He was known as the "Fourth Prince of the Warring States" of the Xinling Emperor Wei Wujie, and the most glorious moment of his life was to steal a charm to save Zhao
。 Because he stole the Wei soldier's charm to lead the Wei army to defeat the Qin army that had gone to destroy the Zhao state, his reputation was widely spread. It was precisely because he stole the charm to save Zhao that his people were called the "Four Gentlemen of the Warring States". However, while fulfilling his beautiful name, he caused his own country to suffer huge losses, making his own country a thorn in the eye of the Qin state. It can be said that his prestige and prestige were based on the suffering of his own country.
Zhao Guo's army was defeated in Changping, and the country was on the verge of collapse
Let's see what happened before the thief saved Zhao, first of all
In 293 BC, the State of Wei and Korea were defeated by the State of Qin in the Battle of Yique, which greatly damaged the national strength of Wei and Korea
。 South Korea has been in a slump since then, and what is better than South Korea is that Wei Guo's foundation is relatively thick, and it has not yet reached the point of hurting bones. However, at the time of the Qin-Zhao confrontation, the State of Wei was still far from recovering from the huge losses. After the Battle of Yique, the State of Qin defeated the southern power of Chu several times, causing the State of Chu to suffer a major loss in strength.
In this case, the Qin army began to move east. The Zhao state became strong after riding and shooting through Hufu, and became the biggest obstacle for the Qin state to go out of the east. The Qin and Zhao sides confronted each other for three years in order to seize the Shangdang. In the end, zhao guo used zhao kuo, who was on paper, to replace the famous general Lian Po. The Qin army took the opportunity to change into a battlefield general. In the end, the two sides fought a decisive battle in Changping.
The main force of the Zhao state in changping was completely destroyed
。 The Qin army then besieged the capital of the Zhao state. The State of Zhao was on the verge of collapse with the loss of its main forces.
Zhao Guo asked for help, but the King of Wei did not dare to save it, and Wei Wuji stole the soldier charm
At the critical juncture, the State of Zhao sent envoys to the other five countries to ask for help, but the countries did not dare to send troops for fear of the military might of the State of Qin. The King of Qin also specially sent envoys to various countries to warn. In this case, the nations have chosen silence
。 The state of Wei had not yet recovered its national strength, and this was definitely not the time to offend the state of Qin.
Therefore, the King of Wei, like other countries, chose Mingzhe to protect himself. Under these circumstances, Wei Wuji's brother-in-law Zhao Guo Pingyuanjun wrote to Wei Wujie for help. In order to save his sister, Wei Wuji agreed to help. He saw that the King of Wei did not dare to send troops and chose an extreme approach at the suggestion of the disciples. He bribed the Favored Concubine of the King of Wei to steal the soldier charm from the King of Wei.
After getting the soldier's charm, Wei Wuji went to the military camp to transfer troops. However, although the Wei general Jin Despised, he felt that there was nothing wrong with the soldier's charm after inspecting the soldier's charm. Since sending troops was a big deal after all, especially to fight against the most powerful Qin state in the Seven Kingdoms, it was even more sloppy, so he proposed to send someone to the King of Wei first to ask whether the matter was true. whereas
Wei Wuji committed suicide in this situation and committed suicide against the Wei general
。 Then, with the Wei army to the Zhao state to rescue. In the end, Wei Wuji's army successfully saved the Zhao state.
It was this victory that made Wei Wuji famous, and for a time his deeds were widely circulated by the people of the world. However, it is worth noting that
The purpose of his stealing charms to save Zhao was not simply for his own selfish interests.
Not only that, Xin Lingjun's approach was even more disgraceful, not only stealing his own monarch's military charms, but also privately committing suicide to the generals in the army. More importantly, he used the army that originally defended the State of Wei to defend other countries. In order to save the Wei army of the State of Zhao and the army of tigers and wolves, although in the end this war successfully forced the State of Qin to retreat. However, in the course of the engagement, the Wei army also suffered heavy losses. After making such a big mistake,
Knowing that he would be hated by the King of Wei, he never dared to return to China, but stayed in the Zhao Kingdom as a savior.
Wei Wuji could safely hide in the Zhao Kingdom and enjoy it, but what about his mother country, wei Guo? After repelling the Qin army, the State of Wei, which had suffered heavy losses, received nothing but to make the State of Qin resent him.
Sure enough, the State of Qin, which had lost the War against Zhao, quickly set its sights on the State of Wei, which had failed its strategy, and after that, the State of Qin launched a frenzied revenge against the State of Wei. The powerful State of Qin soon recovered from the defeat and then sent troops to attack the State of Wei. The Qin army harassed the border of the State of Wei day and night, making the State of Wei a lamb to be slaughtered in the State of Qin, causing immeasurable losses to the people of the State of Wei and the army. For this reason, the King of Wei was also in a state of anxiety for a long time.
During the whole process of stealing the charm to save Zhao, Wei Wuji saved his relatives and won prestige for himself, and the Qin state lost the opportunity to take the Zhao state. However, as far as the state of Wei, who raised Xin Lingjun, did not get anything, it also became the object of revenge by Qiang Qin. Wei Wuji can be said to be a public instrument for private use, and his prestige is based on the pain of the country.
Using the interests of a country to fulfill one's own selfish interests can be said to be completely unrighteous.
That is, the Wei army defeated the Qin state to make him have prestige, what if the Wei army failed? At that time, it will not only be the Zhao State that was originally on the verge of extinction, but even the State of Wei will be in danger of being destroyed because of the failure of the main force.