However, these five founding heroes who had made great achievements, Zhang Liang and Xiao He either retreated bravely or were cautious, and only achieved good results; Han Xin, Peng Yue and Ying Bu were arrested and killed one after another because they were too capable or were not good at forbearance, and ended up in an extremely tragic end. How could it not make people think deeply?
Peng Yue was born as a pirate and was supported by fishermen as the leader. He led his subordinates to follow Xiang Yu. After Xiang Yu entered the pass, he was granted the title of eighteen princes, but he did not grant Peng Yue. Peng Yue was very dissatisfied. In 205 BC, Peng Yue led his troops to follow Liu Bang. Peng Yue was the first military strategist in the history of world wars to formally use the guerrilla warfare tactics, and can be said to be the ancestor of guerrilla warfare. Chu-Han War was based on Liu Bang's frontal defense, Han Xin's thousands of miles of encirclement, and Peng Yue's rear guerrilla war, and in the final Battle of Gaixia had the opportunity to annihilate the tired troops under Xiang Yu and achieved the final victory. Peng Yue made an indelible contribution. In 196 BC, Liu Bang captured Peng Yue for his crime of rebellion, piled it into meat sauce, and destroyed his entire clan.
Ying Bu, for violating the law, was sent to Lishan to do hard work. During this period, he led the crowd to escape and went to Jiangze to work as a robber. Later, he defected to Xiang Liang. After Xiang Liang's death, Ying Bu became Xiang Yu's killer, killing the surrendered soldiers of the Qin army and killing the Yi Emperor Xiong Xin. When he keenly felt that Liu Bang's power was getting stronger and stronger and he would definitely win the world in the future, he defected to Liu Bang. Ying Bu helped Liu Bang join forces with Gaixia to achieve Liu Bang's imperial career. In 195 BC, Ying Bu felt deeply sad when he saw Han Xin, Peng Yue and others being killed. So after making full preparations, he rebelled. After the defeat, he led the remnants to flee to Nanyue , but was deceived by Changsha Chengwang Wu Chen , and later killed by the people of Fanyang in Buzi Township. Ying Bu was buried in eight pieces.
Han Xin had no money to bury his mother in his early years and suffered humiliation from his crotch. After joining Xiang Yu, he was not valued. With Xiao He's recommendation, Liu Bang appointed him as a general. Han Xin led his army to pacify Sanqin , and led his troops north to destroy Han, Zhao and Wei Dai. He forced his surrender to Yan State and conquered Qi State and finally surrounded Xiang Yu with Liu Bang, Peng Yue and Ying Bu at Gaixia , completely defeating Xiang Yu. After Liu Bang became emperor, he immediately deprived Han Xin of his military power, and canceled his title of King Qi, and sent him to Xiapi to succeed the King of Chu. Later, he was falsely accused of treason and was arrested and demoted to Huaiyin Hou . In 197 BC, , Empress Lu, and Xiao He designed to lure Han Xin into the palace. Empress Lu captured Han Xin and put it in a sack, hung it in the Changle Bell Room, and ordered the palace maid to poke Han Xin into a sieve with the tip of a bamboo pole and died, and was killed by the three tribes of the barbarians.
Compared with these three famous generals, Zhang Liang and Xiao He are lucky ones. After Liu Bang became emperor, Zhang Liang entered a semi-retired state, ignored the country's government and devoted his energy to seeking immortals and asking for advice, and used his actions to prove to Liu Bang that he had no political ambitions. Although Xiao He was the prime minister and stood at the forefront, his role in Liu Bang's team was responsible for logistics. When he first started to rise, Xiao He had a higher official position than Liu Bang, but he firmly supported Liu Bang from beginning to end. In Liu Bang's eyes, he always showed that he did not have the ability to be the boss, and Xiao He always had a clear understanding and positioning of himself. After becoming prime minister, he acted cautiously and was always and everywhere, like walking on thin ice. Zhang and He did not pose any threat to Liu Bang.
It seems that in the feudal emperor era, as a capable minister, no matter how capable you are, you must be cautious in front of the emperor. In today's words, you must have a certain emotional intelligence. Zhang Liang and Xiao He must have high EQ, so they made a smooth transition in the risks in the early Han Dynasty and enjoyed their lives. Han Xin, Peng Yue and Ying Bu, especially Han Xin, ended up miserably. This is inseparable from his high IQ and low EQ. As Han Xin, at the critical period of the Chu-Han dispute between , Liu Bang fell into a hard battle, but Han Xin asked him for the title of King Qi. Although Liu Bang agreed due to the situation, he was very dissatisfied. After Liu Bang became emperor, Han Xin also took in the old subordinates of Xiang Yu whom Liu Bang wanted. Liu Bang was already afraid of Han Xin. Isn’t this obvious intention to rebel? In Liu Bang’s eyes, Han Xin is just a time bomb that may be detonated at any time. What a shrewd person Liu Bang was. When he was alive, he could barely suppress Han Xin.Once he passed away, Han Xin was in his prime at that time, so how could his descendants suppress Han Xin? How could he leave such a great threat to his descendants? So Han Xin's death is inevitable and there is no need for any excuses. This talks about Han Xin's IQ problem. If he had Zhang Liang's IQ cultivation, he would imitate Zhang Liang and become a semi-retired state when Liu Bang took away his military power. Even if Liu Bang found an excuse to kill him, he would not die so tragically, and would not be the three tribes of the Yi.
