Chapter 54 Chapter 2 Cup Bow Snake Shadow

"Peng Yu was promoted to a feudal vassal because of his meritorious service. Now His Majesty only conscripted troops to Liang, and King Peng was ill, so he suspected that King Peng rebelled. There was no real evidence of rebellion, but he insisted on killing him with trivial matters. I am afraid that in the future, the hero will be killed. Everyone is in danger, and they no longer have confidence in His Majesty." The princes met in Handan, and Chen Xi was defeated In the winter of the eleventh year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, most of the reinforcements from the princes arrived in Handan, and the Han army was greatly boosted.

Liu Bang has actively assembled troops in Handan, preparing for a decisive battle with Chen Xi. Chen Xi's soldiers split up and prepared to attack Handan. Zhang Chun's army was the main force, with a total of more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, crossing the river and occupying Liaocheng. Hou Chang led more than 10,000 troops to parade on the battlefield, ready to launch an offensive at any time. Wang Huang also led the cavalry in Quni, and would cooperate with the attack if necessary. Chen Xi himself and Man Qiuchen stationed in Xiangguo. In addition, Han Wangxin's troops also stationed in the joint cooperation, while Zhao Li captured Dongyuan, posing a protracted war posture.

Liu Bang ordered the vanguard general Guo Meng and the Qi soldiers led by Qi Prime Minister Cao Can to attack Liaocheng, the main force of the enemy. Guan Ying's cavalry was ready to deal with Qu Ni's Wang Huang troops. Fan Kuai's army kept an eye on Xiangguo to prevent Chen Xi from making any foolish moves. General Chai Wu is in charge of participating in the war. Liu Bang himself led Li Shang and Xia Houying to attack Dongyuan. In addition, Jiang Hou Zhou Bo detoured from Taiyuan to attack Dai. There were not many troops stationed in Dai County, and it was soon captured by Zhou Bo. Zhou Bo's army took advantage of the victory to surround Mayi.Mayi was the base camp of Han Wangxin back then, and the defense was solid. Zhou Bo attacked with all his strength, killed many defenders, and then withdrew to Liaocheng.

At that time, the main battlefield was still Liaocheng. Guo Meng and Cao Shen were strong in firepower. Fan Kuai's army also successfully pacified Qinghe, Changshan and other capitals, and took a siege offensive against Xiangguo.The troops of Chen Xi and Man Qiuchen were unable to cross the thunder pool, which also caused the rebel forces on the main battlefield to drop sharply. Guan Ying also completely blocked Qu Ni's cavalry and completely defeated Wang Huang. Liu Bang himself attacked Dongyuan with his own strength, but due to his strong defense, he was unable to attack several times.Until the news of the defeat of the defenders from all walks of life came, Zhao Li had to withdraw his troops, and Liu Bangjun took control of Zhao again.The most important military base for generations.

Chen Xi's army failed completely and had to withdraw to the outside of the Great Wall. Liu Bang ordered to hunt down the rebel generals with a lot of money. Wang Huang and Man Qiuchen were both arrested and killed, and Chen Xi escaped. On the battlefield, Chai Wu also won a complete victory, and Han Wangxin died on the battlefield. Designed by Xiao He, Han Xin was killed When Chen Xi rebelled, Liu Bang invited Han Xin to the front, but Han Xin said that Bo could not follow him. After Liu Bang arrived in Handan, Han Xin also sent someone to contact Chen Xi according to the original agreement, plotting to cause trouble in Chang'an.

Since there was no army in hand, Han Xin prepared to mobilize friends, servants, and family members to form a temporary army to directly attack Empress Lu and the prince in order to seize control of the imperial guards, and then revolt in Guanzhong to respond to the actions of the northern rebels. But the molecules are too complicated, and the secret has been leaked before the matter is completed.Han Xin's family first reported Han Xin's conspiracy to rebellion to Queen Lu. Empress Lu was shocked. She wanted to summon Han Xin to question him, but she was afraid that he would not come, and instead formally rebelled, so she urgently informed Xiangguo Xiao He about this.

Xiao He is also unable to judge whether the matter is true or false, but this kind of matter would rather be believed in order to avoid chaos. So Xiao He discussed with Empress Lu and falsely reported that Liu Bangjie had reported that Chen Xi had been defeated and killed, and called a group of officials to celebrate in Weiyang Palace. Han Xin was naturally also invited, but because of ghosts in his heart, he said that he was ill. Xiao He personally went to the Marquis of Huaiyin to force the invitation, and said: "Although you have platinum, this is a happy event, and you have friendship with Chen Xisu. If you don't go, I'm afraid you will be suspicious!"

Han Xin has always trusted Xiao He, and he did not doubt him, so he went to Weiyang Palace with Xiao He for a banquet. In Han Xin's one-person hall, the ambushing swordsmen immediately rushed up, arrested Han Xin, and beheaded him in the Changle Bell Room on the charge of treason. Before Han Xin died, he sighed loudly: "I really regret that I didn't listen to Kuai Che's words back then, but now I am deceived by my sons and daughters (referring to Empress Lu). What luck!" Benefiting 5,000 households is either a blessing or a curse The news was immediately reported to Liu Bang on the Handan battlefield.

On the one hand, Liu Bang was happy that Han Xin's threat was lifted, and on the other hand, he also expressed deep sympathy for Han Xin's contribution to the country but his untimely death. Han Xin's conspiracy can be quickly subsided, and Xiao He has the greatest credit. Therefore, Liu Bang ordered from the front line to seal Xiao He's 5,000 households as food towns, and organized a captain's group of 500 people to serve as the prime minister's guard. All the ministers went to Xiangguo Mansion to congratulate Xiao He. Only Zhao Ping came to ask Xiao He Diao. Zhaoping was the Marquis of Dongling in the Qin State. After Qin's death, he became a commoner and lived in poverty. He planted melons in the east of Chang'an City. The melons he bred were particularly sweet, and they were called "Dongling melons."

In other words, Zhaoping is an agricultural expert.In ancient times, there were very few people who had such status but were willing to do the labor themselves. Zhao Ping can be regarded as a person who seeks truth from facts.Because of this, Zhao Ping's vision is also unique from others. Xiao He has always respected Zhao Ping very much, and often went to his mansion to ask about state affairs, so he was very surprised by Zhao Ping's behavior, and immediately asked him humbly for his opinion on this matter. Zhaoping said: "Are these awards a disaster or a blessing? It means that the emperor has doubts about you."

Xiao He was startled and asked why. "Think about it, now that the emperor is fighting on the front line, and the emperor is guarding the capital, are you more dangerous or the emperor is more dangerous? You don't have to take risks here, so why use five hundred guards? "Because the Marquis of Huaiyin's rebellion has just been suppressed, the emperor has to be defensive towards you! These guards are not used to protect you, but to supervise you." Xiao He woke up immediately and asked: "Then what should I do?" Zhao Ping: "You should tell the emperor as soon as possible that the country is in need of financial resources. You don't want to donate the sealed 5,000 households, and you plan to sell the property to improve military resources. I hope the emperor will return in triumph as soon as possible!" Kuai Che is not guilty of plotting for the Lord After Liu Bang's class teacher returned to the court, Empress Lu went to Luoyang to meet him. The two sides discussed the Han Xin incident.Because Liu Bang was very dissatisfied with the indifferent response of the princes to this call-up, and wanted to clean up, it is necessary to understand the reactions of the princes and kings during the Han Xin incident. Liu Bang asked Empress Lu: "Before Han Xin died, did he have any last words?" Empress Lu: "It's only about insulting and hating, not using Kuai Che's strategy." Liu Bang: "Kai Che is a well-known debater in Qi State, obviously he instigated Han Xin to rebel." So an edict was issued, asking the Qi government to arrest Kuai Che. When Kuai Che heard the news, he immediately surrendered to the government and was sent to Chang'an for direct interrogation by Liu Bang. "You instigated Han Xin to rebel, right?" Kuai Che answered frankly: "Yes, I did teach him. It's a pity that guy didn't use my strategy, so he was killed by the clan today. If he had listened to my advice, how could His Majesty have killed him?" Liu Bang was so angry that he ordered Kuai Che to be killed.Kuai Che loudly complained. Liu Bang: "You were the one who instigated Han Xin, so why should I be wronged?" Kuai Che replied: "Back then, the Qin Dynasty lost its political power, and all the heroes in the world chased it away. Those with talent and quick moves may be the first to win. Everyone has a chance. "Just like in ancient times, Zhi's dog barked fiercely at Emperor Yao. It's not that Emperor Yao was unkind, but the dog barked at people who were not his masters! At that time, the minister was Han Xin's subordinate, so he could only be loyal to Han Xin, and he didn't know what was going on. There is Your Majesty! "Moreover, there are countless forces in the world who wanted to compete for the world at that time, but they were not strong enough. Could it be that these people are also guilty and must be killed?" Liu Bang thought it was reasonable, so he pardoned Kuai Che's crime. Rabbit dead dog cooking, Peng Yue died In order to strengthen the defense of the north, Liu Bang made his own son, Liu Heng, the acting king, with Jinyang as his capital. Liu Heng was born indifferent, lived a frugal life, and had a high reputation. He was the most reassuring and trustworthy of Liu Bang's masters.It is indeed more appropriate for him to govern the country in the sensitive area. Liang Wang Pengyue was born as a bandit. He used guerrilla warfare to contain Xiang Yu's food supply system and made great contributions. Peng Yue was older and slovenly, so he got along well with Liu Bang.After the founding of the Han Dynasty, he often deliberately went to Chang'an to participate in Liu Bang's activities, showing that he still had a strong centripetal force for the Han Dynasty regime. Back then, in order to lure Han Xin and Peng Yue to join the Kingdom of Gaixia, Liu Bang promised the three of them to divide the world equally, but things changed and Liu Bang became a scalper. However, Peng Yue had mastered Liang Guo in the elite area of ​​the Central Plains, so he finally didn't feel too unbalanced. But since Han Xin was abolished as Marquis of Huaiyin and Han Wangxin defected to the Huns, Peng Yue also became vigilant and no longer fully trusted Liu Bang. " When Chen Xi rebelled, he had actively established relations with the princes and kings, but except Liu Bang's own son Liu Fei, the king of Qi, and Cao Shen, the prime minister of Qi who was also Liu Bang's loyal faction, sent a large number of troops to respond to the imperial army. All the princes responded indifferently, which made Liu Bang very dissatisfied. At first, Peng Yue used old age and sickness as an excuse, and only sent his generals to lead his troops to join forces in Handan. However, Liu Bang hoped that Peng Yue would give him support, so he was very angry and sent envoys to Liang Wang's mansion to complain. Peng Yue was worried that Liu Bang would doubt his loyalty, and planned to apologize in person, but the general Hu Zhe strongly opposed it.He said to Peng Yue: "The king didn't send troops to show his support at the beginning, but now that the emperor has accused you, you just reluctantly passed, and the emperor will definitely arrest you. Why don't you take this opportunity to rebel? The emperor is busy at the time of the Handan war. There is nothing we can do about it. Maybe we will succeed. Opportunity." Naturally Peng Yue would not agree, but because of this he never rushed to Handan. Liang Guo's eunuch learned that Hu Zhe had instigated Peng Yue's rebellion, so he fled to Guanzhong to inform Liu Bang. Liu Bang rushed to Luoyang to direct the arrest of Peng Yue. Because Liang Dapu's disappearance was not discovered, Peng Yue was not prepared at all, so Liu Bang's army rushed into Liang State and arrested Peng Yue and Hu Zhe. Because Hu Zhe instigated the rebellion, Peng Yue was not convicted, so both of them were handed over to the judge for trial on the charge of rebellion. Liu Bang ordered Hu Zhe to be sentenced to death. Peng Yue did not report his knowledge, was deposed as a common man, and was exiled to Qingyi County of Shu State. When Peng Yue was escorted to Shu, he passed through Zheng County, and happened to come from Chang'an in the future.Peng Yue cried to Empress Lu, thinking that he had no intention of rebelling, and hoped that Empress Lu would intercede and let him return to his hometown Changyi. Empress Lu agreed, and returned to Luoyang with Peng Yue. But when Lu Hou met Liu Bang, he said: "Peng Yue is a strong man. He can grow from a thief to a prince. He has extraordinary abilities. Exiling him to Shu will only give him a chance to take revenge. It is better to kill him to avoid future troubles!" So Peng Yue was tried again, and he secretly instigated Peng Yue's family to fabricate evidence to prove Peng Yue's rebellion. Finally, Ting Wei Wang Tian asked to kill Peng Yue. All members of Peng Yue's family were arrested and sentenced to death in March. In order to emphasize that Peng Yue's crime is unforgivable, Peng Yue's head was displayed in Luoyang, and Liu Bang also issued an edict: Luan Bu cried for Peng Yue and paid homage to the captain Luan Bu, a doctor of Liang State, a native of Liang State, had made friends with Peng Yue when he was still a commoner. The country was a slave, and soon Luan Bu took righteous revenge for his master and shook the capital of Yan State in his name. General Zang Tu of Yan State promoted him to be a captain, and Zang Tu was promoted to the rank of general after being the Queen of Yan. After Zang Tudao was defeated and Luan Bu was arrested, his family sought Peng Yue's help, and Peng Yue pleaded with Liu Bang to redeem Luan Bu and make him the doctor of Liang Guo. When Peng Yue was killed, Luan Bu happened to be on a business trip in Qi. Hearing the news, he hurried to Luoyang and went under Peng Yue's head to prepare sacrifices to worship him. The guard immediately arrested Luan Bu and sent him to Liu Bang for questioning. Liu Bang scolded: "You and Peng Yue conspired together! I forbid anyone to collect Peng Yue's body, but you dare to sacrifice to him. You are clearly an accomplice in the rebellion, so cook and kill him immediately!" The samurai was trying to catch Luan Bu and was about to put him into the pot. Luan Bu looked at Liu Bang and said loudly: "I still have something to say, please allow me to finish speaking before I die!" Liu Bangdao: "Just say it!" Luan Bu: "At that time, Your Majesty was trapped in Pengcheng and was defeated between Xingyang and Chenggao. King Xiang was unable to advance westward. Since King Peng lived in Liang and joined forces with the Han army to interfere with the Chu army, it was time for King Peng to turn to Chu and Han. Po, if the heart is towards Han, then Chu Po has a pivotal position. Moreover, in the battle of Gaixia, if King Peng hadn't sent troops to help Han, King Xiang would not have been defeated so easily. "The world has been decided. King Peng will be proclaimed a feudal vassal based on his meritorious service. He also wants to pass it on for generations to become your majesty's screen vassal. Now your majesty only wants to conscript soldiers in Liang, and King Peng is ill, so he suspects that King Peng is rebelling. There is no confirmation." The evidence of rebellion, but obstinately destroying it with trivial matters, I fear that in the future, the heroes will put everyone in danger, and I will no longer have confidence in your majesty. "King Peng is dead now, and I have received his kindness, righteousness should follow me underground, please cook me to death immediately!" These few words really hit Liu Bang's heart. It was not Liu Bang's original intention to kill Peng Yue, and he still felt a little bit sorry.Liu Bang has always been tolerant, so he couldn't bear to execute Luan Bu at this point, so the court pardoned his crimes, worshiped him as the captain, and allowed him to leave freely. Establish the king of Nanyue and establish the image of southern governance "Fang's problem has roughly come to an end, and Liu Bangnai turned his attention to the south. He sent Lu Jia as an envoy, and worshiped Zhao Lun, the Nanhai Wei of the Qin State, as the king of Nanyue with a seal, and ordered him to govern the Baiyue minority in the south. people, so that nothing will harm the southern border." During the reign of Emperor Qin II, when Ren Xiao of Nanhai County was seriously ill and was about to die, he summoned Longchuan Zhao Tuo and discussed with him: "Qin's tyrannical government is immoral, and the whole world suffers together. Now I heard that Chen Sheng has raised troops to cause chaos. The world doesn't know what will happen. Our South China Sea is a remote place. I'm afraid that the chaos will affect us, so I'm going to fight with you." Cut off the way of communication, as a precaution, and observe the changes of the princes, but unfortunately he was seriously ill, so he has not taken action. "We have the steep mountains of Panyu in the west, the South China Sea in the east, and thousands of miles from east to west. If we are supplemented by the wisdom of the Chinese, we can also be the king of a state, and we can declare independence when necessary. Become a country. However, the county officials have no courage, so they summoned the gentleman to plan a big event together." Documents were established on the spot, and Zhao Tuo was promoted to Nanhaiwei. After Ren Xiao's death, Zhao Tuo sent a notice to Hengpu, Yangshan, and Huangxi Pass: "The rebellious soldiers are coming, cut off the road urgently, gather troops, and guard the safety of the hometown." And secretly killed the officials set up by the Qin Dynasty and replaced them with their own people.Soon, the Qin State fell, and Zhao Tuo led his army to attack Guilin and Xiangjun, and established himself as the King of Wu in Nanyue. Lu Jia was ordered by Liu Bang to meet Zhao Tuo, and Zhao Tuo received him in foreign costumes. When Lu Jia saw it, he didn't salute, and said loudly: "I was originally a Chinese. The tombs of my parents and brothers are still in Zhending. Today, I have abandoned Chinese customs and followed the backward barbaric cultural relics. I want to compete with the emperor with a mere South Vietnam. I think the disaster will be my own. "The state of Qin has no way, and the princes and heroes competed for supremacy. Only the king of Han invaded Guanzhong first and occupied Xianyang. Xiang Yu broke the agreement and established himself as the overlord of Western Chu. All the princes bowed to him, so it is not the most powerful force. "However, the King of Han started his army from Bashu, fought for the world, and killed Xiang Yu. Within five years, the country was pacified. "Today, my foot is called Wang Nanyue, and I don't help the world to punish the rebels. Therefore, the generals of the celestial dynasty advocate the gathering of troops to go south to question the crime. Only the emperor understands the hard work of the people and hopes not to fight, so he sends his ministers here to seal the foot, the foot They should go out of the suburbs to welcome each other, and they should be a vassal from the north!" "Unexpectedly, I think that my step is powerful, but I want to disobey orders. If the court hears about it, digs up my ancestral grave, wipes out my clan, and sends a general to come with a hundred thousand troops, the officials and people in South Vietnam may complain about my step, and my life will be at stake." It's between night and day." Zhao Tuo's heart was moved by these words, so he sat up and said goodbye to Lu Jia: "Being in a barbaric country for a long time, it is very rude, please don't take offense!" Lu Jia: "If you know your mistakes and can correct them, you can be regarded as a virtuous king!" Zhao Tuo further asked: "Compare me with Xiao He, Cao Shen, Han Xin, etc., who is more capable?" Lu Jia said casually: "One step seems to be slightly better!" Zhao Tuo asked again: "Compared with the current emperor, who is more capable?" Lu Jia saw that his words became more and more outrageous, so he said seriously: "The emperor followed the five emperors and the three emperors, and ruled the world. The population of China is hundreds of millions, the place is thousands of miles away, everything is prosperous, and the government is governed by one family. This is the first time even in China. The number of kings today is only tens of thousands. And living in the barbarians, among the rugged mountains and seas, it is only a county ear of the Han Dynasty, how can it compare with the current emperor?" Zhao Tuo didn't take it seriously either, he laughed and said: "I didn't revolt in China, that's why I will be king here. If I live in China, I may not be as good as the current emperor!" Zhao Tuo and Lu Jia were congenial, and they had a lot to talk about, so they stayed with Lu Jia to have a banquet together, talking tirelessly with each other for several months. Zhao Tuo said to Lu Jia: "There are not many talents in Yuezhong, but there are even fewer people talking with each other. Since Mr. came, I have never heard of it. It's really a pleasure to meet." So he kicked Lu Jia's valuable treasures, and Lu Mao also gave Zhao Tuo all the gifts worth about a thousand gold, and worshiped Zhao Tuo as the king of Nanyue, signed a peace treaty, and professed his vassal to Han, and the two sides jointly maintained the security and development of the southern frontier. Win the world immediately, not rule it immediately Lu Jia is not only eloquent, but also quick to respond and especially courageous. The time of peace is coming, and he very much hopes that Liu Bang can care more about culture.Because if literature gets more attention, the tragedies caused by everyone's excessive struggle for power and profit may be slightly reduced, otherwise it will be difficult for the moment of peace to truly come. But he knew that Liu Bang hated other people's words. "It takes the right timing to move the emperor!" Lu Jia often talked about it among close friends. He deliberately and occasionally talked about poems and books in front of Liu Bang. Liu Bang was naturally unhappy when he heard this and cursed: "We all win the world at once, why are we talking about those boring poems and books?" Lu Jia immediately boarded the plane and said: "The world can be won immediately, but can it be governed immediately? Shang Tang and Zhou Wu used force to win the world, but they also have to use laws and regulations to maintain it. The combination of civil and military is the long-term technique! . " "In the past, Wu Wang Fuchai, Zhibo, and Qin Shihuang all relied too much on force and led to their destruction! If the Qin Dynasty can follow the example of the ancestors and practice benevolence and righteousness after unifying the world, will your majesty rule the world?" After hearing this, Liu Bang felt embarrassed, so he said: "Please try to explain to me some of the reasons why Qin lost the world, why I won the world, and the success and failure of ancient and modern times!" Lu Jia simply recorded some key reasons for survival. There are twelve chapters in total. After finishing each chapter, he played it to Liu Bang. Newsletter. During this period of time, politics was relatively stable, and everything was fine, but Liu Bang, who was used to toil, fell ill.His depression made him not want to see people, so he often lay down in the forbidden room to rest, and told the eunuch who served him that no one was allowed to come in. Sometimes for several days in a row, they did not go to court, and Zhou Bo, Guan Ying and others reported something, but they did not meet. Fan Kuai heard this phenomenon and immediately asked to see Liu Bang. Liu Bang naturally refused to meet him, Fan Kuai went straight into the forbidden area, pushed the attendants away with his hands and went straight in, and the ministers immediately followed him in. I saw Liu Bang sleeping with an eunuch. Fan Kuai and others knelt down and persuaded, weeping: "In the past, when your Majesty and his ministers revolted in Fengfeng and ruled the world one after another, how majestic they were! Now that the world has just been settled, how can you become so tired. And your majesty is seriously ill, how worried are the ministers and others! Your majesty does not want to be with you Ministers and others are concerned about state affairs, but would you rather be here alone with an eunuch? Didn’t Your Majesty see Zhao Gao’s death in Qin?” Huainan Wang Jianying Uprising In autumn and July, a major event that shocked the world happened again. The only surviving prince with a different surname—Huinan Wang Yingbu rebelled. Yingbo and Peng Yue were both thieves, but Peng Yue was famous for guerrilla warfare and did not become a regular general. Yingbo was admired by Xiang Yu for his extraordinary bravery, and became a general of the Chu army's vanguard army. His bravery in battle was recognized as second only to Xiang Yu, even if Long Qi was still inferior to him. However, Xiang Yu seemed to look down on Yingbo's background and never gave him due courtesy. This was also the main reason why Yingbo later rebelled against Chu Touhan. Liu Bang himself had been a bandit, so he would not look at Yingbo with colored eyes, and even gave him exactly the same board and lodging conditions, which moved Luzhi Yingbo to tears. During the confrontation in Xingyang, Yingbu stuck to Chenggao several times, and the two shared weal and woe, but established a lot of friendship. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, even though he was the southernmost vassal king, Yingbu often traveled thousands of miles to participate in the celebrations in Chang'an or Luoyang, and his centripetal force was quite good. But he was awarded the title at the same time as Chu Wang Han Xin and Liang Wang Peng Yue, and all three of them were famous for their military exploits, so they also have a sense of heroism in their mentality. The murder of Han Xin in Weiyang was a major blow to Yingbo, and he rarely participated in the celebrations of the central government since then. When Chen Xi rebelled, Yingbo only sent his subordinates there, but Liu Bang did not blame him because of the distance. The fuse was the killing of Peng Yue. Han Xin's evidence of rebellion was insufficient. Although he was killed, he finally left his body. Peng Yue was miserable. His criminal evidence was completely fabricated by Empress Lu. In order to prove the reliability of these criminal evidence, Peng Yue had to follow the punishment of the rebels. In addition to showing it to the public, his body was also dismembered and baked into jerky , Distributed to the princes everywhere for food. When the envoy sent Peng Yue's pickled meat to Huainan, Yingbu was hunting outside. When he saw the pickled meat, he was terrified and disgusted. Yingbo has a concubine whom he loves very much who is sick and goes to the doctor. Guihe, a Chinese doctor, wants to please Yingbo through the concubine, so he invites the concubine to his home for a banquet with generous gifts. Yingbu received the news that he suspected that Ben He was seducing his concubine, and there was something ulterior, so he ordered Ben He to be arrested. Ben He fled to Chang'an and falsely accused Yingbu of treason to Liu Bang. He filed a petition stating: "Yingbo has long planned to rebel. Before the conspiracy is launched at this time, he will be arrested and killed first." Liu Bang couldn't confirm it, so he passed it on to Xiangguo Xiao He. Xiao He said: "Yingbu shouldn't have such a conspiracy. I'm afraid it's a false accusation from the enemy. Please first restrain Ben He, and then send someone to Yingbu to search." Yingbu will use his tricks, so don't worry about it Liu Bang held a military meeting before the imperial court to discuss the plan to deal with Yingbo. The generals said: "Is there anything else to discuss besides sending troops to attack and kill that guy?" Liu Bang shook his head and smiled bitterly. Seeing Liu Bang's worry, Xia Houying immediately summoned Yin Xuegong, the old order of Chu, and asked him what he thought of Yingbo's rebellion. Xue Gongdao: "Yingbu must rebel." Xia Houying asked: "How can you say this? The emperor has split the land and made him king, and given him the title of Shiyi. What reason does he have to rebel?" Xue Gong explained: "Peng Yue was killed last year, and Han Xin was also killed the year before last. These three men originally made the most military contributions, and it can be said that they share the same merit. Therefore, Yingbo also suspected that disasters would come to him, so he had to rebel!" Xia Houying told Liu Bang Xue Gong's views, and Liu Bang immediately ordered him to be summoned. Liu Bang asked Xue Gong how to effectively deal with Yingbo. Xue Gong replied: "Although Yingbu's tactics are brilliant, his strategy is quite clumsy, and he is nothing to be afraid of!" Liu Bang asked why. Xue Gong said: "If Yingbu uses the upper hand strategically, the land east of Hangu Pass may not be owned by the Han. If he can use the middle hand, the number of victory or defeat is still unknown. But if the lower hand is used, Your Majesty can rest on his pillow." "What is a plan?" "Conquer the state of Wu in the east, capture the state of Chu in the west, annex Qilu in the north, pass on Yanzhao, and stick to it. Then the east of Hangu Pass may not be owned by the Han." "What is a trick?" "Conquer Dongwu in the east, capture Chu in the west, merge with Han and Wei, occupy the grain of Ao Cang, and block the exit of Chenggao, the victory or defeat is uncertain." "What is a trick?" "Conquer the state of Chu in the east, capture Cai in the west, keep the luggage in Yue, and guard the former residence of Changsha. Then your majesty can sleep in peace, and the Han Dynasty can be at peace." "You judge which strategy Yingbu will adopt!" "Yingbu will adopt the next plan!" "Oh! Why do you judge that he will give up the upper plan and the middle plan, and adopt the lower plan?" "Yingbu was born as a prisoner in Lishan, and he became the lord of Wancheng through hard work, but this person's vision is not far-sighted, but he takes care of himself and does not make long-term plans, so he does not adopt macro but difficult strategies, nor does he adopt A slightly risky trick will instead tend to be a quick and safe trick.” Liu Bang thought that Xue Gong's analysis was very reasonable, so he granted the official position of Qianhu. On the same day, Liu Bang reappointed his prince Liu Chang as the king of Huainan, and officially announced the crusade against the rebellious king Yingbu. 【Chen Wende Commentary】 Lao Tzu (Chapter 60 of Tao Te Ching): "Governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food and spreading Taoism to the world. The ghosts are not gods; if the ghosts are not gods, the gods don't hurt people; if the gods don't hurt people, the sage It does not hurt the husband and the husband, and does not hurt each other, so the virtues are handed over." When cooking small fish, do not turn it frequently, because if you turn it too much, the small fish is easy to break. Governing a large country requires inconvenient communication, easy mistakes in communication, and difficulty in mutual trust. Therefore, the situation should not change frequently, otherwise it will easily collapse. The most important thing is to be quiet and do nothing, and come to the world with the Tao.Heaven, gods, human beings and ghosts have their own positions. Ghosts do not pretend to be gods. Not only do ghosts not pretend to be gods, but gods also do not hurt people at will.The king at the top and the people at the bottom don't hurt each other, so that a long-term consensus can be established quickly and the stability of the country can be maintained. In the early days of the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the situation became turbulent again. The princes rebelled one after another, and Liu Bang was exhausted. As Xue Gong said, they must rebel. Liu Bang is by no means a murderous hero as described by ordinary novelists. The neurotic uneasiness of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, did not appear in Liu Bang.Judging from the personality development in his youth, Liu Bang is quite easy to trust others. Liu Bang's biggest nightmare is Han Xin, a military genius who was highly recommended by Xiao He and promoted by himself, and also his biggest "weapon" to defeat Xiang Yu. He is loyal to himself, but he blindly develops his strength and alienates Liu Bang intentionally or unintentionally, even if Liu Bang can turn a blind eye, the courtiers around him will definitely not be able to stand it." Anxiety is often quickly contagious.More than 90% of the grievances in the world come from imagination. It is indeed very difficult for human beings to trust each other. When the two places are far apart, few people will explain the behavior of others from goodwill. Must rebel. From the incidents of Han Wangxin, Peng Yue, and Yingbo, it can be seen that the communication between Liu Bang and the princes was quite poor. If mutual trust cannot be carefully cultivated, the tragedy seems to be difficult to stop. Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish, and it is true that special attention must be paid to it.