Allusions between Xiao He and Han Xin

Success is also Xiao He, and failure is also me. To make a metaphor, the success or failure of things comes from the same person. This used to be a folk saying, which was found in Rong Zhai Xu Xiao He and Han Xin in the Song Dynasty: "Han Xin is a traitor, and if he wants to call, he may not come. This is a conspiracy with Xiao, and the liar is called Chen? 1? It was broken, and the letter said,' I'm glad to be ill.' If you believe it, you will be punished. The letter was recommended by General Xiao He. Now that he is dead, he has a plan. Therefore, slang has the expression' success is also Xiao He, failure is also Xiao He'. "

When Han Xin was young, he went to Xiang Liang with a sword and was unknown; Later it belonged to Xiang Yu, who was just a doctor. He made many suggestions for reuse, which Xiang Yu didn't adopt. When Liu Bang entered Shu, Han Xin abandoned Chu for Han, and he was unknown. He was just a popular employee, but he was executed for breaking the law. He said some wild words under the knife edge, which shocked Teng Gong Xia Houying and recommended him as a captain to treat millet. It was Xiao He who discovered Han Xin, a wizard, but he was still not reused. When the army arrived in Nanzheng, Han Xin made a conscious effort and fled with the people. Xiao He didn't ask for instructions, so he chased Han Xin under the moon. Someone reported to Liu Bang that the Prime Minister had also escaped, and Liu Bang was surprised and angry. Two days later, Xiao He came back, and Liu Bang was both happy and angry. He scolded, "Why did you run away?" Xiao He said, "I dare not run. I'm going to chase those who have run away." When Liu learned that he was going after Han Xin, he scolded, "The generals ran away with dozens of people, but you didn't go after Han Xin. This is fake. " Xiao He said, "You will hear it easily. If you believe, no one can be like you. If the king only wants to be the king of Hanzhong, he doesn't need Han Xin; If you want to compete for the world, no one but Han Xin can do great things with you! " So he advised Liu Bang to choose an auspicious day, fast and erect an altar, and solemnly worship Han Xin as a general. Overnight, Han Xin rose from a nobody to the head of the three armed forces, that is, Xiao He, Ye Cheng.

Later, Han Xin strategized, competing for the Central Plains, laying half of the land for the Liu Han Dynasty and establishing princes. He was accused of treason. Liu bang cut his relieving. In the ten years of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang personally accepted Chen? 1? 7。 Han Xin refused to admit his illness, but secretly sent someone to contact Chen, and the retainer told on him. Lv Hou, who was in Beijing, wanted to surrender Han Xin, but he was afraid that Han Xin would not accept it, so he consulted with Xiao He. Rich people must untie the bell and tie it. After all, Xiao He is wily. He sent a letter to Han Xin, claiming that Chen? 1? They have been captured and killed, and all the princes and officials will go to the palace to congratulate them. Xiao He deceived Han Xin: "Although you are sick, you should go to the palace to congratulate you, lest the emperor get suspicious."

Poor Han Xin. He has been clever all his life, but he was confused for a moment. As soon as he stepped into the palace gate, he was hijacked and bound by Lv Hou's crouching knife and axe hand, taken to the hanging bell room of Changle Palace, and beheaded. This is the second execution. He sighed, "I regret that I didn't adopt Kuai Tong's strategy and was cheated by a woman and a boy. Isn't this an act of god? " So he killed three families in Han Xin. This is failure.

Xiao He, as a "friend of life and death", can treat Ying Bu who betrayed him calmly and show mercy to him in front of Liu Bang, but why should he treat Han Xin like this? Hong Mai explained this point in Rong Zhai's sequel: As Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang went out with troops and Lv Hou took power in North Korea, an emergency suddenly happened. Because the capital stayed behind, Xiao He had to kill Han Xin immediately, unlike Ying Bu, who was still in a specious situation and could plan calmly. It can be seen that cut the gordian knot, Xiao He is also forced to do it!