Chapter 40 a good subordinate

After Liu Bang conquered the Xiongnu, on his way back to Chang'an, Guan Gao and others arranged dozens of death squads in Bairen County of Zhao State to hide in the toilet of the Bairen Hotel, waiting for Liu Bang to come and die. However, Liu Bang's good intuition and Peixian accent helped him a lot.He inadvertently heard that this place is called "Boren", and he thought to himself: "Boren, Bairen, are going to be persecuted by others! This place is not suitable for staying for a long time!" Because according to Liu Bang's hometown accent, "Bo" means "forced". There is no difference in the pronunciation of the two words.So Liu Bang hit his horse and went back.

There is a basic principle of conspiracies, that is, confidentiality, and the fewer people involved in the planning, the better.Guan Gao and others were impulsive, and they discussed with more than a dozen disciples to assassinate the emperor.This shocking conspiracy was discussed in a meeting with so many people. Guan Gao felt that he was doing justice, but who knew what the dozen or so people present at the meeting thought. Soon, the premeditated assassination of the emperor by Zhao Guoren was revealed. Liu Bang became furious and ordered the arrest of King Zhao Zhang Ao and all the people on the blacklist.

When people from Chang'an City arrested Zhao Wang, Zhang Ao, Guan Gao and others, all of these disciples and friends who participated in planning to assassinate the emperor were planning to commit suicide, except Guan Gao. Guan Gao was furious, and scolded: "Who told you to do that kind of thing? Your Majesty obviously didn't participate in the conspiracy, and now he is also arrested, and you are all dead. Who else can prove his innocence?" So these people stopped their impulsiveness and were escorted to Chang'an for trial along with Zhao Wang and Zhang Ao. During the interrogation, Guan Gao insisted that the assassination of Liu Bang was planned and implemented by him from the beginning to the end, and had nothing to do with Zhao Wang and Zhang Ao.

This confession was not what the chief interrogator wanted.If Zhang Ao, king of Zhao, ordered the assassination of the emperor, there would be a lot of fuss about it; now a prime minister of the state of Zhao has taken all the blame for the crime, saying that killing the emperor was just his personal act, so the nature is completely different.And now everyone in the court from top to bottom knows that Liu Bang is very worried about these kings with different surnames. Now is a great time to deal with Zhao Wang Zhang Ao, and he must find a way to put all the responsibility on Zhang Ao.There is no need for Liu Bang to teach this.

But Guan Gao didn't say that, so he had no choice but to use torture, whipping, acupuncture... everything was used, this is a tradition inherited from the Qin Dynasty.As a result, Guan Gao couldn't find a good piece of skin on his body before attacking, but Guan Gao still didn't mean to retract the confession at all, that is to say, he did the premeditated assassination of the emperor and had nothing to do with Zhao Wang Zhang Ao. Therefore, the presiding judge reported the progress of the case and Guan Gao's performance to Liu Bang, and Liu Bang respected Guan Gao instead, and ordered not to use torture, but to find someone who was familiar with Guan Gao, and go talk about it.A man named Xie Gong said that he knew Guan Gao very well and he could try it.Liu Bang agreed.

Xie Gong came to the door of the cell, Guan Gao recognized him, but he couldn't stand up, sat on the ground, raised his head and asked, "Is it Xie Gong?" Xie Gong went in, chatting and joking with Guan Gao like an old friend, and then slowly walked around to Zhang Ao.Xie Gong asked if King Zhao was involved. Guan Gao was very sad and sighed: "Who doesn't love their parents and wives, now they are implicated by me and will be executed. But I can't let Zhao The king will be blamed for the crime. I did this myself, and it has nothing to do with Zhao Wang." So, he explained in detail the reason why he wanted to murder the emperor, and the situation that Zhao Wang Zhang Ao didn't know the inside story.

So Xie Gong entered the palace and reported in detail what he had learned. The emperor appreciated Guan Gao as a man of faith, so he pardoned Guan Gao.At the same time, Zhang Ao was pardoned, but the title of King Zhao must have disappeared, and he was downgraded by two levels to be Xuanpinghou. Guan Gao said joyfully, "Is it true that our King Zhao has been released?" Xie Gong said: "Yes." Then he said: "The emperor praised you, so he pardoned you." Guan Gao said: "The reason why I was beaten to death was to prove that King Zhao did not rebel. Now that he has been released, my responsibility has been remedied, and I don't regret dying. Besides, the courtier has usurped How can I have any face to serve the emperor because of my reputation! Even if the emperor doesn't kill me, wouldn't I feel ashamed in my heart?"

So, after saying this, Guan Gao suddenly raised his head, cut his own throat and committed suicide, marking a successful end to his life.People at that time were moved by his spirit after hearing about it. What does extreme beauty look like?Guangao gave the best answer.Facing the insult, he chose to take action decisively, even if the other party was the emperor.Responsible, principled, upright, and measured.Born flamboyantly, died with individuality.But when you die, you don't die, and when you can live, you don't live.Guan Gao has penetrated life and death and justice, and finally forged himself into a rare specimen.