Tell the truest history in the simplest words.
During the Warring States period, there was a strong tribe, its rise only takes one generation, its rise and fall is only between the first war, he is the only powerful country that can compete with the Qin state, it is the Zhao state. What is it that makes him strong and decay so rapidly?
Zhao Wu shirt stills
Although the "Warring States" documentary is good, if it is looked at as history, it is unfair, and I think this is the reason why it cannot be recommended. For example, the Zhao family was violent and willful, had no rules, and even the prince liked whoever he liked, which deviated from the records of the "History Books".
Let's start with Zhao Xiangwang Zhao Wuxian (赵無恤).
The "History Book" records that "in the seventeenth year of the Jin Dynasty, Jian Zi died, and the crown prince did not stand on behalf of him, and was for Xiangzi." Although Zhao Xiangzi was not the eldest son of a concubine, Zhao Jianzi made Zhao Xiangzi the crown prince and out of willfulness and liking, but out of consideration for the state. The "History Book" says: "Jian Zi then knew that he did not have to be a prince, but to abolish the prince Beru, and to make him a prince." ”
Battle of Zhao Jianzi Iron Hill
We can see that Zhao Jianzi made Zhao Xiangzi the crown prince, not because he was willful, but because Zhao Wuzi had great talents, was it because he liked Zhao Wuzi at the beginning? Of course not, when Zhao Jianzi asked Ziqing which son was worthy of great use, Ziqing took a look at Zhao Wuzi, whose mother was only a maid, and said that this son was worthy of great use, Zhao Jianzi was puzzled, and Ziqing told him: "What Heaven has given, although it is cheap, it will be expensive." ”
Even though Ziqing said this, Zhao Jianzi still did not believe it, so Zhao Jianzi told his sons that he hid a treasure charm on the mountain and asked them to find it. While the other sons were still searching through the mountains, Zhao Wuxi had already returned with the treasure charm. Therefore, Zhao Jianzi abolished prince Bolu and made Zhao Wuxi the crown prince.
Zhao Wuxian
After the death of Zhao Jianzi, Zhao Wuyi succeeded to the throne, and was known as Zhao Xiangzi in history. Later, Xiangzi married The Kongtong clan and gave birth to five sons. Xiangzi died after reigning for thirty-three years, but he did not make his son the crown prince, and although Zhao Xiangzi reigned for a long time, giving people a bloodthirsty feeling, he was very concerned about the feelings of the Zhao brothers.
Zhao Xiangzi felt guilty because Ofu had not succeeded to the throne, and refused to appoint his own son as crown prince, and must pass the throne to Beru's son Dai Chengjun. When Cheng Jun died first, he chose Zhao Huan, the son of Cheng Jun, to be crown prince. Zhao Huan took the throne, which is the dedication of the Marquis. Xianhou took the throne at a young age, and the capital was in Zhongmu.
Warring states
Xiangzi's younger brother Huanzi was dissatisfied, so he led his people to expel Xianhou and establish himself as a marquis in Daidi, and such a rebellious thing would certainly not last long. Hengzi died a year later. The Zhao people believed that Huanzi's ascension to the throne was not Xiangzi's will, so they jointly killed his son and welcomed back The Marquis of Xianhou to the throne.
After the dedication of the Marquis, his son Liehou Zhao Zhi succeeded to the throne, Liehou Zhao Zhi died in the nine years of his reign, because his son was still young, Liehou Zhao Passed the throne to his younger brother Wu Gong, Wu Gong reigned for thirteen years, and before his death, Zhao Zhang, the son of Liehou Zhao Yuan, was made crown prince, and was known as Zhao Jinghou in history. (I can't see the so-called "violent willfulness" at all!) ）
Zhao Zhang stills
In the eleventh year of Zhao Jinghou (376 BC), a very famous event occurred in history - the three families were divided into Jin. Zhao, Wei, and Han jointly destroyed the Jin state and divided its lands. The State of Zhao attacked the State of Zhongshan and fought in the Zhongren region. Twelve years later, Marquis Jinghou of Zhao died, and his son Zhao Zhong, the Marquis of Cheng, took the throne.
Zhao Zhong was a true species, and for four years, he fought with the Qin army in Gao'an and defeated it. Five years later, the Zhao army attacked the State of Zheng, defeated it, and exchanged the occupied Land of Zheng with Korea, which gave The County of Changzi to the State of Zhao. In six years, the Zhao army attacked the State of Wei, defeated it at Tangze, and besieged King Hui of Wei. Seven years later, he attacked the State of Qi and hit the Great Wall of Qi. In eight years, together with Korea, the Western Zhou Dynasty was divided into two parts. In the ninth year, he fought with the State of Qi under Acheng. Ten years, attack the weiguo and capture Zhencheng.
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In the later period of Zhao's reign, due to years of conquest, the national strength was empty, the soldiers were tired of war, the capital Handan was occupied by the State of Wei, and the State of Zhao was on the verge of extinction. Twenty-five years later, Chenghou died. Crown Prince Zhao Suhou succeeded to the throne. Zhao Suhou, like Zhao Zhong, fought for many years, and when Qi, Chu, and Qin entered the stage of strategic counter-offensive against the Three Jins, and the century-old hegemony of the Wei state was declining, Zhao Suhou rose to the occasion and took the place of King Hui of Wei in carrying the leadership banner of the Three Jins.
Zhao Yong stills
After the death of Marquis Zhao Suhou, Qin, Chu, Yan, Qi, and Wei sent 10,000 elite soldiers each to attend the funeral. Zhao Yong, the son of Marquis Su of Zhao, ascended the throne, and was known as King Wuling of Zhao (the one who threatened the choice of the Prince of Qin). After King Wuling of Zhao succeeded to the throne, he improved the "Hufu Riding Archery" and created the first elite knights in history.
King Wuling of Zhao completely defeated the Zhongshan Kingdom and unified the north. The ambitious King Wuling of Zhao made a wrong decision: pass the throne to his younger son Zhao He. Zhao Zhang, the eldest son, who was also ambitious and powerful, was dissatisfied and united with his henchmen to launch a mutiny, although it was finally quelled, but King Wuling of Zhao was besieged in the palace for three months, and a generation of tyrants finally starved to death in the palace.
In the decades after King Wuling of Zhao, the State of Qin was the only one that was dominant, and only the State of Zhao had the strength to oppose the State of Qin. But, Zhao
King Wuling of Zhao was also the last peak of the Zhao Kingdom. We look at the monarchs of the Zhao Kingdom, although they rarely set up the eldest son as the king, the Zhao family attaches great importance to the feelings between the brothers, completely unlike what the documentary says: violent and willful, a word of disagreement, angry and rushing to the crown, fighting and killing.
Reference: History of the Zhao Family