In the tenth year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Zhou Chang went to Handan, the capital of Zhao State, to take up his post, and changed from three princes and ten thousand stones to the prime minister of a vassal state, Zhou Chang's heart was not entangled, because he was burdened with a major mission. Zhou Chang understood that only ministers who were deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven were worthy of this heavy trust, and he accepted the ups and downs of officialdom with gratitude and pride.

Soon after Zhou Chang arrived in Handan, he found a scene that made him restless.

Zhao Di is adjacent to Dai Di, and every time Yang Xiahou Chen Feng has a holiday, he will pass by Handan of Zhao State, and it is not uncommon for officials to visit relatives on vacation. What is rare is that Chen Xuan's vacation team is very large, and there are so many guests in his entourage that even all the hostels in Handan cannot meet his accommodation needs. The local 2,000-stone official is also regarded as a first-class official, and it is understandable to bring more people to travel and create momentum, and his official subordinates, bodyguards, attendants, plus seven aunts and eight aunts, beating gongs and drums, the number must be indispensable. But in addition to these people, Chen Xuan's team also brought a special group, speaking of special groups, many people's minds will habitually appear a group of people with missing arms and legs and drooling with white eyes, but the special group in Chen Feng's team is not only able-bodied, but also extraordinary, they have a very loud name, called guests, or called diners.

The guest profession has a long history, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was very prosperous, the four gentlemen of the Warring States period were famous for raising guests, if you have a good memory, you will definitely remember the story of Zhao Pingyuan's rooster and dog thief. Chen Feng everywhere to one of the four gentlemen of Xinling Jun Wei Wuji as a model of life, good to support guests, among the guests, naturally also mixed, there is no shortage of people who eat and drink, but in general, the overall quality of this industry is still very high, without special ability and not for a long time.

Chen Xuan's travel specifications exceeded the standard not only suspected of trespassing, but also aroused Zhou Chang's vigilance, he began to ponder Chen Xuan's intentions, for this reason, Zhou Chang specially stepped forward to talk to Chen Xuan, from Chen Xuan's words, Zhou Chang felt Chen Xuan's ambition.

Zhou Chang felt that the matter was very important, and was ready to go to Chang'an to tell Liu Bang in person. At this time, just after an edict came down, it turned out that the emperor had died, and a group of civil and military officials were summoned to Beijing for a memorial service.

At the memorial service of the Emperor Taishang, Zhou Chang did not see the shadow of Chen Xuan, and he was even more suspicious. He met Liu Bang alone and told Liu Bang what happened.

After Liu Bang heard this, he did not panic, thinking about the fact that this kid Chen Feng fought very hard, it can be said that he worked hard and was named Yangxiahou, and it was inevitable that he would get carried away.

But Zhou Chang's words can't be ignored, otherwise this guy will be stubborn, but it will be endless, Liu Bang sent someone to visit on behalf of him.

It didn't take long for the envoy to return, bringing back a basket of Chen Xuan's illegal acts. Liu Bang was very unhappy, but he did not give a strict order. He remembered the old love and planned to give Chen Feng another chance, so he issued an edict to let Chen Feng enter Beijing.

Liu Bang's original intention was to let Chen Feng come over to explain in person, and if the explanation didn't make sense, then the verdict could be pronounced in court, and there was no need to make a big move. When Chen Feng received the edict, he thought of the worst level, he thought to himself that the emperor died and did not go to the sick, it was already a big disrespect, and then he sent a personal visit to investigate and secretly visit, which edict is an edict, it is obviously the urging talisman of the king of Hades.

Knowing that there is no way back, that is Han Xin. Chen Feng didn't want to be Han Xin. He worked hard to wait for this moment to come. He kept so many guests to wait for this moment to come.

In order to gain more time, he did not take the initiative to provoke the incident, but sent a copy of his medical records to the court and continued to claim that he was sick.

However, Chen Xuan's every move in Daidi, another person saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart. Han Wangxin had been drinking the northwest wind in the border area since he was defeated, and he was overjoyed to learn that Chen Feng had not obeyed the order of resistance and was actively preparing for a rebellion, and thought that the opportunity to return to the Great Wall had come. He sent his henchmen Wang Huang and Man Qiucheng to lobby Chen Feng to join forces against the Han Dynasty.

Of course Chen Feng is very happy, one more ally will give him more chances of winning, so why not?

In September of the tenth year of Han Gaozu, after a period of preparation, Chen Feng finally couldn't hold back, and openly rebelled against the Han in Daidi.

Liu Bang received the letter from Chen Feng to complain about his illness, he felt pity, and was about to press the matter of the land, he handed over the north gate of the country to Chen Feng, in addition to expressing his recognition of Chen Feng's ability, he also relied on Chen Feng extraordinarily, I didn't expect Chen Feng to know what to do, openly rebelled, can Liu Bang not be angry?

In view of the extreme importance of the land, Liu Bang decided to once again drive the expedition in person, and ordered the army to march to Handan in a hurry.

After Liu Bang arrived in Handan, he asked Zhou Chang about the military situation. At the same time, he issued an edict ordering troops from all over the country to come to help in the war, including Peng Yue, the king of Liang, and Yingbu, the king of Huainan, but the two of them were like a heart, and they both said that they were sick and did not go, and only sent a small number of troops to help the war.

For Peng Ying's prevarication, Liu Bang can only endure it for the time being, and the top priority is to put down the rebellion first.

The momentum of Chen Feng's rebellion was very strong, and he occupied twenty-five cities in Changshan County, and he also had the help of Han Wangxin and the Xiongnu. If left unchecked, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Before the mobilization of various counterinsurgency armies, Liu Bang decided to play the political card first to disintegrate Chen Xuan's spirit.

Liu Bang saw that the guards of Daidi did not really rebel with Chen Xuan, but were coerced by force. So he played his first political card.

This is an amnesty decree, and the pardon decree states that as long as the officials of the Zhao Dynasty take the initiative to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, they will not be blamed for the past. hasn't started the fight yet, but the pardon order was issued first, Liu Bang's level is really not covered. You must know that there is no turning back for the great crime of rebellion, whether it is active or forced to join, if there is no edict, they will have to go all the way to the dark and fight with the court to break the net. Liu Bang himself started as a rebel, so he is well aware of the psychology of the rebels, as long as they are given a way to live, they are still willing to lay down their arms and move towards the light.

The first pardon soon worked wonders, and the people who had been forced to join Chen's rebellion began to return to the arms of the government one after another.

Liu Bang's second card was to ask Zhou Chang to select four strong men from Zhao Di to serve as the forward generals.

In order to make these four people obedient, Liu Bang thought of a way, he first abused them, then spoke kindly, and then made them a thousand households and a forward general. Liu Bang scolded first and then praised, and the four of them were shocked, and they were naturally obedient to Liu Bang.

The reason why Liu Bang rewarded four Zhao people who had no military merits as a thousand households was to mobilize the enthusiasm of the local people to fight bravely to quell the rebellion, and from a modern military point of view, it can be seen that the enemy was wiped out in the vast sea of the people's war.

It's also a very clever card.

Liu Bang's third card is not glamorous, but it works. This card is called bribery.

Many of Chen Feng's subordinates are businessmen, and businessmen value profit over separation, and they will follow Chen Feng, first, they feel that it is profitable, and second, out of helplessness. When Liu Bang took out a lot of money to recruit Chen Xuan's generals, a large number of people came to surrender.

Although Liu Bang has achieved miraculous results in recruiting these people, Chen Feng has been operating in Daidi for several years after all, and he still has some capital, and with the help of Han Wangxin, the Han army still has a bad battle to fight.

In the first month of the eleventh year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, the soldiers and horses mobilized by Liu Bang arrived one after another, and the army was led by Cao Shen, Xiahou Ying, Fan Xu, Guan Ying, Zhou Bo, and Chai Wu, and adopted the strategy of catching turtles in the urn to encircle and suppress the rebels.

The results were expected!

It seems that Chen Xuan, who has a very strong momentum, failed to resist the encirclement and suppression of the Han army, and in less than a month, he was defeated, and after the defeat, Chen Xuan fled to the Xiongnu. In this battle, Chen Feng was lucky to escape, but Han Wangxin and his subordinates were all wiped out.

The rebels were defeated, and Liu Bang left Zhou Bo to guard the dynasty, and he personally led the army. On the way back to the army, Liu Bang considered that the land of the second land of the Zhao Dynasty was too broad, and decided to restore the land to the country, and set up the fourth son Liu Heng, who was only seven years old, as the king.

Who would have thought that Liu Bang's inadvertent decision would preserve the bloodline of the Han Dynasty?

When Liu Bang led his army back to Luoyang, Empress Lu sent a letter.

The content of the letter made Liu Bang stunned!

Han Shin is dead, Han Shin is dead! Liu Bang grabbed the letter and kept pacing back and forth, his expression was sometimes happy and sometimes gloomy!

He thought about seeing Han Xin for the first time, remembering the stage to pay respects to the generals, remembering talking with Han Xin all night, remembering the battle of Qixia and other scenes, as if he remembered it vividly. He admires Han Shin's talent, but he is also afraid of Han Shin's talent. He thanked Han Xin from the bottom of his heart, half of this great Han country was defeated by Han Xin. Han Xin's credit was so great that it even made Liu Bang almost sleep. Liu Bang didn't want to kill Han Xin, but he really couldn't do it. And now this beloved general left first, and at this time, he was a little reluctant.

General Han, maybe this is your fate! Rest in peace! I was also forced to be helpless. Liu Bang sighed in his heart.

Speaking of Han Xin's death, Empress Lu and Xiao He were the masterminds.

After Liu Bang led his army on the expedition, it is said that Han Xin intended to make an internal response to Chen Xuan, and he would release the prisoners, attack the palace, and kill Empress Lu and the crown prince. And this matter was told by Han Xinsheren Luan's younger brother to Empress Lu. Luan said that he was punished by Han Xin, and he was resentful, so he sent his younger brother to report to Empress Lu.

Empress Lu received a secret report and was shocked. Empress Lu has long honed a very keen political sense in various sinister environments, she knows very well that this kind of thing will never come out of nowhere, Han Xin has long been dissatisfied with the imperial court, that is well known, and it is not strange to rebel.

It's better to believe what you have than what you don't have! This person can't be used by me, sooner or later it will pose a threat to my mother and son, and it's better to get rid of it sooner rather than later. Empress Lu secretly thought about countermeasures.

At the critical moment, she remembered the old and serious Prime Minister Xiao Cheng. She hurriedly summoned Xiao He and told him what happened.

A conspiracy co-directed by Lu Hou Xiao He is quietly unfolding.

They set a trap and waited for their prey to step into it, and their prey knew nothing about it.

Empress Lu sent his henchmen to pretend to be messengers sent by Liu Bang to deliver good news, and went around the city from outside the city to shout good news. When the ministers heard the good news, they all went to the palace to congratulate them. Han Xin got the report, and he was depressed for a while, but he said that he was sick.

Xiao He saw that Han Xin did not come, so under the pretext of visiting the sick, he went to Han Xin's house to pay a visit, as soon as he saw Han Xin, Xiao He said: The general is just a minor illness, and now His Majesty has good news, the general should quickly enter the palace to congratulate and eliminate everyone's misunderstanding, how can he not go to the sick?

After listening to Xiao He's reasonable words, Han Xin had no choice but to follow Xiao He into the palace!

As soon as Han Xin stepped into the palace gate, the warriors who had already been ambushed rushed up and tied Han Xin, and Han Xin said loudly: Prime Minister, why is this?

Xiao He was ashamed and didn't answer, so he could only walk away quietly.

Han Xin was taken to the Changle Hall by the samurai, and saw that Empress Lu was already sitting upright. When Empress Lu saw that Han Xin had been arrested, he shouted: Someone accused General Han of conspiring with Chen Feng and intending to rebel?

Han Xin replied: "How do you say this? ”

"Your Majesty captured Chen Feng alive, and under interrogation, Chen Feng confessed that you were the main envoy, and your housekeeper also had a secret report, don't want to deny it!" Lu Hou had already thought about this, and it sounded conclusive.

Seeing that Han Xin still wanted to plead, Empress Lu was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, so he hurriedly ordered the samurai to escort Han Xin to the Changle Bell Room and die on the spot!

Han Xin cried out sadly before he died: Regret not listening to Kuai Che's words, is it not the destiny of heaven to be deceived by the woman?

With the order of Empress Lu, Han Xin was already on the ground, and he was only thirty-three years old when he died.

Empress Lu executed Han Xin without reporting Liu Bang, which in itself is a signal that she has lost her husband, lost her happiness, she has lost her favor, and she can no longer lose power.

Success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He.

There is a couplet that can better summarize Han Xin's short and legendary life: life and death are one prime minister, and two women are alive and dead!

The two women here refer to Drifting Mother and Queen Lu!

Empress Lu adhered to the principle of eradicating the root and exterminated the three clans of Han Xin. There are also rumors that Xiao He felt ashamed of Han Xin and saved one of Han Xin's sons, for safety, Xiao He removed half of the Korean character, gave this son the surname Wei, and sent him to Jiangnan for foster care, so Han Xin became a distant ancestor of the surname Wei. What's even more interesting is that it is said that Mr. Jin Yong saw this history and had a whim, creating the immortal image of Wei Xiaobao.

Liu Bang arrived in Chang'an and asked Han Xin what his last words were, and Empress Lu answered truthfully. I didn't expect Empress Lu to finish speaking. The complex emotions of joy and sorrow that had accumulated due to Han Xin's death burst out all of a sudden, and the object of his venting was Kui Che, and he said angrily: Hurry up and arrest Kui Che!

When Kuaiche was caught in front of Liu Bang, Liu Bang glanced at him, his appearance was ordinary, and he couldn't see any Taoism, so he didn't bother to ask him, and ordered the samurai to push him out and behead him.

Kui Che was not flustered, he sighed a few times!

As debaters, their strength lies in their lip service, as long as this kind of person speaks to them, they can say that the dead are alive, and there is nothing that is not stunned.

Liu Bang saw that he had something to say, so he ordered to wait first!

Kui Che knew the reason why Liu Bang killed him, Liu Bang wanted to make himself a victim, in order to set an example, and let the world see the fate of being a chaotic minister and thief.

Since you want to be loyal, then I will use your loyalty to stun you. Kui Che thought to himself.

Kuaiche flickered for a while, what "when it is, I don't know Liu Xiang, I only know King Qi" and so on. As a result, Liu Bang was convinced, and Kuaicher successfully proved that he was also a loyal man.

Liu Bang will release Kui Che in court! Because of his fame, Kuaiche was later invited by Qi Xiangcao to be a subordinate.

This little episode tells us that eloquence must be practiced well, and it can be used in life and death.