Why did Emperor Gaozu set up the White Horse Alliance? What is his real intention?

Let me briefly talk about Liu Bang and his ministers' killing the White Horse to make a covenant.

The alliance of white horses means to kill animals for blood and swear to be allies. Liu bang and his ministers dipped in blood and swore: if it is not Liu, it will be king and the world will attack it. The purpose of this is to ensure that Liu is king and prevent power from falling into the hands of others.

As we know, there was chaos everywhere in the late Qin Dynasty. In order to ensure their own strength advantage, when Chu and Han fought for hegemony, Liu Bang adopted the method of enfeoffment to win people's hearts and stabilize the forces of all parties. At that time, this method really worked. Liu Bang finally defeated Xiang Yu and successfully founded the country. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Bang was forced to make a group of outstanding generals princes. After a long time, Liu Bang worried that the princes were too big to control the world. He made up his mind to weaken the strength of various governors.

In this matter, Liu bang exhausted all means. After he killed Han Xin with skill and force, he degraded himself to kill the kings of Ying Bu, Lu Wan and Peng Yue.

Despite this, the haze in Liu Bang's heart has not completely dissipated. Coupled with physical problems, Liu Bang's worries have been bothering him. "The wind blows and the clouds fly, the weaver girl returns to her hometown in the sea, and the brave keep the square." In Song of the Wind, Liu Bang's sorrow gnawed at his soul. Plus Lv Hou gens at this time, the strength is highlighted again. He can't solve the problem in a more convenient way.

In desperation, Liu bang had to make an alliance with the kings of Liu by swearing to kill horses for blood. This oath has several meanings: as long as we try our best to make Liu's world last forever, our children and grandchildren will enjoy glory; If it weren't for Liu's rule, everyone would have to make the same conquest, and those who failed could not be sealed.

The most practical impact of this incident is that after Liu Bang's death, Lv Hou's strength was severely restricted. Although she was called "the imperial court", she finally dared not take a step forward.

Everything has two sides. Baima formed an alliance, but later it made Liu Wangyue more and more crazy. When Wendi was the king of northern Hebei and the king of southern Huai, he openly resisted Han, and even when Jingdi was the king, there was a "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion". In order to solve the threat of the kings of Liu, they had to be greatly weakened.