In 196 BC, Han Xin heard a rumor that the rebellious Chen Xi had been captured and executed, and all the ministers of the marquis went to the palace to congratulate. Han Xin is very confused about whether to go to
or not.
Chen Xi chose to rebel after listening to his own words. Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang had long distrustful of himself and arrested himself on the charge of rebellion, and later released him.
Obviously, Liu Bang has regarded all those who have fought for his own country and died as a major concern, and he must get rid of it quickly. Under this circumstance, the palace became a den and a slaughterhouse. Maybe it would be more than 100 pounds to be given when I went there.
He was hesitating whether to go or not.
hesitated for a while, but still couldn't make up his mind. At this time, he remembered a person, Prime Minister Xiao He . Back then, Han Xin's resignation with Liu Bang was not valued, so he was only arranged to be a small official who looked at the warehouse. He ran away quietly in anger.
After Xiao He learned about it, he chased after him overnight and recommended it to Liu Bang. Only then did Han Xin start his legendary life.
Han Xin thought: Xiao He is my mentor in life. Without him, there would be no glory of my later years; I might as well ask him and give me some advice.
Xiao Xiangguo: "This trip, you must leave. Even if you are not feeling well, you must force yourself to enter the palace to congratulate you."
"There is rumors that you are related to Chen Xi's rebellion. This is the best time to show your loyalty and cut with Chen Xi. If you don't go, it just means that you are guilty."
After hearing Xiao He's words, Han Xin decided to go to the palace.
The next day, Han Xin set out by car.
Although Xiao He said it well, he was still uneasy and his heart was hanging high, fearing that he would walk on a path of no return.
Whatever he is afraid of is what he is. When he arrived at Empress Lu 's Changle Palace , he saw Empress Lu with murderous aura on his face, and the guards were fully armed and stood on both sides.
Han Xin looked at it and thought to himself, "not good". By the time he was about to turn around, it was too late.
With the order of Empress Lu, dozens of guards took action together to capture Han Xin.
At this time, Han Xin complained, but he was still lucky. He struggled and comforted himself and said: Don’t be afraid, the emperor once promised that I will not kill three times: Do not kill when seeing the sky, do not kill when seeing the earth, do not kill when seeing the iron, do not kill when seeing the iron; I think what you, Empress Lu, do not deal with me?
Empress Lu seemed to see Han Xin's thoughts, and she sneered and said, "Do you think I can't execute you? Don't worry, I have a way."
"Tell you the truth, you are dead today. If you have a last word at the end of your life, say it quickly, otherwise you will have no chance." Empress Lü continued.
Han Xin said sadly and angryly: "I regret it now."
"What do you regret?" asked Empress Lu.
" Kuai Che I once advised me to work alone and become king, saying that the emperor would die of rabbits and dogs cook, and would kill me if he conquered the country. I couldn't bear to betray the emperor, so I ended like this. I regret not listening to his advice and ending like this."
Hou Lu immediately ordered Han Xin to be put in a sack, and the sky was not seen, the earth was not seen, and the palace maids were beaten to death with rolling pins. This did not violate the instructions of Liu Bang of the "three no kills", but also resulted in Han Xin. He was extremely smart and deserved to be Empress Lü.
After Han Xin was killed, Xiao He came out with heavy steps. Killing Han Xin was actually Xiao He's idea. If it weren't for this, Empress Lu would not have been able to execute it so perfectly.
Regarding this point, Sima Qian wrote clearly in "Records of the Grand Historian": "Empress Lü wanted to summon her, but she was afraid that her party would not go to the country, so she planned to join Xiao Xiangguo."
Xiao He was also in a complicated mood at the moment, and he had the joy of completing the task, because he worked for Liu Bang and completed the tasks assigned by his boss; he also had the joy of passing the test, because Han Xin was recommended to Liu Bang at the beginning. If Han Xin rebelled, Liu Bang would definitely say that he was blind and sent me a traitor.
Of course, there are also sadness of things hurting their species and the rabbit dies and foxes. Liu Bang and his wife are capricious. Who is sure that they will not end like Han Xin?
Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. Xiao He does not worry about his future, that is fake. Thinking of this, Xiao He couldn't help but feel sad, and said 12 words while crying. The 12 words
are too classic and have been used by later generations and have become three popular idioms.
In October 207 BC, Liu Bang rode a tall horse and led an army of 100,000 into Xianyang , accepting the surrender of Qin Wang Ziying, and the Qin Empire has since become history.
Liu Bang was proud and felt that his entrepreneurial dream had come true, because at that time, Xiang Yu said - "Those who enter Guanzhong are kings."
is the only one who says it is the only one who does it, but Xiang Yu, who has an army of 400,000, could he easily give up his grand achievements? He sent his troops to Xianyang and set up a Hongmen Banquet, intending to execute Liu Bang secretly.
Fortunately Fan Kuai is brave, Liu Bang pretended to be a small answer and ran away. Liu Bang ran all the way from Xianyang to Nanzheng , intending to go to Hanzhong to avoid the limelight. As a result, Liu Bang's officers and soldiers felt that the prospects were bleak, and they had no future with Boss Liu, and more and more people were leaving behind to change jobs.
Liu Bang was very depressed and drank a slutty wine in the military tent. While drinking, someone outside reported: "It's bad, King, Xiao He is so angry."
Liu Bang woke up halfway when he heard about it. Xiao He was his military advisor and backbone. His departure was like taking off the firewood from the cauldron and killing the baby.
Is it true that I really have no life to do big things? Why is God so unfair to himself? He is the product of the dragon mate with his mother. Could it be that this dragon father has lost his magic power?
was tangled. When a person rang in the door of the tent, Liu Bang looked up and saw that the person was Xiao He. Liu Bang was half drunk and half awake at this moment, biting his tongue and saying, "Where did you go to the place just now? Really, did you go to change jobs?"
Xiao He said, "King, how is that possible? I'm going to chase a warehouse manager with the surname Han."
Liu Bang remembered that the warehouse manager with the surname Han jumped from Xiang Yu to come here. When he defected to him, he was responsible for the reception work, but soon after, the person with the surname Han committed a crime and was sentenced to death with 13 accomplices.
13 People were beheaded one after another. When it was Han Xin's turn, he said to Liu Bang's brother Xiahou Ying , who was executed: "You can't kill me. Once you kill me, the king will not be able to conquer the world."
XHAO Ying transferred his words to Xiao He, who pleaded with Liu Bang to pardon Han Xin and recommended him. At first, Liu Bang attached great importance to it and put down his work and had a heart-to-heart talk with Han Xin. However, from the beginning to the end, Liu Bang held the magnifying glass and did not find anything extraordinary about Han Xin.
"Xiahou Ying and Xiao He must have accepted Han Xin's invitation to have sex with him," Liu Bang thought to himself. Therefore, Liu Bang did not reuse Han Xin, but only made him a warehouse keeper.
Han Xin was very dissatisfied with this arrangement, thinking that Liu Bang was blind to his own talents; since that is the case, there was no hope here.
If you don’t leave me here, you will have my own place to stay; I’d better leave, is it because the gold cannot shine, and I have to hang myself on the old locust tree of Liu Bang?
So Han Xin handed over the procedures to his deputy and he ran away that night. When Xiao He learned about it, he was shocked and rushed out of the bed and rode his horse to chase Han Xin. After
caught up, he tried to persuade Han Xin to come back.
Liu Bang said angrily: "It turns out that you mobilized the whole army just to pursue that kid. He is just a guy who talks big. What are his abilities?"
Xiao He said sincerely: "If you have the ability and have power, you must realize your own value. Only by putting him in an important position can you determine whether he has the ability."
"King, if you want to dominate the world and do something, why don't you give it a try and put him in an important position?"
Xiao He said so earnestly, and Liu Bang thought for a while and said, "Then let him be a general first."
Who knew that Xiao He disagreed after hearing this: "General is too young, so if you want to be granted a title, you will be granted a title."
Liu Bang thought, anyway, the morale of the army was dispersed at this time and the talent loss was serious. There were dozens of generals alone, so let Han Xin be a general.
In this way, Liu Bang specially built a to pay tribute to Taiwan , held a grand ceremony, and named Han Xin as the general in front of all the generals of the army.
Han Xin took extraordinary action after becoming a general, suggesting that Liu Bang change his strategy and return to Sanqin land , which changed the situation of the battle. Later, with the help of Han Xin, Liu Bang successfully destroyed the heroes, defeated Xiang Yu, established the Han Dynasty, and ascended the throne.
Han Xin, who made immortal contributions to Liu Bang's conquest of the world, was also rewarded and was named King of Qi, reaching the peak of his life.
However, as the saying goes, the more Han Xin's contribution is, the more Liu Bang will be restless. Besides, I raise dogs to catch rabbits. I have caught all the rabbits. What’s the use of hunting dogs for ?
After destroying Xiang Yu, Liu Bang couldn't wait to deprive Han Xin of his military power and demoted him to the King of Chu.
When fighting, Liu Bang likes his military talents the better. After the enemy is gone, the more he can fight, the more he is the number one threat of the Han Dynasty. The number one threat
is Han Xin. If he had opposed Han Han, Liu Bang could of course deal with it, because Han Xin admitted that he was not as good as Liu Bang, and if he could do it alone, he would have done it alone long ago.
When the Chu army lost dragon and , Xiang Yu sent Wu She, a native of Xuyi, to persuade Han Xin to work alone, forming a three-legged tripod, but was rejected by Han Xin. In addition to Han Xin's gratitude to Liu Bang for his gratitude and unwilling to betray him, there is another reason that Han Xin knows that he can't beat Liu Bang.
At that time, Han Xin said that he would lead his troops, the more he would be better. But he also said to Liu Bang: "Your Majesty cannot command soldiers, but is good at generals. This is why Xin is the reason why he is a bird."
means, "Your Majesty is not good at commanding soldiers but is good at leading generals. This is why I am under Your Majesty's control."
Han Xin's words hit the nail on the head and reached the heart.
It can be seen from this that as long as Liu Bang is alive, Han Xin will be dead even if he rebels. But if Han Xin rebelled after Liu Bang's death, it would be hard to say. Therefore, Han Xin must die.
Liu Bang has made up his mind, just waiting for an excuse.
In 201 BC, the excuse came. After Xiang Yu's defeat, his general Zhongli defected to Han Xin. Zhongli was the enemy, so Liu Bang naturally wanted to order Han Xin to escort Zhongli to the capital.
Han Xin and Zhongli are close friends, and he can't do anything to put down the wrong things. So Liu Bang grabbed Han Xin's braid and decided to get rid of him in the name of rebellion.
At this time, Chen Ping stood up and poured cold water: "Don't forget that Han Xin is the God of War and the King of War. Once he is in a fire, even if he is defeated, he will break the Han Dynasty."
Liu Bang asked: "What do you think you should do? Will you let Han Xin go and make me unable to sleep or eat?"
Chen Ping said: "For military gods like Han Xin, you can only use conspiracy, not open conspiracy."
"Your Majesty pretended to tour Yunmengze . When he arrived in Chen County, he notified Han Xin to meet him. At that time, a few guards could solve it. The cost was too low. Why do you have to fight?"
Han Xin was not a person with developed limbs and simple minds. He also guessed Liu Bang's conspiracy, but he had no intention of rebelling, and even if he rebelled, he had no chance of winning.
After thinking about it, he felt that the person who tied the bell must be untied, and he still had to sacrifice Zhongli. So, Han Xinxin made a fuss, cut off Zhongli's head and took it to see Liu Bang.
But Liu Bang has made up his mind, so how could he let Han Xin go?
As soon as Han Xin entered the door, he was pressed to the ground by the guards, tied up in various ways, then put on the torture instruments and took them to Luoyang .
Han Xin finally realized at this moment: "If people say, 'If the cunning rabbit dies, good dogs will cook; if the birds are gone, good bows will be hidden; if the enemy country is destroyed, the advisers will die.' The world is settled, and I will be prosperous!"
What a painful understanding, but this understanding came too late.
Although Liu Bang did not kill him, he removed his title of King of Chu and demoted him to Marquis of Huaiyin.At this time, Han Xin had become a tiger that had pulled out his teeth. He had no ability to resist and could only be slaughtered.
Later, Chen Xi's magistrate of Julu County said goodbye to the Marquis of Huaiyin. Han Xin said, "Don't look at you're very glorious now, you will end up like me in the future and be killed by the emperor in the name of rebellion."
Chen Xi was very scared when he heard it: "What should I do?"
Han Xin said, "Listen to me, it's better than waiting for death; if you want to rebel, I will be an insider in Chang'an , and I will definitely succeed."
In 197 BC, Chen Xi followed the previous agreement with Han Xin, after joining the Xiongnu , he rebelled against the Han Han and established himself as king.
Liu Bang learned that he did not dare to be careless, so he dispatched troops and commanded the troops and went to suppress the rebellion. Among the troops who attacked Chen Xi, the only one Han Xin was missing. Liu Bang would not let him go, for fear that he would disrupt the morale of the army.
Han Xin is already under house arrest, and he cannot make decisions if he goes or not.
He wanted to contact Chen Xi. How could the foresighted Liu Bang and Empress Lu give him a chance? He has already monitored him and the communication channels have been cut off.
Han Xin planned to use Liu Bang to falsely pass on imperial edicts to release prisoners and slaves in custody, so that they could surround the palace where Empress Lu and the prince lived, and seize power while the chaos was in trouble.
But Han Xin is too naive. Will Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, be so stupid that he will take the imperial guards away? Even without Han Xin's unstable factor, there must be tens of thousands of Imperial Guards in the capital.
Besides, the security forces in the capital must also have tens of thousands, and those prisoners are no match for them at all.
is not Han Xin too stupid or naive, and it is hard for a good cook to cook without rice. Han Xin can only do this, and there is no other way.
So, can’t Han Xin not resist?
Because Han Xin had a conspiracy with Chen Xi, whether he rebelled or not, Liu Bang would definitely deal with him after he came back. So Han Xin, the God of War, knew that the prisoners' rebellion was a joke, but he still placed his hope on them.
However, before Han Xin could take action, his subordinates reported the news.
It turned out that a subordinate in the mansion made a mistake and Han Xin planned to send him back. In order to save his brother, this younger brother secretly went to Empress Lu to report, and Han Xin's conspiracy was exposed.
Although Han Xin was a tiger that pulled out his teeth, it was a tiger after all. Empress Lu sent troops to capture it, and a small-scale conflict would definitely break out. If this happens, it will definitely have a negative impact and affect the stability of Chang'an. At the critical moment, Xiao He thought of such a clever plan for Empress Lu.
This shows the beginning of the article. Han Xin received a notice that Chen Xi was defeated and killed, and that all the princes and ministers in Beijing would come to celebrate.
Han Xin set out for the capital after consulting Xiao He.
This is like falling into the trap, and a generation of war gods have become history. When Han Xin was executed, he regretted and said, " Qi State Kuai Tong At the beginning, he advised me to work alone. I was favored by Your Majesty and had too many concerns and could not make up my mind. As a result, I, the famous war god, fell into the hands of Empress Lu, a female person. I was really unwilling to accept it!"
Han Xin didn't know that Xiao He was the mastermind who killed him.
After Han Xin's death, Xiao He was filled with mixed feelings, sadness and joy, and cried and said:
"Kill Han Xin for no reason, for the people of the world."
these 12 words were summarized by later generations into this eight-character idiom :
"Success is Xiao He, failure is Xiao He."
Without Xiao He, Han Xin would be unknown and accomplish nothing in his life; then again, without Xiao He, Han Xin would not die in a bad life.
In fact, this is not contradictory at all. After Xiao He defected to Liu Bang, he was loyal to Liu Bang and unconditionally loyal to him. He pursued Han Xin for Liu Bang's career, and killed Han Xin was also for Liu Bang's country.
When Han Xin succeeds and achieves fame, he cannot retreat bravely. He is also a matter of his own fault.
But from ancient times to the present, how many people have escaped the four words "fame, fortune and wealth"? People in the world say that gods are good, but only fame and fortune are unforgettable.
