God of War through the ages: Han Xin

Chapter 51 Who is the real murderer of Han Xin?
Liu Bang's personal conquest of Chen Xi this time was likely to avoid people's eyes and ears, and he left Chang'an by himself, creating the illusion that he had nothing to do with Han Xin's killing, and Lu Zhi was to blame.And Lu Zhi himself is willing to take the blame, because this is her best chance to control the highest power.Lu Zhi is talented but not powerful, but she is not good at war, so she can only toss in the political arena.Lu's pheasant established his prestige by killing, and through cruel political reshuffle, he killed dissidents, laying the foundation for his pro-government in the near future.

As for the fact that Liu Bang wanted to take Han Xin to the north during his personal conquest, but Han Xin refused to join the army on the pretext of being sick, this should be a play by historians of the Han Dynasty.Only by keeping Han Xin in Chang'an, can Lv Zhi or Liu Bang kill Han Xin more smoothly, otherwise if Han Xin is brought to the front line, once there is a mutiny on the front line and the army supports Han Xin, Liu Bang will have no way to survive.If this situation really happens, Lu Zhi and Xiao He in Chang'an City will also have no way out.It is not even ruled out that there is another situation, that is, Han Xin himself wanted to go to the front with Liu Bang to fight against Chen Xi to prove his loyalty to Liu Bang, but Liu Bang refused.

"Historical Records Peng Yue Biography" records that when Liu Bang personally conquered Chen Xi, he once issued an edict asking Liang Wang Peng Yue to lead the army to the northern front to cooperate with him.Peng Yue probably refused to go out because he was worried about Liu Bang's black hand. He just sent a general to lead the army northward, so angry that Liu Bang lost his temper and sent an envoy to Liang Guo to scold Peng Yue.Liu Bang is worried about Peng Yue, so how can he worry about Han Xin who is stronger than Peng Yue?
Unbeknownst to Han Xin, he has slowly fallen into a terrible conspiracy, and he has become accustomed to the life of a high-ranking prisoner.He spent six years living in fine clothes and fine food, doing nothing. This kind of life.Although Han Xin's life still exists, the canary in the cage yearns for the wider sky outside the cage, rather than being a pet to be watched for fun.

It took four years for Han Xin to go from his humble debut to the peak of his life, but it took him only ten months to be deceived by Liu Bang from the position of king of Chu and then placed under house arrest.Since the sixth year of the Han Dynasty (201 BC), there has been no legend of the God of War in the world, and the story of Han Xin has gradually been forgotten by people.

Geniuses are often used to loneliness, but they are actually more afraid of loneliness. The value of their lives lies in constantly surpassing themselves, rather than being trapped in the tomb of the living dead.Although the Central Plains had been pacified, the Huns in the north were growing stronger day by day. Han Xin was eager to continue to lead his troops to fight and continue to prove his insurmountable military genius.It's just that Liu Bang would definitely not give him such an opportunity again. Liu Bang would rather take the risk to conquer himself, and was even almost eaten by Mao Dun in the siege of Baideng, but he still didn't consider using Han Xin.

Han Xin is still the innocent young Han Xin, but Liu Bang is no longer the original Liu Bang.

There were many conflicts between Liu Bang and Lu Zhi. Liu Bang had always planned to abolish Lu Zhi and Prince Liu Ying, and replace him with Mrs. Qi and Liu Ruyi.Lu Zhi was also trying to win over big officials everywhere to consolidate his position, but their attitudes towards Han Xin, although slightly different, were generally the same.In their view, Han Xin's loyalty does not exist, what exists is only Han Xin's huge threat to the Han Dynasty.

Judging from Liu Bang's previous attitude towards Han Xin, it is better not to kill than to kill, but it may be due to the strong request of the post party group represented by Lu Zhi, and Liu Bang knows that time is running out, for the sake of the future of the Han Dynasty For generations, Liu Bang reluctantly agreed to carry out targeted killings of Han Xin.

The plan to murder Han Xin was proposed by Han Xin's greatest benefactor, Prime Minister Xiao He who was once regarded as his reborn parent by Han Xin. "Historical Records Xiao Xiangguo's Family": "The Marquis of Huaiyin conspired against Guanzhong, Empress Lu used Xiao He's plan to punish the Marquis of Huaiyin." Han Xin thought of Liu Bang's "envy, jealousy and hatred" for his military genius, and Lu Zhi had long wanted to attack him , but the simple Han Xin would never have thought that it was Xiao He who really sent him to hell.

This is where the tragedy of Han Xin's life lies. He himself values ​​feelings, so he thinks that everyone in the world values ​​feelings.Han Xin always wishfully regards those who have helped him as benefactors, and he will repay the kindness others have given him.In all fairness, Xiao He is not a bad person, and his character is relatively correct, but Han Xin ignored a key factor: the primary and secondary relationship between personal feelings and the interests of the group.

As mentioned earlier, Xiao He was a core member of the dominant Peiren Group in the Han Dynasty. Xiao He's own interests were closely tied to Liu Bang and Lu Zhi, and belonged to a dependent state of existence.Where the Han is, where is Xiao; when the Han is dead, where is Xiao.

If Han Xin's "rebellion" succeeds, the Peiren Group, which directly conflicts with Han Xin's interests, will inevitably be eradicated.Even though Han Xin used Xiao He as his prime minister out of gratitude to Xiao He for recommending him back then, Xiao He did not have any political allies and could be taken away by Han Xin or even Han Xin's successor at any time.However, the relationship between Xiao He and the Peiren Group is deeply intertwined, and a single trigger can affect the whole body. On the contrary, Xiao He's safety can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

Maybe Xiao He doesn't want to put Han Xin to death emotionally, but he will face strong political pressure from Liu Bang or Lu Zhi and the Peiren Group. Get rid of Han Xin in order to protect yourself.

The impression left by Xiao He to future generations is that he is a loyal elder, good at writing but short at martial arts, quiet and seldom speak, but in fact Xiao He just put a layer of moral protection on himself.It is said that Liu Bang is a chameleon, and Xiao He's color-changing ability is not inferior to Liu Bang's. Xiao He's attitude towards Liu Bang's constant changes can prove this point of view.

When Liu Bang was the head of the pavilion in Surabaya, he was going on a business trip to Xianyang, but he didn't have much money on him. The buddies in the officialdom each gave Liu Bang [-] yuan for travel expenses, while Xiao He paid [-] yuan alone.Xiao He's intention is obvious, he wants to take the opportunity to improve the relationship with Liu Bang, maybe Liu Bang will have a prosperous day, Xiao He will definitely take back this favor with interest.

Later, Liu Bang returned to Pei County and killed Pei Ling. Everyone discussed the anti-Qin plan and wanted to elect a leader.In terms of qualifications at the time, Liu Bang had the highest reputation, but Xiao He was not without hope of becoming the boss, but the two civil servants, Xiao He and Cao Can, strongly recommended Liu Bang to be the leader.The two pushed Liu Bang to the fore, not because Liu Bang was capable of being the boss, but because Xiao He was worried that if he became the leader, if the anti-Qin failed, the Qin Dynasty would take Xiao He's swords all over the house, so they asked Liu Bang to take the lead.

The personal relationship between Xiao He and Liu Bang seems to outsiders to be close, and Xiao He will always treat Liu Bang with such narrow-mindedness that it is difficult for outsiders to detect, let alone Han Xin who is not related to Xiao He.Xiao He strongly recommended Han Xin in Hanzhong. Instead of saying that Xiao He loves talents, it is better to say that Xiao He is using Han Xin to help him return to Pei County.Xiao He achieved this goal, and Han Xin's value was also squeezed dry by Xiao He. For Xiao He, the existence of Han Xin is not a guarantee, but a threat.Han Xin is not dead, presumably Xiao He cannot sleep well.

Out of the same fear of Han Xin, Xiao He and Lu Zhi naturally formed a community of interests. An invisible net had quietly hung over Han Xin's head as early as when Han Xin was demoted to Huaiyin Marquis, but Han Xin did not Just notice it.

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