The struggle between Chu and Han in the history of the mainland refers to a large-scale war fought by the two major political and military groups, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu and Liu Bang, the king of Han, for political power. The result ended with the defeat of Xiang Yu, who was originally strong, and Liu Bang, who was weaker at the beginning, established the Western Han Dynasty.
As for the reasons for Xiang Yu's failure, there are various theories such as his lack of political wisdom, personal character flaws, and short-sightedness of strategic vision.
Liu Bang and Xiang Yu
This article will try to explore the reasons for Xiang Yu's failure with the help of the interpretation of the Nine Five Lines of the I Ching's "Tun Hexagram", with the following topics:
In the struggle between Chu and Han, why did Xiang Yu, who was strong at the beginning, fail to win the world in the end?
1. Interpret the ninety-five lines of the I Ching's "Tun Hexagram".
In order to explore the theme of this article more clearly, let's first interpret the ninety-five lines of the I Ching's "Tun Hexagram", which is "Tun Qi Anointing, Xiao Zhenji, and Great Zhen Fierce." The word "anointing" refers to grease and is a metaphor for land, power, and wealth. "Tunqi anointing" refers to gathering land, wealth, and power in one's hands, and refusing to share it with others. The meaning of this is that if you only care about hoarding wealth for yourself and do not pay attention to helping others, you will be lucky to do small things, and it will be dangerous to do big things.
This is a reminder that it is dangerous to only hoard wealth for oneself and not pay attention to helping others and sharing it with others. Therefore, don't just stare at your own money pocket, you must "give grace" and know how to give up, so as to avoid evil and seek good fortune. The reason for Xiang Yu's failure is that he does not understand the philosophy of the "Tun Hexagram", please look at the following facts:
The image of Xiang Yu in the game
Second, Xiang Yu doesn't know how to share, and he only succeeds or loses in the end
Overlord Xiang Yu was once the leader of the world. Among the anti-Qin rebel armies at the end of Qin, his army was the most powerful. After the destruction of Qin, Xiang Yu presided over the division of the princes and called himself the overlord of Western Chu, and none of them dared to openly oppose it, which shows the power of the overlord at that time.
Later, the situation changed, and among the more than ten princes and kings crowned by the overlord of Chu, only Liu Bang, the king of Han, had the conditions to compete with him for the world. But in terms of troops, Liu Bang is not an opponent at all. Therefore, in the early stage of the struggle between Chu and Han, Liu Bang always suffered defeats everywhere.
Xiang Yu is not only strong, but when he fights, he always takes the lead. The history books say that he was a great warrior, and he fought very bravely, and the soldiers saw him take the lead, and they all marched forward bravely. When the soldiers were wounded and sick in battle, Xiang Yu often visited them in person, sometimes even crying bitterly, and distributed his food and drink to the wounded and sick, so he won the respect of the soldiers.
On the other hand, Liu Bang did not respect his subordinates at all, he often insulted his generals, and if someone came to defect to Liu Bang, he often ignored him; Liu Bang even took the hat of a scholar to pee, which was simply a scoundrel.
Liu Bang stills
However, Xiang Yu's weakness is just as Han Xin said, just a woman's benevolence, and lacks the heroism to override the world. The generals under him were born and died, and with their military exploits, Xiang Yu not only did not reward them, but was jealous of the merits of his subordinates. The cities and lands that the generals fought were all managed by Xiang Yu. This is the "Tunqi ointment" in the Ninth Five-Year Plan of "Tun Hexagram".
At this point, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu are just the opposite, and when the generals have military exploits, he will be rewarded heavily: whoever conquers the land and city, Liu Bang will give it to whomever he wants. In particular, he divided Han Xin, Yingbu, and Peng Yue as kings, and gave them heavy troops and commanding power, so that Xiang Yu was later in a position of being attacked from all sides, and finally seized the world.
After Liu Bang seized the world, he set up a grand banquet in the Xianyang Palace to entertain all the heroes and generals. At the banquet, Liu Bang asked: "Please tell me, why can I win the world, and how did Xiang Yu lose the world?" At this time, Wang Ling was the first to stand up and speak. He said: "Your old man, Your Emperor, has always been arrogant and insulting his subordinates, but Xiang Yu is kind and cares about his soldiers.
However, Xiang Yu is suspicious and jealous of people with merit, and people who seize the land of the city but can't get any benefits, of course people will not work hard for him. Your Majesty, you will be rewarded for your merits, who will capture the land of the city. You will reward whoever you want, so everyone is willing to work hard for you, and the world is of course yours. ”
The image of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu
After listening to it, Liu Bang and everyone felt that Wang Ling's words made sense. This is also the fundamental reason why Liu Bang can succeed but Xiang Yu fails. That is, Xiang Yu does not know how to share, and only succeeds or loses in the end; Liu Bang is happy to win the world.
3. The life implications of the event
The historical event of "Xiang Yutun's anointing success or failure" not only interprets the "Tun Hexagram" 95 Yao "Tun Qi ointment, small Zhenji, big Zhenji." The true meaning of this also gives us the following revelations:
The world is the world of the people, and the wealth of the world should be shared by everyone. If one person gathers in his hands and does not let others share, even if he has the power of the overlord of Western Chu, there is only the result of "small Zhenji, big Zhenji". Xiang Yu didn't know this meaning, and he would inevitably end up with the resentment of the "Kou" who became the king and defeated the king. Liu Bang was able to share his anointing with everyone, and won the great benefits of the world.
If an individual gathers his wealth alone, he will eventually lose everything, and if he can give it to the person who should give it, he will eventually gain great profit, even if he loses little. This is the philosophy of life that gathers and disperses, and gives and gets. This incident teaches people the proper, modest benefit of not going too far.
Xiang Yu stills
For example, it is good for a husband to love his wife, love his children, and love his work, but if he goes too far, it will have bad consequences. Loving his wife too much often makes his wife dependent, and in the end, he often makes a big fuss because of his husband's negligence, resulting in emotional discord; Spoiling children too much is also not conducive to the growth of children; If you love your job too much, you will neglect your family and affect your family life.
In short, in the struggle between Chu and Han, the reason why Xiang Yu, who had a strong army at the beginning, failed to win the world in the end was because he had obvious deficiencies in political wisdom, employment, character, and strategic vision. These factors interacted with each other, causing him to gradually lose his dominant position in the Chu-Han rivalry.
And Liu Bang did even better in these aspects, and finally succeeded in winning the world. Therefore, we should learn from Xiang Yu's failures and realize the importance of factors such as political wisdom, employment, character, and strategic vision in success. Only in this way will we be better equipped to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future.
Xiang Yu sculpture
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