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Fan Kuai was from Pei County. He made a living by killing dogs in his early years. Later, he and Liu Bang hid in the mountains and swamps around Mangshan and Dangshan.

In the autumn of the first year of the reign of Qin II, Chen Sheng and others started an uprising in Qi County. When they arrived in Chen County, Chen Sheng began to proclaim himself king, calling himself Zhang Chu.

Most people in the counties responded to Chen Sheng's uprising by killing local officials.

Seeing this, the magistrate of Pei County was very frightened and planned to lead the people of Pei County to rebel against Qin.

On the advice of the chief official Xiao He and the prison official Cao Shen, the magistrate of Pei County planned to use the fugitives to force the masses to obey his orders.

Therefore, Fan Kuai was sent by the magistrate of Pei County to summon Liu Bang, who already had a team of nearly a hundred people.

"After arriving in Pei County, Liu Bang was elected as the Duke of Pei, and Fan Kuai was appointed as a servant."

"As soon as he was appointed as a servant, Fan Kuai followed Liu Bang to attack Huling and Fangyu."

"Afterwards, Fan Kuai led his army back to garrison Fengyi, and defeated the army of the Sishui prefect in the Fengyi area."

"Afterwards, Fan Kuai led his army eastward, first pacifying Pei County, and then defeating the army of the governor of Sishui County to the west of Xue County;"

"Later, he fought with Sima Yu in the east of Dang County, defeated the enemy and beheaded 15 of them, for which he was also granted the title of National Doctor."

"Afterwards, Fan Kuai followed Liu Bang to Puyang to attack Zhang Han's army."

"When attacking the city, Fan Kuai was the first to climb the city wall and beheaded 23 Qin soldiers. He was then granted the title of Gong Dafu."

"After that, Fan Kuai followed Liu Bang in all his campaigns, leading the troops in person."

"When following Liu Bang to attack Chengyang, Fan Kuai was the first to climb the city wall. He also captured the Huyou, defeated Li You's army, beheaded 16 people, and was granted the title of Shangjian."

"When Liu Bang was besieging the governor of Dongjun in Chengwu, Fan Kuai once again repelled the enemy, beheaded fourteen people, captured eleven people, and was granted the title of Wu Dafu."

"Fan Kuai then followed Liu Bang to attack the Qin army, defeating the army of the governor of Hejian, Qin general Zhao Ben and Yang Xiong."

"Because he defeated the enemy, killed and captured them, Fan Kuai was granted the title of lord."

"When attacking Wanling, Fan Kuai was the first to climb the city wall again, beheaded eight people and captured forty-four people. Liu Bang then gave him the title of Xiancheng Jun."

"When following Liu Bang to attack Changsha and Huanyuan, Fan Kuai blocked the Yellow River crossing, marched eastward first, and attacked the Qin army in Shixiang;"

"Then he marched southward and attacked the Qin army at Taoyi."

"After defeating Nanyang prefect Lü Xi in Yangcheng, Fan Kuai moved eastward to attack Wancheng."

"Finally, because he defeated the enemy in Li County, Fan Kuai received many rewards."

"In October of the first year of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang's army arrived at Bashang ahead of all the other princes."

"When he arrived at Bashang, Fan Kuai killed the commander, beheaded ten men, captured 146 people, and subdued 2,900 enemy soldiers."

"Then, King Ziying of Qin surrendered beside the Chen Road, and Liu Bang handed the King of Qin over to the officials and led his army westward to Xianyang."

"After arriving in Xianyang, Liu Bang wanted to stay and live in the Qin Palace, seeing the thousands of palaces, tents, dogs and horses, treasures and beauties."

"Seeing this, Fan Kuai advised Liu Bang to move out, but Liu Bang refused to listen."

"After Zhang Liang's repeated admonition, Liu Bang sealed up the valuables, property and storehouses in the Qin Palace and led his army back to Bashang."

"In November of the first year of the Han Dynasty, Xiang Yu led the army of the princes westward, trying to enter the pass, but the gate was closed."

"The next month, Xiang Yu had already breached Hangu Pass and stationed his troops at Xixia."

"Having heard that Liu Bang had pacified Guanzhong and was planning to become king, Xiang Yu prepared to attack Liu Bang."

"At this time, Liu Bang's military strength was inferior to Xiang Yu's."

"Liu Bang led more than a hundred cavalrymen to Hongmen and met Xiang Yu through Xiang Bo to express his apologies and explain that there was no plan to block the pass."

"Then Xiang Yu held a banquet at Hongmen to entertain his soldiers."

"When Liu Bang was drunk, his father-in-law sent Xiang Zhuang to draw his sword and dance in front of the table, intending to take the opportunity to assassinate Liu Bang, but Xiang Bo repeatedly protected Liu Bang."

"At that time, only Liu Bang and Zhang Liang were allowed to enter the tent and sit down, while Fan Kuai stayed outside the camp."

"Hearing that Liu Bang's situation was urgent, Fan Kuai immediately entered the camp with an iron shield."

Li Bai: The guards in the military camp tried to stop Fan Kuai, but Fan Kuai rushed straight in and stood under the tent.

Seeing him breaking in, Xiang Yu asked who he was. Zhang Liang then explained Fan Kuai's identity.

So Xiang Yu gave Fan Kuai a glass of wine and a pig's leg.

After Fan Kuai finished drinking the wine, he drew his sword, cut the meat, and ate it all.

So Xiang Yu asked Fan Kuai if he could drink again. Fan Kuai first stated that he could not refuse to drink, and then took the opportunity to persuade Xiang Yu not to listen to the slander of villains, which would lead to the division of the world.

Xiang Yu stopped talking after hearing this, and Liu Bang took advantage of the opportunity to follow Fan Kuai down the mountain and escape back to the military camp in Bashang.

The next day, Xiang Yu entered Xianyang, and Liu Bang was named King of Han, and Fan Kuai was also named Marquis of Linwu.

Later, Fan Kuai was appointed as a doctor and followed Liu Bang into Hanzhong.

In the first year of the Han Dynasty, when Liu Bang returned to pacify the Three Qins, Fan Kuai led his troops alone to defeat the army of the Xicheng County Magistrate north of Baishui, and defeated the light chariot cavalry of Zhang Han, the King of Yong, south of Yong County.

Later, Fan Kuai followed Liu Bang to attack the county towns of Yong and Yan, and was the first to climb the city walls and attack Zhang Ping's army at Haozhi.

When attacking the city, Fan Kuai once again climbed the city wall first and took the lead in charging into battle. He killed one county magistrate, one county magistrate, beheaded eleven people, captured twenty people, and was promoted to the rank of Xianlangzhong Cavalry General.

When following Liu Bang to attack the Qin army's chariot and cavalry units in Rangdong, Fan Kuai repelled the enemy's attack and was promoted to general.

When attacking Zhao Ben's army, Fan Kuai made the greatest contribution in the battles of capturing Mei, Huaili, Liuzhong and Xianyang.

After arriving in Liyang, Liu Bang gave Fanxiang of Duling to Fan Kuai as his fief.

Later, Fan Kuai followed Liu Bang to attack Xiang Yu and slaughtered the boiled dates with blood.

In Waihuang, he defeated the troops led by Wang Wu and Cheng Chusuo.

Then Fan Kuai attacked Zou County, Lucheng, Xia Qiu and Xue County successively.

After Fan Kuai returned to Xingyang, Liu Bang added another 2,000 households in Pingyin as his fief and let him guard Guangwu as a general.

The following year, Xiang Yu led his troops eastward, and Fan Kuai followed Liu Bang to attack Xiang Yu. They captured Yangxia, captured 4,000 soldiers of General Zhou of Chu, besieged Xiang Yu in Chen County, and defeated Xiang Yu's troops.

After that, Fan Kuai massacred Hu Ling with blood. After Xiang Yu's death, Liu Bang was enthroned as emperor, and because Fan Kuai had made meritorious contributions in defending the city and attacking the enemy, Liu Bang granted Fan Kuai an additional fief of 800 households.

In October of the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Fan Kuai followed Liu Bang to attack the rebellious King Zang Tu of Yan, captured Zang Tu, and pacified Yan. Later, King Han Xin of Chu rebelled in Guanzhong. Fan Kuai, who had just followed Liu Bang to pacify Yan, followed Liu Bang to Chen County again, arrested Han Xin, and pacified Chu.

Liu Bang granted Fan Kuai the title of marquis, and his previous fief was taken away. He was granted Wuyang instead and was given the title of Marquis of Wuyang.

Afterwards, Han Xin was renamed Marquis of Huaiyin, and he often used illness as an excuse to avoid court audiences and imperial escorts.

Han Xin once visited Fan Kuai, who knelt down to greet him, called himself a subject, and asked Han Xin why he came.

After the meeting between the two, Han Xin expressed that he was ashamed to be associated with Fan Kuai.

Later, Fan Kuai took up the position of general and followed Liu Bang to Dai to attack the rebellious King Han Xin, fighting from the Huo people all the way to Yunzhong.

Therefore, after suppressing the rebellion, Fan Kuai was given an additional 1,500 households.

Afterwards, Fan Kuai led his troops to attack the armies of the traitors Chen Xi and Manqiuchen, and fought a fierce battle in Xiangguo.

"When attacking Bairen County, Fan Kuai was the first to climb the city wall, and then he conquered and pacified the 27 counties of Qinghe and Changshan, destroyed the city of Dongyuan County, and was promoted to the position of left prime minister for this achievement."

"Afterwards, Fan Kuai defeated the armies of Qi Wu'ang and Yin Pan in Wuzhong and Guangchang respectively, and captured them both alive."

"When they reached Dainan, Fan Kuai defeated the army led by Wang Huang, a Hu general under Chen Xi."

"Then Fan Kuai marched to Chanhe and attacked Han Wangxin's army, and the soldiers he led killed Han Wangxin."

"Finally, Fan Kuai defeated Chen Xi's Hu cavalry in Henggu, beheaded General Zhao Ji, and captured Dai's Prime Minister Han Liang, County Magistrate Sun Fen, General Wang Huang, Grand Coachman Jie, and ten other generals."

"In February of the 12th year of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Lu Wan, the Prince of Yan, started a rebellion. Fan Kuai was ordered to attack Lu Wan. He defeated the army led by Prime Minister Lu Wan in the south of Ji County and pacified a total of 18 counties and 51 towns in Yan."

"So Liu Bang increased Fan Kuai's fief by another 1,300 households, confirming his fief as Marquis of Wuyang to a total of 5,400 households."

"In the twelfth year of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang returned to Chang'an."

"Because of his injury, Liu Bang was seriously ill and did not want to see anyone, so he ordered his ministers not to see him."

"Seeing this, Fan Kuai led his ministers directly into the palace."

"After seeing Liu Bang lying on the couch with a eunuch as his pillow, Fan Kuai and his ministers cried and advised Liu Bang to cheer up and discuss state affairs with his ministers instead of relying solely on a eunuch."

"Hearing this, Liu Bang smiled and got up from the bed."

"Then, when Prince Lu Wan of Yan rebelled, Liu Bang sent Fan Kuai as prime minister to lead an army to suppress the rebellion."

"After Fan Kuai set out, some people slandered him, saying that Fan Kuai was going to form a clique with the Lu family, and that after the emperor died, Fan Kuai would lead troops to kill Lady Qi, Prince Ruyi of Zhao and others."

"When Liu Bang heard this, he was very angry, so he adopted Chen Ping's suggestion, summoned Jiang Hou Zhou Bo, and ordered Chen Ping to take Jiang Hou Zhou Bo to replace Fan Kuai in a carriage, and then immediately beheaded Fan Kuai in the army."

"After receiving the order, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo set off on a post carriage."

"On the way, the two men discussed and decided that Fan Kuai was a nobleman who was related to the emperor, and that the emperor was just angry for a moment, so they should capture Fan Kuai and let the emperor kill him himself."

"Before they arrived at the army, the two men summoned Fan Kuai with a seal."

"After receiving the imperial edict, Fan Kuai immediately put his hands behind his back and had them tied up. He also asked Jiang Hou Zhou Bo to replace him as a general and lead the army to attack the counties of Yan that had rebelled."

"Then Chen Ping escorted Fan Kuai to Chang'an in a prison cart with wooden bars."

"Halfway through the journey, Chen Ping heard the news that Liu Bang had passed away."

"Because he was afraid that Empress Lü's sister Lü Xu would speak ill of him in front of Empress Lü, Chen Ping returned to the capital first."

"After Fan Kuai returned to Chang'an, Empress Lü pardoned him and restored his original title and fiefdom."

"During the reign of Emperor Hui of Han, the Xiongnu king Chanyu once wrote a letter to insult Empress Lü."

"Empress Lü was very angry about this, so she summoned all the generals to discuss it."

"Fan Kuai then proposed that he could lead 100,000 troops to sweep across the Xiongnu."

"In order to cater to Empress Lü's wishes, the other generals also followed suit."

"Only General Ji Bu strongly opposed this matter, believing that Fan Kuai was flattering and wanted to cause unrest in the world, and he should be beheaded as a warning to the public."

"After hearing this, the generals were horrified and the plan to attack the Xiongnu was abandoned."

"In the sixth year of Emperor Hui of Han, Fan Kuai died and was posthumously named Wu Hou."

"After Fan Kuai died, his son Fan Kang succeeded him as marquis, and his wife Lü Xu was also named Marquis of Linguang."

Du Fu: Fan Kuai was a strong man with a strong character. When he was in Pei County, Fan Kuai had no other skills and was just a dog butcher and dog meat vendor.

He often hung out with Liu Bang, and at that time he was already the most powerful fighter in Liu Bang's gang. Whenever Liu Bang called people to fight, Fan Kuai would definitely be the first person to arrive with a weapon.

Fan Kuai, who was upright in character, defended Liu Bang in everything. On the way to escort the young men to Mount Li, more than a dozen of them escaped, and the delay meant that according to the law at the time, they would be executed even if they arrived.

So Liu Bang suggested that everyone disperse and escape. At this time, the captain of the team said to Liu Bang that you are rebelling, and then drew his sword to kill Liu Bang.

Seeing that the captain was so ignorant and dared to use a knife on Brother Ji, Fan Kuai disagreed. He slowly stood up and ended the captain's life with a dog-butcher knife.

After Liu Bang started the uprising in Dangshan, under the tyranny of Fan Kuai, about 3,000 people in Pei County followed Liu Bang.
Later, Fan Kuai served as a key general and followed Liu Bang in his campaigns, making great contributions.
Liu Bang's troops also grew from 3,000 to over 10,000 people. In this way, Liu Bang became an uprising force that could not be underestimated.

After conquering Xianyang, Liu Bang entered the magnificent imperial palace. Being a person who had never seen the world, everything he saw was new to him.

There were not only a lot of treasures inside, but also a beautiful lady. The ruffian Liu Bang couldn't help himself.

He never thought that he would have such a day, so he played various instruments and sang in the palace, and was extremely happy.

Seeing Liu Bang in deep sleep, Xiao He and others tried to persuade him in vain. Fan Kuai was impatient, so he rushed to Liu Bang's bedside and
Then he half-dragged and half-pulled Liu Bang out of the palace, and persuaded Liu Bang to lead his army to retreat to Bashang.

When Xiang Yu's army arrived at the city, Liu Bang knew he could not defeat him outnumbered.

So he and Zhang Liang took more than a hundred followers to Hongmen to apologize, and Fan Kuai also went with them.

At the Hongmen Banquet, Fan Kuai performed brilliantly, chewing raw meat and drinking wine without fear, which was very much to Xiang Yu's liking.

Liu Bang escaped under the pretext of urinating, and Fan Kuai later escorted him back to the Han army camp. At least Liu Bang's life was saved.

After Liu Bang became emperor, Fan Kuai was granted the title of Marquis of Wuyang and appointed as the Left Prime Minister, holding a high position of power in the court.

Fan Kuai was a very low-key person and never took the initiative to fight for credit. He would take whatever Liu Bang gave him, and would not think twice about what Liu Bang did not give him.

Therefore, when Liu Bang was suppressing the kings of different surnames, Fan Kuai was able to stay safe, and Liu Bang also trusted Fan Kuai.

But even so, Liu Bang still wanted to kill Fan Kuai before he died. (End of this chapter)