Who's Fan Kuai?

~ BC 189, a famous soldier in the late Qin dynasty and early Han dynasty. Pei county (now Jiangsu) people. Ben kills dogs for a living. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang and He Du hid between Mang and Dangshan Ze (now northeast of Yongcheng, Henan). In the first year of II (209 BC), Xiao He, Cao Can and others pushed Liu Bang against Qin and fought all over the country. They took the lead repeatedly and gained a lot. After entering Xianyang (now northeast of Xianyang, Shaanxi Province), he urged Liu Bang to return to military hegemony (southeast of Jinan) and not to covet the extravagance of Qin Gong. In December of the first year of Hanwang (206 BC), he rushed to the Hongmen banquet with a sword and shield to denounce Xiang Yu and protect Liu Bang from danger. In August, Hanzhong was also appointed as Sanqin, promoted to a doctor and moved back to be a general. After participating in the Chu Campaign, he stayed in Guangwu (now Xingyang North, Henan Province) for one year. Han Xing, sealing the marquis of Wuyang. After Liu Bang conquered rebel princes with different surnames, his men occupied Zangcha, beheaded Han Wangxin and collected 27 counties in Zhao Di. In February of the 12th year of Emperor Gaozu (BC 195), Lu Wan, the king of Yan, was attacked and the county of Yan State 18 was decided. A few days later, because he was Lv Hou's brother-in-law, he was slandered and killed by Liu Bang.

Fan Kuai, an indispensable role in the hongmen banquet.

& lt& lt hongmen banquet >> he wrote an important event in Liu Xiang's hegemony. Liu Bangben was in a passive predicament, but with the seamless cooperation of Sean, a counselor, and Fan Kuai, a warrior, he escaped from the banquet of the Hongmen, which was full of hidden dangers. History is full of drama.

Generally speaking, people who study this article often focus on analyzing the main characters Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. In fact, birds of a feather flock together. What kind of king will have what kind of servants. If we analyze the character of samurai Fan Kuai, we can see Liu Bang's character, so it is a desirable way. Although Fan Kuai is only a martial artist, a nobody can do extraordinary things. Fan Kuai was ordered in a crisis, when the situation was tense. History fixed his wonderful scene at the hongmen banquet. Let's take a look at his speech first:

"I will not avoid death, and my wine will be satisfied! Her husband, King Qin, has the heart of a tiger and a wolf. If you can't kill, you are afraid of being punished, and the world is rebellious. Chu Huaiwang made an agreement with all the generals:' The one who first breaks the Qin Dynasty and enters Xianyang is king.' Today, Pei Gong first broke the Qin Dynasty and entered Xianyang, but he dared not go near. He closed the palace and returned to the army to wait for the arrival of the king. Therefore, people who will keep the customs should be prepared for him to steal in and out. The old man worked so hard that he didn't get Hou's reward, but he listened carefully. If he wanted to punish those who made meritorious deeds, he would continue to die in the state of Qin. Steal for the king and not take it! "

Fan Kuai's remarks are precious and aggressive. The words mainly include the following four meanings: first, I have put my life and death at risk. As the saying goes, "bold support timid", I will take the lead from the momentum first. The second is to explain the reasons for the world's anti-Qin, paving the way for later insinuating Xiang Yu. Third, according to the agreement, the first person who broke Qin into Xianyang can be king. It is natural for Liu Bang to call himself king, but he didn't commit any crime after he entered the city, just because he was waiting for Xiang Yu. The last step is to do my duty and point the finger at Xiang Yu. You see, this is the samurai fan. It's not simple. The speaker hides the sky and crosses the sea, and black and white are upside down; The audience was dumbfounded with fear. As for the proverbs quoted later, such as "big banks don't care about details, big gifts don't care about details" and "I am a fish", it is obvious that he is not a leisurely generation. Even one of his samurai is so eloquent and martial, and Liu Bang is even more predictable.

History created the tragic figure Xiang Yu and Liu Bang at the same time. Fan Kuai can be compared with Sean and Han Xin in the book of Liu Bang's achievements in the world. Without his scene, history is likely to repeat itself. Fan Kuai's clever words and expressions, telling Zou Ji that the empress dowager touched the dragon and satirizing Chabr, the king of Qi, can reflect each other and shine brilliantly.

There is a Surabaya River flowing from north to south in Pei County. Legend has it that Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu, lived in Hexi when he was young. At that time, Fan Kuai set up a stall in Hexi to sell dog meat. He often eats Fan Kuai's dog meat without giving money, saying it's on credit, and he often doesn't pay it back on credit. Over time, Van Harben had too many petty advantages, and he couldn't leave face without credit, so he had to quietly move from Hexi to Hedong to sell dog meat.

For three days in a row, Liu Bang could not eat Fan Kuai's dog meat. When he inquired, he realized that Fan Kuai had crossed the river and hurried to Hedong. Surabaya was very wide at that time. There is only one wooden boat at ordinary times, so there are many people and the boat is small. Liu bang didn't have the ferry money, so he couldn't squeeze in, and his mouth was watering. I happened to see an old catfish swimming. He is insatiable, regardless of his life. He jumped "poof" and jumped on the catfish's back. After a while, he arrived in Hedong. At this time, Fan Kuai is putting a dog meat stall. Liu Bang asked Fan Kuai, "How is business?" Fan Kuai said, "We haven't opened the market for three days, so we can save a dog meat." Liu bang eats dog meat as soon as he sees it. Strangely, when Liu Bang was eating, everyone around him surrounded him. Without any time, he sold all the dog meat stored for three days. From then on, every time Liu Bang went to the fair, he always asked the old man to carry him across the river and go to the Fanha dog meat stall to eat dog meat for free.

Fan Kuai hated it. He hid in Hedong, but he didn't escape from Liu Bang. He blamed the old man for not carrying Liu Bang across the river. He secretly killed the old salamander and put it in a pot to cook with dog meat. As soon as Liu Bang ate it, he felt that dog meat was fresher than before. Ask, just know Fan Kuai killed the old salamander, cooked with dog meat. I am not happy in my heart, and I can't say it in my mouth.

Liu Bang soon became the curator of the Fourth Pavilion, remembering that Fan Kuai had killed the old catfish and wouldn't let him cross the river. He had so few friends that he sent someone to confiscate Fan Kuai's knife on the pretext that Fan Kuai had a bad temper and could not carry a knife. Fan Kuai didn't have a knife, so he had to cook the dog meat more thoroughly and sell it to others himself. Who knows that the torn dog meat tastes more fragrant and beautiful than the knife, and the business is better.

Later, Liu Bang became emperor, and Fan Kuai was also named the marquis of Wuyang. On one occasion, Liu Bang returned to Pei County from Xuzhou. He thought the dog meat in his hometown was delicious, so he called his elders in his hometown and drank wine with large pieces of dog meat. After three rounds of wine; On a whim, Liu Bang danced and wrote Song of the Wind. In this way, Pei County's dog meat is even more famous.

Legend has it that the dog meat sold in Peixian County was cooked in an old pot when Fan Kuai cooked soup!