Chapter 19 Chapter two

Unbearable to bear the cruelty of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were the first to launch an attack. For a while, peasant uprisings surged like clouds and clouds.The situation of Fengyun Jihui provided the soil for Liu Bang's subconscious idea of ​​wanting to be the emperor for fun. Even so, he did not take the opportunity to take the initiative to oppose Qin.In his whole life, many things seemed to be God's will, they were all passive, as if a pair of invisible big hands pushed him forward, and he walked towards the emperor's throne step by step.Liu Bang's rise of troops was entirely due to an accident.As the head of the pavilion, he sent the migrant workers from the county to Lishan to perform hard labor. Due to the chaotic situation, many of them fled halfway.Liu Bang thought, like this, when they reach their destination, they may all escape.That being the case, they are all relatives from their hometown, and many of them have a pretty good relationship with him, so it's better to be a favor and let them all go.That night, a group of people came to the lakes and marshes in Fengxi. Liu Bang drank a lot of wine, took advantage of the hazy night, and untied the ropes that bound the migrant workers' bodies, hands and feet one by one, then waved his hands and said: "All of you, run for your lives." Some people say that we escaped, how do you deal with business?Liu Bang said: "I have to run for my life just like you." They couldn't help being moved by Liu Bang's act of righteousness, and immediately there were more than a dozen people who refused to leave and were willing to serve Liu Bang.

This may be the first time in Liu Bangping's life that so many people are willing to serve him unconditionally. He is naturally very grateful. .However, over time, his easy-going and easy-going made his majesty gradually disappear.How can we maintain the situation of people's belief and worship and control them under our own hands for a long time?Therefore, he or his cronies, subordinates, and friends began to create some mysterious atmosphere intentionally or unintentionally to spread around: Liu Bang was born in a dream by his mother, Liu Yu, who conjoined God; And because of this, he hated it. This kind of "Tianzi Qi" was related to Liu Bang; on the night Liu Bang let go of the migrant workers, he alone killed the son of Baidi who turned into a green snake blocking the way. Of course, a person is not an ordinary person, but the son of the incomparably noble Chidi; Liu Bang has no job, no property, and a rascal, and no one has been willing to marry him. A mysterious old man once asked Lu Zhi for water, and Lu Zhi gave him a meal compassionately, so the old man was grateful and said that she was "a noble person in the world", and said that she was noble because of her son; After Liu Bang let go of the migrant workers, he and the group of people who followed him "hidden among the rocks in Mount and Dangshanze". Lu Zhi brought many people to join him. How did you find him so easily?Lu Zhi smiled triumphantly, saying that her husband's head was covered with a layer of multicolored clouds, and she knew it at a glance, so she came straight...

Once these miraculous stories were passed on to ten or ten to a hundred, more people came to attach themselves to Liu Bang, and gradually there was a bit of "climate". The bigger this momentum is created, the more people will defect.However, things about mystery, magic, and supernatural can only confuse for a while. After a long time, people will be able to get a glimpse of its "mystery" and pierce the worthless "cloak".However, with the growth of Liu Bang's power, more and more people turned to him. Even many famous generals and advisers under Xiang Yu turned their backs and came to join him. You have to admit that Liu Bang really has a way to unite his troops and win people's hearts strong ability.This ability is largely due to the positive effects brought about by the life of a hooligan, such as open-mindedness, tolerance, generosity, loyalty, and disregard of previous suspicions.As long as you get rid of the tricky and shameless behavior, and when everyone lifts you up, and you consciously correct your past bad habits, the positive effect will be quite prominent, and Liu Bang's image will be elevated and sublimated.And this kind of elevation is not the supremacy based on coldness, majesty, and cruelty like Qin Shihuang, nor is it like Xiang Yu deliberately expressing his aristocratic blood and heroism. Liu Bang's elevation is based on amiable and approachable attitude The sublimation of the foundation.Qin Shihuang's elevation is to stay away from everyone, turning himself into a lonely and lonely mountain, which has a kind of meaning of "the height is too cold"; The end of the betrayal of relatives; and Liu Bang's elevation is an affinity that everyone can accept and participate in, and has a strong cohesive force. This is a seemingly ordinary greatness that ordinary people cannot reach and cannot achieve.The ancients couldn't explain this universal glue-like affinity, so they often summed it up with the word "Qi" - the Qi of the overlord, the Qi of the Emperor, which is very similar to what people call the "field" today - such as the magnetic field. , gas field, etc.

Once Liu Bang's "Qi" was formed and gradually condensed, the more defectors he had, the greater his fame.The elders and villagers of Pei County revolted, killed the county magistrate, opened the city gate, welcomed Liu Bang's tribe into the city, and promoted him as the county magistrate.Liu Bang said that he was weak in virtue and refused to accept it, but Xiao He, Cao Shen and others were all civil servants.Liu Bang resolutely refused, and everyone was not willing to force him, so they made him Pei Gong.In other words, Liu Bang was still the leader of the uprising in Pei County, but he just changed his title.For a time, the tribe quickly grew to two or three thousand people, and attacked all around, fought several victories, occupied some territories in neighboring counties, and incorporated thousands of Qin troops.Soon, with the help of 5,000 sergeants from General Xiang Liang of the Chu Army, the force expanded to more than 10,000. They cooperated with Xiang Yu in the battle under the city of Yongqiu, defeated the Qin army, and beheaded the Qin general Li You.

But at this time, the Qin army led by General Zhang Han of the Qin State was victorious in other battlefields. He took advantage of the slackness of the Chu army and carried out a night attack in Dingtao. Xiang Liang died in battle and the Chu army was defeated.Then, Zhang Han led his army northward to attack Zhao. For a while, the situation was very grim. Xiong Xin, who was supported by Xiang Liang as King Huai of Chu, urgently called all the princes and established a plan to divide the army into two groups: one way to the north to rescue Zhao, and the other way to the west to attack Qin's lair. Enter Guanzhong.King Huai of Chu made an agreement with the generals that whoever invaded Guanzhong first would be crowned King of Guanzhong.At that time, most of the main force of the Qin army was stationed in the north to deal with and conquer the Xiongnu. Most of the soldiers led by Zhang Han were temporarily organized and armed Qin people in Guanzhong or serving migrant workers. It is conceivable how difficult and dangerous it is to break into the Qin Dynasty's stronghold.So none of the generals dared to take the lead, but Xiang Yu volunteered to lead his army westward to avenge his uncle Xiang Liang.However, Xiang Yu was cruel by nature, and every time he invaded a place, he would massacre. A group of highly respected veterans thought that Xiang Yu was not suitable to enter the customs, and he should send a loyal elder to combine extermination and recruitment, so that it would be possible to go smoothly March into Guanzhong.Therefore, everyone's focus is on Liu Bang, who is usually close, generous, benevolent, and forthright, and they regard him as the most suitable candidate.Since everyone trusted him so much, Liu Bang couldn't care about good or bad gains or losses. Without saying a word, he immediately led tens of thousands of horses and marched westward.

The journey is long and the road is bumpy. Liu Bang uses both force and wisdom, majesty and kindness, sometimes loses, sometimes goes smoothly. He has experienced many battles, victories and defeats. Although the speed is slow, he is finally advancing all the way to the west.After breaking through Wuguan, the last pass of the Qin Dynasty's base camp, the magnanimous Guanzhong Plain appeared in front of Liu Bang unobstructed, and tens of thousands of troops rushed straight to Xianyang, the capital of Qin, like a frenzy.There is no danger to defend Xianyang, Prince Ying of Qin had no choice but to bow his head and surrender.

Liu Bang's march into Xianyang was a key turning point in his life, which shows that his character, credit and majesty not only won the recognition and approval of many generals, especially veterans, but also occupied a development site with special significance - the Guanzhong Plain .Back then, the Qin State stood here and looked at the six countries, and then swooped down to unify the world in one fell swoop.If you can become the king of Guanzhong, you may become the king of the world and sit on the throne of the emperor. This is a symbol of good fortune. At this time, Liu Bang didn't think about the future emperor's throne at all, his eyes were only in front of him.He swaggered into the Qin Palace. The majestic and towering palace buildings, the strange and precious gold, silver and jewelry, and the beauty and beauty of the six palaces of powder and daisy were beyond imagination for him who was born as a farmer. Take it all for yourself.At this time, counselor Zhang Liang and military general Fan Kui took the opportunity to warn and persuade him, hoping that he would not be violent like Qin Shihuang, but that he should put the people of the world first, be pure-hearted and ascetic, and eliminate violence and peace.At this time, Liu Bang, how could he hear so much?He remembered the scene when he saw Qin Shihuang when he was serving corvee in Xianyang. He really didn't expect that such a scene would really spread to him one day. Everything seemed like a world away, like a dream.Fengshui takes turns, and the emperor takes turns to do it. When he comes to my house next year, he can't help thinking about it and sighing deeply.Soon, his blood began to boil, and the hooliganism that had been suppressed all these years-the side with negative effects-suddenly broke out, and he ignored the persuasion of his subordinates and began to enjoy it to the fullest .He touches this beauty, plays with that court lady, wears the best silk and satin, tastes the best delicacies... Oh, how wonderful it would be to live like this for the rest of his life!He wants to make up, to taste the beauty of life, and to obtain the pleasure that penetrates into the bone marrow.For several days in a row, he was thoroughly immersed in this rotten carnal desire and sensual enjoyment, until he had had enough of it—playing in the dark, exhausted and exhausted, then he thought of his subordinates, remembered After being persuaded by Zhang Liang and Fan Kui, and thinking of the increasingly severe situation, he walked out of the Qin Palace shaking his almost hollowed out body.

Liu Bang cheered himself up in time, adopted the advice of his advisers, and ordered all troops to withdraw from Xianyang, "return the army to the overlord", and store the treasures of the Qin Dynasty one by one in the treasury, announcing to the world that he did this to "wait for the arrival of the princes." Constraint also".At the same time, he also comforted the elders in Guanzhong, abolished the harsh laws of the Qin Dynasty, and made three chapters with them. Therefore, after Liu Bang vented his rogue habits that he had been suppressing since he raised his troops in Xianyang Palace, he was loved by the people all over the world, especially the elders in Guanzhong, "The people of Qin were overjoyed, and they competed for cattle, sheep, wine and food to serve the sergeants. Pei Gong refused to accept it... people are happy, lest Pei Gong will not be the king of Qin."