Story 1: Liu Bang was enfeoffed.

Sima Qian recorded a story in Historical Records * Biography of Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty.

After Liu Bang ascended the throne, he had a conversation with ministers: Liu Bang said, "All generals should tell the truth, not hide it from me. Why do I own the world? " Gao Qi and the tomb are loyal ministers of Liu Bang. When they saw Liu Bang's words, they replied, "The emperor sent people to attack the city, and if they attacked it, they would give it to him. This is to know how to share benefits with everyone in the world, but Xiang Yu doesn't. Whoever makes a contribution will be persecuted, and talented people will doubt him. He won't give credit to the winner in the battle, but he won't benefit others when he takes the land. This is why Xiang Yu lost the world. "

At that time, Liu Bang was a little dissatisfied with their answers, but also to show modesty. He replied, "You only know one, but you don't know the other. In the process of strategizing, I am not as good as ovary; I am not as good as Xiao He in guarding the country, appeasing the people and supplying food and grass. Commanding a million-strong army, you will win the battle and win the work. I am not as good as Han Xin.

These three people are all heroes, and I can hire them, which is why I win the world. "Liu Bang means that the key to his success in the world is that he can use talented people.

But for these three people, Liu Bang was not stingy with their rewards in the end.

Don't make Xiao He Hou, Zhang Wei and Han Xin King of Chu.

Story 2: Han Peng meets.

Reading Hanshu, I know a story: Liu Bang fought with Xiang Yu, and then Xiang Yu withdrew, and Liu Bang also wanted to withdraw. At this time, Sean and Chen Ping provided Liu Bang with a plan, using Xiang Yu's grain to run out and simply destroying him.

Liu Bang adopted this strategy, so he sent troops to chase Xiang Yu. When he arrived in the south of Yang Xia, he let the troops settle down.

According to the prior deployment, Han Xin, the King of Qi and Hou should lead their respective deployments to meet at the appointed date to jointly attack the Chu army.

However, when the appointed time came, Han Xin and Peng Yue didn't come to meet him, so Liu Bang had to fight against Xiang Yu alone. As a result, Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu and fled back to the camp, digging a deep ditch and sticking to it.

At this time, Liu asked Sean why Han Xin and Peng Yue didn't meet as agreed in advance.

Sean told Liu that this was because the two generals didn't get the reward in time. If they want to meet immediately, they must be rewarded first.

So Liu Bang sent messengers to seal the land to Han Xin and Peng Yue. At this moment, Han Xin and Peng Yue met, and the allied forces were defeated by Xiang Yu.

Story 3: Li Guang is unopened.

In the early Tang Dynasty, Wang Bo said in "Preface to Wang Teng Pavilion": "It's hard to discuss, the luck is not smooth, and the fate is doomed. Feng Tang is easy to get old, but Li Guang is hard to seal. " Li Guang mentioned here is a famous figure in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty.

Throughout Li Guang's life, although there were many heroic deeds, they were not sealed until his death.

Li Guang's cousin Cai Li, by the time of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, had successfully represented the country. Later, he fought the Huns with Wei Qing, and was finally named Hou Lean. Many of Li Guang's men were also appointed Hou, and their fame and talents were not as good as those of Li Guang.

So why isn't Li Guang blocked?

Most people think that Li Guang has not been reused because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty likes to use close people, such as Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

Li Guang took the lead on the battlefield, and probably no one dared to compete with him. He is a bit like Zhang Fei and Li Kui jy.

What Li Guang lacks is the great wisdom of strategizing and winning thousands of miles. Otherwise, we can't explain why he couldn't earn the number of enemies he could kill after fighting the Huns for more than 70 times.

Originally, whether the marquis was appointed or not depended on a key standard set by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty-"the number of enemies killed". Cai Li and Li Guang's men were sealed only after killing a certain number of enemies.

The reward standard formulated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is result-oriented, not behavior-oriented. So Li Guang was not enfeoffed. Although Li Guang is unhappy, he has nothing to say.

Story 4: Chen Ping divides the meat

In Historical Records * Prime Minister Chen Jia, when introducing the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, a story was written: Legend has it that in the countryside, he sacrificed to the country and was a butcher, and the meat was fairly shared. Everyone says that the Chens share the meat fairly.

Chen Ping said that if I were to govern this country, I would be as fair as sharing meat.

Later, Chen Ping really became the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

Chen Ping took part in the Chu-Han War, put down the rebellion of the princes with different surnames, and became an important counselor of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang.

When Liu Bang was trapped in Xingyang, he suggested donating tens of thousands of Jin to alienate Xiang Yu's ministers, so that Fan Zeng, an important counselor of Xiang Yu, died of anger.

In the sixth year, Emperor Gaudi suggested that Liu Yunmeng travel and arrest Han Xin.

In the second year, Liu Bang was trapped in Pingcheng for the Huns for seven days and seven nights, and then he adopted Chen Ping's plan and bribed E Shi, who was modu operandi, to clear it up.

Because of his work, Chen Ping is called Houhu and Houqu.