Regarding Han Shin's death, there is a lot of fog and the truth is difficult to find. It is said that Han Xin was killed by Liu Bang, but after careful investigation, is it really necessary for Liu Bang to kill Han Xin? Moreover, the time of Han Xin's killing was also unusual: it was a critical period when Liu Bang was about to change the dynasty and Chen Feng rebelled, and Han Xin died directly at the hands of Empress Lu. Therefore, I speculate that Han Xin's death is most likely related to Empress Lü, and the cause of his death is likely to be related to the recent collapse of the Lü family.
Is it really necessary for Liu Bang to kill Han Xin?
People say that Han Xin's assassination is related to Liu Bang for two reasons: First, Han Xin's high reputation in the army is very high, and Liu Bang is worried that Han Xin will rebel. The second reason was that Liu Bang felt that Han Xin was not completely loyal, as Han Xin had already made several requests to the King of Qi.
But it is not difficult to see that Han Xin has been unable to pose a threat to Liu Bang for a long time, and there are three main reasons:
1.Han Shin no longer has military power. According to the "Historical Records-Gaozu Benji", Liu Bang took away Han Xin's military power twice, once after the Battle of Cen Gao in the third year of the Han Dynasty (204 BC), Liu Bang"To Jiangbei, it is decided to repair the martial arts. After the Battle of Qixia in the fifth year of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), Liu Bang"Claiming to be a messenger, he walked the wall of Zhang Er and Han Xin, and walked his army"。You must know that the two armies captured by Liu Bang, one was the army gathered by Han Xin and Zhang Er in the Zhao State, and the other was the army brought by Han Xin from the Qi State, and it was very easy to seize the army without encountering any resistance. After reading this report, do you still think Han Xin's reputation in the army is greater than Liu Bang's? Moreover, after Han Xin was demoted to the Marquis of Huaiyin, he moved to Chang'an, and he no longer had military power in his hands.
2.Han Shin is far away from his homeland. However, Liu Bang transferred him to the state of Chu after the Battle of Qixia and was never allowed to return to the state of Qi, for which he had fought for. However, after only one year in the state of Chu, Han Xin was not"Rebellion"**, was demoted to the Marquis of Huaiyin and transferred to Chang'an. Han Xin left his hometown to live in Chang'an, how powerful can he be?
3.Han Shin does not have a close circle of friends. This is probably the most surprising part of the story. Han Xin led the army to fight for many years, but he never formed a reliable team of his own. On the one hand, perhaps because of Liu Bang's prudence, he often fights the army"Sandbags"and do not give a chance. On the other hand, it must also be because of what Han Shin did, and despite his outstanding achievements in the military field, Han Shin's political career was undoubtedly short. In Han Shin's life, whether he fell out of favor or was killed, no one begged him, not even angry people.
Liu Bang is certainly wary of Han Xin, but Han Xin, who has no military power, is far from his roots, and has no circle of friends, can he really pose a threat to Liu Bang? Is it really necessary for Liu Bang to kill Han Xin?
I'm afraid some people will say that there is such a thing, because it is very clear in the "Historical Records - The Biography of Chen Xianlie" that Chen Xian's rebellion was instigated by Han Xin, and Han Xin made it clear that he would do internal response, which I don't think is convincing. If that's the case, he's perfectly fine"Rebellion"The public execution of the crime makes it even more convincing. So why kill him in secret?
After Han Xin was killed, Liu Bang led his army to quell Chen Xian's rebellion, so it is difficult to say that Han Xin's killing was directly related to Liu Bang.
Why did Xin Qiji die?
In the tenth year of Han Gaozu (197 BC), Han Xin was assassinated, and so many things happened in this year, and the time of Han Xin's death was too unusual. At the beginning of the year, Liu Bang planned to change the dynasty, but was strongly opposed by the ministers. At the same time, Han Wangxin's rebellion had not been completely quelled, and Chen Feng rebelled again. All of these events are related to one person, and that is Empress Lü. Han Xin's assassination may have been related to the political turmoil in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, which originated from the Liu Bang and Lu families.
In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang led an uprising in Pei County, and soon Lü Pheasant's younger brother also led an uprising in Shanfu County, Shandong. The founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty included Chen Xuan, Jin She, Ding Fu, Fu Kuan, Lian Feng (Zi Boda), Guo Ting, Guo Meng, and Zhu Zheng, all of whom were old subordinates of Lü Ze. Although Lü Ze cooperated with Liu Bang in the late Qin Wars and the Chu-Han War, his army was always relatively independent. Therefore, among the heroes in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, it can be said that the Lu Ze Group is not weaker than Liu Bang's Feng Pei department.
Liu Bang's relatives were certainly a big help when he fought the country, but when he ascended the throne, he undoubtedly became a threat. It can be said that from that moment on, Liu Bang began to subvert the Lu family. However, in the eighth year of Gaozu of Han (199 BC), Lü Ze, the leader of the Lü family, was killed on the front line against Han Wangxin, giving Liu Bang the opportunity to dissolve the Lü family.
Since then, Liu Bang has been working to eliminate the influence of the Lu group in the imperial court. Empress Lü was naturally aware of this dangerous situation, so she used the Lü group as a foothold and quickly co-opted the ministers, forming a powerful force, which led to a situation in which Liu Bang planned to change the dynasty in the tenth year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (197 BC), but was opposed by the ministers. This is also the bargaining chip that Empress Lu replaced after Liu Bang's death.
Chen Xuan, General Lu Zeya"Forced"Rebel against Liu Bang. Other generals who rebelled against Liu Bang may have disappeared from history. Is it really just a coincidence that Empress Lu killed Han Xin at this time?
Among the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, Xiao He had defected to Empress Lu, Zhang Liang was still trying to maintain neutrality, and only Han Xin was nowhere to be found. Since Liu Bang has gradually disintegrated the Lu family, if Han Xin's assassination was planned by Empress Lü, then it is likely that Empress Lü failed to unite Han Xin. What's even more strange is that Han Xin was killed because of a private meeting with Empress Lu, and Peng Yue was also killed because of a private meeting with Empress Lu, and then he was killed for slandering Empress Lu, is it all a coincidence?
It can be said that Liu Bang spent the rest of his life, even the last moment of his life, working hard to disintegrate the Lu family. After sending Fan Hao to quell the Lu rebellion, Liu Bang suddenly sent Chen Ping and Zhou Bo to kill Fan Xu, the husband of Empress Lü's eldest sister and her brother-in-law of Empress Lü.
The above is just a family's words, if there is anything wrong, please correct. ］
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