Qin Yulie, the sixth emperor of Wang Yingzheng, launched a final attack on the six kingdoms of Shandong, which had been divided for hundreds of years. The huge State of Chu was the biggest obstacle before the unification of Qin.
At the State Department meeting, the minister was asked: "If we want to eliminate it, how many troops will we need?" Su General Wang Qi replied, "No, 600,000!" Hearing this number, even the ambitious Yingzheng could not help but shout loudly. 600,000, almost all the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty who could fight. The daily food consumption of these soldiers can be described astronomically. In addition, the Qin army was still besieging The capital of the Wei state, Daliang, and it was impossible to deploy so many troops. Later, the King of Qin sent the young general Li Xin to lead 200,000 troops to attack the Chu state, and at first, the Qin army progressed very smoothly, breaking through several cities. However, for some reason, the uncle of the Qin state who was sitting in Joseon at the time, the old Chu king Changping (writer) Jun, suddenly rebelled. Fearing the enemy, Li Xin was forced to return to his division to suppress the rebellion. However, The Chu Commander Yan Xiang took the opportunity to quietly follow the Qin army, and 7 days later launched a surprise attack, defeating Li Xin and causing the Qin army to suffer an unprecedented defeat.
Finally, the King of Qin personally visited Wang Qi, and for the Request of the King of Qin, Wang Qi said emphatically: "I still adhere to the previous view, destroy Chu, must be 600,000!" In desperation, the King of Qin was forced to agree to Wang Qi's request. Subsequently, the mighty Qin army began to gather, and the 600,000-strong army was quickly assembled. Before the expedition, Wang Qi made five consecutive requests to Yingzheng, hoping that he could give him a good field and beautiful house to raise his children and grandchildren. Before leaving the customs, Wang Qi continued to write letters to the King of Qin for treatment. For these bold and arrogant demands, the subordinates all sweated for Wang Qi. After all, King Qin's patience was limited, and Wang Qi was too much. However, Wang Qi smiled and said, "The King of Fu Qin is embarrassed and does not believe in people." Now that the Qin kingdom is a soldier and entrusted to me, I will not ask Tian Zhao to be self-reliant for the inheritance of my descendants, and Gu ling the king of Qin to sit and suspect me of evil? "The simple translation is that the King of Qin is suspicious by nature, and now that he has handed over the national army to me, how can he not doubt me?" If I don't ask Tian Zhao to defile myself, the King of Qin will not let me go! In the end, Wang Qi broke the Chu state to help the King of Qin unify the world.
The great cause of China's reunification was finally completed. Wang Qi's father and son made great contributions and were respectively given the highest title, the Marquis of Tong.
Under the management of Wang Qi, the Wang family can be described as extremely meritorious and extremely rich. And Wang Qi's self-defilement and self-preservation technique is often respected and imitated by future generations. However, for Wang Qi's self-preservation technique, Ma Qian of taishi company has a very unique view. He wrote in the "Biography of Wang Qilie":
"Wang Qi is a Qin general, Yi Liuguo, when it is, Zhai is a general, the first emperor is a master, but he cannot assist Qin Jiande, consolidate his roots, secretly take advantage of it, and even take the body." And Sun Wang's departure from Being Captured by Xiang Yu, it is not advisable! ”
Translated, as a general, Wang Qi pacified the Six Kingdoms and was outstanding. However, as a veteran general, as a teacher emulated by Qin Shi Huang, he could not assist Qin Shi Huang in establishing a moral government and consolidating the foundation of the country, but he was obedient and pandered to and pleased the first emperor until he died.
In Sima Qian's view, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. As an elder, Wang Qi would not be unaware of the disadvantages of abusing the people's strength and rushing to make quick gains. When Qin Shi Huang abused the people and exercised "urgent government", Wang Qi did not say a word in order to maintain his wealth. It is true that Wang Qi is a minister of eternal ability, but he is not a loyal minister, let alone a minister of sheji.
17 years later, shandong was in turmoil, and the Six Kingdoms, which had been pacified by Wang Qi's father and son, were all over the place. Subsequently, the Six-Nation Alliance and the main force of the Qin army, 500,000 people, faced off at Julu. Wang Qi's grandson, Wang Li, also led the Great Wall Army to the south to support. 17 years ago, Wang Li's grandfather Wang Qi defeated Xiang Yu's grandfather, Xiang Yan, and destroyed the Chu state; 17 years later, Xiang Yan's grandson Xiang Yu avenged his grandfather, captured Wang Li in World War I, and destroyed the Qin state. It's a good reincarnation. In Sima Qian's view, it was Wang Qi's silence that ultimately killed Wang Li. Although it is a family statement, it is not unreasonable.