We know that Zhang Yi and Su Qin were two of the most eloquent columnists during the Warring States Period. Su Qin was mainly responsible for the alliance, that is, to organize the six countries to unite against the powerful Qin state.
Zhang Yi is responsible for connecting horizontally, that is, disintegrating and merging vertically, so that the six countries are scattered in a plate of sand, so that they can be easily broken.
After Su Qin's death, Zhang Yi's value was fully demonstrated, and he wanted to destroy the situation that Su Qin had devoted his life to concluding, and dismantle the powerful alliance one by one. Where to start?
Among the six countries at that time, Qi and Chu were the two most powerful powers, and the relationship between the two countries was also very iron, and they were the backbone of Hezhong. If the Qichu Alliance can be destroyed, then the other four-nation alliances will not be a cause for concern.
But Qi and Chu are not stupid, and they will not be fooled by Zhang Yi in vain. How?
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Zhang Yi first went to the state of Chu and met King Chu Huai. King Chu Huai knew that Zhang Yi, who was the prime minister of Qin, was not at ease, and he was very wary of him.
But Zhang Yi relied on his three-inch incorruptible tongue to put a high hat on King Chu Huai again and again, which made King Chu Huai gradually let down his guard.
When Zhang Yi saw Chu Huai's plan, he threw out "Wang Bang": "King, I know that you have always wanted to seize our business land. ”
King Chu Huai smiled, and said in his heart that you are still Qin Xiang, who doesn't want the territory of other countries? Aren't you talking nonsense?
Zhang Yi attacked his heart: "Actually, it is not difficult to want the land of Qin State, as long as you do what I say, you can get the land for nothing without using swords." ”
King Chu Huai was excited when he heard this, and asked, "What can you do?" ”
Zhang Yi shook his head: "There will be no pie in the sky, but our Qin State can give you this 'pie'." The only requirement is that you announce the severance of diplomatic relations with Qi and the alliance between Qin and Chu. ”
Although King Chu Huai felt that abandoning his old friend Qi for the sake of profit was a bit unauthentic, it was really difficult to resist the temptation of Shang Yu, so after thinking about it, he decided to give it a try.
He first sent an envoy to Qi to inform Qi that the diplomatic relations between Qi and Chu had ended, and then gave Zhang Yi Xiangyin and a bunch of gifts to return to Qin to handle the handover of the land where the business was held.
It was awarded to Zhang Yi with a seal and bribed him generously. So he closed the retreat and broke off the appointment with Qi, so that a general followed Zhang Yi. - "Historical Records: The Biography of Zhang Yi"
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If you want to say that this King Chu Huai is really naïve, he knows that there will be no pie in the sky, will Qin State give you "pie" for nothing?
Sure enough, after Zhang Yi returned to the Qin State, he either held a banquet at home to invite relatives and friends to celebrate the establishment of friendship between Qin and Chu, or said that he was unwell and should not go to the court.
In short, Zhang Yi returned to Qin for three months, and he did not see King Qin Hui, and there was naturally no way to move forward in the matter of the property rights of the land where he was negotiating.
King Chu Huai was very anxious when he heard about this, but he did not doubt Zhang Yi because of this, and also examined himself: "It seems that the mainland and the Qi State have not broken off diplomatic relations completely enough, so the people of the Qin State still don't trust us very much." ”
Next, King Huai of Chu simply selected a group of soldiers who were eloquent and especially good at scolding to go to the border of Qi and Chu and scolded Qi under the banner of Chu State.
This can make the King of Qi angry enough, you can unilaterally tear up the contract, forget it, my Qi country recruited you to provoke you, and dare to humiliate me for no reason?
As a result, the state of Qi also announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the state of Chu, and the friendship between the two great powers collapsed.
As a result, the relationship between the other four countries has also become precarious.
At this time, Zhang Yi couldn't continue to pretend to be sick and delay, and his explanation to the Chu State was: "The Qin State will definitely fulfill its promise to cede six miles of land!" ”
What? Six miles of land? Didn't you say six hundred miles of merchant? How to get a 0.01 discount?
Faced with the questioning of the envoy of the Chu State, Zhang Yi said unashamedly: "I was talking about the six-mile land of my own fiefdom, how can the country's land be given to people?" ”
After the envoy went back to report, King Chu Huai was so angry that his green muscles were bulging, and without making sufficient preparations, he directly sent troops to attack Qin, but suffered a major defeat in Lantian and Danyang, and had to cede land and sue for peace.
King Chu Huai not only failed to wait for the "pie in the sky", but also lost his original land, and his resentment against Zhang Yi rose to the point of "eating his flesh and sleeping on his skin".
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But the matter was far from over, and two years later, the Qin State threatened the Chu State with its strong military power and demanded that the Chu State cede the land around Qianzhong to them.
Seeing that King Chu Huai disagreed, he said: "The Qin State can exchange the land around Wuguan." ”
King Chu Huai said angrily under impulse: "I don't need you to exchange, as long as you can hand over Zhang Yi to me, other conditions are easy to discuss!" ”
Although King Qin Hui wanted the land of Chu, he was embarrassed to send Zhang Yi out to sacrifice, so he comforted Zhang Yi and said, "Sir, don't worry, the widow will definitely not send Mr. to Chu." ”
Zhang Yi shook his head and said: "King, you still let me go, don't worry, not only will I not die, but I can also let Qin Guo get the land for nothing." ”
King Qin Hui was dumbfounded when he heard this, you have fooled others, and now you have thrown yourself into the net, not only will you not receive any punishment, but you can also get the land for nothing?
But seeing Zhang Yi's confident appearance that everything was under control, King Qin Hui could only remind him to pay attention to his own safety and the like, and then let Zhang Yi set off.
After Zhang Yi came to the state of Chu, King Huai of Chu didn't even want to listen to him, so he directly tied Zhang Yi up with flowers, preparing to kill him to vent his hatred.
However, Zhang Yi was very calm and calm, just because he had already arranged a helper: Jin Shang.
Jin Shang is a doctor of the Chu State, but he doesn't care about the interests of the Chu State, he only cares about whether his waist is full. That's right, Jin Shang has already been bought by Zhang Yi.
On the day when Zhang Yi was imprisoned and waiting to be beheaded, Jin Shang tossed all the way outside to dredge up the relationship for Zhang Yi.
Jin Shang first found King Chu Huai and said, "Your Majesty, if you detain Zhang Yi and put him in prison, King Qin will definitely be angry." When other countries see that the Chu State has offended the Qin State, they will definitely fall into the well for the Chu State. ”
Then he found Zheng Sleeve, the favorite concubine of King Chu Huai, and said: "Madam, Zhang Yi is a hero of the Qin State and is very favored, but now he is detained by our Chu State. In order to save Zhang Yi, Qin Guo has decided to send the beautiful princess over in exchange. If the king falls in love with the princess of Qin, I am afraid that your future status will be in jeopardy! ”
Zheng Sleeve was anxious when he heard this, and chased after Jin Shang and asked, "Then according to you, what should I do?" ”
Jin Shang paused for a moment in pretending to think before saying, "Why don't you persuade the king to let Zhang Yi go?" As long as Qin Guo gets Zhang Yi, he will definitely not marry the princess again, and he will also receive your love. You have a high status in the Chu State, and you have the Qin State to help you outside, and your descendants will definitely become the crown princes of the Chu State in the future, which is not an ordinary interest. ”
(He said: "Why don't you speak urgently about the king and make a statement.") Zhang Zi came to the conclusion that when there is no virtue left, Qin Nu will not come, and Qin will have a heavy son. The son is good at the nobility of Chu inside, and the friend of Qin outside. The animal Zhang Zi thinks that it is used, and the descendants of the son will be the prince of Chu, which is not the benefit of cloth. - "Warring States Policy" of "Chu Huai Wang Detention Zhang Yi")
Zheng Sleeve is also a man of action, and that night, she cried in front of King Chu Huai, looking wronged.
King Chu Huai asked at a loss: "What's wrong with you, Aifei?" ”
Zheng Sleeve cried and shouted: "May I ask why the king wants to harm our mother and son?" ”
King Chu Huai was even more confused: "Why did Concubine Ai say this?" ”
Zheng Sleeve was aggrieved: "Zhang Yi is deeply valued by the King of Qin, once Zhang Yi is killed, the relationship between Chu and Qin will be completely destroyed." If the people of the Qin State used this as an excuse to attack the Chu State, with the current combat strength of the Chu State, would they be sure to defeat the Qin State? If the soldiers of the Qin State come to the city, will our mother and son still have a way to live? ”
After hearing that King Chu Huai was both distressed by Zheng Sleeve and afraid of the fierce Qin State, he not only let Zhang Yi go, but also received him as a guest and agreed to all the requests of the Qin State.
So far, Zhang Yi has successfully completed the task assigned to him by King Qin Hui.
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After Zhang Yi got out of the Chu State, he continued to lobby all countries to give up the alliance, and after some sowing discord, the alliance that Su Qin had worked so hard to conclude was broken up one by one.
The collapse of the alliance laid the groundwork for the destruction of the Six Kingdoms and sounded the death knell.
Some people say that Zhang Yi can call the wind and rain, mainly because he has a three-inch tongue.
In fact, compared with eloquence, Zhang Yi's grasp of human nature is actually more powerful.
Zhang Yi was able to move King Chu Huai, not because King Chu Huai was stupid, but because Zhang Yi was able to understand King Chu Huai's psychology of greedy for cheap and wanting to get something for nothing.
If King Chu Huai is a person who is extremely determined, believes that pies will not fall from the sky, and everything must be fought for by strength, then even if Zhang Yi can break it again, King Chu Huai will not be fooled by him.
This incident also tells us that strength is the last word. Everything you get by luck will be exported by luck sooner or later.
Instead of hoping for luck and God's gift, it is better to honestly improve your own strength and fight for strength, which is the fundamental path to long-term peace and stability!
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