In 196 BC, a political storm was quietly brewing in the Han Palace, Lu Pheasant sat in the palatial palace with his brows furrowed, and there was a person's name like a sword hanging in his heart, he was the former military genius Han Xin, who was once a key figure in the battlefield of Chu and Han hegemony.
The ancients said that "the cunning rabbit dies and the lackey cooks", and the hero who was once on the battlefield has now become a thorn in the Han Dynasty, so he will definitely die.
Why did Liu Bang kill Han Xin
Han Xin's story begins with poverty and humiliation, and he was repeatedly humiliated in his early years due to his family's poverty, and his fate took a dramatic turn after meeting Liu Bang.
Liu Bang took a fancy to Han Xin's military talent and promoted one of his ordinary soldiers to general, and Han Xin, with his extraordinary strategic and tactical vision, helped Liu Bang defeat Xiang Yu and other opponents, and contributed to the unification of the six states of the Han Dynasty.
In the anxious years of the Chu-Han dispute, Han Xin was a sword in Liu Bang's hand, but after the smoke of war faded, the relationship between the two became increasingly tense, and Liu Bang slowly developed the heart of "killing Han Xin" for three reasons:
One of Han Xin's influence is too great, Han Xin is one of the three major heroes in the early Han Dynasty, and his military talent is unrivaled among the founding generals.
However, such an ability is a good thing for Liu Bang, but it is also a bad thing, and the difference between good and bad changes depending on the changing situation. If it was in the Chu and Han dynasties, Han Xin's talent could be used by Liu Bang, which would naturally be good.
Even an army of millions, the battle will be won, the attack must be taken, I am not as good as Han Xin.
But the world is decided, there is such a handsome talent under the rule of the Western Han Dynasty, which is also a hidden danger invisibly, once he chooses to rebel, no one is his opponent, and Han Xin did secretly have dealings with the traitor Chen Feng.
Second, Han Xin was disobedient, once Liu Bang's situation in Xingyang was very critical, and the army was besieged by Xiang Yu's army many times, so he sent a signal to Han Xin for help, hoping to lead the army to relieve the siege.
At that time, Han Xin had just pacified the Qi State and had a powerful army, and after receiving the letter asking for help, not only did he not lead his troops westward, but also used it as a threat to be named the acting king of Qi.
Liu Bang was furious when he learned of Han Xin's conditions, but he couldn't turn his face with the other party at this moment, and was forced to make him the king of Zhenqi.
This incident exposed Han Xin's ambitions, and also complicated his relationship with Liu Bang, laying the groundwork for later events. Moreover, after Xiang Yu was defeated, Liu Bang began to clean up the remnants of the Chu army, but Han Xin sheltered the general Zhong Liyi.
After Liu Bang learned about it, he ordered Han Xin to eradicate Zhong Liyi, but the latter did not carry out the order at the first time, which shows that Han Xin did not take Liu Bang 100% seriously, and the rift between the two is getting bigger and bigger.
The third is the political demand, in the early Han Dynasty, Liu Bang had to use the feudal system to buy the hearts of the people in order to win the hearts of the people, but after the stability of the Han Dynasty, in order to consolidate his rule, the feudal system must be abolished, and Han Xin at that time was the famous King of Chu.
On the surface, these princes were subservient to Liu Bang, but in fact they had their own territory, army, and taxes, and were political entities with a high degree of autonomy, and the excessive concentration of power among the princes would inevitably threaten the authority of the central government.
In general, Liu Bang took a series of measures to stabilize his rule after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, and Han Xin's strong ability, disobedience, and strength, etc., were a huge threat to the Western Han regime, and he was bound to die no matter what, and was destined to fall victim to political struggles and institutional contradictions.
Seeing that he was suspicious and strong, he was not at ease, he was desperate, he plotted rebellion, and finally perished.
How to get rid of Han Xin? There is one person who is very suitable, and he is Xiao He, Han Xin's benefactor.
Success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He
As mentioned above, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu had named Han Xin as the king of Qi during the confrontation in Xingyang, but after eliminating Xiang Yu under the wall, he was directly renamed the king of Chu. In addition to the title has not changed, all the military rights in his hands have been deprived, and he is far away from Qidi, which has been operating for a long time.
Even so, Liu Bang was still not at ease, and later took the opportunity of touring Yunmengze to arrest Han Xin and bring him back to Chang'an under house arrest.
Han Xin can not trust anyone, but there is only one person who will firmly believe in it, and he is Xiao He. Han Xin was originally an ordinary person, who had worked for Xiang Yu but could not be reused, and later decided to defect to another Han king, Liu Bang.
In fact, he was not reused at the beginning, he was just a petty officer in charge of grain in the Han army, and it was difficult to display his military talent.
Later, he was almost beheaded for violating military regulations, but fortunately he was rescued by Xiahou Ying who was passing by, and then recommended it to Xiao He, who in turn recommended it to Liu Bang.
He who wants to fight for the world, not those who believe in nothing and have nothing to do.
It's just that he is still an inconspicuous petty official, and Han Xin, whose self-confidence has been frustrated, can only leave alone.
Liu Bang didn't know Meiyu Xiao He but could identify talents, he had long seen Han Xin's extraordinary, and he had an extraordinary understanding of the art of war, and he repeatedly recommended Liu Bang but was repeatedly rejected, and this matter was delayed again and again.
Now that he learned that Han Xin had actually left the Han camp, Xiao He knew that he could not lose such a genius, otherwise it would be impossible to return to the Central Plains, so he personally rode a horse to chase after him, and after two days of searching, he finally recovered Han Xin and helped him become the commander of the three armies of the Han army.
It is no exaggeration to say that Xiao He has the grace of reinvention for Han Xin, but this kind of kindness that is remembered in his heart also laid the groundwork for the later tragedy. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, Chen Feng raised troops to rebel, and Liu Bang personally led the army to suppress it, and a conspiracy around Han Xin began.
Han Xin and Chen Feng had a secret relationship, and Lu Pheasant was afraid that he would make something happen behind his back, so he wanted to get him to the Han Palace to "kill", so he asked Xiao He to bring Han Xin into the palace.
According to the "Historical Records", Xiao He tricked Han Xin into the bell room of Changle Palace by means of "deception", and suddenly many palace maids and eunuchs appeared in the house.
Han Xin was stabbed to death with a wooden stick with his fists and four hands, and the family members were not spared.
The letter entered, and the queen of Lu made the samurai bind the letter and cut the long music room.
Liu Bang was not in Chang'an when Han Xin was killed, but Han Xin's death was deeply in his mind, after all, the biggest military hidden danger in the Western Han Dynasty was solved today, and Xiao He had to be rewarded with something.
Since the beginning of the business, Xiao He has been Liu Bang's right-hand man, if he hadn't been working hard in the rear, Xiang Yu would not have been dragged to death a little bit, ranking second among the heroes of the early Han Dynasty, and he was already a very human minister.
When there was no reward, Liu Bang added 5,000 households to him, and also sent a lieutenant to lead 500 soldiers as his escort, representing the emperor's trust and endless honor.
People are in good spirits on happy occasions, Xiao He, as the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, must set two tables to celebrate, when everyone drinks and expresses congratulations, a person suddenly stands up and says, "You are in great trouble but you don't know it", the person who said this sentence is named Shao Ping.
Xiao He's invisible crisis
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, many people liked to raise doormen, thinking that they would give advice to themselves at critical moments, and after Xiao He became the prime minister of a country, there were also many such people around him, and Shao Ping was a doorman under him.
Shao Ping's identity is not simple, he was the Marquis of Tanglin during the Qin Dynasty, and after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, he became an ordinary family step by step and made a living by farming. It is worth mentioning that because the melons grown by his family are more sweet and delicious, they have also won the reputation of "aventurine melon".
As a declining aristocrat, Shao Ping is not only an extraordinary melon farmer, but also a far-sighted politician who has a clear understanding of everything, and has his own basis for saying the phrase "you are in great trouble" at a jubilant banquet where guests gather.
Since ancient times, what is the most feared thing for the emperor, that is, there is no reward for meritorious officials, because the second reward is the emperor's position, there is no doubt that Xiao He was in such an unconscious state at that time.
Liu Bang also increased his fiefdom because he had no reward, and also added a lieutenant and 500 guards, and the problem was in this lieutenant and 500 guards.
The ancient guards are a little different from the current understanding, in a way, the captain is like a general leading the troops, and 500 guards are 500 soldiers to put it bluntly. At that time, the political environment of the Han Dynasty had been greatly determined, and Chang'an was still in the center of the Han Dynasty, and there was basically no war.
Since there is no war, what do you want these 500 soldiers to do? Obviously, it is nominally protection, but in fact it is a kind of surveillance by Liu Bang on Xiao He, after all, from a certain point of view, he is also one of the founding ministers, and he has a certain threat to the country surnamed Liu.
Xiao He was taken aback when he heard such an explanation, he was originally angry because of Shao Ping's words like mourning, but now he was cold and his heart sank, and he realized the severity of the situation and sought a solution from Shao Ping.
Soon, the honest and loving Xiao He and the prime minister Xiao Cheng were gone, replaced by Xiao corrupt officials who oppressed the people and looted the people's wealth, Liu Bang was not only not angry but very happy when he learned about this, because the worse Xiao He's reputation, the less of a threat to the Han Dynasty.
In the end, Liu Bang just called Xiao He to his side and reprimanded him, and did not take substantive punishment measures. Xiao He also successfully relieved 500 guards, and also took out his family wealth and fiefdom to make amends, so that the threat to the Han Dynasty was almost zero.
Liu Bang was greatly relieved to see Xiao He's behavior, and since then his doubts about Xiao He and even the Xiao family have been eliminated, and then Xiao He resigned from all his positions in the court and found a feng shui treasure to live a happy old age.
Xiao He died, and he was called "the end of the text".
Therefore, there is no one who is completely trusted in the emperor's heart, threatening some civil officials and military generals, perhaps this is why the ancients said "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger".
In the eyes of the emperor, if you can use it, he will spoil you, and if he doesn't need it, he will abandon it, and if he threatens himself, he will kill him regardless of whether he is right or wrong.
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