During the Warring States period, the State of Qin gained great power through the political reform of the Shang Martingale and became the strongest in the Warring States. Among the remaining six countries of the Warring States, there was also a vassal state with a very strong military force, especially its king, who could fight very well and could be called the only monarch who could compete with the Qin state at that time! However, after failing to confront the Qin king, the king was killed by his own son. What's going on?
In the early Warring States period, there was a famous military reform, which was later called "Hufu Riding Shooting". Its initiator was the only Zhao Wuling King who could compete with the King of Qin. King Wuling of Zhao acquired the surname Zhao and took the name Yong. He was the sixth monarch of Zhao and ascended the throne in 326 BC. At that time, King Zhao Wuling was only 18 years old and was facing a very serious crisis of rule. "Qin, Chu, Yan, Qi, and Wei all sent 10,000 elites to attack," he said, "he wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate Zhao.
The young King Wuling of Zhao resolved the crisis through military and diplomatic means and was recognized by all countries. King Wuling of Zhao took advantage of the chaos of the world and the lack of time to consider Zhao's opportunity to carry out a thorough reform of the "Hufu Riding Shooting". At that time, infantry and fighting vehicles were the main forces on the battlefields of all countries. Zhao often fought with nomadic peoples in the north and found the Hu cavalry to be very fierce. Therefore, King Wuling of Zhao "ordered a change in the military system and a habit of riding and shooting."
After some reforms, Zhao's military strength has been greatly improved. King Wuling of Zhao began to lead cavalry conquests of the world. "Wang Luo is in Zhongshan, to Jia Ning", "Xi Liu is in Hu, to Yuzhong, Wang Lin Hu Ma Xian". Subsequently, the Zhao army continued to fight against the "Eighth Hero of the Warring States" Zhongshan Kingdom, and eventually destroyed it. After a war, Zhao's territory increased a lot. The State of Zhao became one of the most militarily powerful states during the Warring States period.
Later, in order to concentrate on dealing with the Qin state, King Wuling of Zhao passed the throne to his son, the crown prince, King Huiwen of Zhao. King Wuling of Zhao thought it was this, "He wanted his son to govern the country, and he wanted to attack the Qin Dynasty from Yun and Jiuyuan straight to the south, and at the same time he gave Shi dafu a little northwest land in Hufu." In order to understand the situation in the Qin state, King Wuling of Zhao disguised himself as an emissary and went to Xianyang to observe the geography and the feelings of the people. Later, the Qin people were shocked.
Just when the State of Qin was worried about invading the State of Zhao, King Wuling of the State of Zhao died suddenly. He was imprisoned by his son and starved to death. His death was associated with an amazing beauty! The first empress of King Cho Wuling was a Korean woman. She gave birth to her eldest son, Gongzi Zhang, and was given the title of crown prince. In 310 BC, King Wuling of Zhao had a dream during the procession. He saw a beautiful woman singing on the guqin. So King Wuling of Zhao told the ministers about the dream and said, "I want to see the shape of the dream after a few words." ”
When Wu Guang heard the news, he dedicated his daughter Meng Yao to King Wuling of Zhao. King Wuling of Zhao was very fond of Meng Yao. Zhao called it Wu Wa. Later, Wu Wa bore a son for King Wuling of Zhao, named Prince Zhang. There is a proverb that says that since ancient times, beauty has often been unlucky. Nine years later, Wu Wa died of illness. King Wuling of Zhao was very upset, so he made Wu Wa's son Prince Zhang crown prince and passed the throne to him.
In 295 BC, King Huiwen of Zhao summoned his ministers. At this time, King Wuling of Zhao, who had become the father of Lord Zhao, saw his eldest son standing in the ranks of courtiers. His heart was complicated. He felt sorry for his eldest son. King Zhao Wuling thought of a strange idea at this moment. In fact, he wanted to split Zhao in half and make his eldest son the acting king, but this plan did not work. In the same year, King Zhao Wuling went to the Dune Palace. At that time, his eldest son rebelled and killed Fei Yi.
The minister who supported King Huiwen of Zhao said, "It is difficult for soldiers in the four cities to enter the distance. They will kill King Zhang and Tian Buri, destroy his party, and decide on the royal family. The desperate son Zhang fled to his father's palace, and Chancellor Zhao sent troops to besiege him. After Zhang Ziliang's death, the ministers believed that "encircling my father with a chapter means disarming, and I belong to the barbarians." Therefore, with the acquiescence of King Zhao Huiwen, the ministers continued to surround the Dune Palace. Three months later, King Wuling of Zhao starved to death.