A question about the Warring States Period
See Yi Zhongtian's The Mystery of the Rise of Liu Bang.
Introduction to the speaker: Yi Zhongtian, 1947 was born in Changsha, Hunan province, 198 1 graduated from Wuhan university with a master's degree in literature and stayed as a teacher. He is currently a professor at the School of Humanities of Xiamen University. He has been engaged in interdisciplinary research in literature, art, aesthetics, psychology, anthropology and history for a long time, and has written Wen Xin Diao Long. Recently, he wrote and published Yi Zhongtian's Essays and Academic Works. There are four kinds of cultural series in China: Gossip of China People, Men and Women in China, Reading City and Pinren Record.
Content abstract: At the end of Qin Dynasty, the peasant movement was surging. At the age of 48, an uneducated man in cloth rose up and became the first emperor of the Western Han Dynasty at the age of 56. He is Liu Bang, a rare civilian emperor in the history of China. Liu bang never dreamed that he would become an emperor, have supreme power and make the world his home. Because when he was a child, his situation was very different from that of the emperor. Apart from his humble origins, Liu Bang never studied since he was a child, and always idled and did nothing. However, when Liu Bang was the director of Surabaya Pavilion, he met two people who had a great influence on his life development? Who are these two people?
In 208 BC, after the temporary failure of the Chen Sheng Uprising, Xiang Liang, an old aristocrat of Chu, led the rebellion, followed the advice of Fan Zeng, a counselor, and appointed Chu Huaiwang's grandson as Chu Huaiwang. Chu Huaiwang also exercised his leadership, decided to send troops to destroy Qin, ordered Xiang Yu to go north to save Zhao, and sent Liu Bang to the western expedition to Guanzhong, stipulating that whoever entered the customs first would be king.
Liu bang, who came from humble origins, got the opportunity to take on heavy responsibilities with his courage and honesty. After receiving the order, Liu Bang led an army of only a few thousand people and began the Western Expedition with great ambition. However, he is faced with a powerful Qin Jun who is willing to go out early and return late. Just when Liu Bang was at a loss, he met a key person in a key place. This person can be said to be a noble person who will help Liu Bang make contributions in the future. So how did Liu Bang treat this person?
According to historical records, he was called a "rogue" by his father since he was a child, and he was born with good wine and lust. Then, how did Liu Bang, who was dissolute, become the all-powerful founding emperor in just eight years?
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Today, we will continue to talk about men in the Han Dynasty. When it comes to the man of the Han Dynasty, we can't help but talk about Liu Bang, because Liu Bang is the number one man of the Han Dynasty. 65438 +0. Liu Bang was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, known as Emperor Gaozu or Emperor Gao in history. Did Liu Bang ever think about being an emperor? The conclusion is no, Liu Bang never thought that he would be an emperor, and he will not be an emperor. In February of the fifth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, and he ascended the throne in Dingtao, which is now Dingtao County, Shandong Province. This is a treasure trove of geomantic omen. According to legend, Emperor Yao lived here. Liu Bang became emperor in Dingtao, and later made Chang 'an the capital. His prime minister, Xiao He, built a palace for him in Chang 'an, which is Weiyang Palace. Liu Bang returned to Chang 'an from the battlefield and saw the magnificent Weiyang Palace built by Xiao He. Liu bang was very angry. Liu Bang told Xiao He that he said that there was chaos in the world, which is still unstable and the people are in hot water. Why are you doing this for me? This shows that Liu Bang did maintain his civilian consciousness when he first became emperor, and this consciousness is still very good and clean today. Xiao He said that the son of heaven is at home everywhere, that is to say, what is the son of heaven's home? It is the world, and the son of heaven makes the world his home. If his palace is not magnificent, it is not enough to show his authority. Liu bang said that it turned out to be like this. This just accepted the palace.
After the completion of Weiyang Palace, all the officials came to congratulate the completion of Weiyang Palace. It's a pity that these heroes drank as soon as they had a meeting in Weiyang Palace. They get drunk when they drink, and when they get drunk, they will fight for great credit. When you quarrel, you draw your sword and cut it on the post. Liu bang said it was outrageous. How is that possible? How is that possible? At this moment, a Confucian scholar named Uncle Sun Tong came. Uncle Sun Tong is a Confucian scholar. Uncle Sun Tong suggested to Liu Bang that the only way to solve this problem is to make etiquette. I would like to take my students to plan a etiquette plan for your majesty. Liu bang said that etiquette is very difficult. You should know that we are all louts. Uncle Sun Tong said it was not difficult. What is etiquette? Etiquette is a kind of standardization, stylization and ritualization of human feelings, which is human nature in essence, not to mention that etiquette can be complex or simple. We can integrate and reform the etiquette of past dynasties, and we can work out an operable plan. Liu bang said, then you can try. So Shu and his students worked out a set of etiquette, practiced it for a month, and then invited Liu Bang to watch. It is very simple for Liu Bang to see this, and we louts can learn it, so be it. Etiquette has been worked out.
So in the seventh year of the Han Dynasty, Changle Palace was built again, and this time it can't be as messy as the last Weiyang Palace. Just congratulate North Korea according to etiquette. What's the etiquette? There is a master of ceremonies, first there is a master of ceremonies. What do you mean by yelling and rushing? The trend is to run in small steps, small steps. What can you see from that action? Watching Japanese dramas, Japanese women wear kimonos and carry a bag. If they go like this, it's called fashion. As soon as the MC shouted, all the officials came with water. Column, is a row of military commanders, a row of civilian, column. At this time, the emperor sat on the imperial chariot, slowly moved forward and sat inside. The emcee shouted again, knelt down, and everyone knelt down. Bye, everyone. Goodbye. Then the wine is served at this time, and everyone has a glass of wine, Jue. Then the master of ceremonies shouted longevity, which means congratulations, longevity. The princes in the first row stood up and knelt down with their glasses, and then the master of ceremonies shouted, Shoushou, long live the emperor, long live the emperor, drink, drink this wine, and pay it back again. Then civil servants come out, civil servants come out again, then kneel down, worship again, live longer, and then retire. Then two thousand stones are listed, how about six hundred stones? So Liu Bang was very happy. God, I didn't know how much I enjoyed being an emperor until today. Today I know that being an emperor is expensive. What can you see? It can be seen that I didn't know before, and I had no idea what the emperor was doing.
Liu bang really doesn't want to be an emperor. Because Liu Bang was born a commoner, his father, mother and himself didn't even have a name. How do history books introduce Liu Bang's parents? Father said Taigong and mother said Liu Wei. What does Taigong mean? Uncle, what do you mean? Aunt, that is, her father's name is Uncle Liu and her mother's name is Aunt Liu. It is obvious that he is a nobody. What did Liu Bang explain? Small print season, acceded to the throne, renamed the state. His original nickname was Liu Ji, all year round. After he acceded to the throne, he changed his name to Liu Bang when he proclaimed himself emperor. It can be seen that before he became emperor, he had no name but a nickname, Liu Ji. This Liu Ji is not a name either. What season? Season is the ranking of the ancients. The ranking of ancient brothers is Bo, Zhong, Shu and Ji. Liu Bang's eldest brother is Liu Bo, and his second brother is Liu Zhong. I haven't heard of the third brother, but I can't find the one named Liu Shu in the book. His own name is Liu Ji, which means his brothers are Liu Da, Liu Er, San Liu and Si Liu, so Liu Ji translated it into modern Chinese. Liu Xiao has no name and is a civilian.
Liu bang is such a man of birth. When I was a child, his father was probably Uncle Liu and didn't regard him as a son. He has been called a scoundrel, not as good as his brother Liu Zhong, who can work, earn money and buy a house. Therefore, he is very indulgent in his education. This man has never studied since he was a child. Why not study? Idle around, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, even Sima Qian, the Taishi Duke of the Han Dynasty, was a national historian. He also used four words to pass on him and the founding emperor of the dynasty. What do you like? Like wine and meat, like women, he is such a person.
Then when I grow up, I have a job, that is, the pavilion. We know that the system of the Qin Dynasty is ten miles for the pavilion and ten miles for the township, so the pavilion director is a junior official half a level higher than the village head and half a level lower than the township head. This is a trial. Then two things happened at this time, which had a great influence on Liu Bang's later life.
One thing is that he met Qin Shihuang, because he is now a junior official and he has the opportunity to travel. When he met Qin Shihuang on a business trip, he expressed a feeling that a gentleman should be like Qin Shihuang in order to live like an individual. It was his idea. The second thing is to marry a wife, later Lv Hou. What is this thing like? At that time, Lv Hou's father Lv Gong and Liu Bang were in Pei County. Now, Subei, Lv Gong and Pei County, the county heads in northern Jiangsu, have a good relationship, and Lv Gong came to Pei County to visit the county head. After a distinguished guest came from the county magistrate of Peixian County, he was ready to give a big banquet. At this time, Xiao He, secretary general of the county government, presided over the ceremony. Xiao He made a rule that you should pay a red envelope limit of 1000 yuan, and red envelopes above 1000 should sit in the class, while red envelopes below 1000 should sit in the class. Liu bang didn't have any money, so he ran to the door and said I was 10 thousand. I gave a red envelope of 110 thousand, sitting in the classroom, of course. Liu Ji sat in class, paying no money, and then started talking, laughing and cursing, and no one was watching. At first glance, this Lv Gong seems to be an unusual person. Liu Ji, please stay after drinking. After drinking, Lu Guild talked to Liu Ji. I have a daughter who is not married and is willing to marry you. This Mrs. Lu won't. Mrs. Lu said, look at our daughter's baby. She picked and picked and picked, didn't she? Pei county magistrate has such a good relationship with you that you don't promise to marry him. How can you promise to marry a Liu Xiao? Lv Gong said you don't know, this man will be great in the future.
Two things happened, which had the greatest influence on Liu Bang's future. But if that's all, then we can speculate that Liu Bang married Mrs. Lu, and then became a curator in Surabaya, ending his own life, but this is an era in which history is destined to make heroes, and the times have made heroes. In 209 BC, Chen Sheng and Guangwu revolted in Daze Township. Where is osawa Township? It is located in Suzhou County, Anhui Province, near Suzhou City in the southwest of China. After the uprisings in Chen Sheng and Guangwu, a single spark started a prairie fire, and people everywhere who hated the brutal rule of the Qin Dynasty rose up in succession. The same is true of Pei County where Liu Bang is located. The people suddenly got up, killed the county magistrate of Peixian County and rebelled. A leader should be elected after the uprising. At this time, everyone said, Liu Ji, we should let Liu Ji be the leader. Of course, Liu Bang declined at this time. What did he say? He said: "The world is disturbed and princes rise together. It is not good to set up generals now, and they will be defeated. If I dare to love myself, I am afraid that I will be thin and I will not be able to finish my father, my brother and my children. " In other words, our world is in a mess now, and there are uprisings everywhere. If we choose the wrong leader, we will fail. It's not that I, Liu Ji, don't want to come out and work for everyone, but that my ability is too poor, and I'm afraid I can't save my hometown folks.
So is it necessary for Liu Ji to take the lead at this time? No, because there were two capable people, one was Xiao He and the other was Cao Can. Xiao He and Cao Can were both first-class officials of the county government at that time. Liu Ji is the curator, and this curator finally failed in his duty, but Xiao He and Cao Can are both intellectuals, and intellectuals dare not rebel. Xiao He and Cao Can said that we both belong to married people and have some industries. Leading the rebellion is genocide. We Liu Ji can't help it. Anyway, that's a bastard, and he's responsible for something. Everyone said, no, no, we all thought Liu Ji must be you, and everyone dared not pick this head. Liu Ji said yes, since everyone chose me, I will take the lead. So Liu Ji called himself Pei Gong, because he was the leader of Pei County. From this, we draw the first conclusion of the reason for Liu Bang's rise, that is, although he was born in poverty, he was lucky.
In addition to luck, what is more important is that Liu Bang dares to take responsibility. If Xiao He and Cao Can dare not take the lead in rebellion because of personal gain and loss, Liu Bang's leadership this time reflects his courage. Liu Bang finally took the first step of his rise by his own sincerity, and then went to Xiang Liang, an important leader of the anti-Qin army, to fight side by side with Xiang Liang's nephew Xiang Yu. This provided a greater historical stage for his rise.
At this time, the anti-Qin struggle entered a critical moment. At this critical moment, an important person came to Xiang Liang's team. This man's name is Fan Zeng. Fan Zeng was 70 years old at that time, but this man was full of poems and books and never had a chance to display his talents. He turned his attention to Xiang Liang's team, then went to Xiang Liang and gave Xiang Liang an extremely important idea. At that time, Chen Sheng, the first uprising in osawa Township, was dead, and Chen Sheng and Guangwu Uprising also failed. Fan Zeng gave Xiang Liang an analysis of the reasons for Chen Sheng's failure. Xiang Liang said that Chen Sheng failed for a reason, of course. Why? Because he gave up the banner of Chu, because we know that when he became king after the Chen Sheng Uprising, his country's name was Zhang Chu. What does Zhang Chu mean? The meaning of Zhang Kaichu, Fan Zeng said that although he played the banner of Zhang Chu as a call, he was wrong. He didn't make the heir of the king of Chu king, but became king himself. This is not right. Why? Fan Zeng said that Chu was the most innocent when Qin destroyed six countries, that is, among the six countries destroyed by Qin, Chu was the most wronged and unjust, so Chu people were also the most dissatisfied with the Qin Dynasty. Here is a little explanation. We know that there were mainly seven countries in the so-called Warring States period before Qin destroyed the six countries. Which of these seven countries is the strongest? Three countries, one is Qi, the other is Qin and the other is Chu. Qi is powerful for two reasons. One is that Qi is the oldest vassal state, which was sealed by Zhou Wuwang in the early Western Zhou Dynasty and is a famous superpower. Qin and Chu are both rising stars, and these two rising stars developed rapidly later. The Chu people were called Man Jing at that time, because they had a kind of brute force. I come from Chu State. You see, I'm quite energetic, too. There is a saying in Hunan that bullying is afraid of hard work. What is a bully's hard bow? Everyone says I can't do it, so I'll do it. This is the character and spirit of Hunan people. This is a spirit of the Chu people, so Zhou is the most unconvinced person of the Chu people. Even now, Hubei people still have a mantra, that is, they are not convinced. He is unconvinced, that is, unconvinced, that is, unconvinced. Not satisfied with this week, so he is constantly striving for self-improvement and desperately expanding himself. At that time, the king of Chu had a family tradition, and thought it was a great shame not to send troops for seven years. He often waged wars and eventually became a southern power. In the eyes of Chu people, it should be us Chu people who unified China, not Qin Laoxi, and he refused to accept it. Therefore, the Chu people have a saying that although Chu has three households, Qin will die. Just say that even if there are only three families left in Chu, I will destroy your state of Qin and I will destroy you. So Fan Zeng said that under such circumstances, if such an uprising was launched in the original place of Chu, a descendant of the King of Chu should be invited as the leader. But Chen Sheng didn't do it, so he was bound to fail, so he asked Xiang Liang to do it. Xiang Liang said that this proposal is reasonable. Because of this rebellion and uprising, he really needed a kind of spiritual and public opinion call and support, so he looked everywhere to see if there were any descendants of the king of Chu and found a shepherd boy. The shepherd boy's name is Xin, which means heart. It is said that he is Chu Huaiwang's grandson. He said it was good. Why? Chu Huaiwang was detained by the State of Qin and died in the State of Qin. The Chu people miss him very much, and now they have found his grandson, so they make him Chu Huaiwang, also called Chu Huaiwang, as the nominal leader of the rebel alliance.
In 208 BC, after the temporary failure of the Chen Sheng Uprising, Xiang Liang, an old aristocrat of Chu, led the rebellion, followed the advice of Fan Zeng, a counselor, and appointed Chu Huaiwang's grandson as Chu Huaiwang. Chu Huaiwang also exercised his leadership, decided to send troops to destroy Qin, ordered Xiang Yu to go north to save Zhao, and sent Liu Bang to the western expedition to Guanzhong, stipulating that whoever entered the customs first would be king.
Isn't this obviously partial to Liu Bang? Why? There are two reasons for this. The first was when we were discussing this strategic decision. Many governors said that we were going to fight Qin now. Who wants to go? Nobody wants to go. Because Qin was very powerful at that time, no one wanted to stand out. The first line is cannon fodder. Anyone who knows how to fight knows that the two armies fought and rushed over, and a platoon died. Finally, the army behind went to pull the flag, and he went to pick the fruits of victory, and no one wanted to go. Only two people are willing to go, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. This is the first reason. So why choose Liu Bang between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu? It is because everyone has a view that Xiang Yu is so cruel that he can still play well. But every time he hits a place and lays an ideal city, he butchers the city. Whether you surrender or not, he went in and killed all the people in the city, and then buried all the prisoners surrendered by the enemy alive. Burning, killing, looting and raping women along the way. This military discipline is really bad. Everyone says that we still need an honest and kind person to be kind. We need a kind person to fight Qin, so that the soldiers and civilians of Qin don't fight back. If we want a kind person, there may be some benefits. If we surrender, it will be easier to fight, so we will not let Xiang Yu fight Qin and let Liu Bang fight. It can be concluded that the second reason why Liu Bang can rise is that although he is weak, he is courageous.
Liu bang's expedition to the west was not smooth sailing, but at this time he was accompanied by an important figure, his name was Li Qi. Li's food belongs to Levin, who lives in Chen. Where does Chen live? It is now Chenliu County, Henan Province, where Li's dishes came from. He is 60 years old and 8 feet tall. He is very arrogant. Everyone in the county calls him crazy, but he is a man with a plan. He has been paying attention to the changes in the country's situation. At that time, the insurgents came from Liu Chen, because Liu Chen was a battleground for military strategists. Today, the rebels come, and tomorrow, the rebels come. Through observation, Li found that none of these generals could do it, but he had a soft spot for Liu Bang and thought he could achieve great things. There are two versions of Li Qi's story of seeing Liu Bang, both of which are recorded in Sima Qian's Historical Records, so the first version is like this.
When Liu Bang's army came to Liu Chen, Li Qi went to a junior officer in Liu Bang's army. He knew Li Qi. Li said, he said I want to take refuge in Liu Bang, please help me. What did you say?/Sorry? You just said that there is a man named Shi in Chenliu County. Everyone says that he is a crazy student. He himself thinks that he is not a crazy student. You say that. This man said no, I can't tell you that you don't know. What we Pei Gong despise, hate and hate most is you scholars. He hates scholars most, but he insults them whenever they beg him. At that time, Confucian scholars also wore crowns, and the crown of Confucian scholars was something like a bucket. He said that as soon as these scholars and Confucian scholars came in, we Pei Gong took off the crown like a bucket and peed on our heads, which despised the scholars the most. I can't say that you are a Confucian scholar, and he will definitely disappear. Li said, no matter what, just say it. The man told Liu Bang truthfully, and Liu Bang summoned him as expected. What was Liu Bang doing when he was summoned? Wash feet, sit on the bed, cross your legs, and let two girls wash his feet one by one. Maybe I should do some foot massage, just like foot bath now. I guess it was careless. Li's food went in, proudly came in, but did not worship. According to the rules, this man should kneel down, but he didn't. The dragon bowed and said, Pei Gong, you want to help. Your plan is to help Qin. Liu bang said, vertical Confucianism, vertical Confucianism is a curse, what is vertical? Slave, you slave idiot, talk nonsense, I am playing Qin, how can I help Qin? Li said that would be wrong. How can you meet my old man with this attitude if you want to destroy Qin and win the world? Liu bang said, I'm sorry, I kicked out the two young ladies who were doing foot massage, and then I put on clothes and shoes. Please sit down, Mr. Li. This is the first version of Li Qi's meeting with Liu Bang.
There is also a second version of Li Shi watching Liu Bang. What is this version like? This version says that no one introduced him, and he took a business card himself. In ancient times, there was also a kind of business card called name thorn, also called name thorn. He took a business card and gave it to the doorman, saying that it was Liu Chen, a pariah, who asked to see Pei Gong for food and wanted to talk with him about world affairs. The porter took the business card and went back to report to Liu Bang. Liu bang is also washing his feet, and washing his feet is still the same. Who's here? The porter said he looked like a scholar, dressed in scholar's clothes and hat. Go, go, I'm thinking about world affairs, how can I have time to talk to any scholar about learning? I didn't see it. The concierge came back with a business card and said that our master said that he was considering world affairs now and had no scholar. Li "pa" a sword, go back and say, what scholar, you say who is a scholar, there is a Levin drinker requested. We know that there is an idiom called Levin drunkard, which is the person who can drink the most. This man is a glutton. When he shouted, the porter dropped his business card and he quickly picked it up. Ok, I'll inform him that there is a drunk outside the door. Is Liu Bang talking about drinkers? Can I drink? Come in, come in. Scholars don't watch, drunkards want to watch. At this time, I went in to see Liu Bang after dinner, but I didn't worship for long, and then I talked with him. I heard from the porter that your master is preoccupied with state affairs and world affairs and has no time to see scholars. Is that so? I think, if you don't see a scholar, you won't get the world. Think about it. Is your intelligence comparable to mine? Are you as brave as me? You can't compare with me. You can't compare with my people in intelligence and courage. Why haven't you seen me? Liu bang said, is it? Sorry, sorry. Go, go, stop washing your feet. Please sit down, please sit down. Very interesting. Things were really fun at that time. When you apply alone, you can actually say that your intelligence is not as good as mine, and you are not as brave as mine. You said that we young people are going to a company now. Can you tell the general manager and chairman that you are not as smart and brave as me? At that time, it was so fun. As soon as he said it, Liu Bang immediately respected him and asked him to sit down and talk. This is actually the third reason for Liu Bang's rise, that is, although there are many problems, it changes rapidly.
Then after Li Jishi met Liu Bang, Liu Bang saw that he was a talent, not a nerd. The reason why Liu Bang doesn't want to see scholars is that there are too many nerds. One by one, the first three empresses and five emperors began. He can talk for half an hour. If he is interested, he can talk for three hours without touching the main points or solving any problems. Liu Bang was very happy to see that he was a problem solver, and then invited him to dinner. After dinner, he said, does Mr. Li have any tricks to teach me? What will the master do next? Liu Bang said, "I have been ordered by Chu Huaiwang to go west to the State of Qin, and of course I will continue to go west.". Li said, "no, look at your troops, stragglers and rabble, less than 10 thousand people." You are such a team, and such a puma wants to challenge Qiang Qin. Aren't you a sheep in your mouth? " Liu bang said, what do you think should be done? Richie said, stop Liu Chen, what do you mean, stop Liu Chen? You take Liu Chen. This place has always been an emergency, a battleground for military strategists, and is extremely rich in food and grass. If you can take Liu Chen, your army will expand and your food and grass will be replenished. Then you can live here for a period of time, save your strength, and then attack Qin. Liu said, Liu Chen, how can I take it off? Richie said not to worry. County magistrate Chen Liu is my friend. I will persuade him to surrender. Liu bang said, ok, you go and surrender.
Li's grain went into Chenliu County. He found Chenliu County Magistrate and advised him to surrender. The county magistrate said, that won't do. Qin's methods are very strict. If I betray, I commit genocide. I can't do it. Mr. Li, stop talking. Stay one night tonight and go back tomorrow. Do whatever you want. Li lived in Chenliu county at night and got up in the middle of the night to kill Chenliu county magistrate. Then he took the head of the magistrate Chen Liu, dug up Chen Liu County and ran to find Liu Bangjun. The next day, Liu Bang's army drove to Chenliu County, and then provoked the head of Chenliu County magistrate with a bamboo pole, saying loudly, Look, the head of your county magistrate has come, don't you surrender? The people of Chenliu County surrendered immediately. Liu Bang easily won Liu Chen, which laid a good foundation for his further victory. This is the fourth reason for Liu Bang's rise: although his level is poor, his understanding is high.
Sean has a deep understanding of this. Sean, we know that Sean is also a scheming and knowledgeable person, and he has helped many people. He assisted Xiang Yu and Han Wangcheng, and often discussed world affairs together, how to do this thing and how to do that thing, but what Sean said was incomprehensible to others, and only Liu Bang understood it as soon as he heard it, so Liu Bang's understanding was very, very good, indicating that he had a gift in this field. In fact, no matter what I do, whether I study, do business or be an official, I think the most important thing is understanding, and the most important thing is understanding. People without understanding can't do anything well. Although Liu Bang is uneducated, rude and easy to call names, he has good understanding and quick response. Liu Bang is indeed a man with leadership skills.
Then, after Liu Bang got the food aid from Li Qi, he won Liu Chen. He went west smoothly and soon entered Guanzhong. After entering Guanzhong, Zhao Gao killed Qin Ershi and made Zi Ying emperor. At this time, the entire Qin dynasty was already in flames of war, and the princes stood side by side. Zi Ying didn't dare to proclaim himself emperor, renamed Qin Wang and surrendered to Liu Bang. So Liu Bang finally became the first person to enter Guanzhong. According to the agreement between Chu Huaiwang and the governors at that time, Liu Bang should be the king, or at least Liu Bang should be the king of Qin, right? But no, Liu Bang's first-class merit in the anti-Qin struggle not only failed to make Liu Bang the king of Qin, but also almost made him lose his head.
What's going on here? What is the reason? When Liu Bang encountered such political risks, how did he escape? How did he step by step towards victory after he escaped from danger? Please watch the next episode, The Man of the Han Dynasty, The Mystery of Liu Bang's Victory.