Fan Zeng was born in 277 BC and lived in an old country. In the peasant war at the end of Qin Dynasty, he was the main counselor of Xiang Yu and was honored as the "father of the country" by Xiang Yu. He is an indispensable adviser to Xiang Yu, and Fan Zeng's life is also very dramatic. There are not many records about Fan Zeng in the history books. The most famous story about him is the "Hongmen Banquet" staged in history. During the reign of Qin Ershi, the heroes in the world turned against Qin, and the uprising in Chen Sheng and Guangwu Daze Township began.
At this time, the wave of war against Qin had already extended to Fan Zeng's hometown. Fan Zeng also wanted to use his wisdom against Qin, so he followed the crowd and took refuge in Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Liang. "Historical Records of Xiang Yu's Biography" contains: "Fan Zeng lives in a nest and lives at the age of 70, curious." It is worth mentioning that Fan Zengdu is already a 70-year-old bad old man. Before that, Fan Zeng had been in obscurity for decades. Why is this happening?
Imagine a person with no background and a poor background. In the relatively stable social environment of Daqin, even if Fan Zeng has amazing wisdom and ability to feel the earth, it is difficult for Qin to give him a chance to show himself on this big stage. So, what did Fan Zeng do at home before he was seventy? Before the age of 70, Fan Zeng liked to stay at home, thinking and solving problems, and often put forward some strange electrons to study tricks.
I often give advice to those who are in adversity, and I often get miraculous results. Because Fan Zeng has many ideas, everyone loves to ask him to solve problems, and everyone knows that this person is smart and has a good brain. He always sees the same thing as others, and he always sees more thoroughly. When someone wants to break his head and see only one step, he can see two, three or even lighter steps. He belongs to the legendary sage who has foresight and grasps the general trend, so he will be called "Holy Father" by Xiang Yu. Before the age of 70, Fan Zeng lived in poverty, even a little depressed, because anyone who is smarter wants to give full play to his talents. Fan Zeng hasn't played half his talents yet, and it's old age.
Seeing that he was going to die, he happened to be in danger in the Daqin Empire, and the fate of Fan Zeng was rewritten, and a good day came. When Fan Zeng heard of Xiang Liang's reputation, he took refuge in Xiang Liang, and he always advised Xiang Liang. It was his idea to welcome Yidi of Chu Huaiwang. After the failure of Chen Sheng and Guangwu Uprising, Fan Zeng and Xiang Liang met in the snow. At that time, Chen Sheng had been killed, the flag of Zhang Chu had fallen, and the struggle and tide against Qin had subsided. However, Fan Zeng met Xiang Liang and put forward his own views. He first analyzed the reasons why Chen Sheng and Guangwu failed, and then put forward his own views and suggestions. "Although Chu has three households, Qin will die." If we must win the support of the people, we must welcome the righteous emperor living among the people and help the descendants of the king of Chu. So at the suggestion of Fan Zeng, Xiang Liang established Yidi and established the regime of Chu.
In 208 BC, Xiang Liang was killed by Qin Jun. After Xiang Liang's death, Chu Huaiwang appointed Fan Zeng as the last general. Later, Xiang Yu killed Yi Song by regicide, and Fan Zengcai officially became Xiang Yu's subordinate. From then on, Fan Zengyou had a certain position, and the Hongmen banquet was presented by Fan Zeng. In fact, Fan Zeng saw Liu Bang's imperial temperament at the Hongmen Banquet, and Fan Zeng fully demonstrated an unpredictable ability and a grand political vision at the Hongmen Banquet. However, because Xiang Yu always listened to Fan Zeng, the Hongmen Banquet became a turning point for Xiang Yu from success to failure.
Fan Zeng has repeatedly advised Xiang Yu to kill Liu Bang; Feather didn't listen, but Liu Bang countered; Cut off his strength, leave angrily and die on the road. Liu Bang said, "Xiang Yu has a Fan Zeng, so he can't use it. Take it for me." Willfulness is the failure of Xiang Yu's life, and the wrong position is the tragedy of Fan Zeng.