Chapter 51 2. Infernal Affairs and Infernal Affairs

Liu Bang was able to defeat Xiang Yu and finally achieve hegemony. Not only was it as simple as fighting with each other and bloody conflicts, but he also used a lot of thought and means.Some of these methods were performed by him himself, while others came from the advice and suggestions of his subordinates.Either way, Liu Bang is the specific implementer and operator.It was by these means that Liu Bang achieved success step by step. The Chu-Han War lasted for four years, the longest of which was the Xingyang tug-of-war, which lasted two years and three months.This stage is also the stage when Liu Bang used all means to the extreme, it was a critical period for Liu Bang to change from passive beating to active attack, and it was also a turning point of the entire Chu-Han War.

Liu Bang overestimated his own strength at the beginning, seeing that Xiang Yu was fighting Tian Rong in Qidi and had no time to take care of his old nest Pengcheng, so he led an army of 560,000 to attack Chu and took Pengcheng in one fell swoop.But never expected that Xiang Yu would kill Liu Bang with only 30,000 horses, and Liu Bang almost lost his life because of this, so he fled to Xingyang in a hurry to defend. Let’s take a look at the three stages of the Xingyang tug-of-war: One is the offensive and defensive battle of Xingyang.Liu Bang defeated Pengcheng, was chased by Xiang Yu all the way, and was finally besieged in Xingyang.Later, Liu Bang used Chen Ping's countermeasures to disintegrate Xiang Yu's army, took the opportunity to escape from Xingyang, and ordered Zhou Ke, Wei Bao and others to stay in Xingyang.Xiang Yu completely took the initiative at this stage.

The second is Cheng Gao's tug-of-war.After Liu Bang regrouped in Guanzhong, he followed Yuan Sheng's suggestion and stopped confronting Xiang Yu head-on. Instead, he sent troops from Wuguan to Wandi, led Xiang Yu from Xingyang to Wandi, and at the same time ordered Han Xin to attack Yan, Zhao and other vassal states in the north. Let Peng Yue intercept Xiang Yu's defense.Later, Liu Bang took advantage of Xiang Yu to fight back against Peng Yue and occupied Chenggao (18 kilometers west of Xingyang City today).After Xiang Yu captured Xingyang, he besieged Chenggao. Liu Bang was defeated and had to abandon Chenggao. Then he borrowed troops from Han Xin to attack Chenggao. At the same time, he ordered Lu Wan and Liu Jia to lead 20,000 people to join Peng Yue and occupy Liang territory. , forcing Xiang Yu to return to the army to recover Liang, and Liu Bang took the opportunity to regain Chenggao.Xiang Yu returned to the army, and the two sides faced off again in Chenggao.At this stage, both sides had their own victories and losses. Overall, Xiang Yu still took the initiative, but Liu Bang also eased the passive situation by playing on the periphery, and the battle situation began to change in favor of Liu Bang.

The third is peace talks on the border.Han Xin captured Qi and directly threatened Pengcheng, Xiang Yu's hometown. Xiang Yu sent Long Qi to intercept, but the whole army was wiped out.Coupled with Peng Yue's constant harassment from the rear and no progress in besieging Liu Bang, Xiang Yu fell into a predicament and began to be in a passive situation.The wind vane of the war completely turned to Liu Bang's side.At this time, the war had dragged on for too long, and both sides were exhausted, so a divide was drawn to discuss peace.After more than two years of stalemate in Xingyang, it finally came to an end.

This stage is also a contest of strength and mind between the two sides.Both sides have only one purpose, which is to win.For this purpose, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu can be said to have exhausted their brains.Politics, war, art of war, plots, and conspiracies are shown here in a transparent way.It should be said that during the entire stalemate, the two sides won and lost each other, and no one took much advantage.It's just that the nature of the two is fully revealed at this stage. After Pengcheng's defeat, Liu Bang has been in a state of passive defense and rarely confronted Xiang Yu head-on, but he has reflected on this matter.He deeply realized that Xiang Yu's bravery was not in vain, and he would definitely not take advantage of it in a frontal battle.But the matter has come to this point, Liu Bang has no way out, so he began to be tempted.In the past few years of confrontation, Liu Bang racked his brains, racked his brains, and used all means.The two most typical methods are infernal affairs and anti-infernal affairs.

Later generations always call the use of some methods the name of strategy and strategy, so as to typicalize, conceptualize and mystify it, in exchange for some exclamation and amazement.In fact, there is nothing to brag about. The reason why people lament is that they ignore the essence of things because they yearn for the final success.It's like two people fighting, one can't beat the other, so they start to avoid their edge, no longer confront him head-on, but use some tactics, such as hitting sap, throwing lime, etc.This method of beating sap and spreading lime is not necessarily unusual.

Let's talk about infinity first.Liu Bang has always been a scheming person.Long before Liu Bang decided to confront Xiang Yu head-on, he had already planted a good foreshadowing.In today's terms, it means directing a good show of Infernal Affairs.The protagonist of this play is Xiang Bo.Xiang Bo is Xiang Yu's uncle. He has an incomparable advantage in identity and is the best candidate for Infernal Affairs.Until the end of the Chu-Han War and Xiang Yu committed suicide in Wujiang, Xiang Bo followed Xiang Yu all the time.But he is in Cao Ying, his heart is in Han, and he is in Xiang Yu, but he has been working for Liu Bang.This source originated around the Hongmen Banquet.

As mentioned above, after Xiang Yu entered the customs, he had opinions on Liu Bang and wanted to send troops to destroy Liu Bang. Xiang Bo was afraid of hurting Zhang Liang, who had been kind to him, so he reported the letter to Zhang Liang overnight, and Zhang Liang hurriedly reported the situation to him. Liu Bang.Liu Bang was still kept in the dark about Xiang Yu's actions. He was dreaming of the King of Guanzhong where he should eat and drink. Xiang Bo's news can be said to be timely. He woke up the dreamer and let Liu Bang escape. .Liu Bang hurriedly grabbed Uncle Xiang's life-saving straw, and asked Zhang Liang to call Uncle Xiang over, saying, "I have to deal with my brother", and I have to treat him like my own brother.When Uncle Xiang came in, Liu Bang really seemed to meet his relatives. He held hands with his elder brother and had a short greeting, and then "served the wine as a birthday, and it was about marriage", and he verbally promised to be a son and daughter with Uncle Xiang, completely disposing of Uncle Xiang incite defection.This move is of great significance to Liu Bang, because Xiang Bo has played an irreplaceable role since then.

First of all, Xiang Bo saved Liu Bang from two crises.One is to prevent the fighting before the Hongmen Banquet.Xiang Bo originally went to look for Zhang Liang, but he didn't expect to have such an unexpected harvest. He actually became a relative with Liu Bang, the famous prince along the way. It was so beautiful, so he willingly became Liu Bang's The lobbyist, after returning, dissuaded Xiang Yu and said a lot of good things about Liu Bang, thus avoiding a life-and-death battle and allowing Liu Bang to escape.You know, Liu Bang at that time was just a piece of cake in front of Xiang Yu.The second is that Xiang Bo protected Liu Bang during the Hongmen Banquet.Liu Bang went to Xiang Yu's camp to apologize. During the banquet, Fan Zeng arranged a "Xiang Zhuang Sword Dance" performance show, hoping to take the opportunity to get rid of Liu Bang, but Xiang Bo saw the way, so regardless of his identity, age, Regardless of the occasion, he resolutely got up to accompany the dancer, blocked his nephew Xiang Zhuang with his sword and protected his in-law Liu Bang, which made Fan Zeng's plan come to naught.

Secondly, Xiang Bo obtained a benefit for Liu Bang.This benefit is the land of Hanzhong.Xiang Yu didn't want Liu Bang to be king in Guanzhong, so he sealed him in Bashu, which is now Sichuan.Sichuan is prosperous now, but at that time it was a barren land, where the Qin Dynasty exiled criminals.Of course Liu Bang was unwilling to do this, so he asked Zhang Liang to "bequeath Xiang Bo" and send many gifts to his in-laws.Zhang Liang was also reliable in his work. Not only did he not stop him, but he also gave Xiang Bo the "Golden Baiyi, Zhu Erdou" that Liu Bang rewarded him.There is no love without a reason in the world, and the purpose of Liu and Zhang's doing this is to "invite the land of Hanzhong".Ask Xiang Bo to help get the land in Hanzhong.Uncle Xiang enjoys the double pleasure of receiving gifts and being valued, and he is doing things for old friends and in-laws, so he naturally does his best.

Regarding how Xiang Bo obtained land for Liu Bang, he has his own set of arguments, which are not recorded in detail in history books, so there is no need to entangle too much here, anyway, Xiang Yu agreed in the end.This matter is of great significance. It is precisely because of the land in Hanzhong that Liu Bang's sphere of influence can border Guanzhong, creating convenient conditions for him to return to the Sanqin in the future. Third, Xiang Bo saved Liu Bang's father's life.Whether Xiang Bo later secretly disclosed Xiang Yu's military operations or military secrets to Liu Bang is not recorded in detail in this history book.But it doesn't matter whether there is a real master of Infernal Affairs, if there is a little trouble, he will rush to report the secret, that is too low-level, he needs to play the most critical role at the most critical moment, saving Liu Bang's father is an example. In the later stage of the tug-of-war in Xingyang, the Chu and Han confronted each other in Guangwu (on the Guangwu Mountain in the northeast of Xingyang) for several months. Liu Bang sent Peng Yue to copy Xiang Yu's back route and cut off his food and grass supply.So Xiang Yu, who was extremely angry, pushed out Liu Bang's father who was captured in Pengcheng, tied up the five flowers, prepared the oil pan, and said to Liu Bang: "There is no hurry now, I will cook the grandpa." Cooked your father.Seeing that Xiang Yu was impatient and playing tricks, Liu Bang became excited.I thought to myself: I can’t fight a war, so you are no match for me.Therefore, Liu Bang's rascal's face was fully exposed, and he shouted at Xiang Yu: "I and Xiang Yu were ordered to be king Huai in the north, and they said, 'We are brothers'. If my old man is like a young man, if he wants to cook, he will be lucky to share a piece of my pie." Said that we are both subordinates of Chuhuai King Xiong Xin, colleagues and brothers who eat in the same pot, since we are brothers, then my father is also your father, if you really want to cook my father, then let me do it My brother also dipped some light on it and gave me some meat to eat.You see what this said, those who don't know think how close the two are.I don't know why such a good pair of life and death brothers have come to the point of life and death. In fact, Liu Bang had no other choice but to say these cruel words at that time.He said kind words and begged for mercy for his father, which was exactly what Xiang Yu wanted, so it was impossible for him to speak soft words.Moreover, it is also a strategy in the art of war to put it to death and then to survive.But neither side would budge, and things froze there.Xiang Yu's original intention was not necessarily that he really wanted to kill Liu Bang's father. If he wanted to kill him, he would have killed him long ago, and there was no need to wait until now.This move also bored Xiang Yu from the long and tiring war, so he used Liu Bang's father to relieve his boredom and scare Liu Bang by the way.Moreover, if he really wanted to kill, he wouldn't have made it so grand, "for the high-ranking zu, put it above the grandpa", it was serious, like a public trial and judgment meeting.It's like two people fighting, one person is looking for a kitchen knife exaggeratedly, and said to the other, wait, don't run, I will kill you.In fact, he hoped that the other party would run away quickly.Those who really want to kill will not speak out, nor will they make the act of finding the murder weapon so obvious and exaggerated.In fact, Xiang Yu just wanted to force Liu Bang to commit the crime, so he surrendered obediently. Xiang Yu had a good idea, but Liu Bang didn't follow suit.Xiang Yu couldn't get off the tiger, so he really wanted to send Liu Bang's father to see the King of Hades.Just when he was about to start, Uncle Xiang appeared and persuaded Xiang Yu, "You can't know the affairs of the world, and those who serve the world don't care about their families. Although killing is of no benefit, it will only benefit the ears." People who want to win the world don't care about their families. It's useless, killing him will cause more disasters, so let's forget it.It was exactly the same as what he said on the eve of the Hongmen Banquet.Xiang Yu went down as soon as he had a step, so he gave up, which was a good idea. If there is no Xiang Bo this time, Liu Bang's father will undoubtedly die.Why do you say that?As Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu who commands the princes, he is used to being arrogant, so if he can't get down like this, he can't let it go.In that case, even if you don't want to kill, you have to kill, otherwise there is no way to save face.Let’s also take the above example of two people fighting. The one who was looking for a kitchen knife found it, but the other person was still waiting there. Do you want to chop it or not?If you kill the crime, you will lose face if you don't.No matter what, you have to pick up the non-critical places to say hello a few times, even if you scratch the skin, or you can't end it.Xiang Yu didn't need to think so much about killing Liu Bang's father, it must have killed him directly.Xiang Bo actually saved Liu Bang's father's life. Xiang Bo let Liu Bang escape life and death twice, saved his father's life, and won the land of Hanzhong for him.More importantly, from the above examples, we can also see that Xiang Bo can talk to Xiang Yu, such a talent is really rare.With such a person placed beside Xiang Yu, Liu Bang would feel much more at ease.The mother's house here is not in vain. Uncle Xiang is actually not what many historians say, he is a fool, and it would be too superficial to look at it that way.From Xiang Bo's speech, we can see that this person is not only not confused, but also a political veteran who hides his secrets.He can always speak very smoothly and beautifully, clearly thinking about Xiang Yu, secretly planning for Liu Bang, and he does it without any traces or leaks.Just like some current flatterers, in order to cover up their personal goals, they will disguise themselves as the spokespersons of morality and truth, while doing their own affairs, they also put on a posture of worrying about the country and the people.This is where Xiang Bo's difficulty lies. We know that Xiang Yu is a very proud and subjective person. He rarely listens to other people's opinions. Even the old counselor Fan Zeng's words often come in from one ear and out from the other.However, Xiang Bo suggested to Xiang Yu twice, and Xiang Yu listened to it both times. This is not something ordinary people can do. It should be said that Liu Bang saw that Xiang Bo was a potential stock from the very beginning.Why do you say that?Because of Xiang Bo's special status.Uncle Xiang is Xiang Yu's uncle and a member of the Xiang family. If such a person is recruited, it will be of great benefit.Because before the Hongmen Banquet, Liu Bang did not expect that Xiang Yu would become his opponent.When Xiongxin Pengcheng divided the troops, Xiang Yu was not taken seriously, and was only appointed as Song Yi's second general, and he was not on the same level as Liu Bang. Liu Bang never thought that Xiang Yu would become a big hit.Liu Bang deployed troops at Hangu Pass, on the one hand, he was afraid that the princes would share the fruits of his victory, and on the other hand, he did not pay attention to other princes, including Xiang Yu.Later, after listening to Uncle Xiang say that Xiang Yu was going to use force against him, Liu Bang felt that the situation was serious, and realized that he was far behind Xiang Yu in strength, so he was afraid. It can be seen that Liu Bang tried his best to please Xiang Bo at the beginning because of his long-term considerations, and it was not just to solve the military crisis on the eve of the Hongmen Banquet.At that time, Liu Bang's wings were not fully hardened after all, and he could not compete with Xiang Yu, but in his heart, he undoubtedly began to regard Xiang Yu as the strongest opponent.And if Xiang Yu has someone of his own by his side who can always know Xiang Yu's movements, then he will feel more at ease.Xiang Bo is undoubtedly the best candidate in this regard, not to mention he took the initiative to send it to his door, how could Liu Bang easily miss this good opportunity! So, was Liu Bang sure to win Xiang Bo over?Have.For three reasons: First of all, Xiang Bo and Zhang Liang have a special relationship.Zhang Liang saved Xiang Bo's life, and Xiang Bo repayed his kindness without hesitation, and he did not hesitate to sell Xiang Yu's military secrets. The relationship can be described as unusual.With this relationship, it is very possible to win Xiang Bo over. Secondly, Liu Bang paid a lot of money.Money is one aspect. "Houyi Xiangbo" and "Jin Baiyi, Zhu Erdou" cannot be said to be ineffective, but money alone is not enough, that would be too superficial.If you want to really grab people's hearts, you have to rely on relationships, relying on a special relationship where there is me in you, and you in me, life and death, and life and death.This is a piece of cake for Liu Bang, and he quickly opened up a breakthrough: he became a relative with this old brother and became a relative of his son and daughter.In this way, we will be a family in the future, and Zhang Liang's face must be better than Xiang Yu's family affection. Third, Liu Bang made Xiang Bo feel very comfortable.There is another reason why Xiang Bo will be closer to Liu Bang in the future, that is, he and Liu Bang are equal, but not Xiang Yu.According to seniority, Xiang Bo is Xiang Yu's elder, Xiang Yu should listen to him, even if he doesn't completely listen to him, at least respect him.But in fact, he is Xiang Yu's subordinate, and he must obey Xiang Yu's orders.A family does not necessarily have disagreements, and such a relationship is unpleasant anyway.But it's different from Liu Bang. Liu Bang not only respects him and treats him with courtesy.In the midst of equality, there is also a feeling of being praised as a guest of honor, which comes naturally and is very comfortable. From this, we can also see Liu Bang's two philosophies of life: temptation can overcome family affection; closer family relationship will surpass ordinary family relationship.From these two points, it can also be concluded that Liu Bang's final attitude towards things: he does not believe in family affection.Based on this, it is not difficult for us to draw the conclusion that Liu Bang is using Xiang Bo.Of course, this is also a voluntary matter between Zhou Yu and Huang Gai. Liu Bang used Xiang Bo, and this was confirmed later, because the promise of his sons, daughters and relatives who made Xiang Bo beautiful was not fulfilled in the end.Liu Bang pacified the world and rewarded him for his meritorious deeds. He did not forget Xiang Bo's outstanding contribution in the hidden front, and made him Marquis of Sheyang, but he never mentioned the matter of his children and family.Of course, Uncle Xiang didn't know how to ask, and he didn't dare to ask. The current Liu Bang is not what it used to be, and seeking revenge is tantamount to seeking death. With Uncle Xiang's wisdom, he would never do such a stupid thing.The matter passed unannounced like this.This result already explained Liu Bang's original intention to treat Xiang Bo at that time.Therefore, Xiang Bo undoubtedly became a pawn of Liu Bang, working for Liu Bang in Xiang Yu's camp, and staged the plot of Infernal Affairs for Liu Bang. From the Xiang Bo incident, we can also see Xiang Yu's characteristics. It is by no means accidental that he was recruited in Infernal Affairs.Contrary to Liu Bang, Xiang Yu completely believes in family affection and cares completely about family affection.He followed Xiang Bo's advice and did not hold him responsible for going to the enemy's camp privately and leaking military information when the two armies were at war, which is a good illustration of this problem.Then there is Xiang Yu's lack of scheming.He didn't expect Uncle Xiang to eat inside and out, let alone the stakes of Infernal Affairs.In his heart, justice is justice, and morality is morality. Even in a life-and-death battlefield, he will still stick to that belief. In addition to Infernal Affairs, during the Chu-Han War, Liu Bang was most proud of his countermeasures.The specific implementer is Chen Ping.Liu Bang defeated Pengcheng, fled to Xingyang, and was besieged by Xiang Yu, who also cut off the grain road. Liu Bang couldn't resist, so he wanted to cede the land for peace, but Xiang Yu refused.Liu Bang then asked Chen Ping for his plan, and Chen Ping offered him a big meal against indirect tricks. Chen Ping came from Xiang Yu, knew Xiang Yu's character, and knew that the "bone ministers" around Xiang Yu, that is, loyal buddies, were just a few people such as Fan Zeng, Zhong Limei, Long Qi, and Zhou Yin. We "donate tens of thousands of jins of gold to act against each other, and between their rulers and ministers, so as to doubt their hearts." We spend some money to provoke the relationship between them and cause them to have conflicts. It is best to fight, then we can fish in troubled waters. Liu Bang is scratching his head and getting angry at this time, his life is in danger, so naturally he doesn't care about money.So Chen Ping was allocated "40,000 catties of gold" financially as the start-up capital for the anti-indirect plan.Some people have verified that this gold is actually brass, not real gold, and they think they have discovered a new continent. In fact, what is the use of your research?If copper was the general equivalent of purchasing commodities at that time, then the properties of copper and gold are the same, and it has nothing to do with its molecular structure and molecular form.In any case, the "40,000 catties" is the real deal, and the weight is there. Even if the "jin" in the past was smaller in absolute value than today, it can be regarded as a considerable sum of money. Liu Bang has the demeanor of a great leader. He just approves money and asks Chen Ping to "do whatever he wants without asking him whether he comes in or out."Just spend it, don't save it, and don't have to come back to pay the bill.As a result, Chen Ping solidly lived his addiction to big money.He sent people to infiltrate Xiang Yu's camp, sent money from top to bottom, bought people, and began to create public opinion, saying that Zhong Liyan and others, as Xiang Yu's generals, "have done a lot, but they can't break the ground and become kings. They want to become one with the Han and destroy Xiang Yu." clan and divide the king's land".The central meaning is: Zhong Liyan and others are not of the same mind as Xiang Yu.It's not because of one heart, it's because Zhong Liyan and others have made great achievements in battle, but they were not named princes by Xiang Yu, so they want to help Liu Bang destroy Xiang Yu so that they can get entrusted in the future. The best way to disseminate public opinion in the world is not holding press conferences or promoting applications on Weibo, but word of mouth among the masses, because it is more authentic.Once the news was disseminated, it spread to ten, ten to a hundred, and finally spread to Xiang Yu's ears.Xiang Yu was really fooled, just as Chen Ping initially predicted: "King Xiang is a man who is jealous of slander, and he must punish him from within." The relationship between Xiang Yu, Zhong Limei and others cracked without any suspense. The reason why Xiang Yu was fooled was naturally that he felt that there are no waves without wind, and that flies do not bite seamless eggs.This is also a crux of the repeated success of anti-indirect tactics, because it captures the weakness of human nature.As Napoleon said: A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth.Some people always say that Zhong Liyan and others are not good, but Xiang Yu still thinks they are good?Therefore, it is reasonable for Xiang Yu to have doubts.After being suspicious, his attitude towards Zhong Liyan and others became cold, and he didn't smile when they met, and he wasn't as close as before. When he assigned work again, he didn't feel at ease with them, and he simply looked for someone else if he could. Chen Ping's hard work was not in vain, and the money was not in vain, but this is only the first step to success.Because in addition to these generals, there is another most important person who is also the person Liu Bang fears the most, that is, Fan Zeng, who has not been dragged into the water yet.Fan Zeng is considered a sensible person in Xiang Yu's camp, resourceful, experienced, and most importantly, he seems to have never liked Liu Bang. He almost killed Liu Bang during the Hongmen Banquet, which made Liu Bang still have lingering fears.Fan Zeng's resourcefulness and Xiang Yu's bravery are a perfect combination, and the combination of strengths is a powerful guarantee for Xiang Yu's army to maintain its combat effectiveness forever.Without breaking this alliance, Liu Bang's life will never be easy.To deal with Fan Zeng, the tactics used against Zhong Liyan and others cannot be used.Because Fan Zeng is not a military general, he has no military exploits, so naturally he can't talk about taking credit for pride, nor can he talk about wanting to divide the land into feudal lords.There are other ways to deal with him.Coincidentally, Xiang Yu offered Liu Bang this opportunity again. Isn't Xiang Yu already suspicious of Zhong Liyan and the others?So he sent envoys to Liu Bang to take the opportunity to observe the situation and inquire about the news.Seeing the arrival of Xiang Yu's envoy, Liu Bang set up a sumptuous banquet and prepared to entertain him.When the envoy was seated and asked about his identity, he deliberately exclaimed: "I thought Yafu was the envoy, but it was King Xiang's envoy!" , The banquets are all removed, there is no need to go to such trouble, just get two dishes at will.Therefore, "entering Chu envoys with bad grass tools" not only greatly reduced the quality of the food, but also the cups, plates and chopsticks used to serve the food were very rough.The envoy came back and reported the situation to Xiang Yuyi, so Xiang Yu "suspiciously suspected his father" and also became suspicious of Fan Zeng. Xiang Yu's suspicion of Fan Zeng was not because he suspected that he had an affair with Liu Bang, or that he had some political conspiracy, but more of a kind of displeasure, a displeasure of being underestimated.Xiang Yu may not be able to see that this is Liu Bang's conspiracy. He deliberately put on a show for the envoy to see, and then deliberately asked the envoy to send a message to him, because it was too obvious, and the news came from the enemy camp. Even a fool can figure it out. Xiang Yu won't fail to figure out what's going on.It's just that Liu Bang's actions, and what he said to the envoy, would make Xiang Yu feel uncomfortable, and this discomfort would be passed on to Fan Zeng naturally, so he would have opinions on Fan Zeng.In addition, the messenger's message actually played a certain role.It is conceivable that the envoy would definitely not say good things for Fan Zeng when he came back, because the envoy's experience in Liu Bangna also made the envoy feel ashamed.And all of these involved Fan Zeng.Therefore, the envoy will easily vent his anger on Fan Zeng, and it is unknown if he adds fuel to it. With the above two reasons, even if Xiang Yu knew that Liu Bang was deliberately telling stories and sowing discord between him and Fan Zeng, his favorability for Fan Zeng would be greatly reduced. In order to further explain Xiang Yu’s resistance to Fan Zeng, let me give a realistic example here: There is a leader who looks a little sorry for the audience. He is often unkempt, and it is difficult to connect him with the people's public servant if he doesn't know it.Coincidentally, his secretary is tall and straight, with a good-looking appearance, her complexion is ruddy and shiny, her beer belly is not small, and she has a leadership style.Colleagues from other places come here to visit and study. The leader often brings the secretary to meet him. The other party always holds the secretary's hand and greets them first.After so many times, the leader had a problem with the secretary, and finally found a reason to replace him with someone as wretched as him.The secretary worked hard and did not offend the leader, but because he looked too much like the leader, the real leader had an opinion on him.It can be seen that the leaders' opinions are sometimes very subtle, and their feelings are sometimes very fragile.The same is true for Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng. With prejudice, Xiang Yu became rebellious and couldn't listen to what Fan Zeng said.Fan Zeng wanted to take advantage of the favorable situation and "wanted to attack Xingyang City in a hurry", but Xiang Yu knew he was right, but he refused to listen. Doesn't it mean that I, Xiang Yu, are not as good as you?Seeing Xiang Yu like this, Fan Zeng knew that he had listened to the slander, and he had a small heart in his heart. He was very angry and didn't explain. He shouted at Xiang Yu: "The world is settled, the king will do it himself! Please return the bones!" This battle is over. , The victory and defeat between you and Liu Bang have been divided. This world must belong to Liu Bang. You can do it yourself. I ask to retire and return to my hometown. To say that Fan Zeng's temper is really not vegetarian.During the Hongmen Banquet, in front of Zhang Liang, he split the jade bucket presented by Zhang Liang in half with a single sword, and even flirted with Xiang Yu.However, Fan Zeng was old, and his body was not strong after all. Before he reached Pengcheng, he developed a malignant sore on the way and died. Except for Xiang Yu's most important counselor, Chen Ping's countermeasure was completely successful.Taking advantage of the internal friction in Xiang Yu's camp and having no time to attack the city, Chen Ping immediately offered Liu Bang a clever plan: Let Ji Xin, who looks exactly like Liu Bang, pretend to be Liu Bang, take two thousand women to pretend to be his family members, and then go from the east of Xingyang. Go out of the city to distract the Chu army's attention.Liu Bang was able to escape from Ximen. The countermeasures used by Chen Ping and Liu Bang, to put it bluntly, are a kind of trick or strategy, which can rise to the height of wisdom.In fact, to put it bluntly, it is to sow dissension and gossip, which is not much different from the rural women who gossip about nothing, and the boss and the Li family are short-lived all day long. This kind of thing is also very common in our work and life.For example, you have a good relationship with a colleague, support each other at work, and take care of each other in life.Some people can't see this kind of harmony, so they do everything possible to destroy this tacit understanding between you, saying bad things about that person in front of you, saying bad things about you in front of that person, or saying in front of you, when and where did that person say bad things about you? Say bad things about him, say it in front of him, when and where did you talk about him behind his back, and so on.And so on, after a long time, there will definitely be a gap in the relationship between you.Chen Ping's so-called scheme is actually like this.It's simple, nothing mysterious.It's just that the target of his implementation is a powerful and combative camp.But then again, facing the faction is a trick, and facing an individual is instigating, what kind of reasoning is this! The role of anti-indirect tactics is not just as simple as disintegrating a few people, it also made Xiang Yu lose the hearts of the people, and also chilled the hearts of Xiang Yu's subordinates.Fan Zeng is so old and still has a red heart, he has been working tirelessly all day, Zhong Liyan and others fought on the battlefield, loyal and hardworking, and handed over their wealth and life to Xiang Yu, what did they get in the end?It's Xiang Yu's suspicion, it's Xiang Yu's distrust, what motivation do they have!Therefore, this anti-indirect strategy has a great effect, and it has an immeasurable impact on the entire military spirit and morale of Xiang Yu's camp.This effect is also subtle and far-reaching.For example, the entire army of Longqi was annihilated later, so it may not be affected by this aspect.After Han Xin won Qi, Xiang Yu sent Long Qie to stop it.Long didn't listen to the advice of his subordinates, and instead of adopting the tactics of fortifying the wall and clearing the field, he chose to attack rashly.On the one hand, because his personality is similar to that of Xiang Yu, he is a tough guy who is straightforward and dares to fight.But if we dig a little deeper, in his subconscious mind, there may not be any scruples about Xiang Yu. He is afraid that Xiang Yu will be paranoid, afraid that Xiang Yu will suspect him of intentionally procrastinating, so he wants to make some achievements as soon as possible to show Xiang Yu. It should be said that the implementation of anti-indirect tactics became a turning point in the early stage of the confrontation between Chu and Han.It allowed Liu Bang to get out of the predicament temporarily and get a chance to breathe, which also bought time for him to further fight against Xiang Yu.From it, it is not difficult for us to see several characteristics of Liu Bang: First of all, Liu Bang is a relatively flexible person.When Liu Bang is in a predicament, he will actively think of a way, and will take the initiative to discuss with his subordinates, instead of blindly sulking and sulking. Secondly, Liu Bang is an unscrupulous person.As we said above, although war is a game of victory and defeat, countermeasures are undoubtedly morally substandard.But Liu Bang doesn't care about these, as long as it is beneficial to him, as long as he can escape, as long as he can defeat his opponent, he will not choose a method.All he wants is success, not the process. Third, Liu Bang is a master of venture capital.In fact, Liu Bang and Chen Ping were not very sure whether the countermeasures could be successful.Liu Bang threw out "40,000 catties of gold" casually, which should be considered a risky investment, and it is still unknown whether he can get a return.But as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he will do his best. This is Liu Bang's advantage.Liu Bang is very clear-headed. He knows that money is something outside of him. As long as he keeps himself and wins the final victory, money is nothing to him. Because of the implementation of anti-indirect tactics, Xiang Yu's camp was disintegrated, especially when Fan Zeng left, Xiang Yu would cut off his own arm, and the loss was immeasurable.The passivity of Zhong Liyan and others will definitely affect the future combat effectiveness of Xiang Yu's army.So why did Xiang Yu fall into the trick without any suspense, as Chen Ping expected?In addition to our above analysis, there are several reasons as follows: One is Xiang Yu's own reasons.Xiang Yu is a proud person, and a proud person does not have a big heart. Although Xiang Yu doesn't really believe in those rumors, he still has lumps in his heart.Just because of this, he will no longer trust these people as before; moreover, even if Xiang Yu knows that he is wrong, he will not admit it, he will go all the way to the dark.Xiang Yu believed in his own ability extremely, even if there was no one else, he could defeat Liu Bang and solve all problems by himself.Therefore, when Fan Zeng left angrily, Xiang Yu did not stop him, because anyone was dispensable in his heart. The second is the reason for subordinates.Fan Zeng's attitude towards Xiang Yu is the same as Xiang Yu's, he is blindly following his temper, as long as he thinks it is right, he will insist, and he doesn't even bother to explain.If Fan Zeng meets a bosom friend who understands him and understands him, as we often say, there is a tacit connection between hearts, and that is no problem.But it is not easy to achieve this state, or it needs a coincidence, or it takes time to adapt, in short, it needs to be on the right path.But Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu are not on the right track.During the Hongmen Banquet, Xiang Yu began to want to deal with Liu Bang. Later, Xiang Bo's words changed his attitude, but he did not discuss with Fan Zeng, nor did he tell Fan Zeng the reason for his change of thinking, which made Fan Zeng confused.It can be seen that the two not only lack communication, but also lack tacit understanding.Since the two of them are in such a situation, it is very difficult for them to think in one place and exert energy in one place.It is also reasonable for Xiang Yu to have opinions on Fan Zeng, or simply to say that Xiang Yu despises Fan Zeng. And what about Fan Zeng?Misunderstood by Xiang Yu, but he didn't explain, but complained, slapped his ass and left.Even though Xiang Yu had thoughts about Fan Zeng, it couldn't be all due to Xiang Yu, that's what the envoy said when he came back.With Fan Zeng's wisdom, he naturally knew what was right and wrong. If the problem was presented and it was pointed out that this was the enemy's plan to sow discord, Xiang Yu might not refuse to listen.But Fan Zeng was fine, he just quit the job, and it was not right to allow the leader to make mistakes. The third is the reason for the battlefield.Because there were rumors in the army at the time, it was understandable for Xiang Yu to make some temporary adjustments.Just because he doesn't believe it doesn't mean others don't believe it.He wants to stabilize the morale of most people, and it is very important to show an attitude.Moreover, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and there are many unpredictable factors, so it is not a bad thing to be on guard.Didn't Cao Cao have a saying?I would rather let the world bear me down than teach the world to bear me down.Chiang Kai-shek also said that it is better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one person go.So it is not surprising that Xiang Yu has this idea.Isn't Chen Ping, who uses countermeasures, a living example?Chen Ping followed Xiang Yu before, but didn't he turn his back on him later?In turn, he used the most despicable means to deal with Xiang Yu.Standing upright is not afraid of the shadow slanting, if you perform well in the future, Xiang Yu will naturally eliminate your misunderstanding, and it is not impossible to use you again and reuse you. In addition to infernal affairs and anti-infernal tactics, Liu Bang also used many other methods in the process of seizing the world. Let's review them together.