The most powerful emperor Liu Bang

Chapter 26

In the Battle of Gaixia between Chu and Han, Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, Han Xin and other monarchs conspired to defeat Xiang Yu.It's funny to say that some of the measures they took were as simple as children's hide-and-seek, but Xiang Yu, a hero of that generation, could be fooled by them.

They first engaged in an embarrassment, which made Xiang Yu mistakenly believe that Liu Bang had occupied his hometown, creating despair that the situation was over.

Afterwards, Han Xin played a few tricks on the way Xiang Yu was escaping: he arranged for a special person to point Xiang Yu in the wrong direction, causing him to fall into the vast swamp; Ashamed and ashamed; when Xiang Yu's mood was getting worse and worse, Han Xin asked people to use syrup made from red taro to write on some big trees on the side of the road that Xiang Yu must pass. Damn it.” Ants are a small animal that is particularly addicted to sugar, and they come to eat them one after another when they smell sugar, and they get stuck in the syrup as soon as they come, and it turns into eight big characters made up of ants in a short time.Xiang Yu was a very superstitious person. When he saw this phenomenon, he couldn't distinguish it. He really thought that the heaven was going to destroy him, so he yelled "I can't do it, and the sky will kill me", and committed suicide.

Liu Bang knew that Han Xin had made great contributions in the process of destroying the Chu army, but seeing these tricks used by Han Xin also made him feel scared, thinking that this guy was too ghostly, and worried that he would deal with him like this in the future.This is Liu Bang's mental activity, he is not good to tell anyone, but since he thinks about it, he must take precautions in advance, otherwise he will die without knowing how when the disaster is imminent, it will be too wronged.This is why Liu Bang can always control Han Xin throughout his life. Although Han Xin is a military genius, he is not a great politician.Great politicians will always put bad intentions first in everything they do, which is the so-called villain before the gentleman, so they will always be invincible.Han Xin didn't learn this, so every time Liu Bang dug a hole, he jumped into it, and he couldn't get out after jumping in.Thinking about it, he is also useless enough.

Seeing that the world has been settled, Liu Bang called Han Xin to his side and said, "You have made the most contribution to defeating Xiang Yu. There is no other person in the world comparable to your ability. Now that the state of Chu is newly settled, the situation is very chaotic. I think about it again and again. There is a place for generals to rest in. It is your hometown again, and in order to reward you, I decided to make you King of Chu."

"Your Majesty, I haven't been the King of Qi for a few years, and the situation there has just been sorted out. Besides, the northern border of Qi State is still unstable. Let me continue to stay there to guard the border for you." Han Xin didn't want to leave Qi State, so he Find a reason to reject Liu Bang.He knew that there was a vast area and rich products, and whoever owned that area was equivalent to owning a quarter of the world.

Liu Bang saw the importance of Qi State, so he wanted to drive Han Xin away to prevent him from growing up there, and it would be difficult to deal with it in the future.But on the surface, he still said: "Chu State needs you more, and the general can return to his hometown in fine clothes. He will be kind to his neighbors and live up to your long-cherished wish to honor your ancestors. I have made up my mind, so you don't want to refuse any more."

Han Xin had no choice but to prepare to take office in Chu State.At this time, what he was thinking in his heart was that he still believed that the king of Han had good intentions, used his talents to suppress rebellion and rebellion, praised his achievements, and sealed the king's homeland.Unexpectedly, Liu Bang would not have such kindness at all, all he was thinking about was how to weaken Han Xin's strength, and what the two of them were thinking was simply the opposite.

Kuai Che saw Liu Bang's intentions, and took the opportunity to say to Han Xin: "The king of Han was afraid that you would become a big man in Qi, support his troops, and threaten his rule, so he hastily transferred you to an unfamiliar place. Kings since ancient times , is only to share troubles with him, not to share happiness with him, I think the King of Han is also such a person. Instead of doing this, it is better to turn against the King of Han and seize the world before leaving Qi. "

Han Xin was taken aback when he heard Kuai Che persuade him to rebel. He glared and said, "Shut up! How can you say such a thing? It's too rebellious. The King of Han treated me well. How could you betray him? Don't you want to provoke the ridicule of the world? Those who call me ungrateful!"

Kuai Che said: "It's not that I deliberately provoke the relationship between the general and the King of Han. The general has made great contributions to the Han family. I am afraid that your meritorious service will shake the Lord, and the King of Han will harm you in the future."

Han Xin said: "The King of Han is a man of generosity and benevolence. How could he do such ambiguous things? To take a step back, I have made immortal contributions to the Han family. I have not failed the Han. How could he harm me for no reason?"

Kuai Che said: "The general doesn't listen to me. I'm afraid that when that day comes, it will be too late to regret it."

"Stop talking, no matter how the King of Han treats me, I will never fail the Han!" Han Xin said resolutely.

Kuai Che persuaded Han Xin to oppose the Han, of course he had his personal purpose. What he thought was that Han Xin was a great military strategist. A prime minister is quite good, but now, no matter how much halo Han Xin has on his head, he can only be an aide at best.

Han Xin did not want to oppose the Han at this time. First, he still had great hopes for the King of Han, thinking that Liu Bang would treat his heroes generously and fulfill his original promise; If you make yourself look like a ghost or a ghost, you will not be able to live a good life now if you think about it.

After Liu Bang's military group defeated Xiang Yu, it immediately began a large-scale operation to wipe out the remnants of the Chu army across the country.Chu general Zhong Limei was chased to nowhere, so he threw himself into the house of his former friend Han Xin.The two talked about friendship and military affairs, which was very pleasant.

Liu Bang ascended to the throne of emperor, first established his capital in Luoyang, and then moved to Chang'an.At this time, Han Xin's family members came to inform Liu Bang, saying that Han Xin had the intention of treason, and that Chu general Zhongli was hiding in his home.

Liu Bang had always been worried that Han Xin would rebel. Hearing the news, he thought it was time to deal with him and he could not wait any longer, so he decided to send troops to attack Han Xin.

In fact, Han Xin didn't rebel at this time. The reason why someone reported it was because a man surnamed Shui raped a court lady in Han Xin's mansion a few days ago, and Han Xin found out that he was locked up and punished.The man's younger brother came to visit his elder brother. The elder brother told him something about Han Xin, and the younger brother went to inform him and take revenge on Han Xin.

Zhang Liang was already on a half-vacation at this time, and Liu Bang could only ask Chen Ping for advice.After hearing Liu Bang's plan, Chen Ping remained silent for a long time, and then asked, "Your Majesty, do you think you are stronger or weaker than Han Xin in fighting?"

Liu Bang blushed for a while when asked, but this was not the time to brag, so he had to answer truthfully: "It's not as good as it is."

"Do you think the army in hand can defeat Han Xin?" Chen Ping continued to ask.

"Not sure." Liu Bang replied.

"Does Han Xin know that someone has accused him of treason?" Chen Ping asked again.

"I don't know." Liu Bang replied affirmatively.

Chen Ping said: "That's the end. Han Xin has a lot of troops now. If he uses troops against him, it is very likely that he will be forced to rebel immediately, and it will be difficult to defeat him. Instead of this, it is better to adopt a tricky method. The result is more secure."

"How to get it?" Liu Bang asked puzzled.

Chen Ping replied: "Chen Guo is next to Han Xin's fief, and there is a place called Yunmengze. Doubt, as soon as it arrives, take the opportunity to capture it."

Liu Bang said: "This plan is very good, you can try it."

Within a few days, Han Xin received Liu Bang's order to let him go to Yunmengze.Kuai Che guessed that Liu Bang's trip must have a different purpose, so he said to Han Xin: "The emperor has always been not interested in romance, how could he suddenly have a taste for travel? I think there is a lot of content in it, you'd better not go. "

Han Xin was also a little suspicious, but he couldn't think of a reason not to go, so he said: "I have a meeting with the princes, maybe there are other things, if I don't go, I will bear the crime of slowness?"

"If you go, the king of Chu can go with heavy troops, and if something happens, he can be rescued." Kuai Che suggested.

"It's not right. If you let the King of Han know that, don't you think I'm about to rebel." Han Xin rejected Kuai Che's words, and said, "I don't have anything in the emperor's hands. What are you afraid of? Mister thinks too much."

Kuai Che said: "Zhong Limei has been hidden in your palace for a long time. It is inevitable that the emperor will not hear about it. This is the most taboo thing for him. If he wants to ask about it, can you explain it clearly?"

Han Xin pondered for a long time, then Fang said: "I've always been worried that this matter will be exposed, why don't you present the Zhong family to the emperor to show your innocence, otherwise it will always be a big concern."

Kuai Che replied: "It's not a bad idea. If Zhong's life can be exchanged for the emperor's trust in you, I think it is worth it."

"However, Mrs. Zhong is my old friend, so wouldn't that trap me in injustice?" Han Xin said in a dilemma.

"I'll handle this matter, the general will not show up." Kuai Che volunteered.

Zhong Limei heard that Kuai Che said that Liu Bang already knew that he was hiding with Han Xin, and that if he did not hand him over, he would threaten the safety of the King of Chu. He sighed and said, "I can die, and the rest of my life on the battlefield is not a pity. But I will let you I understand, with me here, Liu Bang may still be worried, and won't do anything to General Han, if I'm not here, I'm afraid General Han will be in trouble soon." After finishing speaking, he drew his sword and killed himself.

Han Xin carried Zhong Limei's head to Yunmengze, and was immediately taken down by Liu Bang's warriors ambush behind the scenes. He shouted, "Your Majesty, what is my crime? Why did you treat me like this?"

Liu Bang said bluntly: "Someone accuses you of treason, can you be convicted?"

"Suing me for treason, what evidence does he have?" Han Xin shouted loudly.

"What evidence is there? After Xiang Yu was destroyed, I have been arresting his henchmen, but you hid his key criminals in the house. Isn't that Zhong Limei not with you now? If you have no rebellion, why did you hide it and not report it?" Liu Bang asked.

Han Xin said: "Zhongli is my old friend. When he was desperate, he came to me to hide for a while. I saw that he was alone and did not pose a threat to the Han Dynasty, so he stayed. Your Majesty often teaches We, people must pay attention to loyalty. I do this only to fulfill the conscience of a friend. Even so, I am still afraid that you will doubt me. Between friendship and loyalty, I resolutely chose the latter without hesitation. When I came this time , I brought Zhong Limei’s head here and presented it to the emperor to show that Han Xin has no two ambitions!”

"Ah, you brought Zhong Limei's head?" Liu Bang asked in surprise.

"Yes, you believe it." Han Xin said.

"Even so, it doesn't prove that you have no evil intentions. Otherwise, why would your family travel all the way to Chang'an to sue you for treason?" Liu Bangben wanted to arrest Han Xin this time. .

"It's unlikely that my family will sue me for treason," Han Xin said.

"Improbable? I knew you wouldn't admit it, so I brought the witness here to see how you can argue." Liu Bang said to the people next to him, "Bring the witness."

When Han Xin saw the witness, he didn't know him, so he said, "This is not my family. It must be this evil person who falsely accused me."

But the man said: "You don't know me, but my brother was locked up by you. It must have happened. Why was he locked up? Didn't you lock him up because you were afraid of being exposed after hearing what you said about treason with your counselors?" stand up."

Han Xin remembered that a few days ago, a family slave was imprisoned for prostitution of a court lady, but unexpectedly, he was sued by this evil slave first.He and Kuai Che talked about treason, when did this evil slave listen?In any case, this matter cannot be admitted in any way.He cursed casually: "Bah, shameless thing, it's pure fabrication. Your brother was arrested because he was a court lady, but he was arrested because he listened to some of our conversations. It can be seen that it is revenge! Villain!" Then he said to Liu Bang : "Your Majesty, I have followed you for so many years and have not rebelled. How could the world have made a decision and rebelled? I can't believe what this villain says."

After listening to their testimony, Liu Bang felt that Han Xin's rebellion was a bit far-fetched, but it is not necessarily true that he and his counselors had not discussed this matter, otherwise how could his slaves have figured it out out of thin air?So I think, even if I catch you Han Xin, I won't lose much.In addition, judging from the fact that Han Xin killed Zhong Limei to clear his innocence, Han Xin can do anything for his own selfishness.He hasn't rebelled now, but that doesn't mean he won't rebel in the future.After thinking back and forth like this, I still feel that Han Xin cannot be let go easily, so I found another reason and said: "This matter is unclear for a while. But I will let you arrive at Yunmeng within five months, and the other kings They can all arrive before me, but you are so late, you must be an insult to the emperor, so there should be nothing to say?"

"Hmmmmmmmmmm... I am convinced." Han Xin saw that he was doomed today, and the emperor wanted to find a reason to arrest him, so he had to accept the money for the pot of wine.

Liu Bang achieved his goal without much effort, and he didn't want to take another look at the scenery of Yunmengze, and set off for Chang'an the next day.Han Xin was loaded in a prison car. When Liu Bang passed by him, he shouted angrily: "Your Majesty, the ancients said that when the high bird is exhausted, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the running dog is cooking. I did not rebel. But you insist on arresting me and punishing me. Could it be that you also want to learn from the lonely husband in ancient times and kill heroes in vain?
"What are you shouting? I will find out if you have rebelled." Liu Bang said angrily.

Han Xin looked at Liu Bang and sighed helplessly: "Oh!" He didn't know that Liu Bang deliberately found fault with him just because he had made too much contribution and made him difficult to show off.The sad thing is that this infatuated person still fantasizes that the emperor will understand for a while and let him continue to contribute to the emperor.Another point that Han Xin didn't see was that Liu Bang had been on guard against these heroes since the day he became emperor.What he was thinking about was the great achievements of the descendants of the Liu family, and he thought that these heroes might be more obedient when he was around, but once he was gone, he was not sure which one would take the world away.So Liu Bang had to prescribe medicine to each of them.

About halfway through the journey, Liu Bang felt that the evidence for convicting Han Xin was not enough for a while, and considering that the current political situation was still unstable, he could not startle the snake and make other princes feel a sense of crisis, so he adopted a compromise method to remove Han Xin from the king of Chu. The title was reduced to Marquis of Huaiyin, and he was granted to settle in Chang'an.In fact, Han Xin was put under house arrest.

Liu Bang approved a house for Han Xin, and asked him to bring his family.Han Xin has no intention of handling it, he just needs to talk to the emperor about it.After going to the palace several times, Liu Bang refused to see him.Unable to stop Han Xin from looking for him again and again, Liu Bang had no choice but to meet him and asked, "The Marquis of Huaiyin is in a hurry to see me, what's the matter?"

Han Xin said: "I have followed Your Majesty for many years, and I have always been loyal. I think I have nothing to do to the court. Now Your Majesty has cut off my title of prince and left me in the capital with just a few words of villainy. Since Your Majesty granted me the title of Marquis of Huaiyin, I want to go to my fief, please allow your Majesty to grant me. I am bored in the capital."

Liu Bang said: "The Marquis of Huaiyin is wrong. Although I cut off your royal title, I still make you a marquis. It's just that the name has been changed, and the rank and treatment have not been lowered. What are you dissatisfied with?" Since then, the world has been in turmoil, probably because the feudal lords have separated their regimes, fought against each other, and fought for the hegemony. Now that there is a unified system, I want the people to be peaceful, so I gradually cut down the feudal states of different surnames, and put the world under the Liu surname. Maybe the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe from now on. The general does not think Am I doing the right thing?"

"I understand what you said. But I have been a soldier for half my life, and once I am far away from the soldiers, I feel restless." Han Xin said with a heavy heart.

"You and I have fought for half of our lives, isn't it just for the rest of our lives to have a happy life? Since you joined the Han army, you have fought dozens of battles and made great achievements. Now it's time to enjoy the blessings. You can live by my side, no matter where you are. Don't go, when we have nothing to do, we can chat and we don't feel lonely." Liu Bang comforted Han Xin.

"I've been busy half my life, and I only want to serve His Majesty. When did I ever think about enjoying the blessings. I also know that I have been fighting abroad all year round, and sometimes it is inevitable that I will not accept the emperor's order. This makes Your Majesty think that Han Xin is a little disobedient. In addition, I have less social interaction with other people in the court. It is inevitable that some people will not slander me behind my back, so that Your Majesty misunderstands me more and more. These days, I have thought a lot. Now that the world is down, I, a member of the army, should also I have retreated behind the scenes. From now on, I don’t want to be meritorious, but I want to be free from faults. I want to retire to the countryside and never ask about political affairs again.” Han Xin said that he retreated into progress.

"You don't have to be so sad, the Marquis of Huaiyin. Your contributions to this dynasty will be recorded in the annals of history forever. In order to commend your contribution, I have already negotiated with several veteran officials in the court and decided to grant you the right of impunity. As long as our dynasty exists , as long as you, Han Xin, have your head above the sky and your feet on the ground, no one can kill you with weapons, including me, Liu Bang. The reason why I did this shows that I have never forgotten the great achievements of the general. You don't have to go back to the countryside, It’s still the same sentence, let’s enjoy wealth and honor here in Chang’an.” Liu Bang was afraid that Han Xin would be too resentful, so he gave him another immunity.

Seeing that Liu Bang had given him such a high privilege, Han Xin couldn't say anything more about his great grievances. He could only express his gratitude and said, "Your Majesty loves Han Xin so much. I have nothing to be satisfied with. I will just listen to your majesty. Stay in Chang'an with peace of mind." He was full of dissatisfaction, which was resolved by Liu Bang's kind words, and he never left Chang'an for half a step.

After Liu Bang became emperor, there were more women around him.Think about it, there is only one emperor in the world, what a shortage of resources, how many women want to be favored by him day and night!During the war years, he might be tempted when he saw some pretty women, but now he started to be picky, and told them to stand aside if he didn't like them.The Bo Ji he brought from the state of Wei was originally very pretty, but because he lived with Liu Bang, he lived a better life and gained weight quickly. It was a bit difficult for Liu Bang to favor her.So once the freshness of the two of them was over, Liu Bang stopped getting close to her. What he liked more was Qi Ji, who had always maintained a good figure, and the younger maids in the palace.

Bo Ji was arranged by Liu Bang to live outside the palace, where she lived not far from Han Xin's.Although Han Xin stated to Liu Bang that he would stay in the capital with peace of mind, he was not reconciled to this and wanted to go out at any time, so his family members never moved here.A big man guards a large courtyard. Although there are some servants assigned to him by the emperor to use, he always feels that these people are not caring, and they are the ears and eyes of the emperor.Just at this time, Han Xin knew that Bo Ji lived nearby. This was a woman he had been close to and had always had a good impression of. Thinking that she might be neglected now, he took a chance to visit her.

When Bo Ji saw Han Xin, she was overjoyed, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly beckoned Han Xin to sit up.He smiled and said: "I heard that the general came to the capital, but I didn't expect to see him today, so happy.

Han Xin looked at Bo Ji, his eyes were like autumn water, his skin was like fat, plump and charming, his heart trembled suddenly, and he swallowed a big mouthful of foam in his throat.Such a woman, most men will be tempted when they see it, but Liu Bang doesn't like it, she is also a carrot and cabbage, each has her own love.The two retreated from the waiter and said a lot of their own things, but because of Bo Ji's status and the waiter was outside, the two of them didn't mess around right away.Before leaving, Han Xin was reluctant to part, and Bo Ji even told him affectionately: "Come and see me if you have nothing to do."

From then on, Han Xinzhen often came to visit Bo Ji, and the two talked about everything, and became closer to each other.The news quickly reached Liu Bang's ears, but he didn't take it seriously when he heard that he hadn't done anything wrong.He has never cared much about women's affairs, and now there are too many women around him to take care of, and there are riots in the borderlands, which bothers him. He really doesn't have much energy to take care of these stinky things. Pheasant escrow.

Lu Pheasant has always been dissatisfied with Liu Bang's doting on Qi Ji. Her mind is mainly on eating Qi Ji's jealousy. She doesn't want to care about Liu Bang's other women. She can't wait to let others sleep to make her happy.She herself has not been idle, and she has been ambiguous with Shen Shiqi.In addition, he and Xiao He were in charge of the official affairs of the palace, and he was really not interested in managing a group of women.

After several years of hard work, the situation in the Han Dynasty gradually stabilized.Just when Liu Bang was about to have a good time, there was a news report that Chen Xi, the Marquis of Yangxia in Daijun, conspired against him.Liu Bang was furious when he heard that, and immediately decided to go to the imperial court to quell the chaos.He is also a person who can't sit still at home and is used to fighting. He always wants to run on tiptoe, and he will get sick when he is idle.The so-called "professional revolutionaries" generally have this bad habit. If they have nothing to do, they have to find something to do. If there is no enemy, they have to set up a target to fight there, let alone now that there is a war to fight?Liu Bang wanted to take Han Xin with him, but Han Xin had a ghost in his heart, and said that he was sick and could not go out with the emperor.Liu Bang had no choice but to lead an army of [-] to Daijun, so majestic!

Chen Xi was originally Liu Bang's envoy, so Liu Bang was exceptionally promoted to Marquis of Yangxia a year ago, stationed in Daijun.People like this will also rebel, how can Liu Bang not be so angry.Chen Xi has always admired Han Xin's talent. Before he became foreign, he came to visit Han Xin specially. The two had a good conversation, so Han Xin told him some truths: "The emperor is a suspicious person, and he is always on guard against others. Even the person he trusts the most, if you are accused of treason for the first time, he will not believe it, and the second time you are accused of treason, he will not believe it, but if you are accused of treason for the third time, the emperor will believe it, I must try to get rid of you. Now many princes have this kind of worry. You have to take a foreign post now, and you have a lot of troops in your hands. Instead of being suspected by the emperor in the future, it is better to rebel when you take office, seize the world, and do something big. When the time comes If you call from outside, I will rise up in Chang'an as an internal response, and I will destroy the Han court in one fell swoop. Most of the princes in the world have the heart to oppose the Han. Looking at the situation, there must be a large number of responders, and the world will be obtained by the two of us."

Chen Xi has always regarded Han Xin's words as gods. He is also an ambitious man himself.As soon as Chen Xi took office, he rebelled recklessly before he was very familiar with the situation.

Seeing that Liu Bang had left, Han Xin thought that the world would soon be his own, so he boldly dated Bo Ji.The relationship between the two has been suppressed for a long time, now that they have this opportunity, why not be extremely crazy, a sudden storm, earth-shattering, and the Bo Palace and Han Mansion are full of turmoil and chaos.The family members on both sides saw the sudden change of these two people, and became so careless, some people paid special attention to their every move.

Their sexual affair was soon reported to Liu Bang.This is Han Xin being stupid.He doesn't want to be the king of a country, no matter how many people dream of trying to please him.So I would like to warn the subordinates from now on, don't do anything that offends the leader if you are not fully sure.Otherwise, at the least, you will make yourself disheartened, and at the worst, you will lose your reputation.Liu Bang was very annoyed at the fact that his confidant betrayed him. At this time, he heard that Han Xin, who was complaining at home, had pried his woman away. Why didn't he become so angry that he gritted his steel teeth and immediately wrote to Lu Zhi and Xiao He to let them Try to get rid of these two shameless people.

After Lu Zhi received the letter, he couldn't find a suitable way to deal with Han Xin, so he called Bo Ji to the palace and scolded him.Because Bo Ji has always been getting along well with Lu Zhi, she confessed to Lu Zhi that she had an affair with Han Xin in the past and was now neglected by the emperor.Lu Zhi is a scheming person, and after hearing what Bo Ji said so thoroughly, not only did she no longer blame her, but she felt a little sympathetic.Lu's opponent is Qi Ji, so he wanted to make some alliances, so he said to Bo Ji: "Well, sister, it's not easy for us women, only blame Han Xin for cheating on you, you just need to restrain yourself from now on. Where is the emperor?" I will hide it for you."

After hearing this, Bo Ji was very grateful, and her love for Lu Zhi was closer.Liu Bangping ordered Chen Xi to come back, Han Xin was dead, and Lu Zhi really covered up for Bo Ji.That's another story.

In Chang'an, Han Xin stepped up preparations to respond to Chen Xi's work. He planned to gather all the servants of the various prefectures. When Chen Xi approached the capital, he took the opportunity to rush into the palace and various prefectures, occupy the palace, and then announced the overthrow of the Han Dynasty and the reunification of the Han Dynasty. Form a court.At this time, he also had a dream of an emperor in his heart, but he didn't say it clearly.It's a pity that Han Xin was smart all his life and was confused for a while.Thanks to him being a great military strategist, why didn't he think that you could organize the servants of the various prefectures?Even if they are organized and scattered, what can these people do!What's more, he is extremely secretive in his work, he has not acted yet, but the news has already reached Lu Zhi's ears.

Lu Zhi was shocked when he heard the news of Han Xin's rebellion, and immediately called Xiao He to the palace to discuss a plan.Xiao Heben was Han Xin's good friend. He quickly calculated the pros and cons, and decided to stand by Liu Bang's side and help Empress Lu get rid of Han Xin.He conspired with Lu Zhi for a while, telling Lu Zhi that he only needed to do so.

The next day, Xiao He came to Han Xin's residence in person. When Han Xin heard that the prime minister was coming, he immediately went back to bed and pretended to be sick.Xiao He said to him: "The front line sent a report that the emperor has put down Chen Xi's rebellion. This is a great event. All other civil and military officials came to the palace to congratulate him. Even if the general is sick, he should go to respond. Otherwise, the emperor will know in the future. I will blame you for not paying attention to the court. I am afraid that other people will tell you that you will not go, so I will tell you about this in person, and I ask the general to seriously consider it."

Han Xin should have been vigilant at this time, whether the emperor used tricks to lure him into the palace and then get rid of him.But because Xiao He came in person and Liu Bang was not at home, I thought no one would harm him.He didn't expect that you and Chen Xi conspired together. If Chen Xi really lost, you would have no news at all?So no matter how smart people are, there are times when their brains can't turn around.Han Xinxin thought it was true, and felt that his action was hopeless, so he couldn't help but feel discouraged. He didn't want to congratulate him, and he was afraid that others would suspect that he had something in his heart, so he smirked and said, "The emperor is very happy, and I will definitely go to congratulate if I am sick!"

Xiao He walked forward, Han Xin tidied up and rushed to the palace.When passing through a corridor, he was captured by a warrior who had ambushed in advance by Empress Lu.Lu Zhi took him to a big bell room and asked Han Xin to be hung on the hammer of the big bell, which was about three feet above the ground.
Stab it to death with a bamboo stick.It can be regarded as avoiding Liu Bang's promise to Han Xin: "As long as you have the sky on your head and your feet on the ground, no one will be able to kill him with weapons."

When Han Xin was about to die, he shouted: "I regret not listening to Kuai Che's words, I will betray the Han and stand on my own as soon as possible, so that I will die at the hands of a woman today!"

Killing Han Xin was Liu Bang's idea long ago, but because he was afraid of getting a bad reputation as a hero who killed Han Xin, and also worried that Han Xin's party members would rise up to make trouble, he did not do it for a long time.Lu Zhi was well aware of her husband's heart disease, so she cleverly helped him with this difficult task.When Liu Bangping came back from the rebellion and learned that Han Xin was dead, he shook his head and smacked his lips, lamenting the loss of a military genius, and secretly delighted that he finally got rid of this serious worry, feeling relieved.

(End of this chapter)