Qin Dynasty In the last year, competed between Chu and Han , and finally Liu Bang seized the world and established the Han Dynasty. Han Xin was an important hero under his banner, but he died at the hands of Lvhou .
After the attack on Xiang Yu , handling Han Xin became Liu Bang's top priority. Liu Bang first took away Han Xin's military power, changed Han Xin from King Qi to King of Chu, and then seized Han Xin's position as King of Kings and named the Marquis of Huaiyin. After that, he looked for opportunities and forced Han Xin to death with the help of Queen Lu. Why didn't Han Xin betray Liu Bang until he died? This article will conduct an in-depth analysis on this.
Han Xin’s founding process
Han Xin was able to stand up from a salted fish and it was also the end of the Qin Uprising. After Xiang Liang raised his troops, Han Xin saw the opportunity to change his destiny. He began to follow Xiangliang, and Xiang Liang soon died. Then Han Xin followed Xiang Yu again. As an attendant around Xiang Yu, Han Xin came up with a lot of ideas, but Xiang Yu was just for his own use. Even the opinions of and Fan Zeng may not be heard, let alone the unknown generation like Han Xin.
After a long time, Han Xin felt that he could not use his talents around Xiang Yu, so he chose to take refuge in Liu Bang. But when Han Xin first joined Liu Bang, his situation did not improve much, and he was not re-used either. He only served as a small official under Liu Bang, not as good as his original position. During Han Xin's tenure, he was sentenced to death for breaking the law, and Han Xin's accomplices were killed. Seeing that it was Han Xin's turn, he took the last opportunity to recommend himself. He said that the King of Han wanted to capture the world, so why did he kill the strong? The implication is that I, Han Xin, can help the King of Han seize the world. His words and deeds won the attention of Liu Bang's cronies Xiahouying .Xia Houying was Liu Bang’s imperial driver who picked up the son and daughter Liu Bang had left behind when Liu Bang flew away in the battle of Pengcheng . Although Xia Houying is not well-known, he can be said to be a key figure in the historical process. He is also Han Xin's first Bole.
After a long talk with Han Xin, Xia Houying felt that this was indeed a talent, so she recommended him to Liu Bang. Liu Bang gave Han Xin an official position of governing the millet. This official position is an official in charge of grain production, but in In such a position, Han Xin did not show anything extraordinary, and Liu Bang also felt that this person was ordinary.
▲Han Xin stills
It can be seen from Han Xin’s early experience that although Han Xin is a military genius, his talent is in commanding operations. As for other aspects, he is not good at it, but in this period , Han Xin got acquainted with Bole Xiaohe, the second person in his life.
Xiao He is in charge of internal affairs and logistics and is Han Xin's immediate boss. After several long talks with Han Xin, Xiao Hejing thought that this was a wizard, and recommended Han Xin to Liu Bang. But Liu Bang felt that Han Xin hadn't done a good job in governing Su Li. Why should he be able to hold a higher position? So he still hasn't reused him. Han Xin was also very dissatisfied with the status quo, and finally he chose to escape.
Liu Bang didn't find Han Xin's talents, but Xiao He did. So after Han Xin escaped, there was the famous "Xiao Heyue chasing Han Xin". After Han Xin ran out for a few days, he just persuaded him to come back. After Xiao He’s repeated persuasion, although Liu Bang did not see what was special about Han Xin, he believed in Xiao He’s vision. Finally, Liu Bang was moved by Xiao He to formally appoint Han Xin as a general, and the appointment ceremony was very grand. He chose a good day and auspicious day. Han Xin was given a high treatment, and it also guaranteed Han Xin's future success.
The reason why Han Xin did not betray Liu Bang is mainly related to the three characteristics of Han Xin.These character traits have not only Han Xin's character strengths, but also Han Xin's character weaknesses. The following is a detailed explanation, and readers are asked to make their own choices.
▲Han Xin's leadership combat picture (stills)
The advantages of Han Xin: be loyal to others and be rewarded with grace
Similar to Liu Bang, Han Xin was also a rascal in his early years. He neither farms to work in his hometown, nor does he have the ability to do business. He wants to be a man with official salaries and no one recommends him. Therefore, Han Xin's life is poor and food is a problem. So Han Xin was eating and drinking everywhere. He used to eat at a pavilion’s house for several months, which caused the family to never wince at him and treat Han Xin coldly. Han Xin was very angry, but there was nothing he could do. , After leaving behind a paragraph of bold rhetoric, he drove away.
Both Liu Bang and Han Xin belong to the low-level personnel, but Liu Bang’s early circumstances are much better than Han Xin. Liu Bang is at least a pavilion chief, and can be regarded as a basic-level civil servant in the Qin Dynasty, who can guarantee basic life, while Han Xin is thorough. Nothing was achieved. After leaving the house of the patron, he still did not solve the problem of eating. He was homeless and almost too hungry to survive. At this time, a mother-in-law who was washing clothes by the river found that he had been sitting for a whole day without eating. Seeing him as pitiful, she provided him with food and helped him for dozens of days. This is the famous floating mother giving food. Han Xin was energetic after eating, and said to her mother-in-law who was washing clothes: "When I develop, I will repay you again!" However, the mother-in-law who washes clothes did not take this matter to her heart. She told Han Xin Said: "As a big husband, the first thing you should think about is how to support yourself, instead of relying on me to help you feed you! You can support yourself first. As for me, you don't need to repay me. "
But then Han Xin developed and gave this floating mother a lot of money in return. This is the so-called one meal and a thousand gold, which shows that Han Xin's character has a kind of heart and righteous side, and this is also that he does not betray. One of the reasons for Liu Bang.
was the Queen of Han in Liu Bang,During the War between Chu and Han , Han Xin was appointed as a general, conquered various countries, and made remarkable achievements. He was grateful for Liu Bang's trust and reuse, so he never considered rebellion.
▲Han Xin stills
Han Xin's shortcomings: lack of political literacy, credulity in Liu Bang
Liu Bang named Han Xin a general, and Han Xin's life has entered a new stage since then. During this period, what was the relationship between Liu Bang and Han Xin? First of all, Liu Bang had a good understanding of Han Xin. Before meeting Liu Bang, Han Xin only served as a small official. He became an independent general under Liu Bang and was later named King of Qi. This shows that Liu Bang is indeed reusing Han Xin. Undoubtedly, but at the same time, Liu Bang was always on guard against Han Xin. He adopted abnormal means. The soldiers who captured Han Xin had two times. The first time was when Liu Bang was surrounded by Xiang Yu in Xingyang. After Liu Bang escaped from Xingyang, he ran away. Entering Han Xin’s camp, which had just taken Zhao Dai’s place, the army pretending to be a messenger broke into Han Xin’s bedroom. When Han Xin was still sleeping, Liu Bang took away his soldiers and his troops, and then asked Han Xin to develop another team to fight. Qi State. The second time was after the elimination of Xiang Yu mentioned earlier. In fact, Han Xin has always belonged to the Liu Bang Group. Liu Bang can use formal means to take away Han Xin’s military power. However, he used this abnormal method, which shows that he is not against Han Xin. Trust, and beware at all times. Therefore, Liu Bang's attitude towards Han Xin is both reusing and skeptical.
▲Han Xin stills
So what is Han Xin's attitude towards Liu Bang? Although Han Xin is not politically sensitive, he did not realize why Liu Bang used abnormal means to seize his own military power, but others did not think so. At this time, the strength of Liu Bang's camp seemed to surpass that of Xiang Yu's camp, and Xiang Yu was also a little worried, so he sent an envoy to lobby. The envoy told Han Xin that Liu Bang had repeatedly betrayed his alliance and had no faith.Xiang Yu has done his best to Liu Bangren, but Liu Bang always avenges his grievances. Moreover, your position is not because of Xiang Yu. If Xiang Yu is eliminated now, it will be your turn next. You and Xiang Yu were old acquaintances, why not join with Chu Guo ? In this way, you can become king of the world with Xiang Yu and Liu Bang.
Xiang Yu sent people to lobby Han Xin to be a rare and wise diplomatic and political method in his life, but such a move did not have any effect on Han Xin. Han Xin’s response was: "When I followed Xiang Yu before , People are light-spoken, and when a small attendant says everything is deaf ears, but Hanwang obeyed me and made me a general. The soldier died for his confidant, so I can’t betray him.” But Han Xin and Xiang Yu It is still hostile. It is normal for him to say this. But then the counselor Kuaitong next to Han Xin came to persuade him. Kuaitong also suggested that Han Xin stand on his own as the king, three points of the world, and he uses Wu Yue to contend for hegemony At the time, the language types , Fanli and Yuewang Goujian are examples to illustrate. At the beginning, Goujian was beaten by Fucha to almost destroy the country, but with the help of the literary Fan Li, the country was finally restored and Fucha was defeated. What is the outcome of these two great heroes? Fan Li retired and became a successful businessman, but the language type refused to go, and was eventually killed by Goujian. Therefore, as a hero, if you accumulate your merits to a certain level, you will end up with no rewards, and you can only kill the hero in the end.
Kuai Tong’s explanation is a bit more in-depth than Xiang Yu’s envoy, but Han Xin believes that his credit is very high, probably Liu Bang would not treat himself like that, and finally did not adopt their suggestions. On such a life-and-death decision, Han Xin made a serious mistake. He made a decision based on his own imagination rather than realistic considerations. This was the second reason why he refused to betray Liu Bang.
Han Xin's weaknesses: misjudge the situation, no long-term vision
Han Xin is a peerless general, invincible, invincible, but Han Xin's shortcomings are also obvious. For example, Han Xin once commented on Xiang Yu that he was a benevolent woman and lacked political insight, but Han Xin evaluated others accurately, but did not realize that he also had the same problems. In fact, Han Xin and Xiang Yu have many similarities, and the two are equally affectionate. Zhongyi also lacked political talent and vision. He didn't know how the king and his officials should operate in power, and he also misjudged the world's major events.
The so-called general trend of the world is that after the historical stage of the Han Dynasty, the future historical trend will be the enfeoffment system or the centralized power system. Before the Qin Dynasty, the system of enfeoffment was adopted. Since the Qin Dynasty, the centralization system , which is the county system , was adopted. At that time, many people had such a view on the death of Qin Dynasty II. The reason for the demise of the dynasty was the adoption of a centralized system, so the enfeoffment system should be restored in later dynasties. Obviously Han Xin is also a supporter of this view. He thinks he can be a princely king safely, but he did not see that it is impossible to return to the original enfeoffment system. Centralization is a trend. This is We are talking about the general trend of the world.
▲Han Xin talked about military deployment with Liu Bang
After the elimination of Xiang Yu, Han Xin's fate was first to be seized by Liu Bang to become King of Chu. This was Liu Bang's first step in treachery. Liu Bang can be said to be a typical representative of politicians. They often promise a lot of political benefits, but they will honor them at a discount, and sometimes contradictions will arise. How to explain it is all up to the politicians to decide. Therefore, as a wise minister who protects his life, he treats his masters. The basic attitude should be to recognize the form of the relationship and don't care about the promised political benefits. The key lies in the ideas of the politicians. Politicians are not all black and white bad or good people, but politics is a game of intrigue behind the superficial sounding.Therefore, the dark side of human nature will be particularly obvious in politicians.
Concluding remarks
Although Han Xin is loyal to others, he must be rewarded for his kindness, and he values love and righteousness, but he is more confused about the situation, vacillating, lacking political literacy, misjudging the situation, believing in Liu Bang, and not observing The long-term perspective of the political situation is the reason why he never betrayed Liu Bang until his death, and it is also the reason for his final tragic ending. Han Xin is qualified as a general with military genius, but he was involved in the political whirlpool of the later power struggle, and eventually ended in ruin.
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