Chapter 58 57 Big Wind Song

After the decisive battle at Gaixia, Han Wang Liu Bang won the final victory and established a Han Dynasty stronger than the Qin Dynasty.In 202 BC, Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty, officially became the emperor. Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty established his capital in Luoyang, and later moved the capital to Chang'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi).For two hundred years since then, the capital of the Han Dynasty has been in Chang'an.Historically, this period was called the "Western Han Dynasty", also known as the "Pre-Han Dynasty". Not long after Han Gaozu came to the throne, he held a celebration banquet in Luoyang Nangong.He said to the ministers: "We gather together happily today, and we don't need to be scruples about what we say. Tell me, how did I win the world? How did Xiang Yu lose the world?"

The minister Wang Ling and others said: "The emperor sent soldiers to attack the city, and they were awarded and rewarded, so everyone was willing to serve the emperor; Xiang Yu was suspicious and jealous of the meritorious and talented people. the world." Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty smiled and said: "You only know one thing, not the other. To know success or failure, it all depends on employing people. Sitting in the tent and making a plan can be counted as a victory thousands of miles away. I am not as good as Zhang Liang in this regard: Governance I am not as good as Xiao He in terms of pacifying the people and delivering rations to the front of the country; I am not as good as Han Xin in commanding an army of millions, winning battles when they start a war, and taking down a city when they attack a city. These three people are all contemporary Heroes. I can reuse them, that’s why I won the world. Xiang Yu couldn’t even use Fan Zeng, so I eliminated him.”

Everyone admired that Han Gaozu made sense.Later, people called Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin the "Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty". In the Chu-Han War, some generals led troops made great contributions, and Han Gaozu had to make them kings.Although some of these princes and kings were not nobles of the old six countries, they all wanted to separate a piece of land and did not obey the command of the Han government.Among them, Han Xin, the king of Chu, Peng Yue, the king of Liang, and Yingbu, the king of Huainan, made the most contributions and had the strongest troops.Han Gaozu was really worried about them.

There was a general under Xiang Yu named Zhong Limei. Han Gaozu was arresting him, but Han Xin took him back. In the second year, someone reported to Han Gaozu that Han Xin wanted to rebel.Han Gaozu asked the ministers what to do, and many people advocated sending troops to destroy Han Xin.Only Chen Ping objected.Chen Ping said: "Han Xin's soldiers are better than ours, and his generals are stronger than ours. It is very dangerous to use force against him." Later, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty adopted Chen Ping's strategy, pretending to inspect Yunmengze, and ordered the enfeoffed princes to meet in Chendi.Han Xin received the order and had to go.When he arrived in Chendi, Han Gaozu ordered the warriors to tie up Han Xin and punish him for his crimes.

Some people persuaded Han Gaozu to punish Han Xin leniently for the sake of Han Xin's past achievements. Only then did Han Gaozu absolve him of his crimes, cancel his title of King of Chu, and change his title to Marquis of Huaiyin. After Han Xin was demoted, he felt depressed and often refused to go to court because he was sick. A few years later, a general, Chen Xi (sound xi), rebelled and claimed to be acting king, and occupied more than 20 cities at once. Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty asked Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin, and Peng Yue, king of Liang, to attack Chen Xi together.But both of them reasoned that they were ill and refused to send troops.Han Gaozu had no choice but to attack Chen Xi by himself.

After Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty left Chang'an with his troops, someone reported to Empress Lu that Han Xin and Chen Xi were accomplices, and they wanted to cooperate with each other and launch a rebellion.Empress Lv discussed a plan with Prime Minister Xiao He, and intentionally spread the news that Chen Xi had been captured by Emperor Gaozu, and asked the ministers to enter the government to congratulate him.As soon as Han Xin entered the palace gate, he was caught and killed by the warriors who had ambushed in advance. Less than three months after Han Xin was killed, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty killed Chen Xi, returned to Luoyang, and Peng Yue's men accused Peng Yue of treason.When Han Gaozu heard the news, he sent someone to arrest Peng Yue and put him in prison.Later, because no real evidence of Peng Yue's rebellion was found, he was punished as a commoner and moved to Shuzhong.

On the way to Shuzhong, Peng Yue happened to meet Empress Lu, so he cried to Empress Lu that he was innocent, and begged Empress Lu to say a good word for him in front of Han Gaozu and let him go back to his hometown.Empress Lu agreed and took Peng Yue back to Luoyang.When Empress Lu arrived in Luoyang, she said to Han Gaozu: "Peng Yue is a strong man. Sending him to Shuzhong is not letting the tiger go back to the mountain, asking for trouble?" Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty had Peng Yue executed after hearing Empress Lu's words. When Wang Yingbu of Huainan heard that Han Xin and Peng Yue had been killed, he rebelled.He said to his subordinates: "The emperor is old, so I must not come. Among the generals, only Han Xin and Peng Yue are the most capable, but they are all dead. The other generals are not my opponents, so there is nothing to fear."

As soon as Yingbu sent troops, he won several victories and occupied all the land around Jingchu.Han Gaozu had no choice but to send troops to fight against the enemy himself. He scolded Yingbo before the battle and said: "I have made you king, why do you rebel?" Yingbo said bluntly: "I want to be the emperor!" Han Gaozu commanded the army to attack Yingbo.Yingbu's soldiers fired all bows and arrows, and Han Gaozu was hit by an arrow in the chest.Fortunately, the arrow wound was not too serious, so he endured the pain and continued to attack.Yingbu was defeated and fled, but was killed on the way.

Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty pacified Yingbu, passed by his hometown Pei County and stayed for a few days. He invited the fathers and children of his hometown and people he knew before, held a banquet, invited them to drink together, and had a few days of unrestrained happiness. In his joy, he thought of how he defeated Xiang Yu in the past, and thought that it would be really difficult to govern the country well in the future.Not to mention that some princes are unwilling to keep their own place, even troubles often occur on the border. Where can I find a warrior to help him guard it?

Thinking of this, I was very moved and couldn't help singing: When the strong wind blows, the clouds are flying, the Vega will return to the hometown, and the warriors will guard the four directions.