As everyone knows, Han Xin, Xiao He and Zhang Liang are collectively known as the "Three Outstanding Scholars in the Early Han Dynasty". He is one of the best military strategists in the history of the Western Han Dynasty and even the entire Chinese history, and a famous general at the "Military God" level. There have also been many famous allusions surrounding Han Xin, such as insults under the crotch, the more the better, the pursuit of Han Xin under the moon and so on.
What is interesting is that Han Xin was revered as the "Master" by the gambling industry in ancient China, and gambling practitioners in some areas of China (such as Hong Kong and Taiwan) still have the so-called "Han Xinye" , Gambling and stocks must win. So why is the famous Han Xin being respected by gambling as "Master"?
According to known historical records and archaeological findings, China may have gambled as early as the Xia Dynasty. Han Xin is definitely not the first person to gamble in China. However, the ancestor recognized by many industries in ancient China was not because he was the first to do this, but because he was famous, and it is better to say that he is the ancestor.
For example, writing brushes appeared and popularized during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, but the master of the writing industry was Meng Tian, a famous general in the Qin Dynasty. Although the gambling industry appeared very early, it is a controversial black industry after all. Therefore, there are almost no historical celebrities related to gambling that have a positive image.
According to some wild history records, in order to reduce the negative emotions of soldiers during the war, Han Xin allowed soldiers to gamble appropriately in the army, and also invented or improved some gambling equipment, such as leaf play (The predecessor of playing cards). But it is difficult to figure out whether these records are true.
However, ancient gambling practitioners regarded it as a great opportunity, and finally there is a positive celebrity related to gambling. As a result, the Chinese gambling industry respected Han Xin as the "Grand Master", even if the connection between Han Xin and gambling is hardly proven by reliable historical data and archaeological discoveries.
