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Chapter 281: Seeking Saint Zhang Liang
In the long history of five thousand years, generations of princes and generals have followed the waves and thrown themselves into the vast ocean.

The long corridor of history has been forever carved with ups and downs again and again, and a thick pile of Twenty-Four Histories declares the heaviness and solemnity of history.

However, there is such an influential figure in the history of the Chinese nation. His life can be described as ups and downs, ups and downs, and magnificent events.

He is not an emperor, but he can be called the emperor's teacher. This person is Zhang Liang.

History has engraved the amazing ingenuity of Zhuge Kongming, and also recorded the military myths created by Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang was a famous strategist at the end of Qin and early Han Dynasty and a hero of the founding of the Western Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang praised him for his ability to strategize and win decisively from thousands of miles away. He was called one of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty.

Zhang Liang was praised as a sage seeker by later generations for his superb political wisdom and excellent military strategy. He was listed as one of the fourteen sages in ancient China along with the literary sage Confucius, the martial sage Guan Yu, and the poetic sage Du Fu.

"Zhang Liang's ancestors are Koreans. His grandfather Zhang Kaidi and his father Zhang Ping both served as South Korea's prime ministers."

"Twenty years after Zhang Liang's father died, the capital of Qin State moved to Xianyang and formulated a plan to unify the country."

"In Qin's plan to unify the country, South Korea was chosen first."

"In 230 BC, the Qin State sent its internal minister Teng to destroy Han."

"The Qin army quickly broke through Yangzhai, the capital of Han, and captured Han Wangan."

"The nobles of South Korea have also been ordered to move to the suburbs of Xianyang within one month. Those who disobey will be punished by the Nine Tribes."

"In Zhang Liang's youth, his family was ruined and his country was destroyed, causing him to become a relic of a declining aristocracy."

"Korea was destroyed by Qin. As a Korean aristocrat and a descendant of an aristocratic family who was favored by Lord Han, facing the hatred of the country and the family will inevitably arouse Zhang Liang's anger."

"At this time, Zhang Liang was full of sharpness and wanted to avenge his country."

"Zhang Liang dismissed his servants and did not bury his younger brother. He gathered all his wealth to search for powerful men, just to avenge the assassination of Qin."

"Zhang Liang met Cang Haijun when he was studying rites in Huaiyang, and they jointly formulated a murder plan."

"Zhang Liang found a strong man and made a big hammer weighing 120 kilograms, and then sent people to find out about the whereabouts of Qin Shihuang's eastward tour."

"In 218 BC, Qin Shihuang made his third tour."

"Zhang Liang learned the news in advance, looked for the ambush location, and finally chose Bolangsha."

"Bolangsha's geographical location is advantageous, and the undulating sand dunes on the road will cause Qin Shihuang's fleet to slow down."

"It is surrounded by the Yellow River to the north and the Guandu River to the south. It is covered with reeds, making it easy to escape."

"According to the regulations on chariots for monarchs and ministers, the emperor has six chariots, that is, the chariot driven by Qin Shihuang is pulled by six horses."

"Other ministers pulled a carriage with four horses, so Zhang Liang and others decided that the assassination target would be a six-horse carriage."

"But in order to ensure his own safety, Qin Shihuang prepared multiple auxiliary vehicles, each pulled by six horses, to confuse the assassins."

"Qin Shihuang's carriage was approaching Bolangsha, so Zhang Liang and Hercules made preparations in advance to snipe Qin Shihuang."

"But it was the disguised driver who was hit in the end, so Qin Shihuang was furious and ordered a nationwide hunt for the assassins."

"There are only three assassinations of Qin recorded in history. Jing Ke and Gao Jianli both made plans to survive or die."

"Only Zhang Liang managed to escape after the failed assassination attempt and escaped the pursuit of Qin Shihuang."

"While being wanted, Zhang Liang wandered on the Xiapi Bridge."

"An old man wearing coarse clothes deliberately threw his shoes under the bridge and asked Zhang Liang to pick them up."

"Zhang Liang had no choice but to obey because of his old age. The old man had to go a step further and asked him to put it on for him. Zhang Liang complied again."

"The old man left with a smile, and Zhang Liang followed the old man and watched him again and again."

"The old man left for about a mile and came back. He said that the boy could be taught and agreed to meet him in the morning five days later."

"At dawn five days later, Zhang Liang went there."

"But the old man has already arrived. The old man was angry and made an appointment to meet in five days."

"Five days later, the rooster crows, Zhang Liang is late again, and the old man leaves again."

"This time, Zhang Liang left before midnight."

"After a while, the old man also came, took out a book "Tai Gong's Art of War" and gave it to Zhang Liang."

"After reading this book, you can become the emperor's teacher, and you will become rich in ten years."

"After that, he left. Zhang Liang never saw the old man again."

"Zhang Liang therefore felt that this book was extraordinary and often learned to recite it."

"When Zhang Liang was hiding in Xiapi, he devoted himself to studying "Tai Gong's Art of War" for ten years and achieved success."

"At the same time, Zhang Liang gathered more than a hundred young people and became local knights to fight for justice."

"Xiang Bo once killed someone and hid with Zhang Liang. This is also the reason why Xiang Bo and Zhang Liang became friends at the Hongmen Banquet."

"In July of the first year of Qin II, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up in Daze Township and raised troops to rebel against Qin."

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Zhang Liang also took the opportunity to rally more than a hundred people to fight against Qin."

"At this time, Liu Bang was leading thousands of people to open up territory, so Zhang Liang joined Liu Bang's camp."

"During this period, Zhang Liang often explained the "Tai Gong Art of War" to Liu Bang, and Liu Bang often adopted Zhang Liang's ideas."

Ying Zheng: Zhang Liang is a talented person, but it’s a pity that he hasn’t been found yet?
He couldn't help but put his eyes on Li Si, waiting for the other party's reply.

When he knew that Zhang Liang was one of the great rebels who overthrew the Qin Empire a long time ago, he had already ordered a nationwide arrest of Zhang Liang.

Li Si: Your Majesty, this person is very well hidden and there is no news about him yet.

When he said this, his whole heart was in his throat, fearing that His Majesty would blame him for not doing things well.

But he had no choice. If a person was hiding in the deep mountains and forests, trying to find him would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

However, seeing that His Majesty had no displeased expression, he felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

When Ying Zheng heard this, his face was expressionless, but he didn't care too much.

The current Great Qin Empire is firmly in his hands.

The rebel forces in the country have been eliminated by him long ago, and no one can threaten him anymore.

Although Zhang Liang was one of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, and his strategic wisdom was not inferior to that of Li Si, trying to overthrow the current Qin Empire was tantamount to wishful thinking.

So even if Zhang Liang is unparalleled in talent, he will not be worried at all.

If Zhang Liang had not assassinated him, he might have recruited him to contribute to the development and growth of the Qin Empire.

But now, it is indeed impossible to have such treatment.

"In June of the second year of Qin II, the troops led by uncles and nephews of Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu had grown to 60,000 to 70,000 people."

"We also supported Xiong Xin, the grandson of King Huai of Chu, as king, and gathered the leaders of the various rebel armies in Xuecheng to discuss important matters."

"Zhang Liang did not forget to revive Korea and hurriedly proposed to Xiang Liang that he should establish the king of Han as the king of Han."

"As early as Xiapi, there was an old friendship between Zhang Liang and Xiang Liang, so Xiang Liang agreed."

"So, Xiang Liang ordered people to find King Cheng of Han, establish him as King of Han, and make Zhang Liang the prime minister."

"Zhang Liang's goal of restoring Korea was finally achieved, and his long-cherished political wish to restore his family was also realized."

"So Zhang Liang tried his best to support Han Wangcheng, sent his troops to regain Korean territory, and wandered around Yingchuan."

"Sometimes several cities were captured, and sometimes they were recaptured by Qin soldiers, but they were still unable to create a big situation."

"At the end of the year, King Huai of Chu ordered Liu Bang and Xiang Yu to divide their troops to attack Qin, and agreed that the one who entered Guanzhong first would be the king."

"In July of the third year of Qin II, Liu Bang led his troops to capture Yingchuan, and King Han and Zhang Liang joined Liu Bang."

"Liu Bang asked the King of Han to stay in Yangdi and let Zhang Liang go south with the army."

"In September, the army arrived in Nanyang County, and the Nanyang County guards retreated to Wancheng to defend themselves."

"Liu Bang was eager to destroy Qin. Seeing that Wancheng was temporarily difficult to capture, he planned to bypass Wancheng and continue to advance westward."

"Zhang Liang thought it was inappropriate, so Liu Bang adopted his suggestion, immediately changed the flag, and led his troops to take a small road at night and return quietly."

"At dawn, Liu Bang's army has surrounded Wancheng."

"Then Liu Bang used the art of attacking people's hearts to appease the governor of Nanyang, pardoned all the officials and people in the city, and captured Wancheng without any bloodshed."

"Liu Bang's worries about his westward march were relieved, and Liu Bang's military power was greatly enhanced."

"Seeing that the prefect had surrendered, the other cities in Nanyang County followed suit one after another and waited for the wind to surrender."

"Then Liu Bang led his army to Aoguan, which was the choke point leading to Xianyang, the capital of Qin, and the last pass to defend Xianyang. Qin had heavy troops guarding this place."

"Liu Bang rushed to the pass and wanted to lead his more than 20,000 troops to capture it by force."

"Liu Bang was afraid that Xiang Yu's army would enter Guanzhong first, so he was anxious and asked Zhang Liang for advice."

"Under Zhang Liang's ingenious plan, the Qin army in Yaoguan was defeated and retreated to Lantian County."

"Liu Bang took advantage of the victory to pursue, led his troops to bypass the Aoguan Pass, and defeated the Qin army in Lantian."

"The army continued to march westward and arrived in Bashang in October 207 BC."

"At this time, Qin II had been killed by Zhao Gao. Seeing that the situation was over, Qin Prince Ying had no choice but to surrender."

"At this point, the Great Qin Empire, which dominated all directions and was powerful in the sea, was destroyed."

"It took only one year for Liu Bang to march westward on the order of King Huai of Chu and enter Guanzhong."

"Because Liu Bang adopted Zhang Liang's strategy and ensured smooth military progress, he gained time and entered Guanzhong before Xiang Yu."

Liu Bang: In strategizing and decisive victory thousands of miles away, I am not as good as Zifang.

It can be said that the reason why he was able to sit on the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan step by step was inseparable from Zhang Liang's strategizing.

I still remember that I was eager to destroy Qin. Seeing that Wancheng was difficult to capture for a while, I planned to bypass Wancheng and continue to advance westward.

Fortunately, Zhang Liang dissuaded him in time, so he didn't make a big mistake.

Although they were eager to enter the pass, there were still many Qin soldiers along the way, and they all controlled the dangerous terrain.

If Wancheng had not been captured at that time, the Qin soldiers from Wancheng would have chased them from behind.

At that time, Qin Qiang was in front and his pursuers were behind, so he was in great danger.

Also when he captured the Pass, it was Zhang Liang's ingenious plan that allowed him to enter the Pass ahead of Xiang Yu.

At that time, the Qin Army's troops guarding the Pass were still very strong and they should not act rashly.

Zhang Liang heard that the guard at Yaoguan was the son of a butcher, and thought that such a philistine could be impressed with a little money.

Zhang Liang also asked him to send advance troops and set up a large number of military flags in the surrounding mountains to bluff and act as suspects.

Then send Li Shiqiduo with treasures and valuables to persuade the Qin general, and the matter may be successful.

In the end, he acted according to Zhang Liang's plan, and the general at Yaoguan surrendered and expressed his willingness to join forces with him to attack Xianyang.

He was still very excited at first, but Zhang Liang reminded him in time.

It's just that the guard at Yaoguan wanted to rebel against Qin, and his soldiers may not obey.

If the soldiers do not obey, the consequences will be disastrous. It is better to take advantage of the Qin soldiers' slackness to eliminate them.

So, he led his troops to launch a sudden attack on Yaoguan, and as expected, the Qin army was defeated.

With all this, he would not have been able to conquer the world without Zhang Liang advising him.

"In 207 BC, Xiang Yu, who had an army of , was very angry because Liu Bang entered Xianyang first."

"Fan Zeng believed that Liu Bang was greedy for money and lustful before, but when he entered Xianyang, he acted uncharacteristically. He concluded that he had great ambitions and persuaded Xiang Yu to kill Liu Bang."

"Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Bo had a good relationship with Zhang Liang, so he rode to Liu Bang's military camp overnight and met with Zhang Liang privately, hoping to ask Zhang Liang to leave together."

"Zhang Liang refused to leave because of his benevolence and righteousness, so he told Liu Bang instead."

"Zhang Liang offered his advice and asked Xiang Bo to convey Liu Bang's goodwill to Xiang Yu."

"Later Liu Bang and Xiang Bo agreed to marry as sons and daughters, and Xiang Bo suggested that Liu Bang must personally apologize to Xiang Yu the next morning."

"Liu Bang and more than a hundred people met Xiang Yu at Hongmen and apologized to Xiang Yu, but Xiang Yu left him to drink."

"During the banquet, Xiang Yu's adviser Fan Zeng repeatedly raised his eyes to signal Xiang Yu, and repeatedly raised the jade he was wearing to signal him to make a quick decision and kill Liu Bang."

"Xiang Yu hesitated and responded silently."

"Fan Zeng had no choice but to summon the warrior Xiang Zhuang from outside the tent and teach him to dance with the sword to entertain him and wait for an opportunity to kill Liu Bang."

"Xiang Bo saw the flaw, drew his sword and danced with him, always protecting Liu Bang with his own body."

"When Zhang Liang saw that the situation was not good, he quickly got up and went out of the tent to find Fan Kuai and ordered him to escort him quickly."

"Fan Kuai didn't say anything. He broke into the army gate with a sword and a shield, and ran straight to the tent. He glared at Xiang Yu with his eyes angry and pointed his hair upward. He was so brave that no one could stop him."

"Xiang Yu admired Fan Kuai's heroic prowess and rewarded him with meat and wine."

"The attendants on the left and right brought a large glass of wine. Fan Kuai stood and drank it in one gulp, and used the topic to criticize Xiang Yu."

"Sternly stated Liu Bang's hard work and loyalty, and accused Xiang Yu of being too suspicious."

"Xiang Yu was shocked by Fan Kuai's impassioned words for a moment. He was speechless and just asked Fan Kuai to sit down."

"After a while, Liu Bang saw that the situation was getting better, so he asked Fan Kuai to come out of the tent on the pretext of going to the toilet, and Zhang Liang followed him."

"The three discussed countermeasures and decided that Fan Kuai would protect Liu Bang and escape quickly, while Zhang Liang would stay to deal with the situation."

"Zhang Liang explained that Liu Bang was afraid of Xiang Yu's accusation and had returned to the military camp."

"In this way, with the help of Xiang Bo and Zhang Liang, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were safe during the Hongmen Banquet."

"In this life-and-death struggle, Zhang Liang, with his great wisdom and courage, not only skillfully helped Liu Bang escape from the tiger's mouth safely, but also planted the root of the rift between the emperor and his ministers within Xiang Yu."

Xiang Yu: I was soft-hearted for a moment, but in the end it turned out to be a big mistake. I regret not listening to Yafu's words.

If he had followed Yafu's advice at the Hongmen Banquet and taken the opportunity to get rid of Liu Bang, there would not be the current threat.

He regretted it when he thought that he had felt sympathy for Liu Bang, his enemy, and missed the great opportunity at the Hongmen Banquet.

Every time he thought about it, he wanted to slap himself.

At first, Yafu believed that Liu Bang was a threat, and he must be eliminated quickly to avoid future troubles.

But he believed that Liu Bang's daring to come to the Hongmen Banquet proved that he had no second thoughts.

In addition, after Liu Bang came, he defended himself heartily.

He thought of the years he and Liu Bang had lived and died together, and he felt compassion. But now it's useless to say more, it's too late to regret, it's too late for everything, Liu Bang's advantage is much greater than him.

Moreover, Liu Bang successfully defeated him in history, which makes it almost impossible for him to make a successful comeback now.

"In 206 BC, Liu Bang was named King of Han and took charge of the Bashu region."

"Liu Bang rewarded Zhang Liang with a hundred taels of gold, and Zhang Liang transferred all of them to Xiang Bo."

"Liu Bang also gave Xiang Bo through Zhang Lianghou and asked Xiang Bo to help him request the Hanzhong area from Xiang Yu."

"Xiang Yu agreed, so Liu Bang gained the Hanzhong area."

"On Liu Bang's way back to the fiefdom, Zhang Liang sent them to Baozhong, and then Liu Bang asked Zhang Liang to return to Korea."

"Before leaving, Zhang Liang suggested to Liu Bang that he should burn the plank road he walked on. This could show people that he had no intention of fighting back, and it could also reassure Xiang Yu."

"Liu Bang then asked Zhang Liang to return to South Korea and burned down the plank road he passed."

"Han Wangcheng, because Zhang Liang followed Han King Liu Bang, King Xiang did not send Han Wangcheng to the feudal country and asked him to follow him eastward."

"Zhang Liang explained to King Xiang that Liu Bang, the king of Han, had burned down the plank road and had no intention of returning. He also wrote to Xiang Yu about the rebellion of King Tian Rong of Qi."

"King Xiang no longer had to worry about the Han king in the west, so he raised his troops and went north to attack Qi."

"In 206 BC, Liu Bang used the strategy of general Han Xin to pacify the Three Qin Dynasties in one fell swoop and seize the treasure land of Guanzhong."

"Liu Bang can compete with Xiang Yu in the world by relying on the fertile Guanzhong area."

"Wang Cheng of Han was first demoted to the rank of Marquis by Xiang Yu, and then was killed in Pengcheng."

"Zhang Liang fled after hearing the news and took a small road west to join Liu Bang."

"Liu Bang had already recaptured Guanzhong at this time, made Zhang Liang the Marquis of Chengxin, and ordered him to follow Xiang Yu in his eastward expedition."

"In 205 BC, Liu Bang began to take advantage of the situation and occupied Pengcheng, but was later defeated by Xiang Yu when he returned."

"Liu Bang had no choice but to ask everyone for a solution. Zhang Liang came up with a plan to conquer the city."

"So Liu Bang sent Xiao He to persuade Jiujiang King Ying Bu, and sent others to unite with Peng Yue."

"When the King of Wei rebelled against the Han, Liu Bang sent Han Xin to conquer and pacified large areas of Yan, Dai, Qi, Zhao and other countries."

"The reason why Liu Bang was able to defeat Xiang Yu in the end was because of the strength of these three people."

Li Shimin: Facts have proved that Zhang Liang's plan to go to the city was far-sighted. In the end, the soldiers surrounded Gaixia and defeated Xiang Yu. He mainly relied on these three military forces.

After Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu, he fled to Xiayi in embarrassment. He was shocked, disheartened, and lost all hope.

At that time, Liu Bang was at the end of his rope and even said that he no longer wanted the Guandong region. Whoever could make a contribution to defeat Chu would have Guandong divided equally with him.

When the army was defeated and in danger, it was Zhang Liang who was ingenious and came up with a strategy for Liu Bang to use contradictions and join forces to defeat Chu.

Wang Yingbu of Jiujiang was a fierce general of the Chu State, and there was a gap between him and Xiang Yu.

During the Battle of Pengcheng, Xiang Yu asked him to help, but he did not move.

Xiang Yu was quite resentful of him and sent envoys many times to punish him.

Peng Yue had long been dissatisfied with Xiang Yu because he was not granted a title when Xiang Yu divided the feudal lords.

Moreover, when Tian Rong rebelled against Chu, he contacted Peng Yue to rebel, so Xiang Yu tried to attack him, but the result was unsuccessful.

In addition, among the generals under the King of Han, only Han Xin could entrust major affairs and take charge of it alone.

If you can make good use of these three people, you will definitely be able to defeat Xiang Yu. This is the famous Xiayi strategy.

After hearing this, Liu Bang thought that this was indeed a clever plan to use the weak to control the strong, so he sent Sui He, a famous debater, to Jiujiang to instigate Wang Yingbu of Jiujiang.

Then, while sending envoys to contact Peng Yue, Han Xin was assigned to lead troops to attack Yanzhao and other places in the north to develop and strengthen the Han army and outflank the Chu army.

Although the Xiayi Plan is not a comprehensive strategic plan, it constitutes an important part of Liu Bang's Chu-Han battlefield plan.

It was under Zhang Liang's planning that an internal and external military alliance was finally formed to jointly attack Xiang Yu, which reversed the situation of the Chu-Han War and turned Liu Bang from strategic defense to strategic offense.

"In 204 BC, Liu Bang was besieged by Xiang Yu in Xingyang."

"Liu Bang was extremely troubled and discussed with Li Shiqi how to weaken Chu's power."

"Li Shiqi said that the descendants of the Six Kingdoms should be enfeoffed. Liu Bang thought it was appropriate and asked Li Shiqi to make corresponding preparations."

"At this time, Liu Bang saw Zhang Liang coming back from outside to pay an audience, so he asked Zhang Liang his views on enfeoffing the six kingdoms."

"Awakened by Zhang Liang, Liu Bang cursed Li Shiqi, and then ordered the seals to be destroyed as soon as possible."

"In 203 BC, all parts of Qi State had been conquered by Han Xin."

"Han Xin sent people to ask Liu Bang for instructions because the State of Qi has been a cunning and capricious country since ancient times, and it is close to the State of Chu in the south."

"If a temporary King of Qi is not established to guard it, its situation will be difficult to stabilize. I hope that I can be an acting King of Qi temporarily."

"At this time, Liu Bang was besieged by Xiang Yu in Xingyang."

"After Han Xin's envoy arrived in Xingyang, Liu Bang was furious when he saw Han Xin's letter."

"But after Zhang Liang's persuasion, Liu Bang also understood the current situation and had to send Zhang Liang to Qi State to make Han Xin king of Qi, and at the same time transferred all Han Xin's troops back to Liu Bang."

"In 203 BC, Liu Bang gradually formed an encirclement against Xiang Yu."

"Han Xin continued to attack the Chu army while he was in Qi, and Peng Yue repeatedly sent troops from Liang to cut off the Chu army's food routes."

"The Chu army was exhausted and food was exhausted. Xiang Yu had no choice but to finally send back the detained Liu Bang's father, wife and children, and make peace with Liu Bang."

"The two sides agreed to use the chasm as a boundary to divide the world, with the east returning to Chu and the west returning to Han, and each would not invade the other."

"Xiang Yu left his camp and returned eastward to Pengcheng as promised. Liu Bang also wanted to lead his troops westward to Hanzhong."

"At this momentous turning point, Zhang Liang saw that Xiang Yu was facing enemies from both sides, so he and Chen Ping advised Liu Bang."

"Now that Han controls two-thirds of the world, it is a favorable time to destroy Chu. It is advisable to pursue the ruthless invaders fiercely and complete their achievements with this move."

"Otherwise, letting Chu go back to the east is like letting a tiger go back to the mountains, and there will be endless troubles."

"Liu Bang adopted Zhang Liang's advice, personally led an army to pursue Xiang Yu, and ordered Han Xin and Peng Yue to surround Xiang Yu."

"Han Xin first used the tactic of ambush from ten sides to surround Xiang Yu in Gaixia, and then used the tactic of embarrassment from all sides to undermine the morale of the enemy soldiers, and finally defeated Xiang Yu."

"So far, the four-year-long Chu-Han War ended with Liu Bang's complete victory."

Zhu Di: Thanks to Zhang Liang, otherwise Liu Bang would not have been able to dominate the world if Liu Bang had enfeoffed the descendants of the six countries.

At that time, in order to weaken Xiang Yu's strength, Liu Bang, on the advice of his subordinates, wanted to enfeoff the descendants of the Six Kingdoms.

Fortunately, Zhang Liang arrived in time and stopped Liu Bang with eight reasons.

Shang Tang was confident that he could kill Xia Jie. Can Liu Bang kill Xiang Yu today?

King Wu of Zhou attacked King Zhou of Yin, so he granted Yin's descendants the title of Song. King Wu of Zhou was sure that he could get Yin Zhou's head. Can you, Liu Bang, get Xiang Yu's head today?

After King Wu of Zhou entered the capital of Yin, he commended Shang Rong at the entrance of the alley where he lived, released Jizi from prison, and rebuilt Bigan's tomb.

Can you, Liu Bang, build the tombs of saints today, commend sages in their lanes, and show respect at the doors of wise men?

King Zhou Wu could use the grain in Juqiao warehouse and the coins in Lutai to relieve the poor at that time. Can Liu Bang take out the things in the warehouse to relieve the poor today?
As soon as the war against Zhou was over, King Wu of Zhou immediately changed his chariots into Xuan chariots, turned the weapons upside down and covered them with tiger skins, indicating that they would never use them again.

Can you, Liu Bang, give up martial arts and use literature today and stop fighting?
King Wu of Zhou even herded his war horses on the southern slope of Mount Hua, indicating that they would not be needed in the future.

Can you, Liu Bang, let the horses out today and stop using them?
King Wu of Zhou also herded the cattle of the transportation team to the north of Taolinsai, indicating that he would no longer transport military pay in the future.

Can you, Liu Bang, let the cows out today and stop transporting military pay?

Xiang Yu is the strongest today. If you enfeoff the descendants of the six countries, the six countries will immediately succumb to Xiang Yu. Who will follow your command, Liu Bang?

"In the first month of 201 BC, Liu Bang enfeoffed the founding heroes."

"Zhang Liang did not have the merit of leading troops to fight alone, but Liu Bang believed that Zhang Liang was able to strategize and win decisively from thousands of miles away, so he should choose 30,000 households from all over the land to be fiefdoms."

"But Zhang Liang believed that when he raised troops in Xiapi and met Liu Bang in Liuxian County, God handed him over to Liu Bang."

"Now I only need one remaining county, and I dare not accept the generous reward from these 30,000 households."

"So Liu Bang made Zhang Liang a marquis of Liu, and he was granted the title together with Xiao He and others."

"Liu Bang's wanton enfeoffment of close subordinates caused dissatisfaction among many old officials, and Liu Bang didn't know how to deal with himself."

"Zhang Liang suggested that he first reward Yong Chi, who had an old enmity with Liu Bang, in order to calm the minds of the soldiers."

"So Liu Bang immediately held a banquet, named Yong Chi the Marquis of Shifang, and publicly urged the censor to quickly assess everyone's merits and award rewards as soon as possible."

"When all the ministers saw that Yong Chi could be made a marquis, they no longer worried."

"In 201 BC, ministers advised Liu Bang that the capital should be located in Guanzhong, but Liu Bang hesitated after hearing this."

"Most of Liu Bang's ministers were from the east of Mount Laoshan, and most of them advised Liu Bang to establish Luoyang as his capital."

"They believe that Luoyang has Chenglai to the east, Laoshan and Mianshui to the west, backed by the Yellow River, and facing the Yi and Luo Rivers, the situation is dangerous."

"Zhang Liang believed that Luoyang was only a few hundred miles away, with barren land and vulnerable to enemy attacks from all sides. It was not a place where military advantages could be exerted."

"Relatively speaking, Guanzhong has Weishan Mountain and Hangu Pass on the left, Longshan Mountain and Minshan Mountain on the right, and there are thousands of miles of fertile fields in the middle."

"To the south is connected to Bashu, which is rich in products, to the north is to Hudi, which is rich in cattle and horses, and to the back is the infallible north, south and west. We only need to concentrate our strength on controlling the princes in the east."

"When the East is stable, grain from all over the country can be transported to Chang'an through the Yellow River."

"Once there is a rebellion among the princes, the manpower and material resources in Guanzhong can be sent down the Yellow River to supply the front line."

"Liu Bang drove westward that day to establish his capital in Guanzhong, and Zhang Liang also followed Liu Bang into Guanzhong."

"Zhang Liang has always been sick. After arriving in Guanzhong, he studied the Taoist art of guiding and breathing all day long. He did not eat whole grains and grains, and stayed in seclusion for more than a year."

Zhu Yuanzhang: Regarding Liu Bang's enfeoffment of heroes, Zhang Liang's political skills of settling one enemy and strengthening the hearts of the people are indeed worthy of admiration.

Liu Bang bestowed upon many meritorious officials, including Zhang Liang, while those who had not been granted the title were discussing and vying for credit endlessly.

Liu Bang saw the generals gathering in groups and whispering, so he asked Zhang Liang what they were talking about.

Zhang Liang deliberately made alarmist remarks, saying that the generals were discussing rebellion.

Liu Bang was very confused. The world was finally settled and he didn't know why they wanted to rebel.

It was Zhang Liang who gave the explanation. Liu Bang used these talents to win the world.

Now Liu Bang has become the emperor, but the people he has been granted the title of are those he likes like Xiao He, and the people he has hated in his life will be killed.

The DPRK and Zhong Dynasty compiled military statistics and found that if everyone was enfeoffed, the land in the world would be limited after all.

These people were afraid that they would not be rewarded, and they were afraid of being held accountable for their ordinary mistakes, so they gathered together to discuss rebellion.

Just when Liu Bang didn't know what to do, Zhang Liang came up with a plan.

Only the heroes that Liu Bang usually hates most will be enfeoffed, and those generals who have not yet been enfeoffed will not worry.

Zhang Liang's move corrected Liu Bang's shortcomings of private rewards, easily eased conflicts and avoided possible turmoil.

"In 195 BC, Liu Bang wanted to depose the crown prince Liu Ying and install Liu Ruyi, the son of Mrs. Qi, the king of Zhao."

"Many ministers tried to dissuade him, but they never completely changed Liu Bang's attitude."

"Queen Lu is very scared and doesn't know what to do."

"At this time, someone reminded Empress Lu to consult Zhang Liang, whom Liu Bang trusted very much and was full of resourcefulness."

"Queen Lu sent Jianchou Lu Shizhi to ask Zhang Liang for advice, but Zhang Liang said that Liu Bang had been in crisis many times, so Liu Bang could adopt his advice."

"Now that the world has stabilized, Liu Bang wants to change the crown prince out of personal feelings, and his own suggestions have no effect."

"Lu Shizhi forced Zhang Liang, so Zhang Liang had to find a way to invite four respected old gentlemen who Liu Bang had always respected but couldn't."

"These four people hated Liu Bang's arrogance and rudeness, and would rather flee to hide in the mountains than become subjects of the Han Dynasty."

"Invite four people, Shangshan Sihao, in the name of the prince, and then ask them to act as guests of the prince."

"Liu Bang knows that he is highly virtuous and highly respected, so he will be a great help to the prince."

"So Empress Lu asked Lu Shizhi to send someone with generous gifts and a letter from the prince to humbly invite these four people."

"After the four people are invited, they will first live in the home of Lu Shizhi, the Marquis of Jiancheng."

"Shangshan Sihao later attended the banquet attended by Liu Bang. When Liu Bang saw this, he couldn't help but sigh that the prince had grown up, so he gave up the idea of ​​replacing the prince."

"In 195 BC, Zhang Liang followed Liu Bang to conquer the state of Dai, and made strange plans for Liu Bang in Mayi."

"The appointment of Xiao He as prime minister is also the result of Liu Bang following Zhang Liang's advice."

"Later Zhang Liang stopped eating grains and wanted to understand the Tao, intending to ascend to immortality."

"After Liu Bang died, Empress Lu recalled the past and was grateful for Zhang Liang's kindness, so she forced him to eat."

"He also advised Zhang Liang that his whole life would be like a fleeting moment, so why bother asking for trouble?"

"Zhang Liang had no choice but to resume eating."

"In 186 BC, Zhang Liang died of illness and was given the posthumous title Marquis Wencheng. His son Zhang Buyi inherited the title of Marquis Liu."

Yongzheng: Ascension to immortality. Such words of a charlatan cannot possibly come from Zhang Liang's mouth.

Zhang Liang once said that the Zhang family has served as prime minister in South Korea for generations.

After South Korea was destroyed, in order to avenge South Korea from the Qin Dynasty, I spared no expense on my wealth and assassinated Qin Shihuang, which shocked the world.

Later, I relied on my sharp tongue to become a great teacher and was named Wanhu Hou.

As a civilian, this has reached its peak and my wish has been fulfilled.

I want to give up everything in the world and follow Chisongzi to travel around and become an immortal.

These were Zhang Liang's words when he asked Liu Bang to resign and stay away from the court in order to cultivate immortality.

But he believed that with Zhang Liang's intelligence, these words were just excuses.

The reason is also very simple. At that time, Zhang Liang was suffering from illness and was too weak to stay in the court anymore.

Of course, the most important point is that he believes that Zhang Liang is worried that the bird will disappear and the bow will hide.

Because he was afraid of losing his vested interests, he resigned, gave up everything in the world, concentrated on practicing Taoism, and believed in the teachings of Huang Lao.

Judging from what happened in the end, Zhang Liang's worry was indeed justified.

In order to consolidate his power, Liu Bang did kill many founding heroes.

From this point of view, Zhang Liang is far-sighted and worthy of his reputation as a sage seeker.

(End of this chapter)