Chapter 40 5. Sequelae of false propositions

There are loopholes and drawbacks in all aspects of this proposition.From this point of view, when Xiong Xin put forward this proposition at that time, he may not have carried out deliberate consideration and argumentation.He didn't even expect what the consequences would be.Unexpectedly, it's not that he didn't dare to think about it, but that he didn't have enough confidence in the success of the entire strategic plan.Indeed, the situation at that time was very serious. The Chu army had just experienced a disastrous defeat, and the Qin army was gaining momentum. Whether Chu could protect itself was a question, let alone go north to rescue Zhao?What's more, entering the Qin Dynasty's old nest, Guanzhong?It was a gamble that Xiang Yu won the final victory after going through all kinds of hardships, breaking the boat, and fighting the Qin army shirtless.And it was not a smooth journey for Liu Bangxi to get to Guanzhong. He was able to enter the customs only after exhausting tricks and stumbles.

Therefore, both armies won, even if one of them won, for Xiong Xin, he had no idea.If he knows all of this, he is not a statesman but a visionary.Being so uncertain, the agreed proposition loses its seriousness.Maybe Xiong Xin just wanted to put forward a slogan as soon as possible to mobilize the enthusiasm of the generals, or it was simply mentioned by Xiong Xin in a feverish way, without any forward-looking and foresight at all. There are many such things nowadays.In order to complete a certain task in front of you, some leaders or superiors decompose the task and make certain promises to subordinates, such as promotion, reuse, and rewards, to tempt you so that you can complete the task as soon as possible, but because of the rush But it is unfair, and it will lay hidden dangers for many conflicts in the future.Now most leaders or superiors are much more flexible in dealing with this aspect. They only say that it is possible, and they do not promise to die, nor do they say specific positions and specific rewards, and even the promise of promotion and rewards is evasive. of.The so-called possibility does not exclude the occurrence of exceptions. Since everything is possible, everything is impossible.This is like feeding dogs. Xiongxin is fed once, but now the elites are feeding them little by little, so that they will never be full, but they will always have thoughts.If Xiong Xin lived to this day, he might not be able to join the elite team, and he might still be a material for herding sheep.

Xiong Xin planted a ticking time bomb because he thought little about it, which became the opportunity and starting point of the Chu-Han War in the next four years.What makes people even worse is that after Xiong Xin discovered the hidden danger of this contradiction, for the sake of his own face and dignity, he still insisted on going wrong.It is such a person with serious official-oriented thinking, who is even praised by some people as a good leader who has personality and blood, and dares to stick to principles. It really makes people laugh.Having individuality and bloodliness is not the law of bloodliness and individuality, and adhering to principles is not such a law of persistence. Regardless of the right or wrong of the proposition itself, but blindly obeying the leader, this embodies a kind of political blind obedience and slavishness.Regrettably, some leaders like this kind of blind obedience and servility, and the masses are also willing to accept this kind of blind obedience and servility, which allows people like Liu Bang to take advantage of loopholes and seize opportunities.As a result, many new contradictions have been created and many sequelae have been left behind.

One of the sequelae: Liu Bang's ambitions swelled. The one who cares most about this proposition is Liu Bang.Because only his team is going straight to Guanzhong, and no one competes with him.This made Liu Bang even more eager for the position of King of Guanzhong.However, it is precisely because the expectations are too high, when one day he sees this hope come to naught, he will be more disappointed and angrier.But facing the powerful Xiang Yu, he didn't dare to make mistakes, so this anger and loss turned into depression and resentment, and the depression and resentment reached a certain level, and one day it would explode.As Liu Bang's wings grow, this feeling will become more and more intense. Once he gets a chance, for example, when he learns that Xiang Yu and Tian Rongzheng are battling badly, he will make a move without hesitation. Something that should belong to him.Then he also implemented a further military plan: take Pengcheng in the east, and want to put Xiang Yu to death.

The desire for the king of Guanzhong also fulfilled Liu Bang's ambition.If there is no such agreement in advance, after the Qin Dynasty is destroyed, we will discuss meritorious deeds together and reward Liu Bang wherever he is sealed, and he may not have any complaints.But precisely because of this agreement, Liu Bang kept it in his heart. He had longed for the beauty of being the king of Guanzhong countless times, but it took root in his heart, so he was very uncomfortable when he was appointed Bashu. , is a virgin land to be developed.This contrast will cause Liu Bang's political turmoil, and it will also arouse his ambition to resist.

The second sequelae: the proposition was killed. This proposition finally showed infinite tension, which is the intensification of the contradiction between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu.The one who cares most about this proposition is Liu Bang, and the one who hates this proposition the most is Xiang Yu.In fact, at the beginning, that is, when this proposition was first introduced, Xiang Yu had opinions on it. At that time, Xiang Yu did not want to go north with Song Yi to save Zhao, but wanted to go west with Liu Bang to Guanzhong.Although Xiang Yu wanted to enter Guanzhong not because he wanted to be the king of Guanzhong, but to avenge his uncle and completely destroy the Qin Empire.However, if this request was rejected, Xiang Yu would undoubtedly feel resentment, and he would have a lump in his mind.

If there are lumps, there are lumps, but Xiang Yu didn't say much, he still obeyed the organization's arrangement, and as Song Yi's second general, he went north with Song Yi to rescue Zhao.At that time, Xiong Xin didn't pay much attention to Xiang Yu, not only didn't pay attention, on the contrary, he was wary of him.Because Xiong Xin was supported by their Xiang family, as long as the Xiang family is in power, Xiong Xin will always be a puppet role.Xiang Yu knew his situation, knew that he had no real power, and could not change this decision.But later Xiang Yu was different. After defeating Zhang Han, he became the recognized leader of the princes, as majestic as his uncle Xiang Liang back then, so he didn't want to follow Xiong Xin's established policy.This is not entirely an opinion on Xiong Xin himself, but also involves a prestige issue.Everyone praises you to the sky, but you have to kowtow to others, and he will be uncomfortable no matter what.Therefore, Xiang Yu, who has become so successful, wants to cancel this proposition no matter how he looks at it.

However, Xiang Yu did not deal with Xiong Xin like he did with Song Yi. He still respects Xiong Xin.Regarding the different opinions on this proposition, he first "made people repay King Huai" and sent people to Pengcheng to ask Xiong Xin for instructions, and asked if there was still discussion on this matter.Although Xiang Yu didn't go there in person, he still made a report in advance.Besides, Xiang Yu was in Guanzhong and Xiong Xin was in Pengcheng at that time, so it was not convenient to go there in person.As a result, Xiong Xin still acted like a boss, with full energy, and answered very simply: "As promised." Let Xiang Yu not think about other things, and follow the established policy.

Whether you say that Xiong Xin has his own opinions or is single-minded, it's not the essence of the problem.In the final analysis, he is still at fault for his limited thoughts, and it is his lizi and face that are at work.In Xiong Xin's view, his words should be imperial edicts.Don't say that he thinks it is right, even if it is wrong, you Xiang Yu should also implement it unconditionally.But Xiong Xin seems to have forgotten one thing, that is, Xiang Yu has been holding his breath with him for a long time.Xiang Yu "complained that King Huai refused to order him to enter the pass with Pei Gong in the west, and rescue Zhao in the north, and make an appointment with the world later."Xiang Yu is not stupid. At the beginning, you, Xiong Xin, refused to let him enter the customs together, but instead let him go north to rescue Zhao and fight a tough battle. That's why he fell behind Liu Bang.It's you who don't consider the actual situation, don't analyze the situation correctly, and are stubborn. Seeing that Xiang Yu sent someone to ask for instructions, you put on airs. Can Xiang Yu accept your tricks!

This time Xiang Yu was really angry. With his heroic spirit of breaking the boat and the prestige he established among the princes, he would not allow anyone to refute his face and boss him around in front of him.He was able to put down his face to ask for instructions, and it was already very rare to be able to handle this matter in a low-key manner.Xiong Xin's refusal was like a boulder falling into the water, creating huge waves, which immediately ignited the anger in Xiang Yu's heart.Now Xiang Yu didn't care about it, he decided to make his own decision, and said to the princes: "King Huai, the ear of Xiang Liang of my family, he did not have meritorious deeds, so how did he win the contract of the master! The world is originally determined, and all the generals are in the same place." The reason why he Xiong Xin was accepted Called King Huai, it was my uncle Xiang Liangli. Without us, he would not be where he is today.Besides, Xiong Xin didn't have any merits in the battle, so why should he have the final say?It is the generals and I, Xiang Yu, who bring peace to the world.

Xiang Yu's words are reasonable and make sense.One, the proposition formulated by King Huai Xiongxin itself is an unfair false proposition, as we have said before, and Xiang Yu also revealed it in this passage; second, King Huai Xiongxin was pushed to the fore by the Xiang family , should play a role that suits you well.Even if you really want to choose the leader, you should respect the opinions of the Xiang family, but now you want to kick them away. This matter cannot be tolerated anyway; three things, the world was brought down by me, Xiang Yu and the generals, you bear The heart enjoys happiness in Pengcheng, but we are working hard on the front line. You are the commander-in-chief and have the power to stay in the rear, but you must also consider the actual situation and the feelings of the generals.Xiang Yu's remarks were subtle. He did not take all the credit for himself, but raised the status of the generals at the right time to win the widest support. Afterwards, Xiang Yu took a series of measures, "It's just pretending to respect King Huai as the Emperor of Righteousness, but it's really not worth his life." He became the head of the organization once, respecting King Huai Xiong Xin as the Emperor of Righteousness, and gave him a bright promotion. The secret surrender was actually a confession of him as a display.Then he called himself the overlord of Western Chu, and began to seal the world, allocating land and titles according to the size of the generals' anti-Qin efforts, sealing Liu Bang, who was dreaming of being the king of Guanzhong, in the Bashu area, and no longer asking Emperor Yi for instructions.Xiang Yu's doing so can be regarded as courtesy first and soldiers later. With this relationship, the conflict between Xiang Yu and Xiong Xin became public.With this righteous emperor around, it would be a burden after all, so Xiang Yu wanted to let Xiong Xin leave Pengcheng, so as not to be an eyesore here.There must be a reason to send Emperor Yi away, so Xiang Yu said to Emperor Yi: "The ancient emperors lived thousands of miles away, and they must live upstream." Since ancient times, emperors have lived in the upper reaches of the river. If Feng Shui is good, you should go too.So they sent people to "relocate Yidi Emperor Changsha to Chen County" and dispatched them to Hunan, which was far enough away.Originally, it would be fine if Xiong Xin moved away, but it turned out that "Emperor Quyi acted, and his ministers betrayed him a little bit", so Xiang Yu simply ordered the two kings of Hengshan and Linjiang to intercept and kill Xiong Xin halfway to avoid future troubles. Some people say that Xiong Xin has a backbone, but I don't know whether to praise him or scold him.Being a human being with backbone is a good thing and worth promoting.This is not the case in politics. It is said that those who know current affairs are heroes.Just like Liu Bang, who knew that he was not Xiang Yu's opponent, so he obediently went to Bashu to take office, and then he felt bad in his heart.Xiong Xin was busy seizing power at first, and then died stubbornly to the end, which is a taboo for politicians.Still politically immature. The third sequelae: forming a chain reaction, leading to the second false proposition. The death of Xiong Xin was ultimately brought about by this false proposition.If Xiong Xin could obey Xiang Yu and take back his fate, Xiang Yu wouldn't treat him like this even if Xiang Yu could figure it out. It is better to drink than to herd sheep.And most likely Xiang Yu would not attack him, a person would not attack someone who did not pose any threat to him and was completely controlled by him.In the end, Xiong Xin was not reconciled, and said "as promised", putting face first and truth second.This false proposition has also been pushed to the foreground again, which is equivalent to a second release. However, it is easy for Xiang Yu to kill Xiongxin, but it is difficult to eliminate the influence of false propositions.It was precisely because he wanted this false proposition to disappear as soon as possible that Xiang Yu finally made up his mind to kill Xiong Xin.But Xiang Yu never expected that the maker of the proposition can be killed, but the proposition will not be eliminated because of the departure of the publisher.Moreover, this killing once again gave Liu Bang an excuse. Liu Bang used Xiong Xin's death to make a big fuss, so another false proposition appeared after the false proposition. After Liu Bang returned to Sanqin, he took advantage of the fierce battle between Xiang Yu and Tian Rong, so he sent troops to copy Xiang Yu's lair Pengcheng.This march is not a famous one, it is purely to expand the territory and compete for the world.Even if there is a reason to send troops, it is the original false proposition, Xiang Yu did not let him be the king of Guanzhong.But it’s a bit far-fetched to bring up this reason now: one, it’s been a long time since this matter happened, and it’s not possible to talk about it with the king of Guanzhong, which seems petty; In fact, he obeyed Xiang Yu's enfeoffment; three things, this matter has actually been resolved.Liu Bang has won the Sanqin, and the territory is now larger than that of the Guanzhong King.Moreover, when the Sanqin was returned, Liu Bang also asked Zhang Liang to write a letter to Xiang Yu, saying, "The king of Han neglected his duty and wanted to win Guanzhong. He stopped as promised and dared not go east." I, Liu Bang, defeated Guanzhong to fulfill the previous agreement of King Huai , Take down Sanqin, get back what I lost, that's all, I will never engage in expansion again.So this expansion naturally can no longer talk about the King of Guanzhong. So Liu Bang's march into Xiang Yu this time is also tantamount to a breach of trust.However, it doesn't matter if others break their promises and don't let them go.This unreasonable attitude was later called strategy by people, and it was also called courage by modern people, and it was widely used in work and study.Even so, Liu Bang's march is still not so confident. After all, Liu Bang is also a human being, and he has principles and standards for being a human being.When a person does something he shouldn't do, no matter how calm he appears on the surface, his heart will be very empty. As a result, Liu Bang deserved to be lucky. On the way to the army, he walked to Xincheng (now Yichuan, Henan). Liu Bang accidentally heard the news of Emperor Yi's death, so it was reasonable.In the extreme excitement, Liu Bang "declared a funeral for Emperor Yi, and it will be three days away" and cried for three days.It should be said that it is more appropriate to say that it is just the beginning. Liu Bang sent envoys to various princes to widely announce the news of Xiang Yu's slaying the king, and told the princes: "Xiang Yu let Emperor Yi be killed in the south of the Yangtze River. Rebellion and no way. The widows are in mourning, and the princes are all plain. The soldiers in the pass are dispatched, and the soldiers of Sanhe are collected, and the people below the river and Han in the south are (willing) to attack the emperor of Yi from the princes and kings." The ancient texts are not all concise and short. , the translation of this passage into vernacular is very simple: Xiang Yu is really not a thing. After killing Emperor Yi, we sent troops to kill this ungrateful person together after the funeral. These words were not aimed at Emperor Yi Xiong Xin, but at Xiang Yu.It is Liu Bang's ability to say one thing into another, and to involve all the princes.Originally, the false proposition had expired and expired, but now there was a new excuse, so a new proposition appeared: seek justice for Emperor Yi, and seek justice for the princes.Liu Bang's heart is not to seek justice for Emperor Yi, let alone for the princes, so this proposition is naturally a false proposition.Xiong Xin gave Liu Bang a chance when he was alive, and gave him another chance after he died.This is what Xiong Xin didn't expect.