At the moment, Han Xin is young and under twenty years old, but his tall and handsome appearance, melancholy eyes and sighing stubble suddenly attracted the commander-in-chief of this rebel army, Xiang Liang.
Xiang Liang may not know that Han Xin is a military genius, but Han Xin is handsome enough after all. It's a pity to be a pawn. Let's stay with him as Qin Bing. He thinks that people who are good-looking must also be talented.
Han Xin, a nobody, became the Qin Bing of Xiang Liang as soon as he joined the army. The poor man seems to be getting lucky. However, the fact is not that simple. God's test of Han Xin is far from over, and his pain and suffering have just begun.
All this was done by a group of villagers in Huaiyin, Han Xin who joined the army. When they saw that Han Xin, a piece of garbage, had become a great hero, Qin Bing of Xiang Liang, they couldn't balance their hearts, so they preached that everywhere-why did a crotch husband start higher than us just because he was more handsome than us? Handsome is useless! To tell the truth, Han Xin is actually a rotten product, a coward and a scoundrel. He used to hang around all day and eat the food of his friends. He used to be afraid of death, so he drilled into other people's pants. He also had a soft meal with a floating mother. Do you think such a person deserves to be with us? Not to mention a general. I think it is better to expel him from the revolutionary ranks as soon as possible!
Hearing these rumors, Xiang Liang sighed: This man is very handsome, but he didn't expect to be a hollow Chinese cabbage. Forget it. Look at his good looks. Let him be a vase. Anyway, I am good at martial arts in Xiang Liang, and the advantage of Qin Bing being handsome around me is enough.
As a result, Han Xin, whose heart is higher than the sky, turned his attention to Han Xin, Wanli, and became Qin Bing around Xiang Liang, and it was half a year. Of course, Han Xin is aloof by nature, and he can't bring his own team, even a small team, such as Ying Bu, Chen Ying, Wang Ling, Li Shang and General Pu. He took a sword straight, and he had no extra capital. He is a pure technology shareholder, so it's not bad to be Qin Bing.
During this period, Han Xin's main job was to fight behind Xiang Liang like a meat pillar, watching Xiang Liang criticize the situation, listening to Xiang Liang give orders, and secretly honing his military genius. He cast his sword easily, and the flames flashed in the furnace late at night. He tempered himself alone in the quiet Shan Ye, unnoticed and unnoticed. However, Xiang Liang didn't find any artifacts around him. Only Han Xin discovered his own transformation, because he found that every correct decision made by a general was strikingly similar to what he had expected; And every wrong decision made by a general, he saw the problem in advance. It seems that Xiang Liang on the sublime side of the world is not better than you, and I, Han Xin, am much better than him.
Unfortunately, two people, two lives. With its rich family background, Xiang Liang can enjoy unlimited scenery, while no one can value Han Xin's Excellence. Because of humble status, obscurity, insignificance and poor sense of existence, gold will shine, but when it is buried in the soil, no one can see it under the powerful light.
Han Xin sometimes really envies Xiang Liang. I am obviously more talented than him, but he can command thousands of troops, and I can only be a pillar of meat, or a pillar of meat that people laugh at.
In a blink of an eye, half a year passed, and in August 208 BC, Han Xin moved to Dingtao with Xiang Liang. Here, the Chu army was defeated, Xiang Liang was killed by Zhang Han, the general of the State of Qin, and Han Xin tried his best to escape, finally saving his life. It is very important to save his life before realizing his dream. Then, Han Xin fled to Xiang Yu's army in Liu Chen with a group of defeated soldiers, where he met the first nobleman in his life, Zhong Limei.
Zhong Limei is one of Xiang Yu's most valued generals. This gentleman is not only brave and good at fighting, but also very loyal. He is a Guan Yunchang figure. Such a gentleman is basically not found in today's society and belongs to the best among men.
Zhong Limei is the best, so is Han Xin. So one night, they met in the army and suddenly met. First I chatted casually, then I talked about my life ideal, and then I drank a toast. As a result, both of them got drunk in the splendid moonlight and became enemies.
Friendship between men is sometimes the same as love. The magnetic field is right, the temper is right, the fate is here, and it is very easy to fall in love at first sight. The nobler the soul, the easier it is.
As brothers, there is no afterlife in this life. It's not easy to meet a quarrelling person in my life. Zhong Limei actually didn't see that Han Xin was a commander in chief. He just thought it was possible for Han Xin to be an ordinary general because he was familiar with the art of war, so he decided to pull his face down for friendship.
So, a few days later, Zhong Limei recommended Han Xin to Xiang Yu, saying that Han Xin was a generalist and could be a general.
Xiang Yu disagreed: What? Can this unknown crotch husband be a general? You didn't get hit in the head!
Zhong Limei also said that Xiang Yu had made a decision: Well, for the public, I will let him be a doctor with a halberd. From a soldier to a doctor, it is already an exceptional promotion. I won't give it to a fairy, not even to a general, will I?
What can Zhong Limei say? A doctor holds a halberd. Although this immortal is not big, he can participate in the highest decision of the shogunate. After a long time, Xiang Wang saw Han Xin's real talent and learning, and always promoted him again. I can't worry too much.
Soon, the appointment was made. At that time, the army was in an uproar: Who is this Han Xin? He joined the General Staff as soon as he came up. This is so interesting!
But Han Xin doesn't look proud at all. In his view, with his own talent, the stage of a doctor is still too small. When can I show my lofty aspirations in this way?
Seeing this, you can't help asking: What kind of official is this doctor Ji? Big, right? Grandpa? Light? Heavy?
It must be stated separately here: "Holding halberd" is a title; Langzhong is an official; The two are not the same concept, but they usually merge into one, making people have both.
The so-called "holding a halberd" is actually not really holding a halberd, but a knight of the State of Chu, and there are other similar titles, such as "holding silks" (Cao Can sealed silks from the Five Chiefs and became a monarch) and "Deacon" (given by Xia Houying). It is impossible to prove how high these titles are.
The so-called "card shark" is not a doctor who saves lives, but a staff officer with a rank of 300 stones. His main duty is to participate in military and political planning around the king. Although the official is not big, it is an important position. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, many senior officials (such as Li Si, Fan Kuai, Guan Ying, Li Guang and Huo Guang) were promoted from doctors. The key is that the doctor can always get close to the monarch, as long as he behaves well.
So, officially, it's not too big or too small, depending on how Han Xin behaves.
Unfortunately, Han Xin, as a doctor, is a winner for all ages. He often makes one or two moves, but Xiang Yu's brother doesn't. Why?
First: conceit! Xiang Yu believed that he was invincible in the world, and he took the lead by himself, relying on Beowulf and major policies and relying on himself. He doesn't need a staff officer at all. If he does it well alone, others will do it well. Even Fan Zeng, the chief of staff, can't use one in ten, let alone Han Xin?
Second: save face! Xiang Yu is famous for his soft grinding and hard foam, and he still has to talk about ways to give him advice. It happened that Fan Zeng and Han Xin are aloof people who can't sense motive. Think about it, the best of the three people with the worst temper together, what spark can you have in generate? The spark of quarrel is similar.
The third point, which is also the most critical and fundamental point, is that Xiang Yu and Han Xin have different military styles. Although both of them are top military geniuses, one fights like fire and the other is like water. One is a leading military strategist, inheriting Bai Qi, Wei Liaozi and New Ling Jun, and the other is an outstanding representative of military strategist, inheriting Sun Wu, Fan Li and Wu Qi (see Ban Gu's Han Shu Literature and Art Annals). They belong to two completely opposite factions of the art of war and cannot be compatible or cooperative. In particular, Xiang Yu's military strategist pays attention to the high concentration of decision-making and command. The classic "Wei Liaozi", a military strategist, said: "The husband will not control the sky, the land will not be controlled, and the people will not be controlled in China." He also said: "There is no law above, no land below, no owner behind, and invincible in front. One-man soldiers, such as wolves and tigers, such as wind and rain, such as thunder, are shocking and shocking the world. " In a word, this tactic doesn't need any strange cleverness, only depends on the wise SHEN WOO of the commander in chief SHEN WOO, which basically treats the General Staff as a decoration (Fan Zeng, the chief of staff, mainly seeks politics and diplomacy, not military affairs), so don't say that Han Xin is a military genius, even if Han Xin is a military immortal, he won't be needed.
When leaders, especially those with real materials, repeatedly refuse their opinions, they will doubt their abilities when they meet ordinary people. But Han Xin doesn't think so. He felt that it was not his incompetence, but his poor leadership.
-It seems that I am different from this Xiang Yu! But it doesn't matter, you don't understand me, I don't blame you, I will meet my bosom friend sooner or later. As for you, Chu Jun's little staff, there is nothing to miss. I'd better find a way to jump ship quickly!
Now Han Xin is no longer the fragile teenager in Huaiyin. He firmly believes that he is a general and no setback can defeat him. This is what a man should do, from beginning to end, be firm-willed, indomitable through ups and downs, be proud of the world, be supercilious, and not stop for princes. Only dogs will be trampled and enslaved for life. He will not be anyone's dog, nor will he please anyone. What he wants is a collaborator, a collaborator who will destroy the world with him.
-Xiang Yu, you don't need me, this is the biggest loss in your life. You wait and see!
In April of 206 BC, Xiang Yu marched into Guanzhong, and with the help of the princes, he dominated the world, named Liu Bang Hanwang and made him go to Hanzhong as a country. Han Xin, who made no achievements in Xiang Yu's army, got away with it and joined the Hanwang army.
Han Xin knew it. This Hanwang, who fought for the world with a cloth and a three-foot sword in his hand, has great ambitions and a faint bearing of the son of heaven. Moreover, he and his gang are mostly grassroots, and few people have read Sun Tzu's Art of War. Han Xin may be promoted faster!
As Han Xin's best friend, Zhong Limei knows Han Xin's ambition; As the most loyal subordinate of Xiang Yu, Zhong Limei also knows Xiang Yu's temper; So he finally chose silence, silently watching Han Xin leave and silently following Xiang Yu back to Cheng Peng. From then on, the two of them went to the ends of the earth, and the mountains and rivers were Wan Li. You were at the head of the Yangtze River, and I was at the end of the Yangtze River, sharing a river. Although heaven and earth are long, we know each other!
It's a pity that Han Xin came to Hanzhong hopefully, but he was even more disappointed.
Originally, Hanwang saw that Han Xin was unknown in Xiang Yu's army for several years, so he didn't take him seriously. Just gave him a "Lian ao" junior officer, similar to the rank of a doctor, with a lower position.
The so-called United Olympics, ancient times have different opinions. One is a petty official who manages the granary, and the other is a petty official who receives guests. The so-called "ao" was originally the name of a great man in Chu. Obviously, this is the position of a Chu official. During the Chu-Han period at the end of Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang occasionally used the Chu system, and when the Han Dynasty was established in Liyang, the court of the Han Dynasty was the official office of the Qin system.
Although Lian Ao's position is not specific, scholars generally believe that this should be an official in charge of logistics below the general through the study of Chu Zhushu (note 1), which has nothing to do with Han Xin's military genius anyway. This officer, like a card shark, is also paid three hundred stones. It seems that it will not rise or fall, but it is actually much worse. As a card shark, you can at least get close to the king to participate in the planning, and even see Hanwang for half a year. Sometimes, your mind is full of job-hopping, but the result is getting worse and worse. This is life.
So Han Xin was so angry that he was late for work and left early every day, fooling around and doing nothing. He either lost his temper with his colleagues or contradicted the department leaders, undermining unity and having a very bad influence. Finally, one day, everyone couldn't stand it, so somehow, Han Xin broke the military law. As a result, Hanwang ordered that Lian Ao and Han Xin break the law and be beheaded according to law!
In this way, Han Xin somehow was put on the execution ground, and with him, there are thirteen unlucky ghosts. Some of them deserted, some stole rations, some complained and shook the morale of the army. Anyway, they are all little people who are dissatisfied with reality.
At noon, the execution began.
One, two, three ... The prisoners in front of Han Xin were beheaded one by one.
Some of them are crying, some are screaming, some are cursing, and some are falling silently, but no one cares. They are insignificant little feet, and life is even meaner than dogs. Death is not enough!
Ten, eleven, twelve ... It's Han Xin's turn!
No, I want to live. Even if I really can't get ahead in this life, I will try to live. Even if I live like a dog, I will live. I still have a breath, at least I can see it.
So Han Xin looked up and wailed angrily, "Oh, my God! Han Xin, why did you kill me? "
Just then, a horse passed by, and he heard it. He stayed in the horse curiously and looked at it, just opposite Han Xin's eyes.
Han Xin recognized this person as the personal driver of Hanwang and Liu Bang, the friend of life and death, and the hardcore confidant Xia Houying. At that time, he was named Zhao Pinghou, one of the officials who went to Jiuqing.
Just because I gave you a second look in the crowd, I never forgot your face ... history is so amazing. If it weren't for this accidental look, how could a soldier fairy be born? How did the 400 years of the Han Dynasty come about?
At the moment, Xia Houying ordered the thugs to stop drinking and asked, "You broke the law, why did you come to ask for heaven?"
Han Xin stared at Xia Houying closely, and his eyes were sharp and cold: "Don't ask heaven, just ask the public-I smell seawater and don't care about water, so I can become big, mountains don't care about rocks and stones, so I can become tall, and wise masters never tire of people, so I can become many." Hanwang doesn't want the world? What is a strong man? I left Chu Touhan all the way, but I ended up like this. Where is justice? "
Xia Houying smell speech frightened. At that time, Hanwang was rushed to Hanzhong by Xiang Yu and forcibly burned into the Qin plank road to show that he had no intention of competing for the world in the East. This is a retreating political coup. However, except for a few top leaders of the Han Group, few people know Hanwang's real political ambitions (even if they know, they dare not talk nonsense), so there are so many deserters in the Han army, so many people steal rations and so many people complain. However, this unknown little criminal expressed Hanwang's ambition in one sentence, which is amazing!
Xia Houying looked closely at Han Xin again, and saw that although he was melancholy and pale, he was tall and handsome, outstanding and fearless when he died. Instead, it is cold and heroic, outspoken, and reveals a sense of heroism and wonder! !
-I'm Xia Houying. This time I met a wizard. Honey, how can you kill such a strong man? Come on, let me go! What happened to me!
As the saying goes, you are blessed to survive. Although Han Xin was ill-fated, there were many noble people in his life. Look, here comes another Xia Houying.
Like Zhong Limei, the last nobleman in Han Xin, Xia Houying and Han Xin also talked all night, and this talk was interesting. Early the next morning, Xia Houying excitedly recommended Han Xin to Hanwang, saying that this person can be of great use.
Hanwang said impatiently, well, if there is great use, there is great use. For the public, I will make him the captain to treat Xiaomi. Is this fairy big enough?
I was overjoyed and hurried back to see Han Xin: "Make you a high official and a captain of Su!" ! Are you happy?
Han Xin was not happy at all: Captain Li Zhi was not a big official. Hanwang thinks too little of me.
Xia Houying one leng: You are still young, can't you? ...
Han Xin smiled without explanation. Xia Houying won't understand his real ambition, so let's wait for the next nobleman.
Seeing this, you have to ask again, what is this official, a surname? Is it really small?
To be honest, it's really not small. Hanwang was generous enough and eclectic enough to give Xia Houying face.
The so-called Su Zhi, a surname, is another name for the folk history of Su Zhi, one of the nine Qing Dynasty. He is at the same level as the referee Xia Houying, and is mainly responsible for the management of food materials and expenses. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it was renamed as Dasinong, and that's what Cao Cao's father and corrupt official Cao Song did. This is a big fat job. A young man in his early twenties, with no military service, no family background and no fame, committed military law and rose from death row to ministerial quartermaster. Isn't that enough? Han Xin, what is there to be satisfied with? Xia Houying really don't understand.
The key is to be useless. Han Xin needs to control the troops, and the more, the better. He doesn't need to be in charge of food. You want the general to be a quartermaster. Isn't it just asking rocket experts to design clothes? Profession has nothing to do with this. How can Han Xin be happy?
More importantly, Han Xin has no patience to be promoted from all levels of management. He is a super restless person, and this character is certainly not worth learning. Is it possible for a fresh college graduate to want to be CEO as soon as he enters the company? Only Han Xin and Han Xin can be so awesome in this world, and it is only natural that they can be so awesome.
But this time Han Xin is a little chastened. He went to work honestly and worked with peace of mind, without complaining, abandoning or giving up. He has more respect for his new boss, Prime Minister Xiao He, and often reports to Xiao Lao to talk about his life ideal and the general trend of the world. Although the fields of these two top talents are different, the scenery after reaching the peak is the same. Besides, military and logistics are two sides of an organic whole, so in the long run, Xiao Lao will see that this little brother is a wizard, a once-in-a-century military wizard! Unfortunately, he should be a general. No, he should be a general.
Nowadays, there are many brave generals like Fan Kuai, Zhou Bo and Guan Ying in the Han army, but few can command the army to fight against Zhang Han and Xiang Yu. Liu bang's own military ability is acceptable, and he may be able to resist a little. But if he wants to fight back in adversity and create a new situation, he must be a genius like Han Xin. Han Xin, this is a critical moment, which was given to Liu Bang by God. Don't miss it.
So Xiao He told Han Xin: So you are the one I am looking for, and you are the one who can really help Hanwang climb to the top. Wait, I'll help you live your life!
Then, Xiao Lao went straight to see Hanwang: Your Majesty, I found a wizard in the army. You must promote him.
Hanwang said: What's so strange?
Xiao He said, "Your Majesty, listen carefully. He is a girl who has changed the social atmosphere, swept millions of girls, mastered the art of war in the world, is well-proportioned and graceful, and is a captain of Su. " .
Hanwang added: This Han Xin. Ying said he was fine, and you said he was fine. How good is he? Premier, you seldom praise people like this. This is not your style!
Xiao He said: I don't praise people because no one deserves my praise. This Han Xin is an exception. If you don't believe me, you can talk to him. A good man like him, no matter where he hides, is as bright as a firefly in the dark. ...
Hanwang said: talk about a fart, don't talk about it! You all said he was good, I said he was empty. This man worked as a doctor in Wang Xiang army for two years, but he didn't become a flower!
Xiao He said: Wang Xiang doesn't know the goods! Such a wizard, your majesty does not have to. He tried to escape.
Hanwang said: Run, run! Since I came to this dump, people in the army have been on the run every day, and it's nothing to run one more!
Say that finish, Hanwang put Xiao He aside and told two chicks to come in and wash his feet. This is his favorite method of keeping in good health. Don't eat rice to soak your feet.
Xiao He looked at Hanwang dumbfounded, tears almost came out: Your Majesty, Han Xin really ran away, and you will regret it.
Hanwang put his foot into the hot water and closed his eyes with alacrity.
Sure enough, Han Xin waited for several days, but there was still no news. He decided to run away. I told you, he is a super restless man. He never gave Xiang Yu a good look in his life, but now he has spent so much effort on Xiao He against his will, and the result is still no effect at all. If he doesn't run, how long will he stay?
-there is no need for people here, there is a place for employment! Kanto governors, standing side by side, Xiang Yu sealed eighteen kings in one breath like a fool, as well as Tian Rong and Chen Yu, all ambitious and powerful. One in twenty people always knows the goods. I, Han Xin, can't hang myself on this tree in Hanwang!
Han Xin firmly believes that real talents are as difficult to collect as flames, and they will always start a prairie fire, except for a huge grassland.
So, on a night with few stars in a month, Han Xin rode alone and left Hanzhong sadly.
The bright moon is like a mirror, hanging high in the Qinling Mountains, reflecting the Millennium. You sobbed without tears and rode out of Hanzhong alone.
The world is boundless, and the road ahead is boundless. Poor prodigal son, when will you find a home and settle down?
Han Xin galloped eastward with his sword on his back, but he couldn't get out of Hanzhong the next night, only running out of Nanzheng for more than one hundred miles.
The Shu road is difficult to get through. It is the towering Qinling Mountains. The mountains and rivers are steep, and there are steep cliffs everywhere. If you are not careful, rolling in the deep will die. It's a pity that Han Xin was caught in a rainstorm on the way and was forced to hide under a rock for more than an hour, so it took so long.
Luckily, it was a midsummer night. After the rain, the sky is clear and fresh, the moon is shining, fireflies are flying, and the road is still smooth. Han Xin took advantage of the moonlight to cross the mountains and dash on the deserted mountain road. Frogs croaked occasionally, and hooves hurt all night. The mountain wind blew through the deep valley, synthesizing a strange sound of mentioning and stepping, and flying away under the moon with a lonely figure.
Until after a heavy rain, a new river rose in front of him, and Han Xin finally stayed in the horse and wandered.
In the middle of the month, the river is cold, the mountain road is dangerous, and the river rises, so horses can't cross it. What can we do?
Bypass? Still looking for the ferry? Han Xin is in a dilemma.
While hesitating, a voice behind him said, "Han, slow down!" "
Han Xin, turn around.
Ho, ho? He caught up with him alone, soaking wet and miserable.
"Why is the prime minister at this point? Still wet like this! " Han Xin couldn't help feeling a heat flow in his heart.
"I was afraid that you would run away and never hide from the rain. Fortunately, I finally caught up!" Xiao He wept with joy, then scowled. "A surname, what a unique person? Get along for a few months, once you leave without saying goodbye, can you stand it alone? ! "
Han Xin was speechless. He can't say he is too young!
Xiao He at that time also don't know what to say, so silently looking at Han Xin in the moonlight, eyes with bitterness.
For a long time, Han Xin finally sighed and said, "Alas, why should the Prime Minister care about such a useless person!"
Xiao He rushed forward, grabbed Han Xin's arm and loudly declared, "Xiao He, a captain, is the most talented person in the world. It's a shame for your majesty to use public office without listening to me. Captain, please calm down the thunder for a while and come back with me. I will protect the captain with my family's life. If your majesty stops using it, I'll go with a captain. A surname thousand don't read, don't read, please read you and I feel at home, please read Xiao He regardless of the mountains and heavy waters, the road is dangerous, the heart is like fire, hungry, wearing a star Dai Yue, looking for a surname ... "
I turned my heart to the ditch, but there was a bright moon in my heart. Han Xin finally burst into tears. What is a bosom friend? This is called a bosom friend ... I don't know Han Xin well enough. Is that still a person?
"The prime minister is really a big fellow pure minister also. People in the world, or those who are jealous of talents, are good at authoritarianism, open their doors wide, hold mistakes, like happiness, and are paranoid. Who is willing to make faces and remonstrate, try their best to promote talents, serve the country faithfully, and become a scholar? The ancients said,' A scholar dies for a confidant'. Since the Prime Minister has been cited as my lifelong confidant, I dare to meet him as a national, but I will repay him with a national. "
Zhong Limei recommended Han Xin to Xiang Yu out of friendship, while Xiao He was a confidant who really appreciated Han Xin's talent. Scholars may not die for friendship, but they will die for friends. Han Xin drank enough wind and frost in the first half of his life and was left out in the cold. He needs sunshine and warmth too much. Therefore, when Xiao He appeared in the pure and bright moonlight of Qinling Mountains, Han Xin had decided to entrust the success or failure of this life to life and death. No matter what happens, no matter how much things change, it is not stupid, but his code of conduct, a poor and respectable code.
Xiao He happily took Han Xin's hand and repeatedly said, "Good, great. Let's take advantage of this bright moon and hurry back, lest your majesty worry. I rushed after you without telling the king. The king must be in a hurry! "
Han Xin gladly mounted his horse and looked back. He saw the bright moonlight in the long night, illuminating the way back.
Note 1: Its main duty is probably to register the name of "labor" and arrange for them to participate in the transportation and construction of wars and major events. In addition, by studying the contribution list of the early Han Dynasty, nine people who held the post of Lian Po in the early Han Dynasty, except Han Xin, were all nobody, which can prove this.