In the five thousand years of Chinese civilization’s long history, the images of emperors and heroes from generation to generation have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. They are all the leaders of their times and heroes in people’s minds.
Xiang Yu claimed to be the overlord of Western Chu, and Liu Bang was the founder of the Han Dynasty.
As we all know, the war between the two lasted for 3 years.
Before that, they fought against Qin together and treated each other as brothers.
Then what made them turn against each other?
The relationship between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang should be called brothers or allies. The purpose of the alliance is to overthrow the brutal rule of the Qin Dynasty. At first, they became allies and brothers because of this kind of interest. However, this kind of relationship based on interest will naturally turn against each other because of interest.
First of all, Xiang Yu believes that the current results and contributions belong to his Xiang family. He and his uncle revolted to conquer the world, and the soldiers have always obeyed his and Xiang Liang's orders. But now they are seizing power.
Secondly, Xiang Yu was not willing to succumb to others and wanted to be the ruler himself, so from the moment he saw Qin Shihuang, he said that he could replace him.
Historical Records: When the First Emperor of Qin traveled to Kuaiji and crossed Zhejiang, Liang and his family visited him. Ji said: "He can take his place."
Furthermore, Xiang Yu is a person who will not be wronged and is easy to anger others. He felt that he had suffered a lot of grievances after Xiang Liang's death, and he had to find an outlet for his anger, and Liu Bang happened to be it.
Later, deeper conflicts arose because Liu Bang entered Bashang first.
Liu Bang entered the capital of Qin Dynasty first, but Xiang Yu was unwilling to give in.
Historical records: King Huai ordered Peigong to conquer the west and enter the pass. Make an appointment with the generals, and the one who enters Dingguan first will be the king.
Finally, it was after Liu Bang almost died at the Hongmen Banquet and faced the persuasion of others that he changed his inner thoughts.
First of all, Liu Bang didn't want to be the king, but it was Xiang Yu's some tricks and the persuasion of others that made him reconsider his starting point.
For example, in today's society, he just wants to get a high-paying position just like he wants to be a boss.
I just wanted to be a leader. I never thought that so many things would happen later. He almost lost his life.
The second thing is that after knowing that Xiang Yu's death was what happened to King Chu Huai, Liu Bang had favorable conditions to compete for the world, which put Xiang Yu in a disadvantageous position in the hearts of the people.
So, sometimes many things are uncertain. The fate may be changed because of someone else’s words; Piles and piles of people died.
Perhaps in that war era, the winner was the king and the loser was the bandit, so it was inevitable for Xiang Yu and Liu Bang to turn against each other.
Rebellion due to interests is actually the same in every era