Just as Xiang Yu's army was on the road to conquer Tian Rong, a desolate tragedy was being staged in the graceful late autumn Jiangnan.
Holding a sharp blade, General Chu concealed his uneasiness and intolerance with a ferocious expression, and stabbed the sword fiercely. Xiong Xin, the last Wang Yi Emperor of the Mi family, fell into a pool of blood with his eyes wide open and a strange smile.
The person who killed Yi Di Xiong Xin was a subordinate of Jiujiang Wang Yingbu. The person who ordered Yingbu to kill Xiong Xin was Xiang Yu, Xiong Xin's former minister and today's overlord of Western Chu.
When the world was divided, Xiang Yu was extremely angry because Xiong Xin refused to open his mouth and established Xiang Yu as the lord of the world. Under Chen Pingsheng's suggestion to attack the east and west, Xiang Yu pretended to respect Xiong Xin as the Righteous Emperor and changed Xiong Xin's capital to Chen County.
Chen County, today's Chenzhou in Hunan, is more than 2,000 miles away from Pengcheng. It is located at the northern foot of Wuling Mountains and in the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River in the valley of Laishui River. In the pre-Qin period, it was the residence of the Miaoman Baiyue and other uncivilized ethnic minorities in the south. Wuling, also known as Nanling, refers to the Dayu Ridge, Qitian Ridge, Dupong Ridge, Mengzhu Ridge, and Yuecheng Ridge that lie between Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guangxi. Not only are there dense rivers that resemble sheep intestines, The mountain road is also rugged and difficult to navigate. There are five ridges blocking it, and you can imagine how remote Chen County was at that time. In the early Warring States period, the Chenxian area was still in the clan society stage, and people from the Chu State called it "Fu", which means "a place full of green annua". In the middle of the Warring States Period, King Chu Mourning worshiped Wu Qi as his prime minister, Nanping Baiyue, occupied Fu, and developed it to a certain extent. During the reign of Xiong Huai, King Huai of the former Chu Dynasty, a city of a certain scale was formed in this place. It was renamed "Chen", which means "outlying city". Some people also explain that it means "city in the forest".
In contrast, Pengcheng was the capital of the Peng Kingdom during the reign of Emperor Yao. It is said that the Yellow Emperor also used this place as his capital. How can its prosperity be compared to Chenxian? Therefore, although Xiang Yu announced to change Xiong Xin's capital, Xiong Xin refused to leave Pengcheng.
When the princes of the world came to their fiefdoms to retire to their kingdoms, Xiang Yu was also eager to "return home in rich clothes". One city cannot accommodate two masters. In February 206 BC, Xiang Yu sent some of his soldiers to Pengcheng first to threaten him with force. Forced to do nothing, Xiong Xin set off with the civil and military officials in tears of grievance. The officials who followed Xiong Xin's migration were nostalgic for the comfortable life in Pengcheng and were really unwilling to go to Chen County. There were many complaints along the way and the progress was slow. Xiang Yu blamed the situation on Emperor Yi Xiong Xin, and secretly issued orders to Wang Yingbu of Jiujiang, King Wu Rui of Hengshan, and King Gongao of Linjiang to kill Emperor Yi. 206 BC, this year is known as the first year of Emperor Yi, also known as the first year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and the first year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. In the same month that King Zhao rested and returned to power and Zhang Er defected to Liu Bang, he had just crossed the Yangtze River. Xiong Xin was caught up and killed by Yingbu's men, and died in Jiangnan.
Xiong Xin died quietly. Xiang Yu returned to Pengcheng without making any announcement.
To Xiang Yu, Xiong Xin is a useless waste. In fact, for the Xiang family who had just launched an army to rebel against Qin, Xiong Xin was once a protective umbrella and a gathering flag. With Xiong Xin sitting on the throne of the King of Chu, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu were able to recruit troops smoothly and gain the support of the Chu people. In fact, between Xiang and Xiong Xin, there is no question of who is benevolent to whom or who is unfaithful to whom, but a relationship of mutual use. No matter which side is concerned, the other side is both a comrade and an enemy. When the first goal of Qin disappeared, Xiang Yu and Xiong Xin could only be in a life-or-death situation. Obviously, Xiong Xin does not have the strength to fight back.
The Queen of Chu Huai Wang Xiong Xin was highly praised in history. Su Shi, a great scholar of the Song Dynasty, once praised in his article "On Fan Zeng": "I have tried to comment on Emperor Yi, the wise ruler of the world. He sent Duke Pei to the pass alone and did not send Xiang Yu. I know the prince and the champion among the crowd, and Promoted to general. How can you be like this without being a virtuous person?"
Although he was selected as a puppet, the clever Xiong Xin obviously found that his situation was extremely dangerous. When Xiang Liang was in power, Xiong Xin, who had no chance to fight back, was very tolerant and did not act rashly. As soon as Xiang Liang died, Xiong Xin seized the opportunity to attack and quickly deprived Xiang Yu and Lu Chen of their military power. He also won over the Lu family and used Lu Qing, Lu Chen and his son as important ministers to check and balance the Xiang family's power. At the same time, he promoted Song Yi, who was dissatisfied with the Xiang family and had no foundation, as a general, and gave Liu Bang the sole command of the troops in Dang County to further suppress Xiang Yu. These fully prove that Xiong has a city in mind and acts decisively.
In the subsequent counterattack against Qin, King Huai Xiong Xin also resolutely refused to give Xiang Yu a chance. He asked Liu Bang to be responsible for marching westward to Xianyang, and asked Song Yi to lead Xiang Yu to attract the main force of the Qin army in Anyang. He rejected Xiang Yu's "willingness to march westward with Peigong". "off" request.
Although there are not many historical records, it can be seen from these two points that Xiong Xin is a clear-minded and decisive person. However, Xiong Xin made a fatal mistake, which was to use Song Yi incorrectly. Song Yi is obviously a person with high ambitions and low abilities, who talks about military affairs on paper and cannot be used in a big way. However, Xiong Xin was blinded by Song Yi's reputation and eloquence and worshiped him as a general. As a result, Xiang Yu killed the self-righteous Song Yi and won the battle of Julu beautifully. Military power fell into Xiang Yu's hands, and Xiong Xin became a puppet again. Of course, using Song Yi was a helpless move for Xiong Xin. He did not have the opportunity to contact the military, nor did he have time to slowly examine talents.
Xiong Xin, who was again controlled by the Xiang family, knew his fate very well. Therefore, he responded to Xiang Yu's temptation with a non-negotiable tone, eliminating the possibility of Xiang Yu occupying the world in the name of righteousness. This action obviously greatly advanced the moment of Xiong Xin's death, but it also obviously caused huge trouble for Xiang Yu.
In this way, Xiong Xin hurriedly entered the stage of history, and then hurriedly exited.
Perhaps inspired by Xiang Yu's expulsion of Emperor Yi, in August of the first year of the Han Dynasty (206 BC), because Han Guang, the king of Yan who was moved by Xiang Yu to be the king of Liaodong, refused to surrender, the former Han Guang general Zang Tuju was named the new king of Yan. He raised his butcher's knife, killed Han Guang, and occupied the two lands of Yan and Liaodong, becoming the king of Yan.
At this point, Emperor Yi died, and the Chu Kingdom of Emperor Yi was merged into Western Chu; the King of Jiaodong died, and the King of Jibei died, and Jiaodong and Jibei were merged into Qi; the King of Liaodong died, and Liaodong was merged into the Yan Kingdom; King Sai and Zhai The king surrendered to Han, and Sai and Zhai were merged into Han; the original king of Han died, and the new king of Han was established; the acting king rested and restored the throne of Zhao, Zhao Wang Zhang Er surrendered to Han, and Chen Yu took the throne. Including himself, the twenty-two emperors, kings, and marquises that Xiang Yu had granted had destroyed the six kingdoms at this time, killed one emperor and four kings, and rebelled against three kings and one marquis (Tian Rong, Zhao Wangxie, Liu Bang, Chen Yu), surrendered three kings. It can be seen that Xiang Yu's enfeoffment was quite a failure and was a major factor leading to chaos in the world.
Since assassinating Yidi Xiong Xin, Xiang Yu has been in trouble and has been working non-stop to quell chaos. When many people in later generations evaluated Xiang Yu, they all thought that Xiang Yu was punished because of the murder of King Huai Xiong Xin, which made the princes angry and crusade. This is a very absurd and wishful thinking about imperial power.
Among the princes who were entrusted by Xiang Yu, except for Liu Bang, King of Han, and Gong Ao, King of Linjiang, none can be said to have deep feelings for Xiong Xin. The princes would not care about Xiong Xin's life or death at all. Gong Ao participated in the hunt for Xiong Xin. He neither stopped Xiang Yu nor rescued Xiong Xin, so he was not considered a loyal minister. Liu Bang aspired to the world, and he and Xiong Xin also had a relationship of mutual use, and there was no relationship between monarch and minister. In fact, throughout the long history of ancient China, incidents of powerful officials killing their masters and traitors usurping power can be seen everywhere. If the princes really supported Xiong Xin so much, how could they watch Xiang Yu take away Xiong Xin's capital? Therefore, the princes turned against Xiang Yu for their own interests, not for the Righteous Emperor Xiong Xin, although some of them used the excuse of revenge for the Righteous Emperor.
If you sow the cause yourself, you have to eat the fruit yourself. Xiang Yu went around putting out fires and began his tiring journey. However, it is not that easy to suppress the gourd and raise the gourd to bring peace to the world!
Xiang Yu misjudged the situation, and due to his own mistakes, a large number of talents were lost. His fate has been determined at this time.
There is a king's luck, but there is no king's destiny!
Character determines destiny. Everyone must have a deep understanding of their own talents and strengths, and do what they are suitable for and good at in order to win in the end. What can be controlled is called a dream, otherwise it is called a fantasy. If you treat a fantasy as a dream, you will be disturbed by it.
