After the fiasco in Pengcheng, Liu Bang escaped with a dozen followers. Xiang Yu sent Ding Gong to pursue Liu Bang. After Ding Gong caught up with Liu Bang, he let them go. After Liu Bang ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he was given the title of Liu, but he killed his former savior. Why?
(1) Why did Xiang Bo betray his nephew Xiang Yu?
Xiang Bo, the youngest uncle of Xiang Yu, was named as the left prime minister of Chu for his meritorious service in establishing Chu Huaiwang. After Liu Bang entered Guanzhong, he sent heavy troops to guard Hangu Pass to prevent Xiang Yu from entering Guanzhong. After defeating Qin Jun's main force, Xiang Yu led his army westward into Guanzhong, but was blocked in Hangu Pass. Xiang Yu was so angry that he broke through the pass and stationed in Hong Men. Soon Liu Bang's Sajima Cao Wushang sent someone to tell Xiang Yu that Liu Bang wanted to be the king of Guanzhong, and he appointed Zi Ying, who surrendered from Qin, as the prime minister, and the gold, silver and jewels were his own.
Xiang Yu became more and more angry after hearing this, and decided to crusade against Liu Bang the next day. At this time, Xiang Yu had an army of 400,000, while Liu Bang had only 65,438+10,000. Naturally, Liu is weak and strong. After Xiang Bo knew it, he urged Sean to flee for his life overnight. Why did Xiang Bo do this? Because during the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Bo committed a capital crime, and Sean saved him. Xiang Bo met Sean at night not to betray Xiang Yu, but to repay Sean for saving his life.
Sean knew about Xiang Yu's military action the next day and told Liu Bang. Liu immediately fooled Xiang Bo, saying that he had no second thoughts about Xiang Yu and offered to marry Xiang Bo. Xiang Bo was overjoyed and believed Liu Bang. Before he left, he told Liu Bang that he must personally apologize to Xiang Yu the next day. After Xiang Bo returned to Xiang Ying, he interceded for Liu Bang, and Xiang Yu cancelled the military action the next day.
The next morning, Liu Bang came to Hong Men to meet Xiang Yu and continued to fool Xiang Yu with the trick of fooling Xiang Bo. Xiang Yu also believed it and hosted a banquet for Liu Bang. At the banquet, Xiang Yu was confused, but his counselor Fan Zeng could see clearly the ambition of Chu Liu Bang. So he asked Xiang Zhuang to assassinate Liu Bang in the name of sword dancing. Xiang Bo saw the purpose of Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, so he drew his sword and danced with Xiang Zhuang, blocking Liu Bang with his own body. In this case, Liu Bang fled Xiang Ying on the pretext of going to the toilet.
According to the Covenant, Liu Bang should be the king of Guanzhong, but Xiang Yu moved Liu Bang to Hanwang by his own strength. After Liu Bang was named Hanwang, Sean said goodbye to him and prepared to assist Hanwang. When Sean left, Liu Bang gave him a golden bell and a pearl bucket to show his gratitude, and then gave him a gift to thank Xiang Bo Hongmen for saving his life.
Unexpectedly, Sean gave Xiang Bo all the gifts that Liu Bang gave him, and asked Xiang Bo to lobby Xiang Yu to give Hanzhong County to Liu Bang. Under the persuasion of Xiang Bo, Xiang Yu gave the whole Hanzhong County to Liu Bang. Later, Liu Bang was able to pacify Sanqin and recover Guanzhong, and Hanzhong became a springboard. Without Hanzhong, there would be no future people, son of heaven, which shows how much Xiang Bo ate one inside and chose another outside.
After Liu Bang acceded to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he ordered Xiang to be pardoned and given the surname of Liu, because Xiang Bo was a guard and was named Queen Sheyang.
(2) Why did Ding Gong betray Xiang Yu?
In the second year of the Han Dynasty (205 BC), Liu Bang was dissatisfied with Xiang Yu's move to seal himself as Hanwang, and led the five-nation allied forces to capture Pengcheng, the capital of western Chu. This time, Xiang Yu counterattacked the rebellion in Qi and Di. I heard that after the fall of Peng Cheng, he led 30,000 chosen men to Huiyuan, and the Han army was in flight. According to historical records, the Han army jumped into the river and fled, killing hundreds of thousands. Liu bang retreated to the south, and the Chu army pursued him. The two sides fought another battle in Suishui, and the Han army jumped into Suishui to escape, killing hundreds of thousands more.
Subsequently, Liu Bang's army was surrounded by Xiang Yu, and Liu Bang was hopeless. At this time, a sandstorm suddenly hung up, still beating the Chu army. Therefore, Liu Bang has always been very lucky. At the critical moment, someone advised him, even the god of death protected him.
Liu bang took advantage of the sandstorm in the Chu army and began to flee. He took the opportunity to escape with dozens of people, and Xiang Yu sent his general Ding Gong to pursue Liu Bang. Liu bang met his children on the way to escape and took them on the road. In order to make the carriage run faster, Liu Bang kicked his children off the carriage several times. Every time, the driver Xia Houying carried the two children onto the carriage.
As a result, Liu Bang and his party were caught up by Ding Gong, and the two armies fought hand to hand. Liu Bang was outnumbered and said to Ding Gong, We are all heroes. Do we have to kill each other? ? Ding Gong was very happy after hearing this. Some people called him a hero, which satisfied his vanity, so Ding Gong released Liu Bang's family.
After Xiang Yu's defeat, Liu Bang issued an assassination order to Xiang Yu's men. Almost everyone hid, but Ding Gong not only didn't hide, but also ran confidently to see Liu Bang. Why did Ding Gong dare to run to see Liu Bang? Because he thought he had saved the lives of Liu Bang's family of three, now that Liu Bang is developed, he can get an official position anyway, and Liu Bang's men who chased Xiang Yu didn't kill themselves.
But what he never expected was that Liu Bang said after seeing him. Ding Gong's disloyalty to Wang Xiang made Wang Xiang lose the world and make a decision. ? After Ding Gong's death, Liu Bang also warned all courtiers to be loyal to their masters and not to imitate Ding Gong.
(3) He is also the savior of Liu Bang. Why did Xiang Bo die of natural causes and Ding Gong was killed?
Liu Bang killed Ding Gong because he was disloyal to his master. Is that really the case? What about Xiang Bo? Xiang Bo also ate an inside job and revealed military secrets to Liu Bang. Please seal Hanzhong County to save Liu Bang's father from danger. Isn't this disloyalty? So why did Liu Bang treat his rescuer so differently?
Because the situation is different, although both of them are Liu Bang's lifesavers, Xiang Bo is confused. He works for a man? The righteous word leaked military secrets, and was later deceived by Liu Bang's rhetoric and betrayed Xiang Yu. In addition, Xiang Bo didn't embarrass and embarrass Liu Bang, didn't make Liu Bang lose his dignity, and gave Liu Bang enough face.
However, Ding Gong is different. When he was chasing Liu Bang, he chased Liu Bang very awkwardly. Liu bang had to kick his children out of the car and let Liu bang show his true colors. Later, Ding Gong was merciful and humiliated Liu Bang.
Although Liu Bang was suddenly generous, he still needed the dignity of the emperor. In fact, when Liu Bang ordered the wanted man of Xiang Yu, he did not order the killing of Ding Gong. At this time, Ding Gong should be grateful to Liu Bang. He shouldn't go to Liu Bang for an official position, but just find a place to live in seclusion.
After Liu Bang ascended the throne, he did not exterminate the Xiang nationality, but gave it a surname of Liu, which followed the surname of the enemy in feudal society, which undoubtedly made them betray their own clan. Although many friends think that Liu Bang is cruel to do so, they have to admit that Liu Bang is really tolerant of the enemy.