At the beginning of the uprising, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu did something disgraceful

Both Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu were chu people, Xiang Liang was Xiang Yu's uncle, and Xiang Liang's father, Xiang Yan, was a great general of the Chu state and was later killed by the Qin general Wang Qi. The Xiang clan has a high reputation in the Chu region.

After the chu state was destroyed, Xiang Liang took Xiang Yu into exile and met many officials in Wuzhong who had been favored by the Xiang family, which settled down. They never forgot their family hatred and hatred for the country, and used their local influence to secretly organize their own anti-Qin forces.

During the reign of Qin II, high taxes and servitude were imposed, and the people did not have a good life. In July, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang launched the Dazexiang Uprising, which triggered a chain reaction, with peasants from all over the country joining the uprising and the regime of the Qin state suffering from turmoil.

Yin corresponded to Xiang Liang to discuss the uprising

At that time, the kuài jī Commandery was called Yin Tong, and he saw that the uprisings across the country had become a burning trend, and he judged the situation, feeling that the rule of the Qin Dynasty was in turmoil and would always collapse, rather than waiting to be killed by the rebel army, it was better to follow the trend and revolt early, and perhaps to find an official position.

After Yin Tong had this plan, he first found Xiang Liang and said, "Now the old noble capital west of the Great River has rebelled, which also shows that the heavens are going to destroy Qin." As the saying goes, the first attack is strong, and the second hand suffers, now is the best time for me to wait for the army to rebel, and I intend to use you and Huan (huán) and Chu as the generals of our army. ”

However, at this time, Huan Chu was fleeing, so Xiang Liang said: "Huan Chu is on the run, and no one else knows his whereabouts, only my nephew Xiang Yu knows." ”

So Xiang Liang pretended to go out to summon Xiang Yu, and instructed Xiang Yu to wait outside with his sword, and then come in after hearing the summons. In fact, Xiang Liang had already made a decision with Xiang Yu at this time to kill Yin Tong.

Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu betrayed their faith and killed Yin Tong

Xiang Liang went in and sat down with Yin Tong, and asked Yin Tong to summon Xiang Yu and inquire about Huan Chu's whereabouts. After Xiang Yu came in, Xiang Liang gave him a look and signaled that he could act, so Xiang Yu pulled out his sword to cut off Yin Tong's head, at this time the men in the palace were horrified and chaotic, Xiang Yu took the opportunity to kill dozens of hundreds of people, and the rest did not dare to come forward again. Xiang Liang then summoned Wu Zhong's officials and gathered 8,000 of Wu Zhong's disciples to revolt against Qin.

Why kill Yin Tong

First of all, Yin Tong was the head of a county in the Qin Dynasty, and could be regarded as the representative of the tyrannical rule of the Qin Dynasty. Killing Yin Tong can show the local people The determination of the Xiang clan to oppose Qin, and can better call on the local Haojie to fight against Qin with them, so killing Yin Tong can also be regarded as a flag for the uprising, which can best enhance the appeal.

Secondly, Xiang's uncle and nephew refused to live under others. If following the Yin Tong uprising is to help others fight the world, then in the end the Xiang family will not have a higher status. After all, the Xiang clan was an aristocrat of the Chu state, shouldering the heavy responsibility of reviving the country, how could they follow a Qin Dynasty official to fight the world?

It's disgraceful

Yin Tong frankly told Xiang Liang that he was going to revolt against Qin and made him a general. If such a thing as an uprising is leaked, it is a crime of killing the head. It can be seen that Yin Tong trusts Xiang Liang very much.

However, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu did not hesitate to kill him for their "grand ambitions", which was really an unkind and unjust act, and was despised by posterity.

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