I have to say that bloodline is a very magical thing, no matter how desperate it was before, but once the storm meets, even if it is not "transported to the heavens and the earth with the same force", it is also "taking advantage of the momentum to turn into a dragon". King Xiongxin of Chuhuai, who was set up by Xiang Liang as a puppet of the King of Chu because of Fan Zeng's words, in the vigorous cause of the fall of Qin, when everyone was paying attention to the Chu and Han wars that "fought with dragons and tigers and were wonderful and colorful", they often ignored this "puppet" who once stood at the top of the world, but once we carefully read the fascinating history of Chu and Han at the time of Chu And Han, I will find that King Chu Huai, this seemingly incompetent puppet, is a majestic mountain that we can never get around. It was precisely because of his intervention that the great cause of cutting Qin was in full swing, and it was precisely because of his intervention that Liu Xiang became so thrilling. The general trend of the world is actually tied to the body of King Huai of Chu.
One: Fan Zeng's strategy - the trend of the times, after not establishing a sect office is not enough to appeal to people's hearts
In 209 BC, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, who shouted the slogan "The prince will have a kind of Hu", rose up in Daze Township. The remnants of the Six Kingdoms and the oppressed people of the world who had been dormant for a long time immediately gathered from the corresponding wind and ants gathered, and the trickle of rebel armies gradually converged into a rolling torrent, violently impacting the newly established Great Qin Empire.
When the country was destroyed and the society collapsed, the last genius general of Great Qin, Shuai Zhang handan, with the support of Qin II, led a group of rabble-rousers from Lishan to overthrow the Zhou Wen army that had already approached the Beijing division in one fell swoop, and then turned to the world, successively breaking deng Shuo, Wu Xu, Cai Ci and other rebel generals, forcing the newly established "Zhang Chu regime" to flee in a hurry, and in the same year, successfully killed Chen Sheng, the king of Chu. The momentum of the anti-Qin rebels, which had flourished for a while, was eaten, and it encountered the greatest cold winter since the beginning of the army.
And just when the heroes of the world stood with bated breath and seemed to be at a loss, Fan Zeng, a juju man, proposed to Xiang Liang, who was the most powerful and powerful in the rebel army at that time, to support the establishment of the ancient Chu, so as to attract people's hearts and minds, and jointly plan to destroy the great cause of Qin.
Fan Zengyue: "Chen Sheng lost Gudang. Fu Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms, and Chu was the most innocent. Since the king of Huai entered Qin, the Chu people have taken pity on him so far, so Chu Nan Gong said: 'Although Chu has three households, qin will be chu if it dies'. Now Chen Sheng's first thing, not standing up for himself after Standing Chu, his momentum is not long. Now that the emperor rises in Jiangdong, the generals of Chu Yuwu are all vying for the vassals, and the Chu generals of the junshi world will be able to restore Chu after that. ”
This strategy of "borrowing the haojie since the establishment of the king" was immediately adopted by Xiang Liang. As a result, Xiong Xin, the grandson of the "King of Chu Huai", who had fallen to the "shepherding of sheep for people" at this time, was proclaimed as the King of Chu Huai, and he stepped onto the stage of history with dignity and dominated the mighty "Battle of qin" with his status of almost "puppet".
Therefore, Xiang Liangran said that he would ask the king of Chuhuai to be a man and a shepherd, and to think that he was the king of Chuhuai, and that he would follow the expectations of the people.
Second: The grandson of the mysterious King Huai- the Later Huai King Xiongxin
The beauty of history lies in the fact that he is full of suspense everywhere, just like the identity of the bear heart of the current "shepherd of the sheep in the dynasty, the king of ChuHuai", since he became king, it has been more than two thousand years, and it is still a hot topic of endless argument and debate in the historical circles. After all, as far as the timeline is concerned, his identity is too questionable.
First of all, although the birth year of Xiong Huai, the former King of Chuhuai, is unknown, the fact that he died in 296 BC is historically confirmed. The time after Xiang Liang's establishment was in 208 BC. The time span between the two was as long as 88 years. In other words, even if the former King of Huai was unusual, and gave birth to the father of the King of Hou Huai in the year of his death, then considering the social environment, marriage habits and customs at that time, the King of Hou Huai at this time was already a dying old man in his 60s.
And for a person born in the Qin of tigers and wolves, with the advancement of the war of the fall of the qin, how can these possible political hidden dangers be tolerated? Taking a step back, even if King Zhaoxiang did not kill the father and son of King Huai, how did he successfully avoid the rebellion of Changping Jun, which broke out during the reign of Qin Shi Huang. After all, in this turmoil, the Remnants of the Chu Clan in Qin have been slaughtered!
In addition, Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms in 221 BC, and later, in order to eliminate the hidden dangers brought about by the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, the first emperor of the Xiongcai Dynasty moved all the clans of the Six Kingdoms to Xianyang in Guanzhong, in this regard, that was the Houhuai King Xiongxin who originally grew up in the Qin Kingdom, let alone returned to his hometown! Therefore, how did Xiang Liang find the Houhuai King Xiongxin in Chudi? In this way, we can basically rule out that Xiong Xin is a descendant of the former King of Huai, Xiong Huai, su Qin!
Secondly, since Xiong Xin was not the heir after King Huai entered Qin, he should be a descendant before King Huai entered Qin. King Huai entered Qin in 299 BC, and according to records, the youngest son of King Huai of Chu was Gongzi Lan, and it was he who strongly advised King Huai of Chu to go to the covenant of Qiangqin. After King Huai went to Qin and did not return, his brother King Xiang succeeded to the throne, and Zilan was subsequently appointed as the Lingyin of the Chu State, so Zilan should have reached adulthood at this time (assuming that he was 20 years old at this time). Then, if we assume that Xiongxin is the son of Zilan, although we do not know when Zilan died, but if it is limited to 60 years old (modern science, men are generally about 60 years old and infertile), then the upward pusher Orchid should be born in 316 BC, and the bear heart should be born in 256 BC. Xiang Liang embraced xiongxin in 208 BC, when Xiongxin was about 48 years old. In this regard, the possibility that Xiong Xin was Zi Lan's son and the grandson of King Huai of Chu was established. But this is ultimately the most extreme algorithm. According to the principle of "doubtless evidence" in history, this inference is not enough to be accepted.
Finally, in recent years, there have been some people who suspect that Xiong Xin, the king of Houhuai, is a descendant of the last Chu king Xiong Huan, Xiong You, Xiong Beijiao, or Xiong Qi (Qin Zhichang Pingjun), but if this is the case, it is even more proof that Xiong Xin is the grandson of the former King Huai. Because whether it is Xiong Hun, Xiong Yu or Xiong Negative Jiao, they themselves are already the grandchildren of the former King Huai. If Xiong Xin was really the heir of some last King of Chu, it should at least be a great-grandson.
In summary, the identity of the Houhuai King Xiongxin has indeed become a major mystery in the current historical circles, and if it is really to be deciphered, it can only be expected from future archaeological discoveries.
Three: Could it be that we have mistranslated it - the heart of "Sun" of The King of Huai
Therefore, Xiang Liangran said that he would ask the king of Chuhuai to be a man and a shepherd, and to think that he was the king of Chuhuai, and that he would follow the expectations of the people! - "Historia. Xiang Yu Benji
Therefore, Liang Nai begged Sun Xin, the king of Chu Huai, to shepherd sheep in the people, and immediately thought that he was the king of Chu Huai, and he was also looked forward to by the people. - Book of Han. Chen Shengxiang's Biography No. 1
These are two passages recorded in the "Records of History" and the "Book of Han", in which Taishi Gong and Ban Gu only use a simple "Sun Xin of Chu Huai" for the identity of The King of Houhuai. And just now we have proved that as far as the time clues are concerned, it is very far-fetched to say that Houhuai Wang Xiongxin is the grandson of King Chuhuai.
So, in the face of Sima Qian and Ban Gu's black and white words, is it possible that we ourselves misunderstood? After all, in the context of Wen Yanwen, the word "Sun" does not only mean "Sun Zi". This usage is like the passage in "The Fool Moves the Mountain" that uses the word "descendants" to refer to the descendants in general. Just as it belongs to the word "grandfather" in ancient Chinese.
Foolish Gong Yue: The solidity of ru's heart is impenetrable, and it was not as good as a widow's wife and weak son. Although in my death, there are sons and sons; the sons give birth to grandchildren, and the suns give birth to sons; the sons have sons, and the sons and grandchildren are infinitely poor, and the mountains do not increase, so why is it bitter and not peaceful?
Therefore, if the word "sun" is interpreted according to the general usage of the text, it is translated as great-grandson and grandchildren, and does not refer specifically to sunchildren. Then everything that bothered us disappeared and suddenly became enlightened.
After all, in the late Qin Dynasty, only thirteen years after the fall of the Six Kingdoms, and with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms still alive, the Xiang clan of chu chen for generations could not find someone to come and lie that it was the former Chu Sect. Otherwise, once the lies are exposed, the vigorous development of the Qin Dynasty will inevitably be in vain. This kind of thing of moving stones and smashing feet and asking for no interest in itself, in terms of Xiang Liang's consistent style, must be dismissive.
Moreover, as far as the skillful political skills and power scheming skills displayed by The King of Houhuai in the "Battle of the Fallen Qin", his people were bound to be characters who often wandered in the field of power earlier. Coupled with the promotion of him by the old Chu widows at that time. We can fully conclude that the King of Houhuai must be the patriarch of the old Chu, and as for the lineage from time to time, it remains to be examined, of course, I personally prefer the view that the King of Houhuai is the heir of the son of the King of Chuhuai.
In this way, then, the translation of "nai qiu Chu Huai Wang Sun Xin" is "So he sent people to search for the descendants of Chu Huai Wang, and found a man named Xiong Xin, who was now falling into the folk and shepherding sheep for others." "It is the most appropriate, and more importantly, in this way, the whole incident makes sense."
Three: The value of the bear heart - the gold content of the three words "King of Chuhuai"
Fu Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms, and Chu was the most innocent. Since the king of Huai entered Qin, the Chu people have taken pity on him so far, so Chu Nan Gong said: 'Although Chu has three households, qin will die chu' also ... Therefore, Xiang Liangran said that <, but asked the king of Chuhuai to be a man and a shepherd, and he immediately thought that he was the king of Chuhuai, and he was expected by the people.
As far as the content of Fan Zeng's lobbying is concerned, his focus is not on who will be the king of Chu, but only on the "King of Chu Huai" sign to call on the people of Chu and the rebels in the world (because the first righteous people, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, are all Chu people, and most of the princely states that have been restored have succeeded with the help, support, and support of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's old departments. Therefore, most of the princes in the world took the King of Chu as their ally. Because the King of Chu Huai, who "did not return to Qin and died in another country", was the most able to evoke the memories of the remnants of the former Chu Dynasty for that unforgettable history of humiliation. In this regard, what is the origin of houhuai Wang Xiongxin? It doesn't matter how wise or foolish you are. After all, in the end, he was just a pawn and a puppet dragged in Xiang Liang's hand.
I have to say that if it is consequentialism, then Fan Zeng's strategy is quite successful. But when the awakened hatred lost its inhibition, when the remaining sanity was engulfed by hatred, the vast soup, the boundless Chu army and the princes' armies began to surge to the Qin army, so that the military myth of being outnumbered and one enemy and one hundred was repeatedly interpreted, and after the surrender of the Qin military apparatus, the naturalized Qin descendants were not accepted by the "friendly army" because of this, not only that, they were also regarded as the cathartics of hatred. Constantly invaded by the Chu army and the princes' armies. And directly led to the occurrence of the "Xin'an PitFall" incident that shocked history.
And the Qin army surrendered to the princes, and the princes and pawns took advantage of the victory over many slaves to make them, and slightly insulted the Qin officials. Qin officials whispered, "General Zhang and other deceitful princes who have surrendered to me can now enter the pass to break Qin and be of great good; that is, they cannot, the princes belong to me and the east, and Qin will do everything in his power to curse my parents and wives." "The generals sniffed his plan to warn Xiang Yu." Xiang Yu was summoned to Tuobu and General Pu. Therefore, the Chu army attacked more than 200,000 Qin soldiers in the south of Xin'an City at night.
"Killing and descending is ominous", the political benefits brought by the king of Yonglihuai gradually disappeared, but Xiang Yu, as the champion of the princes, had to bear the bitter and evil consequences that followed. However, the "Xin'an Pit Drop" incident is only the beginning.
Looking at the history of the late Qin and early Han dynasties, we have to sigh the huge energy of this Chu Huai King who was "as fast as a meteor, but brighter than the sun and the moon". Although his life is a mystery and resembles a puppet, he personally directed the great drama of "The Fall of Qin", and also indirectly contributed to the situation of "Chu-Han Rivalry"; not only successfully "used" Liu Bang to avenge himself after his death, but also influenced the political structure of China for thousands of years. All this, for the Xiang family of the initiator, is really "cheng also huai wang, defeat also huai wang"!