In the history of China's Warring States, Qin, Qi, Chu, Wei, Zhao, and Yan all shined in the "Seven Heroes", but it seems that only South Korea, which is in the land of four wars, has left very few stories, and some wars with this country have also ended in the defeat of South Korea. Although "Seven Heroes" refers to the powerful states of the Seven Kingdoms during the Warring States period, not only these seven kingdoms existed, but some princely states such as the Lu Kingdom and the Song Kingdom still had the strength to fight a war. Moreover, compared with the other six countries, why did the poor and white Korea rank among the seven heroes, and how did it become the powerhouse in the early Warring States period?
One
Han out of the crossbow, famous in the world
In that era when wars were in chaos and wars were stopped, annexation wars between countries could be said to be commonplace, the Qin state gave birth to an army of "tigers and wolves" who died fearlessly, the State of Qi had the advantage of fish and salt, the State of Chu sat on a large area of land, the State of Wei and wei were the first in the world, and the State of Yan and the State of Zhao also defeated these great powers by their own strength, but the soldiers of South Korea were not strong enough, Chu was not as strong as the Qin army, and what could Korea resist the other six countries? There is only one answer: the Korean crossbow.
What makes people in the Six Kingdoms feel frightened in South Korea is that the Koreans are proud of is the crossbow from South Korea, so-called
"The mighty bows and crossbows of the world are all out of Korea"
。 South Korea's crossbow can shoot 800 meters away, this range is not a joke, in that era of backward armor, insufficient medical conditions, as long as it is shot by the Korean crossbow, it is basically not far from death. Moreover, the Korean crossbow not only has a range far beyond the crossbows of other countries, but its power is not limited by distance, and it can even be done
"The far side covers the chest of the hole, and the near one has the heart"
In one fell swoop, it became a powerful killing weapon in the early Warring States period. In addition, Korean swords are not to be underestimated, and Korean swords are unusually sharp
"Cut off cattle and horses on land, cut off birds and geese in water", "When the enemy is killed, cut off the iron curtain of solid armor"
Although there are some exaggerated elements, in the face of South Korea's crossbow sword, even the Qin army, which is not afraid of death in battle, is two trembling, and does not dare to look directly.
Two
Although a country is small, it is fortunate to have a bright king
Although the land area of South Korea is the smallest among the seven warring states, it can survive in the cracks of the great powers for more than two hundred years, and the crossbow sword is indispensable, but fortunately, the weak South Korea also has its own Mingjun. The ancestor of Korea was a Qing Doctor named Han Que in the Jin Dynasty, and the Jin State at that time responded to that sentence
"A hundred-footed worm, dead but not stiff"
Although the trend of the western mountains is getting thinner and weaker, in fact, the strength is still not to be underestimated. Although the Han clan was also a high-power clan in the Jin Dynasty, by the time Han Que arrived, the family's status had plummeted, and even Han Que had lost his father at an early age and was handed over to Zhao Wan, the Zhao clan, to raise him. After Han Que became an adult, although he was appreciated by Zhao Wan and promoted by Zhao Dun, he was only an ordinary minister of the Jin State who had a little real power and did not have many fiefs and low titles, and the han clan's powerful fiefdom was far inferior to that of the Zhao clan and the wei clan who held military power, but one thing happened, which made the status and power of Han Que and the Han clan rise.
In the difficulty of the lower palace, the Jin dynasty monarch Jin Jinggong credulously believed the false accusations that Zhao and others wanted to rebel, and called on Zhu Qing to send troops to attack the Zhao clan, and the Zhao clan suffered a catastrophe, all the large clans were slaughtered, and the strong family foundation deposited for generations was destroyed. When all the Jin Dynasty qing clan fell to the stone,
Only Han Yu, remembering the nurturing feelings of the old lord Zhao Wan and the grace of Zhao Dun's promotion, refused to send troops to attack the Zhao clan
Still under the pressure of all the Qing clans, according to reason, they argued for the merits of the Zhao clan, and the Jin Jinggong was moved, and did not exterminate the Zhao clan. Not only that,
Han Yue also included Zhao Wu, the "orphan of the Zhao clan", into the Han clan, took care of it in every way, and then tried to ensure that Zhao Wu, a descendant of the Zhao clan, was re-enthroned
。 When the Duke of Jin mourned the throne and the Zhao clan came back, Han Yue ushered in the peak of his life and career, becoming the Jin State Zhengqing above ten thousand people under one person, until later "three families were divided into Jin", Han Neng took a share,
"Legacy of The Legacy"
。
Third, eliminate maladministration and surprise the short-lived
King Weilie of Zhou twenty-three years (403 BC), together to destroy the strongest Zhi clan of the Jin dynasty, Zhao, Wei, han three families, the king of Zhou Weilie divided into princes, king of Zhou An twenty-six years (376 BC), Han, Zhao, Wei three families abolished Lu Jinggong, divided up all the remaining land of the Jin state, known in history as "three families divided Jin", at the same time, the event also became a watershed in the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, the wheel of history, ending the long Spring and Autumn period, rolling towards the Warring States.
The "Three Families And Jin" brought the honor of being a country to the Korean style, but also brought endless wars, and after the founding of the Han clan, there were many conquests, although it swallowed the Zheng State, one of the Small Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, but in the face of the increasingly powerful neighbor Wei State, South Korea and the Zhao State were beaten everywhere, and the contradictions between the Three Jins were continuous. At this time, a person who changed the national situation of Korea appeared, he was Shen Buhao, and during his assistance to Han Zhaohou, the Korean national power reached its peak. In the eighth year of Han Zhaohou (355 BC), Han Zhaohou implemented reforms, appointed Shen Buhao, who took "art" as the main idea, and made great achievements in internal affairs, and the history said that "Shen does not harm Han, cultivates the way of the art, governs the country, and the princes do not come to invade", this period can also be said to be a short-lived moment for Korea for more than two hundred years, although it is strong for a while, it is still impossible to change the end of the eventual demise.
During the Warring States period, the State of Wei initiated the "change of law" and became the "first hegemon" in the early Warring States period, and Qin, Qi, Chu, Zhao, Yan, and Han successively learned from it and made certain achievements in changing the law in their own countries. But unfortunately, Korea is in the land of four wars, not only sandwiched between the Wei state and the Chu state, but also the gateway to the east of the Qin state in the west, and there is also an Eastern Zhou that does not dare to move, and there is no room for development at all. Although after a brief period of strength during the reign of Zhaohou, Korea declined rapidly, was repeatedly bullied by the great powers, and was eventually destroyed by the head of the Qin state.