Chapter 35 8. What is right and what is wrong

Now we can basically conclude that Xiang Yu didn't intend to kill Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet.The only person who wanted to kill Liu Bang was Fan Zeng.But judging from the overall situation, Fan Zeng couldn't be Lord Xiang Yu, otherwise he would go up and chop Liu Bang up with a single order, and it would be over.But Fan Zeng didn't want to let Liu Bang go easily, so he made his own claim and arranged for Xiangzhuang to dance the sword.But after the sword dance failed in the assassination, Fan Zeng basically had nothing to do, and it was meaningless to do anything else, because Xiang Yu was too weak.In fact, Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was just like Fan Kuai's breaking into a banquet, it was a small accident during the meal.The rest is basically still under Xiang Yu's control.

In other words, during the entire banquet, Liu Bang was basically safe.Especially after Fan Kuai broke into the banquet, there was absolutely no need for Liu Bang to worry about safety issues.At that time, there were Fan Zeng and Xiang Bo who were eating together at Xiang Yu's side. Later, when they came to Xiangzhuang, I don't know if they retreated after dancing the sword.There is Zhang Liang on Liu Bang's side, and there are fewer people, but Xiang Bo can't be completely counted on Xiang Yu's side, and with Fan Kui's participation, it is basically one-on-one.At this time, Liu Bang can take a sip from the bar, take a bite of the food, eat and drink steadily, and then take a full belch, and bid farewell to Xiang Yu in a very polite and gentlemanly way. Greetings like please.As a result, the old man had a guilty conscience and escaped, his behavior somewhat disgraceful.

In fact, Liu Bang didn't want to see Xiang Yu very much. If he hadn't been worried about Xiang Yu's violent temper, he would have sent an army to suppress him, so he wouldn't have rushed to apologize early in the morning.Liu Bang didn't even want to stay for this meal, so it's better to withdraw as soon as possible to avoid complications.But since it was here, eating was unavoidable, so he bit the bullet and endured it, but he was so tense that Fan Kui broke into the banquet, but he couldn't hold back no matter what.Liu Bang has to persist for a while, and the banquet will definitely end successfully.But Liu Bang and Zhang Liang used the heart of a villain to measure the belly of a gentleman, not open and generous, and finally broke up in a bad mood, and made future generations misunderstand how dangerous this banquet was.

The Hongmen Banquet was not dangerous, but it was actually the embodiment of Xiang Yu's generosity.The contradiction between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang is not the same contradiction between the enemy and ourselves as in the Qin Dynasty, and it is incompatible.After all, they were all part of the anti-Qin army, and they were comrades who had fought side by side together. If they hadn't made a principled mistake, Xiang Yu would not have wanted to use force.Xiang Yu is now the recognized leader of the princes, and Liu Bang is also a member of the princes to him, so once he feels that Liu Bang has no intention of fighting against him, he will behave very generously, a kind of generosity shown by a superior to an obedient subordinate. Spend.

Xiang Yu is sometimes reckless and impulsive when things happen. This is determined by his personality, but such people are often straightforward and honest. less loss.It seems that this person is too sincere. Xiang Yu is a straight person, so he has a hot temper.And because he is straight, he has no plans.He does things straightforwardly, revenge for revenge, and resentment for grudges. Whoever looks down on him, he doesn't look down on anyone.And once others treat him well and respect him, he will not hesitate to be generous and kind to others, and he will behave more deeply and thoroughly.This is a very prominent characteristic of this straightforward person.

After the Hongmen Banquet, Liu Bang's stinginess was undoubtedly revealed.He understands Xiang Yu's temperament, and also knows that Xiang Yu is not a very difficult master, because he has a weakness: too much loyalty, too easy to trust others.Just like the donkey of Guizhou, who looks powerful, but is actually strong on the outside, how can such a person be Liu Bang's opponent!So in the following years, Liu Bang began to hide his strengths and bide his time, waiting for the opportunity, and also began to suffer, swing and rush, and his cunning nature was fully revealed. It should be said that although Xiang Yu was very tolerant towards Liu Bang, Liu Bang's impolite and careless performance at the end of the Hongmen Banquet gave Xiang Yu a new view on him.Later, Xiang Yu didn't want Liu Bang to stay in Guanzhong. In addition to not wanting to follow the unreasonable false proposition of King Huai of Chu back then (we will talk about this in detail later), it is probably related to Liu Bang's leaving without saying goodbye this time.