Xiao He was defeated.

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meaning

Success is due to Xiao He, and failure is also due to Xiao He. It means that the success or failure of a thing is caused by the same person or the same thing.

example

Cai Dongfan and Xu Moufu's Romance of the Republic of China for the first time: "Success is also Xiao He, and failure is also Xiao He. I should give this statement to Yuan Gong. "

source

(1) Hong Song Mai's Rong Zhai Xu Xiao He and Han Xin: "The letter was recommended by the general and Xiao He. Now that it's dead, it has its own plan. Therefore, there is a proverb that "Xiao He also succeeds, and Xiao He also loses". "

(2) Song Shen should write "Negative Magnolia Success or Failure": "Wine is often the cause of disaster. Wine can also prolong life. Success is also Xiao He, and failure is Xiao He. "

story

Han Xin, a famous soldier in the early Han Dynasty, was born in Huaiyin (now Jiangsu). When he was young, he lived alone in his hometown and people looked down on him. Xiang Yu and his uncle Xiang Liang rose up against Qin, and Han Xin went to take refuge, but failed to show his talents. After Xiang Liang's defeat, Xiang Yu appointed him as the health officer. Although he made some suggestions to Xiang Yu, none of them were adopted. Later, Han Xin left Xiang Yu and defected to Liu Bang.

According to the historical records in the Biography of Huaiyin Hou, Liu Bang did not reuse Han Xin at first, but only made him a small official. He once violated the military law and was almost executed. After his death, he was only a captain in charge of grain (an official in charge of rations) and could not display his military talents. After talking with Xiao He, a close friend of Liu Bang, Xiao He admired him very much and thought he was an outstanding military genius.

At that time, Liu bang was named Hanwang, and the fief was in Hanzhong, which was narrow and difficult to develop. Most of his subordinates were Liu Bang's hometown (northern Jiangsu), and they all wanted to go home, so they fled one after another. Han Xin saw that Liu Bang would not be reused, so he fled. Xiao He heard that Han Xin had left, so he hurried after him overnight and personally recovered Han Xin. Liu Bang blamed Xiao He for making a mountain out of a molehill, and Xiao He said, "Han Xin is no ordinary talent. If you are willing to be the king of Hanzhong all your life; If you want to win the world, you must be this person! " Xiao He highly praised Han Xin's knowledge and strategy, and suggested that Liu Bang worship him as a general.

Liu Bang always listened to Xiao He, accepted his suggestion and made General Bill Han. Han Xin's analysis, estimation and plan to eliminate Xiang Yu and unify the whole country made Liu Bang very satisfied. So he sent troops to the East, destroyed Wei and Zhao, conquered Yan and Qi, and finally surrounded Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, completely defeated him, completed reunification and established the Han Dynasty. Liu Bang became the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, namely Emperor Gaozu, and Xiao He became the prime minister.

After Liu Bang became emperor, he was uneasy about Han Xin. First, he was relieved of his military power and renamed "King Chu". Soon after, he was arrested, pardoned and renamed "Huaiyin Hou". Finally, Liu Bang's wife, Lv Hou, and Xiao He designed a plan to trick Han Xin into the palace and kill him.

Because Han Xin's achievements cannot be separated from Xiao He's original strong recommendation; And Han Xin's final downfall is also related to Xiao He, so it is called "success is also Xiao He, failure is also me", which describes helping and destroying, all because of one person. Rong Zhai Essay in Song Dynasty continued the eighth article Xiao He and Han Xin: "The letter was recommended by the general, but it was actually recommended by General Xiao. Today, his death is also a plot, so there is a saying that' success is also Xiao He, and failure is also Xiao He'. "