As a monument in China’s military history, Han Xin was a hero in the struggle for hegemony between the Chu and Han Dynasties, but Han Xin was extremely tragic in his life. He was first played in the palm of his hand by Liu Bang, and then conspired to kill by a woman named Lu Hou. He was ruined and killed. The fate of no burial place makes people sigh. But besides sighing, it makes people want to explore the reasons for Han Xin's tragedy.
Han Xin ended in tragedy. Of course, there are many factors, but looking at the situation at the time, it is closely related to Han Xin's mistaken killing of two people. One of them is an old boss and the other is an old friend. After killing these two people, Han Xin became the fish on the cutting board, letting Liu Banglu slaughter him!
One of Han Xin’s wrong killings: Xiang Yu
Han Xin’s first old boss was Xiang Liang. After Xiang Liang’s defeat, Han Xin belonged to Xiang Yu, and Xiang Yu asked him to be a doctor. , So Xiang Yu became Han Xin's second old boss. The so-called doctor is probably a close attendant. “He is in the middle of the man, and he is the one who is right and left of the king.” Han Xin later said that when he was next to Xiang Yu, he was “not capable of holding a halberd.” Therefore, Han Xin should be Xiang Yu's side guard.
Because Xiang Yu didn't pay much attention to Han Xin, and "we count to help Xiang Yu, but don't use it", Han Xin defected to Liu Bang, and was eventually reused, so Liu Bang became Han Xin's third old boss.
Before the Battle of Gai Xia, Han Xin had not directly fought Xiang Yu, but secretly Chen Cang also decided the Three Qin, Wei Wei, Zhao Zhao, and Qi. During the Qi era, he defeated Xiang Yu’s general Long Qi, which is considered Han Xin's first Fight with the old boss's troops once.
After Han Xin died of Qi, he occupied the sacred land of Qi, and he already had the strength to compete with Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. At this time, Han Xin's choice will determine the trend of the world, and the battle for hegemony between Chu and Han has come to a crossroads. Therefore, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang both sent people to lobby Han Xin.
After Qi Guoping was settled, Han Xin wrote to Liu Bang: "Qi is cunning and changeable, and the south is adjacent to Chu. If there is no proxy king to rule, the situation will not be stable. I I hope to be an agent of King Qi, this is beneficial to the situation." After all, Han Xin wanted to be named King of Qi and offered Liu Bang conditions.
At this time, Xiang Yu was besieging Liu Bang tightly in Xingyang. The situation was critical. Liu Bang read the contents of Han Xin's letter. Liu Bang was very angry and cursed Han Xin for not saving Xingyang and wanted to become a king. It should be noted that although Liu Bang could not beat Xiang Yu, he still had a stable Sanqin base with sufficient manpower and material resources. Although Xiang Yu could play, he lacked a rear base, so Chu and Han could only tie.
Zhang Liang Chen Ping was very calm and persuaded Liu Bang to immediately make Han Xin the king of Qi and treat Han Xin kindly. If he refused, he might push Han Xin to Xiang Yu's side. Liu Bang suddenly realized that, instead, he became more atmospheric and sent Zhang Liang to make Han Xin the king of Qi, instead of acting as the king of Qi. After Han Xin achieved his wish, he immediately prepared to send troops to attack Xiang Yu.
Qi State lost, and the dragon died in battle, Xiang Yu panicked. But at this time Chu Han was in a stalemate, so Xiang Yu was very worried about Han Xin sending troops to break the balance, so he sent Xuyi people Wushe to lobby Han Xin.
Although I think I have a close friendship with the King of Han, I try my best to use my troops for it, and I finally become a bird. For those who have had to wait until now, Xiang Wang is still alive. The matter of the two kings nowadays rests with one's steps. A right shot will win Han Wang, and a left shot will win King Xiang. When King Xiang died today, he took his feet again. There is a reason to be with King Xiang at one step, why not fight against Han and Chu and join the king of the world?
Wushe's logic is probably that the future of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang now depends on Han Xin. If he chooses Liu Bang, Han Wang wins, and Xiang Yu chooses Chu Wang wins. More importantly, Wu She believes that the reason why Han Xin is unharmed today is because Xiang Yu exists. Once Xiang Yu is dead, Han Xin "will be the last bird" and "Xiang King will be killed today, and then take his feet again."
It can be said that Wushe was very accurate about Han Xin's fate, and Han Xin ended up as Wushe said. Looking at it from another angle, if Han Xin didn't help each other, or helped Xiang Yu, he might not be killed. But it is a pity that Han Xin is very grateful to Liu Bang, "(Liu Bang) deeply believes in me, I am more ominous, although it is not easy to die", he vowed not to betray Han!
Later, Qi Ren Kuaitong also persuaded Han Xin, suggesting that Han Xin should not help each other, and let the world form a three-legged situation.But Han Xin couldn't bear to betray Liu Bang, and he thought that Liu Bang would not come to take his Qi country, so he did not follow Kuai Tong's strategy.
In December 202 BC, Han Xin and Xiang Yu fought head-on for the first and last time. In the end, Xiang Yu defeated Wujiang and killed himself. The cunning rabbit died, the running dog cooked, and everything that happened afterwards was as expected by Wushe and Kuaitong.
Han Xin's second wrong killing: Zhong Liying
After the Battle of Gaixia, the Chu army was defeated and 100,000 troops were wiped out. Xiang Yu fled to the East City and died of suicide. . Liu Bang then returned to Dingtao and rushed into Han Xin's army. He suddenly seized his military power. Later, he changed Han Xin to the king of Chu and went to Pi (east of Pi County, Jiangsu).
Liu Bang changed Han Xin to be the king of Chu. He has revealed that Liu Bang is not at ease with Han Xin. He has at least three goals: First, Qi is far richer than Chu, and the handicraft industry is developed. The land is relatively remote and difficult to control. Xiapi is near Liu Bang’s hometown. Han Xin lacks the foundation. Third, Han Xin has the prestige in Qi land and has been operating for a period of time. After switching to Chu land, Han Xin has to start again. This gave Liu Bang Layout time.
Sure enough, a few months later, Liu Bang's opportunity came and he started working on Han Xin.
After Xiang Yu Wujiang's death, his men were scattered. One of the generals, Zhong Liying, had a good relationship with Han Xin, so he defected to Han Xin. But Liu Bangji hated Zhong Liying, and heard that he was in Chu, so he ordered Chu King Han Xin to arrest him, but Han Xin ignored him. Of course, Liu Bang didn't know that Zhong Liying was under Han Xin, but thought Zhong Liying was in Chu.
Zhong Liying was a native of Lianyungang, a general under Xiang Yu, who was jealous of Xiang Yu and fled the Chu army during the Battle of Gaixia. When Han Xin worked as a doctor under Xiang Yu, the two might have formed friendship at that time.
In October 201 BC, the conspiracy suddenly appeared and someone reported Han Xin's rebellion. Liu Bang adopted Chen Ping's strategy and declared that he would go out to patrol and meet the princes and notify the princes to meet in Chendi.
When Liu Bang was about to arrive in Chu, the "Historical Records" recorded more interesting. Han Xin prepared to rebel, but confessed his innocence; wanted to meet Liu Bang, but was afraid of being arrested. The description was contradictory, but the actual truth Everyone can analyze that Han Xin could not rebel at this time, but was afraid that Liu Bang would get rid of himself. At this time, someone persuaded Han Xin: "The emperor hates Zhong Liying. If Zhong Liying is killed, the emperor will be overjoyed, and you will be safe and sound."
Han Xin is very cute, so he called to Zhong Liying to discuss this matter with him. In the final analysis, Han Xin was already tempted and wanted to kill Zhong Liying, but he didn't want to be infamy. In fact, he was forcing Zhong Liying to commit suicide.
Zhong Liying bluntly said: "So the Han didn't attack Chu, but was in the public office. If I want to arrest me and flatter myself to Han, I will die today, and the public will die at hand." Nai scolded the letter and said: "Gong Fei The elder!" Zuo himself.
Zhong Liying believes that the reason why Liu Bang did not directly attack Chudi is because I am here. If I want to arrest me to please Liu Bang, then I die today, and then you, Han Xin, will die. It seems that you are not a noble person either. So he killed himself.
As expected, Han Xin took Zhong Liying's head to Chendi to visit Liu Bang. As soon as he saw Liu Bang, he was tied up and placed in the vehicle behind the emperor's entourage. Han Xin said: "Guo Ruo people say, "The cunning rabbit is dead, the good dog is cooked; the bird is dead, the good bow is hidden; the enemy is broken, and the minister is killed." The world has been determined, and I will be cooking!" ", just put on the tools for Han Xin. Back in Luoyang, he pardoned Han Xin's sins and changed him to Huaiyin Hou.
A phoenix with hair removal is not as good as a chicken, and a general without military power is not as good as a big soldier. Han Xin, who was relegated to Huaiyin Hou, could only be left to Liu Bang's kneading and was eventually killed by Hou Lu and Xiao He in 196 BC.
If Han Xinli protects Zhong Liying, even if he meets Liu Bang, Liu Bang would not dare to act rashly, because once he takes action against Han Xin, Zhong Liying may lead troops in Chu. At that time, the world was preliminarily set, and there were many princes, and the consequences of forcing the Chu land to be too serious, and it might cause a chain reaction. It's a pity that Han Xin forced Zhong Liying to commit suicide, leaving Liu Bang no worries about Chu.
Generally speaking, Han Xin's political EQ is too low, he trusts Liu Bang too much, and he falls into a different place in his head. It can be said that he is to blame. After Liu Bang heard that Han Xin was killed, he was "happy and pitiful", and perhaps there was a trace of guilt. After all, Han Xin was almost sincere to Liu Bang, but Liu Bang had conspired to Han Xin one after another.
Reference material: "Historical Records"
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