After studying The Hongmen Banquet, this paper tries to make a brief analysis of the personality characteristics of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, and explains why Liu Bang survived The Hongmen Banquet.

Liu bang's character is good at employing people, eloquent and adaptable.

Xiang Yu's character is politically ignorant, arrogant, underestimating the enemy, not good at employing people, but straightforward.

Liu Bang's survival in the "Hongmen Banquet" is inseparable from his good use of Xiang Yu's personality weakness.

Hongmen Banquet: Hongmen Banquet refers to a banquet held in Hongmen (now Hongmenbao Village, Xingfeng, Lintong District, Xi, Shaanxi Province) on the outskirts of Xianyang, the capital of Qin Dynasty, in 206 BC. Participants included two anti-Qin Jun leaders, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. This banquet had an important influence on the peasant war and the Chu-Han war at the end of Qin Dynasty, and was regarded as the indirect reason for the downfall of Xiang Yu and the successful establishment of the Han Dynasty by Liu Bang. Later generations often use the word "Hongmen Banquet" as a metaphor for hostile banquets. Sima Qian, the "Shi Sheng", first recorded this in Historical Records of Xiang Yu. Later, a large number of related literary works were derived.

Personality characteristics of the main characters: 1, Liu Bang: flexible, knowledgeable, resourceful, smooth and treacherous, eloquent,

2. Sean: Foresight, strategizing, sharp-eyed, loyal, analyzing interests, affectionate, brave, capable and thorough.

3. Fan Kuai: Brave, courageous, resourceful, meticulous and loyal.

4. Xiang Yu: conceited, foolhardy, indecisive, headstrong, arrogant, impulsive, open and aboveboard, frank and generous, affectionate, and conceited.

5, Fan Zeng: wily, far-sighted, resourceful.

Synopsis: At the end of Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu attacked Qin Jun respectively. Although Liu Bang's troops were not as good as Xiang Yu's, Liu Bang broke Xianyang first and sent someone to stop Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu flew into a rage and sent Ying Bu to attack Taniguchi. After Xiang Yu entered Xianyang, he went to Xixi, while Liu Bangze dominated An Lushan. Liu Bang's Sakima Cao Wushang sent someone to tell Xiang Yu that Liu Bang was going to be king in Guanzhong. Xiang Yu was even more angry after hearing this, and ordered the soldiers to have a hearty meal the next morning to defeat Liu Bang's army. A fierce battle is coming. Sean learned this from Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Bo (Sean was Xiang Bo's savior, and the latter two became friends) and told Liu Bang. Liu Bang was surprised and asked Sean to invite Xiang Bo to camp. Liu bang respectfully offered a glass of wine to Xiang Bo with both hands and made an appointment with his in-laws. Liu Bang's feelings wooed him and persuaded Xiang Bo. Xiang Bo promised to intercede in front of Xiang Yu and asked Liu Bang to apologize to Xiang Yu the next day.

At the hongmen banquet, although there is no shortage of dining tables, there are hidden dangers. Xiang Yu's father, Fan Zeng, has always advocated killing Liu Bang. At the banquet, he repeatedly indicated that Xiang Yu killed Liu Bang, but Xiang Yu hesitated and silently refused. Fan Zengzhao invited Xiangzhuang to dance the sword to the banquet and took the opportunity to kill Liu Bang. Xiang Bo also drew his sword and danced to protect Liu Bang. At this critical juncture, Fan Kuai, a subordinate of Liu Bang, broke into the military gate with a sword and shield and glared at Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu saw that this person was distinguished and asked who was coming. When he learned that he was a participant of Liu Bang, he gave him wine, which Fan Kuai immediately drank and gave him a pig leg. He asked if he could have another drink, Fan Kuai. Fan Kuai also took the opportunity to speak well of Liu Bang. Xiang Yu was speechless, and Liu Bang took the opportunity to walk away. Sean, a subordinate of Liu Bang, said that Liu Bang was drunk and could not come to see him off. Now he presented a pair of white jade to the king and a pair of jade buckets to General Fan Zeng, asking him to accept them. Xiang Yu closed the white wall, but he was so angry that Fan Zeng drew his sword and smashed the jade bucket. He cursed Xiang Yu and said, "The longitudinal plan is insufficient. Those who win the title of king of the world will be rewarded by the audience. I belong to the present. " (This boy is not worth doing great things with him. When the time comes, it will be Liu Bang who will compete with Wang Xiang for the world. We are all prisoners of Liu Bang! )