Preface
Qin Shi Huang was able to unite the six kingdoms, dominate the world, and become the first emperor of the ages, not only because he had great ambitions, but also because he had many famous generals who could fight well.
Among them is Wang Qian, Wang Jian can be said to have made great achievements in Qin Shi Huang's fight against the world, and he is also the most capable of many generals.
Although Wang Jian was able to fight well and made great achievements, "no one is perfect", he had a bad habit before the war, which made Qin Shi Huang feel very distressed, but it was still within the acceptable range, so he could only tolerate it.
So what is Wang Qian's bad habit? Why did Qin Shi Huang feel distressed and tolerate Wang Jian at the same time?
1. A general with outstanding military achievements
Wang Jian was born in the Warring States Period, and the monarchs of various countries fought each other for land and people, and launched wars many times, resulting in the people living in dire straits, and countless soldiers also sacrificed for it.
Wang Jian looked at the corpse-strewn land in front of him, and listened to the pain and wails of losing his relatives, which made him feel very sad.
But the scene in front of him touched him greatly, and he made up his mind that he must become a useful person, practice martial arts, and read military books well, so as to serve the country and calm the world.
It wasn't until he became an adult that he immediately signed up for conscription, entered the barracks, became an ordinary soldier, and like many soldiers, began to practice martial arts and go to the battlefield to fight.
Wang Jian fought bravely on the battlefield, bravely killed the enemy, and made a lot of contributions, and was soon promoted to general by Yingzheng, allowing him to command hundreds of thousands of troops.
Wang Jian naturally did not live up to Ying Zheng's expectations, not only can he use it freely in every battle, but also is good at using surprise soldiers, successively won nine cities of Zhao State, wiped out hundreds of thousands of troops, and directly attacked Handan, the capital of Zhao State, and captured King Zhao.
Then he continued to lead the army eastward, crossed Yishui, and defeated the Yan army, which shows Wang Qian's ability to lead the troops, Wang Jian became famous after that, and the princes of other countries were deeply afraid after hearing Wang Qian's name.
At this time, Qin Shi Huang was at an ambitious moment because he had won many cities one after another, and ordered to take advantage of the victory to pursue and annex the six kingdoms in one fell swoop, so as to achieve the unification of the world.
Especially after the elimination of Yan and Zhao, Yingzheng was full of confidence, and was actively preparing to kill the next target - Chu State, Chu State is not located in the plain of Yan and Zhao, but in the watery south of the Yangtze River.
The Jiangnan region is rich in products, so it is very rich in soldiers, so in the eyes of Qin, Chu is indeed a strong opponent, so in the selection of people for this attack on Chu, Qin Shihuang only selected two people.
One is Li Xin, who is "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers", and the other is Wang Qian, who has been experienced in a hundred battles and has very rich combat experience. The two of them have their own strengths, and for a while, Qin Shi Huang couldn't make up his mind.
So he asked the ministers to express their opinions, choose the candidates they wanted, and listen to their opinions, but obviously, "the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable", and the opinions of the ministers are indeed very important, but it is difficult to choose a general between the two.
2. Send people to attack the state of Chu
In the end, Ying Zheng decided to deal with the two people in person, which was also a test for the two of them, and then decided who should be sent to fight. King Qin sat in the main hall, facing Li Xin and Wang Jian below.
First, he asked Li Xin: "How many men and horses do you think you need to send to attack the Chu State?" Li Xin replied confidently: "Only 200,000 horses are needed." ”
King Qin neither expressed satisfaction nor shook his head in veto, but instead asked Wang Jian instead: "How many men do you think will be needed to attack the state of Chu?"
Wang Jian pondered for a moment before replying to King Qin: "According to Weichen's opinion, it is necessary to have 600,000 horses to take down the state of Chu. After hearing this, King Qin shook his head and smiled, and only said one sentence: "General Wang Jian is still old." ”
600,000 horses are almost all the combat strength of the Qin State, and it is still a bit overkill to deal with a Chu State, so Qin Shi Huang still agrees with Li Xin's point of view.
Although Li Xin is young, he dares to fight, and his performance on the battlefield is also commendable, and he is very capable of fighting, not inferior to Wang Qian, a general, and King Qin only thinks that Wang Jian is now old and less brave.
So the king of Qin appointed Li Xin as the commander, and immediately led the army to fight against the state of Chu, but Wang Jian did not put forward a little objection, although he knew that Li Xin would be defeated in this battle, and also wanted to admonish, but did not want to attract the suspicion of the king of Qin, and finally only begged the old man to return to his hometown.
Seeing this, King Qin was even more convinced of Wang Qian's old age and uselessness, and exchanged a few words with Wang Jian before agreeing. Li Xin led an army of 200,000 to attack the state of Chu, and the king of Qin specially gave Li Xin a trip in the long and short pavilions to boost morale.
Li Xin was flattered when he saw this, and expressed his sincerity to the King of Qin: "The king, please rest assured, the state of Chu is just a small land, and if you have a minister, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort and return triumphantly." ”
Especially when Li Xin saw that King Qin did not choose Wang Qian, but chose him, he felt even more important, and he was very happy in his heart, thinking that even a general like Wang Jian was inferior to him, and he did not put Chu Jun in his eyes.
But he never thought that it was because of his light enemy that the Chu army had an opportunity. Li Xin was eager to make meritorious contributions, and did not carry out some rectification, but directly launched an attack on the enemy army.
However, the Chu army has always been prepared, and it can be said that it is fully prepared, and it is a blow to Li Xin and others who are directly attacking, and they soon fall into the encirclement of the Chu army.
In the end, Li Xin was also rescued desperately under the protection of other generals, and was fortunate enough to escape, after hearing the news, King Qin was very shocked, and couldn't help but sigh that he didn't know people clearly, used the wrong person, and made Wang Jian the old general cold.
3. A bad habit before the war
In order to reverse the current unfavorable war situation, King Qin did not hesitate to pull down his face and go to Wang Qian's hometown Pinyang to apologize to Wang Qian, but Wang Jian ignored King Qin.
Therefore, King Qin thought that Wang Jian was still angry in his heart, so he took the initiative to say: "If you have any conditions, you can mention them, and I will agree." ”
Only then did Wang Jian say his unspeakable secrets, he just said according to the situation: "If you want to take the state of Chu, you must have an army of 600,000." ”
The army of 600,000 is indeed the strength of the whole country of Qin, and all the King of Qin cares about is that a veteran like Wang Jian has a prominent position in the army and has a higher prestige, which is the biggest threat and fear for the King of Qin.
He was afraid that Wang Jian would support his own army because of this, so he was worried, but now there is no better way to change this situation, so he simply let Wang Jian command the 600,000 army, and he just sent people to keep an eye on Wang Qian.
But Wang Jian knows that "those who want the same up and down win." "Only by working together can we win, and King Qin's distrust is the biggest constraint on him.
So in order to relieve the uneasiness in King Qin's heart, he put forward a request, to have a good field and a beautiful house, so that King Qin thought that he had a plan in order to be at ease, and King Qin was indeed full of joy because he saw Wang Jian have a plan.
In the end, Wang Jian defeated the state of Chu because he did not have the suspicion of the king of Qin, and returned triumphantly, and the king of Qin also gave him the good land and beautiful house as promised.
epilogue
It is precisely because of Wang Qian's request that some material needs make King Qin less suspicious of him, and he also preserves himself, even if King Qin gives Wang Jian something, he will feel heartache, but he also knows that Wang Jian has no intention of rebellion, and he can only tolerate it for the sake of the unification of the world.