"Liu Bang has been fighting since he started his army, and even before his death, he has been working for the long-term stability of the dynasty he established."

"At that time, he made the following personnel arrangements for the Han Dynasty, which can be called a model for later emperors."

"At that time, Empress Lu and his power were already quite large, and Liu Bang's desire to change the crown prince was also frustrated, and he considered the safety of the Liu family in the future, and arranged everything in advance."

First, he arranged for Cao Shen, Wang Ling, Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and others who were loyal to the Han family to succeed Xiao He in the future, and also said, "Those who are loyal to the Han family will also be Bo." ”

"These people were used quite accurately, especially Chen Ping and Zhou Bo, who played a key role in the pacification of Zhulu later."

"The second is that he arranged for all his sons to go to the country to exercise."

"Later, although Liu Bang's son was persecuted by Empress Lu, there were only two acting kings, Liu Heng and Huainan King Liu Chang, left, and the flame of victory was retained."

Of course, at that time, there were several sons Liu Xiang, Liu Zhang, and Liu Xingju, who had matured by the eldest son Liu Fei, and it was these grandsons who raised the banner of "anti-Lu". ”

"In the end, Liu Bang's four sons reaped the fruits of the final victory, which put the Han Dynasty back on the right track."

"Whether it is the policy of the early Han Dynasty, or the military and economy behind, including the arrangements behind, Liu Bang's ability should not be underestimated."

"There are pros and cons to the policy, that is, the king of the opposite sex is clear."

During the period of the Chu and Han dynasties, Liu Bang gave full play to his "generous" characteristics, showed great "sincerity" - to be crowned king, and actively formed an "anti-item" alliance. ”

"Zhang Er, Peng Yue, Zang Di, Wu Rui, Yingbu and others brought their own men and horses to Liu Bang's door one after another, and they were also the founding heroes of the Han Dynasty."

Later, everyone surrounded and suppressed Xiang Yu, and Liu Bang won the world, so they rewarded these heroes and named seven kings with different surnames (plus eight later Lu Juan), including the five mentioned earlier, as well as the two Han Xin who were originally in Liu Bang's camp. ”

"Of course, these kings with different surnames were not Liu Bang's original intention, but just a means to win people's hearts at that time."

"But these people are always hidden dangers, Liu Bang's idea may be the idea of most emperors, these people are fighting the world with me, if I am gone, how can the weak descendants control these people?"

Therefore, he ruthlessly began to "clean up" these kings with different surnames, and the process of getting rid of these people Liu Bang is very strategic, which can be summed up as "treating them differently and gradually eradicating them". ”

"The first is to adjust and weaken."

"He adjusted the fiefdoms of the two Han Shins and transferred them out of the strategic land."

"The first to attack is Han Xin, the king of Qi who has a heavy army, after Xiang Yu was eliminated, Liu Bang immediately relieved Han Xin of his military power, and then transferred him out of Qi and transferred him to the relatively remote Chu land to serve as the king of Chu."

"The second is Han Wangxin, at the beginning he was in the old land of Korea, but it was a fortress in the Central Plains, Liu Bang transferred him to the border area north of Taiyuan and the Xiongnu on the grounds of Han Wangxin's bravery."

"The second is categorization."

"The first type of people is to force rebellion and send troops to conscript."

"Including Yan Wang Zang Di, Lu Juan, Han Wangxin, Huainan Wang Yingbu."

"Liu Bang himself personally led the troops to recruit and killed Zang Di, Han Wangxin fled to the Xiongnu and was later killed by the Han generals, Lu Juan died in the Xiongnu, and Yingbu was also killed after the defeat and retreat."

"The second is to kill people with a knife and plot to be executed."

"Including Han Xin and Peng Yue, who have been demoted to the Marquis of Huaiyin, they were all killed by Empress Lu."

"The third is to use sin to degrade."

"Zhang Er died relatively early, his son Zhang Ao was Liu Bang's son-in-law, and he was originally safe, but later he was involved in a rebellion case, although he was exempted from the death penalty and was removed from the prince."

"In the end, only Wu Rui, the king of Changsha, was spared, this is remote, and there is no dispute with the world, plus Zhang Liang's allocation, he was able to die well, and there will be no heirs after five generations."

"Generally speaking, after Liu Bang won the Chu and Han hegemony battles, he used a few years to basically get rid of the king with a different surname that he had to be named at that time."

"Although the process is a little cruel, and some people are also a little wronged, but for Liu Bang and his Han Empire, these people have both ability and prestige, as well as territory and troops, which is always a hidden danger to the stability of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bang has to do it."

"In order to consolidate his rule, Liu Bang began to divide the princes and kings after getting rid of the king with a different surname."

"Liu Bang's eldest brother died early, and his wife was not very good to Liu Bang, Liu Bang only posthumously made Liu Bo a marquis, and his son Liu Xin was only a marquis."

"The second brother Liu Zhong was named the king, and Liu Jiao was named the king of Chu."

"The eldest son Liu Fei was sealed to the rich land of Qi and was the king of Qi, the third son Liu Ruyi was the king of Zhao, the fourth son Liu Heng was the acting king, the fifth son Liu Hui was the king of Liang, the sixth son Liu You was the king of Zhao, the seventh son Liu Chang was the king of Huainan, and the eighth son Liu Jian was the king of Yan."

"In addition to his brother and son, Liu Bang also named his brother Liu Jia as the king of Jing, this Liu Jia fought with Liu Bang everywhere and made a lot of achievements, and this brother died in the battle against Yingbu."

"Soon after, considering the importance of Jiangdong's Wu land, a brave clan was needed to guard it, and Liu Bang made his nephew and Liu Zhong's son Liu Bi the king of Wu to guard the important place in the southeast."

"In the long run, there are pros and cons to separating kings with the same surname, and it is difficult to determine whether it is reasonable."

"But for the newly founded Han Dynasty, it was one of the ways to stabilize the regime."

First, at that time, the whole society had an "anti-Qin" trend of thought, believing that Qin's system was problematic, and the county system was also one of them, of course, the county system was in line with the needs of the development of the times. ”

"Although the sub-seal is a product of the old era, it is also in line with the trend of people's minds at that time. Therefore, the Han Dynasty realized a mixed local governance system of "county system + sub-feudal", the counties were mainly in the central area of the Han Dynasty, and the sub-feuds were basically distributed in the periphery, showing the trend of defending the central government and effectively consolidating the imperial frontier. ”

"Another factor in dividing the king with the same surname is to prevent sudden changes in the central government, which played a key role in the later eradication of Zhulu."

After Liu Bang wiped out the king with a different surname, although Liu Bang was named the king with the same surname, as the power of Empress Lu grew, he began to worry that the Han family was usurped by the Lu family, so in his later years, he made an alliance with the princes and ministers. ”

"First, the kingdom will last forever and give to the seed."

"Second, if you are not the king of the Liu family, the world will attack it, and if you don't do what you want, the world will punish you."

"The White Horse Alliance" has always been hailed as a masterpiece of Yangmou."

"First of all, Liu Bang tied the power of the Han Dynasty to the interests of the princes and ministers, and as long as the Han Dynasty existed, their descendants could continue to enjoy glory and wealth."

"Secondly, to consolidate the imperial power and the Liu clan, those who are not surnamed Liu cannot be called kings, and this article determines the legitimacy and uniqueness of being called kings."