Chapter 129 Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty
When General Lu saw Hu Hai's face turned pale, he immediately joked: "Sir, Hu Hai will not think that this elk is really a thousand-mile horse just because of what the ministers said."
"Third brother." Hu Hai looked at Jiang Lu angrily.
"What are you looking at me doing? I'm just curious about how stupid this Hu Hai is." Jiang Lu said.
"That's enough." Ying Zheng said angrily.
Do you want to say more about the ending? It was very obvious that Hu Hai believed it, but he couldn't say it out loud to save Hu Hai's face.
Although Hu Hai is not worth saving face for, he is his own child after all.
General Lu saw that Hu Hai had Ying Zheng to help him, so he had no choice but to step aside.
Fusu now regretted why he committed suicide and handed over Da Qin to a fool like Hu Hai.
He sighed and said: "Sir, you once said that after the Qin Dynasty came the Han Dynasty, and the first emperor of this Han Dynasty was named Liu Bang. What is so special about him and why he can defeat Xiang Yu.
The teacher once said that Xiang Yu was capable of both literary and military skills, was born with supernatural powers, and was familiar with the art of war. Why could he not win the world? "
"That's a good question." Qin An said, "This is about their personalities, births, as well as their understanding of politics and how to employ people.
Liu Bang was born in a peasant family and was a member of the lower class, so he was open-minded.
He can "go up or down", he can sympathize with the difficulties of the people at the bottom, and he can also grasp the overall situation from a high place. This requires an open mind, and Liu Bang can do it.
He is good at employing people and tolerating them. He ensures that he has wise ministers, good ministers, and fierce generals in battle.
Xiang Yu's family has been the generals of the Chu State for generations. He is the queen of the generals. He is headstrong, complacent, violent, indecisive, and suspicious.
Regarding the common people, he has the pride of a noble and finds it difficult to empathize with what the common people at the bottom think and think.
When it comes to employing people, Xiang Yu is often wary, and he also tends to be wary of talented people and even "jealous" of talented people. He tends to fight alone and is a fierce general.
After all, it is a matter of character. If Xiang Yu was more generous and could understand people and make good use of them, Liu Bang would not have a chance.
Therefore, Xiang Yu himself also has a great responsibility for the reason that allowed Liu Bang to win the world. "
Meng Yi asked: "Sir, I have never heard you tell the story of the conflict between Chu and Han. I don't know who Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are.
I just learned that Liu Bang was just a pavilion chief. How could he have so many people working for him?
Could it also be related to his character? "
"Of course." Qin An said with a smile, "Liu Bang's achievements were actually inseparable from his wife Lu Fei.
In fact, Liu Bang had no great ambitions. He only wanted to be a happy man, with a fiefdom and beautiful women to accompany him.
However, Lu Pheasant kept persuading Liu Bang to force Liu Bang, and the general trend of the world was indeed leaning towards Liu Bang. "
"Sir, who are the talents of Liu Bang?" Meng Yi asked.
"There are quite a few of them. They are all talented and learned, otherwise Liu Bang would not have conquered the world." Qin An said, "Liu Bang has three men who are very famous. They are known as the Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty."
"First of all, Xiao He was the first person to follow Liu Bang, and he had a higher official position than Liu Bang. He was Liu Bang's immediate boss, but he was willing to follow Liu Bang, which shows how powerful Liu Bang's personality is.
Diligent and studious, familiar with the laws of various countries during the Warring States Period, and fond of making friends, his character is impeccable.
He is the boss of Liu Bang's rear. He can control the country, care for the people, provide military supplies, and provide food and wages. His ability is not inferior to Li Si at all.
Next is Zhang Liang, who can strategize and win decisively from thousands of miles away.
There was an agreement between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu that the first to enter Xianyang would be the king of Guanzhong. Zhang Liang gave Liu Bang three tips to prevent him from entering Xianyang City.
The three tips counted Liu Bang's every move.
The first is to slow down when encountering a narrow road. The second is to reach Hangu Pass and not enter. The third one is to return to the army and dominate.
It was just the opposite of what he expected. Because Liu Bang's army was so smooth, Liu Bang's marching speed was basically described as "unhindered".
No matter how Liu Bang tried to stop the march, it was of no use.
This caused the people around Liu Bang to be deceived by the King of Guanzhong and asked Liu Bang to enter Xianyang. It also caused the third tip bag to be burned before Liu Bang saw it.
Finally, Liu Bang entered Hangu Pass and even Xianyang. "
Hu Hai said: "Liu Bang is a fool. Since the one who enters Xianyang first is called the King of Guanzhong, why didn't he enter Xianyang and hinder the march?"
"Shut up, what do you know?" Gongzi Gao said, "Xiang Yu is stronger than Liu Bang. Liu Bang entered Xianyang just to oppose Xiang Yu.
How could a narrow-minded person like Xiang Yu let Liu Bang go? "
"Zhao Yun is right," Qin An said, "Shortly after Liu Bang entered Xianyang, Xiang Yu's army arrived outside Hangu Pass.
It was almost impossible for Liu Bang to escape.
Xiang Yu even prepared a Hongmen Banquet for Liu Bang. Fortunately, Zhang Liang helped Liu Bang come up with a strategy to get out of this crisis. "
"Hongmen Banquet?"
Everyone looked at Qin An curiously.
Qin An smiled and said: "It's a long story, so I'll make it short. Xiang Yu held a banquet in a place called Hongmen and invited Liu Bang with the purpose of killing Liu Bang.
Liu Bang joined Xiang Yu's army under Zhang Liang's instruction. Fortunately, Liu Bang said that he had Zhang Liang's help and Xiang Yu was conceited, so he didn't kill Liu Bang.
However, in history, there were two events, Hongmen Banquet and Xiangzhuang Sword Dance, aimed at Pei Gong.
Now we refer to Hongmen Banquet as a banquet with bad intentions. As the saying goes, smiling at the Yuhongmen Banquet shows murderous intentions everywhere.
As for Xiangzhuang's sword dance, the true intention of Pei Gong's words and actions indicates something else. "
Everyone nodded, that's it.
"Three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, who is the third one?" Meng Yi asked impatiently.
"Han Xin." Qin An said slowly, "Huaiyin Han Xin. This man is a representative of military strategists and will be called the Soldier Immortal in later generations.
Han Xin's family was poor. He got up early and had nothing to do. He ate and drank every day, and even got under other people's crotches. This was known as crotch humiliation in history.
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang followed Xiang Liang after the uprising. After Xiang Liang's death, he followed Xiang Yu. During this period, he gave Xiang Yu a lot of advice.
It's a pity that Xiang Yu was too conceited and did not adopt any of Han Xin's suggestions or reuse Han Xin.
So Han Xin returned from Chu to Han and took refuge with Liu Bang in Hanzhong. At first, Liu Bang did not reuse Han Xin.
Han Xin was not discouraged and talked with Xiao He many times. Xiao He found that Han Xin was a talented person and recommended him to Liu Bang.
When Han Xin saw that Liu Bang was not using him, he ran away. Xiao He found out and chased him all night. Finally, he caught up with Han Xin and persuaded him to come back.
Xiao He also successfully convinced Liu Bang, and Liu Bang was pleased to become marshal.
After Han Xin became the marshal, he first built plank roads openly and secretly visited Chencang. After leaving Hanzhong, he conquered the Three Qin Dynasties, captured the king of Wei, defeated Zhao and destroyed the dynasty, persuaded Yan to surrender, captured Qi, etc., and finally defeated Xiang Yu and helped Liu Bang seize the world. "
