In the long history of the mainland, "a thousand gold is easy to get, but it is difficult to find" is particularly profound, and this sentence is even more vividly reflected when Chu and Han are fighting.
Liu Bang was able to defeat Xiang Yu and establish the Han Dynasty, which was unified after the Qin Dynasty, thanks to his outstanding general, Han Xin.
Han Xin's military talent and tactical wisdom enabled Liu Bang's army to occupy an overwhelming advantage in many battles and won the reputation of "conquering and winning".
Looking back at the history of the continent, heroes often suffer from the suspicion of kings because of their overly prominent abilities while creating eras.
As the saying goes, "the cunning rabbit is cooked by the dead lackey, and the bird is hidden with a good bow", such a general with superior military talent is naturally a potential threat to Liu Bang's heart, he will be reused when he is useful, and he is doomed to a tragic end when he is afraid.
Success is also Xiao He, and defeat is also Xiao He
Han Xin's life experience is quite bumpy, he was humiliated by his crotch in his early years, and he also worked as a halberd under Xiang Yu's tent, and an unexpected encounter changed the trajectory of his fate.
Xiao He was an important advisor to Liu Bang, and he greatly appreciated Han Xin's talent, and when he came to the Han camp to take refuge, he recommended Liu Bang many times to serve as the general of the Han army. Initially, Liu Bang did not agree to this matter, so that Han Xin decided to leave Liu Bang.
When Xiao He learned of this, he immediately rode a horse to chase after him, despite the late night to persuade Han Xin to change his mind, and after returning to the Han camp, he once again strongly recommended Han Xin as a general. Under Xiao He's many persuasions and guarantees, Han Xin was finally reused by Liu Bang, and his military talents had a stage to be fully displayed.
Becoming the commander of the three armies of the Han camp is the beginning of Han Xin's legendary road, and it is also the beginning of its tragedy.
In 202 BC, Liu Bang ended Xiang Yu's hegemony after the Battle of Qixia, and Han Xin, as the most important person in this war, fully demonstrated his military talent, and at the same time, Liu Bang felt deeply threatened.
In order to weaken Han Xin's power, he was first removed from the position of King of Qi and made King of Chu. Years later, Liu Bang took the opportunity of his tour of Yunmengze to capture Han Xin from Chu and return to Chang'an on the charge of murder.
After some interrogation, he was acquitted, but he changed from the king of Chu to the marquis of Huaiyin, not only was he deprived of his military rights, but he was also placed under house arrest in Chang'an City, and Han Xin, who had no soldiers in his hands, was tantamount to fish on a chopping block.
Indeed, in 197 BC, Liu Bang personally led the army to conquer in response to Chen Xuan's rebellion, leaving Empress Lu and Xiao He as assistants. During this period, Empress Lü and Xiao He plotted a plan to kill Han Xin on the grounds that Han Xin might conspire with Chen Xuan to rebel.
Xiao He is Han Xin's Bole and benefactor, and when he invites them to enter the palace to discuss important matters, Han Xin naturally will not have any doubts. However, the place where Xiao He took him was not the court, but the harem of Lu Pheasant's killers.
In the end, Han Xin was tied to a sack and stabbed to death by eunuchs and palace maids. Yi's name was lost due to political struggle, and his parents, wife and others were also involved, and this political game can be said to be extremely tragic.
At the last moment of his life, Han Xin's heart was full of incomprehension and anger towards Xiao He, the two used to be confidants, but now this old friend led him to a dead end, "success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He" shows the complex entanglement between them.
Looking back at the above experience, it is not difficult to find that although Lu Pheasant and Xiao He were the direct murderers of Han Xin, the initiator of all this was Liu Bang, or Liu Bang was ready to kill Xiang Yu when he died.
Recalling that in those years, Han Xin worked diligently for the Han Dynasty to fight the world, not only with merit but also with hard work, why did Liu Bang have to put Han Xin to death? Couldn't he kill one less person? The answer was no.
The apparent reason for Han Shin's killing
Han Shin is a master of the art of war in history, with excellent tactical and resourceful strategies, but frequent mistakes in political strategy. At the critical moment of the Chu and Han hegemony, he made 3 unforgivable mistakes, which directly affected Liu Bang's trust in him.
In 204 BC, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was besieged in Xingyang by the Chu army, and the situation was very critical. At this critical moment, Liu Bang hurriedly sent someone to ask Han Xin to send troops to rescue, but he took the opportunity to blackmail Liu Bang to ask for the title of King of Qi.
On the surface, it was to make the people of Qi land return to their hearts, but in fact, they wanted to use this as a coercion in exchange for Liu Bang's promotion, this move undoubtedly exposed Han Xin's ambition, maybe his ambition was not big, he just wanted to be a prince and live a happy life, but it still made Liu Bang angry.
In desperation, Liu Bang still named Han Xin as the king of Qi, but this king of Qi also made the rift between the two even greater.
When Han Xin attacked the state of Qi, Liu Bang originally wanted to resolve the conflict peacefully, so he sent Li Shiqi as an envoy to the state of Qi to urge the king of Qi to submit to him. Previously, Li Shiqi relied on the argument of his tongue to win 70 cities for the Han army, and he also had a great deal of confidence in this trip to Qi State.
Under the military pressure of the Han army and the diplomatic rhetoric of Li Shiqi, the king of Qi finally agreed to surrender to Liu Bang, but Han Xin ignored this and continued to attack the state of Qi, so that the king of Qi thought that he had been deceived and killed Li Shiqi.
Li Shiqi is the backbone of Liu Bang's command, and he entered the Han camp earlier than Han Xin, Han Xin not only disobeyed Liu Bang's orders, but even killed the person he trusted the most because of this incident, which made him have an extra account.
After Xiang Yu's death, Liu Bang ordered the arrest of many of his generals, but Han Xin took in the wanted criminal Zhong Liwu after being named the queen of Chu.
Liu Bang knew about this matter and asked Han Xin to hand it over many times, but the latter did not make relevant moves, obviously not taking Liu Bang seriously.
In the end, although Zhong Liwu chose to commit suicide, Liu Bang still held a grudge because Han Xin did not immediately carry out his orders, and it was also because of this incident that he was placed under house arrest in Chang'an, deprived of his actual power and demoted to the Marquis of Huaiyin.
Based on the above three things, some people say that Han Xin, like other princes, was not very convinced of Liu Bang, and even wanted to rebel and establish himself as king, and Liu Bang killed him in desperation, but this statement is somewhat untenable.
Back in 204 BC, the state of Qi was roughly pacified, and Han Xin's mentality began to change subtly, believing that he had repeatedly made military exploits and attacked countless cities, and was fully qualified to be crowned king according to his merits.
Therefore, he asked Liu Bang to be crowned king, and also found an excuse for himself in the letter, saying that the people of Qi are cunning and not easy to tame, and they are located in the south of Chu State, and it is very easy to collude with them, and if he makes himself the king of Qi, he can deter Qi and Chu.
At this time, Han Xin also received two persuasions, one of which was that Xiang Yu's subordinate general Wu Shi came to seek an alliance, which roughly means "anti-Han and Chu Lianhe, and participate in the division of the king of the world", to put it bluntly, he did not help Liu Bang to attack Xiang Yu, and the three of them divided the world and Han Xin was the king of Qi.
The second is Han Xin's think tank Kuaitong, and his suggestions are not bad from Wu She, which means that they should not help Liu Bang defeat Xiang Yu, and at the same time do not help Xiang Yu attack Liu Bang.
Both Wu She's suggestion and Kuaitong's suggestion were very tempting, but Han Xin rejected all the proposals, and still led the army to help Liu Bang flank Xiang Yu, and finally defeated the prince completely in the next battle.
From this point of view, Han Xin is an ambitious person, but this kind of political ambition is actually not strong, and a small King of Qi is enough to satisfy all his fantasies, and in essence, he will not take the risk of rebellion and pursue higher power.
To describe Han Xin in today's terms, he was a short-sighted and unambitious man, whose talent would be a threat to the stability of the Han Dynasty, but would not actually pose a threat, because he would not dare to rebel at all, would not rebel.
As a politically resourceful person, does Liu Bang not know what kind of person Han Xin is? The answer must be yes, so why do you have to kill him?
The heart of the emperor must be cut down for the sake of the country
Although Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was always jealous of Han Xin's outstanding generals, for no other reason, Han Xin was too strong, and no one in the entire Han Dynasty was his opponent, once he mastered the military power, it was a potential threat, which was the fundamental reason for killing.
Looking back at Liu Bang's journey of fighting the world, it is not so much that he is starting a business, but that Han Xin is working for him.
Since Han Xin was named a general in Hanzhong, he first used the plan of Ming Xiu plank road to secretly cross Chen Cang out of Bashu, and then defeated Zhang Han and other strong enemies, and reoccupied the land of Guanzhong as the foundation.
In the Battle of Weishui, Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu, and even almost lost his life, but it was also Han Xin who found the point to break the game, and led the army all the way east to attack Zhao, Yan, Dai and Qi.
Xiang Yu and Liu Bang spent time in the Xingyang area, but Han Xin had already helped Liu Bang lay down half of the country.
Relying on the strength of Han Xin, Liu Bang finally had the ability to wrestle with Xiang Yu, and the Han army entered the counteroffensive stage, and finally formed a siege of the Chu army under the wall, and Xiang Yu on the edge of the Wujiang River ended the threat to Liu Bang.
At the time of the Battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang had an army of 560,000, while Xiang Yu only had 30,000 with him.
When the ambush was on all sides and the battle under the wall, Xiang Yu had an army of 100,000 around him, even so, Han Xin was still able to command the five-way army to encircle Xiang Yu in an orderly manner, which shows how high Han Xin's military talent is, it is no exaggeration to say that he is much higher than Xiang Yu.
Some people say that Xiang Yu's ruined cauldron and Han Xin's backwater battle are similar, but if you carefully analyze the essential difference, Xiang Yu's ruined cauldron is more like being approved and right, relying on blood to defeat the army of the Qin Dynasty.
Han Xin, on the other hand, determined the correct answer and plan after countless algorithms, and the battle was not directly against the water, but first lured the enemy to go deeper, waited for work, and finally put his army to death and survive.
The cross-section of the place where the last battle was fought was very narrow, and although it was said that Han Shin fought more with less, the local battlefield was fought against the enemy with the same number of people, and finally won the victory in the last battle.
The battle is like doing a multiple-choice question, one is right and the other is right, although the two seem to be the same, they are actually fundamentally different. Liu Bang couldn't even beat Xiang Yu, let alone Han Xin, who was known as the "Soldier Immortal".
Why did Liu Bang massacre heroes in his later years, on the other hand, his son Liu Ying was too weak, and once he died, no one would be able to suppress those arrogant generals, let alone deal with the hidden danger of Han Xin.
In general, Liu Bang is also very entangled in the issue of killing Han Xin, otherwise he would not be belittled again and again, but directly beheaded him. He wanted to use this person's talent, but the other party was too invincible, and the fear in his heart eventually turned into murderous intent.
The ancients said that "the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop", Liu Bang killed Han Xin not because he coerced him to ask for the title of King of Qi, nor did he cheat Li Shiqi, let alone disobey Liu Bang's order to shield Zhong Lixuan, but his ability was too strong, which made Liu Bang afraid.
Since there is no way to check and balance, then only killing can solve the problem fundamentally, which is also the reason why Lu Pheasant desperately wants to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and he must solve the hidden danger for himself and his son.
If Han Xin can realize the fear he brought to Liu Bang, indulge in wine and wealth in his daily life, and no longer be able to defile himself like Xiao He, and bully the people for money, so as to weaken his influence, he may be able to die a good death like Zhang Liang and Xiao He.
All in all, if you want the emperor to feel at ease with you, you must make the other party feel that you can control yourself, and if you get rid of his control, then death is not far away.
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