When Su Qin was assassinated, when his life was in danger, he said to the king: "After I die, ask the king to rumor that I am a spy of the Yan kingdom, divide my five horses into corpses, and offer a reward to the person who assassinated me." ”
As a diplomat who traveled across the warring states period, why did Su Qin make such a ridiculous request to humiliate himself?
This has to start with Su Qin or a Han warrior.
When Su Qin made his debut, he lobbied the Zhou Dynasty and was looked down upon by Zhou Tianzi. Lobbying the Qin state, he was disgusted by the King of Qin. Lobbying Zhao Guo, he was despised by Zhao Xiang. Even his parents and brothers-in-law looked down on him.
At this time, Su Qin had sold all his family property, which could be described as running out of food. With a slim future, he came to the Yan Kingdom, and no one was willing to introduce him. There was no better place to go, so he could only stay in yan country and seek opportunities.
More than a year later, Su Qin found an opportunity to finally stop Yan Wengong on the road.
This opportunity made Su Qin overjoyed, and Duke Wen of Yan not only appreciated his plan to unite the six kingdoms, but also specially provided heavy gold and men and horses for him to lobby the nations.
Only then did Su Qin have the beginning of successfully lobbying the Six Kingdoms, and only then did he have the later Pei Six Kingdoms Xiangyin.
After his achievements, Su Qin thanked all the people who had helped him, but he could only be gracious to Yan Wengong: "The great grace of the king, Su Qin has no teeth and is unforgettable!" ”
Perhaps it was the heavenly test of Su Qin, and the Yan Kingdom actually suffered a catastrophe.
At that time, the Six Kingdoms Alliance had been broken by the Qin State, and the countries attacked each other from time to time. Su Qin had to return to his birthplace of Yan.
In the internal unrest in Yan, the State of Qi took the opportunity to launch a large army to invade the State of Yan, attacking the city and plundering the land, destroying the Zongmiao Temple, and killing the old King of Yan. The Yan kingdom almost perished.
After King Yan Zhao succeeded to the throne, he reorganized the mountains and rivers and went to attack the State of Qi to avenge himself.
Su Qin resolutely blocked and said to the King of Yan: "The military and economic forces of the State of Yan cannot compete with the State of Qi, and can only slowly plan to weaken the strength of the State of Qi." ”
But suddenly one day, people found that Su Qin, with his family and treasure, had defected to the State of Qi.
Su Qin told King Xuan of Qi that King Yan suspected that he was having an affair with the old empress dowager and intended to cause harm; if King Qi could take him in, he would do his best for the state of Qi.
After that, until the death of King Xuan of Qi for nearly ten years, Su Qin actively performed, and gradually gained the recognition and trust of the King of Qi, and was worshiped as Qi Xiang. Even the King of Yan also doubted whether Su Qin had really betrayed the Yan Kingdom.
After King Qi Xuan's son King Qi Tang succeeded to the throne, he became more dependent on Su Qin. In the following ten years, Su Qin carefully prepared a "delicious set meal" for the state of Qi.
In terms of internal affairs, it is necessary to bury the former king and build a number of palaces and mausoleums with the wealth accumulated by the former king, so as to show his subjects and the nations his supreme filial piety and the strength of the State of Qi.
In terms of developing national strength, we should learn from the previous practices of the Qin state of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce and rewarding military merits, so as to further enhance the economic and military strength of the State of Qi.
In terms of diplomacy, we must dare to get out of the shadow of the Qin state and strive to be the leader of the group by virtue of the strong strength of the State of Qi. The specific strategy was to first swallow the wealthy Song state on the border to further strengthen itself, and then lead the other five countries to attack the Qin state together.
These strategies sound like they are all aimed at making the image of the King of Qi more tall and making the strength of the State of Qi stronger, and all of them hit the pain points of the King of Qi's good and great achievements, so they were fully accepted.
The King of Qi Tang did not expect that the State of Qi was deteriorating.
The construction of palaces and mausoleums was carried out in a large number of buildings, and a large amount of people's financial resources were consumed, and the image of King Qi among his subjects began to deteriorate.
The State of Qi was a developed region on the eastern coast at that time, and its economic advantage was the most developed industry and commerce among the seven countries. Imitating the Qin state's emphasis on agriculture and suppressing business has precisely made the economic situation of the State of Qi deteriorate continuously.
The sole annexation of the Song state to the Qin state, while angering the Qin state, also alienated relations with other countries, resulting in the Qin state leading the other five countries to attack the state of Qi in turn. The international relations of the State of Qi have deteriorated even more sharply.
However, King Qi Tang did not think that this was Su Qin's problem, and until the Six-Nation Alliance began to attack the State of Qi, he also felt that Su Qin was thinking about him everywhere.
But the ministers of the State of Qi expressed a different view. They believed that it was Su Qin who seduced the king and harmed the country, while Yu Gong competed for the king's favor for them.
Su Qin saw that his mission was about to be accomplished, and he also felt that death was approaching him. But he wasn't fleeing, he was making one last plot.
The more he went to the back, the more he stayed away from king Qi all day, often until very late, before returning from the palace.
Late one night, on his way back home, he was assassinated by four gangsters.
Soon after Su Qin knew that he was alive, he withdrew and said to the King of Qi who had come to see him: "After I die, ask the king to spread the rumor that I am a spy of the Yan kingdom, divide my body on five horses, and offer a reward to the person who assassinated me, so that the murderer can be caught." ”
Following this method, king Qi quickly caught the murderer, and then Shunto found out several ministers behind the plot, and then beheaded them all for public display.
King Qi's actions seriously hurt the feelings of the qi subjects, who were even more dissatisfied with the king of Qi, and even unwilling to resist the invasion of the Six Kingdoms. Soon, there were only two isolated cities left in the State of Qi, which were not far from the fall of the country.
After two generations of Qi kings, Su Qinyin endured for more than twenty years, and his plan to help the Yan state slowly weaken the state of Qi was finally realized.
Xinyi was the second life of the warrior class during the Warring States period, so they were called righteous soldiers.
Zou Yang of the Western Han Dynasty said in the "Book of the King of Liang in Prison" that although Su Qin could not make everyone in the world trust, he was "swallowtail student".
Ozai, who kept his promise and waited for his lover, held the bridge pillar and did not go until he was drowned by the rising river.
Su Qin, on the other hand, was the tail of the Yan Kingdom, and he used his life to fulfill his faith in the Yan Kingdom.
Su Qin rushed to the State of Qi, that is, to die, that is, to repay the favor of the Yan State for his knowledge.
It can be seen that Su Qin is not only a diplomat who gallops across the horizon, but also a righteous man who abides by his faith and will repay his kindness.
He used his life as a carrier to let Xinyi pass on the land of China for thousands of years. #中国历史人物 #
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