Xu, and in Han Xin's opinion, the general Fan Xu was very brave in the battle and should be rewarded, so he asked Liu Bang to reward Fan Xu.
General Fan Xu is Liu Bang's person, and Liu Bang will naturally reward Fan Xu for his merits, but Han Xin's request for Liu Bang to give Fan Xu a reward is inappropriate: Is it that Han Xin wants to compete with Liu Bang for the talent of Fan Xu? Is it that Han Xin intends to interfere with Liu Bang's decision?
Thinking that the army was still inseparable from Han Xin, Liu Bang was unhappy in his heart, but he still endured it, but Han Xin felt that it should be so, and he didn't know what he was doing to annoy Liu Bang.
Afraid that Han Xin would rebel, Liu Bang not only secretly planted eyeliner around Han Xin, but also transferred most of Han Xin's soldiers and horses to himself. But Han Xin deserved to be called the "soldier immortal", and he soon gathered people and horses to regroup and form a large army.
A few years later, Han Xin still led his soldiers and horses outside, attacking the city and plundering land for Liu Bang, just when the army was about to take the Qi country, Liu Bang's account was able to eat his request to send an envoy to the Qi country to persuade the king of Qi to surrender to Han, and Liu Bang readily agreed.
In this way, the credit can be left to others to contain Han Xin, and secondly, it can also reduce the losses caused by the war, Liu Bang feels that this plan is really seamless, and Li Shiqi is even more capable, maybe the day of taking Qidi is not far away.
Kui Che offers Han Xin
For Han Xin, it was not difficult to capture Qidi. But when he learned the news that the king of Han ordered the envoy Li Shiqi to lobby the Qi State, Han Xin was very uncomfortable, but after all, it was someone sent by Liu Bang, so Han Xin could only stand still, hoping that the conversation between Li Shiqi and the King of Qi would go smoothly.
After Kuaiche understood Han Xin's thoughts, he offered a plan to Han Xin: "The King of Han ordered the general to attack Qi, and at the same time sent Confucian Li Shi Qi to say Qi, if he really succeeds, then isn't your merit not as good as that of a person who relies on his mouth?"
Han Xin also felt that Kuaiche was reasonable, so he decisively led the army to attack the Qi State; at this time, the Qi State also did not know why, suddenly lowered its military defense, and Han Xin's army was like a bamboo, and soon the Qi State was destroyed, and the King of Qi was nowhere to be found.
It turned out that after Li Shiqi arrived in Qi, he saw that the King of Qi was not with Xiang Yu, and Li Shiqi showed the benefits to the King of Qi, and the King of Qi expressed his willingness to take refuge in Liu Bang, and specially prepared a banquet for this purpose, and the palace was full of singing and dancing.
But it didn't take long for someone to report that Han Xin, the general under the King of Han, had led his army to attack Qi. The king of Qi thought that Li Shiqi was deliberately trying to shake himself, so he boiled Li Shiqi alive in boiling water, and then after Han Xin's army attacked, he fled into the wilderness.
After taking the state of Qi, Kui Che once again offered a strategy to Han Xin: "Qi has been strong since ancient times, and the general can establish himself as the king of Qi, and form a three-legged position with Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. ”
Han Xin looked at Kui Che, what kind of nonsense are you talking about: "When I was poor, it was the King of Han who gave me a platform and glory and wealth, how could I betray him? It is not easy to become the King of Qi? Just ask the King of Han to seal me." ”
Seeing that Han Xin did not adopt his opinion, and thinking that Han Xin would inevitably be killed by Liu Bang in the future, he completely lost confidence in this master. Then, Han Xin put pen to paper and played Liu Bang: I ask the king to make me the king of Qi.
Liu Bang endured Han Xin again
At this time, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu had been fighting for a long time, Xiang Yu's army was very brave, Liu Bang could only retreat one after another, and even escaped with Xiang Yu in his body. When he saw Han Xin's request to become the "King of Qi", Liu Bang's anger deepened.
In Liu Bang's eyes, Han Xin not only killed his "chess piece" Li Shiqi, but also took the initiative to "invite rewards" because of his pride! Liu Bang was unwilling to make Han Xin the king of Qi, but at this moment, Xiang Yu's soldiers were in the city, and Liu Bang was stumbling.
At this time, the military advisor Zhang Liang told Liu Bang: "King, it is better to crown Han Xin as the king of Qi, so that Han Xin will also try his best to wave his army south and defeat Xiang Yu in order to solve the current difficulty!" Liu Bang endured this breath and named Han Xin the "King of Qi".
Then, Zhang Liang personally went to the "land of Qi" to seal Han Xin as the king of Qi, and Han Xin was very happy after becoming the king of Qi, so he immediately led the army south, and after a decisive victory of thousands of miles, Xiang Yu, who had betrayed his relatives, was defeated by Liu Bang and Han Xin.
Han Xin's situation was hopeless in Kuaiche's opinion, but Han Xin didn't care at all, no matter how he persuaded him, Han Xin was unmoved: "You see, the King of Han will never kill me, hasn't he already named me the King of Qi?"
Seeing that Han Xin was hopeless, Kui Che began to pretend to be crazy and stupid, he was already thinking about his future, because he understood that after Liu Bang killed Han Xin, he would definitely not let himself go, and only a madman could escape.
Killing loyalty is the final step of unification
With Xiang Yu's Wujiang self-slaughter, Liu Bang finally unified the country. When the old enemy has been eliminated and the new enemy is slowly created, Liu Bang designated his other enemy as Han Xin, although Han Xin had no intention of betraying.
Han Xin's merit and prestige are too great, he goes around to kill and crusade, and this world is basically fought by Han Xin alone. In terms of merit, there is no one in the DPRK and China; in terms of prestige, it is even more popular in the army, and if Han Xin rebels, then Liu Bang is in danger.
Moreover, Han Xin and Liu Bang's personal relationship was not good, Zhang Liang and Xiao He spent most of their time glued to Liu Bang, and they were very close before, and Han Xin often led troops outside, so he was far away from the Son of Heaven, and Han Xin was the farthest away in the whole camp.
From the King of Qi to the King of Chu who had no real power, then to being trapped in Chang'an, and then to dying at the hands of the Yin people. All this was planned by Liu Bang step by step, and Han Xin regretted that he didn't listen to Kui Che before he died, so he was killed because of his high merits.
After Liu Bang returned to Chang'an, he vigorously publicized his exploits to his subjects. And Han Xin's dying words also sounded the alarm for Liu Bang: Han Xin, the king of Qi, can be betrayed, but he has not betrayed, so what about the other princes?
When he died, would his children like Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and those powerful princes really be able to suppress it? For this reason, Liu Bang had a chill down his spine, and those princes who had been divided by Liu Bang were also executed.
At Zhang Liang's suggestion, Xiao He had to save his life and that of his descendants by embezzling land, and Zhang Liang hurriedly withdrew from the government to save himself.
If you want to kill loyal ministers, Liu Bang is not the most ruthless, at least he let Zhang Liang go; Liu Bowen, the founding military division of the Ming Dynasty, is also the same as Zhang Liang, with similar experiences and common achievements, and Liu Bowen also wants to retire after success, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not let him go after all.
As for Han Xin alone, it is really a pity that he died of high merit and shock, but many years later, Han Xin may feel more comfortable when he sees that many heroes in the past have been killed by Liu Bang, and those who have made great contributions are destined to be killed, but Han Xin is just one step ahead.