It must be Chun Shenjun Huang Xie!
Huang Xie made the favorite concubine of the king of Chu pregnant with her own flesh and blood, and also promoted her to the position of the crown prince of Chu. 楚王去世后，黄歇在奔丧的途中被国舅李园派去的刺客杀害，头颅被割下扔在了棘门外。
Chunshenjun Huang Xie and Xinling Jun Wei Wuji, Meng Weijun Tianwen, and Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng are known as the four sons of the Warring States. Because they are courteous and virtuous, they recruit virtuous and virtuous people, and all the people in the world respect them and come to vote.
There were 3,000 diners under the four princes of the Warring States period, reaching the peak of the doorman system during the Warring States period. With the assistance of the doormen, they roamed the world and stirred up the situation of the Warring States, each with its own legend.
Wei Wuji stole talismans to save Zhao and postpone the unification of Qin, which was the most important of all princes; Huang Xie accompanied the crown prince into Qin for ten years and restored the state of Chu with outstanding ability; Tian Wenhe resisted Qin and broke through Hangu Pass, which no one could match; Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, squandered his wealth and defended Handan, and was as good as a stream.
So, what was the final outcome of the four sons of the Warring States Period?
01
Chun Shen Jun Huang Xie
In 273 BC, in the Battle of Huayang, the Qin general Bai Qi led his army to destroy 150,000 Wei and Zhao coalition troops in one fell swoop. Subsequently, the king of Qin ordered Bai Qi to lead the combined forces of Han and Wei to attack the state of Chu with victory.
When Huang Xie, who was on his mission to Xianyang, heard the news, he immediately entered the palace and invited the King of Qin, wanting to stop Qin's plan to attack Chu.
King Fang of Qin Zhao ordered Bai Qi to attack Chu with Han and Wei, but it was not done, and Chu made Huang Xie suitable for Qin and heard Qin's plan.
Huang Xie analyzed the pros and cons for the King of Qin, hoping to take this opportunity to ally with the Qin State.
King Qin knew very well that if he rashly attacked Chu at this time, it was very likely to cause a counterattack by the surrounding small countries, and the gains outweighed the losses. But if he allied with Chu because of this, he would never let Chu take advantage of it, so he proposed to let the prince of Chu enter Qin as a hostage.
Huang Xie saw that the King of Qin had already made a condition, and knew that he was resolute, so he could only set off to return to Chu with the generous gifts and covenants prepared by Qin. In the face of Qin's coercion, the king of Chu could only reluctantly accept the conditions offered by the king of Qin.
This decision was like a thunderbolt from the blue for Xiong Wan, the crown prince of Chu State, and he was blown up. Huang Xie saw Xiong Wan's concerns, so he promised Xiong Wan to accompany him to Qin as a hostage.
In 272 BC, Xiong Wan, the crown prince of Chu, went to Qin as a hostage and stayed for ten years, and Huang Xie also accompanied him for ten years. In the past ten years, the two have lived tremblingly, walking on thin ice, for fear that the two countries will go to war, and Xiong Wan will become a victim of the war.
In 263 BC, the king of Chu was critically ill and his days were running out, and after Xiong Wan learned the news, he wanted to return to Chu as soon as possible. But the king of Qin insisted that Xiong Wan stay in Xianyang, and only allowed Huang Xie to return to Chu to visit. Huang Xie was helpless, but he didn't want to give up.
So, he asked his attendants to bring his own clothes and let Xiong Wan take advantage of the night to disguise himself and go out of the city. After Xiong Wan left Xianyang, Huang Xie refused all visitors on the grounds that the prince was ill.
It wasn't until Xiong finished walking away that Huang Xie took the initiative to enter the palace and explain the truth to King Qin. King Qin didn't expect Huang Xie to be so bold, and in a fit of anger, he ordered him to commit suicide.
But Fan Ju believes that if Xiong Wan can successfully inherit the throne this time, he will definitely reuse Huang Xie. Now, it is better to sell the bear and let Huang Xie go, and the Chu State will definitely be grateful.
Eventually, the King of Qin listened to Fan Ju's advice and released Huang Xie back to the state of Chu.
In 262 BC, King Qingxiang of Chu died of illness, and the crown prince Xiong Wan succeeded to the throne, known as King Chu Kaolie. Huang Xie was appointed as the commander of the state of Chu, and was crowned Chun Shenjun, and the king of Chu also gave him the fief of the twelve counties north of the Huai River.
With Huang Xie's dedicated assistance, the state of Chu gradually settled down, and the national strength gradually recovered, but Xiong Wan still couldn't be happy, because for so many years, he had never had an heir.
In order to solve the problem of heirs, for many years, Huang Xie has been looking for beauties of the right age to dedicate to the palace, but unfortunately, the harem beauties are like clouds, but no one can give birth to an heir for the king of Chu.
Just when Huang Xie was worried, a Zhao man named Li Yuan came to Chu and became Huang Xie's guard, and he came with ulterior motives this time.
One day, Li Yuan pretended to go home to visit relatives, and Pan Huan returned to Lingyin's mansion a few days later, Huang Xie saw that he was late and couldn't help but care: "I went home for a few days, but what happened at home?"
Li Yuan sighed and said: "Don't hide it, I have a younger sister, born beautifully, was taken by the king of Qi, a few days ago, the king of Qi sent a messenger to the house to ask for marriage, but I didn't want to marry her into the state of Qi, this time I brought her to the state of Chu, so I missed the return date." ”
When Huang Xie heard this, he couldn't help but be curious about Li Yuan's sister, so he asked Li Yuan to bring his sister into the mansion, and Huang Xie's request was exactly what Li Yuan wanted.
On the second day, Li Yuan took his sister Li Huan to Ling Yin's mansion. The girl is graceful and graceful, and Huang Xie wanted to dedicate her to the king of Chu when he saw her. But who knows, before Huang Xie could speak, Li Yuan opened his mouth and said that Li Huan was dedicated to Huang Xie.
Huang Xie naturally included Li Huan in the mansion, and he was even more fond of Li Huan, but he didn't expect that this was a trap set by Li Yuan.
Li Yuan is a scheming and ambitious person, he has long wanted to dedicate his sister to the king of Chu, if his sister can give birth to a son and ascend to the throne of the queen, he can also rise to the top by virtue of his status as a relative.
However, he saw countless beauties entering the palace of the king of Chu and being favored by the king of Chu, but none of them could be pregnant, he began to suspect that the problem might be the king of Chu.
King Chu Kaoli had no children, and Chunshen Jun was afflicted, and those who begged for women and children entered it, and there were many people, and they died childless. Zhao Li Yuan held his female brother, the king of Chu who wanted to enter, heard that he was not suitable for a son, and he was afraid that he would not be favored for a long time.
He decided to dedicate his sister Li Huan to Huang Xie first, and after she became pregnant, he would encourage Huang Xie to dedicate her sister to the king of Chu. In this way, once Li Huan gives birth to a boy, he will be the crown prince of Chu and will definitely be able to inherit the throne in the future.
Li Huan became pregnant a month after entering the house, and she told her brother Li Yuan the news as soon as possible.
At first, Huang Xie was very happy to learn that Li Huan was pregnant, and Li Huan took the opportunity to persuade Huang Xie to sacrifice her to the king of Chu.
She persuaded Huang Xie that if the King of Chu has no heirs, then the one who will inherit the throne in the future must be the brother of the King of Chu, but Huang Xie has been in power all these years, and he has already offended them, and if the King of Chu dies, Huang Xie will inevitably be liquidated.
After much thought, Huang decided to implement Li Huan's plan.
Soon after, he secretly sent Li Huan out of the mansion to hide, and then wrote to the king of Chu, saying that he had found a stunning beauty among the people and wanted to offer it to the king of Chu, and the king of Chu gladly accepted.
On the night Li Huan entered the palace, the king of Chu summoned her.
A month later, Li Huan saw that the time was ripe, so he told the king of Chu the news that she was pregnant. A few months later, Li Huan gave birth to a healthy boy, whom the king of Chu named him Han and made him the crown prince, and Li Huan was also canonized as queen.
And Li Yuan, as the queen's elder brother and the prince's uncle, also officially entered the court as an official and was reused by the king of Chu.
In 241 BC, the king of Chu decided to unite the kingdoms to fight against Qin. Due to the strength of the Chu State, the King of Chu was promoted to the position of the head of the Qin Alliance, and the actual command of the war was handed over to Huang Xie.
After the coalition forces were assembled, Huang Xie appointed Pang Xuan, a famous general of Zhao, as the commander and led the army to attack Qin.
After analyzing the military situation, Lü Buwei, the prime minister of Qin, decided to raid the Chu army camp with elite troops first, and the Chu army got the military report, mistakenly thinking that Qin raised a country's troops to attack, and retreated directly without a fight.
The war against Qin on this occasion is known as the "Battle of Yu" in history. This was also the last war against Qin before Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms.
However, this war was not without fierce exchanges and bloodshed, and the Qin State took advantage of the weakness of the alliance and unfavorable coordination to make it a complete defeat.
When the king of Chu learned the news, he was furious and reprimanded Huang Xie in public, and he no longer trusted Huang Xie.
At this time, Li Yuan, because of his sister's relationship, frequently went in and out of the court. He was shrewd and good at pleasing the King of Chu, and he was soon reused by the King of Chu, and he rose again and again.
But Li Yuan was not satisfied with the official position in front of him, what he wanted was Huang Xie's Ling Yin's position. In order to seize power, he began to raise Assassins in the palace.
In 238 B.C., the king of Qin, Zhao Zheng, was in power, and he carried out a major reshuffle within the Qin state at a very fast speed, and shocked the Quartet with an iron and bloody wrist, and the border of Chu was constantly harassed by the Qin army, and the king of Chu was worried day and night, and finally he couldn't afford to fall ill.
Li Yuan saw that the king of Chu was seriously ill and his time was short, so he had a plan in his heart. He believed that the crown prince's ascension to the throne was the best time for him to seize power, so he began to orchestrate an assassination operation against Huang Xie.
Li Yuan's cultivation of assassins was well known in the Chu State, and Huang Xie's disciple Zhu Ying was no exception. After learning the news that the King of Chu was seriously ill, Zhu Ying immediately asked to see Huang Xie.
Zhu Ying knew Li Yuan's ambition and wanted to persuade Huang Xie to take this opportunity to get rid of Li Yuan. However, Huang Xie thought that Li Yuan was a grasshopper on the same rope as him, and he would not betray him.
And the biggest crisis at the moment is that after the crown prince succeeded to the throne, the Qin State bullied the lord at a young age and sent troops to attack, and then the Chu State was in danger. Zhu Ying wanted to persuade him again, but Huang Xie didn't want to listen anymore, so he just waved his hand and let him leave.
Zhu Ying understood that once the king of Chu died, Huang Xiebi suffered a disaster, as his guest, he would definitely be implicated, in order to protect himself, Zhu Ying said goodbye to Huang Xie, and left Chu overnight.
Seventeen days later, after the death of King Chu Kaolie, Li Huan immediately summoned his brother Li Yuan into the palace, and immediately ordered the assassins to set up an ambush on Huang Xie's way to the palace and assassinate Huang Xie.
When Huang Xie heard the news of the death of the king of Chu, he immediately drove in the direction of the palace, and when he passed by the Thorn Gate, the assassins on both sides saw his frame and the wind rushed out.
Seeing this, Huang Xie wanted to turn around and run for his life, but it was too late, and the assassin took up his knife and killed him, cutting off his head and throwing him outside the thorn gate. After that, Li Yuan slaughtered Huang Xie's family.
02
Meng tastes Jun Tianwen
Meng Weijun was the underworld leader during the Warring States Period!
Tian Wen was born on the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month, because his father Tian Ying listened to the words of the warlock and thought that the child born in May would harm his father and mother when he grew up, so as soon as Tian Wen was born, Tian Ying did not allow his mother to raise Tian Wen and wanted to throw him away.
However, Tian Wen's mother couldn't bear to hurt his life, so she secretly raised him without telling Tian Ying, and later introduced him to Tian Ying through Tian Wen's brother.
After that, Tian Wen relied on his outstanding talent to make Tian Ying change his attitude towards him and began to gradually reuse him. Tian Ying not only asked Tian Wen to take care of the housekeeping, but also let him receive guests.
The number of guests increased day by day, and Tian Wen's reputation gradually spread among the vassal states. Soon after, at the request of the vassal states, Tian Ying made Tian Wen the prince.
After Tian Ying died, Tian Wen inherited his father's title and fief Xue Yi, so everyone in the world called him Xue Gong. After Tian Wen took the throne, his biggest hobby was to adopt visitors, and he did not refuse to come.
One day, three people came to Tian Wen's house and wanted to worship Tian Wen. One of them is a butcher, and his housekeeping skills are to kill cattle and sheep, one is good at rooster crowing, and the other is good at pretending to be a dog and stealing things.
Tian Wen saw that the three of them were mediocre, but he could uphold the idea that the ruler was short, the inch was long, and the usefulness of everyone could not be ignored, so he still kept them and treated them well.
It is precisely because of Meng Weijun's tolerance and courtesy to the world's wise men that everyone in the world yearns for it, and even King Qin Zhaoxiang heard of Tian Wen's wisdom and sent an envoy to invite Tian Wen to Qin as his prime minister.
After getting the news, some of Meng Weijun's disciples immediately stood up against it. He believes that Tian Wen, a native of Qi State, will definitely be suspicious when he arrives in Qin State, and he may lose his life if he is not careful.
Although Tian Wen was very moved by the position of the prime minister of Qin, the advice of the doorman was also very reasonable, and in the end, he still politely refused the invitation of the king of Qin.
However, in order to get Tian Wen, the King of Qin did not hesitate to put pressure on the King of Qi and asked the King of Qi to send Tian Wen into the Qin State. The state of Qi was weak, and the king of Qi had no choice but to order Tian Wen to go to the state of Qin.
In 299 BC, Tian Wen came to Qin with his disciples and presented the only white fox fur in the world to the king of Qin. King Qin Zhaoxiang was very happy and personally opened a mansion for Tian Wen.
It didn't take long for the King of Qin to appoint Tian Wen as the prime minister of Qin, which made Tian Wen's hanging heart finally let go. However, Tian Wen's arrival aroused opposition from the ministers of the Qin State.
They believe that Tian Wen and the King of Qi are the same sect, and if they are appointed as the prime minister of Qin, they will definitely consider Qi everywhere, and when the time comes, they will put Qin in danger.
The king of Qin adopted the advice of his ministers, changed his attitude greatly, and immediately removed Tian Wen from the position of prime minister.
And Tian Wen also sensed the change in the King of Qin, and in order to save his life, he began to try to escape from the Qin State.
Late one night, Tian Wen came to the harem of King Qin in disguise and asked to see King Qin's favorite concubine. The concubine agreed to help after seeing Tian Wen's intention, but the condition was that she wanted an identical white fox fur fur.
Tian Wen knew that he could not meet the requirements of his favorite concubine, so he had to return in vain. At this time, one of the guests who came to Qin with him suggested that he could find a white fox fur, and the method was to disguise himself as a dog to steal it.
This person is the person who was taken in by Tian Wen and is good at pretending to be a dog and stealing. That night, this doorman put on a dog's skin, got into the warehouse of the palace of King Qin, and stole the white fox fur that had been dedicated to the King of Qin.
The next day, Tian Wen hurriedly entered the palace and gave this treasure to King Qin's favorite concubine.
One day, the king of Qin summoned his favorite concubine to serve, and when the wine was hot, the favorite concubine began to flatter the king of Qin and persuaded him to let Tian Wen go. King Qin was drunk, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud when he heard the flattery of his favorite concubine, so he waved his hand and ordered Tian Wen to be released.
Tian Wen, who received the release order, was afraid of sudden changes, so he fled from Xianyang by car overnight and galloped all the way to Hangu Pass. However, when King Qin's drunkenness faded, he woke up like a dream after remembering the decision he had made, and immediately sent a large team of men to arrest Tian Wen overnight.
At this moment, Tian Wen was very anxious at the gate of Hangu Pass, and he knew that the pursuers would arrive soon. But at this time, the Hangu Pass was closed, and even if there was an order from King Qin, it would be useless.
At that time, there were strict rules on the time when the door was opened and closed at Hanya Pass, and the soldiers guarding the gate could only open and close the door when they heard the rooster crowing. But at this time, it was not yet dawn, and the closed door blocked the way.
At this moment, a loud rooster crow suddenly came from behind Tian Wen, and then, all the nearby chickens also began to crow. Although the guards who heard the rooster crow were puzzled, they still opened the gate according to the regulations and let Tian Wen and his party leave.
I think that at the beginning, Tian Wen brought the two people who were good at chicken crowing and dog thieves into his door, which caused many people to be dissatisfied, but no one expected that when Tian Wen suffered a catastrophe in the Qin State, it was these two people who saved him.
After returning to the State of Qi, the King of Qi felt guilty when he saw that Tian Wen had escaped death, so he appointed him as the Minister of Qi and held the military and political power.
Tian Wen has always remembered the humiliation he received in the Qin State, and has always wanted to take revenge. In 298 BC, Tian Wen united Han and Wei to join forces to conquer Qin. Ordered Kuang Zhang to be a general, broke through Hangu Pass, led the army to attack Yanshi, and forced Qin to cede land and sue for peace.
During his tenure as the prime minister of Qi, Meng Weijun Tian Wen's family had many diners, even if there were taxes collected by the fief Xue Yi, but they were still unable to support these people, in order to obtain more money, Tian sent people to Xue Yi to lend money.
But what he didn't expect was that the vassal states fought for many years, the people were struggling to make a living, the people were unable to continue, and the debts released not only could not recover the interest, but even the principal was difficult to recover, but the supporters needed money, so Tian Wen was anxious all day long.
After thinking about it, he decided to send Feng Tan to Xue Yi to collect debts.
Soon, Feng Tan drove to Xue Yi, he sent people to gather all the debtors together, and after checking the accounts, he falsely passed on Meng Weijun's order, exempted all the arrears, and burned the deed in public, and the people of Xue Yi were grateful.
After Feng Tan returned to the capital, he immediately asked to see Tian Wen, and also told him about burning the deed. Tian Wen was angry when he heard this, but the deed was gone, and it was useless to say more, so he could only wave his hand to let Feng Tan retreat.
However, Feng Tan's move of "burning coupons and righteousness" brought Tian Wen a higher prestige, so that there was a saying in Qi that "Tian Wen does not hear that Qi has a king".
A year later, the king of Qi dismissed Tian Wen on the grounds that he had monopolized power and acted arbitrarily. In desperation, Tian Wen had no choice but to return to Xue Yi, and his disciples left one after another when they saw Tian Wen down, and only Feng Tan did not give up.
When Tian Wen returned to Xue Yi, he saw that on both sides of the road, many people were helping the old and the young, and welcoming him.
Then, Feng Tan even admonished Tian Wen that the cunning rabbit has three holes in order to avoid death, and now there is only one hole, and when two more holes are dug to sit back and relax, Tian Wen readily agreed.
Soon, Feng Tan went to other countries to lobby, and he went to meet King Hui of Liang and persuaded King Hui of Liang to ask Meng Weijun to help him govern the country. Therefore, King Hui of Liang sent an envoy with a thousand taels of gold and a hundred vehicles to invite Tian Wen as the prime minister.
However, the envoys of the Liang State came three times in a row, and Feng Tan asked Meng Weijun not to agree. To put it bluntly, Feng Tan used this move to increase Tian Wen's worth and importance, and to make the King of Qi understand the importance of Tian Wen to the Qi State.
Sure enough, the King of Qi began to panic after hearing that other countries had invited Tian Wen as prime minister with noble courtesy. So he sent someone to send a generous gift to Tian Wen overnight and restored his position as Xiangguo.
After the goal was achieved, Feng Tan asked Tian Wenwen to ask him to invite the king of Qi to bring the sacrificial vessels handed down by the previous king and build a temple in Xueyi, so that Xueyi could worry about the future.
In this way, the three caves have been completed, and Tian Wen can sit back and relax!
Feng Chen's life-saving strategy in the literature is the origin of the allusion to the three caves of the cunning rabbit. And Tian Wen was also precisely because of Feng Tan's strategy, and he was a minister of Qi Guoan for several years.
In 294 BC, Tian Jia, a nobleman of Qi, staged a coup d'état, led his army to attack the palace of the king of Qi, and abducted the king of Qi. Hearing the news, King Qin's army immediately surrounded the palace of the king of Qi, and under the siege, Tian Jia quickly gave up resistance and was killed by the king of Qi.
The palace coup was quickly quelled, but the king of Qi blamed Tian Wen for the incident, and Tian Wen was forced to resign as the minister of Qi and fled to Wei on the grounds of recuperation.
King Wei Zhao heard of Tian Wen's fame and appointed him as prime minister.
In 284 BC, King Qi attacked the Song kingdom at the instigation of Su Qin and committed public anger. Tian Wen saw that the opportunity for revenge had come, and under his contact, led by Qin, united Yan, Zhao, Han, and Wei to form an alliance to attack Qi.
Le Yi led the Yan-Zhao coalition army to attack the Qi State from the southwest, and the Qi army was defeated and fled everywhere he passed. The Yan army was like a bamboo, and the army was approaching the city of Linzi, and the Qin State was almost wiped out.
In his later years, Tian Wen returned to the fiefdom of Xue Yi, and the Xue Yi under his command maintained a neutral attitude among the vassal states. At that time, King Qi Xiang had just succeeded to the throne, and the Qi State was no longer as strong as it was before, and it was impossible to make Tian Wen submit.
For this reason, King Qi Xiang chose to befriend Tian Wen, allowing Xue Yi to gain independence.
After Tian Wen's death, several of his sons fought to the death in order to inherit the title. Seeing that the opportunity had come, the Qi State united with the Wei State to destroy Xue Yi in one fell swoop, and Tian Wen's descendants were also killed.
03
Plains Jun Zhao Sheng
In 263 BC, King Zhaoxiang of Qin sent the general Bai Qi to lead an army of 200,000 to attack Shangdang in Korea. Just when the Qin army surrounded Shangdang, Feng Ting, the county guard of Shangdang, was drafting a letter of dedication to the city, and he wanted to dedicate Shangdang to the northern power Zhao State.
When King Zhao Xiaocheng received Feng Ting's letter of surrender, he immediately found Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao to discuss, but Zhao Bao refused. The unwilling King Zhao Xiaocheng found Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains.
Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng and Zhao Xiaocheng Wang had an idea, there was no reason not to eat the fat meat that was sent to their mouths.
At that time, among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, the only one who could compete with Qin was Zhao, and the military level of the two countries was equal, but Qin's political level was greatly improved because of the Shang Dynasty's reforms, and Zhao was at a disadvantage.
And Zhao Guo wants to carry out political reforms, which cannot be completed in a short time. Judging from the situation at that time, if it was to accept the party, enhance the national strength and military strength, and fight with the Qin State to determine the world, it would not be impossible.
However, Pingyuan-kun didn't think about it so deeply, he was purely because of the seventeen cities of the Shangdang. According to the "Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty":
Sending millions of people, and attacking the country, they have been years and years, and they have not won a city. Today, without spending an inch of soldiers and food, you can get seventeen cities, which is a great benefit, and you must not lose it.
Soon after, King Zhao Xiaocheng sent Zhao Sheng, the king of Pingyuan, as an envoy to Korea to take over Shangdang County. In order to prevent Qin's retaliation, he also sent the veteran general Lian Po to sit in Shangdang County.
At this time, the general Bai Qi was arranging troops outside the city, and when the 200,000 troops were waiting to conquer Shangdang in one fell swoop, Bai Qi suddenly received an order from King Qin Zhaoxiang to urgently withdraw his troops.
It turned out that after Fan Ju, the prime minister of Qin State, got the news that the Shangdang returned to Zhao, he thought that Zhao Guo had taken over the Shangdang and his strength had increased greatly.
In 261 BC, King Zhaoxiang of Qin ordered Bai Qi to be a general, leading 500,000 elite divisions to march to Changping of Zhao, and the party was disgraced by Zhao. Not to be outdone, Zhao also sent an army of 500,000 to deploy on the front line of Changping.
The largest and most tragic Battle of Changping in the history of the Warring States ended with a complete victory for the Qin army, and 450,000 Zhao troops were killed by the Qin army.
In 259 BC, the Qin State took advantage of the victory and attacked with 250,000 Qin troops led by the Five Great Doctors Wang Ling to march east and besiege Handan.
In Handan City, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, was worried. He thought about it, only by joining forces to resist Qin could he keep the country of Zhao. For this reason, he wrote a letter to Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, asking him to persuade the king of Wei to send troops to rescue Zhao.
However, when Wei sent 100,000 troops to support, the king of Wei was threatened by the king of Qin, and bluntly said that if he insisted on reinforcing Zhao, then the next target of Qin would be Wei.
The king of Wei was afraid of the strength of the Qin State and did not want to invite annihilation for no reason, so he could only order the general Jin Contempt to lead the army to be stationed on the border of Zhao and Wei to wait and see.
Seeing that Wei was delayed in coming to support, Pingyuan Jun had no choice but to ask Chu for help. However, the state of Chu is also afraid of the tiger and wolf army of the state of Qin, and it is also difficult for the state of Chu to send troops to rescue.
So, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, decided to go to Chu in person and said that the king of Chu sent troops to rescue.
On this day, Pingyuan Jun wanted to select twenty unskilled disciples from these disciples to form a think tank and follow him to the Chu State. However, he chose and chosen, and only nineteen people met the requirements, and the remaining one could not be chosen.
At this moment, Mao Sui, who was standing at the end of the line, stood up and recommended himself to Pingyuanjun. Mao Sui is a guest on the plain monarch's mansion, to be precise, a guest. Pingyuan Jun has 3,000 guests, and he divides these people into three levels, upper guests, middle customers, and lower customers.
The guest can directly meet the lord and give advice to the lord, and he is courteous in life; the middle guest can run errands for the lord and have no worries about food and clothing in life; while the guest is from a poor family and joins the house just for a full meal, so he should not pay attention to it.
Pingyuanjun heard Mao Sui's name for the first time, and when he saw that he was dressed as a guest, he rejected him, but Mao Sui didn't want to give up this opportunity, and asked again: "Childe, Mao Sui has been under your door for three years, please give me a chance!"
Zhao Sheng couldn't help but be interested when he heard this, and said to Mao Sui: "Sir, you know that the virtuous ability in this world is like a sharp cone in your pocket, and the sharp cone appears immediately. Mr. has been in the house for three years, but I have never heard of Mr.'s name, I'm afraid, Mr. can't handle this important responsibility. ”
Ping Yuanjun's words made Mao Sui shake his head with a smile, and then retorted: "What if this awl hasn't been put in the pocket yet? Mao Sui recommended himself today, and I beg Mr. to put my sharp awl into the bag, I will definitely pierce the pocket and show the edge!"
Mao Sui's bold words surprised Pingyuan Jun, he wanted to see what this Mao Sui was capable of, thinking of this, he decided to let Mao Sui follow him to the Chu State.
This is the allusion of Mao Sui's self-recommendation, Mao Sui dared to recommend himself as a guest, which can be described as courageous, but this also reflects the other side of Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, although he is a corporal of Lixian, but he does not know people.
On this day, Pingyuan Jun came to the Chu State with a carefully selected group of twenty guests. Above the main hall, Pingyuan Jun went straight to the point and asked the King of Chu to send the Chu army to rescue Zhao.
However, the king of Chu was afraid of the strength of the Qin state and was reluctant to send troops, so he rejected the request of the king of Pingyuan on the grounds that the state of Chu had been plagued for many years and the national strength was weak, and asked him to ask for help from other vassal states such as Yan, Han, and Wei.
But in fact, the state of Chu is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, with a radius of thousands of miles, strong soldiers and strong national strength, if even the state of Chu is unwilling to come to the aid of Zhao, other countries will not send troops, so how to form a coalition to resist the Qin state.
In order to persuade the king of Chu to send troops, Pingyuan Jun patiently analyzed the pros and cons for the king of Chu, and spoke hard from morning to noon, but the king of Chu was still jealous of Qin, worried that he would be retaliated by Qin, and was reluctant to agree.
The appearance of the palace, the hair that has been waiting for a long time has long been unable to hold back. With his sword in hand, he rushed into the main hall.
When the king of Chu saw that a small doorman dared to act so boldly, he immediately ordered to deal with Mao Sui. But Mao Sui was not to be outdone, and asked the King of Chu sharply: "King, the reason why you dare to deal with Mao Sui today is just to rely on the people of Chu. But don't forget, it's only ten steps away from you now, and if you want to take your head, you can try whether my sword is fast or your army is fast. ”
When the king of Chu heard Mao Sui say such a rebellious remark, he didn't dare to act rashly for a while. Mao Sui saw that the King of Chu was shocked, so he continued: "King, we are here to ask you to send troops to rescue Zhao. Back then, Bai Qi attacked Chu on a large scale, captured the two capitals of Yan and Ying in the first battle, and burned Yiling in another battle, this is an enemy that does not share the sky, are you indifferent to the king?"
With such a deep hatred, how could the king of Chu forget it? However, the strength of the Qin State was too strong, and the Chu State was far from being its opponent, and if it set himself on fire, it would definitely bring about a catastrophe.
Mao Sui knew the concerns of the king of Chu, so he persuaded again: "It is natural for the king to be worried, but he also needs to know the truth that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, if the Zhao State is destroyed, then the Han and Wei countries will inevitably see the wind and rudder and return to the Qin State, how can the king know that the next one will not be the Chu State?"
Mao Sui's words made the king of Chu Mao Sai pause, and then agreed to send troops to rescue Zhao. And Mao Sui was also worshiped as a guest by the king of Pingyuan because of his persuasion of the king of Chu, and became one of Zhao Sheng's most important guests.
However, just as the reinforcements were on their way day and night, the Qin army was already under the city of Handan. When Wang Ling learned of the imminent arrival of reinforcements, he launched a full-scale siege of Handan City.
Under the fierce attack of the Qin army, the grain and grass in Handan City were exhausted, and the soldiers lacked food and clothing, and were tired of fighting. Seeing that the reinforcements were delayed, the soldiers lost their fighting spirit in an instant, and some even proposed to surrender and keep Handan.
Pingyuan Jun knew that Handan would not last long, so he began to settle down in the upper and lower parts of the mansion and a group of guests. Just when Pingyuanjun was anxious, a doorman named Li Tan came to ask for a meeting.
Li Tan believes that instead of leaving money to us as the doormen, it is better to donate them to the soldiers on the front line to appease the people in the city, which will definitely arouse everyone's fighting spirit.
Li Tan's persuasion made Pingyuan Jun extremely ashamed, he thought that Zhao Guo did his best, but the national disaster was at the head, he only cared about himself and felt sorry for himself, he didn't know that the front-line soldiers were so miserable, he immediately decided to scatter all his wealth and support the soldiers to resist Qin.
Not only that, Li Tan also suggested that Pingyuanjun recruit a death squad. He believed that if he blindly defended passively, Handan City would be broken by the Qin army sooner or later. If a brave man who dares to die takes the initiative to attack and disrupt the rhythm of the enemy, he can buy time for reinforcements.
Pingyuanjun adopted Li Tan's suggestion and immediately drafted a conscription form. Under the recruitment of Li Tan's organization, a death squad of 3,000 people was quickly formed.
Not long after, Li Tan led 3,000 dead soldiers to launch a surprise attack on the Qin army. As the saying goes, people are not afraid of death, and one is ten. Under the courageous attack of the death squads, the Qin army was actually routed and retreated thirty miles.
At this time, reinforcements from Wei and Chu also arrived as promised, and finally the Qin army had to stop fighting and the siege of Handan was lifted. And Pingyuan Jun also relied on his feat of fighting against Qin and squandering wealth in Zhao State.
In 251 BC, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, died, and his descendants inherited his title for generations.
04
Shin Ling Jun
In 277 BC, King Zhao of Wei died and was succeeded by his son Wei Yu, known as King Anjiao of Wei. At this time, the Wei State had long lost the posture of the overlord of the Central Plains, but the Qin State in the west was gradually gaining strength, as if it had the potential to annex the Six Kingdoms.
Wei Wuji, the younger brother of King Wei Anjiao, saw the continuous decline of the Wei state, and was worried day and night. To this end, he opened the door wide and recruited virtuous people, hoping to help Wei State to seek hegemony again.
Soon, the reputation of Corporal Xinling Jun Lixian spread, and people from all over the world came to vote. Once he heard that Hou Ying, the gatekeeper of the east gate of Wei, was a hermit, although he was over the age of antiquity, but he was very knowledgeable and strategic, and Xin Lingjun was very curious and wanted to see it.
On this day, he went to visit Hou Ying with a generous gift and wanted to invite him into the house. However, Hou Ying was resolute, unwilling to accept generous gifts because of his humble position, nor did he want to pursue fame and fortune, and even drove Zixin Lingjun out directly.
Xinlingjun, who was swept out of the house, could only return in a huff, but he was not half annoyed, but respected Hou Ying even more. It didn't take long for Xinlingjun to hold a banquet at home and personally go to invite Hou Ying.
This time, Hou Ying swaggered through the market in his carriage, which was very majestic. When the two came to the hall of the banquet, the guests all talked about Hou Ying one after another, saying that he had no one in his eyes and was disrespectful to Xinlingjun.
However, Hou Ying didn't pay attention to these gossips at all, and sat down calmly, without squinting, calm and natural. After three rounds of drinking, Xinlingjun got up to toast Hou Ying, who stood up and bowed respectfully to Wei Wuji.
Wei Wuji was very surprised to see Hou Ying's attitude change drastically, Hou Ying smiled and explained: "The old man is just a gatekeeper, and he is not worthy of the son to drive to pick him up in person. The old man deliberately swaggered through the market, so that everyone knew that you were a sage with a corporal of courtesy, and the son was courteous to the old man, and the old man was willing to enter the door of the son, and did his best to assist the son. ”
Hou Yong's surrender made Wei Wuji excited, and he immediately treated Hou Ying as a guest.
In 257 BC, after the Battle of Changping, in order to defeat Zhao, Qin ordered the five doctors Wang Ling as generals and led an army of 200,000 to besiege Handan. Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, was so worried that he sent a letter to his brother-in-law, Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, hoping that he would ask the king of Wei to send troops to rescue Zhao.
After King Wei Anjiao got the news, he ordered Jin to be a general and led an army of 100,000 to Handan to support. When King Qin Zhaoxiang learned about it, he threatened the king of Wei and threatened that if Wei helped Zhao, he would be Wei after destroying Zhao.
The king of Wei was afraid of the tiger-like state of Qin, so he ordered the Jin to garrison a large army on the border of Zhao and Wei to wait and see what happened. Seeing that King Wei repented, Xinling Jun entered the palace several times to persuade King Wei.
But King Wei Anjiao had a resolute attitude, and Xinling Jun had no other way. On the other hand, Pingyuanjun saw that Wei was delayed in coming to the rescue, so he kept sending envoys to Wei to lobby, and Pingyuanjun wrote to Wei Wuji, sneering at him.
According to the "Historical Records: The Biography of Wei Gongzi":
Shengso self-attached as a marriage, with the high righteousness of the son, for the ability to rush the people's difficulties, now Handan Dan twilight to Qin and Wei can not be saved, An in the son can be anxious about the people's difficulties, and the son wins lightly, abandons it to surrender to Qin, and does not pity the son's sister.
Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng knew that Wei Wuji was benevolent and righteous, so he played the emotional card and took out his wife, Xinlingjun's sister, to talk about it. After reading this letter, Xin Lingjun was ashamed, and then persuaded King Wei to save Zhao many times, but King Wei was still resolute.
In desperation, Wei Wuji decided to take his disciples to Handan to support. When passing by Hou Ying's house, he came to Hou Ying to say goodbye, but Hou Ying had a cold attitude, so he only asked Xinlingjun to take care, and Xinlingjun had to leave gloomily.
On the way to Handan, Xin Lingjun couldn't figure it out, he was courteous to Hou Ying, but why was Hou Ying so indifferent, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, so he jumped the horse's head and found Hou Ying again.
When Hou Ying saw Xinlingjun coming back, he began to persuade him: "Childe going alone to fight the Qin army is tantamount to throwing meat to a hungry tiger, what is the use of this? I know that Gongzi treats me with great courtesy, and if Gongzi goes to me and does not see me off, Gongzi will definitely regret it and come back to me." ”
After listening to Hou Ying's words, Xin Lingjun bowed to Hou Ying and said, "Please teach me, sir!"
Hou Ying said after dividing the others: "The old man has two strategies for the son to choose. First, kill the king of Wei to seize the throne and collect the right to collect troops, so that he can support the Zhao state. Second, with the 200,000 troops of Jin and Jin, they fought against the Qin army. ”
Wei Wuji listened to it and said bluntly: "Killing the king and seizing the throne, such a ruthless and unrighteous act, I disdain it." But if I choose the other two strategies, I don't have military power, how can I mobilize the 200,000 troops of Jin. ”
Hou Ying said incomprehensibly: "What if Gongzi can obtain the Tiger Talisman? I heard that Gongzi once had a favorite concubine such as Ji who was kind to the King of Wei, and if Gongzi wants to obtain the Tiger Talisman, it must be Ruji." ”
Ru Ji was the favorite concubine of King Wei Anjiao, and her father was killed by the enemy, and she turned to King Wei for help, hoping that he would bring the culprit to justice. However, Ruji waited for a long time, and did not wait for King Wei to find out her father-killing enemy.
When Wei Wuji heard about this, he sent his men to find the whereabouts of the murderer. By chance, Shinling-kun learned of the whereabouts of Ruji's enemy, so he sent someone to kill him and handed over the enemy's head to Ruhime.
For example, Ji saw that Xinlingjun avenged himself, thanked him for his benevolence and righteousness, and bluntly said that if Xinlingjun was in trouble in the future, he would definitely repay him with death. In fact, it was a very common thing for Xinlingjun to avenge Ruji.
However, if you think about it carefully, Xinlingjun has extraordinary ability, and he can easily find people who King Wei Anjiao can't find, which shows that Xinlingjun has a powerful intelligence network in his hands, and this is also where King Wei Anjiao is afraid of him.
One day, King Wei Anjiao and Xinling Jun were playing chess in the palace, and suddenly someone came to report that Zhao had sent troops to attack and had entered the border. King Wei immediately put down his chess pieces and wanted to convene his ministers to discuss countermeasures.
Credible Lingjun was very calm, he dissuaded King Wei and said that this was King Zhao hunting, there was no need to panic, King Wei was suspicious, and asked Wei Wuji how he knew, and Wei Wuji told him that he had a guest hiding next to King Zhao.
Therefore, King Wei Anjiao had scruples about Xinling Jun, never let him participate in state politics, and never handed over military power to him. Without military power, Xinling Jun thought about it, so he could only ask Ruji to steal the talisman for her.
On this day, Shin Ling Jun came to Ruji's dormitory and told all about his plan to steal the tiger talisman. Ruji heard about Xinlingjun's intention, she was unwilling, as the favorite concubine of King Wei, she knew the consequences of stealing the tiger talisman.
Seeing this, Xinlingjun used the old matter of Jin Xiangong's war against the Kingdom of Yu to persuade Ruji, she also knew about the matter of Jin Xiangong's war against the Kingdom of Qiu, and she was even more aware of the relationship between Zhao and Wei, and after pondering for a while, he agreed to Xinlingjun's request.
After dark, the palace of King Wei was brightly lit, and King Wei Anjiao summoned the singing and dancing music queen, ready to relax. Ruji was beside her and poured glass after glass of wine for King Wei.
Until late at night, the king of Wei was drunk to death, and Ruji helped him back to the palace. Looking at King Wei, who was already asleep, she gently rummaged through him, and finally found the tiger talisman in the pocket of his sleeve.
After Xinlingjun got the tiger talisman, he summoned Hou Ying to discuss countermeasures. He originally planned to take the tiger talisman straight to the border of Wei and Zhao and seize military power. But Hou Ying believes that since ancient times, the replacement of generals has needed to take over the paperwork, and with only half of the tiger talismans, Jin Wei may not believe it.
In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Hou Ying recommended one person to Xinlingjun. This man's name is Zhu Hai, and he used to be a butcher with great strength. Hou Ying asked Xinling Jun to bring this person, and if Jin did not comply, he let Zhu Hai kill him and seize military power.
However, Xinling Jun thought of Jin's old age and outstanding achievements, and he couldn't bear to kill him. I had to promise Hou Ying, and when the time came, I would act when the opportunity came.
After everything was properly equipped, Xinlingjun took Zhu Hai out of the city gate overnight, and hurried to the Zhao-Wei border, and when Xinlingjun arrived at the military camp, Hou Ying went north to apologize.
After Xinlingjun arrived at the barracks day and night, he showed the tiger talisman to the general Jin Con and asked Jin Con to hand over the military power immediately. But Jin Contempt was unmoved, and asked Xinling Jun to take out the handover documents or the secret order of King Wei.
Seeing Jin's tough attitude, Xinling Jun couldn't help but be a little annoyed. Not to be outdone, Jin Contempt stared at Xin Lingjun and said: "Now, I have 100,000 ironclad soldiers here, which is a heavy task related to the fate of the country.
Xin Lingjun was speechless by Jin Contempt, and he knew that he had to do it at this time. He motioned to Zhu Hai, only to see Zhu Hai rushing towards the arrow step with an arrow step, wielding forty catties of iron vertebrae in his hand.
According to the "Historical Records: The Biography of Wei Gongzi":
To Ye, the king of Jiao Wei ordered the Jin Dynasty to despise. Jin contempt, suspicious, raised his hand to look at the son and said: "Today I have 100,000 people, stationed on the border, the important task of the country, today the bicycle to replace it, how is it?" Zhu Hai's sleeve was forty pounds of iron spine, and the spine killed Jin Contempt, and the son then Jin Contempt.
After Jin's death, he immediately took over the military power, and then began to order troops. He knew very well that it was auspicious to save Zhao Ji, so he ordered:
If the father and son are in the barracks, the father will return; if the brothers are in the barracks, the brothers will return; those who are injured and disabled will not be left; those who have only sons and no brothers will not be left; and the rest of the elite soldiers will be prepared and rushed to Handan.
According to the "Historical Records":
80,000 troops had to be selected to attack the Qin army. The Qin army was relieved, and then Handan was rescued and Zhao was saved.
In this way, a vigorous disaster of destroying the country was resolved, but Xinlingjun's act of stealing the tiger talisman made King Wei Anjiao angry, and for this reason, Xinlingjun had to stay in Zhao State, and this stay was a full ten years.
In 247 BC, the Qin general Meng Fu led an army to attack Wei, and King Anjiao of Wei was in a state of panic all day long, so he sent an envoy to invite Xinling Jun back to Wei, and appointed him as a general to lead his troops to meet the Qin army.
According to the "General Guide to Governance":
Meng Fu was handsome and divided into Wei and took Gaodu Ji. Wei Shi was defeated several times, and the king of Wei suffered, so he asked people to ask for the letter of Lingjun Yu Zhao.
After that, Xinling Jun sent envoys to the vassal states to form an anti-Qin alliance. Subsequently, Xin Lingjun led the five-nation alliance to meet the Qin army in the area south of the Yellow River, the Qin army was defeated, and the Qin general Meng Fu was defeated.
Xinlingjun took advantage of the victory to attack again, pursued the Qin army until Hangu Pass, and pressed the Qin army in Hangu Pass, not daring to go out again. For a time, the prestige of Xinling Jun shook the world.
According to the "Historical Records: The Biography of Wei Gongzi":
In the thirtieth year of King Wei Anjiao, the prince envoys told the princes. The princes heard the generals and sent their generals to save Wei. Gongzi led the troops of the Five Kingdoms to break the Qin army outside the river and go to Mengfu. Then he took advantage of the victory to chase the Qin army to Hangu Pass, suppressed the Qin soldiers, and the Qin soldiers did not dare to come out.
After the defeat of the Qin State, he was unwilling, so he counter-planned to bribe the disciples of Jin and let him frame Xinling Jun in front of King Wei Anjiao and wanted to seize power. King Wei Anjiao, who was in a daze, actually believed it and immediately deprived Xinling Jun of his military power.
Xinling Jun saw that King Wei Anjiao no longer trusted himself, and no longer had the heart to strengthen the Wei State, so he did not ask about the world, and died in Daliang in 243 BC.
05
At last
Among the four princes of the Warring States Period, Meng Weijun Tianwen died in his fiefdom and his descendants were slaughtered; Chunshenjun Huang Xie was beheaded by assassins and died; Xinling Jun Wei Wuji died in depression in Daliang; and only Pingyuan Jun Zhao Shengzhi was able to die a good death.
Chun Shenjun is well-informed and has outstanding abilities, and has repeatedly sent envoys to the Qin State to prevent the Qin State from attacking Chu, and has made great achievements. But because of his own selfishness, he messed up the royal bloodline, betrayed the trust of the king of Chu, and ended up in a different place.
Although Meng Weijun is wise and far-reaching, it is an indisputable fact that he has grudges everywhere and is not in harmony with the king. For his own selfish desires, he disregarded the safety of the country, and even more for revenge, united with other countries to attack his own country, saying that he was not wronged by treason!
And Pingyuan Jun was able to recognize his mistakes, listen to the advice of the doorman, and sacrifice his own interests to protect the Zhao State, which also reflects his noble character as a politician.
Xinlingjun has a broad view of the overall situation and convincing righteousness, and he is indeed worthy of being the head of the four princes of the Warring States. Xinlingjun is just like his name, for the country and the people, and there is nothing to be afraid of!