著者

勝藤 猛

雑誌

岩手県立大学盛岡短期大学部研究論集 = Bulletin of Morioka Junior College Iwate Prefectural University (ISSN:13489720)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.3, pp.5-13, 2001-03-01

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After the breakdown of the Qin empire, there was a leader named Liu Bang (247-195 B.C.), who built the Han dynasty. Among his followers, three men were particularly efficient, and brought him to the throne. First, Zhang Liang was a staff-officer, so to speak, with female appearance. He gave his master valuable advice at the headquarters. Secondly, Xiao Ho was a well-educated paymaster in charge of supplying the front with personnel and provisions, searching and arranging documents from the destroyed Qin court. Finally, Han Xin, here under discussion, was an able army commander, good at intelligence service as well as tactics. The first two were in their sovereign's high esteem, while the last fell into disgrace and was killed in the end. Court chronicler Si-ma Qian writes a hundred years later, "One who has more courage than one's lord will be easily ruined. One whose success is above all will not be awarded". This is the destiny of Han Xin. The author tries to describe a hero of a tragedy.