Liu Bang walked into Hanzhong with a beautiful dream, and he was Meng Xiaoyao.
Of course, not all Liu Bang's men knew what kind of dreams their lord was having. In their view, Liu Bang, who was banished to Bashu, especially Liu Bang who burned down the plank road on his own initiative, had no chance to return to the world. With his attachment to his hometown and his longing for his parents, wives and children, he went from general to soldier. People escape quietly every day.
The emergence of soldiers fleeing was a major blow to morale, and even Liu Bang himself felt a little discouraged. However, perhaps God felt that the blow to Liu Bang was not thorough enough. Shortly after he arrived in his capital, Nanzheng, soldiers suddenly came in panic and reported that Prime Minister Xiao He had escaped.
When Liu Bang heard what his soldiers said, he felt his eyes spinning.
"Does God want to destroy me?"
Xiao He is not only an old friend who has followed Liu Bang since he started the army, but now he is Liu Bang's right-hand man. Xiao He's betrayal made Liu Bang angry and desperate. He didn't know what to do for a while. He couldn't eat or sleep. He felt like he had lost his soul.
Unexpectedly, within two days, Xiao He came back again. Seeing Xiao He, Liu Bang asked angrily and happily at the same time as if he had seen his long-lost relatives: "What bad thing did I do to you? Why did you run away?"
Xiao He quickly said: "Your Majesty, I misunderstood. I didn't run away. I chased a person who ran away."
Liu Bang was surprised: "Who are you chasing?"
"Han Xin!"
It turned out that after Han Xin defected to Liu Bang, Liu Bang didn't take him seriously and made Han Xin do Lian Ao. Many people interpret this position as a granary manager, because the word "Ao" means "granary". In fact, this is far from the case. In the "Historical Records" edited by three annotations, Xu Guang of the Jin Dynasty made a clear annotation behind the word: "Dian Ke". Dianke is an official responsible for interacting with various vassal states and ethnic minorities, and has nothing to do with granary administrators. After all, he is actually a diplomat.
Just when he was doing Lian Ao, Han Xin's department didn't know what they had committed, and they were all sentenced to death. The executioner was Liu Bang's fellow countryman - Zhaoping Hou Xia Houying. The executioner chopped off thirteen heads in one breath, and the fourteenth one was on Han Xin's neck. At this moment, Han Xin was so anxious that he raised his head and stared at Xia Houying and shouted loudly: "Don't you want to win the world? Why do you want to kill the strong men!"
Most people would either be so frightened that they melted into a puddle before dying, or beg for mercy, or curse. Han Xin could shout such words that were neither humble nor arrogant at the moment of death. Xia Houying couldn't help but be secretly curious and looked at Han Xin carefully. At this time, the importance of a person's appearance is reflected. If Han Xin looked as ugly as a crooked melon and a cracked jujube, Xia Houying might have ordered Han Xin to be beheaded on the spot. The key is that Han Xin is so handsome that Xia Houying likes him heartily.
Good looks are indeed a major advantage in life.
Xia Houying immediately waved his hand and asked Han Xin to be released, and invited him to come over and chat for a while. This conversation didn't matter, Xia Houying shouted in his heart: Han Xin is indeed a rare talent! He immediately recommended it to Liu Bang.
Liu Bang does not need to give face to others, but Liu Bang must give face to his good friend Xia Houying, because Xia Houying was once very good to Liu Bang.
When Liu Bang was the chief of the pavilion in Sishui, Xia Houying was the coachman under the magistrate of Peixian County. The relationship between the two was very good at that time. Later, Xia Houying was listed as an official intern in the county. At this time, Liu Bang accidentally injured Xia Houying because of a joke. I don’t know who had a grudge against Liu Bang and reported this matter. According to the Qin laws at the time, Liu Bang, as an official, hurt people for no reason and knew the law and broke the law, which was a serious crime. Liu Bang was afraid, so he lied during the interrogation and said that Xia Houying was not injured by him. The interrogator confronted Xia Houying, and Xia Houying insisted that the matter had nothing to do with Liu Bang. Who was injured, but Xia Houying could not tell. Because of this, Xia Houying was imprisoned for more than a year and received hundreds of blows, but he never confessed Liu Bang.
Later, Liu Bang rebelled against Qin, and Xia Houying followed Liu Bang to conquer the world. He recruited the governor of Sishui County, went to Jiyang, defeated Li You, attacked Zhang Han, attacked Zhao Ben, attacked Yang Xiong, fought in Luoyang, and attacked Nanyang. He took the lead and fought bravely. With numerous military exploits, he was given the title of Marquis of Zhaoping and an official title of Taipu (one of the Nine Ministers, in charge of the emperor's horses and horse administration). The famous generals Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, and Xia Houba during the Three Kingdoms period of the Eastern Han Dynasty were all descendants of Xia Houying.
It can be said that the Xiahou family lasted for hundreds of years from the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The conflict between Chu and Han was very difficult, and Liu Bang was defeated miserably at the beginning. In Pengcheng, Liu Bang fled, with Xiang Yu's soldiers chasing after him. Xia Houying drove Liu Bang all the way. On the road, he met Liu Ying and Liu Le who were in a panic. They were Liu Bang's children. Xia Houying took the two children into the carriage without saying a word.
In order to escape, Liu Bang dropped his two children many times to reduce the weight of the carriage, but Xia Houying picked them up. Even though Liu Bang forced Xia Houying to throw away the children with a sword, Xia Houying remained unmoved. Finally, Xia Houying successfully led Liu Bang and his son to a safe area. Liu Ying later became the second emperor of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Hui of Han. During his reign, he recuperated and strengthened his country. If Xia Houying had not risked his life to save him, Liu Ying might have died in the rebellion, so Xia Houying saved her. The life of the second emperor of the Han Dynasty.
After Liu Bang established the Han Empire, due to years of war, the country was poor and weak, and the north was often attacked by the Huns. Liu Bang led the expedition himself, but unexpectedly fell into heavy siege by the Huns. At the critical moment, the adviser bribed Mao Dun's beloved concubine, and Mao Dun agreed to let Liu Bang come out.
After finally getting out of the city, Liu Bang was naturally anxious and urged Xia Houying to speed up the car and rush back to Han Dynasty. Xia Houying was very calm. He suggested that Liu Bang should not be anxious, lest Mao Dun find out that he was guilty. In this way, Xia Houying steadily controlled the speed of the car and kept the archers ready at any time, and finally led Liu Bang safely away from the Huns, once again helping Liu Bang escape danger.
Ji Bu was a general under Xiang Yu. He had killed Liu Bang's men many times and was a very troublesome opponent for Liu Bang. After Xiang Yu was defeated, Liu Bang wanted Ji Bu everywhere. Ji Bu had no choice but to ask someone to intercede with Xia Houying. For Liu Bang, the world has been decided for the first time, and it is a better choice to win over Ji Bu at this time, so as to show his ambition to the world.
Furthermore, at this time, there were Xiongnu to the north and South Vietnam to the south of the Han Dynasty. They were all enemies of the Han Dynasty. Once Ji Bu fled here, he would be used by the enemy, which would be even more detrimental to the Han Dynasty. Xia Houying risked being punished and explained his interests to Liu Bang, and finally allowed Liu Bang to take back his life and make Ji Bu an official.
It is said that the emperor and his ministers are the same, but Xia Houying was the imperial servant when Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was the imperial servant, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty was the imperial servant, and Empress Lu was the imperial servant when she came to power. After that, she served Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty as the imperial servant. If a person can remain stable in one position after four dynasties, Xia Houying must have his own merits. To sum up, Xia Houying's life illustrates the truth that only by adhering to the right path can you go a long way.
Therefore, Xia Houying was not only a good friend to Liu Bang, but also a capable minister. Therefore, because of Xia Houying's recommendation, Liu Bang appointed Han Xin as the commander of Suzhou. The Su Duwei is a general in charge of the production of military grain and other matters. Compared with Lian Ao, he is in short supply. This official position was given based on Xia Houying's face. Liu Bang still didn't take Han Xin seriously at this time. But Han Xin didn't pay much attention to the small post of Captain of Suzhou. He felt that based on his ability, he should be a person of great use. It depends on whether Liu Bang knows the goods.
In his position as the Governor of Suzhou, Han Xin would inevitably have to deal with Prime Minister Xiao He. Xiao He also discovered that Han Xin was a talent and mentioned it to Liu Bang from time to time. At this time, Liu Bang and everyone were still on the way to Nanzheng. He was feeling depressed, so he didn't pay attention. Along the way, many soldiers found opportunities to escape. When they arrived in Nanzheng, Han Xin thought to himself: Prime Minister Xiao and the servants must have asked me before the King of Han. They have not made any move yet. It seems that the King of Han does not intend to use me. In this case, I'll find another way out. Thinking of this, Han Xin made a decisive decision and left without saying goodbye. Xiao He had been paying attention to Han Xin. When he heard that Han Xin had run away, he hurriedly chased him without having time to ask Liu Bang for instructions.
In other words, in order to catch up with Han Xin, Xiao He inquired and chased him all the way until it got dark and Han Xin could not be seen. When he was about to dismount and rest, he looked from a distance and saw a man leading a horse to wander by the river. So he galloped up his horse and shouted loudly: "General Han, we have just met each other, how can we not say anything?" Just say hello and leave." Han Xin ignored him, Xiao He said a lot of words to persuade him, and then Xia Houying also came. The two of them tried hard to persuade Han Xin, hoping that he could go back. They said: "If the King of Han still doesn't listen to our advice, then the three of us will go together." In this way, Han Xin was persuaded to return to the Han camp.
Finally, Han Xin was persuaded to come back, and then he immediately met with Liu Bang to report.
Here Liu Bang heard Xiao He say that he was going after Han Xin, and he was angry again: "I have escaped many generals, but I haven't seen you chasing him, but you are chasing Han Xin. You are obviously lying to me!"
Xiao He was happy and said: "Your Majesty, those soldiers fled, but Han Xin is different. He is a unique talent, unparalleled in the country! If you want to be the king of Hanzhong with peace of mind, it doesn't matter if you don't need Han Xin. If you really want to conquer the world, apart from Han Xin , there is no one else who can help you achieve your great cause. Now it depends on what you think, my king."
Liu Bang naturally wanted to conquer the world in Hanzhong. Xiao He received Liu Bang's reply and quickly said: "Since the king has decided to conquer the world, he must use Han Xin. If you can use him, he will definitely stay. If you don't use him, although I have chased him back today, He will still run away in the future.”
When Xiao He said this, Liu Bang couldn't help but take it seriously, and immediately said happily: "Okay, for the sake of the prime minister, I will worship Han Xin as a general." Xiao He shook his head and said no. Liu Bang gritted his teeth and said, "Can I make him a general?"
Xiao He quickly said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Liu Bang also became interested in a person that Xiao He could think highly of, and told Xiao He: "Now that it's settled, call Han Xin in and I'll appoint him on the spot."
Xiao He shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you are good at everything, but you are sometimes arrogant and rude to others. You worship Han Xin as a general, how can you treat him like this? If you sincerely worship him as a general, You should choose a good and auspicious day, set up an altar to worship the generals after fasting, and complete all the etiquette."
Liu Bang thought for a long time and finally agreed with Xiao He's proposal.
When the news came out that the King of Han wanted to worship the general, Liu Bang's former generals were very happy. Everyone thought that Liu Bang wanted to worship them. On the day when he officially paid homage to the general, the envoy shouted loudly, and Han Xin stepped up to the altar to pay homage to the general. The generals didn't know why, but then they realized that the matter had nothing to do with them, and they couldn't help but feel resentful. Han Xin was elated when he saw this scene. After the ceremony of paying homage to the general was completed, Liu Bang immediately invited Han Xin to take a seat and asked him in public.
Liu Bang had a bad temper, so he asked: "Prime Minister Xiao has mentioned the general to me not once or twice. I have always wanted to compete in the world, and today I worship you as the general. I don't know if the general has any good ideas to make me gain." What you want?"
Han Xin had just been appointed as a general, so he naturally wanted to show his authority in public. When Liu Bang asked, Han Xin was humble for a moment, and then asked: "Your Majesty, if you want to compete in the world, your opponent must be the overlord, right?"
Liu Bang nodded: "Of course."
Han Xin asked again: "Your Majesty, if we talk about the three aspects of bravery, benevolence and strength, who is stronger and who is weaker between you and the Overlord?"
Liu Bang thought for a while and chose to tell the truth: "A few people are not as good as an overlord."
As soon as Liu Bang finished speaking, Han Xin immediately stood up and congratulated: "Your Majesty, you can recognize the strengths and weaknesses of yourself and your opponent. This is not something ordinary people can do. As your Majesty said, I also think that you are not as good as the Overlord in these aspects. However, although Overlord has advantages, he also has more shortcomings. I once worked under Overlord and know him well. Please allow me to boldly talk about Overlord's character."
"The Overlord has a strong temperament and is invincible in his bravery. When he shouts in anger, thousands of people are afraid. But no matter how powerful he is, what can he do? He cannot let go and appoint talented people, so his bravery is only the courage of an ordinary man and is nothing to be afraid of."
"He is also respectful and kind to others, and his words are gentle. If his subordinates are sick, he will cry because of his heartache and share his food with them. But for his subordinates who have made meritorious services and should be rewarded, he will polish the edges and corners of the official seal. Even if it's even, I won't be willing to give it to others. Therefore, the benevolence of the overlord is the benevolence of a woman, so there is nothing to fear."
"The overlord dominates the world, and the princes are professed ministers. He is not weak in strength. However, he did not stay in Guanzhong and built the capital Pengcheng. He violated the original agreement of the Yi Emperor and made his close associates and favorite people princes, ostracizing those he did not like. Many people among the princes were indignant about this. The overlord expelled Emperor Yi to the south of the Yangtze River (the death of Emperor Yi was not yet known at this time). The princes followed suit and all went back to expel the original king and establish themselves as kings. Wherever the Chu army passed by, they were ravaged and killed. The Overlord was deeply resented by the people of the world, but they were temporarily succumbed to his lustful power. The Overlord was nominally the leader of the world, but in fact he had lost the support of the people, so he was very powerful. It will soon become weak, so there is nothing to fear.”
"The overlord has nothing to fear from these three things. If the king can do the opposite and use the talents of the world, why worry about the enemies not being destroyed! If the land is given to meritorious ministers, why worry about the princes not surrendering! Lead the children of Jiangdong to realize their victory. With the dream of returning to my hometown, why worry about the enemy not being defeated!"
"Besides, the kings of the Three Qins in Guanzhong were originally Qin generals. They led their armies in battles for several years and suffered numerous casualties among the Qin men under their command. Later, they led their soldiers to surrender to the overlord, but Xiang Yu deceived and killed more than 200,000 people. Only Zhang Han, Dong Yi, and Sima Xin survived. The people of Qin hated these three people. Now it is just Xiang Yu who uses force to make these three kings. In fact, the people of Qin do not support them."
"When your Majesty first arrived in Guanzhong, Qiu Wu did not commit any crime. He abolished the cruel criminal laws of the Qin Dynasty and made a three-part agreement with everyone. Everyone in Qin did not want you to be king in Guanzhong. The people of Guanzhong all know that according to the original agreement of the princes, , The king should be king in Guanzhong. But he was forced to come to Hanzhong, and the people of Qin all resented the overlord."
"To sum up, if your Majesty raises troops now, it will not be difficult to regain the Three Qin Dynasty. It can be determined by sending a message."
