In the history of the Warring States, there may only be a generation of famous generals Wang Yi who can be compared with the killing god Baiqi.
What a figure Wang Yi is, he is the right arm of Qin Shi Huang, and he has made a lot of achievements in Qin Shi Huang's war to unify the six countries.
It is such a loyal courtier who can throw his head and spill his blood for the hegemony of Qin Shi Huang, but when Qin Shi Huang personally asked him to fight, he not only said that he could not get sick, but also asked for good land and mansions, what is going on?
Wang resigned
Let's go back in time to 226 AD, when Qin Shi Huang was worried about the destruction of Chu.
Compared with the State of Qin, the State of Chu has a vast territory and rich products, and is an old power of the Eight Classics, and the State of Qin wants to sweep the Six Kingdoms, and the State of Chu is the biggest obstacle.
So Qin Shi Huang convened a conference to discuss the destruction of Chu. Qin Shi Huang asked everyone, how many troops were needed to eliminate the Chu State? Wang Yi replied that without more than 600,000 soldiers and horses, it would be nonsense to destroy the State of Chu.
Who knew that there was a contemptuous sneer from the crowd, saying, I can't imagine that the general is getting older, but his courage is getting smaller and smaller, how can 600,000 soldiers and horses be used in a Chu country, in my opinion, 200,000 is enough.
Everyone followed the prestige, and the person who spoke was Li Xin, who had broken through the Yan kingdom that year, Li Xin was strong and brave, and he was a general that Qin Shi Huang trusted very much.
Especially in the battle to destroy Yan, Li Xin made great battle merits, and Qin Shihuang favored him even more, and it was precisely because of this that Li Xin dared to stand up and refute Wang Yi's words.
Hearing Li Xin say that only 200,000 soldiers and horses were needed, Qin Shihuang was very happy, and thought to himself, this Wang Yi really went back more and more alive, and he was so timid.
So Qin Shi Huang waved his hand and allocated 200,000 people to Li Xin to make him the commander of Chu.
Seeing that Qin Shi Huang did not listen to advice like this, Wang Yi was helpless, he knew that he was old and it was difficult to gain his trust, so he said that he would return to his hometown and go home to enjoy his life.
At this time, Qin Shi Huang was still immersed in the beautiful dream of annihilating Chu, and when he heard Wang Yi say this, he quickly agreed.
So Li Xin and Meng Tian, leading an army of 200,000, launched an attack on the State of Chu. But in the end, Li Xin was defeated by the 400,000-strong army of the State of Chu, and seven generals were killed in succession, so he could only flee in embarrassment.
Ask for good land and mansions
When Chu failed, Qin Shi Huang was furious, feeling that Li Xin was deceiving himself, and in order to regain face, Qin Shi Huang could only find new generals to attack the state of Chu.
Of course, Wang Yi is the best choice, but Qin Shi Huang's mockery of Wang Chong seems to still echo in his ears, which makes Qin Shi Huang very difficult, but he can't find Wang Chui, because besides him, who else can defeat the army of the State of Chu?
However, those who become big things, regardless of small rules, Qin Shi Huang is an understanding person, in order to take care of the overall situation, he personally went to ask Wang Yi, who pretended to be sick.
But what Qin Shi Huang never expected was that he pulled down his face and personally invited Wang Yi, but Wang Yi refused him on the grounds of illness.
Since the soft could not work, Qin Shi Huang made up his mind and ordered him to go, and Wang Yi reluctantly agreed, but before agreeing, Wang Yi also put forward a condition, that is, Qin Shi Huang would reward him with good land and mansions.
Qin Shi Huang laughed and asked him a big general, do you still care about this little money? Wang Chong solemnly replied, "Naturally, this expedition is extremely difficult, and I will definitely leave some family property to my children and grandchildren."
Qin Shihuang laughed heartily when he heard this, and readily agreed to Wang Yi's request.
Have great wisdom
Wang Chui's subordinates did not understand Wang Chui's approach, they knew that Wang Chong was not a greedy person for money, and he must have made such requests to Qin Shi Huang again and again.
However, Wang Yi believed that Qin Shi Huang surrendered his dignity and invited him out of the mountain, which actually put both of them in a very embarrassing situation.
If Wang Chui's performance is too arrogant or self-satisfied, then even if he wins the battle in the future, it will not end well.
So Wang Chong did the opposite, did not immediately agree to Qin Shi Huang to go to war, but kept saying that he was sick and shirked, until Qin Shi Huang was angry, he pretended to be afraid and was ordered to go to war.
In this way, it not only saves Qin Shi Huang's face, but also does not show arrogance.
And asking for good land and mansions is even more brilliant for Wang Chui, because Qin Shi Huang handed over all his soldiers and horses to Wang Chui's hands, which is bound to be jealous of him.
At this time, if Wang Yi shows a thirst for power, it will definitely harm his family. Therefore, Wang Yi urged Qin Shi Huang several times to reward him with these things.
Because only in this way will Qin Shi Huang believe that Wang Yi has no desire to covet the throne, and he bluntly said that these are left for future generations, in fact, he is also saying that he is determined to become a benevolent if he does not succeed, and he is showing his loyalty to Qin Shi Huang.
Under the leadership of Wang Chui, the Qin army won a complete victory, and Wang Chong also became the greatest hero of Qin Shi Huang's unification of the six countries with this battle.
Not only has he been prosperous and rich since then, but he is also a rare martial general who can end well, and this ending is all because Wang Yi knows the great wisdom of the way of being a minister.