Introduction: Why did the State of Qi, one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, perish? Starting from the perspective of the monarch's inaction, analyzing the reasons for the demise of the State of Qi, it was appeased by the State of Qin into a bag, and after the State of Qi woke up like a dream, the entire Central Plains became the bag of the State of Qin
In the "Great Qin Empire", fission, vertical and horizontal, rise, tianxia and other four film and television dramas, the State of Qi exists as a rich power, when the Shang Martingale implemented the reform of the law, the State of Qi carried out the reform of the rule of officials, and also achieved certain results; the Qi army was also very strong in combat, and the "Qi Technicians" were troops with the same name as Qin Ruibing and Wei Wuzhao; the State of Qi was always in a passive state in the strategy of combining vertical and horizontal lines, first being bitten by the State of Yan, almost being destroyed by Le Yi, and then being fooled by the State of Qin as an ally, and finally being destroyed by the State of Qin.
The powerful State of Qi, its national strength has always been above the State of Qin, even in the late Warring States period, the State of Qi can fight with the State of Qin, why would it fall without a fight? With the help of the film and television drama "Great Qin Empire", let's talk about the historical State of Qi. The State of Qi was an old princely state in the Warring States Period, and its founding prince was the famous Jiang Ziya of Western Zhou, in the war of king Wu, Jiang Ziya was known as the head of the heroes, and after Ji Fa, the king of Zhou Wu, pacified the world, he divided the state of Qi on the coast of the East China Sea to Jiang Ziya.
The state of Qi has superior geographical resources, political clarity, and great economic and military strength
Although Jiang Ziya is a prince with a different surname, his status in the Western Zhou Dynasty is still very lofty, and the State of Qi has been a very powerful princely power since the founding of the state, more importantly, it has the natural advantage of developing the economy, it is backed by the East China Sea, and has unique geographical conditions in the aspect of maritime trade. The State of Qi, which was divided during the Western Zhou Dynasty, was no different from a force that promoted the development of the Maritime Silk Road.
At the same time, the military strength of the State of Qi was also very strong, at that time the technical division of the State of Qi could be said to be famous in the world, among all the infantry in the whole world, I am afraid that only wei Wuzu of the State of Wei could compare with it, and even in the later wars, the State of Qi relied on the schemes of the military master Sun Bing to defeat Wei Wuzhao, who was at the peak of military strength in the Central Plains at that time, in the two wars of Guiling and Maling.
At the same time, the politics of this country is still relatively clear, compared with several other princely states, its development has always been orderly, although there is no major merit, but it has not fallen into a trough, especially after the King of Qi Wei changed the law, the State of Qi is even more presented with a scene of national peace and security.
The State of Qin was engaged in a war of annihilation, so why did the State of Qi stand idly by?
However, such a country chose not to act on the situation in the Central Plains in the middle and late period of the Warring States, no matter what kind of difficulties and obstacles the other five countries encountered in the process of resisting the Qin army, the State of Qi ignored it. This is a bit bizarre, why did Qi Guo choose not to act? Even in the late Warring States period, its military strength was not as good as that of the Qin State, but as one of the seven heroes of the Warring States, the princely powers were not very weak, but why did it have to stand idly by and watch from the sidelines? Today, we will focus on analyzing this problem to see the results, why did we choose to stand idly by in the situation in the Central Plains in the late Warring States period?
Tian Jian, the King of Qi, was raised by the queen to be a faint monarch
The first reason is naturally the reason for the leadership level, the last monarch of the State of Qi, Tian Jian, can be said to be the most incompetent and faint monarch among the monarchs of the Qi State, Tian Jian does not have much ability to govern, in the early days of his ascension to the throne, almost all rely on his mother and queen to advise him, in the days when his mother bowed to the government, Tian Jian's life can be said to be very stable, every day only need to indulge in pleasure to govern the world and settle the country's affairs, the queen took on too many responsibilities for Tian Jian. So much so that this son was raised by her as a faint monarch.
After the death of the queen, Tian Jian was not able to handle the political events encountered by the State of Qi very well, and at this time, Tian Jian urgently needed a person who could replace the queen of the king's seat, and a person who could handle these complicated events for him.
Hou Sheng, the Chancellor, oversees the power of the State of Qi
Hou Sheng was a famous traitor in the Warring States period, a person who only cared about his own greed for money and pleasures, and had a very high desire for power, with Tian Jian's trust, Hou Sheng became the minister of the State of Qi, taking over the power of the State of Qi, it can be said that it is above ten thousand people under one person, and even sometimes people only have Hou Sheng and do not know that there is a King of Qi, Tian Jian lives in the harem for a long time, ignoring the major affairs of the country, and from hou Sheng to the state of Qi, it is not long before the state of Qi is made into a miasma, and the people are also full of complaints. The army has become a scattered sand, which has greatly reduced the comprehensive strength of the State of Qi.
The King of Qi was addicted to beauty, and the traitors were in charge
Some people say that in order to ascend to the position of chancellor, in order to get more power from Tian Jian, Hou Sheng went to the people to find a woman who was very similar to the queen, and Tian Jian lived almost all the first half of his life under the protection of the queen. Therefore, he had a very deep dependence on the queen, and when he saw the woman with the appearance of the queen, he was even more addicted to the harem.
Hou Sheng also easily replaced Tian Jian's position, although he was not the King of Qi, but at that time he was like the King of Qi, there was such a traitorous courtier, the development of the State of Qi was conceivable, so it was not long before the State of Qi also quickly declined, and naturally it was not able to resist the State of Qin.
Hou Sheng secretly communicated with the State of Qin, influencing the major decisions of the King of Qi
The second reason is the above-mentioned traitor HouSheng and the Qin state of the secret communication, at that time because the conflict of interests between various countries is very complicated, so every country is not short of "inter-people", the so-called "inter-people" on the one hand refers to those who listen to the news for the country, on the other hand refers to those who spread rumors, in fact, there are many rumors in the Warring States period that these people deliberately did, for example, during the Battle of Changping, King Zhao was influenced by rumors that Lian was likely to be in cahoots with the State of Qin, so he suspected that Lian would let Zhao Kuo take his place.
At this time, the State of Qin did not work the State of Qi, with these people as a bridge in the middle, Hou Sheng could easily collude with the officials of the State of Qin, and suffered a lot of bribes from the State of Qin, and because it could greatly influence the decision-making of Tian Jian, the King of Qi, and even many times it was the person who decided the next move of the State of Qi, so when he accepted the bribe from the State of Qin, he naturally fell into the camp of the State of Qin.
When the State of Qin launched a war of annihilation, he naturally could not become the party that rebelled against the State of Qin, so later, no matter what kind of attack the other five countries were attacked, the State of Qi ignored it, so in fact, in the last period of time of the State of Qi, all the confused decisions and Housheng had an inseparable relationship, and it was not impossible to say that Housheng was an ancient sinner in the history of the State of Qi.
The State of Qi was not adjacent to the State of Qin, which made the King of Qi feel lucky
The third reason is that some fluke psychology is at work, we all know that geographically, the State of Qi and the State of Qin actually do not have directly adjacent land, which led to the Warring States era, the wars launched by the State of Qin, very few are directly directly directed against the State of Qi, because the two countries do not have directly connected land, which means that even if the State of Qi attacks the city, these lands are likely not to be able to have the State of Qin to actually control?
Therefore, it is precisely this illusion that confuses the Qi people, so that the Qi people feel that the relationship between the two countries is relatively friendly, and the possibility of the Qin state launching a direct war against the Qi state is not great, but they ignore the reason why this kind of war does not exist, more affected by geographical factors, if the position of the State of Qi is like that of Han, Zhao, and Wei, presumably the State of Qi will never be able to stand alone in the Warring States era.
The State of Qi was appeased by the State of Qin, and during the War of Annihilation, the State of Qi did not support other countries
In fact, the State of Qin has always regarded the State of Qi as his ally, and one of the most important reasons is that when he launched the war of annihilation, he must put an end to all possible accidental factors, especially when attacking a central plains power like the State of Chu and the State of Wei, once a country secretly communicates with these big countries to provide assistance, then the State of Qin is likely to fall short.
Just like the war that destroyed the State of Wei, the destruction of the State of Wei by the State of Qin was not a hard confrontation in military strength, but a way of flooding the girder, if at this time, the State of Qi gave the State of Wei material support and gave the State of Wei military support, once the Qin army took care of itself, then the State of Wei was easily freed from the water difficulties, and then it would be a vicious battle, and it was likely that all the previous plans of the State of Qin would be in vain. Therefore, the State of Qin must appease the State of Qi, so that the State of Qi can sever relations with several other countries, at least so that he will not provide assistance to other countries in the war of annihilation.
Therefore, in terms of the diplomatic relations policy of the Qin State, it has always been very friendly to the State of Qi, and even the State of Qi has been confused by the illusion of such friendly relations, so in the end it has not helped the other five countries, and has been living in its own small world, thinking that by doing so, it can save its Zongmiao Society.
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The State of Qi woke up like a dream, but found that the Central Plains had become the bag of the State of Qin
However, the wishful thinking of the State of Qi was poured with a basin of cold water by the State of Qin, and after the other five countries were destroyed one after another, the State of Qi became the last target of the State of Qin, and at this time the State of Qi woke up like a dream, it understood that the previous friendly relations were completely a mistake, and it was also a complete illusion, and it understood that the State of Qin had never regarded the State of Qi as an ally, as an equal country, but had always regarded it as a thing in its pocket, and had always controlled it fiercely with its tactics.
At this time, the Qi people were very angry, and they also regretted it, they wanted to fight hard, they wanted to compete with the Qin State, they wanted to fight a protracted war with the Qin State, but when it calmed down and looked at it, it was disheartened for a while, at that time there was no country around it that could help it.
Except for this small corner of the East China Sea coast, which has become the world of the Qin State, the State of Qi has no allies to rely on, and no one can help it, but at this time, the State of Qi is still not able to die, it remembers the glorious history of hundreds of years, and wants to fight the Qin State to the death with the history accumulated over the centuries, but when it turns back to look at its own country, it is once again disheartened.
The state of Qi paid a huge price for its own inaction
At this time, the State of Qi is already a wither, there is no longer the prosperous scene of the past, the army is no longer strong, the economy is not developed, the politics is in chaos, the whole country has decayed to the extreme, and then turn around to see the Qin State, the country is a strong scene, the people live and work in peace, the army is rich and strong, the heavy armed forces have hit the border of the State of Qi, the gap between the two countries has no way to make up, even if the Qi people have the heart to use their lives to accumulate a victory, but also have more than enough and lack of strength, They had to admit that the State of Qi was about to face the end of its demise.
However, at this time, Tian Jian, the King of Qi, was still obsessed with the world in the harem, and when Hou Sheng brought this news to Tian Jian, Tian Jian was in a trance for a while, and then he adopted Hou Sheng's advice and surrendered to the Qin state. A great princely state, a princely state that had already been established during the founding period of the Western Zhou Dynasty, a princely state that had been called the hundred schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period, and a princely state that had gone through the warring states period for hegemony, finally collapsed silently.
The author sighed
The Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons, one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, the State of Qi, did not have the tragic grandeur of the Yan State, Xiao Xiao, the cold water, the generosity of the heroes who never returned, the courage of the Zhao State to fight to the death, nor the hope that it would go north to establish a dynasty and aspire to a comeback, nor the strength of the Chu State to finally defeat the Qin army of 200,000 and the courage to support the rise of Changping Jun in the chaotic world, it only had the acceptance of the end of life when the Wei State finally perished, or the slight sadness of the surrender of the Whole Korean Nation, and the country was thus ended.
There was not a little bit of resistance, not even a little wave, maybe they were not willing, but this little bit was not willing to appear so insignificant in front of the iron horse of the Qin State, and eventually the country was drowned in the sands of history. I wonder how my ancestors would have felt when they saw this scene thousands of years ago?
On the mountain on the outskirts of Jinan, Shandong Province, we can still see the ruins of the Qi Great Wall of qi, which is a section of broken wall that has been weathered by wind and frost, and we seem to be able to see the wind of the ancestors' conquest on those ancient stone carvings, but when a country exists in a civilization, what it has to do is not to be complacent, what it has to do is not to do nothing, but to actively strive to seek practical benefits for its own subjects in the world.
Review
The author believes that in fact, the State of Qi was very powerful in the beginning, even in the Spring and Autumn Period there were such overlords as the Duke of Qi Huan, who were very competitive countries in the whole world, and later there was the change of the King of Qiwei, which won the victory in the two major battles of the Battle of Guiling and the Battle of Maling, and single-handedly pulled the State of Wei down from the status of a superpower, and later there was Zou Ji who ridiculed the King of Qi, and the politics of the State of Qi was clear, and there was also the tacit cooperation of the military master Sun Zhen and the general Tian Ji. Let the prestige of the State of Qi spread out again and again.
However, such a country, in the later development, but slowly declined, it no longer has the glory that once made Yan, Zhao, Han, and Wei all dynasty in Qi, the monarch is no longer speaking widely, the army is no longer trying to develop, the country began to decadence, so in the wind and sand of history began to gradually can not support, not to mention that later when the Qin State launched the war of annihilation, it ignored the difficulties of other countries, and finally ended up with an isolated and helpless end.
The demise of the State of Qi is in fact not worthy of people's sympathy, a country that cannot even work for its own development, it must not be able to survive in history, if it can forge ahead like the State of Qin, can actively work like the State of Qin to change the law, carry out military reforms, and carry out political innovations, then the State of Qi must be a very strong princely state, but unfortunately history does not allow us to assume that the outcome of the State of Qi is no longer possible to change.
References: Zuo Zhuan, Shi Ji, Chinese, Warring States Policy, Book of Han, etc