Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng made a plan for enfeoffment. When the two people reached an agreement, at Fan Zeng's suggestion, Xiang Yu only gave Liu Bang the fiefdoms of Bajun and Shujun. So, why was Hanzhong County added later? This is a long story.
It turned out that before the enfeoffment plan was officially announced, Zhang Liang, who stayed with Xiang Yu in the army to accompany the King of Han after the Hongmen Banquet, learned of the content, and he immediately revealed it to Liu Bang.
Being sealed to Bashu, if Liu Bang was happy, he would be angry.
Bajun and Shujun are basically today's Sichuan. They were originally the Ba and Shu kingdoms established by local ethnic minorities. The east was Ba and the west was Shu. The aborigines were Pu, Xi, Ju, Gong, Nu, Xie and Yi. , Dian, Dian, Liao, Bo and other ethnic groups. It was probably during the reign of King Qin Huiwen who broke up Shang Yang with his chariot that Ba and Shu were annexed by Qin. It was only more than a hundred years ago. Although the land of Bashu is fertile and the climate is suitable, when outsiders arrive there, it is very easy for them to become acclimatized and even die. The living conditions in Bashu are very harsh for the people of the Central Plains, and it is located in a remote area, far away from the Central Plains. Unless they have no choice, most people from the Central Plains are not willing to live in Bashu.
Liu Bang is also a human being, so of course he doesn't want to. If King Chu Huai's agreement is followed, he should be the only master of the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, the king of kings who can command the world. Even if Xiang Yu didn't agree, he would still be satisfied if Liu Bang was given a fiefdom in the Qilu area or Jingchu area based on Liu Bang's contribution. Fortunately, now, being "sent" to the frontier is not only persecution, but also naked humiliation.
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable? After all, Liu Bang was also the commander of an army of 100,000 people. Ever since Xiang Yu came to Xianyang, Liu Bang had been groveling and submissive, but he got this result. This finally made Liu Bang unable to control himself. He gritted his teeth and thought: Isn't it just death? Ever since you put your head in your belt and rebelled against Qin, who has not put life and death at risk? Anyway, if you get to Bashu, you might get seriously ill and die there, so you might as well fight Xiang Yu here!
In extreme anger, Liu Bang issued an order to prepare to attack Xiang Yu.
When Liu Bang said that he would go all out, his men were really unambiguous. The generals headed by Zhou Bo, Guan Ying, and Fan Kuai all asked for battle and wanted to take the lead. Everyone would rather fight to the death with Xiang Yu than go to Bashu.
Just when everyone was excited and ready to take action, Zhang Liang sent another message. Zhang Liang was afraid that Liu Bang would lose his temper and do something stupid, so he urged Liu Bang to be patient for the time being and recharge his batteries for the future. He also told Liu Bang that he had bribed Uncle Xiang with a large sum of money and asked Uncle Xiang to help Liu Bang get rid of Xiang Yu. Get Hanzhong.
It turned out that because Zhang Liang was left in the army by Xiang Yu in the name of serving the King of Han, Liu Bang felt that the two of them might be separated from each other from now on, so he prepared a generous gift for Zhang Liang to express his gratitude for Zhang Liang's constant help; at the same time, he prepared a A gift was entrusted to Zhang Liang to be given to Uncle Xiang to thank him for his great help at the Hongmen Banquet. After Zhang Liang learned about the enfeoffment plan, he informed Liu Bang and gave both gifts to Xiang Bo. He asked Xiang Bo: "I recently learned by chance that General Xiang wanted to grant Pei Gong to Bashu. Hanzhong is adjacent to Bashu. It was Pei Gong who first captured it and is now managed by Li Shang, Pei Gong's subordinate. Bashu is too difficult, and Pei Gong is old. I hope I can live in Hanzhong and lead Bashu. You also know that General Xiang is a little suspicious of Pei Gong, so it is not easy for Pei Gong to make this request. Can you please ask General Xiang for a favor?"
Hanzhong County is one of the thirty-six counties of the Qin Dynasty. It is located in the southwest of today's Shaanxi Province, with the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain in the south and the Hanzhong Basin in the center. It is the first granary of the Qin State. Moreover, there is a plank road connecting Hanzhong to Guanzhong, which can be said to be the gateway from Bashu to Guanzhong at that time. It was extremely important for Liu Bang who was sealed to Bashu. Zhang Liang knew that Liu Bang's enfeoffment of Bashu was a foregone conclusion, so he did not seek in vain to let Xiang Yu change the enfeoffment, but instead placed his hope on letting Xiang Yu grant Liu Bang the title of Hanzhong County.
Xiang Bo had a life-long friendship with Zhang Liang, and was married to Liu Bang. Since the Hongmen Banquet, he had always regarded himself as the poor Liu Bang's protector. Moreover, because of the Hongmen Banquet incident, there was a conflict between Xiang Bo and Fan Zeng. Because Fan Zeng advises Xiang Yu all day long, he can be regarded as the second-ranking figure in Xiang Yu's army. Compared with Xiang Bo, his power is far behind. Now that Zhang Liang was asking for help on behalf of Liu Bang with a heavy gift, Xiang Bo was willing to take this opportunity to sell a favor to his friend, help Liu Bang, and at the same time dampen Fan Zeng's arrogance, so he agreed on the spot. Therefore, Zhang Liangcai sent a letter to Liu Bang, asking the latter not to worry and wait for good news.
Xiao He also advised Liu Bang at this time: "Your Majesty, you must not be impulsive! Our troops are not as many as Xiang Yu, and the quality and equipment of our soldiers are not as strong as Xiang Yu's. What's more, Xiang Yu has the support of the princes around him? No matter how we fight, we will lose." You have endured it all these days, why can't you take this breath today? Didn't King Tang and King Wen of Shang succumb to Xia Jie and Yin Zhou? But they eventually became the masters of the world. I hope that you, my lord, will Can follow the example of Shang Tang and King Wen, according to the arrangement of the ovary, first seek Hanzhong, and then bear the humiliation, use Hanzhong as the foundation, reclaim wasteland, win over the people, recruit talents, and then use the human and material resources of Bashu, etc. If the strength is strong enough, Come out when the time comes and counterattack the key points. In this case, you may not be able to overthrow Xiang Yu’s arrangement today and start over again!”
After being comforted by Zhang Liang and Xiao He, Liu Bang came to his senses and was no longer depressed. He immediately ordered Xiao He to formulate a plan to accept Hanzhong, Ba, and Shu, ordered the generals to be prepared to leave Guanzhong, and sent someone to tell Zhang Liang: I am willing. At any cost, please Zifang must seek Hanzhong for me!
Uncle Xiang did not hesitate to harm his nephew's interests for the sake of Liu Bang. He sent Zhang Liang away, and immediately went to find Xiang Yu when Fan Zeng was not present. He accused Xiang Yu of treating Liu Bang harshly and sealing Liu Bang to Bashu, and asked Xiang Yu to seal Hanzhong to Bashu. Liu Bang as compensation. Xiang Yu thought about it for a while and finally agreed. He did not consult with Fan Zeng and revised the plan on his own.
Soon, Xiang Yu's enfeoffment of the princes was announced, and Liu Bang easily obtained Hanzhong County. When Fan Zeng learned the news, he was furious and came to Xiang Yu to scold him. But Xiang Yu's words had already been spoken, and it was difficult to recover them, so some people were happy and others were sad.
However, Fan Zeng did not admit defeat. He was determined to get rid of Liu Bang.
Although Liu Bang obtained the Hanzhong fiefdom with the help of Xiang Bo, the wily Fan Zeng did not take it completely to heart. He believed that even if Liu Bang was an eagle, he could hold it in his hand. With this idea in mind, Fan Zeng simply asked Xiang Yu not to let the princes go back, and to try to find opportunities to deal with a few more, so as to reduce hidden dangers in the future.
As a result, Liu Bang, who had just been happy to get Hanzhong, began to worry again. Unable to return to the fiefdom, he did not dare to move under Xiang Yu's nose, for fear that Xiang Yu would find an excuse to kill him. If this keeps going on, when will I be able to make a difference? In desperation, Liu Bang sent someone to ask Zhang Liang for advice.
There were times when Zhang Liang was at his wits end and couldn't come up with any good ideas. After much deliberation, he decided to discuss it with Chen Ping.
