"He was led to death because he trampled on a farmer's seedlings. This garbage author is really good at writing satire!" Many readers saw this and couldn't help but sigh that the garbage author's plot design is still very deep.
The final failure of the majestic overlord was due to his opponent Liu Bang or the huge army, but to a farmer who trampled his seedlings and destroyed agricultural production. This was the fundamental reason for Xiang Yu's failure.
This is also the conclusion Liu Xu came to after reading the history of the Chu and Han Dynasties many times. Many scholars in later generations like to blame Xiang Yu's failure on his poor use of people.
Just like Tai Shigong himself explained the reasons for Xiang Yu's failure through the Benji of Emperor Gaozu.
The original text is like this
Gao Qi and Wang Ling said to each other: "Your Majesty is arrogant and insulting, but Xiang Yu is benevolent and loving. However, your Majesty sent people to attack the city and seize the territory, and those who surrendered will benefit from it, and the world will benefit from it. Xiang Yu is jealous of the virtuous and capable, and harms those who have merit. , wise men doubt it, if you win without giving others credit, if you gain territory without giving benefits to others, you will lose the world."
Emperor Gaozu said: "We all know the first, but we don't know the second. I am not as good as Zifang when I plan and plan the curtains and tents, and win a battle thousands of miles away. I am not as good as Xiao He when he governs the country, cares for the people, provides food and supplies, and never cuts off the food supply." Even with an army of millions, we will win in battle and capture in attack, but I am not as good as Han Xin. These three are all outstanding people, and I can use them, so I conquer the world. Xiang Yu has an increased fan but cannot use it, this is why he is for me Capture it."
It can be seen from this dialogue that Tai Shigong attributed Xiang Yu's failure to Liu Bang being good at sharing interests with his subordinates and being very good at employing people. He used Xiao He, Zhang Liang, Han Xin extremely appropriately and gave full play to their talents.
On the contrary, Xiang Yu only had one Fan Zeng, but he could not fully trust and use it, so Xiang Yu ultimately failed.
This description actually shows that Tai Shigong is doing his own artistic processing. After all, Liu Bang has become the emperor, and the two ministers dare to say that Liu Bang likes to insult people, while Xiang Yu is very kind to people like this. Isn't this a direct slap in Liu Bang's face? How could these two make such a stupid mistake?
As for the issue of employment, this is indeed an important reason for Xiang Yu's failure, but in Liu Xu's opinion, it is not the fundamental reason.
The real problem is that Xiang Yu neglected production and had no kindness towards ordinary people.
Because in the last two years of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, Xiang Yu was actually still the victorious Xiang Yu. Liu Bang was beaten by Xiang Yu several times and was almost killed on the spot. Even Han Xin did not have the courage to confront Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu personally commanded There is no losing battle.
But Xiang Yu, who was invincible, became more and more difficult to fight, his territory became smaller and smaller, and his army became weaker and weaker.
Because Xiang Yu's food supplies are insufficient, although he is victorious in every battle, the various resources of the army are getting less and less. Even if he wins, he will not be able to pursue the enemy further. After all, no matter how fierce the frontal battle is, Xiang Yu will face a situation where he is determined to escape. It is impossible for Liu Bang to catch him by himself.
Therefore, Xiang Yu's core problem is that he does not have a stable rear and stable people who can provide him with a steady stream of food and grass. Because Xiang Yu couldn't see these small people in his eyes. He didn't know how to accumulate people's strength and recuperate. He just kept fighting. He was born with a desire for war. During his ruling career, he almost never issued any orders to resume economic production. Almost all his food and grass were Come by looting.
On the contrary, Liu Bang had a stable rear area, and Xiao He helped him organize and resume production in the rear area, so that he could continuously transport grain and grass to the front line, ensuring that Liu Bang never had a food shortage problem. Only then could his army become more and more powerful. huge.
Many of Xiang Yu's soldiers did not have enough to eat and ended up turning to Liu Bang.
In Xiang Yu's eyes, there are no ordinary people at all, and there is no peasant class at all. If he does not pay attention to the development of productive forces, he will naturally not be able to finally unify the world.
So when readers saw this plot of farmers deliberately pointing the wrong way, and Liu Xu described many plots about Xiang Yu not paying attention to agricultural production, many readers were moved, and then thought of how they couldn't even eat. When they were in a dilemma, they had a better understanding of the connotation of this book, and they also began to realize the root cause of Xiang Yu's failure.
But after thinking about this, readers' emotions naturally became more complicated.
At the same time, there are some readers who are more distracted and can't help but think of another Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and the equally classic plot of Cao Cao cutting off his hair and taking his place as the head.
During the march, Cao Cao issued an order that anyone who trampled on the farmland would die. However, Cao Cao's own horses were frightened and rushed into the farmland, trampling many seedlings and committing the death penalty that Cao Cao himself had set.
So a plot in history that very well reflected Cao Cao's hypocritical character happened, that is, Cao Cao pretended to cut off his own hair to replace his head, indicating that he had killed himself once. This is the famous plot of cutting off his hair to replace his head. .
At that time, when these readers saw this plot, they only thought that Cao Cao was completely hypocritical. But today, when they saw Xiang Yu's plot, everyone naturally had a new understanding in their hearts and understood the important meaning behind this plot.
"It turns out that Cao Cao learned Xiang Yu's lesson!" Many people sighed in their hearts.
However, these can be put aside for the time being. Everyone can't wait to read the following chapters. Then they saw Xiang Yu exerting his last heroic force. Even if he was surrounded by thousands of troops, he could kill all the enemies. The power to kill hundreds of people is so terrifying.
Although Xiang Yu was fierce, he could not prevent the most loyal knights around him from falling. Liu Xu spent two chapters describing how Xiang Yu saw his last knights die tragically on the battlefield while fighting along the way.
So when Xiang Yu came to his destined Wujiang River, he met the Wujiang Pavilion Chief who came to take him across the Wujiang River in a small boat and go to Jiangdong to make a comeback.
Xiang Yu thought of the last dozen knights who followed him, but could only die because of him one by one. He sighed and said, "If the sky kills me, how can I cross the river! Let's cross the river with eight thousand people from Jiangdong. And in the west, no one has returned. Even if my father and brother from the east of the river take pity on me, how can I see him with my face? Even if he doesn't say a word, do I feel ashamed of myself?"
Xiang Yu, who had no shame in his heart, had no idea of living anymore. But when he saw the Wuzui horse under him, which was still thinking clearly, Xiang Yu simply turned over and dismounted, and at the same time said to the Wujiang Pavilion chief, "Old Pavilion. You are getting old, so you must need a horse to travel with you. This black horse has been with me since I was a child. It is actually very docile and can travel thousands of miles. At the same time, it only needs a little food to survive. Come down. Today I will give this horse to you. Please let him follow you to Jiangdong so that he can live!"
After seeing this, many readers could no longer hold their hearts tight, and many readers burst into tears.
"My overlord, is your last tenderness here?"
(End of chapter)
