The situation at the end of the Warring States period was turbulent, the Qin State single-handedly destroyed the Six Kingdoms to complete the unification hegemony, Qin Shi Huang created a feudal imperial system throughout the ages, and although Qin Shi Huang was great, many people said that Qin Shi Huang could smoothly unify on the basis of the foundation laid by his predecessors, so what did the Qin State do before Qin Shi Huang?
During the period of Qin Xiaogong, he vigorously defied the public opinion to carry out reforms to change the law in the country, appointed Shang Martin as the left chief, strictly enforced the law, rewarded military merit, burned books and pit Confucianism, implemented the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, expanded the sources of state taxes and military service, and laid the foundation for the military construction of the Qin State.
Shang Martin's change of law greatly improved the comprehensive national strength, however, in the change of law, the prince of the Qin state, Yingsi, violated the ban, had friction with Shangmartin, and when Yingsi succeeded to the throne, he was called King Huiwen of Qin, and whenever he remembered the previous events, he felt humiliated and vowed to kill Shangmartin, but the change of law made Shangmartin extremely prestigious, and King Huiwen of Qin did not dare to take a private hand, knowing that after Shangmartin was framed for rebellion, King Huiwen of Qin took this opportunity to impose a car splitting capital punishment, from this point of view, it seems that King Qin Huiwen is a person who must repay with a blind eye. However, it was this person who laid a solid foundation for the unification of Great Qin.
King Huiwen of Qin, the son of Duke Xiao of Qin, also known as Yingsi, was the first person to claim the title of king of the Qin state, through the suppression of Shangmartin, King Huiwen of Qin greatly enhanced the prestige of the monarch, and also received the support of the old nobles, but King Huiwen of Qin was not a mediocre, he knew very well that shangmartin's change method had achieved great results and must be resolutely carried out, so although Shangmartin died, the series of reforms he created were still running in an orderly manner, but those who held out hope for the old nobles were dissatisfied. Originally thought that the new king eradicated the Shang martingale in order to stop the change of law and continue, where did he think that King Huiwen of Qin continued to expand the monarchy's centralization of power on the basis of the original.
Therefore, many old nobles, such as Du Zhi and others, united against King Huiwen of Qin, and even colluded with the State of Wei behind their backs, wanting to send troops to occupy Xianyang, and the State of Wei quietly invaded and occupied a large area of land of the State of Qin, directly sending troops into Hexi in an attempt to attack Xianyang, for which Although King Huiwen of Qin was young, he was scheming and calculating, everything was under his control, and when the time was ripe, the State of Qin quickly attacked and solved the danger of the Yiqu Canal, and at the same time eliminated the rebels in the country and took the opportunity to wipe out many diehards. At this time, there was no longer any opposition in the country, and all power was taken over by the central government.
King Huiwen of Qin killed two birds with one stone, completely quelled the rebel forces in the country, after consolidating his rule, King Huiwen of Qin inherited the will of his ancestors and began to prepare soldiers and horses to counterattack the State of Wei, in 330 BC, the Qin army broke through the Wei army camp, the State of Wei was forced to give up a large area of land in the west, a year later, the Qin army attacked again, successively attacked three cities of the State of Wei, several times clashed, the State of Wei fell under the powerful attack of the State of Qin, after several major battles, the State of Qin not only took all the land west of the Yellow River of the State of Wei, Front-line positions for the eastward march were also set up across the Yellow River.
In 318 BC, the State of Wei united with the State of Zhao, The State of Korea, the State of Yan, the State of Chu, and the five camps to jointly oppose the State of Qin, King Huiwen of Qin did not panic, methodically organized a large army to resist, successively defeated the combined army of Zhao and Wei, annihilated more than 100,000 enemies, seriously dampened the vigor of the joint army's attack, the Qin army on the eastern front won a great victory, but the western front troops were lost under the strong attack of the enemy, the coalition army formed a pinch attack, and the Qin state was once in crisis.
For this reason, King Huiwen of Qin adjusted his strategy in a timely manner, appointed Sima Erzhuo to plot, sent Zhang Yi to the State of Chu, used the anti-plot to bribe the State of Chu to break with the State of Qi, and then turned around without believing his words and turned around to provoke the King of Chu Huai, who was so angry and angry that he lost his mind, and even rushed to send troops to attack the State of Qin, and the State of Qin waited in a strict position, defeating the Chu army at Danyang, at this point, the State of Qin killed two birds with one stone, lifting the threat of the State of Chu to the mainland of the State of Qin, and after the great war, the State of Chu could no longer strive for dominance.
In this regard, the State of Qin took Hanzhong and controlled Bashu, forming a strong oppressive trend against the Six Kingdoms, And King Huiwen of Qin achieved a major military victory, greatly expanding the land area, and then with Zhang Yi's policy of continuous horizontalism, dividing and disintegrating the alliances of various countries, breaking them one by one, laying the foundation for the later unification of the Central Plains.
The annexation policy of the Qin state was not only carried out to the east, but also swept away the important northern force Yiqu in one fell swoop, Yiqu was originally a branch of the Xiongnu, and gradually developed into the most powerful tribe in the north of the Qin state during the Warring States period, posing a serious threat to the security of the Qin state.
Initially, the Qin state relied on the policy of burning the wasteland to deal with these nomads, because the pastures were burned, so that the nomadic people did not dare to go near the border of the Qin state, and when King Huiwen of Qin was in power, there was a rebellion within the Yiqu, and the Qin state found an opportunity to take the lead in attacking, sweeping away the chaos of the Yiqu with the power of thunder, forcing the Yiqu to become a vassal, and taking a large number of high-quality pastures into their own possession.
During the reign of King Huiwen of Qin, he expanded his territory, strengthened his military strength, swept away the Yiqu Canal in the north, Pubashu in the west, Went out of Hangu in the east, and Shangyu in the south, and made great military achievements; in addition, King Huiwen of Qin was good at selecting talents, reusing Zhang Yi, Sima Que, and others, so as to make eclectic use of people, and various measures ensured that the Qin state stood out among the great powers and made all preparations for hegemony.
A large number of capable people appeared in the period of King Huiwen of Qin, creating a brilliant era, the side can also reflect the ability of King Huiwen of Qin to control the sages, some people say that the biggest mistake of King Qin Huiwen was to kill Shang Martingale, in fact, it is not, after Shang Martingale, the legal system construction of the Qin State has been highly developed, and a complete system has been formed, but shang martingale's merits have made him extremely prestigious in the Qin State, and monopolizing power is ultimately jealous of the emperor.
This also caused his tragic end, through the settlement of the Shang martingale, King Huiwen of Qin restored his prestige and calmed the grievances of the nobles, but did not depose the shangmartin once moved, because he knew the great significance of the change of law, and the reuse of Zhang Yi was the biggest highlight of his life, repeatedly reversing the situation in the crisis of the Qin state, showing the style of the king.
And Qin Shi Huang also admired him very much, if there was no Great Qin Master he cast, how could there be a great unification of Qin Shi Huang later? It's just that yingsi is too vicious.