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When mentioning the Hongmen Banquet, most people will think of scenes of swords and swords and murderous intent: Xiang Yu set up a trap to kill Liu Bang; Xiang Zhuang danced with his sword, aiming at Pei Gong; Fan Kuai broke into the tent with angry eyes...

However, the real history is very different from the dramatic interpretation. The truth is that this dinner was neither a carefully planned "killing game" nor a mistake of Xiang Yu's "women's kindness", but an impromptu reconciliation banquet.Judging from the results, Xiang Yu gained more benefits.Sima Qian recorded only a few numbers in "Historical Records of Xiang Yu": "King Xiang stayed with Duke Pei to drink with him today". There was no premeditation or careful deployment.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the world was in chaos. In order to encourage the princes, King Huai of Chu made an agreement that "the one who enters Guanzhong first will be the king."Liu Bang avoided the main force of the Qin army and attacked Wuguan in a roundabout way. In 206 BC, he accepted the surrender of Qin Prince Ying and occupied Xianyang.Xiang Yu defeated the majority with a small number in the Battle of Julu, annihilated the main force of the Qin army, and became the leader of the coalition of princes.

However, a conflict arose. Although Liu Bang entered the Pass first, his strength was far inferior to Xiang Yu's. Liu Bang's army was 100,000, while Xiang Yu's army was 400,000. Moreover, Xiang Yu believed that he was the first to destroy Qin and was extremely dissatisfied with Liu Bang's behavior of "picking up leaks".

When Xiang Yu learned that Liu Bang intended to become king in Guanzhong, he actually had two choices.The first is to use force to directly defeat Liu Bang's army; the second is to threaten force to force Liu Bang to voluntarily give up the title of king, surrender Guanzhong, and obey his punishment.

Choose the first method of using force to solve the problem. Xiang Yu has this ability and the strength to defeat or even annihilate Liu Bang and his troops.But Xiang Yu did not do this. As for the reason, Fan Kuai told part of the reason at the Hongmen Banquet.

First of all, Liu Bang is not guilty and has meritorious service.Liu Bang was the first to overthrow the Qin Dynasty, and everyone in the world knows that he has made great contributions.As for sealing Hangu Pass, it was a minor offense and did not constitute an attack.

Secondly, Fan Kuai didn't say it, but Xiang Yu knew that Liu Bang was not that easy to defeat. Not all of the 400,000 troops led by Xiang Yu were his troops. Among them, he only had more than 100,000 Chu troops, and the remaining 200,000 troops were all princes' armies under his command and under his orders.Liu Bang also has 100,000 troops at this time, and Xiang Yu's advantage in military strength is not obvious. Will the princes' troops disobey the command and watch on the sidelines again when the two fight?Xiang Yu is not sure either.

The princes worked together to destroy Qin. What do they want to do most now?Of course, it is to divide the fruits of victory.The simplest way is to join forces in Guanzhong and then grab them all at once.Liu Bang's behavior of locking the pass was regarded by the princes as "eating alone", so everyone followed Xiang Yu to do him.It's not that Xiang Yu can command everyone, but that everyone is unhappy with Liu Bang, and Liu Bang has become the public enemy of the world at this time.

After the coalition forces entered the pass, they found that he was stationed in Bashang, and that nothing in Xianyang City had been moved much.At this time, the hatred of the princes towards Liu Bang was not high, because they finally defeated the Qin army, and it was clear that this entry was for money grabbing rather than internal strife.Liu Bang's garrison in Bashang was an open act, which also proved that Liu Bang did not want to monopolize the wealth for himself.Everyone knows it, and Xiang Yu certainly knows it too.So everyone has no reason to fight Liu Bang.

The princes recognized Xiang Yu's status as commander, but Liu Bang was not in Julu. He entered the pass by himself, not with everyone, so Xiang Yu needs to know Liu Bang's attitude. To put it simply, I am the boss now. Do you accept it?

Liu Bang and the coalition forces have neither the friendship of fighting together nor personal contact, so if Xiang Yu is not convinced, then Xiang Yu can just find an excuse, saying that Liu Bang is not satisfied with our entry and wants to monopolize the fruits of victory, and Liu Bang will be in the position of a public enemy.So if you are dissatisfied with Xiang Yu, it will become dissatisfaction with the coalition of princes. Xiang Yu now occupies the position of commander of the coalition. The Hongmen Banquet is essentially Liu Bang's submission and recognition of Xiang Yu's status.

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