Chapter 167: The Gradually Alienated Monarch
[Speaking of Xiao He, we will think of the famous allusion of "chasing Han Xin under the moon". 】
[In the first year of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang led the army to enter Xianyang first and claim the king.
At this moment, Han Xin left the Chu army and took refuge in the Han army, wanting to be a general. But when he came to the Han army, he found that he was just a petty official like Lian Ao, with status and no rights.
Han Xin later became a grain and grass official under Liu Bang, and when Xiao He was talking to Han Xin about the war, he found that he was smart-minded, clear-minded, and a rare talent, so he recommended Han Xin to Liu Bang many times, but was perfunctory by Liu Bang.
Han Xin saw that he was still not valued in the Han camp for a long time, so he left the Han camp in a fit of anger, Xiao He heard the news and immediately went to chase Han Xin in the middle of the night.
This is the origin of the allusion to "Xiao He chased Han Xin under the moon".
After that, Xiao He strongly recommended Han Xin to Liu Bang as a general, and Han Xin finally became a general under Xiao He's guarantee.
Han Xin also did not live up to Xiao He's vision and trust, he made extremely significant contributions to the Han in leading the army, commanded the battle of the ambush on all sides, and helped Liu Bang defeat Xiang Yu and win the battle of Chu and Han. 】
[If it weren't for Xiao Hehui's vision of heroes, Liu Bang would not only lose an extremely good commander, but might even have a strong opponent.
However, although Xiao He recommended Han Xin, he also designed to kill Han Xin in the end, leaving a sentence "Xiao He is also successful, and Xiao He is also defeated", which has been sung for thousands of years. 】
"Success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He, alas." Xiao He smiled helplessly.
[After eliminating Xiang Yu and pacifying Chudi, the princes jointly submitted the "Persuasion Table" to Liu Bang and elected him as the emperor.
In 202 BC, Liu Bang was proclaimed emperor and feasted his ministers in the South Palace of Luoyang.
During the banquet, the staggered planning was staggered, and the monarchs and ministers drank together.
Liu Bang looked very happy and asked: "You are all telling the truth, why can I take over the world?" Why did Xiang Yu lose the world? The ministers disagreed.
Liu Bang said: "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other.
Strategizing in the midst of the studges, winning thousands of miles away, I am not as good as the ovary (Zhang Liang); Town the country, care for the people, supply military supplies, and give food and salary, I am not as good as Xiao He; Commanding an army of millions, the battle will be won, and the attack will be defeated, I am not as good as Han Xin.
These three people are the heroes of the people, and they are used by me, so they can win the world.
And Xiang Yu only has Fan Zeng but does not reuse it, what does he rely on to win me? ”
Liu Bang believes that Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin are his most powerful heroes, and these three people are known as the "Three Masters of the Early Han Dynasty".
In terms of meritorious deeds, Xiao He was designated as the first meritorious service, named him a marquis, and had the most food. Many heroes were indignant in their hearts and talked endlessly in private.
They felt that Xiao He had not gone through sand battles and had no military exploits, how could he get more food than those of them who had been through a hundred battles and were born and died?
When Liu Bang heard about this, he said to them: "Do you know the hunter? When hunting, it is the hunting dog that chases the wild beast, and it is the human who indicates the whereabouts and releases the dog to chase the beast.
Now you are only able to hunt wild beasts, which is equivalent to the work of hunting dogs.
As for Xiao He, he can release the hunting dog and instruct the target to chase, which is equivalent to the merit of the hunter.
Besides, you are just one person following me, and you only bring two or three family members, but Xiao He is dozens of people in the whole clan following me, how can these credits be erased? “
When they heard this, they were speechless. The princes were divided, followed by ranking.
Liu Bang believed that Xiao He had the greatest credit, and greatly rewarded him and his family, and allowed him to wear a shoelace sword to the palace, and trusted him very much.
In the end, Xiao He ranked first among the secretaries and was known as the "First Marquis of the Founding of the People's Republic of China". 】
This introduction evokes good memories between Liu Bang and Xiao He.
The two used to give their hearts to each other, and they had unreserved trust and trust.
"But since when did I become the object of His Majesty's suspicion?" Xiao He couldn't figure it out, he really couldn't think of why Liu Bang would doubt him.
Liu Bang also fell into deep thought, "When did I start to suspect Xiao He?" ”
Soon, the video made a very likely speculation for Xiao He and Liu Bang,
[With the help of Xiao He, 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 reward Xiao He, changed Xiao He's official title from prime minister to Xiangguo, and on the basis of Xiao He's original 8,000 households, added 5,000 households, and set up a special Xiangguo lieutenant for Xiao He, and the official rank of Xiangguo lieutenant was Du Lieutenant, leading 500 troops.
All the ministers of the court and China went to congratulate Xiao He, but the Marquis of Tanglin Zhaoping came to report Xiao He's funeral.
Zhaoping was originally the Marquis of Tanglin of the Qin Dynasty, and after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, he became a common man. He planted melons in the east of Chang'an City, and the melons were sweet and delicious, so people called this kind of melon Donglin melon. It was named after Zhaoping's previous title, and Zhaoping became famous.
The Marquis of Tanglin said to Xiao He, "Your calamity begins here!"
The emperor sleeps outside and fights hard, while you stay at home and enjoy wealth and prosperity, without any military exploits, but are crowned with official positions. This is because the Marquis of Huaiyin has just rebelled in Guanzhong, and the emperor is also suspicious of you, and setting up a guard to protect you is not to favor you, I hope you will not accept the reward, and take out all the ingredients at home to support the army, then the emperor will be happy. ”
Xiao He did as the Marquis of Tanglin said, and Liu Bang was really overjoyed.
The Marquis of Tanglin guessed correctly, Liu Bang was suspicious of Xiao He, and suspected that Xiao He would rebel against Guanzhong.
But Xiao He is obviously loyal to Liu Bang, and even helped Liu Bang's daughter-in-law kill Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, who was personally recommended by Xiao He, why does Liu Bang still suspect Xiao He? 】
In fact, many people in later generations understood this matter, Xiao He was suspected by Liu Bang, and the cause was "killing Han Xin".
[At that time, Liu Bang was leading troops outside, and the evidence of Han Xin's rebellion was not sent to Liu Bang before Han Xin was killed, so Liu Bang could 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 Guanzhong from a possible turmoil, but also made Liu Bang realize that without his Liu Bang's order, Xiao He dared to design the killing of the liehous, which shows that Xiao He's courage has become very great.
This time it's the killing of the princes, so what's next?
Will there be a rebellion directly under the coercion of some people?
It's hard to say!
After all, Xiao He has been operating in Guanzhong for more than ten years, and the tree has deep roots, and a prince like the Marquis of Huaiyin can be easily killed by him, and then thinking of Zhao Gao and Li Si around Qin Shihuang back then, Liu Bang naturally had doubts about Xiao He in his heart. 】
[In the autumn of the twelfth year of King Han, Duobu rebelled, and this time, Liu Bang personally led the troops to conscript.
The car drove eastward, but Liu Bang became more and more worried about Xiao He, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, so he had to keep sending people back to investigate Xiao He's movements.
Xiao He soon found out that there were secret agents spying on him, so in order to win Liu Bang's trust, Xiao He was more careful, worked harder to appease the people, and at the same time, like last time, donated his family property to help the army.
However, this time, there was a Mu who said to Xiao He: "Xiangguo, you are not far from exterminating the clan!" ”】
(End of chapter)