Strange goods can be lived, which is a familiar idiom allusion, which means to store rare goods and wait for them to be sold at a high price. It is often a metaphor for profiting from a unique skill or thing. "History of Lü Buwei Lie": "Lü Buwei Jia Handan, see (Zi Chu) and pity, said: 'This strange goods can be lived. During the Warring States period, Lü Buwei spent his early years in business at Yang Zhai (around present-day Yuzhou City, Henan Province), supported the protons of the Qin state to return to the throne, and became the King of Xiang of Qinzhuang, worshiping Xiangguo, sealing the Wenxin Marquis, and eating 100,000 households in Luoyang, Henan.
Therefore, for King Xiang of Qinzhuang, because of the background of Lü Buwei and Qin Shi Huang, he was a mediocre monarch in the eyes of many people. In particular, King Xiang of Qinzhuang could inherit the throne, and many people attributed it to lü Buwei's credit. After the death of King Xiang of Qinzhuang, his son Qin Shi Huang destroyed the Six Kingdoms of Shandong and established the Qin Dynasty, which made it easier for people to ignore the monarch of Qinzhuang Xiangwang. So, the question is, is Qin Shi Huang's father, Qin Zhuang Xiangwang, really a mediocre monarch?
One
First of all, King Xiang of Qinzhuang (281 BC – 247 BC), also known as King Zhuang of Qinzhuang, surnamed Zhao, real name Yiren, later renamed Chu (一作子楚), son of King Xiaowen of Qin, father of Qin Shi Huang, and monarch of the State of Qin during the Warring States period. Zi Chu worked as a proton in the Zhao state of Handan in his early years, and later became the monarch of the Qin state with the help of Lü Buwei. Therefore, in relevant historical allusions, especially in literary works, King Xiang of Qinzhuang became a relatively mediocre character, and correspondingly, Lü Buwei, who helped him ascend to the throne, became a well-known figure.
However, in the author's opinion, as the father of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the ages, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang is actually a more accomplished monarch. In the first year of King Xiaowen of Qin (250 BC), King Xiaowen of Qin suddenly became violent three days after his official ascension to the throne, and Zi Chu took the throne as King Xiang of Qinzhuang. After King Xiang of Qin zhuang succeeded to the throne, he ordered a general amnesty for the world, commended the meritorious servants of the previous kings according to their merits, gave preferential treatment to the relatives of the clan, and gave alms to the people. From this, it is very obvious that the behavior of King Xiang of Qin zhuang after he ascended the throne is obviously not something that a mediocre monarch can do. Moreover, combined with the situation in the Qin state at that time, the behavior of King Xiang of Qin Zhuang could be described as the right medicine.
Two
As we all know, before King Xiang of Qin Zhuang and King Xiaowen of Qin, King Zhaoxiang of Qin launched many wars during his reign, such as the familiar Battle of Changping and the Battle of Handan, all of which occurred during the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin. Although these battles objectively weakened the six kingdoms of Shandong, such as the State of Wei, Korea, and the State of Zhao, this also made the soldiers and clans of the State of Qin pay a lot of sacrifices, and made the people of the State of Qin feel more pressure. Therefore, after King Xiang of Qin zhuang succeeded to the throne, he ordered a general amnesty for the world, commended the meritorious servants of the previous kings according to their merits, gave preferential treatment to the relatives of the clan, and gave alms to the people.
Therefore, it is very obvious that through the strategy of gentle pacification, King Xiang of Qin Zhuang not only gave the tired Qin state a certain rest, but also won the support of the Qin clan and heroes, which obviously laid a good foundation for Qin Shi Huang to launch a war to eliminate the Six Kingdoms. Further, the way of literature and martial arts, one by one, during the period of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, this string of the Qin State jumped too tightly, so after king Xiang of Qin Zhuang took the throne, he chose to send this string appropriately. From this point of view, King Xiang of Qinzhuang's means of governing the country was relatively superb.
Three
At the same time, after King Xiang of Qinzhuang ascended the throne, he honored his biological mother Xia Ji as Empress Xia, and his adoptive mother Lady Huayang as Empress Huayang, and appointed Lü Buwei as Xiangbang and Fengwen Xinhou. That is, for Lady Huayang and Lü Buwei, who had helped him, King Xiang of Qinzhuang knew about Entu Bao and did not cross the river to tear down the bridge, of course, for his birth mother Xia Ji, King Xiang of Qinzhuang did not ignore it. In the first year of the reign of King Xiang of Qinzhuang (249 BC), Duke Wen of Eastern Zhou conspired with the princes to attack the State of Qin, and King Xiang of Qin zhuang learned that he ordered Lü Buwei to lead an army to destroy the Eastern Zhou state and move the Eastern Zhou Duke to Yuyang Renju (present-day western Linru County, Henan Province).
In this regard, in the view of many historians, the elimination of the remnants of the Eastern Zhou royal family undoubtedly cleared the way for the establishment of the Qin Dynasty. After the XiangWang of Xuzhou and the Xiangwang of the Five Kingdoms, the seven warring states of qin, Korea, Wei, Zhao, Qi, Chu, and Yan had all been proclaimed kings, which made the authority of Zhou Tianzi almost disappear. However, as long as the Eastern Zhou royal family existed for one day, this was an important obstacle to the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, that is, the Zhou Tianzi was still the nominal Tianzi. Therefore, during the reign of King Xiang of Qinzhuang, a small number of soldiers and horses were used to solve the Eastern Zhou royal family, which naturally helped Qin Shi Huang to launch the Qin War to destroy the Six Kingdoms.
Four
Finally, after eliminating the Eastern Zhou forces, King Xiang of Qin also sent Meng Xiao and other military generals to attack the territories of Korea, wei, and Zhao. Among them, King Xiang of Qinzhuang established Sanchuan Commandery on the territory of Korea he seized, and captured Taiyuan of the Zhao State, Gaodu and Ji of the Wei State. Among them, as far as Taiyuan is concerned, it can be said that the rise of the Zhao state, such as the Spring and Autumn Period and the watershed of the Warring States, the Battle of Jinyang, broke out here. In this regard, in the author's opinion, during the reign of King Xiang of QinZhuang, by encroaching on the territory of the Three Jins, it not only helped to expand the territory of the Qin State, but also avoided launching decisive battles such as the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Handan. Because the State of Qin was still in the recovery stage at that time, it was not suitable for launching a large-scale campaign.
However, if you give up your foreign expansion, it will also give the six countries of Shandong a chance to breathe. On this basis, The strategy of King Xiang of Qinzhuang encroaching on the territory of the Three Jins can be said to have achieved a compromise and balance effect. During the reign of King Xiang of Qinzhuang, the combined forces of the Wei prince Xinling Junhe Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, and Chu defeated the Qin army south of the Yellow River, and Meng Xiao was defeated and retreated. Although they suffered defeat, King Xiang of Qin zhuang ordered the Qin army to hold out, which led to the inability of the Xinling Emperor Wei Wuji to further expand the results of the battle, which prompted the Six Kingdoms of Shandong to fundamentally achieve the effect of weakening the Qin state.
Soon after, the alliance of the six countries in Shandong collapsed on its own, and even the situation of countries attacking each other appeared. In May of the third year of the reign of King Xiang of Qinzhuang (247 BC), King Xiang of Qinzhuang died at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve five. Although he reigned for only about three years, in just three years, King Xiang of Qin zhuang seized the territory of Taiyuan County, Sanchuan County, Shangdang County, and other counties, and the implementation of these counties consolidated the occupation of the Qin State for the expansion of the territory, and also laid a good foundation for Qin Shi Huang to establish the Qin Dynasty. To a certain extent, if King Xiang of Qin Zhuang could reign for a longer time, perhaps the establishment of the Qin Dynasty could be advanced. What do you think about that? Feel free to leave your views and let's discuss them together.