God of War through the ages: Han Xin

Chapter 48 The Arrogant Han Xin

Liu Bang had already arranged for this, and Han Xin won a new title-the famous Marquis of Huaiyin in history.

The political level of Huaiyin during the Qin and Han Dynasties was the county level, which was the same as the titles of Xiao He, Zhang Liang and others who were enshrined shortly thereafter.Liu Bang deliberately lowered Han Xin's political rank, and brought Han Xin into his own military and political system instead of standing on his own. Moreover, the abolition of kings with different surnames was also the consensus of Liu Bang's cronies and generals. Can only be a marquis?Not abolishing kings with different surnames is not enough to quell the dissatisfaction of the generals group. These people are far more important to Liu Bang than Han Xin.

The title of the Han Dynasty implemented a two-level system of king and marquis. The difference is that the king has fiefs and has his own bureaucratic system, while the marquis can only eat the fiefdoms.In the Han Dynasty, people with different surnames were called "Chehou".

After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang conferred meritorious service to 140 people. The time was from December of the sixth year of the Han Dynasty (201 BC) to the first month of the seventh year of the Han Dynasty (200 BC). .The military commanders disputed over who should take the lead, because Liu Bang named Prime Minister Xiao He, who had no combat achievements, as the leader, although Xiao He did not have the most meritorious service.

Xiao He had [-] households, while Cao Can, Marquis of Pingyang, and Zhang Liang, Marquis of Liu, had [-] households, and other generals had less households than Xiao He.The military generals had no objection to the thick title of Cao Shen, but everyone was not convinced when Xiao He was named the leader of the meritorious service. They said that Cao Shen "was wounded seventy times, captured the city, and made the most achievements, so he should be the first."

Cao Shen is not among the "Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty" appointed by Liu Bang, which shows that Cao Shen's status in Liu Bang's heart is not as good as that of Xiao He.Liu Bang was determined to make Xiao He the leader of the meritorious service, and his purpose was to suppress the group of generals headed by Cao Can.The world has been decided, and the generals should disarm and go back to the mountains. This reflects Liu Bangyan's determination to cultivate martial arts, but this group of reckless generals did not see through Liu Bang's mind at all, and they still made a lot of noise.Liu Bang was forced to utter the famous "gong dog theory" in history, and the generals had nothing to say.

This time, more than 20 close relatives and ministers were awarded by Liu Bang's talisman. Other meritorious persons have not been rewarded yet. These people are very dissatisfied and gather in the dark every day, muttering about rebellion.Fortunately, Zhang Liang gave Liu Bang an idea. Let Liu Bang make Yongchi the most hated man he once hated most. situation.

The news that Xiao He was appointed as the leader of the meritorious service quickly reached Han Xin's ears. Han Xin should have no objection to this, at least Han Xin is grateful to Xiao He.If it hadn't been for Xiao He who almost broke his face with Liu Bang back then, Han Xin might have already filled the ditch.

Now Han Xin has been completely relieved of his military power, and even the country is gone. He needs time to adapt to the life of being the Marquis of Huaiyin.According to the principle of enfeoffment, the marquis cannot return to the feudal city. That is to say, it is basically impossible for Han Xin to return to Huaiyin, and he can only be tied by Liu Bang's side.

The pride in Han Xin's bones will not succumb to reality because of his troubles. He still proudly looks down on those mediocre people in the world, including Liu Bang who crossed the river and demolished the bridge.

Since Han Xin was deposed as Marquis of Huaiyin, what he did every day was to lie in the mansion to bask in the sun, or to cry inexplicably when he was drunk alone.Han Xin doesn't want to see Liu Bang's old face with a smile on his face again. Although Liu Bang once sent someone to urge Han Xin to attend the court meeting, Han Xin always said that his minister was sick. If your Majesty knows, I won't accompany you. You can play on your own Well, Liu Bang could only shake his head and smile wryly.

Han Xin was released from the prison car, but was immediately locked by Liu Bang in another prison car where the wooden fence could not be seen. Han Xin could clearly feel countless pairs of eyes staring at him secretly, and Han Xin felt uncomfortable all over.

Although Liu Bang had stolen Han Xin's military power several times before, Han Xin still had confidence in Liu Bang. When the situation was favorable to Han Xin, Han Xin still insisted on being loyal to Liu Bang despite Wu She and Kuai Che's words.But in the end, what did Han Xin get?
Han Xin didn't see Liu Bang's true face until now.This grassroots emperor has been using him since the day he was worshiped as a general, treating him as a ferocious hunting dog.Now the rabbits have been hunted and killed by the hounds, and the hounds have no value in existence.

Han Xin knew why Liu Bang would be cruel to him. It was because his military genius had seriously affected Liu Bang's self-confidence.

As long as Liu Bang doesn't kill Han Xin, Han Xin even enjoys Liu Bang's attitude towards him to a certain extent. Only when people hate him can he prove his existence value.But at the same time, Han Xin also smelled the bloody smell that doesn't seem very strong now. Han Xin believes that Liu Bang's patience with him is limited, and there will always be a day when Liu Bang can't bear it with him.In order to live with more dignity, Han Xin needs to beware of Liu Bang.

In the face of the leader's suspicion of himself, there are generally two ways to deal with it. One is to be a man with his tail between his legs, and the other is to reflect his dissatisfaction in a high-profile way.If Sima Yi faced such a situation, he would definitely choose the first method, to bear the humiliation and pretend to be his grandson.Han Xin may not know that being low-key is more likely to eliminate Liu Bang's suspicion of him, but he still can't learn to be low-key, and his style is too ostentatious, which naturally makes it difficult for Liu Bang to believe that Han Xin is a smart man who can pretend to be a grandson.

Although Liu Bang designated Xiao He as the leader of the meritorious service, everyone in the world knows that without Han Xin's massacre, Xiao He's value would be impossible to talk about.Han Xin's proud psychological traits were strengthened as he continued to win military victories. He also believed that he was the leader of the world's heroes, but Liu Bang's current actions made Han Xin feel that he should not be respected as the world's leader.

Han Xin is sometimes very smart, but most of the time he is in a state of confused thinking.When he was trapped by Liu Bang, he also shouted loudly: "The world has been settled, I will cook!" Han Xin's words thoroughly explained the fate of military generals in the past dynasties after the world was pacified. If the fate is good, they will return to the fields and enjoy the family happiness; if the fate is not good Those were directly removed by the emperor.

The famous founding generals of the Eastern Han Dynasty and Northern Song Dynasty were fortunate enough to become rich, and the solar eclipse was a thousand bells. The famous founding generals of the Ming Dynasty were almost killed by Zhu Yuanzhang.Although Han Xin was deposed from King Chu to Marquis of Huaiyin, being able to keep Xiang Shang's head was already the greatest tolerance that Liu Bang could make for him.

The value of military commanders lies in calming the world in troubled times. After the world is initially settled, the ruler will naturally dismount to rule the world and suppress martial arts.Han Xin did not understand Liu Bang's deep meaning, and was still making a scene, which shows that Han Xin is very immature in politics and cannot see through the hypocrisy and cruelty of human nature.

On this point, Han Xin is not as thorough as Zhang Liang. In terms of credit, Zhang Liang is not inferior to Han Xin, and he has a very good personal relationship with Liu Bang. Even if Liu Bang named Zhang Liang King of Han, Zhang Liang deserved it.But Zhang Liang never took credit for himself. Liu Bang wanted to grant him [-] households in Qi, but Zhang Liang flatly refused. Zhang Liang didn't want to be the leader and offend a large number of generals.

Zhang Liang and Liu Bang got acquainted early and deeply, so they had the opportunity to observe Liu Bang's inner world.Although Liu Bang is not as ruthless as Gou Jian, he can do anything for the family of the Han Dynasty.Zhang Liang began to distance himself from Liu Bang intentionally or unintentionally, but Han Xin didn't know the heights of the heavens and the earth, and always wanted to be above the generals. How can such a character make Liu Bang feel at ease?
Han Xin was put under house arrest by Liu Bang in a disguised form because he could not get Liu Bang's reuse, and his temper became more and more irritable.This is why Liu Bang did not dare to reuse Han Xin.For rulers, they like to use talents who can advance and retreat, rather than geniuses like Han Xin who know how to advance but never retreat.Han Xin always wanted to be the first and show off, which is a taboo of the monarch.Han Xin took all the scenery, and Liu Bang became a supporting role instead, which Liu Bang could not tolerate.

Han Xin doesn't consider other people's feelings, he only wants to live in his own world, and everyone is just a cloud in his eyes.Don't blame Liu Bang for holding a fake letter saying that he wanted to crusade against the rebellious Han Xin. The military generals in the DPRK and China almost unanimously asked Liu Bang to send troops to kill Han Xin, because Han Xin looked down on them, which naturally aroused the generals' hatred of Han Xin.

The generals have no objection to Han Xin's peerless genius, but they must save some face, although the generals are still respectful when they see Han Xin.Han Xin has no city in his chest, he can't show his emotions and anger, his likes and dislikes are written on his face, and everyone can see Han Xin's true attitude towards them.

Since Han Xin was born, he has never looked down on anyone. In his eyes, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu are just two dishes, not to mention Zhou Bo, Guan Ying and others.Zhou Bo played the funeral trumpet, Guan Ying was a cloth dealer, and Fan Kuai was a dog meat dealer. Han Xin always had an indescribable sense of superiority in front of them, but at the same time made Han Xin feel ashamed.

Han Xin thinks that the country is unparalleled, but hangs out with these people every day, the rank is equal, the status is even inferior to them (favored), Han Xin feels that he has been insulted.But what right does Han Xin have to look down on them?Han Xin was not the only one who made great contributions in the war of destroying Chu. The generals of the Han Dynasty fought the world with their heads up, going up the mountain of swords and going down into the sea of ​​fire, with sword wounds all over their bodies. Cao Shen left more than 70 scars on his body.In order to save Liu Bang, Ji Xin was burned to death by Xiang Yu, and Zhou Ke was cooked by Xiang Yu. Can Han Xin do it?
Without Han Xin, maybe the world would belong to Xiang Yu, but this is not a reason for Han Xin to take credit for his pride, everyone has contributed their own strength.Even though Han Xin is a genius, if there are no front-line generals and soldiers fighting bloody battles, Han Xin is just talking on paper.

Han Xin has only himself in his eyes, and what he remembers is only his great achievements, but he forgets that he, like Guan Ying and Zhou Bo, who he despises, is just a screw on the war machine, but Han Xin's nail is in the opposite position. More important.

Anyone with a little talent always has a sense of superiority in their bones, which is normal, but it's best not to show it, especially in front of people who have conflicting interests with them, it is very easy to offend people.Smarter people can hide their pride very well and treat others with kindness, but Han Xin belongs to the kind of people who are not very smart.

Although the founding generals had a lot of dissatisfaction with Han Xin, they still respected Han Xin very much. After all, Han Xin was recognized as the god of war in the world.Among the military generals who asked Liu Bang to send troops to kill Han Xin, there must be Fan Kuai, but the same Fan Kui greeted Han Xin humbly when he saw Han Xin.

After Han Xin was deposed, his name was Chehou, and he was actually a prisoner. He lived under Liu Bang's surveillance every day. Most people dare not go to Han Xin easily for fear of getting into trouble.However, Han Xin's life is still relatively free. He can go out at will, or go for a walk in the suburbs of Chang'an, or stroll in the city of Chang'an to pass the boring time.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Han Xin passed a luxuriously decorated mansion on the way back to the mansion. After inquiring, it turned out to be Fan Kuai's residence. Han Xin suddenly smiled.Han Xin has always looked down on this general who was born as a dog meat dealer, and even laughed wildly at Fan Kui's fight to be a general. Han Xin would think conceitedly: Is such a mediocre person worthy of being a general?

When Fan Kuai heard that Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin, was passing by, he did not dare to neglect, and immediately went out of the mansion to meet him.In terms of rank, Fan Kuai and Han Xin are equals.In terms of close relationship with the Han family, Fan Kui can also beat Han Xin by a few blocks. Fan Kui is the brother-in-law of Queen Lu Zhi and a core member of the Peiren Group.But to Han Xin, Fan Kui paid respects to Han Xin. In front of everyone, he knelt down in front of Han Xin with no shame on his face.

It seems that the one standing in front of Fan Kui is not Han Xin, but Liu Bang.Fan Kui tried his best to flatter him, and told his equal to the Marquis of Huaiyin about the infinite reverence in his heart.Fan Kuai was very proud that Han Xin could pass by his mansion, and Marquis Wuyang knelt on the ground and said, "It's my honor to be rewarded by the king for your humble mansion. I suddenly feel that the world has changed color, and the world is shining brightly."

Why did Fan Kuai treat Han Xin with such grand courtesy?In terms of rank, the two are equal; in terms of age, Fan Kui should be many years older than Han Xin; in terms of closeness, Fan Kui is also older than Han Xin.However, Fan Kui made nasty flattery to Han Xin, even as long as Han Xin was willing, Fan Kui would be very honored to get under Han Xin's crotch.

There are three reasons for Fan Kui's humiliation in front of Han Xin:
[-]. Fan Kuai was impressed by Han Xin's military genius. Heroes always only respect heroes who are stronger than him.

1. Fan Kui is gambling. He bet on Han Xin and he will continue to become No.[-] in the world soon, and even restore the kingship.

[-]. According to the "Historical Records Fan Kuai Biography", Han Xin was captured alive by Fan Kui in Chen County, so Fan Kui was worried that Han Xin would hold grudges because of this, and would retaliate against himself after Han Xin made a comeback, so Fan Kui would treat Han Xin "servantly".If Liu Bang knew that Fan Kuai was flirting with Han Xin pretending to be his grandson, he would definitely get his nose crooked.

Han Xin enjoyed Fan Kuai's obedience to him very much.Deep in Han Xin's heart, he believed that people like Fan Kui were only worthy of kneeling at his feet to flatter him. Even Liu Bang should be as self-aware as Fan Kui.Han Xin's sense of superiority has swelled to the point of almost schizophrenia. He thinks it is right for others to respect him, but at the same time, he will not show even a little kindness for the other party's respect for him. He was not willing to give Fan Kui any courtesy.

Fan Kui gave up his dignity in front of Han Xin, and his respect for Liu Bang was nothing more than that, but what Fan Kui got from Han Xin was contempt and ridicule.

Han Xin strolled around Fan Kuai's mansion and was about to go back.Fan Kuai sent him out of the gate, knelt on the ground again, and kowtowed to Han Xin to see him off.Seeing Fan Kui jumping up and down in front of him, Han Xin thought it was ridiculous. Before getting into the car, Han Xin dropped a word and walked away, leaving behind Fan Kui with a livid face.

"Historical Records Biography of Huaiyin Hou": "Xin went out, smiled and said: 'Sheng is with Kuai and others!'" The translation of this sentence is: "How unfair is God to me! Let me hang out with people like Fan Kuai all day long , This is simply an insult to me!"

Han Xin insists that he is the most special one, and Liu Bang must treat him with special treatment, otherwise he will act against the sky, and Sanchuan will not be able to wash away his evil.Han Xin's complete failure in the near future was actually planted on this point.The contradiction between Liu Bang and Han Xin boils down to one sentence: Both Liu Bang and Han Xin want to be the most special one.

If Han Xin can be "Zhou Bo and Guan Ying" with peace of mind, then the conflict between him and Liu Bang's overlapping structure will no longer exist, and Liu Bang will have no need to kill Han Xin at all.But Han Xin chose the worst confrontation, and he insisted on being the most special one, which meant that Liu Bang would be stepped on by Han Xin.Not to mention Liu Bang, who would be able to tolerate such an arrogant Han Xin?
In Liu Bang's view, Han Xin is indeed a ferocious hunting dog, but Liu Bang hopes that Han Xin can be a hunting dog that is absolutely loyal to his master, rather than a hunting dog that becomes arrogant after catching a rabbit.Han Xin was too flamboyant, and Liu Bang felt that he was unable to control Han Xin, so he needed to capture Han Xin and imprison him.

The relationship between Liu Bang and Han Xin is not a master-slave relationship, but a cooperative relationship, but Liu Bang still hopes that Han Xin can play a supporting role with peace of mind, instead of competing with the protagonist for the scene.Han Xin just doesn't know how to play a supporting role, and he doesn't feel at ease to play a supporting role. He only wants to be a leading role. The conflict between Liu Bang and Han Xin is inevitable.

Once, Liu Bang was bored, so he called Han Xin to the palace to chat.Han Xin went swaggeringly.When they first met, Liu Bang asked Han Xin, "Who do you think the Marquis of Huaiyin is the best general in the world?"

Han Xin knew that Liu Bang called him to provoke trouble, otherwise he would not take the initiative to meet him, the god of plague, and it would be too late for Liu Bang to hide himself.Han Xin has long seen that Liu Bang is "envious and jealous" of his military genius, but he will never make any concessions to Liu Bang on this issue.Liu Bang can kill him, but let Han Xin admit that Liu Bang is the most special one, which is impossible for the proud Han Xin.

Han Xin just replied coldly to Liu Bang's question: "This varies from person to person. Some people are good at using soldiers, while others are not as good." Han Xin is obviously putting a high hat on himself. Can you beat Han Xin?

Liu Bang swallowed very boringly, he didn't have the nerve to ask Han Xin who is the best soldier in the world, this is purely for nothing.Liu Bang wanted to bring the topic to himself and asked Han Xin to put a high hat on him. Liu Bang asked Han Xin with a smile: "The public opinion is reasonable, and it is fair to look at it. If I am a general, how many troops can I bring?"

Han Xin glanced at Liu Bang lazily, and secretly smiled in his heart, with a stick like you, would you still lead soldiers to fight?The battle of Pengcheng almost didn't take his life.Han Xin is now subject to Liu Bang, and he doesn't want Liu Bang to come to power.Han Xin barely restrained his strong dislike for Liu Bang, and threw Liu Bang a sweet date: "I am sorry to say that although your majesty is good at using troops, you can kill only one hundred thousand soldiers, and you will lose if you go too far."

In fact, Han Xin's evaluation of Liu Bang is not harsh. Liu Bang is not useless in the military. It is no problem to bring a partial division to attack a few cities, but it is just a joke to let Liu Bang lead the world on his own.When Han Xin said this, Liu Bang couldn't hold back, and asked Han Xin angrily: "I have only one hundred thousand soldiers, so how many can you bring?"

Liu Bang couldn't bear it, but he still didn't hold back, and gave Han Xin a chance to brag.Han Xin laughed, and his tone was full of pride: "Your Majesty is your Majesty, and your ministers are your ministers. Your Majesty has a maximum of [-] soldiers. There is no upper limit for ministers and soldiers. The more the better, the more you can win, the more you can win!" Han Xin has been attacking Liu Bang self-confidence, but in all fairness, what Han Xin said is the truth, and the words are rough and not rough, but they are not pleasant to listen to.

As soon as Han Xin finished speaking, Liu Bang looked up to the sky and laughed so hard that Han Xin rolled his eyes.Liu Bangyu taunted Han Xin earnestly: "Han Gong is right. Who in the world is more powerful than the king when discussing soldiers? But few people don't understand. The king has countless soldiers, but he was captured by me. Isn't it contradictory?" Liu Bang Of course, I can't agree with Han Xin's arrogance, using his spear to attack his shield, which makes Han Xin very embarrassed.

Liu Bang refuted it very well, leaving Han Xin with almost nothing to say, but Han Xin was very smart, he was taken aback for a moment, and responded to Liu Bang's words: "The minister's point of view is correct. Your Majesty is really not good at leading troops, but your Majesty is good at managing troops." General, this is why Your Majesty has been able to capture your ministers up to this point." Finally, Han Xin added: "Your Majesty's success in the world has nothing to do with manpower, it is God's will."

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This time it was Liu Bang's turn to be silent.

Han Xin's two sentences are not so much a compliment to Liu Bang, but a denial of Liu Bang's military capabilities.The meaning of Han Xin's words is still ironic that Liu Bang will not lead the army to fight, but will only play some shady black tricks.Liu Bang is so shrewd, of course he could hear Han Xin beating around the bush and scolding him, his face turned pale and red.

Han Xin is telling the truth, he and Liu Bang have a different division of labor, Liu Bang does not need to go to the battlefield in person to prove his ability, and his status also determines that he does not need to do this, just like the general manager does not need to go to the front line to work.It is recognized that Liu Bang's military ability is not as good as Han Xin's, and it is understandable for Han Xin to take credit for this aspect, but Han Xin should not show this pride too much in front of Liu Bang.

The founding generals were unwilling to let Han Xin climb on their heads, and there were also reasons for this.Liu Bang is slightly incompetent in the military, but he can just balance the interest distribution system of the generals group, and everyone has the opportunity to make contributions.If Han Xin is allowed to be the monarch, Han Xin's super military ability determines that he will take away the jobs of generals. In this case, it is inevitable that Han Xin will be unpopular.

Han Xin has never understood this point, and kept stimulating the bottom line of the warriors' dignity, making everyone stand on the opposite side of him.So Han Xin has small cleverness, but lacks great wisdom.

(End of this chapter)