In fact, the main question is, why didn't Han Xin take Kuai Tong's advice and start its own business? This is the key.
Han Xin himself has outstanding military talents and has always wanted to realize his self-worth. He used to work for Xiang Yu, but because he was not reused, he defected to Liu Bang. It was Liu Bang who gave Han Xin the stage to show his outstanding talent. For Han Xin, meeting his kindness is a reward. Han Xin was invincible and laid a solid foundation for Liu Bang, which was a reward for Liu Bang's kindness in welcoming him. However, Han Xin's political literacy may not be enough. Under the complicated political situation, Han Xin can't find the North.
The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were the times of feudal lords' separatist regimes in China's history. Under the influence of several years of feudal lords' separatist regime, the unified dynasty established by Qin Shihuang is still very uncomfortable in people's hearts. The largest vassal is the basic form of state composition. Therefore, when Qin Shihuang destroyed the vassals and established a unified country, he got not only the opposition of the grassroots under his tyranny, but also the opposition of the aristocratic privileged class, because this form of unified country was new and unprecedented in history.
This cognitive problem also exists in the ranks of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, and what kind of country they have established. In the process of the dispute between Chu and Han, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, as commanders in chief, even thought about it. Qin Shihuang's slogan is very loud, but after the death of II, it is disturbing whether reunification will work.
New things always grow in a spiral and bumpy way. Without a firm heart, I'm afraid it's hard to stick to it. Filial piety at least won't be chaotic, which was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people at that time, and so was Han Xin.
Why did Han Xin survive the humiliation of his legs? Because what attracted him was the national concept that the vassal was the greatest, great unification was not a fashionable form of national composition. How to realize this idea, of course, is the political power in the barrel of a gun. Although Xiang Yu abandoned Han Xin, Xiang Yu was an indelible hero in Han Xin's heart.
In fact, in the Central Plains at that time, in addition to the crumbling Qin Dynasty, the influence of local governors mushroomed. Xiang Yu, the overlord of the West Chu, the king of Qi, the state of Wei, Wang Wei, Liu, and the collapse of the unified Qin Dynasty, does it mean that the vassal regime has once again become the mainstream of the state form? This is a question that kings of past dynasties have been thinking about.
Xiang Yu added a bully word, indicating that he has the greatest strength. Why did Xiang Yu never talk about establishing a unified dynasty like Qin Shihuang? Because in his mind, the template of the country is the Zhou Dynasty, and the emperor is the emperor who controls the princes. This is the form of a country. The overlord of Chu is like a policeman in the Pacific Ocean. Whoever disobeys will be beaten, thus returning to the rule of the Zhou Dynasty.
Han Xin may not have this idea. This is a form of aristocratic rule. How many people at the bottom expect to become nobles? This is the deep desire of human nature.
Liu bang was born in a foreign country. He is not an aristocrat. I think he also wants to be an aristocrat, which is very different from Xiang Yu, because Xiang Yu is of noble birth. On the road of anti-Qin, Liu Bangxiang and others opposed the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty rather than the political system. Xiang Yu, who was born in a noble family, hoped to regain the interests of the nobility. However, Liu Bangxiang was born at the bottom, and what he was looking for may not be aristocratic status, because he has never experienced the feeling of nobility, only the political model ruled by Qin Shihuang. As a lower class, whether the emperor or Shu Ren, what is the role of the nobility, Liu Bang may not know.
This makes Han Xin not work for Xiang Yu, but his thoughts coincide with Xiang Yu's and are different from Liu Bang's. Liu Bang's defeat rate in the battle of Xiang Yu was 99%, which means that he was basically defeated. If it weren't for Han Xin, I'm afraid Liu Bang would have been destroyed by Xiang Yu. Governors help each other, the weak rely on the strong, and rely on different forces of governors to balance the stability of the country. Isn't this the organizational form of pre-Qin countries?
Han Xin hopes to realize the form of national organization through his influence. In other words, he wants to return to the pre-Qin form, not the unified model of the Qin Dynasty. This is no different from Xiang Yu. After being made King of Qi, Han Xin's self-confidence should have reached its peak, so he didn't listen to Kuai Tong's advice and lost the initiative with the most opportunities.
This is a very dangerous thing. Han Xin thinks that his military ability is the biggest beneficiary of the vassal regime, but this is a backward political concept, which will eventually enter the dust of history. When the unified politics is in front of the military, it is a pity that Han Xin's political talent is far from his military level, so Han Xin's death has become a historical necessity.
Han Xin laid a solid foundation for Liu Bang, but in the end he only died. He was very sad. He didn't offend Liu Bang, but he deviated from the trend of history. He hoped that history would go backwards and be eliminated by the latecomers.
Under the county system established by Liu Bang, the different surname Wang has always been the root of his bad feelings. Han Xin's military talent is outstanding, and no one can beat him. He wants to return to the historical pattern of being a vassal. What do you think Liu Bang will do to him?