167. Chapter 167 Gradually Alienated Monarchs and Subjects
167. Chapter 167 The monarch and his ministers gradually become alienated
Author: An Jing l
Chapter 167 The Gradually Alienated Monarch and His Subjects
[Speaking of Xiao He, we will think of the famous allusion "Chasing Han Xin under the moon". 】
[In the first year of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang led an army to enter Xianyang and proclaimed himself king.
At this moment, Han Xin left the Chu army and joined the Han army, hoping to become a general. But when he came to the Han army, he discovered that he was only a small official like Lian Ao, with status but no rights.
Han Xin later became a grain and grass officer under Liu Bang. When Xiao He discussed the war with Han Xin, he found that he was smart and clear in thinking, and was a rare talent. So he recommended Han Xin to Liu Bang many times, but was perfunctory by Liu Bang.
It's past.
Seeing that Han Xin was not being used in Han camp for a long time, he left Han camp angrily. When Xiao He heard the news, he immediately went to chase Han Xin in the middle of the night.
This is the origin of the allusion "Xiao He chases Han Xin under the moon".
Later, Xiao He strongly recommended Han Xin to Liu Bang as a general, and Han Xin eventually became a general under Xiao He's guarantee.
Han Xin also lived up to Xiao He's vision and trust. He made an extremely significant contribution to the Han Dynasty in leading the battle, commanded the battle of House of Flying Daggers, and helped Liu Bang defeat Xiang Yu and win the Battle of Chu-Han.]
[If Xiao Hehui hadn't recognized heroes with his eyesight, Liu Bang would not only have lost an extremely excellent commander, but he might even have gained a powerful opponent.
However, although Xiao He recommended Han Xin, he also designed to kill Han Xin in the end, leaving behind a sentence "Xiao He succeeds and Xiao He fails", which has been sung for thousands of years.]
"Success is Xiao He, failure is also Xiao He." Xiao He smiled helplessly.
[After Xiang Yu was eliminated and the Chu region was pacified, the princes jointly submitted an "Encouragement Form" to Liu Bang and elected him emperor.
In 202 BC, Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor and held a banquet for his ministers at the Nangong Palace in Luoyang.
During the banquet, the king and his ministers drank together.
Liu Bang seemed particularly happy and asked: "You all tell the truth, why was I able to win the world? Why did Xiang Yu lose the world?" All the ministers disagreed.
Liu Bang said again: "You only know one, but you don't know the other.
I am no better than Zifang (Zhang Liang) in strategizing and winning battles thousands of miles away; in controlling the country, pacifying the people, supplying military supplies, and providing food and wages, I am no better than Xiao He; in commanding an army of millions, I will win every battle and conquer every attack.
I am no better than Han Xin.
These three people are all heroes among men. They are used by me, so they can conquer the world.
And Xiang Yu only has Fan Zeng but doesn't use him seriously, so what can he rely on to defeat me?"
Liu Bang believed that Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin were his most effective heroes. These three people were called the "Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty".
In terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, Xiao He was designated as the first meritorious, made a marquis, and had the most food. Many meritorious officials were aggrieved and discussed endlessly in private.
They felt that Xiao He had not experienced any desert battles and had no military exploits. How could he get more food than those of them who had gone through hundreds of battles and fought through life and death?
After Liu Bang heard about this, he said to them: "Do you know about hunters? When hunting, it is the hunting dogs that chase the beasts, and it is the people who indicate the whereabouts and let the dogs chase the beasts.
Now you can only hunt wild animals, which is equivalent to the achievements of hunting dogs.
As for Xiao He, he can release the hunting dogs and give instructions to chase the target, which is equivalent to the hunter's merit.
Besides, you are only following me alone, and you can only bring two or three family members with you, while Xiao He has dozens of people from the whole family following me. How can these achievements be wiped out? "
After everyone heard this, they were speechless. After the enfeoffment of the princes was completed, the rankings came next.
Liu Bang believed that Xiao He had the greatest contribution, and greatly rewarded him and his family, and allowed him to wear shoelaces and swords to go to the palace. He was extremely trusting.
In the end, Xiao He ranked first among the ministers and was called the "first prince in the founding of the country".]
This introduction evokes the beautiful memories between Liu Bang and Xiao He.
The two of them had devoted themselves wholeheartedly to each other and had unreserved trust and trust.
"But since when did I become the object of suspicion by Your Majesty?" Xiao He couldn't figure it out. He really couldn't think of why Liu Bang suspected him.
Liu Bang also fell into deep thought, "When did I start to doubt Xiao He?"
Soon, the video made a very likely guess for Xiao He and Liu Bang,
[With Xiao He’s help, Empress Lu successfully killed Han Xin.
After the news reached the ears of Liu Bang, who was fighting on the front line, Liu Bang sent people back to Chang'an to commend Xiao He, changed Xiao He's official title from Prime Minister to Prime Minister, and granted 5,000 additional food towns to Xiao He's original 8,000 households.
, and specially appointed Xiang Guowei for Xiao He. The rank of Xiang Guowei was Duwei, and he could lead five hundred troops.
All the ministers in the court went to congratulate Xiao He, but Dongling Hou Zhaoping came to report Xiao He's funeral.
Zhao Ping was originally a Marquis of Dongling in the Qin Dynasty. After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, he became a commoner. He planted melons to the east of Chang'an City. The melons were sweet and delicious, so people called the melons Dongling melons. This is the name of Dongling melons before Zhaoping.
It was named after a title, and Zhaoping became famous.
The Marquis of Dongling said to Xiao He, "Your troubles begin from here!
The emperor was living in the open air and fighting hard, but you stayed at home and enjoyed the wealth and honor without any military exploits. Instead, you were awarded an official position. This is because the Marquis of Huaiyin just rebelled in Guanzhong, and the emperor is also suspicious of you. Setting up a guard to protect you is not a favor.
You, I hope you will refuse the reward and use all the food at home to support the army, then the emperor will definitely be happy."
Xiao He did as Marquis Dongling said, and Liu Bang was indeed overjoyed.
Marquis Dongling guessed correctly. Liu Bang was suspicious of Xiao He and suspected that Xiao He would rebel against Guanzhong.
But Xiao He was obviously very loyal to Liu Bang, and even helped Liu Bang's wife kill Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin whom Xiao He had personally recommended. Why did Liu Bang still doubt Xiao He?
In fact, many people in later generations understood this incident clearly. The reason why Xiao He was suspected by Liu Bang was because of "killing Han Xin".
[Liu Bang was leading troops at that time, and the evidence of Han Xin's rebellion was not sent to Liu Bang before Han Xin was killed. Therefore, Liu Bang did not know for sure whether Han Xin really rebelled or was a victim of political struggle.
Xiao He helped Empress Lu kill Han Xin, which indeed prevented a possible turmoil in Guanzhong, but it also made Liu Bang realize that without Liu Bang's order, Xiao He dared to plan to kill the princes, which shows that Xiao He's courage has become
Very big.
This time the princes are killed, so what will happen next?
Will he be coerced by some people into rebellion?
It’s hard to say!
After all, Xiao He has been operating in Guanzhong for more than ten years. He has a big tree with deep roots. He can easily kill princes like the Marquis of Huaiyin. Thinking of Zhao Gao and Li Si who were beside Qin Shihuang, Liu Bang naturally developed feelings for Xiao He.
Suspect.】
[In the autumn of the twelfth year of the Han Dynasty, Yingbu rebelled. This time, Liu Bang personally led the troops to conquer.
As the car drove eastward, Liu Bang became more and more worried about Xiao He. The more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, so he had to keep sending people back to spy on Xiao He's movements.
Xiao He soon discovered that there was a spy watching him, so in order to win Liu Bang's trust, Xiao He became more careful and worked harder to appease the people. At the same time, he donated his family property to help the army like last time.
However, this time a Mu Liao said to Xiao He: "Prime Minister, you are not far from annihilation of your clan!"]