Later, Xiao he had been following Liu Bang to build a self-made business. They escaped the mountains together, discussed countermeasures together, defeated Xiang Yu together, and created a century old foundation of the Han Dynasty. Liu Bang, who had just become the emperor, was not an ungrateful man. He also knew the credit of Xiao He, so he became the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that under one person, above ten thousand people! Liu Bang at this time, I believe he is sincere to Xiao He. He didn't guard against him at the beginning and didn't trust him.
But sometimes time will really change a lot of things, when the emperor for a long time, Liu Bang's mind also changed. His desire for power and control made him suspicious.
Especially after Han Xin was killed, yingbu felt that he was also very dangerous, so he decided to rebel. In this critical situation, in order to boost morale and urge the rebellion, Liu Bang personally led the army to fight the rebellion and had to leave Xiao He in Chang'an. But Liu Bang was still worried. He was afraid that Xiao He would rebel like yingbu when he was away. But at the same time, he had no choice but to let Xiao he manage the rear area of Chang'an?
Besides, in such a critical moment, Liu Bang can only rely on Xiao He to take care of the rear area. If there is a fire in the rear area, it will be troublesome. But Liu Bang's suspicions still drive him to doubt whether Xiao He will betray him like Han Xin and yingbu one day. So when Xiao He sent people to deliver food, grass and strategic materials to Liu Bang, he asked:
"What is Xiao doing?"
He replied, "prime minister Xiao loves the people like a son. When your majesty is away, you can rest assured that Prime Minister Xiao is in Chang'an.".
As soon as Liu Bang heard this, his face changed, and his heart was even more murmuring: "why do you actively accumulate good people's livelihood, and your reputation is so high? What do you want to do?"?
Liu Bang's unhappiness was written on his face. No matter how stupid the man who sent food and grass was, he could see it. After returning to Chang'an, he told Xiao He about it, but Xiao He didn't think so. He was completely unmoved. What should he do or what should he do.
At this time, Xiao He's disciples could not see his silly appearance, and they were worried that they would lose their jobs. So I quickly said to Xiao He:
"The prime minister will have a disaster soon. Where should we go?"!
Xiao He looked at him with doubts on his face and said, "why did Gong say this?"
He replied, "you are now the prime minister, the head of all officials. In terms of status, you are below one person and above ten thousand people. You are still so diligent and loving the people, which will only make the emperor suspicious of you. "Don't you know?" he said
Xiao He didn't say a word and fell into meditation
The door guest then said, "now the emperor always asks people what you're doing. I wish I could watch you all the time. Isn't that the best proof? At this time, your majesty may only doubt you, but as time goes on, you may want to get rid of it as Han Xin did, and then it will be fast. ".
Xiao he heard him say so, can't help but surprised out of a cold sweat, busy asked: "then how to do?"
He said: "the public should be more greedy, buy more land and houses, and accumulate more people's grievances. To put it in a more popular way is to ruin your good reputation, so that your majesty will be at ease and you can save yourself from danger. ".
Xiao He shook his head and said, "how can I do this? It's not the destruction of my reputation.".
He said to him, "when is the time, Xiao Gong? Is life important or reputation important?"
Forced by the situation, Xiao He also understood that he had to destroy his reputation if he wanted to live. So he began to take bribes. How did Liu Bang react?
Liu Bang showed a smile of satisfaction. As the saying goes, he who knows current affairs is a hero. I can't imagine why Xiao is so wise. How can Liu Bang not be happy? Gradually, Liu Bang was more and more relieved about Xiao He.
No matter what Xiao He did, he got a reward in the end. Liu Bang was not only relieved of him, but also saved his life. More importantly, he lived longer than Liu Bang, and has always been the prime minister.
