However, Liu Bang did great harm to Lv Zhi. They are called husband and wife, but in fact they are very close to each other. Liu Bang did not take part in the war in Lv Zhi. Lv Zhi has been living in Liu Bang's hometown. After the Battle of Pengcheng, Lv Zhi and Liu Bang's father were captured by Xiang Yu. It was not until three years later that Chu made peace, and Lv Zhi and Liu Bang's father were released together. But at this time, Liu Bang had a new love around him, especially Mrs. Qi, Liu Bang's favorite, who was good at singing and dancing.
Lv Zhi doesn't care whether Liu Bang has been marrying concubines. However, after Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor after unifying the world, he still wanted to replace Liu Yuxin, and made Liu Ruyi, the son of Lady Qi, a prince, which completely detonated Lv Zhi's anger. Lv Zhi and Liu Bang had no feelings for a long time, but because she was Liu Bang's first wife, that is, the queen, she could not take care of her feelings with Liu Bang. Lv Zhi's only concern is power.
In fact, Liu Bang wanted to take away Lv Zhi's sole power, so Lv Zhi joined forces with his own family and constantly wooed court ministers. Finally, he listened to Sean's suggestion and invited Shangshan Four big noble to make Liu Bang give up the decision to abolish the Prince. In the end, Liu Ying got the position of prince and Lv Zhi got the position of queen.
Therefore, for Lv Zhi, the only thing she cares about is power, including her son Liu Ying's status as a prince and future emperor, her own status as a queen, and her future power status. She absolutely does not allow anyone the opportunity to threaten herself, nor does she allow anyone the ability to take away her power and status.
After Liu Bang unified the world, he focused on stabilizing the internal political power. To stabilize the political power, we must first eliminate those recruited kings who have the ability to threaten the central political power. Among all the recruited kings, Liu Bang was most worried about three people, namely Han Xin, Peng Yue and Ying Bu.
After Xiang Yu was destroyed in the Battle of Gaixia, the first thing Liu Bang did was to seize the military power of Han Xin, and then changed Han Xin from the King of Qi to the King of Chu. In the reason is very simple, is worried that Han Xin stay in qi for a long time, will cultivate their own private forces, with the king of Chu, so Han Xin will have to start again. But Liu Bang didn't give Han Xin the chance to continue to be king. When someone falsely accused Han Xin of rebellion,
Therefore, Lv Zhi learned that Han Xin was going to rebel in Beijing, called on and pardoned the prisoners to organize troops, and secretly interacted with the rebellious Chen Yi. Lv Zhi immediately discussed with Xiao He, and Xiao He tricked Han Xin and Han Xin into the palace. Lv Zhi sent soldiers to kill Han Xin, a generation of soldiers, and the immortal Han Xin was killed. At that time, Liu Bang was outside suppressing the rebellion in Chen Yi and didn't come back.
So, did Lv Zhi kill Han Xin on his own initiative, or did Liu Bang instigate it?
Personally, I think Lv Zhi took the initiative and had nothing to do with Liu Bang.
There are several reasons:
First, Liu Bang's attitude towards Han Xin is completely different from Lv Zhi's attitude towards Han Xin.
If Liu Bang really wanted to kill Han Xin, he would have killed him. There is no need to demote the official and put him under house arrest. Didn't someone accuse Han Xin of rebellion before? Once this charge is established, it will be the punishment for killing three families, but Liu Bang didn't kill Han Xin, because Liu Bang loved and hated Han Xin, and it was really hard to love Han Xin as a talent. What he hated was that Han Xin had threatened to seal the king and disobeyed orders, which Liu Bang could not tolerate.
Liu Bang is a tough man who dares to love and hate. If he really wants to kill Han Xin, then kill him. Why did he leave Han Xin alive? This shows that Liu Bang is hesitant about Han Xin.
But Lv Zhi is different. Lv Zhi's heart is much more cruel than Liu Bang's. As can be seen from the back, Lv Zhi asked Xiao He to trick Han Xin into Changle Palace and killed him on the spot, without giving Han Xin any chance. She didn't even wait until Liu Bang came back. Lv Zhi is very efficient and never procrastinates.
At the same time, Peng Yue and others condemned Peng Yue's rebellion. Liu Bang also demoted Peng Yue to Shu Ren, that is, a civil servant. Peng Yue met Lv Zhi on the way to being demoted. Lv Zhi didn't want to let Peng Yue go, so he pretended to intercede for Peng Yue and took Peng Yue back. Then Lv Zhi suggested that Liu Bang kill Peng Yue, and Liu Bang listened.
As the king of a country, if Liu Bang really wanted to kill Peng Yue, he would kill him on the spot. Why did he get demoted? Is this necessary? Some people say that Liu Bang was killed in a conspiracy with Lv Zhi, so I can only say that you have seen too many intrigues. Liu Bangyou this free time, it is better to kill Peng Yue directly.
Judging from Liu Bang's attitude towards Han Xin and Peng Yue and Lv Zhi's attitude towards them, Liu Bang didn't want to kill, while Lv Zhi was determined to kill, especially Liu Bang's expression when he heard that Han Xin had been killed. Sima Qian wrote this sentence of Liu Bang:
Historical Records Biography of Huaiyin Hou: Gaozu was born in the imperial army, and when he saw death, he was happy and pitied. Q: What's the point of believing in death? Lv Hou said: You don't have to expect Kuai Tong to keep his word and hate it. Liu Bang's expression is "both joy and pity", which means both joy and pity. If it was planned by Liu Bang, he wouldn't have such an expression. Why did Sima Qian record Liu Bang's expression? This shows that Liu Bang is hesitant to treat Han Xin.
Second, Lv Zhi has been worried that after Liu Bang's death, after his son Liu Ying became emperor, he could not control this group of veteran ministers.
According to historical records, Qing Bu, the best soldier in the world, was good at fighting. Today, all the generals let the prince belong to this family because your majesty is waiting for a foreigner, just like turning a sheep into a wolf. He doesn't want to use it, so he drums up and listens when he hears about it. This is a passage from Zhang Liangchuan's biography. At that time, Ying Bu rebelled, and Liu Bang wanted his son Liu Ying to lead an army against the rebellion. As a result, Shansihao said a word to his second brother, and then Shansihao let Liu Bang say these words, which is the sentence listed above, meaning:
Ying Bu is the best soldier in the world, and he is good at fighting. Now the generals are all your majesty's peers, but you let the prince command these people, which is no different from letting the sheep command the wolf. No one wants to work for the Prince. If Ying Bu hears about this situation, it will definitely invade the West with great fanfare.
In fact, Lv Zhi's words hit the nail on the head, which is what Lv Zhi was worried about. So Lv Zhi personally told Liu Bang the above words, and Liu Bang could only swear that he personally beat Ying Bu, which proved that Lv Zhi was worried about his son and could not manage the hero. The stronger the heroes are, the more worried they are, especially those like Han Xin, Peng Yue and Ying Bu.
One more thing to prove, Lv Zhi is worried that his son can't control the hero. After Liu Bang's death, Lu Bu secretly refused to send out an obituary, and negotiated with Shen Shi to take this opportunity to kill all the heroes.
Biographies of the Great Emperor of Historical Records: Lv Hou and Shen Shi said that the generals and emperors are compiling people, and they are ministers in the north today, and they are often dissatisfied. Today, things are not so important. Unless the family is happy, the world will be uneasy. In Lv Hou's plan, the general and the emperor were both civilians with household registration at first, but now the north is a vassal, so they often break up in discord. Now they serve the young emperor, and the world will not be stable until all these people are destroyed.
Look, Lv Zhi's heart is cruel enough. For the sake of the safety of his son's status as emperor, Lv Zhi wants to kill all the heroes in the world, and three families, so that he can feel at ease. Everything Lv Zhi has done is to stabilize his son's mercy, and in order to achieve this goal, he can be said to be unscrupulous.
So heroes like Han Xin and Peng Yue are a thorn in Lv Zhi's side, so Lv Zhi managed to kill Han Xin. The main responsibility for Peng Yue's death lies in Lv Zhi. He brought Peng Yue back and put him to death privately, so Han Xin's death was killed privately by Lv Zhi. It has nothing to do with Liu Bang, nor can it be counted on Liu Bang's head. After Liu Bang learned that Han Xin had been killed, he couldn't let go of Lu Ying.
Then why did Lv Zhi kill Han Xin?
Or the reason mentioned above: Han Xin's ability is too strong. Lv Zhi was worried that after Liu Bang's death, his son Liu Ying could not control it. Lv Zhi wants to kill a hero, let alone Han Xin. Han Xin is one of the heroes with the strongest military capability, so Han Xin was killed not because of what he did, but because of his strong military capability. The existence of such people is a threat in itself. When Liu Bang was alive, he could control Han Xin. Once Liu Bang died.