In the chaotic world, the most respected people are those who are virtuous, and many kings are willing to ask for heavy gold, hoping that more wise people can help them achieve great things. This was the case during the Warring States period, when most talented people were honored by kings or ministers as guests, but Zhang Yi's initial experience was not the case. He had empty ambitions, and had gone to the State of Wei and the State of Chu, but no one was willing to introduce him, so he could only wander the streets and not eat until he met King Huiwen of Qin.
Zhang Yi was an authentic Wei native who had tried to meet the King of Wei and help him achieve great things. So he went to the dot and wanted to go to the top of the court to see the King of Wei, and the hardships in this were naturally needless to say. I thought that when I saw the King of Wei, I would definitely be able to display my talents, but unfortunately, this King of Wei was not a person who knew his talents and cherished his talents, and he was convinced that Zhang Yi was an ordinary person and could not help him, so he decisively blasted him away. In order to meet the King of Wei, Zhang Yi had already given the coils almost all the flowers, and he knew that it would be useless to stay in the State of Wei any longer, so he came to the State of Chu again in a huff.
He had run out of money, and he couldn't even afford to live in a hotel, so he had to follow some literati in and out of various banquets all day long, to put it bluntly, to eat. Once, he followed some guests to the Xiang Mansion, and on this day a grand banquet was being held in the Xiang Mansion. Originally, I just wanted to come to have a meal, but I got into big trouble. During the banquet, Xiangfu lost a valuable piece of white jade, and Xiangguo sent people to search around. At this time, everyone noticed Zhang Yi, who was dressed simply and was obviously not a guest invited by Xiangguo.
He became the object of everyone's suspicions, and when the minister of state of Chu saw him, he insisted that he was a thief and whipped him in public. Wanting to see the King of Chu, he had no way out, and when he came out of Xiangfu again, he was discredited in the Chu Kingdom, and the Chu Monarch naturally would not entrust a heavy responsibility to a "thief". In desperation, he went to the Qin Kingdom again. King Hui of Qin was originally a man of great meritocracy, and when he heard that Zhang Yi claimed to be a famous teacher, he naturally did not dare to be sloppy, and immediately sent someone to bring him to the court.
We also know now that Zhang Yi's most powerful person is eloquence, and as soon as he entered the temple, he relied on a clever tongue to impress the King of Qin. And the King of Qin reused Zhang Yi, but many military attaches in the court had always been unconvinced of Zhang Yi, so they made him stumble everywhere. Although the King of Qin reused him, his life in the Qin court was still not very good. Once, the State of Qin was in serious trouble, and the State of Chu threatened to conquer the State of Qin. However, at this time, Qin had just launched a big battle with the nations, and his vitality was seriously injured, so Zhang Yixiang came up with a way to retreat from the Chu army.
Zhang Yi claimed to offer the land of Shangyu of the State of Qin to the State of Chu, and the King of Chu believed it to be true and immediately withdrew his troops. However, Zhang Yi changed his mouth, saying that what he wanted to sacrifice to the Chu state was not six hundred miles, but six miles of land, so that he could become the number one enemy of the Chu state. Later, the State of Chu repeatedly tried to take the opportunity to lure Zhang Yi to the State of Chu and kill him, but fortunately the Plan of the King of Chu did not succeed. Although Zhang Yi has experienced many setbacks, if his career is always smooth, can the Zhang Yi in the history books still be so praised?