Chapter 40 4. Lu Xiao conspired with Han Xin in Changle Palace

Compared with the remnants of Xiang Yu Group, Liu Bang is most worried about princes and kings with different surnames.During the eight years from Liu Bang's accession to the throne to his death, he almost tried his best to deal with the relationship with princes and kings with different surnames.After his death, this action developed into Empress Lu's "removal of seedlings". Of course, this was not what he wanted to see, but Liu Bang and Empress Lu were the gravediggers of the feudal feudal system. Among the kings with different surnames, who is the strongest?Of course it is Han Xin.

Han Xin once threatened Liu Bang twice, and Liu Bang took his military power twice without hesitation, and there was a gap between the monarch and his ministers.Liu Bang never pointed it out, but Han Xin was always a thorn in his heart. In terms of commanding thousands of troops, who can compare with Han Xin?If Han Xin rebels, who can subdue him? In the days when Liu Bang first came to the throne, while enjoying the comfort of being an emperor and the great satisfaction of a man's desire for power, he was afraid that he would lose these in an instant.So he made countless assumptions: What should I do if Han Xin rebels?Thinking about it, Liu Bang would sweat coldly on his forehead, he thought: Maybe we can't wait until Han Xin rebels...

In the sixth year of Gaozu (201 BC), someone accused Han Xin of treason.It turned out that Han Xin took in Xiang Yu's old general Zhong Limei, and Liu Bang heard about it, but Han Xin evaded it every time, and this matter was caught by someone, and he was sued to Liu Bang.Someone really sued, or did Liu Bang deliberately set up a game to try Han Xin?We don't know, but Han Xinshu is so popular that he will definitely be missed.Now that someone made a report, Liu Bang discussed with the ministers, and everyone said in unison: "Send troops to crusade." After hearing this, Liu Bang immediately felt that this group of people would only want to have fun for a while, crusade?Who can beat it?

At this time, Chen Ping stood up and opposed. He said that the soldiers of Chu State had enough food and food, and Han Xin was good at using troops, so it would be difficult to win by sending troops.He suggested that Liu Bang use the excuse of touring Yunmeng to let all the princes and kings come to Chen County. Han Xin will definitely come by then, and then arrest him for questioning. Liu Bang readily accepted, and ordered all the vassal states: The emperor patrols Yunmeng, and invites the vassals to meet in Chen County. Han Xin got the imperial decree and realized that the emperor was not as simple as a hunting tour. He felt that Zhong Limei could not stay any longer, so he told Zhong Limei about it.Zhong Limei thought to himself that even Han Xin, king of Chu, could not protect him, and leaving here by himself would be a dead end, so he cursed Han Xin for being a villain who betrayed his friends, and committed suicide in anger.

Han Xin took Zhong Limei's head to Chen County to attend the meeting of princes, and was arrested by Liu Bang as soon as he arrived.When Han Xin heard the accusation against him, he shouted for grievances, saying: "If the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog will cook; "Han Xin's participation in the vassal meeting also proved to a certain extent that he did not commit any substantive acts of rebellion, and Liu Bang did not have any evidence, so of course the founding hero cannot be killed just because of this.So Liu Bang ordered Han Xin to be taken to Luoyang, released him, and reduced him to Marquis of Huaiyin.

After this incident, Han Xin believed that Liu Bang was lenient because of his high merit, and he was proud of his talent.Now that he has been reduced to Marquis of Huaiyin, he has a heart of resentment towards Liu Bang and has become arrogant. He disdains to be with Zhou Bo, Fan Kui and others, and often ridicules Liu Bang.Han Xin's rebellion grew little by little, perhaps only one reason was needed. In the tenth year of the Han Dynasty (197 BC), Liu Bang granted Chen Xi the title of Zhao Xiangguo and led the army to garrison Daidi.Chen Xi had a deep friendship with Han Xin, so he went to Han Xin's mansion to bid farewell before leaving.Han Xin stepped back and said to Chen Xi: "I have some advice here, do you want to hear it?" Chen Xi admired Han Xin's talent very much, and often told people that Han Xin was the world's number one military genius.Hearing what Han Xin said, he quickly said: "All ears!"

Han Xin said solemnly: "Brother Chen will be in charge of the world's elite soldiers and will be in an important position, but how long do you think this situation will last?" Chen Xi remained silent, and Han Xin continued: "If someone plots against you, I will sue you Self-respect, the emperor may not believe it once, but what will the emperor do after two or three times?" Seeing Chen Xi moved, Han Xin lowered his voice and said, "If one day, the emperor doesn't trust you, he wants to remove your military power and send troops to attack You, you remember that I will raise troops in Guanzhong to respond, and the world can benefit."

Zhao Guo was the fiefdom of Liu Bang's favorite son Ruyi. At that time, Zhou Chang was entrusted by Liu Bang to assist Zhao Wang Ruyi here.After Chen Xi arrived in Daidi, he imitated Lord Xinling to attract diners, bringing a large number of diners with him every time he traveled.This incident aroused Zhou Chang's vigilance, so he reported it to Liu Bang secretly.Liu Bang immediately sent someone to investigate Chen Xi closely, and indeed found many problems. Chen Xi felt that something was going on, and felt that the kind of thing Han Xin predicted was about to come. Just when he was hesitating, he received the emperor's edict, the emperor passed away, and ordered him to return to Guanzhong to attend the funeral.This was obviously a game. Fearing that he would be caught in a trap and never return, Chen Xi claimed that he was sick, and soon raised his troops to rebel and proclaimed himself acting king.

Liu Bang made an emergency deployment, and the royal driver personally marched.At this moment he thought of Han Xin.The relationship between Han Xin and Chen Xi is well known, Chen Xi rebelled, did Han Xin know?Liu Bang ordered Han Xin to follow the conquest, but Han Xin refused because he was sick.Liu Bang summoned Empress Lu and said to her: "Chen Xi rebelled, and Han Xin knew about it. After I leave, you have to monitor him. If there is any trouble, you should discuss it with Prime Minister Xiao. Don't take it lightly..." This is Empress Lu was entrusted with a major task for the first time, and she was very nervous.

Not long after Liu Bang left, Empress Lu received a secret report: Han Xin was going to forge the emperor's edict, release the prisoners, form a team with his family servants, attack the prince and queen, revolt in Guanzhong, and support Chen Xi. Empress Lu was in chaos for a while, although Han Xin didn't have a single soldier in his hands, but with his ability, he could definitely turn the mob into an army of tigers and wolves.She quickly found Xiao He and said eagerly: "Prime Minister, Han Xin is going to rebel, what should we do?" Believe it or not.Xiao He pondered for a while and said: "Now that the matter is critical, I will trick him into the palace first, and you will send someone to subdue him. We will talk about everything after the emperor comes back to find out." Empress Lu immediately agreed.Xiao He left in a hurry.

Empress Lu knew that Han Xin was Liu Bang's confidant, and if he didn't rebel now, he would endanger his son's throne in the future. Even if it was found out that Han Xin was falsely accused, Liu Bang would not feel relieved about him.So Empress Lu made her own decision in her heart, cut through the mess quickly, and got rid of the heart disease for the Han Dynasty.Liu Bang once had an agreement with Han Xin: If Liu Bang wants to kill Han Xin, he must not see the sky, the ground, or the iron. The implication is that Liu Bang will always guarantee Han Xin's safety.Many people know this joke, and Empress Lu also has to be scruples.During the short period when Xiao He went to invite Han Xin, Empress Lu made careful planning. Let's say that Xiao He arrived at Han Xin's mansion and made up a lie to Han Xin, saying that Chen Xi was defeated and killed, the emperor returned to the court immediately, and the queen called all the officials to celebrate in Weiyang Palace.After Han Xin's previous experience, he naturally did not agree easily. Xiao He said earnestly: "Everyone knows the relationship between you and Chen Xi. If you don't go, others will speculate..." Han Xin saw that it was Xiao He who came to invite him personally. I said it very earnestly, so I agreed, and came to Changle Palace with Xiao He. Empress Lu had ambushed warriors in the palace, and Han Xin was taken down as soon as he entered the palace.Empress Lu ordered the warriors to put Han Xin in a big cloth bag and hang it on the palace beam of the bell chamber.Han Xinxin regretted it, he never thought that he would be so powerful that he would be deceived by a girl, such a way to die is too useless. Empress Lu didn't allow Han Xin to think too much, so the warriors stabbed Han Xin to death with bamboo sticks that had already been cut.Such a death method of "not seeing the sky, not seeing the earth, and not seeing the iron", Empress Lu fulfilled Liu Bang's promise, and also achieved her own goal, and got rid of the heart disease for the Han Dynasty.Xiao He recommended Han Xin, but also sent Han Xin to a dead end, so he left an idiom of "Success is also Xiao He, and failure is also Xiao He". After Lu Hou dealt with this matter, he sent a letter to Liu Bang who was on the front line. After reading the letter, Liu Bang knew that Lu Hou had done an earth-shattering event.Sima Qian summed up his psychology at that time in five words: "Happy and pity".Congratulations, Empress Lu helped me get rid of my troubles in my heart; pity, such a rare talent like Han Xin has ended up like this. Whether Han Xin rebelled or not, the benevolent see benevolence, and the wise see wisdom.Judging from the whole incident, Liu Bang's rebellion against Han Xin was suspected, and Liu Bang's rebellion against Han Xin was just to find an opportunity to get rid of him.For the Han Dynasty regime, Han Xin must die. The person who killed him may be Empress Lu or Liu Bang, it doesn't matter.The action against Han Xin is the beginning of Liu's royal group's action to eradicate princes and kings with different surnames, and the next spearhead will be directed at Peng Yue and Yingbu. From Yunmengzhiyou to Changle Palace to conspire, the political couple Liu Bang and Lu Zhi sent Han Xin to the point of no return.Han Xin could not be killed easily, but he had to be killed. Empress Lu made arrangements in a short time and quickly killed Han Xin, the "number one wizard in the world".The political foresight, strategy and courage she showed throughout the incident shocked the ruling and opposition parties and established her political status ever since.After Han Xin was executed, all the courtiers felt a sense of fear towards Empress Lu. As long as they saw her, they would feel a bone-chilling chill in their hearts.