Chao Cuo, the teacher of Emperor Evergreen, died because of a chess game.

In the third year of Liang Wudi, Wu Ying colluded with Chu, Zhao, Jiaoxi, Jiaodong, Yuchuan, Jinan and other governors to launch a joint uprising, which was known as the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion". It was Qi's teacher, Chao Cuo, who lit the fuse of this mess. Chao Cuo's policy of "cutting vassals" directly threatened the fiefs of princes such as the prince of Wu. Therefore, the rebel army played the banner of "please punish the king" and transferred troops to the west to compete with Han Ting. Liu Qi listened to Yuan Ang's "bad behavior" towards Chao Cuo, and his teacher secretly tricked Du Dong into "cutting his waist" in the name of Tea City. Poor Chao Cuo, dressed in royal robes, looks like a ghost. Chao Cuo formulated the policy of "emphasizing agriculture and restraining business", advocating respecting the Soviet Union, increasing agricultural production and revitalizing the economy; On the issue of resisting Xiongnu's invasion of the border, the strategic idea of "moving to the real border" was put forward, and it was suggested that the border should be enriched by adding people to actively prepare for Xiongnu's attack and plunder. Politically, it has a great influence on future generations.

Liu Qi wants to "throw away the chess pieces and protect the car". However, after Chao Cuo's death, instead of withdrawing troops, Liu Ying made the situation worse. He called himself "the Emperor of the East" and publicly claimed to seize the throne. In fact, Liu Qi planted the "fuse" of this chaotic situation, and the reason for this situation is the winning or losing of a game of "Six Bo" chess. So, to some extent, this is a civil strife caused by a famous chess game in the history of China, and Chao Cuo just lit the fuse in advance.

According to the records in Historical Records and Biography of Wu Wang, this Liu Ying is the son of Liu Zhong, the younger brother of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. In the twelfth year of Emperor Gaozu, he was made king of Wu. At that time, someone told Liu Bang that "fifty years later, the southeast will be chaotic", referring to Liu's "anti-bone". According to legend, when Liu Qi was a prince, Wu Wang went to Beijing to visit Qin Shihuang and accompany Liu Qi to drink and play chess. This kind of "Liu Bo", also called "Rube" or "Bo", is the oldest board game. Judging from the unearthed cultural relics, Liu includes chessboard, chess pieces, dice and domain, and the main methods of playing chess are large and small. Before the Western Han Dynasty, Bofa was a big chess game to win by killing owls, that is, Bofa and Bofa arranged six pieces on their respective chessboards, one of which represented owls, five were called "three" and six were called "Zhu". The two sides take turns to throw "Zhu" and play chess according to the number of times they throw "Zhu". In the end, the winner is determined by killing the opponent's owl, that is to say, "the blogger is expensive, and the winner will kill the owl" in Han Feizi, which is similar to "killing the generals will win the handsome" in chess.

Liu Bo's favorite Liu Qi and Wu Wang were killed on the chessboard. Liu Ying's son worships the Chu people and is arrogant and competitive. During the China International Import Expo (CIIE), they competed with Liu Qi with a bad attitude and rude words. They don't value the crown prince. In a rage, Liu Qi picked up the chessboard and severely beat the king of Wu. May have died of serious injuries. Playing chess kills people. Send the prince's coffin back to Liang Wudi for burial. Liu Bi said angrily, "This world belongs to the Liu family. He died in Chang 'an and was buried in Chang 'an. " It had the coffin sent back to Chang 'an for burial. From then on, Liu Ying hated Liu Qi and had the idea of rebellion.

Liu Ying began to say that he would not go to Chang 'an to appear before the emperor in autumn, but only send envoys to North Korea. The governors of the Han Dynasty "beat the emperor" every year. This system was implemented from the Zhou Dynasty, which was a constraint on the emperor. As the saying goes, "governors serve the country to heaven." If they don't arrive, they will fall down. If they don't arrive, they will cut the land. If they don't arrive, they will be transferred to the sixth division. " Visible governors dare not appear in front of the emperor, according to the ancient method is a capital crime. Since Liu Ying dared to do so, he put all his eggs in one basket. At that time, the court detained Ambassador Wu for questioning, and the messenger was afraid of losing the Prince, so he had to truthfully explain Liu Ying's illness. Emperor China may have considered the pain of Liu Ying's loss of his son, perhaps to win over Liu Ying, so he was lenient and rewarded Liu Ying with several boxes and crutches, saying that he would take good care of his old age and never appear in front of him again. This matter has finally subsided for some time, and Liu Ying has been gone for more than 20 years.

But Liu Ying's hatred for Liu Qi is hard to explain, and his revenge and rebellion are immortal. He is always ready to take his place, thinking: "It's time for Liu Guliu to be emperor." . Wu made copper along the coast, and Liu Ying collected refugees from all over the country to cast money and burn salt. Money was in circulation all the time during the Western Han Dynasty. Wu's financial resources can compete with the imperial court. Due to the developed economy, there is no tax here. When people should serve the North Korean extension, Liu Ying will pay the service fee and hire someone to serve; He pays a lot of money every year to pay tribute to the wise and repay the people. Therefore, Liu Ying's prestige in Wu is extremely high. When he sent his troops to the uprising, he gave the order and mobilized more than 200,000 people to participate in the war. The criminals who fled to Wu were all raised by Liu Bi, and you are not allowed to be in Wu Zhengguang. These people naturally thank Liu Bi and are willing to help him. Liu Ying also bribed princes, imperial ministers and relatives with gold and silk to gain political support. It can be seen that Liu Ying has been preparing for revenge and rebellion.

When Emperor Wendi was in power, Liu Ying did not dare to make a move. One is that Wendi is not enterprising, and the other is that there is no legitimate reason to fight. At that time, Chao Cuo wrote to Wendi many times, asking him to treat Liu Ying well, but Wendi didn't have the heart to punish him. After Liu Qi acceded to the throne, Chao Cuo saw that Liu Ying was unstoppable, so he remonstrated with Liu Qijin. Chao Cuo once said to Liu Qi: This Liu Ying is "the opposite of logging today, the opposite of logging today." If you cut it, it will be a small disaster; No, it's late. This is a disaster. "Chao Cuo mean, since the emperor killed Liu Ying's son, Liu Ying was determined to rebel, and later rebellion is more harmful, so it is better to force him to rebel earlier. It is not difficult to see that the real "fuse" that caused the "Seven-nation Rebellion" was Liu, and Chao Cuo only played the role of igniting the fuse in advance. This "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion" in the Western Han Dynasty was finally resisted by Liu Qi's younger brother Liang Wang Liu Wu. Thirty-six generals, led by General Zhou Yafu and General Dou Ying, cut off the rebel food supply route. But it left a thought-provoking revelation for future generations.