Ask the story "Success is Xiao He, Failure is Xiao He".

This idiom comes from Historical Records Biography of Huaiyin Hou.

At the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, there was a man named Han Xin in Huaiyin (now Jiangsu Province). He lived a lonely life when he was young and was looked down upon. Later, Han Xin defected to Xiang Yu and took part in the anti-Qin movement. He once put forward some operational suggestions to Xiang Yu, but none of them were adopted. Han Xin saw that his talents could not be put to good use, so he turned to Liu Bang.

At first, Liu Bang didn't reuse Han Xin, but made him a small official. He once committed a military law and was almost put to death. After death, he was only allowed to be a small official in charge of grain and grass (a captain in charge of millet). By chance, Han Xin met Xiao He. Xiao He is Liu Bang's confidant, and Liu Bang is obedient to him. After a long talk with Han Xin, Xiao He admired Han Xin and thought that Han Xin was a rare military genius. However, just when Xiao He decided to recommend Han Xin to Liu Bang, Han took it away. It turns out that most of Liu Bang's subordinates are from Xuzhou. Liu bang sealed Hanwang, and the fief was in Hanzhong, which was narrow and difficult to develop. So, his men fled because they were homesick. Han Xin saw that Liu Bang didn't mean to reuse himself and ran away.

Xiao He was worried when he learned that Han Xin had escaped. Before reporting to Liu Bang, he jumped on horseback and chased Han Xin back overnight. Liu thought Xiaohe had escaped, too, and was very angry. Later, I learned that Xiao He personally recovered Han Xin, an obscure little official, and called Xiao He a mountain out of a molehill. Xiao He introduced the situation of Han Xin to Liu Bang in detail, and then said: "Han Xin has outstanding military talents, not ordinary talents. If you are willing to be the king of Hanzhong all your life, if you want to seize the world, you must reuse this person. " Due to Xiao He's recommendation, Liu Bang finally agreed to worship Han Xin as a general, and chose an auspicious day to hold the dragon.

A grand ceremony in honor of the generals.

After being worshipped as a general by Liu Bang, Han Xin gave full play to his military talents and made great contributions to Liu Bang's unification of the world and the establishment of the Han Dynasty. However, after Liu Bang became emperor, he became more and more uneasy about Han Xin. First of all, Han Xin was relieved of military power and changed from "King of Qi" to "King of Chu"; Soon, Han Xin was arrested again; After the pardon, only one "Huaiyin Hou" was sealed. Han Xin was idle and depressed in Chang 'an, so he planned a rebellion and reported it to Liu Bang's wife, Lv Hou. Lv Hou wanted to get rid of Han Xin, but he was afraid that he wouldn't give in, so he consulted with Xiao He. Finally, Xiao He tricked Han Xin into the palace, and Lv Hou killed Han Xin in the bell room of Changle Palace on charges of rebellion.