The famous general Le Yi of the Yan Kingdom went down to the 72 cities of the State of Qi for 6 months, and then left his post with a seal. The successor of the cavalry robbery was murderous and strategic, and the Qi general Tian Dan defeated the Yan army, killed the cavalry robbery, and then recaptured the entire territory of the State of Qi. King Hui of Yan regretted sending a robber to replace Le Yi, so he wrote a letter to Le Yi and asked him to return to Yan. Le Yi knew that Hui Yan would die, would he be so stupid?
Le Yi, Zhuge Liang's idol, Kong Ming always compares himself to "pipe music", "pipe" is Guan Zhong, "music" is Le Yi.
Le Yi was a native of the State of Zhao, and his ancestor Le Yang was a famous general of the State of Wei, who was given the fief of Lingshou because of his outstanding military merits, and later the land was incorporated into the territory of the State of Zhao, and the Le Yi family became the people of the State of Zhao. When King Wuling of Zhao launched civil unrest, Le Yi left the State of Zhao and defected to the State of Wei.
The King of Wei knew that Le Yi was talented, and he was after the gate, so he made him a doctor. This position was relatively leisurely, and the Wei state monarch at this time did not have the ambition to work hard, so Le Yi thought it was difficult to display his talents in such an environment, so he had the intention of jumping ship.
At this time, the Yan state in the north had just experienced a civil unrest, and the state of Qi in the east took advantage of the chaos and occupied 72 cities in Yan, and the Yan state was powerless to fight back, so it had to watch the loss of land. The Crown Prince of Yan ascended the throne for the sake of King Zhao of Yan, who had done something, was determined to take revenge, and was always thinking of restoring his homeland. Therefore, as soon as he took office, he made a list of recruits and built a golden platform to express his thirst for talents.
Soon, the State of Yan sent envoys to the State of Wei, and according to etiquette, the State of Wei should also send envoys to the State of Yan, so the King of Wei sent Le Yi to the State of Yan.
When Le Yi arrived in the State of Yan, King Yan Zhao, who was overjoyed, said to the left and right: "Le Yi is after the gatekeeper, known as a sage, don't look at him now, he is now an envoy of the State of Wei, I must leave him behind!" ”
Then King Zhao gave Le Yi a small invitation for three days, a big feast on five days, and often sent gifts, and his attitude was extremely modest. Le Yi was really embarrassed, so he said, "The Great King's doing this is really beyond the scope of treating envoys, and I don't know what the Great King has commanded?" ”
King Zhao said frankly: "It is not a secret, the widow yearns for Mr. Wang's talent for a long time, and wants to ask Mr. Zhao to stay, hoping that Mr. Zhao will not abandon the widow's stupidity!" ”
Le Yi was very moved, and after the two of them had a deep chat, they felt even more in love, so Le Yi stayed. King Yan Zhao immediately worshipped him as Yaqing (second only to Shangqing, equivalent to deputy chancellor). Responsible for the organization, training and command of the army.
Le Yi's talents were not only reflected in the military, he also assisted King Yan Zhao in carrying out political reforms. After more than ten years of vigorous efforts, the strength of the Yan state has greatly increased. King Yan Zhao intended to take revenge on the State of Qi, and at this time the king of the State of Qi was the King of Qi, who was dimwitted and cruel and resented the princes, but Qi was after all a big country, and "the camels that died thin and dead were bigger than horses", and the power of the country could not be underestimated. Therefore, Le Yi suggested that King Zhao unite with Chu, Wei, Zhao, and Han to jointly fight Qi.
King Zhao of Yan took Le Yi's advice, and in 284 BC, Le Yi became a general and commanded the armies of the five kingdoms of Zhao, Chu, Han, Wei, and Yan, and marched towards the State of Qi. Prince Qi Tang led his cavalry to the west of Jishui. Le Yi led the coalition army up the water and attacked the Qi army from the flank, the Qi army was defeated, and the king of Qi Tang fled back to Linzi.
After the great victory of Jishui, the Four-Nation Alliance Division returned to China, and Le Yi led the Yan army to continue to pursue the remnants of the Qi army, and soon recovered the homeland of the Yan state that was occupied by the State of Qi. The capital of the State of Qi, Linzi, was also breached, and the King of Qi fled to Jucheng.
After Le Yi invaded Linzi, he transported all the treasures he had captured back to the Yan kingdom, including the Zhenguo treasure zhenguo palace bell of the state of Qi, which was also displayed as a trophy in the court of the Yan kingdom, which made the princes of the world envious. After building this miracle, Le Yi was worshipped by King Zhao as the King of Changguo.
The next situation was that only the three cities of Liaocheng, Jucheng, and Jimo in the State of Qi were stubbornly resisting the Yan army, and the rest of the places were occupied by the Yan army.
At this time, Le Yi boldly adopted a new strategy, unifying the military and politics, believing that even if the city was destroyed by force alone, he could not convince him, and in order to facilitate long-term rule, he adopted a strategy of encircling and not attacking the three cities. For the lands that have been conquered, the policy of reducing taxes is implemented, local customs are respected, local celebrities are given preferential treatment, and the resistance of the Qi army is fundamentally disintegrated.
Soon after, King Yan Zhao died and was succeeded by his son King Hui of Yan. King Hui of Yan had a conflict with Le Yi, and he did not like this powerful foreigner. This relationship was known to Tian Dan, the commander of the Qi army, and Tian Dan was overjoyed and said to his subordinates: "The Yan army will retreat, and Qi will restore the country." ”
Then Tian Dan spread rumors everywhere and used countermeasures, saying that Le Yi had gone down to 72 cities in the first battle, and it took 3 years to take the remaining three isolated cities, indicating that Le Yi must have wanted to support the army and rebel against Yan. These rumors spread throughout the capital of the Yan state, so King Hui of Yan ordered the removal of Le Yi's military power, sent a cavalry general to the State of Qi to replace Le Yi, and let Le Yi quickly return to the Yan State.
After the news of Le Yi's dismissal reached the State of Qi, Le Yi sighed: "If I return to China, I will undoubtedly die." So he hung the shuai seal on the camp wall, and then went to Zhao Guo in his hometown. When King Zhao heard that Le Yi had returned to Zhao, he was very happy, received him solemnly, and made him a prince of hope.
The rider who succeeded Le Yi was murderous and murderous. Soon, the Qi general Tian Dan defeated the Yan army, killed the cavalry, and then recaptured the entire territory of the State of Qi. King Hui of Yan sobered up in the face of the harsh reality, deeply remorseful, and at the same time worried that Zhao Guoqi would use Le Yi, so he wrote a euphemistic letter of accusation to Le Yi, both reviewing his own mistakes and saying that Le Yi was disloyal, and still asking him to return to Yan.
Therefore, Le Yi generously wrote the famous "Book of The King of Yanhui", saying, "... Wu Zixu did not see the different amounts of the Lord earlier, but he sank into the river and did not melt, so he departed from the slander of destruction, fell in the name of the king of the ancestors, and feared that the subjects would also be terrified... The courtiers who have heard of the ancients will never make evil friends, and the loyal subjects will go to the country, and they will not clean their names, and although the subjects are not obedient, they will be taught by the gentlemen. ”
The wording of this text is gentle, the voice is sincere, and frankly expresses his attitude: I do not want to be Wu Zixu!
When King Hui of Yan saw this, he had no choice but to give up, and he was worried that Le Yi would lead Zhao to attack Yan, so he had to treat Le Yi's family kindly, and also made Le Yi's son Le Xian the Prince of Chang to show his co-optation. After that, Le Yi lived in the Zhao Kingdom as a guest secretary, running between Yan and Zhao, not only not to make himself bear the name of infidelity, but also to keep his family safe and sound, and finally finally grew old to Zhao.
Le Yi was able to avoid disasters in peace, and every time he was murdered, it was because of his far-reaching strategy. He was calm and calm in the face of rumors, neither raising troops to resist, nor complaining, still less rushing back to China to suffer an accident, but using an attitude of detachment from other countries to let the facts speak, which was indeed better than Wu Zixu!
