The Qin state forged the Wei state to break the treaty of concord
Through Su Qin's "joint vertical" strategy, the six countries united and signed a joint statement, and then sent people to send it to the Qin state. Qin border officials forwarded the statement to King Huiwen of Qin. King Huiwen was shocked after reading this, and he said to Sun Yan, the Duke of Xiangguo: "If the six countries really unite, then my plan to dominate will be aborted!" We have to come up with a strategy to undermine their alliance to get there. Gongsun Yan replied, "It was Zhao Guo who proposed union first. His Majesty can send troops to attack the State of Zhao, and then observe which country will come to the rescue of the State of Zhao first, and then turn to attack that country. In this way, the other princely states will panic, and their alliances will be destroyed. ”
Zhang Yi was present at this time, and he did not want to attack the Zhao Kingdom, because doing so would betray Su Qin's kindness. Therefore, he suggested to King Huiwen: "The alliance of the six countries has just been established, and it is difficult to collapse immediately. If the State of Qin attacked the State of Zhao, Korea would send troops to Yiyang, the State of Chu would send troops to Wuguan, the State of Wei would send troops outside the river, the army of the State of Qi would cross the Qing River, and the State of Yan would again send troops to help in the war. The Qin army would be too busy blocking and responding to these attacks, and would simply not have time to attack other countries. The closest country to the Qin state was the Wei state, and the farthest was the Yan state in the north. His Majesty can send envoys with valuable gifts to make peace with the Wei kingdom and make other countries suspicious. In addition, His Majesty can also marry the crown prince of the Yan Kingdom. In this way, the plan of 'Hopping' will go bankrupt. King Huiwen thought that Zhang Yi's suggestion was reasonable, so he promised to return Xiangling and the other seven cities to the Wei state, and the two countries reached a reconciliation.
Su Qin rushed to consolidate the alliance
The State of Wei sent someone to return the dowry to the King of Qin and married his daughter to the Prince of Qin. When King Zhao learned the news, he summoned Su Qin anxiously, rebuking him and saying, "You have always advocated the six countries to unite to resist the Qin State, but now it has been less than a year, and both the Wei and Yan countries have established friendly relations with the Qin State, and the alliance can no longer be relied on!" If the State of Qin suddenly sends troops to invade the State of Zhao, can we still count on the assistance of Wei and Yan? ”
Su Qin was sincerely terrified and felt that he was faceless, so he asked King Zhao to allow him to send an envoy to the Yan Kingdom. Su Qin left the State of Zhao and went to the Kingdom of Yan. King Yi of Yan appointed him Xiangguo. At that time, shortly after King Yi ascended the throne, King Qi Xuan took advantage of the Yan state funeral to attack the Yan state and occupied ten cities. King Yi said to Su Qin: "King Xian listened to your advice and maintained friendly relations with the Six Nations. Now that the corpse of the first king is not cold, and the army of the Qi State has pressed the territory and snatched ten cities, have we forgotten all the oaths we made in Huanshui? Su Qin replied, "Please let me go to the Qi Kingdom as an envoy, and I will definitely return to these ten cities for you." King Yan Yi nodded and agreed to his request.
Su Qin came to the Kingdom of Qi and met King Xuan of Qi and said, "King Yan is your ally and the son-in-law of King Qin. The great king coveted the interests of the ten cities of the Yan Kingdom, which would not only make the Yan Kingdom resent the Qi State, but also make the Qin State dissatisfied with the Qi State. It is not a wise move to gain ten cities and incur the resentment of two countries. The king might as well heed my advice and return the ten cities to the Yan Kingdom, so that Yan and Qin would be happy. If the State of Qi can maintain friendly relations with these two countries, then it will no longer be difficult to command the world. King Qi Xuan thought about it, adopted his opinion, and returned the ten cities to the Yan Kingdom.
Su Qin was forced to leave the Yan Kingdom
After Su Qin returned to the Yan Kingdom, King Yan Yi's mother, Lady Wen, had long been fond of Su Qin's talents, so she sent her subordinates to summon Su Qin into the harem and forcibly fornicated with him. When King Yi learned of this, he pretended not to know anything. However, Su Qin was very worried about this, but he could not get rid of Mrs. Wen's entanglement. Therefore, he tried in every possible way to become friends with Yan Xiangguozi and became the sons and daughters of his sons and daughters. He also made his younger brothers Su Dai, Su Li and Zizhi brothers to consolidate his position.
Madame Yan summoned Su Qin many times, which made him even more afraid, and he didn't want to go very much, but he couldn't think of a reason to refuse, for fear of offending Mrs. Wen. So he had a plan, and he persuaded the King of Yan: "The Kingdom of Yan and the State of Qi will merge with each other sooner or later. I am willing to go to the Qi Kingdom for the Great King to carry out anti-intervening activities. King Yi asked, "What is the anti-ma?" Su Qin replied, "I will pretend to offend the Yan Kingdom and flee to the Qi Kingdom." King Qi will definitely reuse me. Then, I will help the Yan State by sabotaging the dynastic government of the Qi State and weakening the Qi State. King Yi granted his request, withdrew his seal, and Su Qin fled to the state of Qi.
Su Qin corrupted the Qi dynasty
King Xuan of Qi valued Su Qin's reputation and appointed him a guest secretary. Su Qin took the opportunity to use hunting, sound and other means to influence King Xuan. King Xuan liked money, so Su Qin suggested increasing taxes and collecting tyranny; King Xuan was lustful, and Su Qin went around selecting palace maids for him. However, King Qi Xuan was not wary of these situations, and preferred Su Qin even more. Xiang Guotian Ying and Hakka Meng Ke tried to persuade him, but he couldn't listen at all. After the death of King Xuan, he was succeeded by his son King Xiangdi. At the beginning, King Xiang was also diligent in imperial politics, marrying King Qin's daughter as queen, and Feng Tian Ying as Duke Xue, named Jing Guo Jun, while Su Qin still served as a guest secretary.
Zhang Yi then persuaded the Wei state to unite with the Qin state
After Zhang Yi learned that Su Qin had left the Zhao state, he knew that the treaty of cooperation between the six kingdoms would sooner or later become waste paper, so he persuaded the king of Qin not to return the land of Xiangling Qiyi in the Wei state. King Xiang of Wei was very angry about this and sent people to the Qin state to claim land. King Hui of Qin not only refused to give it, but also sent Gongzi Hua as a general and Zhang Yi as an adjutant general, leading an army to attack the Wei state, and soon captured Puyang. At this time, Zhang Yi suggested to the King of Qin that Puyang be returned to the Wei state, and sent Gongzi Xiu as a hostage to the Wei state to achieve reconciliation. The King of Qin agreed to his suggestion and sent Zhang Yi to personally send Gongzi Xiu to the Wei state.
King Xiang of Wei thanked the King of Qin in front of Zhang Yi, who said: "The King of Qin was particularly friendly to the Wei state, but he captured the city but did not take possession, and sent hostages to come. The Wei State must not be rude to the Qin State, and should consider how to thank the Qin State. King Xiang asked, "How should we thank you, sir?" Zhang Yi replied, "Apart from land, the Qin Kingdom doesn't want anything. If the great king can cede the land to thank the Qin state, the Qin state will inevitably cherish the Wei state more. If the Qin State and the Wei State unite against the other princely states, the Great King will definitely receive ten times more compensation from the other countries than is now dedicated to the Qin State. King Xiang was confused by his words, so he offered Shaoliang's land to thank the Qin state, and did not dare to accept the Qin state's hostages. The King of Qin was very happy and deposed Gongsun Yan and appointed Zhang Yi as Xiangguo.
Chu and Wei then established a longitudinal alliance
After the death of King Chuwei, his son Xiong Huai succeeded to the throne, which was King Huai of Chu. Zhang Yi sent a letter to King Huai, asking to bring back his wife and children from the State of Chu and to clarify the grievances of stealing jade before. King Huai of Chu called Zhaoyang, who had wronged Zhang Yi in the first place, and reproached him in person: "Zhang Yi is a wise man, why didn't you recommend him to the king of Xian, but forced him to flee the Chu state, so that he was reused by the king of Qin?" Zhaoyang was speechless, angry and ashamed, and died of illness shortly after returning home. King Huai was worried about Zhang Yi's service to the Qin state, so he sent people to the Yan kingdom to visit Su Qin, hoping to re-contact the six kingdoms and implement the covenant of concord and unite against the Qin state. However, at this time, Su Qin had already left the Yan Kingdom for the Qi Kingdom.
In order to undermine Hezheng, Zhang Yi asked the King of Qin to allow him to resign from Xiangguo and seek office in the Wei state. King Qin Huiwen asked puzzled, "Why did you abandon the Qin Kingdom and go to the Wei Kingdom?" Zhang Yi replied, "The princes of the Six Kingdoms are all obsessed with Su Qin's covenant, and it is difficult to quickly dissolve their alliance at present. If I can grasp the power of the Wei state, I will make the Wei state the first to obey the Qin state and become an example for the princes. King Huiwen agreed to his request. Zhang Yi came to the Wei state and was indeed appointed Xiangguo.
Zhang Yi persuaded King Xiang: "Daliang borders the State of Chu to the south, the State of Zhao to the north, the State of Qi to the east, and Korea to the west. Therefore, if it is not subordinate to the Qin state and protected by the Qin state, it will be difficult for the Wei state to maintain security. King Wei Xiang hesitated.
In order to strengthen King Xiang's determination to defect to the Qin state, Zhang Yi secretly sent people to let the Qin army conquer the Wei state, defeated the Wei army and occupied Quwo. There is a poem that reads:
Shi Qi went for Yan Bang, and Xiang Wei came because of the Qin State. Although it is divided into two ways from the horizontal, it is generally repeated small talents.
The result backfired, and King Xiang of Wei was furious, even more unwilling to obey the Qin state, and stepped up discussions with various countries on the matter of cooperation, and the six states still elected King Huai of Chu as the "chief of the concubine". Therefore, Su Qin was more valued in the State of Qi.
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