There is such a fragment in Chu-Han legend that Liu Bang mistakenly arrested your official. Not only did Liu Bang lose his life, but the whole village would be implicated. In order to survive, Liu Bang begged his old lover Cao Shi to come forward and sell his color to your official. Cao Shi scolded: "You want to be shameless", and Liu Bang replied: "I'm going to die. What face do I want? "
Liu bang is the lowest figure in society. It's not important to face him. Are cultivated from an early age. He doesn't hide these things, he shows them openly. In order to survive, he can kneel to Yong Chi and Xiang Yu.
After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, in the Battle of Deng Baishan, Liu Bang understood that the Huns could not be won with the national strength of the Han Dynasty at that time, and the war could be avoided by signing unequal treaties. Why not? When the Han dynasty is strong, it's not too late to take revenge.
What Liu Bang did, Xiang Yu could never do, because he was a descendant of Xiang Yan, a general of Chu, of noble descent, and received higher education since childhood. He is not in the same class as Liu Bang, and Xiang Yu is a hero among heroes. He would rather die standing than live in humiliation.
In Chu-Han War, Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu several times. Liu bang chose to run for his life in a critical moment. After he came back, the organization made a comeback. Xiang Yu only lost in the next world war, so he chose to commit suicide. Why? Is Xiang Yu desperate and has no chance to escape? Not at all, because Xiang Yu is proud.
After the defeat of Xiang Yu, he killed all the way to the Wujiang River. When the director of Wujiang Pavilion heard that Wang Xiang had arrived in Wujiang and a boat was coming to meet Wang Xiang, he said to Xiang Yu, "Jiangdong has a land of thousands of miles and hundreds of thousands of people. There is no problem for the king to be king there. I hope the king can cross the river quickly. The Han army can't catch up without a boat. " It can be seen that Xiang Yu wants to escape easily.
But at this time Xiang Yu has made up his mind to die. He said to Tingchang:
Xiang Yu thought he had suffered such a big defeat and fled back alone. Even if the people in Jiangdong still support him, he is ashamed to see his elders in Jiangdong. To put it bluntly, Xiang Yu gave up the opportunity to escape and chose a vigorous death, largely because of pride. Can such a person have the heart to kneel down and make peace and kiss the Huns? Absolutely not.
2. Xiang Yu won the world, that is, he was in an invincible position, and it was even more impossible to make peace with Xiongnu. Moreover, Deng Bai was no match for Xiang Yu in World War I.
Xiang Yu won the world. After Deng Baishan's World War I, Liu Bang was replaced by Xiang Yu. With Xiang Yu's fighting capacity, Xiongnu Khan was defeated miserably.
The advantage of Xiongnu is to rely on the high mobility of cavalry to fight guerrilla warfare, find the weak link and bite hard. By the time the Central Plains army arrived, the Huns had fled without a trace. Positional warfare tarquin has never been an opponent of Central Plains people. In history, the Central Plains and Xiongnu fought two large-scale wars, one was defeated by Li Mu, a famous soldier of Zhao, and the other was defeated by Meng Tian, a famous soldier of Qin. Huns were forced to flee to Mobei,
During the Chu-Han War, the Central Plains was in chaos, and Modu took the opportunity to unify the tribes in the grassland. He is ambitious and wants to defeat the Han army in the first world war.
However, after several contests, Attila Xian was defeated by Liu Bang, so modu chanyu lured Liu Bang with tricks, which led to the siege of Deng Bai. If you change to Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu's military ability is far above Liu Bang. In the battle of Pengcheng, Xiang Yu defeated Liu Bang's army of 50,000 to 60,000 with only 30,000 cavalry. If Chu and Hungary are at war, modu chanyu is no match for Xiang Yu, the god of war, and the Huns are defeated, there will be no kissing.
To say the least, even if Xiang Yu is besieged like Liu Bang, it is impossible to send someone to the Xiongnu camp for peace with Xiang Yu's temper. He will lead the army to break through. Can Xiongnu stop Xiang Yu? Even if blocked, Xiang Yu would rather die than negotiate with the Xiongnu, and he would not be humiliated by his in-laws.
The so-called marriage, to put it bluntly, is that the Han Dynasty gave beautiful women and a lot of wealth to the Huns for free. In order to avoid the invasion of Huns and seek peace. Xiang Yu is absolutely impossible to do such a thing.
Xiang Yu wants to make a system of enfeoffment. We know that after the battle of Changping, only Zhao, whose strength was greatly weakened, could defeat Xiongnu everywhere. After the reunification of the Qin Dynasty, General Meng Tian led 30 troops to attack the Huns in the north, which soon stabilized the north. It can be seen that he is fully capable of defeating the invasion of Xiongnu. Let me give you a detailed analysis.
1. Harmony is a humiliating peace and an unequal treaty between China and Hungary. The Han dynasty unilaterally gave beautiful women and a lot of wealth to the Huns for free, and the Huns only came and went. In this way, the Han dynasty temporarily achieved the goal of avoiding Xiongnu aggression.
From the perspective of the Han Dynasty, the country has just been established, giving this evil neighbor some benefits and avoiding a large number of military expenditures and casualties. After all, the loss is smaller than starting a war.
From the Huns' point of view, the wealth and women that need to be robbed by war are now delivered to the door by the Han Dynasty. Although it may be less than robbery, it doesn't take much effort after all. Moreover, regular customer slaughter is also a relatively stable income.
Therefore, marriage seems to be beneficial to both China and Hungary.
However, in the face of the insatiable evil neighbor of Xiongnu, leading the country personally is not the best choice, because when he is dissatisfied, he will have a windfall every once in a while and never stop, otherwise the Sino-Hungarian war will not happen in Wu. Therefore, the only way to solve the problem once and for all is to scare him, subdue him or even destroy him.
Second, Xiang Yu, as the overlord of Chu, will not have direct conflict with Xiongnu. Assuming that Xiang Yu won the world, he would divide the world into several vassal States like the Zhou Dynasty. At that time, the vassal States bordering the Huns will carry out the main task of fighting against the Huns.
On the other hand, Xiang Yu will comfortably be the master of his world and the overlord of Chu, and will never worry, let alone kiss him.
The vassal state, because it is only a local political power, has neither the qualification nor the power to be close to the Huns, nor can it have so much financial resources from the central government, and it can be slaughtered by the Huns.
Xiongnu, the evil neighbor, is a nomadic people, living on aquatic plants and eating entirely on the weather. Once there is no food, it is bound to go deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains for looting.
Faced with the invasion of Xiongnu, the vassal States had no choice but to fight.
Third, the Huns had no military advantage over the vassal States. During the Warring States period, Qin, Yan and Zhao were the vassal states bordering the Xiongnu, and they built the Great Wall to defend the Xiongnu.
Xiongnu plundered these three countries from time to time, and the three countries fought against Xiongnu, each with its own outcome.
Let's take a look at how Zhao defeated the Huns after the battle of Changping.
Li Mu was the commander of the northern border of Zhao at that time. His soldiers were very generous, and he ordered: "If the Huns invade, they will quickly retreat to the camp and stick to it, and the initiative will be beheaded."
In this way, after several years, although always passive defense, but also not much loss, Huns think Li Mu timid, Zhao Wang listened to gossip, also think Li Mu timid. Call him back.
Since then, every time the Huns invaded, the defenders have sent troops to fight, and they have lost every time and suffered heavy losses. Due to the destruction of the war, it is impossible to farm and graze on the border.
The prince of Zhao had to invite Li Mu out again. Li Mu said he couldn't be ill. Wang Zhao sent someone to urge him again and again.
Li Mu said: "Your Majesty must use me, and I need to go out as before." Wang Zhao agreed.
When Li Mu reached the border, it could not hold on as before. Xiongnu thought Li Mu was timid, but because Li Mu was well defended, Xiongnu got nothing. The officers and men at the border are usually treated well and all have the desire to make contributions to the war. They held their breath and demanded to go on stage in turn.
Li Mu has just begun a secret war mobilization. He prepared 1300 chariots, 13000 war horses, 50000 warriors and 100000 infantry who are good at archery. He also drove a large number of livestock to the mountains and plains to graze.
In case of a small invasion by Xiongnu, Li Mu pretended to fail and deliberately abandoned soldiers and livestock for Xiongnu.
When Khan heard about this, he thought Zhao was easy to bully, so he led troops to invade. Li Mu had already ambushed the army, flanked from left to right, fought back, defeated the Huns and killed more than 100,000 people.
After that, Li Mu destroyed Hu, attacked East Lake and closed it. Xiongnu Khan dared not invade the border of Zhao for more than ten years.
Fourth, although Liu Bangzheng's Xiongnu was defeated, its strength was not inferior. As a nomadic people, the livelihood of Huns mainly comes from animal husbandry and fishing and hunting, which has caused great dependence on natural resources. When they have a hard time, they will go deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains to plunder. They take the form of guerrilla warfare, choose areas where the Central Plains army is weak, and catch one and leave. They hardly fought with the main force of the Central Plains army.
So the Huns invaded to rob money, not to occupy land. The war between Han and Hungary was not for territory, but for wealth.
It is very difficult to guard against the mobility of the Huns, and the cost of maintaining the border war is huge.
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, after years of war, the national population was only over 20 million. In order to solve the border problem, the high-impedance Liu Bang conquered the Xiongnu, but was besieged by Deng Bai. Although defeated, it was only because of improper strategy and carelessness that the enemy was slightly underestimated, which led to failure. That's not a real fight. The fighting capacity of the Han army is not as good as that of the Huns.
Because the country has just been established, all kinds of internal friction and Liu Bang's own age have been seeking compromise in dealing with the Xiongnu issue. During the period of Emperor Wendi and Emperor Jingdi, the country needed to recuperate, develop peacefully and enhance its national strength, so it also swallowed its anger on the Xiongnu issue. Until the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the comprehensive national strength of the country rose, and the Huns were pressing hard and had to go to war with them.
Xiang Yu has no ambition or ability to dominate the world. He just wants to go back to the warring States period, where the vassal regime was divided, and be a hegemon himself. Therefore, Xiang cannot win the world. If Xiang Yu becomes a vassal overlord, he will win the world. It is estimated that Xiang Yu will not only be forced to get married, but even the Huns will occupy the whole traditional land of China and establish the first regime ruled by ethnic minorities more than 1000 years earlier than the Yuan Dynasty.
At the end of the Warring States period, Zhao was able to defeat the Huns, and during the Qin Shihuang period, Meng Tian was able to repel the Huns from occupying the Hetao area, which looked as if the strength of the Huns was not so good. But after Liu Bang unified the world, he was besieged by Deng Bai and forced to exchange peace with his relatives.
This is the strength of Liu Bang, right? If you think so, it's all wet. The main reason for this situation is that the strength of Xiongnu and Central Plains is changing.
Before the Han Dynasty, the Huns were not the only forces in northern China, and there was a more powerful Donghu, which was equivalent to northern China during the Warring States Period. All kinds of forces were not strong enough. Moreover, Zhao itself is a vassal state with strong fighting power, and the army of Qin is also known as the division of tigers and wolves, so it is normal for Xiongnu and the army to fight at this time, so it is not cheap.
By the time the Han Dynasty was established, after a long period of civil war, the people's livelihood in the Han Dynasty was depressed and there was a lack of materials such as war horses. Without logistical support, the combat effectiveness of the army will definitely be greatly reduced. At this time, the fighting capacity of the Han army must be far lower than that of Zhao and Zhao before. At this time, the Xiongnu, led by modu chanyu, destroyed Donghu and conquered dozens of countries such as Loulan, Wusun, Hu Jie and Dingling, with more than 300,000 soldiers available for combat. This is the competition between the Western Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, and it must be at a disadvantage.
If Liu Bang does not govern the country and still maintains the separatist regime of the princes headed by Xiang Yu, then the Xiongnu can easily annihilate the northern vassal States one by one, and the power of these vassal States cannot compete with the powerful Xiongnu. Although Xiang Yu is good at fighting tough battles, he is not good at fighting protracted wars and wars of attrition. Chu and Han contended, but the winning streak of Chu's Lien Chan became weaker and weaker, which well illustrated this point. If most of the princes were destroyed by the Huns, a western Chu could not afford to turn over the big waves. The scene of Farewell My Concubine may take place in the battle between Xiang Yu and Xiongnu.
We should be very glad that Liu Bang won, which continued the unification situation since Qin Dynasty, and made the concept of unification more deeply rooted in people's hearts, so that it was doomed to be together after a long time. The powerful Han Dynasty, like the Tang Dynasty, became the peak of China's feudal society. If Liu Bang fails, China will return to a state of division, and the Han nationality will even be eliminated by other ethnic groups in advance.
Liu Bangqin, to a great extent, was because the greatest enemy at that time was the vassal king. If Liu Bangqin and Mo Dukhan were reconciled, what would the princes choose to do?
Imagine Liu Bang's "siege of Deng Bai". Is it true that Chen Ping bribed his wife to save Liu Bang? Obviously not, because Liu Bang's 300,000 troops have arrived, and modu chanyu is not sure of winning.
Similarly, during the periods of Emperor Wendi and Emperor Jingdi, the greatest enemy was the princes with the same surname, followed by the Huns.
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when all the princes with the same surname were eliminated, they had the energy to attack the Huns.
It is not difficult for Liu Bang to get along with Xiongnu. Later, Shang Chen said that the Han soldiers had beaten five Huns, but now they can't fight, and one can only fight three.
With the combat capability of Han soldiers, 300,000 Han soldiers are quite sure of 400,000 Xiongnu soldiers. However, the 300,000 troops in the Han Dynasty were exhausted, and the governors could not suppress them. What do princes do when they rebel?
Again, busy outside, settle down first. Xiongnu is just a disease of hands and feet, and princes are the worries.
If Xiang Yu wins the world, will Xiang Yu enfeoffment the world? Or the county system? Or the parallel system of counties and countries?
There is a high probability that there will still be a parallel system of counties and countries. If he chooses to be like Liu Bang, he will still choose to be pro-Xiongnu.
As a politician, the first consideration is the stability of power. The Huns do not pose much security threat to the Central Plains and will not compete with the emperor for the world.
However, the internal governors are different. Why didn't the governors in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period take the word Zhoutian seriously? Because Zhou's strength is too weak, he can't suppress his ministers.
Similarly, if Liu Bang and Xiongnu got angry and could not suppress the vassal, what would the vassal do?
I don't deny that Xiang Yu didn't play well, but he won't be worse than everyone in the Han Dynasty, will he? After all, he is a politician and will consider the issue from a political perspective.
"There are many talented people in Jiangdong, and it is unknown to make a comeback" is Du Mu's regret for Xiang Yu. Just like the question raised by Du Mu, many people hold an attitude of "expectation" and hope that Xiang will make a comeback.
The reason for this phenomenon is also attributed to Taishigong Historical Records. Sima Qian's sympathy for Xiang Yu has influenced the literati in China for thousands of years.
However, it is paradoxical that while sympathizing with Xiang Yu and belittling Liu Bang, the literati all miss the Han Dynasty established by Liu Bang.
Analyzing "affinity" is one of the most humiliating things in Liu Bang's life. But this is only one of them, because Liu Bang has experienced so many humiliations in his life.
A pavilion leader can finally dominate the world, relying on the ability to recognize people and employ people, largely because Liu Bang knows how to "endure". This is a man who can turn humiliation into strength. Knowing "forbearance" is Liu Bang's greatest advantage.
In other words, this is not a humiliation for Liu Bang at all. After all, political means and diplomatic means are his way of survival. It is normal for a politician to retreat for progress and compromise for perfection. What about humiliation?
However, if Xiang Yu had changed this matter, he probably wouldn't have done so. Because Xiang Yu is just a general, far from being a politician.
In fact, what do you think of "kissing" as humiliating?
If intimacy must be understood as another way of submission, it is really shameful. In fact, intimacy is only one kind of diplomatic means. For the "patriarchal" ancients, why not marry a daughter in exchange for a period of peace?
What's more, is it really shameful to marry a prominent person? It just doesn't sound good. After all, in many people's cognition, it is believed that kissing will only be chosen if you lose the battle.
In fact, both military winners and losers will regard this as one of the preferred diplomatic means. Didn't Li Shimin also have a marriage with Xue Yantuo? You know, Li Shimin wasn't a loser then.
So, is Liu Bang's "affinity" really shameful? To understand this, we need to know how affinity is improved.
The suitor was not Xiongnu, but Liu Jing, the minister of Han Dynasty. Liu Jing proposed affinity because the world was at the beginning and the Han Dynasty could not suppress the Huns by force at this time.
But Liu Jing's fundamental purpose is not just kissing, but assimilation. He wanted the leader of the Xiongnu to shed the blood of the Han royal family and contain the Xiongnu by blood relationship. Even said, let the huns surrender to this blood relationship:
We don't care whether Liu Jing's idea is reasonable, but what is certain is that neither Liu Bang nor Liu Jing will kiss with a "yield" attitude.
They hope to realize a cultural offensive strategy in a proactive and pro-American way. Simply looking at this original intention, I think that "marriage" is not shameful for Liu Bang.
Regarding whether Xiang Yu will choose to kiss, I give a high probability that he will not kiss.
The reason why there is a small probability is that there was a kiss in the history of Chu State. Moreover, this kind of "marriage by marriage" was very common at that time, at least in the eyes of many people at that time, and it was not shameful.
However, according to Xiang Yu's consistent personality, at least in the context of his environment, he would not take the initiative to kiss Liu Bang.
However, I don't think Xiang Yu didn't choose to kiss just because of his dignity. In my opinion, the fundamental reason why Xiang Yu doesn't choose to kiss is that he is not a qualified politician.
A man who "doesn't go home if he has money, and likes to travel at night"; A hegemon who moved against the historical trend and re-enfeoffed; A man who burned Epang Palace and killed Chu Huaiwang regardless of the eyes of the whole world, it is really unrealistic for you to let such a person who doesn't understand politics choose diplomatic means to achieve peace.
There is a pattern of Xiang Yu. In his mind, only the land of Chu and what he called "face". There is no world in his world, let alone everyone in it.
Without these, he would not have a long-term political plan. Like Liu Bang, Xiang Yu would not have this idea to assimilate an enemy for decades or even nearly a hundred years and turn it into his own. His thoughts are only war.
After all, Xiang Yu's troops are a Chinese odyssey. Once at a great disadvantage, you can play the heroic spirit of the last fight. In the case of "close", you will not choose to compromise.
Although the siege of Baden is not a glorious thing. In fact, the siege of Baden is by no means an unsolvable problem.
Originally, the balance of victory in the early stage of the war fell to the Han Dynasty, otherwise Liu Bang's personality would not have rushed out.
It is precisely because of this rash attack that Liu Bang's troops in the Qing Dynasty became the vanguard prematurely, and the troops in the Han Dynasty failed to keep up. This led to Liu Bang being trapped in Deng Bai:
Although Liu Bang was besieged, it was not easy for Xiongnu to fight. Because the Huns attacked Deng Baishan without any gains, although Liu Bang could not break through, he could not attack Modu Khan. From a military point of view, it was a draw.
If Deng Baishan hadn't run out of food and grass, the soldiers really couldn't support it, and this battle might have evolved into a central flowering tactic.
As long as the reinforcements of the Han dynasty come and give the Huns an anti-encirclement outside, modu chanyu will be embarrassed. However, without history, Deng Baishan will run out of food and grass, and a breakthrough is imminent. Until then, Chen Pingcai made a suggestion and started "wife diplomacy".
Judging from the situation of the Hungarian-Chinese meeting, although the Han Dynasty was a bit "shameful", it was not really a loss. As for the Xiongnu emperor who seemed to besiege the Han Dynasty, it was glorious, but he didn't win in the end.
In such a battlefield situation, if Liu Bang is replaced by Xiang Yu and Xiang Yu is brave, he can really break through. It is even said to disrupt the military deployment of the Huns.
At that time, the battlefield situation is likely to change. The Huns, who were originally in an advantage, will fall into the siege of reinforcements. With Xiang Yu's sharp front, it is not known that the Xiongnu was broken.
Conclusion In fact, Liu Bang's "affinity" is not a forced humiliation, but an active strategy. As Liu Jing said, what he wants is the future "Who dares to smell his grandson and resist his father!" You can gradually become a minister without war. "
This is a diplomatic strategy and strategic pattern. This strategy and pattern are not in Xiang Yu's cognitive category. Xiang Yu's character will not adopt this way.
On the other hand, the Huns at that time did not have the ability to treat the Han Dynasty. Even if Liu Bang is besieged in Deng Baishan, if it is not a matter of hay, then modu chanyu is helpless.
At that time, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were really ectopic, and Xiang Yu's counterattack ability was stronger than Liu Bang's. He is likely to break the Huns and win a military victory.
I am a wisp of smoke, and I am glad to answer your question. Personally, I think that if Xiang Yu wins the world, he will not kiss. The overlord of Chu has a little arrogance in his confidence. He can't stand such humiliation. If you dare to make such a request, he will send troops until you dare not. Xiongnu has always been a major factor that puzzles the Central Plains. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Huns were rampant and invaded Han. In the winter of 200 BC, Liu Bang personally went out to lead 300,000 troops to pounce on the invading Xiongnu, and suppressed the rebellious Han Wangxin by the way. Due to the large number of troops and Liu Bang's personal expedition, they were invincible at first, and even won the battle. Han Wangxin and Xiongnu troops fled in rout. Liu Bang gradually underestimated his enemy, thinking of destroying the power of Xiongnu at once, so he led the army to pursue it constantly. Being carried away by victory, he led the cavalry to pursue at high speed, only to be ambushed by Huns. Liu bang was besieged for seven days and seven nights, and the army suffered heavy losses and barely escaped. After the defeat, the Huns became even more unscrupulous. With the national strength of the Han dynasty at that time, it was impossible to compete with it. In desperation, Liu bang took a pro-marriage move.
When I first met Qin Shihuang when I was young, I said that he would take his place. Small achievements have such courage. On the other hand, when Xiang Yu first met Ying Zheng, Qin Shihuang's southern tour, he said, "He can take his place." If you are so brave. Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty, won a hundred battles in his life, and Liu Bang never won against him. The Battle of Julu and the Battle of Pengcheng are two very famous battles in history. The military talent and heroism of Xiang Yu, the god of war, were vividly displayed in these two battles. In the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu had only 70,000 troops, while Qin Jun had nearly 400,000. Military power is very different. Qin Jun's general Zhang Han is also a general with great military talent. Under this disparity, the outcome seems to have been decided, but Xiang Yu was not scared. He cut off the route for providing foodstuff in Qin Jun, and after crossing the Yellow River, he ordered the barracks to be burned and burned, and each person only brought three rations to show his determination to fight to the death. Under the leadership of Xiang Yu, the soldiers defeated Qin Jun at high altitude. In the Battle of Pengcheng, Xiang Yu only used 30,000 chosen men to defeat the 50,000-60,000 troops composed of Liu Bang and other governors. Xiang Yu is a well-deserved god of war. If the Huns dare to ask for a kiss, Xiang Yu will definitely conquer them by force.
Personally, if Xiang Yu wins the world, with his military talent and personality, the Huns will never dare to propose, and they have no chance. Unfortunately, if there is no if, the long river of history will always leave us with regrets and leave room for imagination for future generations. I think, yes, this requires reverse thinking!
1. Most people come to the conclusion from Xiang Yu's personality, style and behavior that Xiang Yu Can can't do it. However, these are also the reasons that lead to the project losing the world. Therefore, if Xiang Yu wants to win the world, he must get rid of these problems, and he must get rid of his character of "no return to wealth, just like a splendid night trip" and listen carefully to the opinions and suggestions of his advisers. Only in this way can he win the world.
Then let's go back to the issue of Liu Bang's affinity. The essence of affinity still stems from the comprehensive strength between Han and Hungary. No matter who won the world after this stage of Chu-Han struggle, the comprehensive strength of the whole Han area did not change much at that time. In this case, after changing his personality, Xiang Yu is likely to proceed from the overall situation, listen to the opinions and suggestions of his advisers, and adopt a pro-Xiongnu policy to temporarily ease the relationship with Xiongnu.
Of course, this is only a rough guess. As the saying goes, without history, many accidental events will change the course and direction of history. Will Xiang Yu suffer the humiliation of being forced to kiss like Liu Bang after winning the world? Maybe only Xiang Yu won the world can know the accurate answer!
Get the maximum benefit at the least cost. The word humiliation has never been used in politicians' dictionaries. Only in line with the status quo can we bring greater political benefits to ourselves. This is also the biggest difference between Liu Bang as a politician and Xiang Yu as a strategist.
If you want to ask what is the biggest difference between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, it is not the difference between a street hero, but the difference between a politician and a strategist. One is that he never refuses to win on the battlefield, and the other is that he never recklessly fights politically. So Xiang Yu, who was almost invincible on the battlefield, lost to Liu Bang, who was almost defeated on the battlefield. Xiang Yu has no world in his eyes, only battlefield in his eyes, because he is the god of war born for war. Liu bang has the world in his eyes and the world in his heart, so he can win the world.
For Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu, the struggle with Xiongnu didn't have to be solved by war. If we use this method, we will pay the least price, but we can get the peace of the border and win the opportunity for the big man to rest. The people of Dahan can no longer live a precarious life in the troubled times at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Everyone longs for a quiet life, so why do problems that can be solved by money and beauty have to be described by force? The so-called humiliation doesn't exist at all. What's wrong with exchanging my humiliation of Liu Bang for decades of peaceful life for the big fellow?
If it is Xiang Yu at this time, he will fight against the Xiongnu modu chanyu at all costs, and the final outcome is that no matter whether he wins or loses, he will lose both sides, and only those who suffer will lose. I remember an old saying once said, "Only by suffering can you become a master". Only by enduring the present humiliation can we get happiness in the future. Xiang Yu is a man who can't help himself. There is no such word in his dictionary. He can sympathize with the weak as a strong man, but he will never yield to the strong as a weak man.
Even if Xiang Yu finally defeated modu chanyu, it would only be the beginning of an endless disaster for the people all over the world, because a belligerent monarch would only waste national strength, and the once indestructible and invincible Daqin Empire would collapse. If Xiang Yu and Xiongnu do their best, I'm afraid it will further accelerate the disintegration of the world, the mountains and rivers will be broken and the people will be displaced.
Liu Bang's pro-Xiongnu policy is not humiliating weakness, but a compromise strategy. The purpose is nothing more than to recuperate and restore national strength, and the king who cares about the world will not interfere in his own decision-making, which is why Liu Bang surpassed Xiang Yu to become a hero.
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Xiang Yu is a god of war. His political ambition is not enough to secure the world, but his fighters are strong enough to destroy the Huns! What a shame to say and kiss!
This assumption is untenable! Because Xiang Yu actually won the world after the peasant uprising at the end of the period. However, Xiang Yu's world is not Liu Bang's centralized world, but the way in which the overlord of Xi Chu's land is the head and the governors around the country guard him. Similar to the enfeoffment system of Zhou dynasty, but the power is more decentralized! The closest thing is the situation of countries in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Why does Xiang Yu win the world? Xiang Yu was actually the leader of various anti-Qin rebel forces in the war to destroy Qin, and the vassal enfeoffment after Qin was basically due to Xiang Yu's control and arrangement.
A unified Han empire, and a loose country with various vassals containing each other, will certainly have obviously different attitudes towards the rising Xiongnu. After the establishment of the Han Empire, Liu Bang was defeated by Xiongnu in Baima. We have to kiss and make great sacrifices every year to temporarily stabilize the Xiongnu's ambition to continue southward.
After Xiang Yu unified the world, he surrounded himself in the former hometown of Chu, and the place near Xiongnu in the north was given to various governors. These princes are definitely no match for the Huns. In the eyes of the unified Xiongnu, no vassal is an opponent of the Xiongnu. Also lost the basic conditions for talking and kissing. But the price is that the princes in all parts of the north may be wiped out by the Huns. Later, China culture may not develop at all.