The cunning rabbit is cooked by the dead lackey, and this sentence that has been handed down from ancient times to the present day aptly writes about the relationship between many kings and loyal subjects. In ancient times, emperors attached great importance to military power, believing that military power and force could solve everything, whether it was power or status. Therefore, in order to ensure his own rights and interests, the emperor took the military power of the vast majority of the capital in his own hands.
In ancient and modern China and abroad, many generals have because of their super high wisdom and unique way of fighting. During the Qin Dynasty, Wang Qi was also one of the generals who was praised by the world. But he had a bad habit of fighting, and this bad habit was so bad that Qin Shi Huang was worried and afraid. But in order to win the war, he could only promise him with a straight face, what did Wang Qi do?
First, Wang Qi was born
Qin Shi Huang, who swept through the Six Kingdoms, had four famous generals under his command, and these four generals were known to everyone in the Warring States, and they were well-known generals in The City of Chaotang. One of the generals, Wang Qi, was even more distinguished and outstanding, and was famous for sweeping through the Five Kingdoms, and even if he had a heavy army during his reign, he was deeply trusted by Qin Shi Huang.
According to historical records, Wang Qi had an extraordinary life, although he was not a relative of the emperor and the state, but he was not an ordinary peasant in the city. Therefore, in the era when everyone did not have enough to eat, he could read poetry and books from a well-off family. However, unlike other children, Wang Qi loved soldier books since he was a child and had no interest in other books.
Therefore, his father invited Xi Wu's teacher to his home and let Wang Zhai combine theory with practice, hoping that he could become a military general and a talent who served the country when he grew up. Wang Qi's father's approach made him greatly interested in the martial arts of war at a young age, and with the careful teaching of his teacher, he soon grew into a brave and resourceful teenager.
Because his super strength was praised by the villagers of the ten miles and eight townships, the news of the genius young Wang Qi was quickly conveyed to the ears of a general. He quickly sent someone to find Wang Qi and persuade him to return to his troops, and Wang Qi agreed to come down. After continuous study in the army, he showed outstanding courage and combat ability in one battle after another, and his official position rose all the way.
Second, Wang Qi's bad habits
Gradually, when attacking the State of Wei and the State of Zhao, Wang Qi's ability was affirmed by Qin Shi Huang. Even he was not only brave and good at fighting, but even his son Wang Ben was loyal to the country. As the saying goes, the father and son soldiers, the big bottom refers to them, and the great achievements of their father and son are also the deep joy of Qin Shi Huang.
Since he was a general favored by Qin Shi Huang, it was natural to lead his troops out on the expedition. However, Qin Shi Huang, who had already destroyed the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei at that time, seemed to be somewhat self-righteous. He thought that he couldn't hand over all his troops to Wang Qi, what if one day he led his troops to rebel? So, weighing it up, he decided to train a new general, that is, Li Xin.
Historical records record that at that time, Li Xin also had a lot of achievements in leading troops in combat, but after all, he was young, and his combat experience and skills were far from Wang Qi. However, Qin Shi Huang was not willing to hand over all his troops to Wang Qi, and in a dilemma, he asked the two above the court. "Generals, now that I want to take chu, what do you think?" How many troops is appropriate? ”
The young and vigorous Li Xin immediately replied that the minister thought that 200,000 troops was enough. Qin Shi Huang looked at the silent Wang Qi again and asked, "What do you think?" Wang Qi replied with a serious face: "We must not send troops until we reach 600,000 people." After he answered, Qin Shi Huang laughed and said, General Wang Qi is afraid that he is old, there is no courage of young people, and the number of troops sent is 3 times that of General Li!
As an emperor, Qin Shi Huang believed in Wang Qi's ability to lead troops to fight, but because he was an emperor, he refused to give Wang Qi an army of 600,000. Once the rights of these 600,000 troops were released, the army was no longer under his control, which was his concern.
In the end, Qin Shi Huang sent 200,000 elite soldiers to follow Li Xin to the Chu state, and Wang Qi also saw the emperor's distrust and used the excuse of physical ill health to return to his hometown to recuperate. Soldiers, the great affairs of the country, the place of death and life, the way of survival, must not be ignored. At this time, Li Xin, who had set out to attack the Chu State, was defeated and fled due to poor tactical strategy.
After reporting the news of Li Xinfa Chu's failure to Qin Shi Huang, he simply stomped his feet in anger. This was because he could not care about the problem of face, and immediately left, personally went to Wang Qi's hometown, apologized to Wang Qi, and asked him to lead the troops out on the expedition.
Wang Qi was angry because of the emperor's distrust, and immediately rejected him. He also said, "The old minister is now in poor health, and he really has more than enough heart and insufficient strength, so please ask Your Majesty to choose another sage." The emperor knew that his subjects were angry, put down his face, apologized again, and promised that as long as the general personally led the troops, I would agree to any conditions.
Third, Wang Zhai invited Tian
When he saw the emperor's sincerity, he followed the emperor's words: "It's still the same old way, I need 600,000 troops." Qin Shi Huang immediately dispatched troops, handed over the entire country's troops to Wang Qi's hands, and obeyed his orders. Even when he went out on the expedition, Qin Shi Huang personally sent him off, looking forward to his triumphant return.
At the time of the send-off, Qin Shi Huang asked Wang Qi, what else do you want? Wang Qi said without scruples, Liangtian Meiyu, beautiful wine and beauty, are all my heart's belonging. The Emperor rewarded him without hesitation. Who knew that the greedy Wang Qi repeatedly sent letters to the emperor during the march. Ask the emperor to reward him with more gold and silver jewelry, fields and houses.
But who knew that the emperor was not only not angry, but rewarded Wang Qi with everything he wanted. However, the others did not understand why Wang Qi dared to be so arrogant and repeatedly asked the emperor for money for the field. Later, Wang Qi told his son that the emperor was suspicious like a companion of the tiger, and now I was attacking the Chu state with the whole country.
If you don't give the emperor an impression of loving money and greed for money, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to go back. At this time, his son suddenly realized that sometimes greed for money can also save his life. After three years of hard work, Wang Qi pacified the Chu state and successfully completed the task entrusted to him by Qin Shi Huang.
summary:
Wang Qi's bad habit of demanding a large number of troops before the expedition was more than once, although Qin Shi Huang was suspicious every time, but for the sake of the country's interests, he was willing to choose to believe Wang Qi. And Wang Qi also won the trust of the emperor every time with the image of liking the beautiful jade of the good field and greedy for money and lust.
He proved with strength and action that generals must not only learn to lead soldiers to fight and use soldiers like gods, but also gain the trust of the emperor, and only by handling the relationship between superiors and subordinates and knowing how to grasp the measure can they win the trust of leaders. From ancient times to the present, it is particularly important to grasp the appropriate and appropriate measure, if it is only a personal ability, but do not know how to grasp the measure, the effect will be counterproductive.