When you think of Han Xin, you may think of the young assassin who wore silver armor and carried a silver gun in the "Canyon of Kings". Back to reality, the idiom about Han Xin can be described as, many, many, very many. For example: Ming Cultivation Trail, Darkness Chen Cang, Death and Rebirth, Ten Faces Ambush, Fools Must Have One And So on.
It can be said that Han Xin's life is full of legends. If we tear off the cloak of legend, from these idioms, we will find that Han Xin has faced choices all his life. Every choice has laid a heavy foreshadowing for his life.
One. Self-esteem and being alive
Crotch humiliation
Han Xin was still in Huaiyin at that time, and he liked to carry his sword on his body, imagining himself as a great general fighting on the battlefield. But when a butcher saw Han Xin like this, he was upset and wanted to humiliate him.
Unfortunately, the two of them bumped into each other on the street, and the butcher stopped Han Xin and said to Han Xin, "You are a little boy, obedient, carrying your sword on your body all day, pretending to be a big hero." Your boy is a coward at best, and if you are bold enough, you stab me. If you don't stab, you'll drill under Uncle's crotch. ”
Han Xin thought that this man was a neurotic and wanted to leave. But there were so many people on the butcher's side that he certainly couldn't go. Fight hard, maybe you will be killed by the butcher's knife. So what to do? At this moment, Han Xin was faced with a choice.
Dignity and life, which is important? Han Xin weighed it up and chose life. After all, stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood.
In the face of dignity and life, Han Xin's choice is, life.
When he drilled through the butcher's crotch, he must have wanted that thousands of years ago, there was a man called Gou Jian who endured great shame and humiliation just to live. To live is to have hope, and to live is to have the opportunity to realize the dream in your heart.
Guest of Changting
Han Xin was very poor for a while, he didn't want to do anything, he thought that one day he could exert his ambitions and make a career, so that everyone could see that he was no longer the Huaiyin teenager he was.
His mother made money and studied for him. Han Xin is very hardworking and cherishes this hard-won learning opportunity. But when his mother died, his life was insecure and he had no food to eat. So what to do?
Han Xin went to the home of the chief of Changting Pavilion and ate rice. The changting pavilion chief could see that Han Xin was not in the pool, so he took the initiative to invite Han Xin to his house for dinner.
Men and men, it doesn't matter if you eat a few meals. But the Ting elder wife was not willing to do it. Because Han Xin came to rub rice every day, sooner or later he would eat up the rice tank. Therefore, the Ting elder wife thought of a way, before Han Xin came to rub rice, the couple ate first, so that Han Xin could not rub the rice.
However, Han Xin did not wait for the pavilion chief and his wife to finish lunch and dinner, and then decided not to go to the pavilion chief's house again. Because after Han Xin went in the morning, he immediately understood what the pavilion chief meant, and suddenly felt that he had no self-esteem.
In the face of fullness and self-esteem, Han Xin chose self-esteem. He had lost his dignity once, and could not lose it again, living and dying in the house of the pavilion chief. If this were the case, Han Xin would not have become the "Peerless Soldier" later.
Han Xin really wants to have money and power. But for now he has to find a way to solve the stomach problem. If he couldn't survive, he wouldn't be able to fulfill his promise at his mother's grave: Send ten thousand people to guard his mother's grave.
This time, he chose to go fishing. Even if you can't catch it, you'll be hungry until you catch it.
Two. Decadence and dreaming
A meal for a thousand dollars
Han Xin has been fishing in the river for a few days, and he has not seen a single fish hooked, which is really "Jiang Taigong fishing, willing to be hooked." The point is that there were also several women washing clothes by the river, often laughing at him behind his back. Just right, he could hear it.
There was an old woman who saw Han Xin, a young man hungry, and she couldn't bear it. So she gave half of her food to Han Xin. Han Xin was still a man who respected the old and loved the young, and he very gently rejected the old woman: "Old woman, this is your meal, I can't eat it, and if you eat it, you will be hungry." ”
The old woman said, "Silly boy, I'm old, I can't eat much, and the rest of the food will be thrown away, isn't this a waste?" ”
Hearing this, Han Xin was not polite, and immediately took a big bite to eat, alleviating the hunger for several days.
Originally, the old woman's clothes were washed in ten days. But for Han Xin, she actually washed for more than forty days. In this way, Han Xin also rubbed the old woman's meal for more than forty days.
Finally, when the old woman stopped coming to the river, she said a word to Han Xin: "Young man, I gave you food to eat, not to repay me, but to see your pity." You are so young and have a great future waiting for you, why spend time here and keep decadent? ”
When Han Xin heard this, he felt a little guilty in his heart, and the tears flowed down. He may have forgotten the humiliation of his crotch, or he may have forgotten that he was once a "guest of changting". But he could never forget that he had drawn his sword and swore an oath to heaven: send ten thousand people to guard his mother's tomb.
Since then, Han Xin has painstakingly read military books, studied military techniques, and improved his ability. And in the process of chasing his dreams, he can also endure and wait for his own opportunity. Finally, he met Liu Bang and helped Liu Bang win the world.
Later, when Han Xin, who had achieved fame, returned to his hometown, he found the old woman and gave her thousands of gold to express his retribution. That's how the idiom of "a meal for a thousand dollars" comes from. At the same time, Han Xin also found the young man who made him endure the "humiliation of the crotch", so will Han Xin kill him?
Han Xin was a man with a big heart, and he did not care about his previous affairs and forgave the butcher. And he gave the butcher an official to do, and let the butcher catch the thief. Therefore, Han Xin's generosity has won him the possibility of passing on praise through the ages. Li Bai, Su Shi, Lu You, and countless other poets have left Han letters in their poems.
Three. Morality and betrayal
Success is also Xiao He, and defeat is also Xiao He
At that time, Han Xin did not have a head on Xiang Yu's side, plus Xiang Yu had just overthrown the Qin Dynasty, sealed twenty-one kings without reason, and attacked these kings without reason. Han Xin felt that he would not have a good end with this big brother sooner or later, so he defected to Liu Bang. Unexpectedly, Liu Bang arranged a small official for Han Xin, that is, the kind that brought tea to people.
Once, one person in this small organization made a mistake, and fourteen people in the group had to sit together and behead them together. The supervisor slashed the front thirteen people, and it was Han Xin's turn. The pain in Han's confidence, obviously he didn't do anything, he lost his life, where worthy of the old mother and the old woman. So he raised his head, saw Xiahou Baby, who was in charge of Liu Bang's carriage and horse, passing by, and shouted, "Does the King of Han really want to fight the world, if he does, how can he kill the heroes at this time?" ”
This Xiahou Baby couldn't hear it, and few people knew about the Han King's desire to seize the world. This young man can see the big picture, may be a person who can judge the situation, has great talent, leave him behind, talk.
This conversation was not good, Xiahou Nian knew Han Xin's military talent, and strongly demanded that he stay in Hanzhong. However, he never got Liu Bang's reuse, until the "Xiao He Yue chased Han Xin" this time, Liu Bang did not worship Han Xin on the altar, and began the north out plan of "Ming Xiu Zhan Dao, Darkness Chen Cang".
It can be said that Han Xin was quite smooth in Liu Bang's place, and he was appointed an official and a general, and he had soldiers under him, and fought until he occupied Linzi, the capital of the State of Qi. At this moment, Liu Bang was encircling Xiang Yu. Originally, Liu Bang made an appointment with friendly troops to defeat Xiang Yu together, but none of the friendly troops appeared.
At this time, The counselor around Han Xin advised him: "Great King, don't go to the bottom." Although your face is only a life to be a general. But if you 'do high merit and shock the Lord', Liu Bang will definitely be jealous of you in the future, and then you will be in danger. It is better to turn against Liu Bang now and create a career by yourself. ”
To tell the truth, Han Xin was indeed moved by Pu Tong's words. However, Han Xin thought of Liu Bang's kindness, and it was Liu Bang who helped him and believed in him, so that he gave him military power and achieved his current achievements. Therefore, in the face of morality and betrayal, Han Xin was once again faced with a choice.
As can be seen from the previous events, Han Xin is not a perfidious person. On the contrary, he was a kind man, a man who knew the Entu.
This time, Han Xin followed his heart and went to encircle Xiang Yu to help Liu Bang complete the last step of the great cause.
But what did he gain by defeating Xiang Yu? After Xiang Yu killed himself, Liu Bang immediately seized Han Xin's military power, and the previous promise to Han Xin was not fulfilled. What is even more hateful is that Liu Bang also put Han Xin under house arrest in Chang'an. Until Lü Yan took advantage of Han Xin's trust in Xiao He and killed Han Xin.
Really, success is also Xiao He, and defeat is also Xiao He.
Final conclusion
Han Xin, what a lovely person. From those classic idioms, it can be seen that every time Han Xin faces a choice, he is following his inner choice. As long as the consequences are something he can bear.
And we live in times of peace, and we are always faced with choices. Whether it is academics, family, or career, every choice, as long as you follow your heart and follow the footsteps of your dreams, it is good.