Why does Xiao He hold the power and can die a good death

Mondo History Updated on 2024-01-30

Xiao He is one of the founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty and one of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty. is different from Zhang Liang's retirement, Han Xin's unruly, Xiao He always controls the power, and the ending is happy. So why can Xiao He be favored for a lifetime and have a happy ending?In fact, Liu Bang wanted to kill Xiao He many times, but Xiao He was able to die a good death in the end, mainly for the following reasons:

First, Xiao He has a life-saving grace for Liu Bang:

In his early years, Xiao He saw that Liu Bang was extraordinary, and his conversation was different from everyone else, so he admired Liu Bang very much, and used his power to secretly protect Liu Bang many times.

Second, Xiao He is low-key:

Xiao He took the overall situation into account, first recommended Han Xin to lead the troops, and then maintained stability in the rear, so that Liu Bang had no worries. Later, Xiao He also played a decisive role in cutting off Han Xin, but he was not arrogant, which made Liu Bang very relieved of him.

Third, Xiao He is good at figuring out:

When Liu Bang killed the king and the hero with a different surname, Xiao He had already seen through Liu Bang. So after Xiao He planned to punish Han Xin, Liu Bang was even more kind to him, and Xiao He's doorman Zhaoping advised Xiao He to be careful of Han Xin's fate. Xiao He was shocked when he thought about it carefully, and the next morning, Xiao He hurried into the court, resigned from the feudal city, and took out a lot of family wealth, allocated it to the treasury, and transferred it to military supplies, and the Han Emperor Liu Bang was very happy and rewarded.

To sum up, Xiao He was able to die well, firstly, he had great kindness to Liu Bang, secondly, he was low-key, able to bend and stretch, talented and virtuous, and avoided being suspicious of the emperor, and finally had a happy ending and a prominent life.

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