When Emperor Gaozu was a civilian, Xiao He repeatedly protected Gaozu as an official. Xiao He used to be the county magistrate of Pei County. He is studious, quick-thinking, has a good knowledge of laws and regulations of past dynasties, and is good at making friends. Liu bang is a poor friend. Liu bang was just a small pavilion director at that time. He is usually casual and often gets into trouble. Xiao He used his power to secretly protect him many times, so they had a good friendship. In 209 BC, Chen Sheng and Guangwu revolted. Xiao He and Cao Can, Fan Kuai, frequency and others get together to discuss. Observe the situation and keep in touch with Liu Bang who has rebelled. At that time, Peixian county magistrate also wanted to join Chen Sheng and keep his official position, so he consulted with Xiao He and Zeng Shen. Xiao He suggested forgiving sins and reusing Liu Bang. They went to Mangdang Mountain to find Liu Bang. When they returned to Pei County, the county magistrate changed his mind and detained Xiao He. When Liu Bang learned about it, he flew into a rage. He went out to Pei County, killed the county magistrate and rescued Xiao He. Xiao He announced that Liu Bang was elected as county magistrate. Because of Liu Bang's polite refusal and Xiao He's advice, Liu Bang could not refuse. Be the leader of the uprising. From then on, Xiao He followed Liu Bang's expedition to the north and made great achievements.
The Qin Dynasty supervised the affairs of the county remonstrance and Xiao He, and Xiao He often did things well. Xiao He went to attend the official evaluation of surabaya county clerical officer, ranking first. Qin's suggestion to enter the DPRK to make suggestions, to surrender Xiao He, Xiao He insisted, but failed.
When the emperor raised his troops against Pei Gong, Xiao often performed the duties of prime minister to supervise political affairs. Liu bang marched bravely with a great army and reached Guanzhong. Xiao He, as Chengdu, is in charge of local affairs and supervises the military logistics supply. In 206 BC, 10, Zi Ying, king of Qin, designed to kill Zhao Gao, the prime minister, and gave him a decree to surrender to Liu Bang. Therefore, Liu Bang led the army into Xianyang. Soldiers took advantage of the chaos to plunder gold and silver, and even Liu Bang couldn't help it. Whenever he is free, he runs to Qin Gong and looks around. When he saw the gorgeous decorations, piles of gold, silver and jewels, and groups of beautiful women in Qin Gong, he was too proud to leave, even drooling over the wealth of Qin Gong. Only Xiao He, after entering Xianyang, is not greedy for gold and silver, and is not infatuated with beautiful women. However, he still rushed to the Prime Minister's Office of Qin Dynasty and collected books and files on Qin household registration, topography, laws and regulations for future reference. Because according to the code system of the Qin dynasty, the prime minister assisted the son of heaven in handling state affairs. The censor supervised the censor of each county externally and accepted the advice of the minister internally. Except for military power, the prime minister and the censor are in charge of almost all state affairs. Xiao He has been an official for many years. Of course he knows that. As a result, as soon as he entered Xianyang, he immediately entered the imperial palace of the Prime Minister of Qin and collected books on laws and regulations, so that Liu Bang knew the customs, the number of registered permanent residence, the strong and weak situation and the customs and people's feelings like the palm of his hand. Later, in the Chu-Han War, Liu Bang was able to defeat the enemy, to which Xiao He contributed.
Xiao He once recommended Han Xin to Liu Bang, so Liu Bang appointed Han Xin as the general, which is recorded in The Biography of Huaiyin Hou. Han Xin was originally a subordinate of Xiang Yu. He is brave and resourceful, and he is a strategist in A Chinese Odyssey. However, it was not reused under Xiang Yu, so he voted for Liu Bang. At first, Liu Bang ignored him and took him away with Han. Xiao He learned that, immediately put down the unfinished business and went after Han Xin himself, without even greeting Liu Bang. Liu bang was anxious about the increasing number of deserters in the army. Suddenly an army came to report, "Prime Minister Xiao Ye has escaped." Liu Bang was surprised and said, "This is amazing! I was just about to discuss something important with the Prime Minister, and he also ran away! "
Now send someone to find Xiao He. There was no sign of Xiao He for two consecutive days, and Liu Bang was on pins and needles. Xiao He took pains to catch up with Han Xin, asking all the way, chasing all the way until dark, and didn't catch up with Han Xin. He was about to have a rest when he suddenly saw a man walking back and forth by the river with a horse in the distance. Xiao He rode forward and shouted, "General Han! General Han! " After running to the river, he got off the horse and said angrily, "General Han, we finally hit it off and became friends. Why didn't you leave without saying anything? "
Han Xin still don't talk. Xiao He made another big article to persuade him to go back. At that time, Teng Gong Xia Houying arrived, and the two men begged and insisted that Han Xin go back. They said, "If the king doesn't listen to our advice, then the three of us will go together, ok?" Han Xin had to follow them back.
On the third day, they returned to Nanzheng. Xiao He met Liu Bang. When Liu Bang saw Xiao He, he was both happy and angry. "Why did you run away?" Xiao He said, "I dare not run. I'm going after the runaway. " Liu Bang asked him, "Who are you chasing?" Xiao He replied. "It's Han Xin." Hearing this, Liu Bang said disapprovingly, "There are more than a dozen generals who have escaped, and I have never heard of the people you are chasing. Why do you insist on chasing Han Xin? This is obviously lying to me! "
Xiao He said: "Those generals are easy to get, but Han Xin is one of the best outstanding talents today. If he runs away, there will never be another one. If the king only wants to be the king of Hanzhong, he can forget it without Han Xin; To prepare farmland, Han Xin must be used. What are you going to do? "
Liu Bang said, "Of course I'm going to type it. How can I always get stuck here? "
Xiao He said: "If the King decides to leave Hanzhong and can reuse Han Xin, he will naturally stay; If you don't reuse him, he will leave eventually. " Liu bang said. "Why don't I just follow the Prime Minister and make him a general?" Xiao He said, "Call him the general, he will still go." "How about making him a general?" Xiao He said, "Very good." At that time, Liu Bang asked Xiao He to call Han Xin and immediately made him a general.
Xiao He said frankly, "Your Majesty is too careless about manners on weekdays. It's a big deal to worship the general, and it's not like children are joking to ask him to come. The king wants to worship Han Xin as a general, first of all, he should build a worship platform, choose a good date, and fast himself, and then hold a ceremony to worship the general. In this way, all soldiers can obey the general's command, just like the king's command. " Liu Bang said, "Ok, I will listen to you. Please do this. "
How can everyone be surprised that a small official who was originally unknown is now worshipped as a general? It happened that Liu Bang and Xiao He were so respectful to him that everyone was even more puzzled. Later, Han Xin didn't live up to the good intentions of Liu Bang and Xiao He. In the Chu-Han War, he destroyed Xiang Yu for Liu Bang and pacified the world. That's why Liu Bang can win the world. To a certain extent, Xiao He's role in recommending sages cannot be ignored. Han Xin gave Liu an idea after his visit. First set Sanqin (Guanzhong), and then surround Xiang Yu. Liu Bang was very happy to hear this, so he sent troops according to Han Xin's suggestion. As the prime minister, Xiao He stayed in Bashu and issued a decree. Pacify the people, replenish rations, and prepare to fight Hanzhong. In 206 BC, Liu Bang gradually pacified Guanzhong.
Hanwang led the troops to pacify Dongsanqin, and Xiao He, as the prime minister, stayed behind to collect Bashu, comfort the people and supply rations. In the second year of Han Dynasty, Hanwang and the governors attacked Chu, and Xiao He stayed in Guanzhong to serve the governors and sat in Yang Biao. Formulating laws and regulations, establishing ancestral temples, villages, palaces, counties and cities always requires instructions, and Hanwang also agrees and allows it to be handled. Even if it is too late to play, it will be implemented as appropriate. Hanwang will report again when he comes back. Xiao He was in charge of household registration and water transportation and military supplies in Guanzhong, and Hanwang abandoned the army many times. Xiao He often recruits soldiers from Guanzhong to fill vacancies. Hanwang therefore specially appointed Xiao He to be responsible for Guanzhong affairs.
In the third year of Han Dynasty, Hanwang and Xiang Yu confronted each other in Beijing and Suo, and Han sent messengers to comfort the Prime Minister. Bao Sheng said to the Prime Minister, "Hanwang is suspicious of you because he is exposed to the sun and rain, but he has sent people to comfort you many times. I think it is better for you to send all your sons and brothers who can fight to the army, and Hanwang will definitely trust you more. " So Xiao He took his advice, and Hanwang was very happy.
In the five years of the Han Dynasty, Xiang Yu was killed, and the world was settled, so he had to make meritorious deeds and be sealed. A group of ministers strive for merit, and the rank of merit for more than a year can't be decided. High-impedance thought that Xiao He made the greatest contribution, made him a Hou and enjoyed many food cities. The heroes all said, "We went into battle in person and fought more than 100 battles, at least dozens of rounds, attacking the city slightly, with different sizes. Up to now, Xiao He has never made great achievements, but only talked about it with words and dances. He has never fought a war, but his rank is higher than ours. Why? " Gaudi said, "Do you know anything about hunting?" The heroes said, "I know." Gaudi said, "Do you know hounds?" Answer: "Yes." Gaudi said: "When hunting, dogs chased wild animals and rabbits, but people found traces showing where the wild animals were. Now you can only get the escaped beast, which is a meritorious dog. As for Xiao He, he found the trace and pointed out the source, that is, he was a meritorious person. Besides, you just follow me, only two or three people. Now Xiao He has mobilized dozens of people from all ethnic groups to follow me, all of which are indispensable. " Ministers are afraid to speak.
When it was time to seal the marquis, when the memorial was called, they all said, "Cao Can, the marquis of Pingyang, was injured in 70 places, and he deserves the first place in the siege." The emperor wronged the hero and gave Xiao He many titles. He didn't embarrass him when the hero ranked second, but the emperor wanted Xiao He to rank first in his heart, and Hou E in Shanhaiguan knew what the emperor meant, so he suggested: "The ministers' comments were not ranked correctly. Although Cao Can has made great achievements in the strategy of wilderness, it is only temporary. Xiao He should keep the Guanzhong, so that the Han army can always have a stable base. The emperor confronted the army for five years, and the troops were often separated, and the soldiers were in a state of chaos. This has happened many times. But Xiao He always sent troops from Guanzhong to fill the vacancy, not ordered by the emperor. Tens of thousands of soldiers from Guanzhong went to the front, just in time for the emperor to be sleepy. This has happened many times. The Han and Chu armies have been at loggerheads in Xingyang for many years, and there is no ready-made food in the army. Xiao He transports grain from Guanzhong and supplies rations. Although your majesty has lost Shandong territory many times, Xiao He has always kept Guanzhong for your majesty. This is a great achievement for generations. Now even if you don't wait for hundreds of people, what's the loss to Korea? With them, the Han may not be able to keep it. Why should a day's work be above the ages? Xiao He is the first and Cao Can is the second. " High-impedance said, "good. "So life Xiao He first, give the sword shoe to the temple, don't take small steps, walk fast.
The emperor said, "I heard that those who recommend sages should be rewarded by their superiors." Although Xiao He's contribution is high, it is more obvious to describe it with Equn. "Therefore, according to the food city in Shanhaiguan pass, it was originally sealed by Hubei County and was named Anping Hou. On this day, Xiao He and his son were sealed and both had food cities. Seal 2000 households in Xiao He, because once the emperor went to Xianyang to take the corvee, Xiao He earned 200 yuan more.