Shasai horseshoe disease, water and sky shadow lonely. Under the vast sky, there are strong and flowing horses, running wildly. The dust splashed by the horse's hooves was like a cluster of small flames, making every viewer feel the blood boiling.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, horse racing was a sport loved by the nobles of the State of Qi. A good horse can show the wealth, vision and wisdom of its owner.
The Qi general Tian Ji, who traversed the battlefield, ma was his closest companion on the battlefield, and it was also the hobby that the general devoted the most to his daily life.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not win over the rich King of Qi. Every horse race ended in defeat, and the emotion of loss, one blow after another, hit the arrogant general, and his desire to win the race grew stronger and stronger.
The Tianji horse race was cleverly won
One day, Tian Ji returned home dejected, and unwilling emotions filled his whole body. Even if his opponent is the towering King of Qiwei, it can't stop him from wanting to win.
In the face of the trusted military division, Tian Ji spat out his displeasure without hesitation. Tian Ji's military division was called Sun Zhi, a descendant of the ancient great military master Sun Wu, who was familiar with the art of war and resourceful.
Because his talent was too dazzling, he was framed by the Wei general Pang Juan, resulting in a disability in both legs. Fortunately, Tian Ji rescued him and arrived safely in the State of Qi.
Sun Bing looked at the general's unhappy appearance and fell into deep thought.
The person in front of you is his boss, friend and savior. He hopes that through his own efforts, he can make the other party feel happy.
So Sun Bing carefully recalled the various situations on the racecourse. Qi Guo's horse racing is not a game of victory and defeat, but two wins in three sets, and horses of different levels compete separately.
If we simply follow the strength, Tian Ji's horses certainly have no way to compete with the high-quality horses carefully selected and raised by the King of Qiwei. But if you get rid of inertial thinking and avoid the strengths of the other party, can you achieve the final victory?
Sun Bin rearranged Tian Ji's horses. Matching the opponent's superior horse with an inferior horse, the first set was rightfully faced with a fierce defeat.
King Qi Wei had already begun to triumph, but the next two matches opened the monarch's eyes. Tian Ji's superior horse played against King Qiwei's medium horse, and the medium horse played against King Qiwei's inferior horse, both of which won the victory and won the game.
Tian Ji relied on Sun Zhen's strategy to finally raise his eyebrows and exhale on the racecourse. Everyone praised Tian Ji's vision and Sun Zhen's strategy.
But they forgot that in the feudal era, trying to compete with the monarch as equals was itself the biggest mistake. At the pinnacle of power, the position is too narrow to accommodate many people.
Tian Ji's behavior of racking his brains and wanting to compete with King Qi Wei laid a deep bane for his future development.
Triumph all the way to victory
But at this time, Tian Ji was completely unaware of the tragic fate that he might face in the future. At that time, he was still a great general who commanded thousands of armies and horses under one person, and he was constantly surrounded by admiration and admiration.
If God wants people to perish, he must first make people crazy. Although the fangs of doom have slowly unfolded in a distant direction. But Tian Ji will still live a beautiful life of triumph.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the general never lacked a stage. In 354 BC, the Wei general Pang Juan led an army and surrounded the Zhao capital of Handan.
Once the capital was captured, the Zhao state could face the fate of capsizing. In the midst of danger, the State of Zhao asked the State of Qi for help, promising Zhongshan as a gift and asking the King of Qi Wei to send an army.
King Wei of Qi accepted the deal and appointed Tian Ji as a general and Sun Zhi as the leader of the army. Unexpectedly, the two men's armies did not conform to the general ideas of the outside world, and traveled a long way to Handan to fight with the Wei army.
Instead, he guessed that wei guo's elite troops were exhausted, and the national strength was empty. Directly attacking the capital of the State of Wei would force Pang Juan to lead his troops to rescue him. The Qi army ambushed the enemy army halfway when it was tired.
In this way, it could not only smoothly help the Zhao State to break the siege, but also severely damage the elite forces of the Wei State. Kill two birds with one stone, wait for work, and win.
Wei rescued Zhao and let the two shine among the various princely states. The Battle of Maling brought the reputation of the two men to the peak. In 342 BC, Sun Bing ordered the Qi army to continuously reduce the number of pots and pans for cooking, publicizing the Qi soldiers, who were cowardly and vulnerable.
In this way, pang Juan was paralyzed, so that the impatient commander abandoned the heavily armored infantry for the shame of Yixue qian, and pursued him all the way. In the end, Pang Juan was ambushed at Maling and had no choice but to commit suicide as the end of the war.
Gong Gao Gai lord fled in a hurry
The successive victories of Tian Ji and Sun Bing laid the foundation for the state of Qi and made important contributions. When the two returned to the State of Qi with great enthusiasm, they were naturally praised by the King of Qi Wei and the Hundred Officials of Wen and Wu.
However, such days did not last long, the wood showed in the forest, and the wind would destroy it. As can be seen from the racecourse, Tian Ji does everything as he pleases.
There is no ordinary bureaucracy, and the only promise to the monarch is his own goal. Such a character, on the battlefield, is decisive in killing, but in the official arena, it is frightening step by step.
If he can retreat from the rapids and be willing to be a rich and idle person, he may be able to get a good death. But Tian Ji was really unwilling, the merits he had won in the corpse mountain and the sea of blood were easily handed over to people, and he was always active in the court,
Such an act allows the monarch's heart, from a small seed that cannot see the light, to take root and sprout in a short period of time and grow into a towering tree.
A general with military power, a prominent reputation, and the support of his subordinates can easily subvert the king's power. Tian Ji was like a time bomb, which made King Qi Wei feel uneasy at all times.
On the side of the bed, let others sleep soundly. Zou Ji keenly felt the leader's mind, but there must be enough reasons to nail a generation of famous generals to the bottom of the pillar of shame.
Therefore, under careful planning, Zou Ji continued to collect evidence of Tian Ji's rebellion. Conspiracy was always a major sin in feudal times, and the monarch would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one. Once they are put on the hat of rebellion, they will face the disaster of destruction.
After hearing the news, Tian Ji knew that even if he explained, he might not be trusted, so he could only flee in a hurry and reach the Chu Kingdom. The brilliant career of a generation of famous players ended in a hurry, and had to be lamented.
epilogue
Man has never been an individual independent of the existence of the world, and his success depends on the efforts of others. In society, if you want to continue to emit light and heat, you need to always uphold a rational and calm heart.
Many talented people in life are always prone to arrogance. Thinking that their strength is the biggest reliance on life, and even deliberately ignoring the low-key and humble, introverted and calm way of dealing with the world.
It began to become blind and fearless. Little do they know that high-profile behavior will only lead to jealousy and hatred, but will put themselves in danger.