Chapter 55 4. Xiang Yu is a primitive man

Seeing that the dinner was getting more and more dangerous, Liu Bang stood up, pretended to go to the toilet, called Fan Kuai, and came out to discuss, "If we run away now, what should Xiang Yu do if he doesn't like it?" Fan Kuai said: "At this time, people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat. If we can escape back, we will win. What etiquette is there?" So Liu Bang called Zhang Liang over and said, "The situation is dangerous. I'll go first, and you'll go later... Well, it's a distance of forty miles from Hongmen to Bashang. Lidi. You don’t want to go in yet, I think you can go in and say hello to Xiang Yu after I escape back to the camp.”

Let the leaders go first, this is Liu Bang's distinctive management style. Leaving Zhang Liang alone, there should be no danger. The informant Xiang Bo is there, so Xiang Yu has nothing to do with Zhang Liang. Then Liu Bang got on his horse alone and ran wildly along the path at the foot of Lishan Mountain. Fan Kuai, Xia Houying, Jin Jiang and Ji Xin, each holding a sword and shield, ran behind Liu Bang's horse's buttocks - not daring to get back their own horses , out of fear of disturbing Xiang Yu, he would not be able to leave even if he wanted to.It is estimated that Liu Bang has fled back to Daying, Zhang Liang took the gift, and then went in to say goodbye.

Zhang Liang said: "Pei Gong was too strong to drink, and he was afraid of losing his temper after drinking, so he dared not say goodbye in person. He asked Zhang Liang, a young minister, to respectfully present a pair of white biscuits for you, general, and a pair of jade buckets for his younger brother Fan Zeng." Step down." Xiang Yu asked, "Hey, where is Pei Gong now?" Zhang Liang replied: "I heard that the king intends to blame him, so I went back alone, and I guess I have returned to the army now." Xiang Yu didn't make another sound, took the gift and put it on the edge of his seat.In fact, his mind is very confused now. He doesn't quite understand why Fan Zeng forced him to kill Liu Bang, and he doesn't understand why Xiang Bo wants to protect Liu Bang.People who are not used to thinking will feel irritable when they encounter conflicts of interest.

Fan Zeng was even more furious at Xiang Yu. He took Zhang Liang's gift, put it on the ground, drew his sword and smashed the jade bucket to pieces, and said bitterly, "Oh, a child has no brains, so it's not worth seeking great things with him. Take the general All the people in the world must be Pei Gong, and all of us will be his captives in the future." The history books did not record Xiang Yu's reaction at that time, but Xiang Yu must have been unhappy when he heard this.You see, everyone admits that he is the most popular, and they all give him face, only this Fan Zeng, he always belittles himself, saying that he is a child... Well, because of his age, I don't care about him up.

The grand historical scene of the Hongmen Banquet came to a successful conclusion. After a few days, Xiang Yu had nothing to do, so he drove his troops westward and launched a massacre in Xianyang City, killing the surrendered Qin Prince Ying, and burning the Qin palace.The flames are raging, and the month of March is not extinguished.Then Xiang Yu plundered the treasures and jewels of the Qin Dynasty to his heart's content, and many young and beautiful women were all taken captive into the army and returned victorious.The people of Qin State were very disappointed with Xiang Yu's way of doing things.

Here, Xiang Yu killed Ziying, which is extremely incomprehensible.The Qin Empire had perished, and Ziying had only been on the throne of King Qin for forty-six days, so he had no chance to do anything bad.What's more, it was Liu Bang who captured Ziying, so why did Xiang Yu kill him? Presumably, Xiang Yu must have thought in his heart that Liu Bang surrendered to him, and he was regarded as his subordinate.So Liu Bang caught Ziying, it was his subordinates who caught Ziying, and the credit is of course his own.Furthermore, Xiang Yu's reputation was at its peak, and he hoped that he could attract more attention. The massacre, the killing of children and infants, and the burning of palaces can all be interpreted as his revenge against Tyranny.As for the looting of property and women—this was the first thing Liu Bang did, so there is nothing wrong with it.

But then, Xiang Yu's truth was finally exposed. There was a Confucian scholar, Han Sheng, who took the initiative to seek refuge with Xiang Yu, and suggested: "The land in Guanzhong is fertile, and the mountains and rivers are dangerous. It is a place for dominance. It is recommended to station here in the future, follow the story of Qin, restrain yourself, annex the Quartet, and then become an emperor's career—— — This strategy was offered to Liu Bang at the very beginning, and Liu Bang readily accepted it, but he failed to hold the Hangu Pass in the end, so the beneficiary of this strategy is likely to be Xiang Yu.”

Unexpectedly, Xiang Yu replied: "Wealth and honor do not return to one's hometown, it is like walking in brocade clothes at night." It means that the value and meaning of life is to live a very cool and stylish life, so that people will surround you every day and see you envious to an outrageous degree.Therefore, when life is rich and prosperous, it is necessary to return to the hometown and shake it in front of the folks and neighbors.Otherwise, it's like walking around at night in gorgeous clothes, no one will see your glory, so what's the point of being alive? Han Sheng was stunned by Xiang Yu's words, and he went out and said to others: "It is said that Chu people are crowned with monkeys, which is really good."

Someone told Xiang Yu this sentence, and Xiang Yu was so angry that he immediately arrested Han Sheng, put him in a cauldron, and boiled him alive. To boil people alive, how much hatred is needed to be cruel.What did Han Sheng mean?Why is Xiang Yu so angry? Han Sheng's words hit Xiang Yu's sore spot.The so-called monkey crown means that Xiang Yu's intellectual development is only at the level of a gibbon or a gorilla, and he has not yet evolved to the stage of intelligence.Primitives cannot understand abstract things, they can only think concretely.That is to say, Xiang Yu can't feel the wisdom and thoughts of human beings, he can only accept specific things, so his success in life must be reflected by the envy of the audience.Without the approval of others, he cannot be sure of himself, and will fall into extreme pain.

The person who knows you best is yourself.Xiang Yu is aware of his intellectual deficiency, and thinking makes him suffer. He longs for a fair rule of violence. The rule of violence is simple and clear. The only thing to compare is who has thicker arms and greater strength, and he doesn't need to use his brain.Subconsciously, Xiang Yu knew this, but he couldn't correct himself, so he chose to escape and stay as far away from this topic as possible. Once he touches this topic, he will feel strong pressure and will explode. So when he heard Han Sheng's comment, Xiang Yu broke out, grabbed Han Sheng, threw him into a big pot and boiled it.What he hopes is that after cooking Han Sheng, he will never have this problem again, stay away from pain, and be happy forever.

Liu Bang knew very well that Xiang Yu was destined not to be his opponent.