Ying Bu was a Chinese military general, monarch, politician, and warlord who lived during the early Han dynasty.
48 Facts About Ying Bu
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Ying Bu was then sent to Mount Li to perform hard labour by constructing Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum.
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Ying Bu later escaped with some men and became the leader of a bandit gang.
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Ying Bu participated in the insurrection against the Qin dynasty after the Dazexiang Uprising broke out in 209 BC.
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Ying Bu assisted Xiang Liang's nephew and successor Xiang Yu in overthrowing the Qin dynasty.
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In 196 BC, Ying Bu rebelled against the Han dynasty but was defeated and killed.
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Ying Bu was later sent to Mount Li to do hard labour by constructing Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum.
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Ying Bu befriended many fellow convicts and later escaped with them, and became the leader of a bandit gang.
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In 209 BC, when Chen Sheng and Wu Guang started the Dazexiang Uprising to overthrow the Qin dynasty, Ying Bu joined rebel leader Wu Rui, his father-in-law, and rallied several thousand men.
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When Ying Bu learnt that Xiang Liang had amassed a large rebel force in Kuaiji, he led his own followers to join Xiang Liang too.
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Ying Bu fought bravely in battle and assisted Xiang Liang in defeating other insurgent leaders such as Jing Ju and Qin Jia.
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Ying Bu was originally under Song Yi, so he became Xiang Yu's subordinate after King Huai II approved Xiang Yu's command.
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Xiang Yu then secretly ordered Ying Bu to kill Emperor Yi, and Ying Bu intercepted the emperor at Chen County and killed him.
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Xiang Yu was displeased with Ying Bu and sent a messenger to summon the latter but Ying Bu became afraid and refused to go.
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Xiang Yu did not attack Ying Bu because he faced the threats of Qi and Zhao, and Liu Bang in the west, and because he felt that Ying Bu was a talent and wanted the latter to remain on his side.
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When Xiang Yu learnt that Ying Bu had turned against him, he sent Xiang Sheng and Long Ju to attack Huainan while he remained behind to attack Xiayi.
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Months later Long Ju defeated Ying Bu and conquered Jiujiang.
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Ying Bu was afraid that he would be killed so he fled to Han territory.
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Ying Bu wanted to meet Liu Bang after he arrived in Han.
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Liu Bang was sitting on his bed and washing his feet when Ying Bu came to see him.
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Ying Bu was furious because he felt that Liu Bang was treating him with contempt, and he regretted joining Han and wanted to commit suicide.
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When Ying Bu was shown to his living quarters, he was surprised to see that everything was similar to Liu Bang's and he was delighted.
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Ying Bu then sent his men to Jiujiang and learnt that Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Bo had taken control of his former troops and killed his family.
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Ying Bu's men found several of his former followers and brought them back to Han.
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Later that year, Ying Bu led an army to attack Jiujiang and conquered many cities.
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Ying Bu entered Jiujiang together with Liu Gu and persuaded Zhou Yin to defect from Chu to Han.
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Ying Bu became a vassal king of the Han dynasty, under the title King of Huainan, with his capital at Lu, and the commanderies of Jiujiang, Lushan, Hengshan and Yuzhang under his control.
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Ying Bu was terrified and was worried that he would end up like Han Xin and Peng Yue, so he started gathering his forces and paying closer attention to happenings in the nearby areas.
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Ying Bu asked her how she knew Ben He, and she told him everything.
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Ying Bu began to suspect that Ben He was having an affair with his concubine.
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Ben He became afraid when he heard that Ying Bu suspected him so he feigned illness and remained at home.
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Ying Bu became more angry and wanted to arrest Ben He.
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In desperation, Ben He accused Ying Bu of plotting a rebellion and fled to the capital Chang'an.
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Ying Bu sent his men to pursue Ben He but could not catch up with the latter.
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Besides, the Han imperial court had sent people to investigate, so Ying Bu decided to proceed with his plan.
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When news of Ying Bu's revolt reached Chang'an, Emperor Gaozu pardoned Ben He and appointed him as a general.
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Ying Bu feared that he would experience the same fate so he rebelled.
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Xue Gong analysed to the emperor that Ying Bu would make three possible moves: 1.
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Attack Wu, Xiacai, return to Yue and Changsha, there was nothing to worry if Ying Bu made this move.
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Xue Gong predicted that Ying Bu would take the third option because Ying Bu was a convict and he attained his kingly status through his own efforts, and everything he did was for personal gain and he did not care about the people and his descendants.
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Ying Bu's army was well-trained so Gaozu had to retreat to Yongcheng.
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From a distance, Gaozu saw that Ying Bu's forces were deployed like Xiang Yu's and he hated that.
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Ying Bu was defeated and retreated back across the Huai River.
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Ying Bu was eventually left with around 100 men and they retreated to south of the Yangtze River.
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Ying Bu believed Wu Chen and followed the messenger to Poyang, where he was killed by peasants in Zi Village.
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Ying Bu is sometimes venerated as a door god in Chinese and Taoist temples, usually partnered with Peng Yue, other Han general.
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Ying Bu is one of the 32 historical figures who appear as special characters in the video game Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI by Koei.
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Ying Bu is featured under the name "Qing Bu" as a playable character of the "Muscleman" class in the action role-playing game Prince of Qin.