Xiang Yu enfeoffed the situation map of kings.
Another difficulty in Xiang Yu's enfeoffment is how to deal with the division of interests between meritorious governors and meritorious rebel generals who have no land. To deal with this problem, Xiang Yu basically adopted the way of changing the title of vassal king, compressing the fief and making room for heroes. To this end, in Qi State, he renamed Tian Rong-assisted Qiwang Tiancheng as Jiaodong King, with Jimo as its capital; Qi Jiangtian, who participated in the Battle of Julu and entered the customs with him, was named King of Qi, with its capital in Linzi (now northeast Zibo); Tian An, the grandson of Tian Jian, the last king of Qi in the Warring States Period, captured several cities in Jibei when Xiang Yu crossed the river to save Zhao, and led his troops to join forces with them, so he made him the king of Jibei and made his capital Boyang (now Jipo, Tai 'an, Shandong Province). In the state of Yan, Xiang Yu changed Hanguang, the prince of Yan, to the king of Liaodong, and made Yan the king of Yan, with its capital in Hebei (now southwest of Beijing). Three Qi, two Yan, five kings.
Xiang Yu asked Han Cheng to continue to be korean king with its capital in Yangzhai (now Yuxian County, Henan Province), but he never returned to China. He changed Zhao Wangxie to the acting king, and after vacating a large area, he named Zhang Er, who was following the custom, as Changshan King, with its capital in Guo Xiang (now southwest of Xingtai City, Hebei Province) and Zhao Di; Zhang Er's cronies, Shenyang, once gave orders for the ball (now northeast of Yanzhou, Shandong Province), once captured the land of Sanchuan, met the Chu army and crossed the Yellow River, and was named King Yu with Luoyang as its capital; Sima Jian, the general of Zhao, pacified Hanoi County and made many meritorious deeds. He was named King Yin, with his capital in Chao Ge (now northeast of Qixian County, Henan Province). The land of Han and Zhao was sealed by the five emperors.
In addition to Xiang Yu's self-proclaimed overlord of Chu, there are eighteen princes in the world, which is called "the seal of eighteen kings" In addition, the land of Nanpi, Cheng and San counties was sealed. These people all contributed to Zhao, but they did not enter the customs with him, and they also sealed 100,000 households under their control. The Queen also praised Chu Huaiwang Xiong Xin as a righteous emperor to show her respect for the king.
Xiang Yu's enfeoffment plan was reported to Xiong Xin and made public at one time. He stayed in Guanzhong for several months, completed the enfeoffment, thinking that the world could be peaceful from now on, that is, he returned to China with the vassals. However, he never imagined that his elaborate package plan actually contained many serious defects.
First of all, he allocated land according to his military achievements, and regarded whether or not to do as the Romans do as the basic measure of military achievements. However, this is only his personal principle, which has not been accepted by all rebel generals. For example, Rong, De and others of Qi were not crowned king because they did not enter the customs, but they thought they had made great contributions in the anti-Qin struggle, so they were full of resentment against the enfeoffment system. Chen Yu told People: "Zhang Er and I have done quite a lot of credit. Now that Zhang Er is crowned king, I only wait for him. Xiang Yu is so unfair! " He colluded with Tian Rong, and within three months after enfeoffment, he rebelled. Peng Yue once joined forces against the State of Qin in response to Chen Sheng and Xiang Liang, and assisted Liu Bangchang in attacking the city. Because he failed to enter the customs with Xiang Yu and was not sealed, his more than 10 thousand troops had no ownership at the moment. Xiang Yu's enfeoffment could not be recognized by all rebel generals, which laid a hidden danger for the stability of the post-war world political situation from the beginning.
Secondly, Xiang Yu did not consider the strength contrast between rebel generals. His enfeoffment plan included re-dividing the territories of vassal States. After the announcement of the plan, many disgruntled strength factions did not really buy it. Their bullying and wanton aggression made Xiang Yu's enfeoffment plan not fully implemented. For example, Tian Rong of the State of Qi drove out Tiandu, the king of Qi, attacked Wang Tianan of Jibei, and later killed Wang Tianan of Jiaodong, claiming the title of king. At the same time, Chen Yu of the State of Zhao drove away Zhang Er, the king of Changshan, and restored Zhao Xie as the acting king. Han Guang, the former prince of Yan State, occupied the territory and refused to go to Liaodong. Zangcha clashed with him, killed him in Wuji (now Jixian County, Tianjin) and occupied the land of Liaodong. Soon after, Hanwang and Liu Bang went out to Hanzhong, defeated Wang Yong Zhang Han, Wang Sai Sima Xin and Zhai Wang Dongming, and occupied the land of Sanqin in Guanzhong. Peng Yue never stopped fighting for the land of light. Xiang Yu wanted to establish the world by enfeoffment, but in fact it triggered a new round of vassal competition.
Thirdly, in order to absolutely carry out his will in the packet and reduce the disputes and troubles in the planning, Xiang Yu refused the participation of others and took the knife to kill himself alone. He didn't turn his ideas into the people's will by negotiating with military leaders in some form of compromise or alliance. According to the law of the natural unity of power and responsibility, the responsibility of stabilizing the post-war world political order fell on his shoulders, so even his most hardcore king Jiujiang of Depth Charge repeatedly gave up the responsibility of assisting in counterinsurgency. Xiang Yu, of course, shoulders heavy responsibilities with iron shoulders, and is generous in fighting, but the building is not supported by one tree. He didn't know that the power and responsibility to maintain world stability were given to everyone from the beginning. Although he is all-powerful and heroic, he will eventually be dragged down by the consumption of the four sides. This article is the most serious mistake when Xiang Yu made the packet plan. Things in the world are not absolutely fair. If most political leaders can consciously shoulder the responsibility of maintaining world stability, then the injustice and rebellion of another general will not hinder the overall situation in the end. What Xiang Yu's enfeoffment system lacks most is the premise assumed here.
Finally, Xiang Yu's enfeoffment plan was mixed with many subjective and emotional factors. After the plan was announced, he did not intend to carry it out completely. The disposal showed too much subjectivity and randomness, which undermined the seriousness of the plan itself. For example, he wants to practice Xiong Xin's agreement that "the first to enter the customs is king", but he falsely refers to Ba, Shu and Hanzhong as Guanzhong and seals them to Liu Bang, so that people can see the deception at a glance; Xiong Xin was consulted about his plan, probably for the approval and support of the monarch, but Xiong Xin, who was honored as the righteous emperor, was exiled to Chen County and was killed on the way. Xiong Xin used to be the power he wanted to use when making plans. Respecting him as the righteous emperor is a special content in the plan. Although this kind of disposal vented personal grievances for a while, it seriously trampled on the customization plan. For example, he decided that Bill Han was the king of Korea in his plan, but because he didn't enter the customs with him, he thought he had no military achievements, so he was not allowed to go back to South Korea, took him to Pengcheng to dethrone and finally killed him. Later, in order to stop Liu Bang from advancing eastward, Zheng Chang, the former magistrate of Wu County, was appointed King of Korea. How can you destroy the package plan at will, not to mention the attitude of others?
As a leading figure in the anti-Qin struggle, Xiang Yu became a hero admired by the world when Qin was destroyed. He is qualified to arrange the post-war world political structure, and hopes that the rebel generals headed by himself will get their places and obtain a stable political situation. However, due to improper handling, various reactions have been triggered, and the means of stabilizing the world have become the inducement of a new round of war, and the post-war political situation is full of crises.