Who are the diplomats? Some are officials in charge of various matters related to their own foreign relations, and some are diplomatic personnel stationed in foreign countries. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was such a group of people in our country, but at that time there was no such thing as "diplomacy", and they were only called "lobbyists", but the amazing thing is that they have no power to tie the chicken, and they only have a tongue, and with only two thin lips, they can compare with thousands of troops and horses. Today, with this author, let's see how these lobbyists swing their tongues.
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Yan Zi made Chu and did not dishonor the king's orders
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhou Tianzi's influence was insufficient, and the princes of large countries chased after the Central Plains, and small countries had to bow down to their subjects and secretly store up their strength. Since the reign of duke Huan of Qi Huan, the status of the overlord between the princes can be described as a fist-to-fist, but since the death of the Duke of Qi Huan, the state of Qi has not been able to produce a monarch who revives the hegemony, the status of the hegemon is not to be said, the domestic situation is often turbulent, only to protect itself, chasing deer in the Central Plains has become a shattered dream. After several generations after the Duke of Qi Huan, the Duke of Qi Jing took the throne, as he grew older, the Duke of Jing also basically matured, the political experience became more and more abundant, surrounded by a group of loyal people, Qi Jinggong formulated the strategy of "uniting Chu to resist the Jin" in order to repeat the hegemony, and the classic story of "Yan Zi making Chu" began.
so-called
"Weak countries have no diplomacy"
In order to resist the State of Jin, Yan Infant was ordered to send an envoy to the State of Chu, but at this time the State of Qi was the State of Qi after a hundred years of the Duke of Huan, and the prosperity of the State of Qi's hegemony had passed, and the State of Chu, as a new upstart, had quickly leapt to the rank of the Five Hegemons since King Zhuang made a splash, and the national strength was getting stronger and stronger, and the arrogance was getting worse and worse. Under the situation that Chu was strong and Qi was weak, Yan Zi represented the State of Qi and envoyed Chu, and was teased and ridiculed by the King of Chu three times, but Yan Zi was confronted by the State of Chu who deliberately led him from the dog hole into the city, harassed the State of Qi, and deliberately found a Qi person who had committed theft
"Let the dog country people enter through the dog door"
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"Babies are the most unworthy, so it is advisable to make Chu Yi"
"Now the people's livelihood is longer than Qi and does not steal, and when you enter Chu, you steal, and the water and soil without Chu make the people good and thieves."
In response to the "rude" difficulties of the King of Chu, but also to maintain the dignity of himself and his own country, after some argumentation, the King of Chu had to concede defeat and laughed
"The saints are not with Xiye, and the widows take the sick."
Second, come out of the night and retreat from the Qin Division
Although Chu was strong and weak, and the king of Chu had the potential to be domineering, the state of Qi, as a large country on the coast, took advantage of the advantages of fish and salt, and the majestic wind still existed, and it still played a pivotal position in the struggle for hegemony among the princes. However, Zheng Guo of the "Twilight Jin Dynasty" did not have such a good life, in the past, Jin and Chu competed for hegemony, Zheng Guo stood on the wrong side, the Chu army was defeated in the Battle of Chengpu, and Zheng Guo, who assisted the Chu State, had a premonition that things were not good, and vainly tried to reconcile with the Jin State, and the Jin Wen Gong was also generous.
"Marquis of Jin and Zheng Bomeng in Hengyong"
, it seems that the two re-repair alliances are good. However, zheng guo was not happy for too long."
Marquis of Jin and Qin Bowei Zheng, for their rudeness to Jin, and to Chu Ye"
。 Facts have proved that "weak countries have no diplomacy", the covenant is just a blank piece of paper, in order to seek peace, the elderly candle martial arts came out of the night and entered Qin alone.
It is not unreasonable for the State of Qin to agree to the State of Jin to attack Zheng together, and the struggle between the State of Jin and the State of Chu for hegemony is actually an opportunity for external expansion, and the State of Qin also wants to compete for hegemony and also to expand abroad, and zheng Guo, which is not an alliance between the two countries, is the best chip. Moreover, Qin and Jin have always been good friends, and since Zheng Guo is rude to Jin, as the elder brother-in-law of Jin Wengong, Qin Mugong will not stand idly by, so the two of them hit it off and sent troops to attack Zheng
"Hanling of the Jin Dynasty, Qin Jun' Nan"
。 Candle Wu saw Qin Mu Gong after, to
"Yan used the dead Zheng to accompany his neighbors?"
"Que Qin Eli Jin"
Etc. explained the disadvantages of the death of Zheng and the benefits of Jin, and finally caused both Qin Mugong and Jin Wengong to retreat,
"Five Theories on Saving weak countries, and retreating from Qin with witty words"
It was widely sung.
3. Emperor Hengcheng of Qin and King of Chu
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Su Qin is vertical, Zhang Yi is horizontal, horizontal is The Emperor of Qin, and vertical is the king of Chu, where the country is heavy, and the country where he goes is light. ”
During the Warring States period, the war of hegemony of the princes turned into a war of annexation, the stronger the stronger the stronger, the weaker the country collapsed, there were once more than a hundred princely states in the Spring and Autumn Period, and when the Warring States came, there were only a dozen countries left. It is precisely in this context that they provide the opportunity for the Zongheng family to perform on stage, the chaotic world is turbulent, they are capricious, their own interests are great; they are two factions of their own, they criticize each other, each has a victory or defeat; they run to the nations, move with interests, and skillfully convince people, it can be said that they are the earliest and most special diplomatic statesmen in China in the five thousand years, the most famous of which are Su Qin of the Hezhong faction and Zhang Yi of the Lianheng faction.
Su Qin, a co-advocate, traveled to the Six Kingdoms and advocated
"The United Masses Are Weak to Attack the Strong"
On the basis of the geographical and political in-laws of the mountains and rivers, the combined forces of the six kingdoms of Shandong were used to suppress the expansion of the Qin forces, so as to save and maintain the original balance of power, and the effect was excellent. And even Zhang Yi, an advocate of horizontalness, was not willing to show weakness, and saw the drawbacks of the combination
"Horizontal, one thing is strong to attack the weak also"
With the support of King Huiwen of Qin, Zhang Yi continued to lobby the Six Kingdoms with "horizontal strength", and persuaded the Six Kingdoms to submit to the Qin State with two thin lips, if it were not for the early death of King Qin Huiwen and the displeasure of King Wu of Qin, so that the Six Kingdoms would have reneged on the Lianheng Covenant, it is estimated that the Qin State would have unified the Six Kingdoms earlier.
There are not many well-known "diplomats" in the history of our country, and if they can participate in exchanges with foreign countries, they must have a quick thinking and flexible strategies. However, diplomacy between countries is dangerous, and the slightest carelessness may bring devastating blows to their own countries, and even in the face of power and hegemony, they must try to maintain national dignity. Presumably, behind the "handsome and charming" is their love for the motherland and their adherence to principles, "the prosperity of the country, and the glory of the country".