What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
Speaking of the Warring States period, it was really "blood stained the battlefield in chaos, the flocks of males and deer competed for the wind and clouds, you sang I appeared, the sound of geese hooves was urgent!" "I want to study history in those years, this special period, only a "chaotic" word can be described, learning that is called a laborious, the country has more names, really hurt people's brains.
However, there are still four people left in the mind, they are known as the "Four Princes of the Warring States", at that time can be described as the heroes of the storm, mentioning them is really "no one knows, no one knows it", today, we come to taste these four princes, to see who lives the most thoroughly, see the most clearly!
Extraordinary teenager, Meng Yujun
Meng Yijun, whose real name is Tian Wen, is the son of Tian Bao, the prime minister of the State of Qi, but he is a shuzi, but it is such a shuzi who has done a big cause and directly counterattacked, and also inherited the title of Tian Bao, let's take a look at his story.
Before saying tian wen, we must first talk about his father Tian Bao, Tian Bao is the younger son of King Qi Wei, the younger brother of King Xuan of Qi, Tian Bao and Sun Bin attacked the State of Wei together in Maling, it was a famous battle, in which Sun Bing killed Pang Juan with a plan and captured the prince of the State of Wei, and the story of Sun Bing and Pang Juan is more familiar to everyone, so I will not repeat it here.
Tian Bao then made a lot of military achievements, after the death of his father King Qi Wei, King Xuan of Qi took the throne and gave Tian Bao the title of Xiang, and later, King Huan made Tian Bao the monarch, and also gave Tian Bao the title of Xue Yi.
Tian Bao has more than forty sons, and Tian Wen is Meng Yujun, it is really not easy for him to stand out, moreover, his date of birth is particularly bad, he was born on the fifth day of May in the lunar calendar, Tian Bao was looking for someone to calculate at that time, the fortune teller said that this child is best not to raise it, but his concubine is Tian Wen's mother, who is reluctant to ah, or secretly raised him behind Tian Bao's back.
When he grew up, Tian Wen showed a difference from others, he was very talented and knew how to strategize, and every conversation he had with his father Tian Bao was wonderful.
Once, he said to his father: "You have held great power and served as prime minister, and now you have been a king for three generations, but the territory of king Qi has not increased by a point, and you look at your family, but you have accumulated wealth of ten thousand gold, but under your door, you can't see a very virtuous person, your male servants and female slaves eat meat and drink soup, but the magi can't even eat bran vegetables, your wealth is growing day by day, but the state of Qi is losing power among the princes day by day, don't you think about the future?" ”
These words immediately woke up Tian Bao, which made him see the worries after the high position, from then on, he changed his view of Tian Wen, let him preside over the housekeeping, receive guests, and later, Tian Wen wantonly solicited guests from all over the world under the door, as well as people who fled criminally, he would rather his family property be reduced, but also to give those doormen rich treatment, therefore, the world's sages are all yearning for it.
At that time, there were thousands of diners who came to his house, and he treated all nobles equally, and later, he sent an envoy to the Qin state, and the king of Qin was jealous of his forces and wanted to kill him, but he finally escaped with those diners, and during the reign of King Qi Tang, he appointed him as the prime minister and took charge of the state affairs of the state of Qi.
However, after that, during his tenure as chancellor, he was repeatedly distrusted by the King of Qi, and was deposed several times, but thanks to his courtesy corporal and his counselors, he was able to turn the crisis around.
There are many sons of the world's adopters, and Meng Yijun can hold a high position and think of danger, and after several ups and downs, it is his "righteousness" word that plays a decisive role, he is appointed as Feng Biao, and this alone has won him a lifetime of peace and a place to settle down, which is also said to be the reward.
He is a person who lives a relatively clear life, and knows the principle that happiness is extremely sad and that things must be reversed, so he can not be hated by people in high positions, and he can get help in low places, which has a lot to do with his understanding of life.
The Prince of the Plains, the Prince of the Plains
Pingyuan Jun was also known for raising soldiers, but Sima Qian gave him a high evaluation, saying that he was a person who was "the best prince of the world, but he had not seen the general body", so what kind of person was Pingyuan Jun?
Pingyuan Jun was a prince of the State of Zhao, he served as the prime minister of King Huiwen of Zhao and King Xiaocheng of Zhao, but he left three times and reinstated his official post three times, at that time, the princes of various countries recruited all kinds of talents in their country in the name of raising soldiers, and Pingyuan Jun was no exception, he also had thousands of diners, he once killed one of his concubines because one of his concubines laughed at one of his diners, and killed his concubine in anger.
In fact, he himself, compared to the other three princes, is a bit mediocre, but under him there is a more powerful and famous person, I said, everyone may have heard, that is, the famous Mao Sui, The story of Mao Sui's self-recommendation is familiar to everyone, and his most widely circulated words are said to PingYuan jun, at that time, Pingyuan Jun questioned Mao Sui's talent in person.
Pingyuan Jun said to Mao Sui: "Talented magi live in the world, like an awl in a pocket, and its sharp tip will be revealed immediately, and now that Mr. Pingyuan has been here for three years, I have never heard of you in the mouths of my close courtiers, no one praises you, no one recommends you, so sir you don't have any expertise!" ”
And Mao Sui said: "I asked to be put in my pocket today, if I had been put in my pocket a long time ago, the entire cone would have been exposed, not just a little sharp tip." At first, everyone was laughing at him, but he did not expect that Mao Sui had become famous in the Chu Kingdom in one fell swoop, and he negotiated a covenant with the King of Chu with his own strength.
Therefore, at that time, Pingyuan Jun was somewhat unclear, and in the back, it was because of some of his faults that caused the Zhao army to be killed by 400,000 people, making the Zhao state almost perishable, which was also related to his unclear recognition, he believed Feng Ting's heresy, coveted the land he sacrificed to the party, and caused the Zhao state soldiers to be defeated in Changping.
As for Pingyuan Jun, although Sima Qian praised him as a gentleman, he was somewhat demeaned for his personality, sima Qian said: "Pingyuan Jun, a personable and talented prince in a chaotic world, but he cannot recognize the general situation, some are greedy for selfish interests, he is a person who ignores the overall situation for selfish desires, he has high people to help but he does not know people, he thinks of possession when he has a small advantage, and as a result, he loses the whole country." ”
The Plains Emperor knows that people are not clear about the wrong use of people, not a wise lord, and in dealing with people, he covets the gains and losses of one moment and one profit without regard to the overall situation, and on the whole, the pattern of life is somewhat small, which is not enough to support his reputation outside.
Corporal Li Xian, Xin Ling Jun
Among these four princes, in fact, I personally admire this corporal Li Xian, the Xin Lingjun who saved people from danger, and his condescension to the wise and shameless surrender are worthy of the praise of the world.
Xin Lingjun was the younger son of Wei Zhaowu, and the strength of the State of Wei in the initial state was still very strong, but it was constantly eroded by other countries in the future, and the national strength became weaker and weaker, but fortunately, the State of Wei had the State of Xinlingjun, so that the State of Wei had more than ten years of peace, and the princely states did not dare to act rashly, which can be seen from the prestige of the XinlingJun at that time.
Xin Lingjun was a benevolent and generous corporal, he never dared to despise the scholars because of his wealth, and the scholars under him, no matter how big or small, could be humble and courteous, so there were many scholars who came to attach themselves to him.
And the story of him and the doorman Hou Ying is also the most widely circulated, in other words, Hou Ying was more than seventy years old at the time, his family was poor, he was a gatekeeper at the east gate of Da Liang, Xin Lingjun heard that this person was very capable, he wanted to meet him, and at that time he prepared a rich gift for him, but Hou Ying did not even see him, and said, I have been cultivating my own character for decades, and I cannot accept gifts from the prince because I am poor!
Gongzi is not dead hearted, one day, he put on a feast, wait for the guests to arrive almost, he set aside the main seat, but he slipped out, it turned out that he went to ask Hou Win to go, he drove the car to personally go to the east gate of the city to ask Hou Win, this Mr. Hou was not humble at all, he sat on the most honorable seat in the car, deliberately observed the Gongzi, to see if there was anything unusual about the Gongzi.
This is not to count, he also excused that he wanted to meet a friend, no matter that there were still so many people waiting in the Gongzi family, and his friend was far away from the slaughterhouse, but the Gongzi did not have a little dislike, and immediately drove him to the slaughterhouse, and Hou Ying actually had nothing to do with his friend, just gossip there, he took the opportunity to peek at the Gongzi, he saw that the Gongzi's face was always unchanged, and then he bid farewell to his friend and got into the car.
At the banquet, Gongzi was even more in front of the guests, solemnly introduced Hou Ying, and Hou Ying saw that Gongzi was a gentleman of a corporal of Lixian, and then he vigorously assisted him, helping Gongzi to complete the righteous deeds such as stealing charms to save Zhao and returning to Wei to save the country, and finally, the Qin state sent troops to attack the Wei state, and the princes learned that it was the prince who served as a general, and they all sent their own troops to rescue the Wei state, and the prince also took advantage of the victory to pursue and suppress the Qin army at Hangu Pass.
However, Xin Lingjun's later years were very tragic, because his prestige shocked the world, and the King of Wei was caught in the anti-treacherous scheme of the Qin State and deposed the position of Gongzi, and the Gongzi drank liquor with his guests day by day in his frustrated old age, and finally died of drinking alcohol and fell ill, and as soon as he died, the King of Qin sent troops to occupy twenty cities and pools of the Wei State, and from then on the Wei State went into decline.
Sima Qian also gave Xin Lingjun high praise in the "Records of History", saying that so many people were hospitable and happy, and only Xin Lingjun could really make friends with the lower-class untouchables, while the others were just likes and faces, so his fame far exceeded that of the princes, and Han Gaozu had to sacrifice the prince every time he passed through the great beam.
Personally, I think that Xin Lingjun still lives not too thoroughly, if he lives thoroughly, he will not be depressed and unhappy because of the situation in his old age, and he will not be able to die well, and the life that lives a transparent life should be able to afford and put down, and he will be happy like Zhuangzi.
The Lord of Discernment, Chun Shen Jun
Chun Shenjun was a native of the Chu state, he was a very eloquent man, he did not have the fame of the first three, and his origin was not as honorable as theirs, and those three princes were all descendants of the king, but he had traveled around the world to learn from his teachers, and his knowledge was quite profound.
His talent was very high, he did do several great things, he used his eloquence to stop the qin king's attack on Chu, he quoted the scriptures to rely on his three inches of incorruptible tongue, to avoid a killing between the Chu state and the powerful country, at the same time, he also let the Chu state and the Qin state conclude a covenant of friendly countries.
He sacrificed his life to save his savior and let the prince of the Chu state return to the Chu state to successfully inherit the throne, and later, Chun Shenjun was appointed as the prime minister of the Chu state, together with the Meng Yujun of the Qi state, the Pingyuan Jun of the Zhao state, and the Xinling jun of the Wei state, and they all competed to honor the corporals, invite guests to compete for the sages, and assist the king in controlling the state affairs.
Chun Shenjun's protégés were not particularly outstanding, and his eloquence was the best of the four princes, but in his later years, he gradually fell into a coma, was used by adulterers, and finally ended up with a full door, which was also the most tragic ending among the four princes.
He has talent, but in the end he lost everything for selfish interests, it is really not easy for him to come step by step, he has no prominent origin, nor does he have a strong backing, everything depends on his own efforts, it may not be easy to get, so in the end, it is too heavy to be greedy, and in the end it is not good results.
These four princes, for the sake of the relevant interests of each country and their respective interests, recruited talents and courtesy corporals, although not for the sake of universal sentient beings, but their emphasis on talents and the way to use talents to save the country from life and death have a profound impact on future generations.
Among these four people, the one who lives more clearly is Meng Tianjun, he knows his own interests very well, and he also understands how to reflect the values of others and themselves, the other three are not considered to be very transparent people, in the face of desire and self-interest, they still lost themselves, and in the end, they fell into the abyss they laid down and could not extricate themselves!
Personally, I think that living thoroughly is to understand things, to see through the essence, to be not contentious, not to be arrogant, not to be ashamed, and to live transparently, to know how to deal with their emotions, to see everything thoroughly, not to think too much about complicated entanglements, not to be demanding of life, to know how to delete complexity and simplicity, to walk every step in a down-to-earth manner, and those who live thoroughly are often wise.