What is the reason why Xiang Yu held the Hongmen Banquet? Why did the hongmen banquet fail?

First, it was Cao Xiang who tipped them off.

Cao Wushang said, "Pei Gong wants to be the king of Guanzhong, making Zi Ying the phase and having all kinds of treasures." The following article does mention that after Liu Bang entered Xianyang, he sent generals to guard Hangu Pass. Because someone told Liu Bang that "if you leave the customs, you can be king in Qin." Liu Bang really wants to be the king of Guanzhong. When Liu Bang came to Xianyang, he promised that Zi Ying could continue to worship the ancestral temple of Qin State in Qin State and give him high treatment. Zi Ying surrendered. After entering Xianyang, Liu Bang saw countless gorgeous palaces, mountains of treasures and countless beautiful women, and his eyes were blurred. Together with Liu Bang's rural brothers, they are all busy grabbing beautiful women and treasures. Only Xiao He hastily collected some household registration calendars of the Qin Dynasty. Later, Sean reminded Liu Bang that doing so was tantamount to telling Xiang Yu that he wanted to be king in Guanzhong and openly do the right thing with Xiang Yu. In desperation, Liu bang sealed the library and returned to the army. It should be said that Cao Wushang exposed Liu Bang's three charges, each of which is true. Xiang Yu was very angry when he heard Cao's report. He immediately ordered a hearty meal the next day to defeat Liu Bang.

The second is Fan Zeng's suggestion.

After Xiang Yu decided to attack Liu Bang, Fan Zeng added fuel to the fire. Fan Zeng said, "When Pei Gong lived in Shandong, he was greedy for money and loved Maggie. Now he has entered the customs, and his goods and women have not been taken with him. This is not his ambition. I'm so angry. I'm a dragon and a tiger. I'm so angry. Don't lose it! "

Fan Zeng's story is true or false. After the start of the war, Liu Bang was still a rogue, who liked to make money and beautiful women, and his wife Lv Zhi was often absent, just like being unscrupulous. However, it hasn't changed much since entering the customs, making money everywhere and robbing beautiful women. Even in front of Lv Zhi, Liu Bang dared not hook up with other women. It doesn't mean that "women get nothing, women get nothing". As for the spirit of the emperor, it is the story of Fan Zeng.

Then why did Fan Zeng lie? Fan Zeng is a clever man. Although Liu Bang may only have the ambition of being the king of Guanzhong in front of him, once he has the opportunity, Liu Bang will take advantage of the situation and seize the world. With Liu Bang's personality and advantages in employing people, he is indeed the biggest potential enemy of Xiang Yu. Fan Zeng, aware of the horror of Liu Bang, deliberately exaggerated the harm of Liu Bang, angered Xiang Yu, and immediately attacked Liu Bang.

Originally, Xiang Yu sent troops to attack Liu Bang the next day, but things changed because of the appearance of Xiang Bo. In order to rescue benefactor Sean, Xiang Bo went to Liu Bang's camp privately, only to be discovered by Liu Bang. Liu bang is really good, and his mouth can talk about the dead. Xiang Bo thought that Liu Bang was an active minister, so he went back to persuade Xiang Yu and Xiang Yu to make a decision, give up military attack temporarily, and hold a peace negotiation first to see Liu Bang's performance.

There is no question of who wins or loses at the banquet itself. It can even be said that the hongmen banquet, xiang yu won. Xiang Yu failed in the Chu-Han War for reasons that can be discussed, but he did not fail at the Hongmen Banquet.

At the time of the hongmen banquet, Qin Guogang died, and the world was at the beginning. Xiang Yu, of course, made the first contribution. The governors were all afraid of him and supported him, but Liu Bang also made great contributions. There may be some problems, but he is still not dead. It is said that Liu and others committed several crimes, captured the state of Qin, and took no property. That was a great achievement. Another example is the dragon pattern, which is a feng shui superstition and is not convincing enough. Today you can kill Liu Bang in the name of dragon pattern, and tomorrow you can kill anyone in the name of dragon pattern. Anyway, this dragon thing, if I say you have it, you have it. How to convince others?

Therefore, at the hongmen banquet, you dare not kill liu bang. Liu bang is innocent and meritorious. If he is killed, the world will not accept it. Fan Zeng doesn't know how he got this idea. Even if Fan Zeng is right, we have to find a reason. Hongmen banquet is not a good opportunity.

Xiang Yu made a series of mistakes after the Hongmen banquet and finally lost the world. But it can't be traced back to the source. The Hongmen banquet should have killed Liu Bang.