After Han Xin pacified the Qi country, flowers and applause poured in like a tide, and now he can cause a sensation wherever he goes, and he has become a generation of idols and a model in the world.

What miracles, famous generals and so on are endless. Whether it is flattery from others or sincerity, Han Xin really deserves these praises. In front of the sugar-coated cannonball, Han Xin became complacent.

Full of losses, humble benefits. We can't blame Han Shin. Ask yourself, can we put ourselves in the right frame of mind in the face of great success, not be proud, not complacent? When we look back at history today, we can criticize Han Shin for not being complacent, but have you ever thought about it, what would happen to us if it were our own? Han Shin is also a human being, he can't get rid of the fireworks of the world, worldly fame and fortune, many people think that his tragedy lies in his complacency, but I don't see it that way. Isn't his merit worthy of the king on that head, can't he be proud of himself and be a little proud and complacent? To be complacent is to die, and not to be complacent is to die. His tragedy lies not in the change of his own ideological concepts, but in the shortcomings of the feudal system and the darkness of the authoritarian society.

Han Xin has become a generalissimo who is famous all over the world and holds heavy troops from a gangster who has been ridiculed by countless people, what a scenery, what a glory, and how difficult it is.

Along the way, he has tasted hardship, he has tasted loneliness, and he has tasted pain even more. He vowed never to be a man, he vowed to become famous in one fell swoop, and he vowed to make a contribution. He did it all, and it stands to reason that he should be satisfied and gratified.

However, people never know what they want, when they are ordinary people, they may just want to have a bowl of full rice to eat, and when they can eat a full meal, they want to eat meat, when they eat meat, they want to be beautiful, they want to be right, and when they have power, they want to become immortals...

Our ancestors have long summarized human nature profoundly, and they have coined a very apt word for this, which is insatiable desire.

Han Xin's previous dream was just to be a general, but now he has a higher pursuit--- to be a prince.

Yes, be a prince, be a prince who rules one side. Han Shin was so excited about this idea that he could hardly sleep.

For Han Xin at this time, it was actually very easy to be a prince, look at the vast land he had conquered, look at the troops in his hands, if he wanted, he only needed to hold a press conference and declare himself the king of Qi in public, this was enough, no one could object, and no one could object.

During the Chu and Han dynasties, countless ancestors did just that.

But Han Xin still did not do so, and self-reliance meant a break with the Han army and a break with Liu Bang. He was reluctant to do this, he always kept the kindness of the King of Han in his heart, Liu Bang had the grace of knowing him, and he didn't want to be an ungrateful person.

His intentions were good, but his approach was wrong.

In ancient times, people had such a kind of thinking, your desires can't be said by you directly, you yourself are not modest, unstable or even shameless, and will attract scolding.

Han Xin was subordinate to Liu Bang, and his troops carried the Han army flag. As a subordinate, please be crowned king, very innovative and anti-traditional, but is this what subordinates should do?

Han Xin didn't understand Liu Bang, and he didn't carefully consider the gains and losses, the huge glory had already overwhelmed him. He was hot-headed and thought that Liu Bang was generous enough to accept any of his requests, and it was undeniable that Liu Bang was very generous, but his generosity also had a limit.

In ancient times, asking for the title of king was a crime in disguise, and this kind of crime had a very high-sounding scientific name called trespassing.

As a courtier, if you do something other than your duty, you will trespass, and your sin will be punishable by death.

It is conceivable how unhappy Liu Bang would be when he received Han Xin's letter asking him to be the fake King of Qi (acting King of Qi), Liu Bang remembered the incident when Han Xin asked Zhang Er to be named King of Zhao before, and he seemed to understand a little: it turned out that everything Han Xin did was paving the way for himself to be king.

Han Xin wanted to be the king, but he was uneasy and secretive, and only asked to be the fake king of Qi, and he also prepared a set of rhetoric, his real purpose was to test Liu Bang.

As an old fox-like politician, in Liu Bang's view, these rhetoric is purely the kung fu of a three-legged cat, and what he really wants to get, Liu Bang can see at a glance.

The widow is trapped here, expecting him to come to his rescue day and night, and he still wants to be crowned king. Liu Bang was already angry in his heart.

Just as Liu Bang was about to scold the envoy and send him back, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping tacitly stepped on the King of Han on the side, and Zhang Liang whispered to Liu Bang again: Now that our side is unfavorable, how can we control Han Xin to be the king! It's better to push the boat down the river and set him up as the king of Qi, and treat him well to prevent changes.

Fortunately, Liu Bang's strength is that he is very good at playing round, as soon as Zhang Liang said this, he immediately understood: Han Xin now has a heavy army and occupies a large area of land in the north, if his requirements are not met, it is easy to have an accident.

So, he deliberately scolded loudly: A manly man, if you want to be a real king, what kind of fake king!

Liu Bang's temper is known to almost everyone in the army, usually he likes to scold people, scolding people completely regardless of his identity and image, coming and going, his subordinates have long been accustomed to it, so Han Xinlai did not pay attention to Liu Bang's expression and tone changes.

In order to envelop Han Xin, Liu Bang solemnly sent Zhang Liang to announce the seal in person to show his favor.

Seeing the Great Seal of King Qi, Han Xin finally smiled, thinking that he would anger King Han, but he didn't expect to be named the veritable King of Qi.

Han Xin looked at the Great Seal of King Qi, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: King Han really treats me well! I can meet such a master in my life, and I will die without regrets!

Therefore, Han Shin strengthened his determination not to betray this benefactor.

However, in Liu Bang's heart, when Han Xin asked for sealing, Liu Bang had already put him on the blacklist of betrayers. Liu Bang thinks like this, people's hearts are sinister, who knows what Han Xin is thinking, in that era of life and death, he can be the king today, and he may kill you tomorrow. Liu Bang doesn't see too much of this kind of thing!

The ancients said: Listen to his words and watch his deeds. Liu Bang's normal judgment from Han Xin's behavior is understandable.

Both sides are excusable, both sides are understandable, but the end result is suffocating. The power struggle is a game of life and death, since you have played this game, no matter what your intentions are, there is only one ending, either you die or I die, there is no other way!

I know this game is so hateful, why do so many people still play it?

Some people are dragged into the rivers and lakes by themselves, and some are hollowed out and sharpened their heads to get into it themselves. For example, Han Xin, he has no intention of fighting for power with Liu Bang, but Liu Bang really feels threatened, since you want to be the king and command the army, then you consciously or unconsciously want to divide the power of others, which is the most intolerable for those in power.

Power is an addictive drug.

In that case, is there a way to avoid it?

The answer is simple, there is, there is a way, there is a cure for all the evils of dictatorship, and there is only one way to cure the wounds of the power struggle - democracy and the rule of law.

Democratic rule of law is a modern term, and the ancients did not have such a concept. The purpose of studying history is ultimately to proclaim what is right and discard what is wrong. We must not repeat the mistakes made by our ancestors, and we will continue to carry forward the excellent traditions of our ancestors.

Now that you have seen the evils of autocracy, you can't do it again.

The only way to do this is to completely deprive all individuals and collectives of the power of life and death, and to leave human life to the rule of law based on democracy. If we want to break out of the cycle of rise and fall, and jump out of the power game that has been fighting for thousands of years, there is only this way, and other than that, it is a dead end.

Our ancestors will not be able to achieve it, so we can only hope for our efforts and that of our descendants.

When Han Xin's camp was filled with jubilation, Chu envoy Wu Shi came to visit.

You don't need to ask, you know that the overlord of Chu sent him as a lobbyist. Han Xinli knew very well the meaning of Wu She's coming.

It stands to reason that he has just received Liu Bang's favor, and there should be no need to meet with the Chu envoy, but he still met: people came all the way to be lobbyists, and it didn't hurt to meet him, just don't listen to what he says.

Han Xin's political ability is indeed flattering, since he has made up his mind not to listen, why bother to meet, he is surrounded by Liu Bang's ears and eyes, if it reaches Liu Bang's ears, what will he think? No matter what you talk about with Chu Envoy, as long as Liu Bang's ears and eyes add a little oil and vinegar, Liu Bang will be more vigilant.

Han Shin didn't seem to have thought about this question, nor did he think of it. So he saw Wu She, listened to him rambling a lot, and finally replied to the family: Needless to say, the king of Han is as kind to the widow as a mountain, but the overlord treats the widow as nothing, and the widow will not betray the king of Han.

The first time the king of Chu sent someone to be a lobbyist, he declared a miserable failure.

After Wu Shi left, Kuaiche immediately entered the account and carefully analyzed the current situation to Han Xin, which was the same as Wu She's meaning: wait and see what happens, and divide the world into three parts.

Han Shin also did not take Kui Che's advice.

Kui Che's political speculation was declared a complete failure, and in order to protect Mingzhe's life, he left Han Shin and pretended to be crazy and stupid.

In July of the same year, Yingbu also completed the transformation from a minister to a prince, and he was named the king of Huainan by Liu Bang.

Xiang Yu failed to send people to win over Han Xin, the grain and grass were about to run out, Han Xin raised troops to attack Chu again, the Chu army had reached a difficult situation, he was anxious, and he had no good solution. At this time, Liu Bang, at the suggestion of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, sent the eloquent Hou Gong to talk about peace, but in fact, the peace was false, and the purpose was to welcome back the Taigong and Lu Pheasant.

Xiang Yu has been tricked by Liu Bang many times, but this time he was still fooled, who can blame him?

Xiang Yu agreed.

In order to show his sincerity for peace, Xiang Yu released Taigong and Lü Pheasant, who had been imprisoned for two years, and after repeated negotiations, Chu and Han reached a peace agreement with them in September 2033 BC.

The history is called the "covenant of the chasm", the two sides are bounded by a chasm twenty miles southeast of Xingyang, with Chu in the east and Han in the west, and the chasm is also the origin of the Han boundary of the Chu River in chess.

If this is the ending, then this ending is happy.

It's a pity that it's not the end, since it's not, then between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, one is destined to fall, and the one that falls will forever be fixed as a tragedy, making people miss and lament for generations.