If Xiang Yu listens to Fan Zeng's plan, will he eventually unify the world?

People noticed that Fan Zeng presciently pointed out that Liu Bang would be the person who would compete with Xiang Yu for the world in the future, but failed to see the subtle relationship between Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng and Fan Zeng's shortcomings. Actually, Xiang Yu never really trusted Fan Zeng, and their relationship was far from the legendary harmony.

Even if Xiang Yu listened to Fan Zeng's advice at the hongmen banquet, Liu Bang wouldn't be killed, because Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu couldn't, so it was Liu Bang who laid hands on him, and Liu Bang had made full preparations in advance! Therefore, the hegemony between Chu and Han is inevitable.

How strong is Fan Zeng's ability?

Historical Records recorded three things about Fan Zeng. The first thing is to persuade Xiang Liang to establish Chu Huaiwang. The second thing is to suggest that Xiang Yu kill Liu Bang at the Hongmen banquet. The third thing is that Xingyang and Xiang Yu parted ways. Through these three things, we can roughly see Fan Zeng's ability.

1. Fan Zeng has strong insight.

Fan Zeng's incident penetration ability was absolutely first-class at that time. He can see through the appearance and the essence at a glance. For example, for the reason of Chen Sheng's failure, he thinks that the lack of a flag of the insurgents leads to a lack of stamina and a benchmark for unifying people's hearts. So he suggested that Xiang Liang, after the establishment of the King of Chu, unify the world under one banner.

Facts have proved that his suggestion is really effective. Xiang Liang's team developed rapidly in the name of Chu Huaiwang and the reputation of his ancestor Xiang Yan. Although this tactic of his also brought great trouble to how to deal with Chu Huaiwang in Xiang Yu's later period, it is undeniable that Fan Zengyou has a unique vision. At best, he said that Fan Zeng saw the problem, but the solution was not perfect.

On the issue of Liu Bang, Fan Zeng also showed his acumen. He can smell Liu Bang's restlessness through his preemptive entry into the customs and his innocent actions in autumn in Guanzhong. So he bluntly Xiang Yu, the biggest threat to you in the future is this Liu Bang, get rid of it quickly.

These two events show that Fan Zeng's insight is very strong, and his 70-year life experience is worthy of his name "curiosity".

2. Fan Zeng is good at decisive decision.

If Fan Zeng is the head of a unit, he is definitely a good decision-maker. His decisive ability and decisive battle are completely invisible, but he is full of coldness, fortitude and domineering.

In general, the reason why counselors can only be counselors is because counselors can often see problems, but they do not have the leadership quality to implement plans. We see a different temperament in Fan Zeng.

For example, he insisted on physically destroying Liu Bang and urged Xiang Yu to do it again and again. Xiang Yu hesitated, simply stepped in and arranged for Xiang Zhuang to play. After the assassination failed, he was so angry that he cursed Xiang Yu.

So strictly speaking, Fan Zeng is not a good counselor, he likes offside.

3. Fan Zeng lacks benevolence and value orientation.

In Xiang Yu's life, there were many immoral wars, such as killing 200,000 Qin Jun, injuring Guanzhong and murdering Chu Huaiwang. In these incidents, Fan Zeng didn't stand up and say a word. Especially the death of Chu Huaiwang, Chu Huaiwang is arguably advocated by Fan Zeng, and he should make a statement on this matter. There is no objection, indicating that Fan Zeng is a supporter of these behaviors of Xiang Yu!

Therefore, many later historians think that Fan Zeng has the problem of value orientation. In fact, this is not surprising. Fan Zeng's performance shows that he is a strategist, serving the goal, resourceful and not bound by morality, so he is not the kind of person with Confucianism.

4. Fan Zeng is shorter than knowing people and introspection.

Fan Zeng's greatest weakness lies in his understanding and introspection of people, which is basically the knowledge of historians.

Fan Zeng cursed Xiang Yu for "poor planning", assisted him in advance, endured humiliation, endured humiliation, and made suggestions for him. Fundamentally speaking, he still can't see through the essence of Xiang Yu.

At the same time, Fan Zeng also lacks the necessary introspection to himself. Obviously, he is a counselor, determined to make decisions for Xiang Yu. Obviously, he is old and obsessed with unreliable fame. Therefore, historians including Cai and Su Shi have accused Fan Zeng of being "despicable" in this respect.

What is the relationship between Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu?

On the surface, Xiang Yu showed enough respect and trust for Fan Zeng, and he was regarded as the "father of the country". In fact, this is the appearance and misunderstanding of future generations.

1. The title of "child father" is respect, but it doesn't mean trust.

At the sight of "father", later generations mistakenly thought that Xiang Yu was called "father", which must mean that Xiang Yu took Fan Zeng as his father, but it was actually a misunderstanding. The direct translation of "Yafu" should be "daddy", which refers to the honorific title for the elderly, a general concept title, rather than a specific one, which is equivalent to calling all the old people around us "daddy" today, with no special meaning.

Probably Fan Zeng once assisted Xiang Liang. In a sense, Xiang Yu is the master of Fan Zeng. Therefore, the name Xiang Yu is attached with some special affinity, but in any case, it is far from the concept of "father" and has nothing to do with trust.

2. Xiang Yu didn't take Fan Zeng's suggestion seriously, nor did he take Fan Zeng as an official.

It is said that Xiang Yu was confused at the hongmen banquet and didn't understand Fan Zeng's painstaking efforts. In fact, from the standpoint of Xiang Yu, I'm afraid this may not be the case. Xiang Yu really can't see the threat of Liu Bang at all? If so, why did he take pains to seal Liu Bang in the remote Hanzhong when he enfeoffed him?

Xiang Yu cares more about the present than the future. What is the gift? After the Qin dynasty was destroyed, let all the anti-kings return to the fief with gratitude. So he didn't think of an argument. Although he is in power, after all, Chu Huaiwang is the nominal Lord. He should first consider that he can't completely fall to Chu Huaiwang because of his extreme measures.

Therefore, as long as Liu Bang shows obedience, even on the surface, there is no room for anything at the moment. Fan Zeng thinks about the future, not the present, so his position is different and his disposal methods are different. However, Xiang Yu, as a decision maker, doesn't have to tell Fan Zeng everything so thoroughly. Besides, Chu Huaiwang was proposed by Fan Zeng. Can Xiang Yu say that?

The success of Chen Ping's deviance shows that Xiang Yu never really trusted Fan Zeng.

Chen Ping's deviant behavior is actually not brilliant, so why does it work? Divergence from the heart, if there is no crack between each other, can't be brilliant. On the contrary, as long as there are cracks between each other, even a little trouble will be torn!

As for why Xiang Yu didn't trust Fan Zeng, there are many speculations in history. Su Dongpo, a genius, thinks that the rift between them lies in Chu Huaiwang. Su Dongpo believed that Xiang Yu's killing of Chu Huaiwang must have met with fierce opposition from Fan Zeng, which caused an irreparable rift between them.

But there is no record in the history books, and it can only be a guess. Personally, I think the main reason is that Fan Zeng has always been unimportant in Xiang Yu's mind. Later, the world thought Fan Zeng was important because Liu Bang said, "Xiang Yu had a Fan Zeng, so he escaped for me." Later generations thought Fan Zeng was important, so they took it for granted that Xiang Yu must also think Fan Zeng was important.

Because Xiang Yu thinks Fan Zeng is not important, it is easy to deviate.

Can Xiang Yu really kill Liu Bang if he listens to Fan Zeng?

A clear explanation of Fan Zeng's ability and his relationship with Xiang answered a question: If there is no bad blood between Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng, will there still be a struggle between Chu and Han if he listens to him?

Another question is: If Xiang Yu accepts Fan Zeng's suggestion, can he kill Liu Bang? I find it difficult!

Before attending the banquet at the Hongmen Gate, Liu Bang's camp made full preparations. It was not an unguarded reckless act. The first thing to prepare was Xiang Bo's inside job. You know, Xiang Bo's weight is far from that of Fan Zeng. He is not only Xiang Yu's uncle, but also the most important strength figure in Xiang Yu's camp.

Xiang Liang's rise is not his own, but that of the entire Xiang family, including Xiang Bo. So, strictly speaking, Xiang Bo is one of the major shareholders of Xiang Yu Group, and Xiang Yu can't be completely arbitrary.

It is not difficult to understand why Xiang Bo dared to openly encourage the enemy's behavior. Knowing that Xiang Bo had leaked his plan in advance, Xiang Yu not only did not pursue it, but also accepted his suggestion. The reason is that Xiang Bo's weight is too heavy, and Xiang Yu has to think carefully.

Xiang Bo, liu bang is wearing a helmet, unless xiang yu in order to accept Fan Zeng's advice, and Xiang Bo infighting!

Liu bang also has second-hand preparations: there are guards accompanying the dead, and there are troops on the dam to meet.

Xiang Bo, what if this amulet fails? This problem must have been solved before Liu Bang went out, otherwise Liu Bang could not have gone. The Hongmen Banquet is already winning figures for Liu Bang's camp. Since it is a winning number, it is necessary to play on the basis of countermeasures. Although the preparatory work did not play a role, sporadic data showed that Sean and others had made full preparations.

There may also be three-handed preparations that are not exposed: for example, instigating other princes to collectively resist, or starting to plant nails in Xiang Yu's camp, and so on.

Will these two situations happen? Although there is no evidence, it is likely to be far beyond our imagination. It must be a routine operation to package Liu Bang's crisis as the contradiction between Xiang Yu and other princes and seize Xiang Yu's weakness. Xiang Yu has nails in Liu Bang's place, but Liu Bang can't have nails in Xiang Yu's place? It's impossible.

In a word, as long as Liu Bang attended the Hongmen Banquet knowing that there was danger, it must be safe, and the possibility of Xiang Bo's failure must be considered.

So, even if Fan Zeng persuaded Xiang Yu, the hongmen banquet is impossible!

To sum up, Fan Zeng has strong insight and decision-making ability, but there are also obvious shortcomings. From the analysis of details, Fan Zeng's position in Xiang Yu's mind is not as important as imagined, and their relationship is not so close, which is why Fan Zeng was later abandoned by Xiang Yu.

Even if Xiang Yu followed Fan Zeng's advice, he couldn't achieve the goal of killing Liu Bang at the Hongmen banquet, and Xiang Yu didn't trust Fan Zeng very much!