Su Qin was a famous columnist in the Warring States Period, who once lobbied the six countries to form a joint alliance to resist the encroachment of Qin, and once made Qin dare not send a letter to Guguan for fifteen years.
His success was also based on the unity and trust of the six nations, and all efforts would be in vain if one of them reneged on the Covenant.
Qi was such a perfidious state, colluding with Qin to attack Zhao and Song for its own interests, which led to the collapse of the alliance and the loss of Su Qin's status as the seal of the six states.
Many people say that this is his defeat, but in fact, Su Qin's real purpose is to take revenge on the Qi State. used his resourcefulness and eloquence to plunge the Qi country into a crisis step by step, and finally almost led to the destruction of the Qi country.
So, what's the story? Let's talk about it today.
Destroy the Qi-Qin alliance and trigger the Five Kingdoms to attack Qi
As we all know, the state of Qi and the state of Qin were the two great powers during the Warring States period, and if the two countries joined forces, they could easily annex other countries and become the overlords of the world.
In order to win over the Qi State, the Qin State once proposed the co-governance plan of the "East and West Emperors", that is, the Qin State was called the Western Emperor, and the Qi State was called the Eastern Emperor, and jointly divided and ruled the world.
This is a very tempting choice for the Qi State, because it can guarantee the safety and dignity of the Qi State, and it can also give the Qi State a chance to expand its own power.
Su Qin skillfully took advantage of the mentality of King Qi wanting to be the first, first inducing Qi to refuse the co-governance plan of becoming emperor with Qin, and then letting Qi take the lead in gathering Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei and other countries to attack Qin, completely ruining the relationship between Qi and Qin.
Su Qin's purpose in doing this was very simple, that is, to let Qi and Qin consume each other, and also make other countries hostile and wary of Qi, laying the groundwork for the later Five Kingdoms to attack Qi.
Human desires are endless, and the ambitions of the Qi state at its peak are even more so, which not only wants to conquer the Qin state, but also wants to annex other countries, such as the Song and Yan states in particular.
The Song State was a neighbor of the Qi State, located in the Central Plains with a large population and a prosperous economy, which was an important target for the expansion of the Qi State. Yan is the feud of Qi, located in the northeast and has a vast territory, and the strong army is the henchman of Qi.
Su Qin took advantage of the greed of the Qi State, used the Song State as a bait, and used the United Five Kingdoms to attack Qin as an illusion, and all the way he led the Five Kingdoms Combined Coalition Army Chen Bing Hangu Pass to attack Qin, so that all the princes and countries and the iron tiger of Qin State could bite it.
When the Qin State and the Four Kingdoms did not have time to intervene, the other Qi army attacked the Song Dynasty and quickly destroyed the Song Dynasty and annexed the Song land, and there was no doubt that the actions of the Qi State offended other countries.
Sure enough, after the destruction of the Song Dynasty by the Qi State, other countries were furious, and they broke with it one after another, and instead reconciled with the Qin State to form a five-nation alliance to launch a full-scale attack on the Qi State.
The state of Qi fell into an embattled predicament, Su Qin's plan was successfully implemented, Le Yi led the army of Yan to sweep more than 70 cities of the state of Qi, leaving only two small cities of Jimo and Lü, although the rebellion was achieved in the later period, it never regained its former glory and strength.
Wear the seal of the six countries
In the history of the mainland, everyone knows that Su Qin's "joint vertical" and Zhang Yi's "continuous horizontal" are very powerful vertical and horizontal techniques, stirring up the Warring States Period for more than 100 years, but they don't know that his true identity is a spy, and the so-called "wearing the seal of the six countries" is just a process to achieve the goal.
When Su Qin was young, he worshipped Guiguzi as his teacher, and after completing his studies, he lobbied the countries but was repeatedly neglected and achieved nothing, and then studied "Yin Fu" behind closed doors to master the art of vertical and horizontal and went out again.
In the early days, Su Qin did not get a chance to find an official position in other countries, but he was greatly respected and treated well in Yan Kingdom, and it is reported that he even had an affair with the mother of King Yan.
Su Qin was a knowledgeable and eloquent columnist, and King Yan Zhao was a wise, decisive and ambitious monarch, the two met and knew each other in the troubled times, and jointly planned and longitudinal, creating a glorious history for the Yan Kingdom.
When Su Qin first arrived in Yan State, Yan State was in the midst of civil strife, and after the death of Yan Wango, Yan Xiangzi usurped the throne, and Prince Ping and General City were killed by Zizhi by raising troops to resist. Zhao sent Le Chi to send the prince back to Yan State, and the Yan people established the prince as the king, which was the king of Yan Zhao.
Su Qin was deeply moved by the strength of King Yan Zhao when he saw him, and analyzed the situation and interests of Yan to him, and suggested that he unite with Zhao to resist external threats.
King Yan Zhao thought that Su Qin's proposal was very reasonable, and promised Su Qin that "if he can maintain the stability of Yan State with a concerted measure, he is willing to repay the whole country", and funded him to go to lobby other countries.
Su Qin lobbied Han, Wei, Qi, Chu and other countries successively, and used various ingenious rhetoric and means to persuade the kings of various countries to form a joint alliance.
Su Qin's exploits shocked the world, and also made King Yan Zhao respect and trust him very much, and often consulted him on state affairs and listened to his advice. In order to repay Yan Guo's kindness and realize his ambitions, Su Qin decided to avenge Yan Guo.
The real identity is actually a spy
It turned out that during the period of internal chaos in the Yan Kingdom, the Qi State had invaded and plundered countless people's wealth, and had become the enemy of the Yan Kingdom.
Su Qin took advantage of Qi's strength and ambition to provoke contradictions with other countries, so as to achieve the goal of isolating and weakening Qi, so as to achieve Yan's revenge on Qi.
Later, in order to protect the Yan State and fight against the Qi State, he was ordered by the King of Yan Zhao to enter Qi to engage in anti-intermediary activities, so that Qi was tired of foreign wars. Su Qin's behavior was also very simple, encouraging King Min of Qi to claim that the emperor was independent and dominated the world, which caused dissatisfaction among the other five countries in the world.
The people of Qi complained about the king of Qi, and the five countries attacked Qi under internal and external difficulties, and there is the above story. At this time, Su Qin's anti-intermediary activities were also exposed, and he was hated by the ministers of Qi and died.
King Yan Zhao was grieved to learn of Su Qin's death and held a grand funeral for him to express his admiration and remembrance. Of course, there is another theory for Su Qin's death, that is, the "assassination theory".
According to the records of "Historical Records: The Biography of Su Qin", Su Qin was assassinated and killed in the Qi State. At that time, King Xuan of Qi died and King Qi succeeded to the throne, and Su Qin was the most trusted person of the new emperor, so the ministers of Qi sent people to assassinate Su Qin in order to compete for the favor of the new king.
Although Su Qin escaped assassination, he was still too seriously injured and was about to die soon. In order to catch the murderer behind the scenes, on his deathbed, he suggested that the king of Qi sentence him to the punishment of car splitting for treason, and offered a large reward to capture the assassin to avenge himself.
The king of Qi adopted Su Qin's suggestion, and the early assassins of Su Qin saw that King Min of Qi hated Su Qin so much, and thought that he had done a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, so he went to the government to ask for a bounty, but these people were all arrested on the spot and died by five horses.
In general, the identity of the real Su Qin in history has changed very frequently, so it is difficult to verify the truth of his death. However, one thing is certain, Su Qin's Lianheng has had a great impact on both Qin and Qi, and he is worthy of the name of the first strategist of Hezhong.
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