Chapter 28 2. Why did the killing ring come about?

Facts have proved that Liu Bang is not mentally ill, nor is he a murderer, because he did not kill many people who could be killed. Such as Guan Gao, such as Luan Bu. Luan Bu is the doctor of Liang Guo.When Peng Yue, king of Liang, was arrested, he was on an envoy to the state of Qi.When his envoy Qi returned, Peng Yue's head had already been hung on the Luoyang city tower.At the same time, Liu Bang also ordered: Anyone who dares to collect or visit the corpse will be killed without mercy! However, Luan's arrangement fell on deaf ears.He came under Peng Yue's head, calmly reported the progress of the envoy, then threw himself on the ground, paid homage to Peng Yue, and cried bitterly.

This is as it should be in Luanbu.Yu Gong, Peng Yue is his king, of course he has to face Peng Yue and perform the procedures.In private, Peng Yue is his benefactor, of course he must mourn deeply and offer a piece of his heart.Is there anything wrong? But in Liu Bang, this is blatant disobedience. Therefore, when the officials in charge of the scene arrested Luan Bu and sent him to Liu Bang, Liu Bang was furious and ordered Luan Bu to be thrown into the oil pan. Luan Bu asked calmly: Can I say a word before I die? Liu Bang said: Tell me! Luan Bu said: At that time, the emperor was trapped in Pengcheng, defeated in Xingyang, and endangered in Chenggao. The reason why Xiang Yu could not go west and chase after him was because King Peng was guarding Daliang and allied with Han.At that time, as long as King Peng tilted his head a little, would there still be today?

Liu Bang said nothing. Luan Bu said again: Now that the world is settled, shouldn't King Peng enjoy peace?Unexpectedly, just because he was sick in bed and failed to be recruited once, the emperor suspected him of treason.If you can't get the evidence, just find some small troubles to punish him for the death penalty, and even slaughter the three clans. Isn't it afraid that everyone who is a hero in the world will be in danger? Liu Bang also had nothing to say. Luan Bu said again: Now, King Peng has been killed by the emperor, what's the point of me being alive?Please let me jump into the pot myself!

Liu Bang immediately ordered the release of Luan Bu and worshiped him as the captain. And Kuai Tong. As mentioned earlier, when Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were in a stalemate, Kuai Tong once urged Han Xin to strictly abide by neutrality and live in a tripartite relationship.Before Han Xin died, he also regretted not listening to Kuai Tong's advice.When Liu Bang learned of this story, he arrested Kuai Tong and brought him to justice. Liu Bang asked: Did you teach Han Xin to rebel? Kuai Tong said: That's right!It's a pity that the kid didn't listen to the minister.If he is willing to listen to the advice of the minister, how can His Majesty do anything today?

Liu Bang said: Cook it (kill him)! Kuai Tong said: I am wronged! Liu Bang said: You taught Han Xin to rebel, what injustice is there? Kuai Tong said: Qin lost its deer, and the whole world pursued it.At this time, of course, whoever is tall and runs fast will win!So at that time, the minister only knew that there was Han Xin, but not His Majesty.Besides, when you sharpened your knife and wanted to make a living like His Majesty, if there were too many, how could you cook as much as you could? Liu Bang said: put it (let him go)! Kuai Tongce rebelled against Han Xin, Guan Gao assassinated Liu Bang, the facts are all there, and he himself admitted it.Liu Bang didn't kill them, and he didn't get angry because of Luan Bu and Kuai Tong's confrontation. Is this madness?

Therefore, there is only one reason for his killing: political needs. This point can be clearly seen from the Peng Yue case. After Peng Yue was arrested, Liu Bang actually knew that he was wronged, so instead of killing him, he was demoted to Shu County as a commoner.Peng Yue met Empress Lu on his westward journey, and cried out his grievances to Empress Lu.After hearing this, Empress Lu told Liu Bang that Peng Yue is a man of great energy. If he doesn't cut the grass and roots, he may suffer endless troubles. So the case was reopened and Peng Yue was put to death. Look at Han Wangxin again.

The king of Han believed in rebellion because he could not defeat the Xiongnu and could only surrender Hu to rebel against Han.But Han Wangxin's fief was originally in Yingchuan, thousands of miles away from the Xiongnu, how could he be repeatedly invaded, so that he surrendered to the Xiongnu? Because Liu Bang moved his fief from Yingchuan County to Taiyuan County. So, why did Liu Bang do this? Because Yingchuan County is close to Gong County (now Gongyi County, Henan Province) and Luoyang in the north, Wancheng (now Nanyang City, Henan Province) and Ye County (ye read as shooting, now Ye County, Henan Province) in the south, and Huaiyang (now Ye County, Henan Province) in the east. Today's Huaiyang County, Henan Province) are all places that military strategists must contend for (all are the places where the world's most powerful soldiers are located), and Liu Bang has to hold them in his own hands.

This is the real reason why Liu Bang started killing. Obviously, due to helplessness, Liu Bang canonized or recognized seven kings with different surnames after his victory.However, except for Changsha King Wu Ruiguo who is small and weak, he is worried about the other six kings.Only then did Han Xin become the king of Han, Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, was captured, and Peng Yue, the king of Liang, was framed.Relocating to South Korea to seize Zhao is an important land, and killing Peng Yue is to prevent others. Liu Bang's greed, precautions and suspicions are already undisguised. As a result, Huainan Wang Yingbu rebelled.

Yingbu was the penultimate prince with a different surname to be wiped out.Before that, it was Zang Tu, King of Yan, Han Xin, King of Zhao, Zhang Ao, King of Zhao, Han Xin, King of Chu, and Peng Yue, King of Liang; after that, there was Lu Wan, King of Yan.Lu Wan was granted the title after Zang Tu was destroyed, and was destroyed in the twelfth year of the Han Dynasty. The new king of Yan was Liu Jian, Liu Bang's son. So, if Yingbo does not rebel, will Liu Bang destroy him? Hard to tell.Because the kingdom of Yingbo owns the four counties of Jiujiang, Lujiang, Hengshan, and Yuzhang in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which are equivalent to today's Anhui and Jiangxi provinces.Such a large place, Liu Bang will annex it sooner or later.

Yingbo can't do anything against it.Xia Houying once asked an elder that the emperor treated him well, why did Yingbo rebel?The elder said, Yingbo felt the danger!Today, the masters who have made great achievements are Han Xin, Peng Yue and Yingbo.Then think about it, killing Peng Yue last year and killing Han Xin the year before, isn't it Yingbo's turn this year?It would be better to rebel against yourself. However, Yingbo is Yingbo after all.He was an old revolutionary who had already revolted in Chen Sheng's time and joined the army in Xiang Liang's time.Therefore, when he and Liu Bangzhan met in front of the battle in Yongcheng (now Suzhou City, Anhui Province), he was not ashamed.

Liu Bang asked: Why do you bother to rebel? Yingbu replied: I want to be emperor! This is a beautiful statement, but it is a pity that there can only be one emperor.In October of the twelfth year of the Han Dynasty, Yingbo was defeated and died, and the Huainan Kingdom was granted to Liu Bang's son Liu Chang. Yingbo failed. But Ying Bu, a bandit who has been tattooed, is much more chic than Han Xin!

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