When Liu Bang attacked Chen Xi, Lu Wan showed his loyalty by attacking from the northeast and sent someone to persuade the Xiongnu not to help Chen Xi. Lu Wan sent out troops again and used wisdom, but his intentions were loyal. However, good intentions always go astray in practice. Once you deviate from the right path, you become an evil path.
In order to kill Chen Xi who fled to the Xiongnu, Lu Wan sent Zhang Sheng to the Xiongnu, saying that Chen Xi had been defeated and advised the Xiongnu not to help Chen Xi. Zhang Sheng was loyal to Lu Wan and did not want to rebel against the Han Dynasty. Lu Wan and Zhang Sheng were originally loyal to the Han Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, the first person Zhang Sheng met when he went to Xiongnu was Zang Yan. Zang Yan was the son of Xiang Yu's general Zang Tu. After his father was defeated, he fled to the Xiongnu and thought about revenge all day long. Zang Yan has no soldiers, so he is not considered brave, but he has wisdom.
Zhang Sheng and Zang Yan were both extremely excited when meeting "old friends" in a foreign country. The two of them sat on the floor and talked, loving each other and feeling great. The two were chatting, and while they were talking, Zang Yan said to Zhang Sheng: "The reason why you have an important position in the Yan State is because you know the Xiongnu very well. The reason why the Yan State has been able to survive until now is that Because the princes rebelled one after another, the wars continued, and the court had no time. Now, for the sake of the Yan State, you want to kill Chen Xi and other rebels immediately. However, if Chen Xi and others die, the next person to die will be the King of Yan. At the same time, you can't escape. Why don't you keep Chen Xi and others alive for the time being and unite with the Xiongnu. If both sides are in peace, the Yan State will be safe; if Liu Bang is in danger, you can also save the Yan State." Zhang Sheng felt good after hearing this. , and at the same time let the Xiongnu soldiers attack the Yan army to eliminate Liu Bang's suspicion.
At first glance, what Zang Yan said makes sense, but if you think about it carefully, you will know that he makes no sense. If Lu Wan was sincerely loyal to Liu Bang, Liu Bang would not kill Lu Wan at all. Zhang Sheng agreed with Zang Yan, it was all due to fear. Liu Bang successively executed three kings with different surnames, Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu. This was already a terrifying signal to the kings with different surnames. Under terror, everyone is in danger. People who are worried in their hearts will only let their emotions enslave their rationality. They are afraid of gains and losses and lose their judgment. It was under Liu Bang's terrifying threat to kill a king with a different surname that Zhang Sheng muddleheadedly listened to Zang Yan.
When she learned that the Huns were attacking the Yan army, Lu Wan suspected that Zhang Sheng had united with the Huns to rebel, and immediately wrote a letter asking Liu Bang for permission to destroy Zhang Sheng's entire clan. At this time, Lu Wan was still very loyal to the Han Dynasty, and everything he did was directed towards the court. For the sake of the court, he did not hesitate to kill a general who knew the Xiongnu, and he did not hesitate to sacrifice Zhang Sheng's family.
As soon as Lu Wan's letter was sent, Zhang Sheng returned from the Huns. Zhang Sheng was loyal to Lu Wan and told Lu Wan everything about his stay in the Huns, especially Zang Yan's words.
The cunning rabbit dies and the lackey is cooked. Three kings with different surnames, Han Xin, Peng Yue and Yingbu, all died, which made Lu Wan very scared. Because among these kings with different surnames, Han Xin was the most powerful, and Han Xin died first; Peng Yue was second, so he died second; after Yingbu died, the only kings with different surnames were Lu Wan and Wu Rui. Wu Rui, the king of Changsha, was insignificant, so the most powerful king with a different surname was Lu Wan. If the court wanted to kill him, Lu Wan would be the next target. Facing Liu Bang's terrorist policies, Lu Wan had to be afraid. He felt that he was living under the threat of death.
Amid this threat, Lu Wan also lost her mind and felt that Zang Yan was right. On the surface, Zang Yan showed Lu Wan a way to attack and retreat to defend, but in fact it was a road of no return. Lu Wan did not first consider whether he had the ability to rebel, secondly whether he could resist Liu Bang, and finally whether he could unite with the Huns.
Lu Wan was so scared that he seemed to be walking in the dark night. When others extended their hands to him, he followed them. Lu Wan took a two-pronged approach. First, he found someone to impersonate Zhang Sheng's entire clan, killed all the fake Zhang Sheng clan, and sent Zhang Sheng as a messenger to contact the Xiongnu. Second, he sent Fan Qi to see Chen Xi to discuss the matter of the two armies. What Lu Wan did was a very treacherous and serious act of treading two boats. It's said to be treacherous, because he does two things at once. I say serious because the consequences are unimaginable. Lu Wan is a general who does not imagine the consequences, and his consequences will be unimaginable. If Lu Wan thought about it seriously, how long would he be able to support Chen Xi if he was defeated? Once Chen Xi was executed and the news leaked, Lu Wan became a rebel. Sure enough, after Chen Xi was beheaded, his subordinates surrendered and told Liu Bang that Lu Wan sent Fan Qi to have an affair with Chen Xi.
After dealing with so many rebels, Liu Bang came up with a clever trick to test the loyalty of others, called the sincerity test. To see if he rebelled, he sent envoys to call him back to Chang'an. Tathagata would prove that he was not rebelling; if he didn't come, he would definitely rebel; if he claimed to be sick and didn't come, he would definitely rebel at home.
Although he was suspicious, Lu Wan was Liu Bang's good brother who grew up together and conquered the world together, so Liu Bang gave him some special treatment. Liu Bang sent Piyang Hou Shen Shiqi and imperial censor Zhao Yao to pick up Lu Wan and come to Chang'an, ordering them to make secret inquiries at will.
When two senior officials were sent by the imperial court, Lu Wan was frightened and guilty, so she hid from them. He could hide for a while, but he couldn't hide for a lifetime. Embarrassing people are bound to be embarrassed. Lu Wan is not the material for rebellion. Once he does, he will be full of mistakes.
When people from the imperial court came, Lu Wan hid and said to his favorite ministers: "The only people who can be kings without the surname Liu are me and the King of Changsha. In the past few years, the imperial court executed the entire Han Xin family and killed Peng Yue. It's Lu Pheasant's plan. Now that the emperor is ill, everything is handled by Lu Pheasant. Mrs. Lu Pheasant is short-sighted and specializes in killing kings with different surnames and great heroes. "
Lu Wan's words frightened the retainers, but he did not inspire them to resist. When the retainers heard what Lu Wan said and saw him acting like this, they all ran away to hide. Just when he was looking for help, Lu Wan scared away the helper, naturally he was in trouble.
If Lu Wan is a fierce general, his rebellious behavior is tantamount to cutting off his limbs. Lu Wan rebelled, making mistakes every step of the way, and lost the face of the rebels in the world.
Paper cannot cover the fire. Shen Shiqi heard the news and reported everything to Liu Bang, who was very angry. Soon, a Xiongnu general was captured. The general admitted that Zhang Sheng was an envoy of the Yan State and lived in the Xiongnu.
The road to rebellion was tortuous and painful, and time seemed to be frozen for Lu Wan. With all the personal and material evidence available, Liu Bang had no choice but to believe that this good brother had rebelled. Liu Bang only said: "Lu Wan really rebelled!" He was so angry that he was dying.
Liu Bang sent Fan Kuai to conquer Lu Wan, and later Zhou Bo led the expedition on behalf of Fan Kuai. Lu Wan, along with his palace and family members, and thousands of cavalry, waited under the Great Wall. This is what Lu Wan thought. When Liu Bang gets better and his anger subsides, he can go to the palace to apologize in person.
Lu Wan does things without thinking about the consequences and has been daydreaming. It was so refreshing for Yingbo to rebel, so happy for Han Xin to die, so happy for Peng Yue to go to Chang'an, but Lu Wan was the only one who always lived in the ideal world he created.
However, heaven failed and Liu Bang died. Liu Bang was angered to death by Lu Wan's rebellion.
As soon as Liu Bang died, Lu Wan knew that she could not escape the involvement and immediately fled to the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu granted Lu Wan the title of King of East Hulu. Lu Wan was not easy to be the king of Donghulu, and he was often harassed by barbarians.
Living in a foreign land, Lu Wan was homesick every day and depressed all day long. He died in the Huns more than a year later.
If Lu Wan's rebellion was responsible for the horror of Liu Bang's murder of a king with a different surname, then Lu Wan's death in a foreign country can only be blamed on his repeated mistakes. Lu Wan has no talent for rebellion. Since he can't rebel, he shouldn't.
