What did Chen Sheng do? What do you know?

Chen Sheng, King of Chu Yin, had great ambitions for a long time. He later seized the opportunity and led a rebellion in Daze Township. After the army expanded, he established his country in Chen County and became king. However, he was defeated after only six months as king. Chen Sheng himself He was also killed by the coachman Zhuang Jia. The above is my understanding of Chen Sheng's short but glorious life. First of all, Chen Sheng has long had great ambitions, which is different from ordinary people of the same background.

When Ma Qian of the Taishi Company wrote "Historical Records", he paid great attention to the ambitions of the biography. For example, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, blurted out "he can replace him" when he saw Qin Shihuang on patrol. For example, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, saw Qin Shihuang. The majesty in Xianyang City blurted out "This is what a man should do". For example, when Chen Ping, the famous prime minister in the early Han Dynasty, was praised by his neighbors for dividing meat, he blurted out "If Ping can conquer the world, he should do this with meat!"

< p>When writing about Chen Sheng, King of Chu Yin, Sima Qian also focused on describing Chen Sheng's uniqueness before he became famous.

When Chen Sheng was young, he worked as a farm worker and was hired by others to do farm work. Chen Sheng was doing it when he suddenly stopped and threw the farm tools into the ditch. He felt regretful for a long time and blurted out the sentence "Gou". "Wealth and honor, don't forget each other." This sentence seems normal now. People should have dreams and pursuits. Stephen Chow has a line that everyone is familiar with, "If a person has no dreams, what is the difference between him and a salted fish?" The founder of the e-commerce website also said that you still have to have ideals. What if you realize them?

But in the era when Chen Sheng lived, things were not like this.

The friends who worked as servants and farmed with Chen Sheng obviously did not have Chen Sheng’s awareness. Not only did they not have dreams, but they laughed at Chen Sheng, saying, "How can you be rich if you work as servants?" They not only laughed at Chen Sheng for having dreams. ,, you are already a coolie working for others, how can you possibly be rich? This kind of ridicule was like a wake-up call, but it did not stop Chen Sheng at all. Chen Sheng sighed and said, "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?"

This is what makes Chen Sheng unique. , has been with the sparrows and swallows, but Chen Sheng has not forgotten his identity as a swan and a wild goose, let alone his ambition as a swan and a wild goose? It is impossible for others to know your own ambitions. Talking about dreams with them is like talking about ice and snow with "summer insects", which is completely unreasonable. Secondly, Chen Sheng seized the opportunity in Daze Township and encouraged 900 garrison soldiers to follow him in the uprising.

Many years later, Qin Shihuang passed away and Qin II ascended the throne. When Qin II was almost a year old, he conscripted the poor people living on the left side of Luxiang to guard Yuyang, with more than 900 people per army. , including Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, all settled in Daze Township. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were appointed as camp chiefs.

When more than 900 people were in Daze Township, it happened to rain heavily and the roads were damaged, so that the 900 people could not reach Yuyang according to the prescribed time. According to the Qin law at that time, if they failed to arrive according to the prescribed time, At the specified location, everyone will be beheaded. For these 900 people, this is a danger, but for Chen Sheng, this is an opportunity.

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang planned a lot, and then under the guidance of the soothsayer, they used the power of ghosts and gods to mythologize Chen Sheng in order to intimidate 900 people. After all the preparations were completed, Wu Guang went to find Taking an opportunity to anger the lieutenant who escorted them, the lieutenant threatened to kill Wu Guang. Wu Guang was loved by them because he was kind to others. The lieutenant did this and angered the others. Chen Sheng and others helped Wu Guang kill all the lieutenants. Everyone After the certificate of nomination was accepted, Chen Sheng began to encourage everyone.

Chen Sheng told everyone that everyone encountered heavy rain and missed the deadline. If you miss the deadline, you will be beheaded. Even if you are lucky enough not to be beheaded, if you go to guard the border, the probability of dying is still 60-70%. , If a man doesn't die, he will die, and if he dies, he must die with great vigor and be famous for future generations. Could it be said that all princes, generals and ministers are inherited from ancestors? Can't we give it a try?

Everyone was very encouraged and expressed their willingness to obey Chen Sheng's orders.

In this way, Chen Sheng issued the first order, pretending to be Fusu and Xiang Yan's name to start an uprising in order to comply with the expectations of the people. Afterwards, Chen Sheng relied on these more than 900 people to quickly capture Daze Township. , Qi, Zhi, Feng, Qiao and other places. This is the famous Dazexiang Uprising in Chinese history. Once again, after Chen Sheng arrived in Chen County, he quickly proclaimed himself king despite the opposition of Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others.

After Chen Sheng captured Qixian County, he sent Ge Ying, who was from Fu Li, to continue fighting to the east of Qixian County. When Ge Ying reached the east city, he felt that using the names of Fusu and Xiang Yan was not good enough. It was still necessary to establish a king of Chu to win over the people of Chu, so he took it upon himself to make Xiang Qiang, one of the most popular surnames in Chu, the king of Chu. When Ge Ying established Xiang Qiang as king of Chu, Chen Sheng also became king of Chen County. The national name is Zhang Chu.

After Chen Sheng captured Chen County, he summoned the three elders of Chen County to discuss matters. The so-called discussion meant that he, Chen Sheng, put forward an idea, and the three elders expressed their opinions. The idea put forward by Chen Sheng was that he himself should become king. , when the three elders saw that Chen Sheng had soldiers in his hands, how could they dare to say no? They all said that Chen Sheng was brave and brave, personally took the target, punished the Qin Dynasty, and attacked the unjust. With such great achievements, he deserved to be crowned the king.

Although the three elders did not object, some of Chen Sheng's advisers did. The opponents were Zhang Er and Chen Yu. Both of them were wise men at the time, with strategies and abilities. The two pointed out that before it was time to become king, Chen Sheng revolted in Daze Township and falsely called Fusu and Xiang Yan's team to show publicity to the world. Now that he has become king, he is showing selfishness to the world. Publicity can win people's hearts. However, selfishness will lose the support of the people. Therefore, Zhang Er and Chen Yu opposed Chen Sheng's claim to the throne.

Zhang Er and Chen Yu not only opposed Chen Sheng's claim to the throne, but also gave Chen Sheng a big picture of "improving his career as an emperor". They said that for the current plan, they should establish the Six Kingdoms. King, divert the Qin court's attention to the Queen of the Six Kingdoms, and Qin's firepower will also be directed to the Queen of the Six Kingdoms. This is to find helpers for Chen Sheng. Chen Sheng can take advantage of Qin's attention to the Queen of the Six Kingdoms. At that time, he entered Guanzhong from Wuguan. Once he captured Guanzhong, Chen Sheng could use Guanzhong to command the six kingdoms. By then, Chen Sheng would no longer be a simple king, but the king of the whole world, including Yao, Shun, Yu, Xia Qi, For emperors like Shang Tang and Zhou Wu, what Chen Sheng achieved was the emperor's career.

But Chen Sheng didn't listen, and Chen Sheng still chose to become king in Chen County. When Ge Ying heard that Chen Sheng had proclaimed himself king in Chen County, he killed his own Chu king Xiang Qiang. However, Chen Sheng still killed Ge Ying when Ge Ying returned to Chen County to resume his life. In the end, Chen Sheng was defeated after only six months after becoming king. The main reason was that Chen Sheng did not know how to employ people.

Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was a master in strategy, governance, and military affairs, but Liu Bang did not conquer the world by himself, but with the help of dragons and phoenixes among Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin, and others. He also knew the strengths and weaknesses of Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin and others and placed these people in the most suitable positions.

Compared with Liu Bang, Chen Sheng is completely different.

After Chen Sheng became king, he gave the seal of general to a man named Zhou Wen. Why did he give the seal of general to Zhou Wen? Because Zhou Wen had been in charge of divination in Xiang Yan's team, and at the same time, Zhou Wen recommended himself and told Chen Sheng that he knew military affairs.

It’s funny, isn’t it? Those who do divination in the army are nothing more than puppets of the general. If the general asks him to divine good luck, he has to divine good luck. If the general asks him to divine evil, he has to divine evil and seal the seal of the general. To give such a person who is a puppet in the army, isn't it just making fun of the military? As for Zhou Wen himself who said that he knew military affairs, he was just talking to himself. How could he be sure if Zhou Wen was another Zhao Kuo without some examination? Of course, maybe Chen Sheng himself didn't understand military affairs, so he couldn't talk freely about military affairs with Han Xin like Liu Bang did.

After Zhou Wen became Chen Sheng's general, he marched westward and recruited more and more soldiers. He looked very fierce and was about to enter Guanzhong. Qin II sent Shaofu Zhang Han led the prisoners and slaves out of the seclusion to fight against Zhou Wen. After only one battle, Zhou Wen was defeated and fled. Zhou Wen fled in front, and Zhang Han chased behind. Zhou Wen was chased to the point where he had no way to escape, so he had to commit suicide.

Zhou Wen's suicide directly led to Wu Guang's murder.

The reason why Wu Guang was killed was because Chen Sheng didn't know how to employ people.

I think that in Daze Township, Wu Guang planned the uprising together with Chen Sheng. Chen Sheng himself became the king in Chen County, so naturally he could not treat Wu Guang badly, so Chen Sheng appointed Wu Guang as the "fake king", " "Fake king" means "acting king". Chen Sheng asked Wu Guang to attack Xingyang in the name of the fake king. However, Sanchuan Shou Li You, who was guarding Xingyang, was a capable man. Wu Guang was not very capable and was no match for Li You. You can't defeat Xingyang.

If you can’t win, you can’t win. It’s quite normal, but Wu Guang is still proud. I don’t know where Wu Guang’s pride comes from.

Wu Guang’s pride made Wu Guang’s general Tian Zang and others very unhappy. Tian Zang and others believed that Zhou Wen had failed and the Qin soldiers led by Zhang Han would attack soon, and Wu Guang had already They didn't understand military matters and were very proud. If they let Wu Guang make the decision, they would have no choice but to fail. In order to avoid failure, Tian Zang and others ordered to kill Wu Guang.

People like Zhou Wen, although they have a fairly glorious resume, but have no real talent or knowledge, were placed in the position of general by Chen Sheng, which fully shows that Chen Sheng does not know how to employ people; people like Wu Guang For such a person with ordinary skills but qualifications, it is actually enough to give him a high-level false position. However, Chen Sheng assigned a heavy responsibility that Wu Guang was not qualified for: As for the fact that I mentioned earlier that he did not listen to the correct opinions of counselors Zhang Er and Chen Yu. As a result, Zhang Er and Chen Yu had extramarital affairs, and it was Chen Sheng's mistake in hiring people; Ge Ying actually established a Chu king on his own without asking Chen Sheng for instructions. In the end, Chen Sheng could only raise the butcher's knife against Ge Ying, which shows that Chen Sheng was not good at hiring people. Check.

In short, the main reason why Chen Sheng was defeated so quickly was that Chen Sheng did not know how to employ people. The fact that he was killed by the coachman Zhuang Jia in the end was also a manifestation of Chen Sheng's incompetence in using people. The coachman was supposed to be the closest to Chen Sheng. A group of people, but they took Chen Sheng's head to ask for credit, wouldn't it make people laugh?

To sum up, Chen Sheng has long had great ambitions, which is different from ordinary people of the same background; Chen Sheng seized the opportunity in Daze Township and encouraged 900 garrison soldiers to follow him in revolt; after Chen Sheng arrived in Chen County, he ignored Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others objected and quickly proclaimed themselves king. Chen Sheng was defeated in just six months after becoming king. The main reason was that Chen Sheng did not know how to employ people. These four points are my understanding of what Chen Sheng did.