The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden;The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. Since ancient times, there have been many heroes who have been unloaded and killed donkeys, rabbits and dogs because of their high merits. These 5 heroes are also highly meritorious, making the lord jealous, how did they protect themselves and let themselves die well?
1. Wang Qian. Wang Jian is the most capable general under Qin Shi Huang.
Qin Shi Huang was a very ambitious king, and after he came to power, he wanted to destroy the six kingdoms and unify the world. In 230 B.C., Qin Shi Huang sent Neshi Ten to destroy Korea. After that, Qin Shi Huang sent Wang Jian to destroy the Wei and Zhao states. In 222 BC, Qin Shi Huang intended to destroy the state of Zhao. Wang Jian felt that the state of Chu was a big country, and it would take 600,000 troops to destroy the state of Chu. 600,000 troops, about two-thirds of the strength of the Qin State. With an army of 600,000, Wang Jian could not only destroy the state of Chu, but also the state of Qin, which made Qin Shi Huang hesitate.
Li Xin, a young general of the Qin state, proposed that he could destroy the state of Chu with only 200,000 troops. Qin Shi Huang was very happy and gave him 200,000 troops to destroy Chu, but then Li Xin was defeated by Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu, and Qin Shi Huang had to give Wang Jian 600,000 troops to destroy Chu. Wang Jian obtained the 600,000 troops he wanted, but Qin Shi Huang's suspicion of him did not disappear. In order to dispel Qin Shi Huang's concerns, Wang Jian constantly sent people to Qin Shi Huang to ask for rewards for his children and grandchildren, showing that he had no intention of rebellion, so that Qin Shi Huang reassured him. Without Qin Shi Huang's suspicion and constraints, Wang Jian led an army of 600,000 to successfully defeat Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu State, and destroyed Chu State.
After destroying the state of Chu, Wang Jian took the initiative to hand over his military power and retired on the grounds of old age, so that he could not pose a threat to Qin Shi Huang, and finally died a good death.
Second, Zhang Liang, Xiao He.
Liu Bang was able to defeat Xiang Yu and win the world, mainly relying on Zhang Liao, Xiao He and Han Xin, but at the same time, their high achievements made Liu Bang jealous.
Han Xin, the first general under Liu Bang, made great achievements for Liu Bang to destroy Wei, Zhao, Han, Dai, Qi and other countries, and for Liu Bang to seize the world. At the same time, for the sake of his own interests, Han Xin used not sending troops as a bargaining chip to coerce Liu Bang to make him the king of Qi and obtain the land of Qi. After Liu Bang obtained the throne, he regarded him as a threat and had trouble sleeping, and finally designed to capture Han Xin and get rid of him.
Zhang Liang, an important strategist under Liu Bang, he gave advice to Liu Bang and made important contributions. Liu Bang won the world, and when he was rewarded, he would give Zhang Liangqi 30,000 households. Zhang Liang is very smart, as long as he and Liu Bang meet for the first time, they stay in a county, which makes him have no strength to wrestle with Liu Bang, and also reassures Liu Bang. After that, Zhang Liang was even more wise to protect himself, chose to stay away from the court, and retired. Zhang Liang posed no threat to Liu Bang and his descendants, and was far away from the court, a place of right and wrong, and finally died a good death.
Xiao He, an important adviser under Liu Bang, made important contributions to Liu Bang's town, the country, the people, and the salary. After Liu Bang won the world, he made Xiao He the first hero in the early Han Dynasty and gave him 10,000 households, which also made Xiao He the first "Marquis of Ten Thousand Households" in the Han Dynasty.
Xiao He is a high-ranking and powerful person, and Liu Bang has always been at ease with him, and constantly sends people to inquire about Xiao He's situation and monitor him. In order to reassure Liu Bang, Xiao He sent all the men in the family to Liu Bang's military camp and let them be Liu Bang's hostages. At the same time, Xiao He also discredited himself by forcibly occupying the people's fields and houses, so that he lost the support of the people, which reassured Liu Bang and let Xiao He go.
3. Li Tao. Li Shimin, the son of Li Yuan, he made immortal contributions to Li Yuan's seizure of the world, but because he was not the eldest son, Li Yuan made Li Jiancheng the crown prince. After that, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng fought for the position of the crown prince, and fought openly and secretly, and finally when Li Jiancheng was pressing step by step to cut off Li Shimin's wings, Li Shimin counterattacked, launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, killed Li Jiancheng, and seized the throne.
After Li Shimin became the emperor, in order to eliminate the bad influence of the Xuanwumen Incident, he chose to treat the heroes well.
The Tang Dynasty is highly meritorious, and there are only two famous generals that Li Shimin fears the most, Li Jing and Li Tao. Li Jing died of illness during Li Shimin's reign, and Li Shimin's most uneasy person was Li Tao. Before he died, Li Shimin demoted Li Tao to other places and observed Li Tao. At this time, if Li Tao chooses to stay in the capital, he may have bad intentions, and Li Shimin will also get rid of Li Tao without mercy.
Li Tao was very smart, and after receiving the edict, he didn't return home, so he went to other places to be an official. After Li Shimin saw this scene, he was relieved, and instructed his son Li Zhi to promote Li Tao after his death, so that he would be kind to Li Tao, and Li Tao would be willing to do things for him.
Fourth, Guo Ziyi.
During the period of Tang Xuanzong, because Tang Xuanzong favored An Lushan, he made Pinglu, Fanyang, and Hedong three towns, which allowed An Lushan to hold hundreds of thousands of troops and have the capital to compete with Tang Xuanzong, and finally An Lushan rebelled because of the contradiction between him and Prime Minister Yang Guozhong.
In the early days of the Anshi Rebellion, due to the deployment mistakes of Tang Xuanzong, the Tang army was defeated again and again, and Chang'an and Luoyang fell into the hands of the rebels one after another.
At the time of the national crisis, Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and other generals stood up, and they finally turned the tide and spent 8 years to help Tang Xuanzong and Tang Suzong defeat the rebels and keep Li Tang. In 763, the Anshi Rebellion ended, but the Tang Dynasty's feudal towns were divided, and the situation of the end of the festival did not end, but the uprisings and rebellions continued in various places, which made the Tang Emperor have to rely on Guo Ziyi to fight for him everywhere and quell the rebellion. In the process, Guo Ziyi's prestige and power increased, gradually threatening the emperor's position.
Guo Ziyi's achievements are high, and he can even replace the emperor, but the crisis faced by the Tang Dynasty made the emperor dare not get rid of Guo Ziyi. At the same time, Guo Ziyi is very smart, every time he puts down the rebellion, he will take the initiative to hand over the military power to prevent the emperor from suspecting. He was also cautious, did not have too close contacts with courtiers and generals, did not grudge with others, and opened the door of the palace to the emperor, so that the emperor could know his movements at any time, and finally saved himself.