In 284 BC, King Zhao of Yan, with Le Yi as his general, attacked Qi with Yan, Qin, Han, Zhao, and Wei, and attacked Linzi, hitting seventy-three cities in a row, and the only people who fell under The city of Qi were Ju and Jimo. That is, in the "Five Kingdoms of Qi", the State of Qi was severely damaged by the State of Yan, the State of Qin, the State of Korea, the State of Zhao, and the State of Wei. The Yan army led troops to the east to encircle Jimo, and the city elected Tian Dan as a general. The two sides held each other for five years. In 279 BC, King Zhao of Yan died, King Hui of Yan succeeded to the throne, tian Shan used the reverse strategy, and defeated the Yan army with the "Fire Bull Array" and recovered the lost land. As a result, although Le Yi connected more than 70 cities and pools of the State of Qi in the Five Kingdoms, Tian Dan still succeeded in helping the State of Qi to restore the country. From the restoration of the state in 279 BC to the demise in 221 BC, the State of Qi insisted for another 58 years, but it has not done anything, why is this?
One
First of all, before the restoration of the Five Kingdoms of Qi and Tian Dan, the State of Qi was not only powerful in the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, but also had a very strong sense of existence. For example, in the Battle of Guiling and the Battle of Maling, the State of Qi defeated the State of Wei twice and seized the throne of the Overlord of the Central Plains. In the Battle of Chuisha, the State of Qi, together with Korea and the State of Wei, severely damaged the State of Chu, and was once again known as the "Second Emperor of the East and west" with the State of Qin. However, after the restoration of the Five Kingdoms of Qi and Tian Dan, the State of Qi suddenly had no voice, that is, in the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, the later State of Qi did not have the state of Yan, Korea and other princely states. In this regard, in the author's opinion, the reasons are mainly divided into the following points. On the one hand, after Tian Dan's restoration, the monarch of Qi Xiang had limited ability, resulting in the State of Qi doing nothing.
Two
According to historical records such as the Warring States Policy and the Zuo Zhuan, in 279 BC, after Tian Dan restored the country, he went to Jucheng to welcome King Qi Xiang back to Linzi (present-day Zibo, Shandong). All the territories previously lost by the State of Qi were recovered. King Xiang of Qi then enfeoffed Tian Dan as The Prince of Anping. However, after this, the State of Qi during the reign of King Xiang of Qi was repeatedly attacked by the Warring States Seven Heroes. In 274 BC, the Zhao general Yan Zhou led an army to attack the State of Qi and seize the two places of Changcheng and Gaotang in the State of Qi. In 271 BC, the Zhao chancellor Lin Xiangru led an army to attack the State of Qi, and after attacking Pingyi in the State of Qi, he withdrew. A year later, the State of Qin attacked the two cities of Gangyi and Shouyi in the State of Qi. In the face of the attacks of the Zhao state, the Qin state and other princely states, the king of Qi Xiang has never organized a powerful counterattack, which is undoubtedly an important manifestation of the limited ability of the king of Qi Xiang.
Three
On the other hand, King Xiang of Qi was also jealous of Tian Dan for the qi state's great military merits, which led Tian Dan to go to the Zhao state to enter the xiang, and was given the title of Duping Jun, and was buried in Anping City after his death. In this regard, in the author's opinion, if Tian Dan has been in the State of Qi, it will undoubtedly help the State of Qi to participate in the contest of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, but after Tian Dan left, the State of Qi has almost no good generals. Therefore, in the Battles of Changping and handan, the State of Qi could be said to have done nothing, that is, the State of Qi did not seize these opportunities to strengthen its own strength. According to the Records of the Warring States Policy, Zuo Chuan and other historical sources, in 265 BC (the nineteenth year of King Qi Xiang), king Xiang of Qi, a relatively mediocre monarch, died, and his son Tian Jian succeeded to the throne, known as Qi Wang Jian.
Four
Finally, during the reign of King Jian of Qi, because the State of Qin implemented the strategy of attacking from afar and attacking closely, enveloping the State of Qi and giving priority to attacking the states of Korea, Wei, and Zhao, the State of Qi was able to enjoy peace. However, from another point of view, after the fall of the Zhao, Korean, Wei, and Chu states, how can the State of Qi be left alone? Further, during the reign of King Jian of Qi, the State of Qi chose the attitude of watching the fire from the other side, that is, allowing the State of Qin to destroy the other princely states in the Six Kingdoms of Shandong. On this basis, in the 58 years after Tian Dan's restoration, the State of Qi was either attacked or Mingzhe defended himself, that is, he never took the initiative to attack, and participated in the contest among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, and naturally there was no sense of existence. Of course, the reason why the State of Qi chose this way may also be that the influence brought about by the Five Kingdoms of Qi was too far-reaching, resulting in the Fact-Free State having no sense of trust in the other princely states in the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, so it was unwilling to participate in it.
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